The Benzo Epidemic Won’t Go Away On Its Own
Benzo addiction is becoming increasingly more common in the United States. It’s an epidemic that will not go away without raising awareness for the people
Sean Paul Mahoney
Sean Paul Mahoney is the author of the new collection of essays Now That You’ve Stopped Dying and the co-host of the LGBTQ recovery podcast Queer Mental Condition. He also works as a recovery mentor and peer support specialist in Portland, Oregon.
Sober and Suddenly Single
“It’s just us three from here on out,” I remember thinking as I stood in my kitchen and stared at the scruffy faces of my two cats. See, I was getting divorced and it was hard not to feel like a divorced old cat lady.
Being Sober Doesn’t Mean Being Perfect
At this moment, my life is what you could politely call a shambles. Shambles, let’s go with that. A sh!tshow, a disaster, a hot mess would all work too but shambles sounds like such a classy way to say falling apart.
What The Show “Euphoria” Gets Right About Addiction
There’s a moment in the new HBO series Euphoria where Ru (in a knockout performance by former Disney star Zendaya) tries to buy drugs, only to be denied, that felt eerily familiar.
