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Pat Hartman

The Enemy in the Next Room

As Gil Scott-Heron famously sang, “Home Is Where the Hatred Is.” How does it apply to addiction?

Who Is the Opponent?

When everything is identified as a chemical imbalance, then presumably everything is amenable to cure by a particular drug or a particular form of treatment.

You’re Not the Boss of Me!

Substance or alcohol overdose is often considered one of the manifestations of the self-injury impulse.

Santa Muerte, Addiction Specialist

She is the saint for the forgotten, the disempowered, the scorned, the discriminated-against, the impoverished, the bereaved, the individuals who just can’t wrestle themselves into conformity.

Santa Muerte, Patron Saint of Addicts

The skeletal saint called “holy death” is also known by several other names, some of which are included here.

The Sordid Demise of a Star

Here is another chapter in the life of Elvis Presley, whose career pretty much set the standard in the realms of both celebrity idolization and deliberate suicide.