Just the concept sounds like it's designed to prove that you can induce depression over the phone.

Addiction generally but especially fentanyl is such a blight. So many people lost. Treating people who are deeply enough addicted compassionately, both individually (no I don't want to buy a tictac or watch you shoot up on the bus-- between your toes really?) or with any kind of policy is not easy.

Treatment, even outpatient programs, should absolutely be more available to people who are broke and who want it.

If cell phones were more common in the early 90s, this hotline would have allowed Clerks to have a happier ending.

All I remember is the debate on whether blow jobs count as sex. IIRC, this was the central plot narrative for the entire decade.

That's probably for the best.

The dream I described in the other thread might be tied to why I decided to post this. That sensation of not being able to trust your motivations and rationalizations about the world, and flickering back and forth between lucidity and not is still with me.

Also, I have a sharp pin-like pain in my heel, so I've been wearing house shoes since yesterday, which I never do. Usually I just am barefoot at home. But since I wasn't barefoot, I forgot to change into my work shoes, and I am now wearing my plastic, flowered semi-ridiculous house shoes to teach in. It is like the dilute after-image of my dream made real.

Off to teach!

7: Don't pee yourself!

In theory, you could just hook your fitbit up to call 911 if you don't have a pulse. But that would probably cause a ton of false alarms.

I think a fitbit takes your pulse. If not, there's things that do and are cheapish.

But that would probably cause a ton of false alarms.

Nah, only if someone took their watch off.

Or lost cell service.

9: It's been tried.

Treatment, even outpatient programs, should absolutely be more available to people who are broke and who want it.

Tell your state representatives that you support the use of Medicaid funds for recovery services. Also keep an eye on what your state/city are doing with the opioid settlement money.

13: If it won't work in Apple users, it might work in humans.

the audio version of this piece is great, i recommend it. i think it is a this am life episode?

not finding it soul crushingly bleak - in appalling circumstances people are doing impressive practical & ethical work with love & care & i admire them enormously.