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Substance Abuse

Under the Enemy’s Roof

People enter the lifestyle or acquire the illness of addiction in search of both reward and relief, and probably for a lot of other reasons too.

Congress Ends Shutdown By Shutting Down Hemp Law Loophole

Congress closes the hemp law loophole that allowed high-potency cannabis derivatives to be sold nationwide.

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.