Addiction
Creative humans often have a propensity for mind-altering experiences, and sometimes this leads to addiction. The posts below share stories about substance abuse and addiction, and advice on staying well.

Resource List: Mental and Financial Health During COVID-19
We thought it would be helpful to periodically summarize what’s out there to calm the storm of information that seems to be swirling around us. So here is a resource list focusing on mental health, wellness and financial assistance to help soften the impact of COVID on all our lives.
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Dear Little Bobby: Worried and Still Bar-Hopping With My Alcoholic Friend
I don’t want to be an annoying downer so I’m just kind of ignoring her extreme drinking habits, but I feel really guilty and like I’m an enabler. How can I be a good friend to her AND get through to her?
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Alcohol Irresponsibility and the Toll It Takes on Our Creative Communities
This is more than just a “people die when they drive drunk” post, although that’s an important thing to remember anytime alcohol is involved.
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Dear Little Bobby: Wanting to Help a Friend Addicted to Heroin, and Still Angry
He asked me for a small amount of money and promised me that it was not for drugs. I want to help but I don’t know if I can trust him.
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Burning Questions for Sini Anderson, Director of The Punk Singer Inga chats with her former flatmate about Sister Spit, sobriety and filmmaking
Sini Anderson co-founded Sister Spit, the raucous spoken word tour, and directed The Punk Singer, an award-winning doc about Bikini Kill’s Kathleen Hanna.
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