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Is an addiction to Amazon so bad?

14 Signs You're Addicted to Amazon

You knew before you even finished reading the title that you’re addicted. You’re so addicted that you’re actually proud of it, smug even. And with Today’s Deals and free shipping, who can blame you?

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No. Heroin isn't humor.

Dear SNL: Addiction Is No Laughing Matter

This ad is the furthest thing from funny. It’s not humor, it’s not satire, it’s just plain distasteful. Good humor punches up. But there’s no humor to be found in an issue that, according to the Center For Disease Control, killed 47,055 people in 2014. Of those over 47,000 people that died of a drug overdose, opiates — like heroin — were involved in 61% of those deaths.

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I am afraid.

A Guide To Loving The Adult Child Of An Addict

Many of you have asked for a companion article that offers some advice for those who love an ACoA (Adult Child of an Alcoholic). So here I am, humbly.

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Choosing Yourself: Why I Severed Ties With My Mother

My mother is next to me, alternately sobbing and vomiting on the dress I’d grabbed from her floor and thrown over her head. She’s not wearing a bra or underwear. She’s barely coherent. She’s very angry.

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The only thing predictable is that nothing is ever predictable.

The Thing About Normal: When Your Mother Is An Addict

This must be what happens when you don’t really want to talk about something, but you need to. You talk circles around and around it until you spiral right down to the center, and then there’s nothing left to say but the thing you need to say.

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Alexis Neiers: Former Tabloid Target, Current Doula

We’ve all felt misunderstood or made life-changing mistakes.

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Chelsea Carmona: Program Manager for the OpEd Project

fledgling author. stigma-defier. former addict.

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