Suicidality of Addiction
Life is precious, addiction is a disease that makes us forget that. In educational institutions it has been studied things such as a healthy diet, regular exercise, positive social relationships, and stability leads to a long fulfilling life. But then before you...
Is Smoking More Addictive than Heroin? A critique of anti-drug Rhetoric
When I was a wee lad, like many others of my generation, I attended public school. There I was inundated with anti-smoking and anti-drug propaganda. Propaganda; I use this word advisedly because the information I was given was curated in such a way as to present...
Drowning in a sea of alcohol: A student in recovery from alcohol addiction can only hold their breath for so long…will you throw a life preserver?
There is not a human being on the planet who makes the choice to become an alcoholic. Not me. Not you. Not anyone. Not ever. For years, I tried with all my might to be the type of drinker society told me I had the choice to be. The respectable and honourable social...