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If you are learning about addiction, there’s a lot of information you might find true. But some of the information you learn isn’t totally true. Like, how…
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Imagine you’re at a party and you see a girl. You feel an attraction to her so you introduce yourself. A few minutes later you…
It’s a hard truth to swallow but, as an addict, you’ve probably hurt someone in your past because of your addiction. Addicts put their addiction…
When we think of men we think strong, muscular, and tough, among other “masculine” adjectives that the patriarchy has crafted. This idea of a man…