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Crystal Meth Addiction

One of the saddest effects of substance abuse that I have witnessed in my office has been crystal meth users. Basically the drug is an extremely addicting stimulant that gives the person increased energy and makes them feel more vital than before and its effects last up to 24 hours, so it is one of ….

Chop Wood, Carry Water…And Stack Apples

I apologize for the lack of postings the last couple of weeks. While both TDA and I have both been busy, a new challenge at work has had me doubly so. I am moving out of a managerial role in our office to that of produce manager for the store. So, as I am transitioned out of our office and trained on ….

Mild Mannered Moby Admits Alcoholism And Addiction

When I think of boozy drug addled rock stars, images of Nikki Sixx with needles hanging out of his arm, Scott Weiland in handcuffs, and Amy Winehouse disheveled and emaciated come to mind; but not light spoken uber geek and famous vegan Richard Melville Hall, better known as ambient music master Moby. But as we ….

Bizarre Bath Salt Binge Ends In Bloodbath

Mark Thompson, 19, of West Virginia was arrested last week on charges of animal cruelty, after a three day bath salt binge culminating in the kidnapping and killing of a neighbor’s pet. The story as reported by the Charleston Gazette gets far worse. Friends looking for the pet, a pygmy goat named Bailey, which was a ….

For Smokers, Nowhere To Run And Nowhere To Hide

(With love and apologies to Martha and the Vandellas.) That wonderful song goes on to declare: ‘Cause I know You’re no good for me But you’ve become A part of me. The song is not about cigarette addiction, but it could be. Full Disclosure: I smoked cigarettes myself for almost 25 years. And then, after ….

An Assortment Of Drug-Related Articles

Misc. Stuff Etc. In this post, I offer up an assortment of links to articles, mostly by me, and other related material, so that I can put checkmarks after a few items on the official Addiction Inbox to-do list, here on the official Addiction Inbox plexiglass clipboard. So let’s see…. * Here’s an article I ….

Bill Manville’s Booze Book

A “professional bar fly” who flirted with death and Helen Gurley Brown. “From the drinking man’s classic,Saloon Society, back in the Sixties, to his sadder but wiserCool, Hip and Sober, Bill Manville has consistently provided an honest, insightful first-person account of where alcoholism begins–and where it ends.” So said the respected Keith Humphreys of Stanford ….

Does Menthol Really Matter?

Nicotine experts say menthol makes addiction more likely–but differ over what to do about it. Back in the 1920s, Lloyd “Spud” Hughes of Mingo Junction, Ohio, was working as a restaurant cashier when, legend has it, he smoked some cigarettes that had been casually stored in a tin that contained menthol crystals. Menthol, a compound ….

Falling Down And Getting Up: Nic Sheff’s New Addiction Book

Sheff jumps back on the carousel, lives to tell about it. What would it be like to have written a drug memoir and an autobiography before you turned 30? Would it seem like the end or the beginning? Are there any worlds left to conquer? The last decade has brought us fleshed-out young examples by ….

Addiction In The Courtroom [Guest Post]

Forensic psychology and the paradox of addiction. Allison Gamble says she has been a curious student of psychology since high school. Though her studies ultimately led her to writing and editing, she keeps her understanding of the mind close at hand in the weird world of internet marketing. The paradox of addiction presents a legal ….

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