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Four Lessons From a Decade of Drug Addiction

July 23, 2022 By Seth Blais

Over a span of ten years, I experienced drug addiction, drug overdose, marriage, divorce, financial hardship, ruined relationships, and failed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recovery, Relationships, Stoicism Tagged With: Addiction, Relationships, Stoicism

There’s hope for ‘that guy’, the over-intoxicated jerk

January 7, 2020 By Seth Blais

Between 2011 and 2014 I was working as a salesperson for a large biotech company. It was during these few years that my drug use really started to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recovery Tagged With: Drinking, Opioids, Recovery

No pain, no gain

December 2, 2019 By Seth Blais

Growing up in the small town of Bangor, Maine I gravitated to sports throughout my school career. It was something that brought me a feeling of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recovery, Relationships Tagged With: emotions, pain, personal growth

We suffer more in imagination than reality

June 4, 2019 By Seth Blais

Sobriety isn't always easy, and it doesn't solve all of your problems. In contrast, sobriety often emotionally amplifies your problems as you're … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recovery, Relationships Tagged With: Addiction, Control, Relationships

If I die from an overdose, please don’t prosecute my dealer

September 4, 2018 By Seth Blais

Overdose Vigil

In 2014, one of my heroin dealers supplied drugs to someone who would later overdose and die. I wasn’t involved and only heard about it second-hand, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Opinion, Recovery Tagged With: Heroin, Marginalization, Overdose

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