Facebook Twitter TheFix.com Oct 13 - 19 COMING UP IN THE FIX// Intoxication and Consent / Carrie Fisher’s Legacy / The Overdose Map / Sobriety Dates and Relapse / Negative Self-Talk / Russell Brand’s 12 Steps

ON TV// Dr. Travis Stork and “The Doctors” Tackle the Opioid Epidemic “There’s a pharmaceutical company [that] had some officers who got charged because they were making money by literally getting people addicted to opiates.” By Paul Fuhr Share Tweet Forward GRATITUDE// Blessed with Bipolar I’m working on staying upright, not yielding to the dark, annihilating voice that wakes me at 4 a.m. trying to persuade me that I am empty and done and a failure. By Kerry Neville Share Tweet Forward BOOKS// My Fair Junkie: Amy's Day in Court For the first time since I can remember, I feel really committed to something. I am committed to never getting arrested again, which means staying sober and controlling my temper. By Amy Dresner Share Tweet Forward TOUGH LOVE?// Is Involuntary Drug Treatment Ethical or Even Effective? The conversation shouldn’t be just about getting a person into treatment, as if that were a golden ticket to make people well. By Tessie Castillo Share Tweet Forward WRITERS// Philip K. Dick’s High Life None of his drug use seemed necessary to inspire his highly imaginative fiction. By Stephen Bitsoli Share Tweet Forward BEST OF THE QUICK FIX Russell Brand Rolls Out His Own 12 Steps In New Book 'Recovery' Drug Cop Felt He Was 'Doing God’s Work' Until Addiction Hit His Family DEA Whistleblower: Congress Worked With Lobbyists To Fuel Opioid Crisis Former AG Eric Holder: Sessions Has An Obsession With Marijuana Duterte Ends Bloody Philippine Drug War California Pot Growers Caught Between Fires and Federal Law COMMENT OF THE WEEK Secret to Success This week, Kerry Neville provided a fresh perspective on bipolar disorder: appreciate that it's a manageable disorder and not an uncontrollable disease. Readers appreciated the perspective and wanted to know more: I loved this article and I'm so glad, Kerry, that you have learned to live with your BP in relative serenity. I too, have been diagnosed with BP II which I'm sure you know is the milder phase, but my sister has BP I and it is very much like what you described. It is so nice to see someone get to the other side. You didn't give up and I really like that. Just one thing: How did you turn it around? You didn't really go into detail on the "hows" of overcoming this horrible disease. thank you again for this article. I loved it. -Martina MORE>>

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