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Where There’s Smoke, There’s Vaping?: JUULs Usher in a New Age of Nicotine

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Photos by Milan Loiacono "I’m definitely addicted,” Pepperdine senior Griffin Duvall said. “Mentally and chemically.” Duvall said he began smoking cigarettes during his sophomore year, while he was abroad in Florence, Italy. “I feel like everyone did,” Duvall said. “People try it because it's the culture.” After Duvall returned from Italy, he had a talk with his … [Read more...] about Where There’s Smoke, There’s Vaping?: JUULs Usher in a New Age of Nicotine

G News 1/18/2017

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What happened at Pepperdine this week? Chapel vandalism, the installation of water bottle stations, a recovery support group announced, and new SGA Junior Class President sworn in, that's what! _______________________ Follow Pepperdine Graphic on Twitter: @PeppGraphic Subscribe to G News on Youtube at Pepperdine Graphic … [Read more...] about G News 1/18/2017

Addiction, Risk Thrive In Southern California Porn Industry – Currents Magazine Spring 2016

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Photo by Daniel Caso“People can call me a degenerate all they want, but everyone’s got skeletons in their closet — I just leave my closet door open,” Dominic Piccirillo, a former employee of California’s prodigious pornography industry said. “People are always lying in bed at night thinking about their sins. We all do it. I’m just not … [Read more...] about Addiction, Risk Thrive In Southern California Porn Industry – Currents Magazine Spring 2016

Unplug Yourself to Engage Your World

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Art by Sacha Irick Do you ever look up from your phone and see the sun a little lower and the people around you are different from when you last looked? If so, you’ve caught yourself in phone limbo. Our obsession with technology, with either video games or social networking, is dangerous. The effects can already be seen in younger generations, our siblings, our family … [Read more...] about Unplug Yourself to Engage Your World

Get SMART about Recovery

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“Finding Nemo” introduces himself in a fish addiction meeting by saying, “Hi, my name is Bruce” and receives a collective greeting in response. Cultural recognition when someone talks about addiction and the recovery process is possible due to the 12-step programs that dominate the recovery environment. A person struggling with addiction traditionally finds his or her identity … [Read more...] about Get SMART about Recovery