In the News: Toronto ‘Crack Mayor’ Rob Ford to Head to Rehab After New Video Surfaces
Toronto Crack Mayor Rob Ford is in the news again but, it’s not what you think. OK, it’s partially what you think. Yes, Ford was secretly taped – yet again – as he used illicit drugs but, this latest chapter in the scandal that is Rob Ford’s life is that the mayor has finally agreed . . . . Continue Reading
American Psychiatric Association Officially Confirms Taking “Selfies” a Mental Disorder?
The Adobo Chronicles reported last week that the American Psychiatric Association (APA) formally recognized the excessive taking of “selfies” as a psychological problem by classifying it as a mental disorder and calling it selfitis. The article went on to discuss the semantics that were being debated reporting that the medical community is criticizing APA’s use . . . . Continue Reading
Movie Review: The Anonymous People
“People don’t recover in treatment; people initiate recovery in treatment. People will recover in their communities.” — The Anonymous People, documentary —————————————————————————— The movie The Anonymous People is an independent feature-length documentary about the 23 million Americans – approximately – who are living in long-term recovery from alcohol and drug addictions. It reveals the . . . . Continue Reading
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Death Shows Us That Knowledge Means Nothing
With the recent passing of Philip Seymour Hoffman, it just goes to show all of us addicts that when it comes to being sober and in recovery – knowledge means nothing! As addicts and alcoholics, we are very intelligent people but that will only get us so far and sometimes can even be negative for . . . . Continue Reading
New Anti-Cocaine Vaccine in the Works
Scientists have established a drug that successfully stops cocaine from reaching the brain, according to new research in monkeys. The study, printed in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, shows that the vaccine works by eating “up the cocaine in the blood like a little Pac-man before it can reach the brain,” study researcher Dr. Ronald G. Crystal, . . . . Continue Reading
5 Most Inspiring Women of 2013
Whether the media did womankind justice this year is up for debate. Regardless of that, women killed it this year. Here are the top 5 most inspiring women of 2013, representing 5 different areas of culture. 5 Most Inspiring Women of 2013: Yoani Sanchez, Justice Blogger Yoani Sanchez is known globally because of her blog Generation Y . . . . Continue Reading
Film Review: Likeness
Elle Fanning (15 years old and the younger sibling of Dakota Fanning) stars in Likeness. Likeness is a film about the maddening horrors of eating disorders and is directed by cinematographer Rodrigro Prieto (Wolf of Wall Street). Prieto made this film with the help of his daughter, Ximena. His daughter has struggled with body image . . . . Continue Reading
Vermont’s Heroin Epidemic
According to surveys shown in 2010 and 2011 by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Vermont leads the nation in illegal drug use per capita. That’s not particularly surprising or shocking when it comes to marijuana, but the trend of Vermont’s heroin epidemic that’s surged into the state is cause for worry and . . . . Continue Reading
Movie Review: There’s Something Wrong with Aunt Diane
On the afternoon of July 26, 2009, Diane Schuler drove the wrong way in the fast lane of the Taconic State Parkway in New York for nearly two miles, before colliding head-on with an oncoming SUV. The end result was tragic: 8 casualties including herself, her 2 year-old daughter, three nieces, and all three people . . . . Continue Reading
War on Women?
To the untrained eye, it seemed that there’s been a sudden flurry of anti-choice bills in the legislative agenda, but in truth the war on women and women’s rights had been years, even decades, in the making. It wasn’t until three years ago, however, that conditions became ideal for the political perpetrators to take their . . . . Continue Reading