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After outpatient treatment, inpatient treatment, and multiple rounds of detox, Max got sober through online treatment. Now they help others.
Opioids loom large in discussions about substance use, but where did they come from, and why are they such a problem? We—the nation in general as well as Workit, in particular—talk a lot about the opioid epidemic. But where did it come from? Why is it a larger problem now
Alcohol use within the LGBTQ+ community is a serious problem. Sean Paul Mahoney is here to educate us on the issue and how to overcome the sponsored pride.
Content warning: This piece includes non-graphic references to sexual assault and emotional abuse, as experienced and witnessed by the author. There are many labels I could use to describe my sexual identity. I’m queer and technically pan—demisexual with men, and aromantic with women. Call me bisexual. It’s reductive and limiting
Recovery, sexuality, and marathons—all of these have taught me that by moving through my discomfort, I can come to a place of acceptance and joy. It was a rainy Saturday morning, and I was standing in the Javitz Center in New York City. The center was crowded with hopeful athletes
I got my first job in 10th grade, the day after my 16th birthday. At that job, a coworker and I bonded over our hatred of ketchup. It was the first time such an innocent interaction had made me nervous. I’d never thought of girls that way. Why was it
I don’t like the term “clean” when referring to abstaining from drugs, given the stigmatizing implication that someone who is active in their addiction is “dirty.” However, thinking back to when I was in the throes of my alcoholism, feeling “dirty” pretty much captures my innermost truth. I felt shame,
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