My Name Is Ryan

Part of Series Incarcerated Youth Speak Out
Length 04:53
Licensor Blunt Youth Radio Project
Producer(s) Ryan
Formats Debut (not aired nationally), First-person essay, Youth Produced
Topics Health, Public Affairs, Youth
Produced April 9, 2007
Added to PRX April 12, 2007
 

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Summary:

Weed, cocaine, morphine, oxycontin, crack, Ryan has tried them all. Once he developed a tolerance for one, he just moved on to the next. Now he's incarcerated, serving time for six drug charges, and slowly discovering the benefits of sobriety. But staying clean is still a daily challenge.

Website:

http://www.bluntradio.org

Additional Credits and Funding:

Financial support was provided by the following organizations: The
Chrysalis Youth Action Fund, The Ferguson Foundation, The Filene's
Foundation, The Simmons Foundation, and Friends of Long Creek.

Tones:

Earnest, Melancholic, Real

Description:

Ryan has tried just about every drug you can think of, and maybe even some you can't. Now incarcerated at Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland, Maine, trying to face up to a drug-free life.