Question by Jena H: “newspaper article” ideas for my class.?
i’m taking substance abuse class and we have to pic a topic to do a newspaper article on. it obviously has to be about substance abuse. i want something creative as i know everyone will do things like legalizing or not marijuana.

any ideas? thanks guys <3 Best answer:

Answer by cDaMan
legalize marijuana, if you want to know stuff about weed… well, its gonna take me forever to type, so i will ling you to 2 movies that tell you the truth about pot…

movie one… the union: the business behind getting high

movie 2… Grass (narrated by woody harrelson)

i can’t say where to find the union online, but it is out there, but if you want, you can watch the entire movie of grass online, it isn’t so much about the truth about weed like the union is, but it shows the history of how it was made illegal and how it was done.

link to grass, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sknoKWsVlAA

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Question by Erin: Drug recovery. Do you manage it or do you have to be a recovery natzi?
20 years ago i went through rehab. Life went on. I finished college, got a job and a long the way discovered that I am just fine with social drinking. It doesn’t trigger me into anything destructive. I know I have a vulnerability when it comes to some drugs… so I take care around those types drugs and abstain from them.
I don’t personally see anything wrong with managing a propensity towards addiction without complate abstanance from all substances if you’re happy and functional. I have maybe 1 or 2 beers twice a month with my fish tacos.
20 years later, is it really necessary to be a recovery natzi? Some people in the program can’t wrap their heads around it. But is that becasue they need to abstain from eveything and can’t wrap their heads around being able to have a drink without becoming dysfuctional about it?
Looking for you .02. I saw a shrink for something unrelated but she gave me lots of grif over the fact that I was in rehab 20 years ago (for a drug)that I now drink.
If I have not had any issues or problems socially drinking for 15 years, why should I stop now just because I had a problem 20 years ago? I just don’t get it – it doesn’t make sense to me. The point, is that it’s fun, and cultural.
I’m afraid the more I talk to recovering addicts, the less I relate.

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Answer by biznotch13
You know the answer to this don’t you? MOST addicts cross addict – which is why it would be insane for some alcoholics to take a hit off a joint or for a heroin addict to down a couple of beers. Not only that but we also dull our senses when under the influence of anything – and usually it is just a matter of time before we are back to our drug of choice.
I have seen some in the program that ARE able to drink socially after some time – or take a hit off a doob every once in awhile. As a recovering addict myself this blows MY mind – but bless ya if you can do it. You said you have a couple of drinks a month – – – – and I say (as an addict) WHAT’S THE POINT?

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