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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

Patient Kicks Doctor in the Chest While Giving Medical History

The 41-year-old man accused of kicking his doctor in the chest at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center was arrested for battery. According to nwfdailynews.com , the doctor claimed he had been taking a medical history when the patient became agitated. The doctor was trying to determine if the man ended up in the hospital each month for the same complaints. (I would assume these questions will become more and more routine, as we try to crack down on prescription drug abuse and doctor shopping.) The doctor claims he advised the patient against taking opiates, when the man replied, “Watch me.” Then, he threatened the doctor, subsequently kicking him in the chest. The man claims he had fallen asleep, when the doctor came in accusing him of several wrongdoings and taunting to “get him in trouble.” The attacker said he “got fed up,” and kicked the doctor.

April 02 2012 | Read More

MLB’s Josh Hamilton Talks About Relapse

Texas Rangers player Josh Hamilton talks openly about addiction and relapse. According to Sports Illustrated, he acknowledges he will be an addict for life, and hopes that his slip ups will be few and far between on his path to sobriety. Hamilton relapsed on alcohol last month, and he prays there is no more derailment.

April 02 2012 | Read More