Confessions of a Crack Smoker
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Allowing yourself to be vulnerable and asking for help can transform hearts and minds. My hope is that these 'confessions'' will change the way we think about addicts. And maybe even afford them the compassion they deserve.
It's a good day for making snow angels and fresh starts confessionsofacracksmoker.substack.com/p/regret #NewYear2026 #addiction #recovery
December 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
It's a good day for making snow angels and fresh starts confessionsofacracksmoker.substack.com/p/regret #NewYear2026 #addiction #recovery
When I was using, I burnt off the parts of me that made me unique. Right down to my fingertips. confessionsofacracksmoker.substack.com/p/the-ghost-...
#addiction #addicitionrecovery #Recovery #recoveryjourney
#addiction #addicitionrecovery #Recovery #recoveryjourney
The ghost of Christmas past
My almost disappearing act.
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December 25, 2025 at 3:02 AM
When I was using, I burnt off the parts of me that made me unique. Right down to my fingertips. confessionsofacracksmoker.substack.com/p/the-ghost-...
#addiction #addicitionrecovery #Recovery #recoveryjourney
#addiction #addicitionrecovery #Recovery #recoveryjourney
My grandfather and I had this in common: We didn't want to live in the world we were given.
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#addiction #RecoveryPosse #MentalHealth
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#addiction #RecoveryPosse #MentalHealth
December 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My grandfather and I had this in common: We didn't want to live in the world we were given.
MORE: confessionsofacracksmoker.substack.com/p/the-man-wi...
#addiction #RecoveryPosse #MentalHealth
MORE: confessionsofacracksmoker.substack.com/p/the-man-wi...
#addiction #RecoveryPosse #MentalHealth
The only thing the Reiner tragedy demonstrates is that privilege can’t save addicts. open.substack.com/pub/confessi...
#nickreiner #reiner
#nickreiner #reiner
'Drug addict kills parents'
The Reiner murders won't do addicts any favors.
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December 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The only thing the Reiner tragedy demonstrates is that privilege can’t save addicts. open.substack.com/pub/confessi...
#nickreiner #reiner
#nickreiner #reiner
Recovery changes how you interact with the world. You’re no longer in a constant state of retreat. open.substack.com/pub/confessi...
Meet me at the lake
And we'll try not to die.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Recovery changes how you interact with the world. You’re no longer in a constant state of retreat. open.substack.com/pub/confessi...
Even villains get an origin story.
A rock star is born
The dog, the drip and the den.
confessionsofacracksmoker.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Even villains get an origin story.
It took me all this time to realize that my #addiction was a reckoning. It set me back. Only to set me forward. And then, it set me free. open.substack.com/pub/confessi...
I'll show you mine. You show me yours.
Addiction is a reckoning.
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November 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It took me all this time to realize that my #addiction was a reckoning. It set me back. Only to set me forward. And then, it set me free. open.substack.com/pub/confessi...
November 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Thank heaven for ex-crack smoker's little helper open.substack.com/pub/confessi...
November 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Thank heaven for ex-crack smoker's little helper open.substack.com/pub/confessi...
'We knew that we had crossed a line.' open.substack.com/pub/confessi...
November 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
'We knew that we had crossed a line.' open.substack.com/pub/confessi...
'I could tell she had a soul.' open.substack.com/pub/confessi...
A song for Velma
Do cars go to heaven?
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November 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
'I could tell she had a soul.' open.substack.com/pub/confessi...
November 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
'Where are your parents? Um... Your mother? Your father?' open.substack.com/pub/confessi...
The ballad of Edward Scissorhands
We all get a little lost sometimes.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
'Where are your parents? Um... Your mother? Your father?' open.substack.com/pub/confessi...
It's the triumph of a soul slashed and torn, only to be born anew.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It's the triumph of a soul slashed and torn, only to be born anew.
open.substack.com/pub/confessi...
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Free hugs... open.substack.com/pub/confessi...
The year we make contact
It's lonely in an addict's headspace.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Free hugs... open.substack.com/pub/confessi...
