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Written by Eliza Player on Friday, 04 May 2012.

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"Bomb-Ass Dope" and How It Changed My Life by Eliza Player

Reading the article about an unusually high number of heroin overdose deaths in South Carolina, I was struck with a host of feelings and emotions. Officials believe these deaths could be attributed to a more pure heroin, and my mind started thinking about it all. I was transported back to one of my experiences with the "bomb-ass dope," and I realized that it changed my life.

April 27 2012 | Read More
“To Thine Own Self Be True” by Eliza Player by Eliza Player

“To thine own self be true.”
William Shakespeare is credited with this quote. “To thine own self be true.” This is Polonius’s advice to his son Laertes, as he boards a boat to Paris. In Elizabethan times, this phrase was not simply the phrase of self-acknowledgment that it appears to be.

April 03 2012 | No Comments | Read More

Heroin abuse at record-high levels in Twin Cities

Heroin abuse at record high levels in Twin Cities- Heroin accounted for 10 percent of Twin Cities addiction treatment admissions, according to a report released today by the Minnesota Department of Human Services.

April 02 2012 | Read More

'Unprescribed Illicit' Valium Pills Sent 14 to the Hospital

"Unprescribed, illicit" Valium pills send 14 to the hospital, leading to warnings against these pills, and the arrest of one in connection with "dealing the rogue Valium."

April 23 2012 | Read More

Dale "Mad Dog" Messmer Shares His Story, In Hopes to Reach Youth

Dale "Mad Dog" Messmer has an interesting and cautionary tale to tell. He is also a regular on Maury Povich giving "boot-camp" to at-risk youth, and he spends his life trying to help youth understand the consequences of their decisions, through sharing his bad choices, which ultimately led to prison.

May 14 2012 | Read More