Stigma

What is Your Recovery Personality Type? In active addiction, there isn’t much left of our personality. We’re mostly consumed with the getting and using of our DOCs. Other times, we’re too high or strung out to display much of a personality at all. Getting clean and... Learn More

How to Explain Your Addiction to A Normie The first thing that comes to mind when I think about explaining my addiction to a normie is the movie, Memento. If you haven’t seen it, I’ll just tell you this (no spoilers): it’s about a guy (played by actor... Learn More

Legal Amphetamines vs. Illegal Methamphetamine: How much difference is there really? Other than a few extra, albeit foul, ingredients used to “cut” the final product, methamphetamine (illegal) and pharmaceutical – that is ‘legal’ – amphetamine are pretty closely related, chemically speaking. In fact, the only difference between the two boils down... Learn More

When We Have Prosecutors Calling Addicts “Crack Hoes,” Will We Ever Be Able to Break Down The Stigma of Addiction? The truth is sometimes much more simple than the stigma. But one must wonder when will the veil be lifted, and the prospect of drug-dealers, criminals and addiction not be limited to specific people, places and social backgrounds. It has... Learn More

In the News: Congress Passes Historic Legislation Regarding Medical Marijuana It is honestly refreshing to see so many changes being made recently to the countries policies on tougher issues; history truly is made every day. And a historic legislation was passed by U.S. Congress late this past Thursday that prevents... Learn More

Junkie, Crackhead, Dope fiend: Is it ever OK to use derogatory terminology to describe addiction? Addiction has many faces, touches all levels of class and creed, and has many names. Titles like ‘Junkie’, ‘Crack-head’, ‘Dope Fiend’ are thrown around, and other not-so-fun nick-name's like ‘Drunk’ all create a negative mental picture for most people. The... Learn More

The 6 Most Ridiculous Portrayals of 12 Step Groups on TV [caption id="attachment_11749" align="aligncenter" width="421"] www.wifflegif.com[/caption] Television and the media are all about dramatization. It is the Medias job to do everything possible to take any situation and make it intense or entertaining in some way to draw the audience into... Learn More

How I Found My Passion in Sobriety The gifts of sobriety are incredible. All people are born with potential to find something they truly love to do and pursue that with passion. The genuine love for the things we do and the emotional connection to achieving new... Learn More

What We Can Learn from the AIDS Epidemic of the 80s [caption id="attachment_10548" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Via http://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/circa 1987[/caption] The commonalities between the early years of the AIDS epidemic and the current epidemic of drug addiction are impossible to ignore any further; we simply can’t afford to anymore – both literally and... Learn More

4 Reasons Jailing Drug Offenders Doesn’t Work Attorney General Eric Holder recognizes that the ongoing “war on drugs” approach is an outdated vestige from the 1970s that just isn’t working. Holder went on to say that this attitude and approach has led to excessive incarceration, which has... Learn More

10 Things 90’s TV Shows Taught Us About Addiction Welcome to the listicle of what became known as the “very special episode” of 90’s TV shows. This is when the shows’ writers would tackle a serious issue, ranging from trying cigarettes, struggling with body image and eating disorders, and... Learn More

15 Things That Are Ewww [caption id="attachment_10242" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Photo Credit: www.forfashiontv.com[/caption] There are a lot of things in this world and the recovery community that are just ew. I’ve thought of 15 things that are ewww – as told by Jimmy Fallon and friends.15... Learn More

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