New York City Approves ‘Safe Injection Sites’
Injection centers – safe spaces for people to inject illicit drugs like heroin — have come to America, and New York is the latest city to hop on board.
Conor Bezane is a music-meister who has written for MTV News, AOL, and VICE. He is a recovering bipolar addict who can be found digging through the crates at a local record store when he’s not attacking his keyboard, writing nonfiction. His first book, The Bipolar Addict, is available now on Amazon.
Ketamine Nasal Spray Helps Ease Depression in Mere Hours
Esketamine recently passed a phase-two clinical trial with flying colors, demonstrating its therapeutic uses for suicidal depression. The effects of esketamine occur in just four hours after treatment — an unheard-of length of time compared to conventional antidepressants such as Prozac and Paxil
Ask The Author: What is Rapid Cycling?
Rapid cycling occurs when a person flips from manic to depressed, or vice versa, within a matter of days, weeks, months, or even hours.
Functioning Addicts in the Workplace: We Think We’re on the Sly, But We’re Not
I don’t know how I managed to go stealth, but I did. A lot of smoking and gum chewing was involved in my cover-up scheme, though that doesn’t usually mask the smell all the way, since the alcohol emanates from your pores as well.
Mariah Carey: From Songbird to Icon to Bipolar Role Model
Mariah Carey is now the most high-profile person living with bipolar disorder. She’s a beautiful woman even at 48, a superstar with pipes of gold and a voice that could outshine an opera singer. And now, she joins the ranks of fellow pop-culture icons like Carrie Fisher, Marilyn Monroe, and Amy Winehouse in what I’ll call the bipolar diva club.
Springtime: The Manic Season
I don’t know about you, but it’s springtime that usually triggers my mania. The warm weather, the tulips popping up, green grass, and trees with budding leaves makes me feel high after a winter of hibernation and depression.
The Pressure to Feel Fine When You’re Bipolar And Really Not
Everyone around you just wants the best for you. But the best isn’t always what’s in store for us bipolar folks. We all wear masks. Even the normies. Everyone has something wrong with their life. We cover up the bad things and pretend to be all right.
Dare to be Different: Reflections on World Bipolar Day 2018
I used to be ashamed of my bipolar status. I was ashamed of all of the screwball things I did when I was manic. We who are bipolar are all a little bit eccentric. I’m proud to be eccentric and I think it’s what makes me me. I’ve been stable, without a manic episode, since 2009.
Demi Lovato Gets Emotional During Six-Years-Sober Concert
Demi Lovato doesn’t flinch. She speaks her mind and is more articulate than most pop stars. Ask her about her bipolar disorder, addiction, or self-harming and she explains the tiniest of details.
Trump and the Opioid “Crisis Next Door”: Kill the Drug Dealers
A fascist dictator and Donald Trump now have something (else) in common: They both want to execute drug dealers. His position on opioids represents a slippery slope that could lead to even more extreme policies.
