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‘Shame,’ ‘fear,’ ‘stigma’: Recovering addicts address meth abuse in ‘Crystal City’

(Screening in NY, Sun. Nov. 3, info HERE)

MEDIA: NBC features Crystal City –

Oct. 26, 2019 – “I had a lot of embarrassment and shame and fear of the stigma associated with this topic,” Crawford told NBC News. “There aren’t a lot of positive templates for people in addiction seeking recovery. I wanted to change that by making a film showing that addicts can recover and live in sobriety.”

“Crystal City” follows the harrowing journey of current and former addicts in New York City, all of whom knew Crawford from his recovery process. For both Crawford and Rob Copeland, another recovering meth addict, the film was another step toward redemption.

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Leonard Buschel

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