For many people, the first thing they do when they get home from work is grab a cold beer from the fridge. It has become…
One year in jail and a $5,000 fine. That’s the typical federal punishment for the possession of heroin in the U.S. And that’s only for…
We always talk about the people who are addicted to drugs. But what about the people behind those drugs? Raymond Sackler, manufacturer of OxyContin (one…
Twelve-hour shifts, virtually no time to sit down, constant exposure to severe trauma and illness. You know, just your average day-in-the-life, right? (That’s a giant…
Remember those little Etch A Sketch toys? You turned little dials to draw a picture and then shook the whole thing up when you wanted to…
It’s likely that when someone mentions the name “van Gogh,” you picture his paintings. Perhaps it’s the blue swirls of The Starry Night that come…
My body has been viscerally seized by the news of a suicide twice in my life. The first was a Thursday almost twenty years ago…
When a normie is talking with someone that’s in recovery, it’s easy to think that alcoholics and drug addictions go through the same thing. They…
When you hear about someone with a drinking problem, you’re anticipating a crazy story about shots of Fireball and rounds of drinks at the bar.…
Many people still have a hard time accepting that marijuana has some medical benefits. And those debates and studies have been going on for decades.…