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- Jun 22, 2021
- 1 min
An Update from Chris Trigg (Arrived Sealed!)
Chris was released from prison in May 2022! The following was received a year prior to that date.
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drjunkieshow
- Jun 5, 2021
- 11 min
Punishing Kids for Symptoms: My Experience with Autism, Addiction & Anxiety
For as long as I can remember, I have been punished for things I cannot control. It started in elementary school, when my parents gave...
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drjunkieshow
- Apr 26, 2021
- 11 min
Ghost Dope: The Story of Chris Trigg
Last month I stopped by my office to check my mail box, and I discovered an unsealed manila envelope containing 28 hand-written pages....
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drjunkieshow
- Apr 20, 2021
- 4 min
Private Prisons & Personal Profit: Capitalizing on Human Suffering
Prisons are torture. The idea of squeezing a few bucks out of already-laughable budgets is difficult for those who have been inside to...
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drjunkieshow
- Apr 6, 2021
- 2 min
Free Will: Not even a good Illusion
Free will is not real. It's not even a good illusion. But it is such a handy shortcut to explaining the world that we use it to avoid all...
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drjunkieshow
- Mar 21, 2021
- 1 min
How Media "Teaches us to Love Fear"*
“what if the mass media are, in effect, teaching us to see the world in ways that will, ultimately, lead to disaster?” (Dixon, "Teaching...
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drjunkieshow
- Feb 26, 2021
- 2 min
The "Opioid Crisis"
We are not in the midst of an opioid epidemic; we are in the midst of a white opioid epidemic... It is true that between 1999 and 2021...
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drjunkieshow
- Feb 17, 2021
- 3 min
Crack Cocaine
Crack cocaine is just cocaine in a smokable form. There is no real difference between what the two drugs do in the body. But there is a...
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drjunkieshow
- Feb 14, 2021
- 2 min
Help, my Friend is Addicted to QAnon!
Many of us have loved ones who become entangled in conspiracy theories and wind up losing themselves in a web of incredible stories. And...
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drjunkieshow
- Feb 4, 2021
- 3 min
Terrorizing Gender with Dr. Mia Fischer
The United States is a culture built on performances: civility, gender, class, occupation, sexuality, and a million more scripts we...
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drjunkieshow
- Jan 27, 2021
- 2 min
Rethinking Addiction w/ Maia Szalavitz
My guest (S2 E3), Maia Szalavitz, is a rock star in the world of harm reduction. Her 2014 TIME article, "Cheap Crack Pipes, Free Heroin...
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drjunkieshow
- Jan 16, 2021
- 4 min
The Problem with 12-Step Programs
In 1993 Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain appeared on the cover of The Advocate, alongside the caption, "I am gay in Spirit." That was the...
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drjunkieshow
- Jan 10, 2021
- 2 min
Suing Walmart Pharmacy
79,000 people died from a drug overdose in the US between 5/2019 & 5/2020. We can end the opioid overdose crisis tomorrow by passing...
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drjunkieshow
- Dec 29, 2020
- 1 min
79,000 Overdose Deaths and Counting
It was bad before the virus hit. We were losing almost 70,000 drug users ever year from overdose. That's someone every ten minutes. Plus...
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drjunkieshow
- Dec 5, 2020
- 2 min
Meditation
When I decided to stop using heroin a decade ago, Medication and Meditation were both vital to my success. Methadone (medication)...
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drjunkieshow
- Nov 22, 2020
- 1 min
Captured Words Free Thoughts
This annual magazine is devoted to sharing the voices of those locked behind bars. Please share our message, and our contact information...
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drjunkieshow
- Nov 15, 2020
- 1 min
Addiction
Addiction is not a disease; it is a learning disorder. We learn to use drugs because they work great; that's how learning works. But we...
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drjunkieshow
- Nov 6, 2020
- 4 min
Christian Privilege: Its in the Blueprints
The concentration of power, wealth and privilege under Christian hegemony accumulates to the ruling class, predominantly white male...
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drjunkieshow
- Oct 11, 2020
- 3 min
Drug Court
“I need my Suboxone. I was booked with it, the prescription for it and the letter from my doctor. I am in full-blown withdrawal and need...
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