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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

Bath Salts Abuse-Emerging Problem Continues to Grow

Lawmakers in 26 states have proposed bills in regards to the growing problem of synthetic bath salts abuse. Some states are seeking to ban them, while others are trying to add it to the list of controlled substances and make possession illegal. Bath Salts are just one of the many synthetic drugs that have recently [...]

April 03 2012 | Read More

Medical Marijuana For A Toddler

Marijuana was the best medicine for 3-year-old Cash Hyde, according to his parents Mike and Kalli Hyde. According to ABC News, the couple defied their doctors orders and Montana law to get their hands on the medicinal treatment they felt their son needed after being diagnosed with recurring brain tumors at 22-months-old. His father told ABC News, “I’ve had law enforcement threatening to kick my door down, but I would have done anything to keep Cashy alive.” He told another interviewer he would rather see his son reach the age of four sitting in jail than not to have him turn four at all.

March 27 2012 | Read More

Russell Brand Will Speak With British Politicians About Addiction

Russell Brand is set to speak with British politicians about addiction and recovery.

April 21 2012 | Read More