Hello world, in this article I plan to share with you my struggles with nicotine addiction. I’m a former poly-addict with almost 5 years of sobriety from all substances with the exceptions of a few. The only difference is now the substances I use are legal. I was able to quit methamphetamine and heroin, but […]
Addiction
Don’t Smoke Your Life Away
One of my first memories as a child was sitting on my dads lap while him and my mom passed a joint back and forth in the living room. I couldn’t have been any older than 4 years old. Ever since I could comprehend what weed was I always knew that I wanted to smoke […]
Functioning Full-Blown Addict
Hello world, I was a functioning addict who is clean now with just over a year of clean time. But this is just a random post mostly to share about myself as a functioning addict and to participate and build the conversation and content on this site, because I think its brilliant and loved CG […]
Is Drug Addiction a Disease or a Choice?
It’s commonly questioned “is addiction a disease?” and it’s also commonly asked “is addiction a choice?” As a former addict, I wouldn’t feel comfortable telling a kid with cancer, “I understand, I have a disease to… It’s called addiction…” At the same time we’re talking about definitions and not emotions. It may feel wrong trying […]
How to Stop the Heroin Epidemic
Drug and alcohol overdoses are the leading cause of accidental death among young people in the northeast and other parts of the country. The estimated loss of life is alarming. ~ Casa Columbia The heroin epidemic is from overdoses climbing at a drastic rate. We’ve seen a 283% increase in the number of this deaths […]
Rap Songs About Drug Addiction
Rap Songs About Drug Addiction A lot of rap songs about drug addiction are cookie cutter. In this music video, rap artist CG Kid attempts to create one of the most realistic songs to depict this detrimental disease. I realized that the family of addicts aren’t represented in hip hop. There are a ton of […]