To Be Fair – Creator with a cause

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February 15, 2019

The Stigma of Suicide

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The Serious Philosophical Problem. By Jakeb Fair “I’ve been thinking lately about cells and suicide” Jared Brown said, as he avoided eye contact, looking over the city of Geelong. (Jared’s name is changed to protect him) Months away from finishing his PhD on ovarian cancer, he said, “Cells undergo apoptosis when they are weak…

jakeb
November 7, 2018

Purgatory

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I felt a push, a thud, a smack Now all I see, all I feel, is nothing but black My eyes unable to open My bones feel nothing but broken The darkness is confusing The silence is deafening The only feeling is my lack of believing. No afterlife No heaven, nor hell I cannot taste,…

jakeb
November 7, 2018

The Science of Addiction

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A delve into drug addiction and what we should know about it. An analysis of drug policy, and what we could do alternatively. Finally an educative piece about neuroscience, politics, and a very common human behaviour.

jakeb
November 6, 2018

Are You Dependent On Weed?

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Before we rush to legalise Cannabis, it is worth being a bit more critical of this “harmless” substance. I speak to a public health nurse and an addiction medicine specialist about some of the problems that pair with cannabis for a minority of users.