Bad Habits in Literature and Culture

Partying: Becoming an Addict has Never Been Easier

Drug and alcohol glorification in the media has sent a new wave of suggestive material crashing on top of Generation Z (1996–2005). Movies such as “Project X” depict hour long scenes of sex, drug use, alcohol consumption, and other substances that make people, specifically…

How Addiction is Overcome

Views on addiction have shifted significantly over the years, with viewpoints changing over time as new data is found. One of the most recent and popular theories is a disease model, which holds that addiction is a chemical dependency of the brain. However, this model has resulted…

Denial

No, it’s not that bad. It seems normal to me. There’s really nothing wrong with me. These are all phrases that we as addicts tell ourselves to justify or to deny our addiction. Why do we do that? Why do some addicts deny that there are addicted. Of course, most are aware that they have an addiction and abide to a…

The Story of the Stranger

On the street, he says nothing. The road is already full of woes rising off the city folk like a black cloud. His own don’t need to be added to it. He walks, passed dimly-lit bars, their signs flickering neon like a worn down beacon. He knows them all by name, knows the people…

The Netflix Addiction

Anything can be turned into a potent addiction, even if it starts out as a harmless habit. A perfect example that heavily relates to college students is an addiction to T.V., specifically Netflix.

Laughter is the Best Medicine: Comedians on Codeine

There is a disturbing number of comedians addicted to various drugs. Some of the most popular are opiates. The reason for this is incredibly disturbing. Throughout the past century, we’ve lost countless comedians to suicide and drug…

3 packs a day with 3 weeks to live

My name is Marlene Tabernack and I’ve been smokin’ a pack a day since 1955. A month ago I was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer and given 3 weeks to live. What have I been doin’ since then? Smokin’ 3 packs a day.

Is Peer Pressure Still in Fashion?

When I first started high school, I remember my parents lecturing me about the downward spiral that peer pressure would persuade me to fall into. They warned me about the prevalence of drugs, alcohol and other sinister “adult” things that I would be exposed to. I…