Against the Current, With the Stream

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When it comes to getting high, John Paschal chooses to stand alone.

“The kids that bullied me had no idea they’d play a part in 12 different suicide attempts. How could they?”

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This is a comment by Mike Potter on the post “Should We Forgive Apologetic Bullies?”

Drink Like a Union Man

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Jesse Kornbluth learns to suck it up like the big boys.

“We already have ‘Friends don’t let friends drive drunk.’ Why not extend that to sex?”

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How does fatal drunk driving compare socially to the things that happened in Steubenville? If campaigns against drunk driving don’t work, how do you design a consensual sex campaign? What effective messages have you seen that could apply?

5 Questions from the Steubenville Rape Case

Once I get beyond my initial feelings about the whole situation, I’m left wrestling with a number of questions that still feel terribly unresolved.

“People tend to have more success replacing harmful drugs with less harmful drugs than avoiding them all together cold turkey.”

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If you’ve ever been addicted to something, were you able to break the addiction completely? Or did you end up just changing the object of your addiction?

What Has Been Found Guilty in Steubenville?

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An entire set of unspoken assumptions has been dragged out into the light.

“I go to AA to hear other’s experience, strength, ideas and to share my own.”

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If you are a teetotaler, what things have helped you stay sober? If you aren’t a teetotaler, what helps you say in control of your drinking habits?

The Teetotal Consciousness Shift

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Joseph Gelfer found that when he became a teetotaler, he became genuinely free to be who he wanted to be.

Plum Island

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Norm Appel was terrified to have children while drinking and taking pills. He discovered why.

Maker’s Mark Broadens Target Audience for Their Whisky

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Will watering down their whisky water down Maker’s Mark’s reputation? The premium whisky distiller becomes a case study in branding.

7 Tips To Bring Back Your Virility the Natural Way

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Dr. Stephen Petteruti talks about some non-pill-based ways to address erectile problems.

Why I’m Quitting Drinking in 2013

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I’ve finally realized I’m no longer ‘one of the lads’ but a ‘binge drinking father figure.’

The Place for Beer Is … in Hell?

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This is the “Beer in Hell” edition of “Church Sign Epic Fails” with Christian Piatt!

I’d Rather Risk Rape Than Quit Partying

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Alcohol and drugs dissolve clear boundaries of consent. Mostly that works out okay. Sometimes it doesn’t.

“Society won’t let me have the sex I want, but Johnnie Walker will.”

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This is a comment by Alyssa Royse on the post “Nice Guys Commit Rape Too”.