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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

For some children, staying home from school is more dangerous than facing COVID-19

September 27, 2020 By Seth Blais

As fall creeps in, this is the time of year when students usually crowd into school hallways and classrooms. It’s a chance for kids to show off their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Opinion Tagged With: Addiction, Adverse Childhood Experiences, COVID-19, Trauma

You can’t overdose on fentanyl by touching it

July 24, 2019 By Seth Blais

It seems like every day we see a new story about fentanyl, the synthetic opioid that has infiltrated the drug supply and greatly contributed to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Opinion Tagged With: Addiction, fentanyl, Overdose

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

Your circumstances don’t care how you feel about them

August 20, 2018 By Seth Blais

In the fall of 2016, I was on a steep decline towards being homeless, or worse, dead. With the help of the only people still willing to even speak … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recovery, Stoicism Tagged With: Addiction, Epictetus, Perspective, Prison, Stoicism

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