by Stas Novitsky
Pawn shops are predatory. They knew I wasn’t in a good place pawning my TV, jewelry, computers, and bike every week, but they made the transaction anyway.
I would go to countless pawn shops multiple times a week and do the weekly shuffle there. After the pawn shop to my dealers and ...
#MythBustingMondays
Myth: Addiction is a moral failing
Fact: Addiction is a disease
Just as a person doesn’t choose to have an addiction, they also cannot simply choose to stop being addicted. When some of us drink alcohol, we can stop. For others, it triggers something in their brains that screams, ...
After Charles’ addiction and suicide, I looked back with all the wisdom and all the facts of “after” and told myself I should have done something this way or that. I tortured myself with it. The coulda, woulda, shoulda consumed me for months and years.
I blamed myself for something ...
Creating a demo reel and should have my TEDx video in February. I sorely need video and that will be a focus in 2019.
Negotiating contracts now for spring and fall and if you know of an event looking for a speaker, do keep me in mind. See the speakers page for more info.
Karla ...
by Don Holman
Don provides current events updates regarding national policy on the addiction and opiate crisis in the US
On October 7, 2018 I attended the FED UP Rally at Freedom Plaza in Washington D.C. FED UP is an advocacy group that focuses on keeping the Pharmaceutical Companies and the ...
This is a program we have worked to get funded since 2016. And while I’ve spent three years trying to bring it to Virginia, Jasmin Vassileva Phd has spent seven years. VCU Institute of Drug & Alcohol Studies and Beacon Tree Foundation are behind the grant.
This will be the first study in ...
by Don Holman
Don provides current events updates regarding national policy on the addiction and opiate crisis in the US
The title of this post is meant to be somewhat facetious since many people I talk to are not aware of what the ONDCP is, what they do, or even what the letters in the acronym ...
by Tiffani Borello
Dear Mom and Dad, This letter to you is long overdue, and it took me a while to build the courage to write this to you two. First off, I want to thank you. Thank you for always being there and picking me up when I fell down.
You’ve invested so much time, sweat, pain, tears, and ...
by Tiffani Borello
I lived on an island. On this island there were no tropical palm trees, beautiful resorts, or restaurants. This is the island I lived on for a year when I just turned 21 is called Riker’s Island which is a penitentiary.
During my active addiction I was desperate for money and ...
by Courtney Nunnally
My name is Courtney and I’ve been in recovery from heroin addiction for five and a half years.
Addiction can happen to anyone and believe a lot of my issues stem from my childhood. When I was four years old my brother was killed in an accident then my mom was killed in an ...
