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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

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 1673 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Blame It on the Alcohol

    MARCH 8, 2012 9:13AM

    By Sarah Khan


    Topics: islam, alcohol, new delhi, india, belief/religion, comedy, fiction

    • Editor's Pick
    • 28 Ratings
    • 4091 Views
    • 29 Comments
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    Portrait of an Addict

    JANUARY 17, 2012 2:25PM

    By Lauren J Barnhart


    Topics: books, memoir, bill clegg, portrait of an addict as a young man, crack, alcohol, literary agent, new york

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 2170 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Silly science, silly inventions and other 2011 follies

    DECEMBER 14, 2011 7:26AM

    By Dr. Ayala


    Topics: hcg diet, vodka, alcohol, ig nobel, wasabi, bacon floss, healthy living, obesity, family, eating, health, calories, food, nutrition, prevention, science, weight-loss, diet

    • Editor's Pick
    • 23 Ratings
    • 1925 Views
    • 29 Comments
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    Terrible Truths of National Night Out

    OCTOBER 5, 2011 12:48AM

    By Helvetica Stone


    Topics: national night out, neighborhoods, secrets, sex, alcohol, marriage, family, commitment

    • Editor's Pick
    • 18 Ratings
    • 2096 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    My Modern Love Reject

    SEPTEMBER 3, 2011 8:55AM

    By Dorri Olds


    Topics: living together, depression, alcohol, coming of age, youth, drugs, love, romance, relationship

    • Editor's Pick
    • 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
    • 7 Ratings
    • 1240 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    When a 10,000-Watt Personality Dies

    JULY 29, 2011 4:09PM

    By Sue Montgomery


    Topics: friendship, alcohol, celebration/mourning

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 2639 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    An end to freedom? Berlin mulls public transport booze ban

    JULY 14, 2011 2:15PM

    By Alan Nothnagle


    Topics: berlin wall, neukölln, ehrhart körting, bvg, liberty, beer, alcohol, europe, freedom, germany, berlin

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 1229 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Talking down an alcoholic with a drink in my hand

    JULY 12, 2011 8:22PM

    By Lizz Schumer


    Topics: relationships, friends, psychology, health, food and drink, alcohol, open call, my tiny hypocrisy

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 1160 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Simplify: Removing Alcohol and Meat from My Life

    MAY 25, 2011 4:58PM

    By Hayley Rose


    Topics: food/drink, vegetarianism, alcohol, simplify

    • Editor's Pick
    • 2 Ratings
    • 928 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    Society's stance on sexual violence makes me a bit sad

    APRIL 21, 2011 2:18PM

    By Cathy Wilson


    Topics: charlie sheen, sexual violence, take back the night, violence, ohio university, sexual assault, rape, justin bieber, violent torpedo of truth tour, slut-shaming, victim0blaming, alcohol, credibility, two and a half men, false rape claims

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 835 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    MY LEGS

    APRIL 5, 2011 11:08PM

    By Shawn O'Shea


    Topics: recovery, support, death, family, loss, mother, mom, philadelphia, arvs, san francisco, begining, new start, life, booze, alcohol, drugs, recovery, hiv, aids, health, gay/lesbian

    • Editor's Pick
    • 22 Ratings
    • 2517 Views
    • 24 Comments
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    After you get sober

    FEBRUARY 10, 2011 11:44AM

    By Jowita Bydlowska


    Topics: joe berkovits, the hardest part about quitting drinking? dating, drinking, valentine's day, alcohol, sex, men and women

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 1045 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    86'd - AGAIN

    FEBRUARY 10, 2011 5:42AM

    By Shawn O'Shea


    Topics: gay/lesbian, health, aids, hiv, recovery, drugs, alcohol, booze, life, new start, begining, san francisco, arvs, philadelphia, cmv, retina

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 1914 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Menage a trois? I bet that means I’m the most!

    FEBRUARY 9, 2011 9:00AM

    By Willett .


    Topics: menage a trois, marcia brady, brady bunch, humor, artists retreats, alcohol, writers, life stories

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 938 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Christmas Boilo from the old country - EP & Salon

    DECEMBER 12, 2010 7:45PM

    By Trish Rainbow


    Topics: alcohol, family recipe, christmas tradition, skc winter drinking

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 1153 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    My Cons – The Struggle For Underage Drinking

    DECEMBER 1, 2010 8:34AM

    By Abrawang


    Topics: my con, alcohol

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 941 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    How addicts "travel"

    OCTOBER 5, 2010 9:50AM

    By Jowita Bydlowska


    Topics: alcohol, addiction, health, family

    • Editor's Pick
    • 19 Ratings
    • 4322 Views
    • 19 Comments
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    How addicts "celebrate" people in their lives

    SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 12:21PM

    By Jowita Bydlowska


    Topics: family, health, addiction, alcohol

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