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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

Man Brings His 89-Year-Old Mother on Drug Deals

Two New Jersey men were charged with Neglect of the Elderly, along with various other drug charges. The police believe that Clinton McComb brought his mother along for a distraction, hoping that no one would suspect he was dealing heroin. Officers had obtained information, leading to McComb before they observed him making a drug deal.

April 02 2012 | Read More

Coca-Cola Addiction Could Have Been a Factor in 30-Year-Old Woman's Death

Coca-Cola addiction, smoking, and poor nutrition habits contributed to the death of a 30-year-old New Zealand woman, who consumed between 2.1 and 2.6 gallons of Coke daily.

April 23 2012 | Read More

Nikki Sixx, A Celebrity Poster Child for Recovery by Eliza Player

The news this week has been swamped with the story of Whitney Houston’s death. As a blogger, I have investigated celebrity addiction, and delved not only the life of Whitney Houston, but also the lives of Bobby Brown, and their daughter, Bobbi Kristina. Addiction in celebrities is a huge topic, and so many of the stories end tragically.

April 02 2012 | Read More