Stigma

Batman, Alcoholic: Ben Affleck Admission of Alcohol Addiction Author: Justin Mckibben This past Tuesday, Academy Award-winning actor, screenwriter and producer Ben Affleck made a powerful and inspiring announcement to his fans and friends via social media. Since then the internet has lit up with articles and insights on... Learn More

Could Mental Health Security System be the Future of Public Safety? [caption id="attachment_21251" align="aligncenter" width="461"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben If there are any other nerds out there like me, you may have come across... Learn More

Super Bowl LI Commercials Tackle Teenage Drug Overdose Author: Justin Mckibben Every year as Super Bowl Sunday strikes the public is privy to a brand new batch of clever and powerful commercials. Some of us don’t even bother to watch the game, but we make sure to check... Learn More

A Powerful Story from the Face of Addiction Author: Justin Mckibben Wednesday evening, 9 Frederick County residents in Area 31 in downtown Frederick went in front of a camera. But this wasn’t any ordinary photo shoot. Not some promotion for a new shoe or the next big diet... Learn More

Wisconsin Governor Asking Trump to Help Drug Testing for Food Stamps Author: Justin Mckibben Drug testing for food stamps and other welfare benefits is a debate people seem to never get tired of having. Over the past few years there have been many state trying to use this kind of restriction... Learn More

Why Offensive Stigma on Store Signs Sparks Outrage in Ohio Author: Justin Mckibben As much as I love where I come from, Columbus, Ohio has been through a lot recently. Ohio in general has seen some of the worst addiction and overdose rates in its history, and the state was... Learn More

New Florida Bills: One to Protect Addicts and One to Punish Author: Justin Mckibben Sometimes new policy can be good. Sometimes, not so much. The opiate epidemic in America has hit some states with staggering rates of overdose and death. The paralyzing truth gripping the nation today is that more people... Learn More

How Criminal Justice VS Addiction Recovery Could Change Author: Justin Mckibben With the release of the United States Surgeon General report this month came the historical declaration that substance abuse is a public health disorder. While many have insisted upon this perspective in the past, it is the... Learn More

The Power of Physical Touch Author: Shernide Delva Growing up in school, they teach us about our five senses: hearing, seeing, touching, smelling, and tasting. In reality, most of us use our sense of vision and hearing more than we use other senses. Still,... Learn More

Recovery Roommate Website Goes Nationwide Author: Justin Mckibben People are strange when you’re a stranger. Being in recovery it can seem like we are a little extra strange to some, or not strange enough for others. So of course finding a roommate while in recovery... Learn More

Trump Says He Will Defeat Opiate Epidemic… With THE WALL Author: Justin Mckibben By now everyone who is paying any attention to politics has heard about the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. And if you have heard of Trump, you have heard of his infamous wall. Yes, THE WALL. The... Learn More

Mayor Marty Walsh, Alcoholic: Politician Opens Up at DNC Author: Justin Mckibben While we acknowledge the importance of maintaining personal anonymity at the level of press, radio and films, this recent declaration made at the opening night of the Democratic National Convention was one that took a lot of... Learn More

Batman, Alcoholic: Ben Affleck Admission of Alcohol Addiction

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