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Continue reading →: What Do Our Presidential Candidates Think of the Heroin Epidemic?Presidential wannabes continue to fail to address our opioid epidemic.
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Continue reading →: The Big Stigma of Being Depressed and SoberAs the year anniversary of Williams’ death approaches, we are no closer to having real conversations about mental health. I hope we can join together in support of each other and in defiance of the stigma around mental illness. Initially posted on The Bold Italic Robin Williams’s death has instigated numerous…
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Continue reading →: Q&A: Sarah Hepola, Author of ‘Blackout’I spoke with Sarah Hepola, author of the best-selling memoir, “Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget,” about blacking out, recovery, and how those of us with self-destructive tendencies can learn to stop tearing ourselves apart.
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Continue reading →: Movie Review: The Culture HighWhat do Snoop Dog, Ronald Reagan, and Wiz Kalifa have in common?
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Continue reading →: Five Sober Comedians You Should KnowI didn’t start appreciating stand-up comedy until I got sober.
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Continue reading →: “Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1,” Interview with Filmmaker Dana Perry“What’s that clicking I hear in the background?” a woman says into the phone. “You’re playing with the clip? Do you have the gun right with you there, too? Okay … could we agree to not use it while we’re on the phone; that would make me feel comfortable. Can…
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Continue reading →: Does “My Strange Addiction” Have Anything to do With Addiction?The most confusing part of watching “My Strange Addiction” (MSA) was trying to figure out: what does any of this have to do with addiction?
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Continue reading →: Should AA Be Held Responsible for Sexual Predators in the Rooms?Sexual harassment—and worse—happens in 12-step fellowships, as it does everywhere. But should we blame the organization, as well as the perpetrators? Substance.com hears two very different answers.
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Continue reading →: My 10 Favorite Addiction Recovery MemoirsRecovery memoirs offer a window into a world that is foreign to some and heartbreakingly familiar to others.
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