Leslie Glass's Blog, page 151
May 30, 2020
Is Marijuana Addictive
The question is marijuana addictive matters because pediatricians say smoking weed damages young brains Marijuana addiction is real and important for you to understand. You may wonder about the mixed messages you get from the marijuana and tobacco industry. Millions of Americans are using marijuana. For some, it’s not a problem unless they drive, or...
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May 29, 2020
Why Am I Depressed?
Why are we all so depressed? Oh, let me count the ways. Are you hearing lots of people ask, Why am I depressed? There’s actually a lot to it. First, whether you think about it a lot or not, we are at war. A global war fought against an unseen enemy. It’s like we’re suddenly...
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How To Detox From Weed
This is your how-to on how to detox from weed I didn’t think detox from weed was a thing … until I went through it. Back before I got into opiates, I was a major pothead. After my first arrest, I needed to stop smoking marijuana cold turkey. In hindsight as a recovering heroin addict,...
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May 26, 2020
How To Quit Drinking
Wondering how to quit drinking? When is a good time to quit drinking, you may ask yourself. Maybe you’ve been considering quitting drinking for a while. But why is right now an excellent time to sober up. The bars and restaurants have been closed for a couple of months. Your favorite hangouts and drinking buddies...
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May 25, 2020
22 Activities For Sober Life
In some ways, the Pandemic made life very difficult for sober people to maintain their sober life. There have been no in-person meetings, no ability to maintain that “early-recovery lifestyle” that keeps you busy. In other ways, it simplified life because bars have been closed. There’s been nowhere to go and no one to socialize...
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May 23, 2020
Recovery Fitness Is More Than Exercise
Recovery fitness isn’t just running, or lifting, or exercise, although exercise is an excellent way to get those feel-good hormones going again. Exercise is what many people in recovery turn to for feelings of accomplishment and self esteem. For me, exercise has been key to my recovery, but how do you fall in love with...
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It’s More Than A Hangover
It’s more than a hangover when you feel crappy the morning after drinking When you’re a teen or young adult, you may expect to throw up a lot and feel super crappy the next day after a party. When you’re older, you feel even worse. Drinking too much is messy. But what goes along with...
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May 20, 2020
Adult Children Of Alcoholics Life In A Circus
Adult children of alcoholics are molded for dysfunction. What does that mean? It means that the elephant in our world is crisis, and all reality is denied from the moment we’re born. Every day is life in the circus. Recovery slogans and sayings abound, comparing addiction to a three-ring circus. These analogies give many adult...
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Biggest Fentanyl Drug Bust Ever
The latest, and largest, Fentanyl drug bust in Asia sparks concern that the opioid crisis is about to sweep across Asia. Where is Fentanyl manufactured and how does it get to the United States? Much of it comes from factories in China and are simply shipped here through the mail becuase it is easy to...
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Tiger King Revealed: Learn The Techniques of Psychopathic Predators
Despite a trashy train wreck of maniacal zookeepers, Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, is a crucial learning experience, providing examples of narcissistic, sociopathic and psychopathic behavior. We can define abusive employers, sexual exploitation, “lovebombing,” false victimhood and DARVO. The human predators featured in Tiger King surround themselves with accomplices to exploit, abuse, and manipulate their victims. Joe Exotic, Jeff Lowe,...
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