http://www.metafilter.com/tags/sobriety Posts tagged with 'sobriety' at MetaFilter. Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:06:06 -0800 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:06:06 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/110651/Caught%2Dbetween%2DRecovery%2Dand%2Dthe%2DCoffin <a href="http://www.tampabay.com/specials/2011/reports/addiction-recovery/">If I Die Young: Struggling with Addiction and Recovery.</a> "Last year, 249 people died of prescription drug overdoses in Pinellas County, FL. Just about everybody who knew Stacy Nicholson figured she was next. Then an empathetic judge gave her a choice: <a href="http://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/article1206405.ece">recovery, or the coffin."</a> This is an extensive special report by the St. Pete Times. The first link in this post goes to the special report page. The second goes to the primary article. Additional resources: <a href="http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/alleyes/content/drug-court">photo gallery</a> and <a href="http://www.tampabay.com/specials/2010/reports/prescription-drug-abuse/">a related series they did last year on Florida's prescription drug crisis</a>. Also, "<a href="http://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/article1206395.ece">Drug court helps people regain lives 'after something has truly taken their soul'</a>" Video interviews: Part I: <a href="http://www.tampabay.com/components/video/if-i-die-young-chapter-1-death-and-determination/1330516230001/2652468001/">Death and Determination</a> Part II: <a href="http://www.tampabay.com/components/video/if-i-die-young-chapter-2-recovery-and-relapse/1330132833001">Recovery and Relapse</a>. Part III: <a href="http://www.tampabay.com/components/video/if-i-die-young-chapter-3-another-chance/1330307281001">Another Chance</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2011:site.110651 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:06:06 -0800 addiction court drug drugcourt drugs florida humaninterest nicholson oxycodone prescription recovery relapse sobriety zarq http://www.metafilter.com/102305/This%2Dis%2Dthe%2Dlargest%2Dmarket%2Dyouve%2Dnever%2Dheard%2Dof <a href="http://www.thefix.com/">TheFix.com</a> is a new site targeting the more than 40 million Americans who are recovering from drug and/or alcohol addiction. It features Ask-An-Expert <a href="http://www.thefix.com/ask-expert">videos</a>, news, editorials and thorough <a href="http://www.thefix.com/rehab-reviews">reviews</a> of rehab facilities based on Zagat's system. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/28/business/media/28fix.html">Founded by</a> Maer Roshan, one of the founders of Radar Magazine. <small>(<a href="http://www.wwd.com/media-news/back-on-the-radar-3566056">Via</a>)</small> Stories: * <a href="http://www.thefix.com/content/narconons-big-con?page=all">Narconon's Big Con</a>. * <a href="http://www.thefix.com/content/i-needle">An Ex Addict Aims for Motherhood</a> * <a href="http://www.thefix.com/content/meeting-minds">Finding the Perfect A.A. Meeting</a> * <a href="http://www.thefix.com/content/tearful-senate-testimony-over-designer-drugs">The Latest Designer Drugs—For Sale at Your Local Bodega</a> * <a href="http://www.thefix.com/content/how-americas-meth-queen-melted-down?page=all">Memories of a Meth Queen</a> * <a href="http://www.thefix.com/content/coming-clean">Coming Out as an Alcoholic</a> tag:metafilter.com,2011:site.102305 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:12:26 -0800 addiction alcohol community drugs recovery sobriety support thefixcom website zarq http://www.metafilter.com/18375/No%2Dthanks%2DIm%2Don%2DMineral%2DWater <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2002/06/killen.htm">No thanks, I'm on Mineral Water.</a> As the <a href="http://metafilter.meetup.com/top">MeFi Meetup </a>commences, the Atlantic Monthly offers some tips for teetotalers. And, hey...a designated driver is always a good thing, no? (via <a href="http://www.aldaily.com">a&amp;l daily</a>) tag:metafilter.com,2002:site.18375 Thu, 11 Jul 2002 08:10:18 -0800 alcohol drinking mineralwater sobriety teetotal teetotallers Ufez Jones