Recovery requires more than symptom management. It requires agency, meaning, and a path toward contribution. Entrepreneurship is not a reward for recovery. It is often the mechanism that makes recovery possible. That's why since 2005, the Evergreen Fund has been supporting Entrepreneurs in Recovery.

In the 19th century, the Opium Wars weren’t really about opium. They were about incentives, power, and what happens when a system discovers a reliable way to hijack human desire at scale. Today’s battlefield isn’t fought with poppy fields and gunboats. It’s fought with notifications, infinite scroll, and always-on markets. The modern weapon isn’t opium; it’s dopamine. And Web3, and cryptocurrencies has become has become one of its most efficient delivery systems.