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Hamilton Morris Talks Pharmacology, Prohibition and Addiction

Hamilton Morris is an American writer, scientific researcher and journalist. Born in New York City, Hamilton studied anthropology and science at the University of Chicago and The New School. Morris serves as the science editor for Vice Magazine in addition to being a science columnist for Harper’s Magazine. A

coming of age

I Like Waking Up In Unfamiliar Places (Fiction)

From the perspective of a young, teenaged woman, by Mark J. WilliamsI like waking up in unfamiliar places. It’s something my Dad really hates. He says, “One day, Katie, you’re gonna get yourself killed.” But, I tell him not to worry; I’m an adult, even

Being Charlie

Nick Reiner on Dopey Podcast

being_charlie_poster Nick Reiner, grandson/son of Hollywood Royalty Carl Reiner and Rob Reiner, was in an out of rehabs from the age of 15, he’s now 22. After living homeless across the US and 17 different rehab stays, he decided to stop heroin. Part

Addict

Interview with 'Free Refills' Doctor re His Opioid Addiction

“The book was to show that opioid addiction is not necessarily a death sentence. People love and support you and there are many resources. People can be healed but it’s definitely a process and a struggle.” — Dr. Peter GrinspoonThe memoir “Free Refills: A Doctor Confronts His

Bipolar

Katie Holmes and Luke Kirby Are All Fired Up

Honeysuckle’s Dorri Olds met with cast members of the movie, “Touched with Fire.” Those in attendance at Manhattan’s Ritz-Carlton were stars Katie Holmes, Luke Kirby, Christine Lahti, writer-director Paul Dalio, and veteran actor Bruce Altman. Holmes plays Carla, a bipolar poet who checks herself into a psychiatric hospital

Abuse

Talking Drugs, Prison, and Writing with Author Ryan Leone

Ryan Leone Wasting Talent Ryan Leone wrote his first book, Wasting Talent, when he was 25 years old. Now 30, Ryan Leone is working on his second book . And still fighting the demons that have plagued him for more than half his life. I first interviewed Ryan Leone for The

Addiction

The Angel Program in Gloucester is Treating Addicts Instead of Incarcerating Them

In the United States, there is a long history of treating substance abuse as a criminal justice problem. Alcoholism is an exception due to the legal status of alcohol, but many other drugs came under increasingly restrictive laws in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Marijuana, for instance, went

Addiction

Five Ways David Bowie Songs Kept Me Alive During Addiction

Album cover art by Guy Peellaert • Article written for TheFix.com by Dorri Olds It’s easy to trace my emotional life through David Bowie songs. My dad was the boss at two New York City radio stations and he brought home promotional albums every night. I had two sisters.

Abuse

Honeysuckle Magazine--Issue 1: March 2015

Honeysuckle Magazine’s March 2015 Issue 1: REBEL YELL is now online! Click here.

Boardwalk Empire

Michael K. Williams Tells Honeysuckle Magazine About Playing Drug Kingpin 'Freeway' Ricky Ross in 'Kill the Messenger'

Michael K. Williams Scar Michael K. Williams came from a tough background. The actors shares candidly about the use of drugs and alcohol in his story. When he was 25, Williams mouthed off to the wrong person and got his face slashed. He has said if he hadn’t