The War on Drugs = The War on Minorities? Some might say the question I pose is a stretch, but is it? Ever since the Reagan era and the birth of the War on Drugs, minorities have been prosecuted, sentenced, and imprisoned for the distribution and possession of drugs....
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Written By: Fiona Stockard The Big Book Broken Down – Part Twelve Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who help each other to recover from alcohol and drug addiction. It was founded in June of 1935, just celebrated its seventy-ninth anniversary, and...
The 9th Step Promises
Written By: Fiona Stockard What are the 9th Step Promises? The ninth step promises are a section of the Big Book where recovering alcoholics are promised certain things. I like the sound of that! Remember though, these promises only apply to alcoholics working the...
Getting Sober…on Facebook?
Can We Use Facebook to Get Sober? Recently, The Atlantic published an essay about one woman watching her friends fall into, and recover from, heroin addiction. While their sheer volume often drowns these stories out, this particular one was interesting. What made this...
Faith Facts Friday With Fiona
Written By: Fiona Stockard The Big Book Broken Down – Part Eleven Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who help each other to recover from alcohol and drug addiction. It was founded in June of 1935, just celebrated its seventy-ninth anniversary, and...
You Can Wear WHAT in Sobriety?
Sober Clothing: Rad or Fad? I’ve noticed a trend over the last few years of women in recovery rocking some b*dass sober clothing. In fact, from the humble beginnings of wearing a recovery shirt to a meeting, sober clothing has grown into a booming industry. Don’t...
One Woman’s Remarkable Fight Against Anorexia
How It All Started At the age of twelve, I started to feel different about myself. I saw flaws and didn't like what I saw in the mirror. It was the summer and I remember looking in my friends mirror and seeing my body for what felt like the first time. I hated my...
Faith Facts Friday With Fiona
Written By: Fiona Stockard The Big Book Broken Down – Part Ten Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who help each other to recover from alcohol and drug addiction. It was founded in June of 1935, just celebrated its seventy-ninth anniversary, and...
How Rehab Saved My Life: An Open Letter to Vice News
You Got it Wrong, Vice By: David Greenspan Vice recently published a two-part exposé on the sad state of this country's for-profit substance abuse treatment centers. The videos and article centered around the story of Brandon Jacques, your typical American every-kid,...