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Students Exploring Addiction Stigma and Recovery

Walking the Straight and Narrow

Walking the Straight and Narrow

So I’m doing a month of sobriety. I’m a substance abuser, which to me means I have a relationship with substances that often harms me, but I still use them. I practice harm reduction, which usually looks like attempts to cut down the amount and frequency of my use....

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5 common allyship pitfalls …. and how to avoid them!

5 common allyship pitfalls …. and how to avoid them!

I celebrated 7 years of sobriety last week. Woah. What!? To say I never thought I’d live to see the day would be a colossal understatement. I’m happy to be here. It hasn’t been easy, but it has been worth it.    So. Very. Worth. It.    I’ve been asked a lot, amidst...

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The Sweet Escape

The Sweet Escape

November 19, 2021 | kandi Moving back to my hometown was just like taking an animal from the zoo and temporarily letting them into the wild to be happy. They become so happy in the wild, only to be dragged back to their cage.  I have this theory that our lives...

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Filthy Honest, my view on recovery.

Filthy Honest, my view on recovery.

I always had a problem with the dichotomous way recovery from drug addiction was represented to me. The narrative was this: If you stayed off drugs you were clean (implying that users are dirty?) and success is quantified in terms of how long you can maintain this...

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5 Unexpected Joys of Sobriety 

5 Unexpected Joys of Sobriety 

For years, before I was able to maintain my sobriety, I would write lists to myself about the benefits of it. They’d always be something like this:    Health (no injuries, bad teeth, liver disease, hangovers etc.)   Good grades No shame/embarrassment (puking on...

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anger mismanagement

anger mismanagement

“I feel it’s my anger that has helped keep me alive”   - Audre Lorde, Sister Love: The Letters of Audre Lorde & Pat Parker    The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. Every movie, book, and TV show featuring an AA meeting has told me that. I’d...

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in god we trust. all others pay cash.

in god we trust. all others pay cash.

I screwed up again. Monday is my umpteenth ‘first day sober’ (it would’ve been Sunday, but mom put a shot of vodka in my orange juice to “help with my hangover.”) We’re going to visit her hometown for a week. From experience, I...

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