For the Motherly Love of Opiates
Opiates mimic the effects of Motherly Love with such precision and efficiency, they could actually kill you. No foolin.’
Heavy Metal Recovery: Staying Sober While Going Deaf
What’s harder to face — staying sober or going deaf? What if you had to face both? That’s what happens to the man in this heavy metal recovery story. Call it a case of full volume sobriety. Ruben and his girlfriend Lou have a metal band called Blackgammon. He plays drums. She plays guitar and sings. They are loud. They…
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Dopamine Fasting: Fad or Science?
Can dopamine fasting actually help cure you of unhealthy addictions? Or is it simply a fancy-named way to kid ourselves? Is it worthy? Can it be harmful? Is this thing really a thing? Healing Properties asks the experts. What is Dopamine? Dopamine is a type of neurotransmitter, says WebMD. Our bodies makes it. And our nervous systems use it to…
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Heroin Almost Killed the PetTube Star
No, hedgehogs and heroin don’t mix. Never have. Never will. Just ask PetTube Star Taylor Nicole Dean. She built a career from her hedgehog. Then nearly killed it with heroin. She also almost killed herself in the process. The Making of a PetTube Star Like many a PetTube star, Taylor Nicole Dean didn’t begin by thinking her clips would make…
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Recovery Hero
John Roberts isn’t just a recovery hero in name; he’s also a recovery hero in fact. And his Heroin Epidemic Relief Organization (HERO) proves it. Then again, Roberts lost his son Billy to the epidemic. So for him this is personal. Recovery Hero Roberts’s son Billy died on September 20, 2009. One year later he founded the Heroin Epidemic Relief…
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