? P.S.A: Quiting an Addiction (Self-Harm/Drugs/Alcohol) +My Story

Published October 18, 2013

? P.S.A: Quiting An Addiction (Self-Harm/Drugs/Alcohol) +My Story – WARNING – POSSIBLE TRIGGER WARNING (SELF-HARM) For those who have JUST quit an addiction such as cutting: wait 15 minutes before you act on any urges you hav…

Holliston man preserving Kerouac's legacy through music, movies

Filed under: drug addiction movies

… and just released "Esperanza: Songs From Jack Kerouac's 'Tristessa,' " an album of 16 original songs and spoken word readings by independent artists inspired by Kerouac's 1960 novel about the writer's doomed love affair with a drug-addicted …
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Yes, Movies 'Can Tell Truths' — but Does 'Captain Phillips'?

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The omnipresence of khat, a leafy stimulant, in the movie doesn't make the rendering of Muse and his crew any more empathetic. The pirates are constantly chewing the drug and bickering over their supply; at times they come across as junkies who are …
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