Ep 11 - DRUGS and The LGBT Community On Guard Cigar Salon

Drugs! How prevalent are they in our queer community and should we tolerate or just cope with them? What do we do when we see someone struggling with addiction or wanting to play while high? Our guest Stephan Ferris (AKA: Blue Bailey) talks with us about his own personal struggles and the book he wrote about them: BLUE MOVIE

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Resources for Help:

Alcoholic's Anonymous. Find a meeting near you -https://www.aa.org/find-aa

Castro Country Club, a refuge for the San Francisco queer community - https://www.castrocountryclub.org/

Conscious Recovery Library -https://www.wholehearted.org/title/conscious-recovery-library

Crystal Meth Anonymous. Find a meeting near you - https://www.crystalmeth.org/cma-meeting-directory/

Definitions of addiction and recovery terms - https://www.recoveryanswers.org/addiction-ary/

Directory of drug and alcohol detox and rehabilitation services which includes LGBTQ-specific community addiction services by state - https://www.addicted.org/drug-alcohol-addiction-services-lgbtq-community-united-states.html

Gay & Sober's. Providing a safe, fun, and enriching experience to the sober LGBTQ community. https://www.gayandsober.org/

Harm Reduction - https://www.recoveryanswers.org/resource/drug-and-alcohol-harm-reduction/

LGBT Foundation - Recovery (UK) - https://lgbt.foundation/recovery

LGBT Treatment Centers - https://www.gayandsober.org/directory

LGBTQ+ & Recovery. Recovery Research Institute (MA) - https://www.recoveryanswers.org/resource/lgbtq-in-recovery/

Making Addiction Treatment More Realistic And Pragmatic: The Perfect Should Not Be The Enemy Of The Good - https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/forefront.20211221.691862/

San Francisco AIDS Foundation, substance health services - https://www.sfaf.org/services/substance-use-treatment/

There is life after addiction. Most people recover - https://www.npr.org/2022/01/15/1071282194/addiction-substance-recovery-treatment

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