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MACDONALD: Social Media Doom Scrolling

June 23, 2026 Steve MacDonald

I just read a great piece on Substack about what it’s like to break the chemical addiction cycle of the internet, and specifically, social media. The dopamine loop. The pleasure-pain balance. Interesting stuff. You all likely know by now that when your phone does that little alert thing, be it a beep, tweet, chirp, or … Read more

Let’s Use the ‘Pardon’ To Start a Conversation and Raise Some Awareness

December 8, 2024 Celeste Clark

Many people are talking about the president pardoning his son. In the field of substance misuse prevention, we call this an opportunity to raise awareness that substance misuse addiction is a heartbreaking disease. It is important to know that it is also completely preventable. Sadly, far too many people in our country are impacted by … Read more

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How to Properly Help a Veteran Struggling with Addiction

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 Guest Contributor

When it comes to addiction, so often the help people provide ends up becoming enabling. It’s difficult to ride this line. When you want to help someone you love, you have to be careful not to put them in a position to continue using drugs and alcohol. This is especially difficult when the person is a veteran.

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Biden to Spend 30 Million on Crack Pipes for Minorities

March 13, 2022February 9, 2022 Ray Cardello

Just when you think Joe Biden and his administration have lowered the bar to an embarrassing level, he does something more egregious and drops the bar some more.

Seattle City Council Considers Allowing People to Steal ‘Legally’ For the Right Reasons

December 13, 2020 Steve MacDonald

Seattle is the gift the keeps on giving. They’re all bad gifts, but they come with important lessons. These are the things liberals do when they have no fear of political consequences. What is it this time? It would not be illegal to steal if you are “poor.”

Does addiction last a lifetime?

May 30, 2020 Guest Contributor

Mark Smith celebrates 10 years in recovery from his opiate addiction. “It’s been a whole decade since I entered a rehab center,” he says. “Though I decided to get treatment, I still had doubts. You know, they say “Once an addict, always an addict.” The stigma is strong.” Indeed, society has a lot of misconceptions … Read more

South Philly Opens Supervised Drug Injection Site – Is Your Neighborhood Next?

March 5, 2020 Steve MacDonald

In South Philadelphia residents are outraged. A nonprofit called Safehouse took a community by surprise. It did so by announcing the opening of a supervised “shooting gallery.” The non-profit is opening a drug-injection site in their neighborhood this week.

Is Porn the Embodiment of the Liberal Political Agenda?

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Porn addiction, like all addictions, ruin relationships. And like drug use, these are not victimless crimes. And I don’t mean crime in the legal sense. More its impact on the foundation of the culture and the nation. One built on families whose survival demands certain morals and values.

Big Pharma Is Not Responsible for the Addiction and Overdose Crisis

June 24, 2020October 25, 2019 Steve MacDonald

New Hampshire is always looking for jackpot justice and milking large corporations for one-time payouts. It is disgusting — another hidden tax on consumers. MBTE contamination was one such case, and opioids are the next big payoff, but should they pay?

Democrat Legacy – $40 Billion to Treat Addicts but No Money for a Border Wall

October 1, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Water is pouring through a hole, but the only question NH’s Democrat congressional delegation has is when can we get more money for bigger umbrellas and more boots?

Shaheen Announces Legislation to Address Addiction, Sadly Not Related to Her Own

July 12, 2019July 12, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Is it ironic that a professional tax and spend politician has announced a plan to redistribute another $63 Billion to combat a problem that only exists because of a Democrat President and her sycophantic support of his priorities?

Gambling with Our People

April 15, 2019 Op-Ed

by Cornerstone Attorney, Christopher Jay, Esq The New Hampshire legislature is contemplating HB 480 which would legalize sports betting in the Granite State. Why shouldn’t we just legalize and regulate expanded gambling? After all, New Hampshire has had a lottery for years, generating revenue for the state. People are going to bet on sports anyway, … Read more

Psych Diving

October 28, 2018 Ian Underwood

In the documentary Free Solo (now in theaters), you can watch Alex Honnold climb El Capitan without a rope — something that doesn’t seem possible even after you’ve just watched him do it.

Much of the film is about the reactions of the other people in his life, including his friends, who are making the film. During some parts of the ascent, they leave their cameras running, but have to look away because they’re afraid for Alex.

They’re afraid for good reason. As one of Alex’s climbing partners puts it: ‘Everybody who has made free soloing a big part of their life is dead.’

But his mother puts her own fears into perspective this way: ‘I think when he’s free soloing that’s when he feels the most alive, the most… everything. How can you even think about taking that away from somebody?’

Government, Pain, And Addiction

July 15, 2024November 19, 2015 Steve MacDonald

Could Government policy on pain medication be fueling heroin addiction? We explore issues with the Drug database, morons in the bureaucracy, and a policy-culture that treats regular people in need like criminals.

Gambling Addiction

September 26, 2018April 26, 2013 Steve MacDonald

From the Granite State Coalition Against Expanded Gambling…

The “no proof” meme was laid to completely rest yesterday at hearings before the community impacts subcommittee of the House special joint SB152 committee. Here is the Nashua Telegraph’s story on these hearings.

Dr. Rachel Volberg, the world’s most widely published gambling addiction expert, presented the most current data from her 2012 meta-analysis of all 202 gambling addiction studies worldwide conducted since 1975. These findings disappoint both pro- and anti-casino advocates, but the findings are abundantly clear:

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Breaking The Addiction To Government

September 26, 2018December 24, 2010 Steve MacDonald

Image: thesassyminx.com The December New Hampshire labor report, period ending October 2010, is not all that remarkable. Coos County is still suffering while overall the state is hanging in at 5.4%. This number is still reflective of issues with the size of the labor force versus mid 2009 numbers. We have to watch that as we head through the November and December reports into January, where holiday hiring will add to the labor force, and then most likley drop off.

What may have been the most interesting aspect of the new report however, was this paragraph from the first page.

In New Hampshire private industry GDP growth was below that of government. The current dollar change in private industry between 2008 and 2009 was almost non-existent. less than a $1 million dollar difference. When adjusted for inflation private GDP saw a 1.5% percent decrease. Government however (this is New Hampshire State Government) saw a 4.6% increase in current dollars.

This is how Democrat-controlled states feign growth.