Four Years Later: Connor, Silence, and the Things Addiction Leaves Behind

Before You Read: A Necessary Disclaimer I need to say something before you continue. What you’re about to read is the heaviest thing I have ever shared publicly. Not just on this blog. On any blog. On any platform. This is not a dramatic exaggeration. It is a sincere warning. I have written about difficult topics before. I have written about personal growth, loneliness, identity, frustration, politics, science, and the complexity of being human. But this piece is different. This one […]

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She was like, "but it's not the same! it's heroin!". For some reason, even if she acknowledges her #alcoholism and #addiction she's not wishing to revise her strong prejudices and maintains #alcohol, no matter what, is better than #opioids or anything, and that #heroin in any quantity will always be a worse level of addiction, even if under treatment vs unmanaged alcohol consumption #addictionstigma #opiatestigma #addictionrecovery