Here’s how to cure the drug problem

May 26, 2016
drug problem.
Hold on to your hats today, because I've got a guest post that should shake things up a little. My friend, Johnny Oliver, is a law enforcement officer who has seen the...
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The curse of addiction

May 4, 2016
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You've read things here by my friend, Lisa Brock, before. She posts some of the most interesting commentary on Facebook and is one of the most interesting women I know....
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Let’s get real about marijuana

April 14, 2015
marijuana-misconceptions
I smoked my first joint at 17. I hope you're not shocked. Actually, I don't care if you are and the reason will be clear if you read on. It was the late 1960s and I was...
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The battle for sobriety

April 9, 2015
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I found this on the ground next to my car in the Safeway parking lot one Sunday night when M. and I were doing a little grocery shopping. It's someone's bronze, 15-year...
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Fight the stigma of depression and mental illness

August 13, 2014
Whether you know it or not, mental illness has touched your life. Someone in your circle has a mental illness. You may not know it, but they do. They know it all too...
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The truth about addicts

January 28, 2014
Here's what I know about addicts: They have to work their program every single day. Every single minute of it. They have to work hard on every facet of life just to...
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“I’m sorry.”

July 6, 2013
Two words, maybe three, and they hold the power of the world. No qualifications. No "but." No equivocation. Just I'm sorry. One of the saddest things in the world...
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Lies, addiction & betrayal

May 4, 2013
I saw Flight a month or so ago, a powerful movie and a brutal look at the mind of an addict. I thought it was the airplane crash that would get to me, but it...
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Lies, addiction & betrayal

April 8, 2013
I saw Flight a month or so ago, a powerful movie and a brutal look at the mind of an addict.I thought it was the airplane crash that would get to me, but it wasn't....
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Turn resistance into joy

October 10, 2012
Curly Girl Design The night was the worst; she couldn't understand how anyone slept.  ...sometimes a moment of unconsciousness stole over her  but then she...
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