Podcast: "I am woman. Hear me roar."

Written by Eliza Player on Friday, 04 May 2012.

This podcast is dedicated to all the women in recovery.

"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

Yale Research Gives Insight Into Adolescents and Cocaine Use

Yale research finds that when an adolescent is first exposed to cocaine, their brain launches a strong defensive reaction designed to minimize the drug’s effect. According to Health News, the Yale team identified key genes that regulate this response, showing that interring with this response dramatically reduced a mouse’s sensitivity to cocaine. These findings may [...]

April 03 2012 | Read More

Older Adults Could Have Higher Risk For Pain Pill Addiction After Surgery

A new study, published in Archives of Internal Medicine, claims that older adults who receive pain medications after surgery could be at a higher risk of addiction. According to ABC News , physicians often prescribe opiates after outpatient surgery, including codeine and oxycodone. These drugs are proven to be effective for temporary pain relief, they are also associated with side effects, like constipation, sedation, breathing problems, and addiction.

April 02 2012 | Read More

Ex-NFL Player Arrested a Second Time in Three Days

Former NFL Quarterback, Ryan Leaf, was arrested again on Monday, just days after he posted bail on similar charges of burglarizing a home to steal prescription drugs. According to The Associated Press, Leaf was arrested on Friday after police found oxycodone pills in his golf bag that a friend later said were taken from his home.

April 04 2012 | Read More