Monday, February 15th, 2010
When my life started seriously veering off track, a few of my friends sat me down and told me that they want to help me. At the time, drugs were paying my rent, and they literally offered me their couch to help me lower my cost of living. They were ...
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
A recent study by a Kansas state researcher (find it here) reports that part of the power of nicotine may be in its enhancement of other experiences that go hand in hand with it.
While the online source I included suggests that nicotine's effect may be only in this indirect enhancement, ...
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Co-authored by: Jamie Felzer
Sex marathons…what does that sound like to you? Lots of sex, with multiple partners, for an extended period of time? Bingo! Come on down and collect a prize!!!
Why sex marathons can be dangerous
Sex marathons are where people have sex for a prolonged period of time, and often ...
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Saturday, December 26th, 2009
I keep referring to the fact that I don't believe in quick fixes for addiction.
My crystal meth addiction
Partially, this is due to research I've been exposed to that shows changes in the brain that are very long lasting. As I'd mentioned in an earlier post about crystal meth use, it can ...
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Sunday, August 23rd, 2009
I used to always say, back in my using days, that speed (methamphetamine) was The American drug. Why? Meth makes its users sharper, more alert, and more focused, and it allowed me to spend entire nights up studying like I'd never been able to study before.
Unfortunately, like many other aspects ...
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Thursday, August 6th, 2009
This is a more personal post than I'm used to writing, but I think the thoughts in it are shared by many addicts, so I'd like to share it. I originally posted it on my personal blog:
It's sad, but for the most part, I focus on the things I haven't ...
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Friday, July 17th, 2009
A recent open label study found some support for the effectiveness of a Risperidone injection, given once every 2 weeks, in reducing crystal meth use.
The 22 patients who participated reduced their weekly meth use from an average of 4 times per week to only 1 time per week. The difference ...
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