Six recovering addicts from varying walks of life, each affected by childhood trauma, come together to share their stories, emerging from darkness through community, connection, and compassion. Interweaving these stories with up-to-the-minute accounts of collective action from an equally diverse group of activists, officials, volunteers, caregivers, and experts, Uprooting Addiction is a mosaic-like portrait of a single community coming together to take on one of the most urgent public health challenges of our times.