“Insights from Young Adults on Overcoming Addiction,” Ensign, October 2020
Young Adults
Insights from Young Adults
on Overcoming Addiction
“Have an accountability partner. Tell someone you trust about your struggle and then set a plan with them to overcome it. Check in every so often with them.”
—Kaitlin Chan, Alabama, USA
“Going to the Church’s Addiction Recovery Program meetings helps a lot! We can be vulnerable and share our experiences.”*
—Emma Mecham, Idaho, USA
“Communication, accountability, and self-care.”
—Tristen Foster, Utah, USA
“Normalize the struggle. We are all human. Openly communicating and showing love does so much more than you know.”
—Mackenzie Molewyk, Western Australia, Australia