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Wasted: Exposing the Family Effect of Addiction | Sam Fowler | TEDxFurmanU

2018

After her brother was diagnosed with the disease of addiction, Sam Fowler and her family had to change the way they lived their lives. In her talk, she tells about her experiences suffering from “the family disease."

15:18 min

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