How an Armored Car Robbery Saved This Addict’s Life
Hard to say what’s worse about this armored car robbery story — the ugly cliches or the bitter truths. It is easy however to say what’s best about it all — the very happy ending. If you want a real Feel Good Addiction Story, you’ve got one. Enjoy!
This Professor Used to Be a Homeless Addict
Think your life is rough? You’ve come through some hard stuff? Well, it’s probably got nothing on Jesse Thistle. Son of a three-faced junkie thief, Thistle went through the proverbial ringer before he got clean. Then he went through one more spin before it was finally over. But when it was over, he’d come a long way from being a…
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Addiction Warning Signs
Addiction warning signs aren’t always easy to see, but that only means you need to look harder. Why? Because addiction is a disease. And like all diseases, the earlier the diagnoses, the better the prognosis will be. Yes, it really is that simple. Except when it isn’t. See, addiction also happens to be a tricky disease. For both those doing…
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Run 4 Recovery
Do you have what it takes to cycle across three separate states just to help a stranger or two? Don’t sweat it. Few folks do. Very few. Except, that is, the folks in Run 4 Recovery. A good-guy-on-the-go named Robin McGeough founded Run 4 Recovery for one very simple reason: to give back to the recovery community to which he…
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Breaking Stigma for a Better World
The world could use a lot more people like photographer Dez Murray. A whole lot more. We could also use a lot more initiatives like her eye-opening Breaking Stigma. If, that is, the world wants a better world. And isn’t that just what we all want? Of course it is. And if the world takes a page (or a photo)…
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