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Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Stop Blaming Mental Illness for Gun-Related Violence | The Fix
Stop Blaming Mental Illness for Gun-Related Violence | The Fix: It's a perfect scapegoat: if mental illness is the issue and healthcare is a privilege, the solution must be a stronger police state and more guns to counter the, as Donald Trump put it, “sickos out there.”
'The Trade' Investigates the Big Business of Heroin from All Sides | The Fix
'The Trade' Investigates the Big Business of Heroin from All Sides | The Fix: 'My hope is that people come away with more empathy for everyone. And not just the addicts, but also their families, as well as law enforcement, and the Mexicans. All are trapped in the cycle.”
How I became and remain a motivated and Sober Parent | The Fix
How I became and remain a motivated and Sober Parent | The Fix: As I muddled through my mid forties, the stress of dealing with work and being a single parent meant that the way I dealt with every emotion was to get hammered every day to blackout. I was haunted that I was setting my young son Joseph up for a life battling addiction simply by the example I set. At the same time, I noticed that my mental abilities were significantly reduced and I could not rely on my memory. I didn't even realize that these two concerns were connected !
Breathe. | The Fix
Breathe. | The Fix: My perpetrator left me with a parting gift from my assault. My body healed, but my mind will never be the same.
Jane Velez-Mitchell Honored at the Experience, Strength, and Hope Awards | The Fix
Jane Velez-Mitchell Honored at the Experience, Strength, and Hope Awards | The Fix: “The ESH awards are crucial for the recovery community in that they provide a fun way for addiction experts to come together and celebrate sobriety while, at the same time, trading ideas and strategies about how best to inspire and promote recovery.'
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