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    Remembering Vivek

    APRIL 17, 2012 11:29PM

    By Ben Russell


    Topics: grief, loss, addiction

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    • 5 Ratings
    • 952 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    A DRIVING ISSUE

    MARCH 8, 2012 6:18PM

    By Shawn O'Shea


    Topics: disabilities, dating, love, sex, writing, recovery, relapse, booze, health, gay/lesbian, food/drink, aids, hiv, choices, drinks, nightlife, bars, crystal, meth, crystal meth, drunk, 12-steps, recovery, crystal meth, crystal methamphetamine, meth, drugs, alcohol, booze, addiction, fear, panhandlers, homeless, hate, kindness, chocolate, project open hand, hiv, aids, health, gay/lesbian, food/drink, family, belief/religion, military, navy, discharge, don't ask don't tell, school, college, gi bill, crimes, belief/religion, family, food/drink, gay/lesbian, health, aids, hiv, project open hand, chocolate, kindness, hate, homeless, panhandlers, fear, addiction, booze, alcohol, drugs, meth, crystal methamphetamine, crystal meth, recovery, 12-steps, gay/lesbian, health, aids, hiv, recovery, drugs, alcohol, booze, life, new start, begining, san francisco, arvs, philadelphia, mom, mother, loss, family, death, support, recovery, relapse, self-will, procrastination, 911, help, anger, driving

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    • 50 Ratings
    • 2116 Views
    • 49 Comments
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    AA, San Francisco Style

    MARCH 7, 2012 12:52PM

    By marytkelly


    Topics: san francisco aa meetings, humility, interconnectedness, serenity prayer, aa fellowship, commonality, aa, addiction, human nature

    • Editor's Pick
    • 25 Ratings
    • 2751 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    A story about my son--born on 9/10/01

    FEBRUARY 29, 2012 6:32AM

    By ManhattanWhiteGirl


    Topics: nyc, roosevelt hospital, preeclampsia, nurses, doctors, twin towers, single moms, childbirth, addiction, alcoholism, relationships, writers & writing, life stories, real families, 9/11

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    • 21 Ratings
    • 29053 Views
    • 27 Comments
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    For Whitney: "Sleep little darlin' do not cry..."

    FEBRUARY 19, 2012 5:04PM

    By Keka


    Topics: entertainment, recovery, addiction, celebrities, music, relationships, spirituality, jy young, james young, styx, paul mccartney, whitney houston

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    • 14 Ratings
    • 2322 Views
    • 41 Comments
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    21st Century Drug Addict

    NOVEMBER 15, 2011 12:41AM

    By Lee Pierce


    Topics: drugs, addiction, dependency, society, mental illness, prozac nation, belief/religion, family, health, science

    • Editor's Pick
    • 18 Ratings
    • 1432 Views
    • 25 Comments
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    Are You Mad at Me?

    SEPTEMBER 26, 2011 3:27AM

    By Hayley Rose


    Topics: addiction, domestic violence, relationships, abuse, abusers, abusive boyfriends, abusive relationships, anger issues, are you mad at me, control, domestic violence, domination, he's always mad at me, homicide, physical abuse, power, relationships, verbal abuse, violence , leave a reply

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 1859 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    Chasing Beauty: An Addict's Memoir

    SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 10:28PM

    By Lisa Hickey


    Topics: beauty, addiction, anti-aging, obsession, men, women, intelligence

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    • 0 Ratings
    • 819 Views
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    Confessions of an Xbox Junkie

    SEPTEMBER 20, 2011 1:59PM

    By E. Magill


    Topics: life, psychology, addict, addiction, xbox 360, xbox, games, gaming, video game addiction, video games

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    • 10 Ratings
    • 1508 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    My Heart of Darkness

    AUGUST 24, 2011 11:06AM

    By Hayley Rose


    Topics: heart of darkness, joseph conrad, addiction, drugs, alcohol, drug addict, junkie, drug addicts in the family, relative you don't want to end up like, being an addict, addictive personality

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 860 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    RHONY reunion: Success, alcoholism not mutually exclusive

    AUGUST 3, 2011 1:46PM

    By Cathy Wilson


    Topics: bravo, wine, success, pinot gregio, rhony, ramona, real housewives of new york, addiction, high-functioning alcoholics, functioning alcoholics, alcoholism

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 1372 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Slot to Trot

    AUGUST 2, 2011 3:17PM

    By Christine Schoenwald


    Topics: life after quitting, gambling, slot machines, las vegas, addiction

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    • 12 Ratings
    • 2732 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Abandoning the abandon

    JULY 26, 2011 11:56AM

    By Jowita Bydlowska


    Topics: life after quitting, addiction, open call, alcohol addiction, overdose, anxiety disorder, anxiety, angst, prozac, quitting

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 1796 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    I was a Chick-Fil-A cow

    JUNE 1, 2011 9:37PM

    By takingadvice


    Topics: open call, my tiny hipocrisy, family, children, playgroup, peer pressure, fast food, politics, abhorrent, veggie tales, religion, chicken, addiction

    • Editor's Pick
    • 18 Ratings
    • 930 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    Unconditional Love

    MAY 17, 2011 12:11PM

    By Sarah Cavanaugh


    Topics: parenting, graduation, cocaine, family, addiction

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    • 14 Ratings
    • 1667 Views
    • 22 Comments
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    Addiction Du Jour: Bibliomania

    APRIL 14, 2011 9:34PM

    By Theo Ward


    Topics: personal essay, used books, libraries, bibliomania, bookaholic, books, addiction

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    • 20 Ratings
    • 8965 Views
    • 22 Comments
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    Poor Charlie Sheen's Meltdown

    MARCH 2, 2011 12:59PM

    By Anonymous guy


    Topics: meltdown, recovery, addiction, charlie sheen, belief/religion, family, health, news

    • Editor's Pick
    • 104 Ratings
    • 2399 Views
    • 102 Comments
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    Uploading My Offline Self - The Hard Truth

    JANUARY 27, 2011 8:11AM

    By Susan Creamer Joy


    Topics: reclaiming stable footing, imbalanced priorities, addiction, insecurities, narcissism, open call: our online selves

    • Editor's Pick
    • 58 Ratings
    • 2224 Views
    • 64 Comments
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    Wishing for miracles...when one of the homeless is family

    JANUARY 7, 2011 1:57PM

    By Mimetalker


    Topics: relative on the street, addiction, homeless, open call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 47 Ratings
    • 1733 Views
    • 42 Comments
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    Santa is an Asshole

    OCTOBER 14, 2010 9:31AM

    By Katy B.


    Topics: addiction, cats, family, mothers, insane little dogs, katy b., oklahoma, chiahuahua, elderly parents

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