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Jun 1213 min read
Endless Tab: The Grand Total of How Much I've Spent on Opioids Over the Past 15 Years
A run-down of the direct financial costs of my opioid addiction during the past 15 years of full-blown active addiction. I've also estimated
May 1411 min read
Suboxone and Methadone Maintenance: Double-Edged Sword or Sword of Damocles?
Why the three "best things" about buprenorphine (Suboxone) and methadone maintenance can be detrimental to someone who is ready to leave...
Apr 142 min read
A Month's Worth of Recovery Slogans Guaranteed to Turn Your Day Around
Even people who ultimately decide that AA and NA are not for them will often find that the maxims of the Program have burrowed deep into...
Dec 31, 202310 min read
Enough, Cat Marnell (Book Review)
Cat Marnell competing with yours truly for the Sloppiest Person of the Century Award (photo courtesy of Getty Images). *4/15/2024:...
Dec 11, 20235 min read
First Step Part II: A Gut Punch to the Soul
First Step of NA / AA: We admitted that we were powerless over drugs / alcohol; that our lives had become unmanageable. I am the first...
Dec 11, 20235 min read
First Step Part I: Serenity, 1 Mg Tablet (Benzo Binge)
First Step of NA / AA: We admitted that we were powerless over drugs / alcohol; that our lives had become unmanageable. Doctor please,...
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