Theming

 Themes and tasks:

  • Homepage
    • logo (do ac)
    • Addiction and drug use in Atlantic City (evocative summary)
    • Brief project description
    • Challenges (harm reduction as treatment debate)
  • Themes
    • Each needs to be named and described and maybe one/more short example
      • Relationships
      • Coping with difficulty
      • Salience of drug culture
      • Relentless Struggle
      • Isolation
      • Helplessness
      • Sanctity of life
      • Denial 
  • Links to each narrative
    • quote for header
    • photo
    • title
    • narrative in proper format


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