<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:57:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/substanceabuse/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Mapping the genetic landscape across 14 psychiatric disorders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figure 1. Shared genetic risk across 14 psychiatric disorders. This diagram illustrates the five major genetic factors identified in the study: Compulsive Disorders, Schizophrenia-Bipolar Disorders,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-172582/@theworldaroundme/mapping-the-genetic-landscape-across</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-172582/@theworldaroundme/mapping-the-genetic-landscape-across</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-172582]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theworldaroundme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:11:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVqFVvkXVUAoCnJ1v1VgroFt8gEbR89Q5L7PgVzShJJbATPHZM4gDpgKw9yrYxxbr7CPu4jNeLjPCq7tDdawaRg2QCQbudhPYummBrsRMn3LAjdaS1ZgSfqPQXrfN8FS6g7Gj?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dark Side of Hard Drugs: Stories They Don’t Want You to Hear!]]></title><description><![CDATA[It started with just one pill at a party—just a little something to “loosen up.” No one thought it would spiral into years of addiction, broken relationships, and, ultimately, tragedy. This is the story]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@bgee/the-dark-side-of-hard-drugs-stories-they-don-t-want-you-to-hear</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@bgee/the-dark-side-of-hard-drugs-stories-they-don-t-want-you-to-hear</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bgee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2025 19:07:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgQdDTbGMMsfHVkNHz3NJpri2U3WfE8bfF3g8GEruYCCiX4F1gkZkdsQKvzHshbV3XCuuB5WUCN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone Is A Potential Victim But Only Few Fall Victim ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drug and substance abuse is an extreme burden of Concern in today's society. This can cause issues like mental, physical, and social health problems for an individual under the influence of these substances]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178437/@mikechrist/everyone-is-a-potential-victim-but-only-few-fall-victim--fgo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178437/@mikechrist/everyone-is-a-potential-victim-but-only-few-fall-victim--fgo</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mikechrist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 14:29:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC9m3Di196HGhr4YW3ESqe5c8myPniMj7EXpuXcJPKbNn6kZdSjPWtb7RnZiAjVxcbWMW8jucMksfmzkPVJyETdxDHegYgebAWx2CeGYbRAjKZtk1XRRUA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The destructive effects of excessive alcohol consumption.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alcohol? It's not that I dislike alcohol. No, I don't, but rather, I hate it when people drink alcohol to stupor. Some people know the side effects of drinking a lot of alcohol and what it causes in our]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@oluwa-tosin/the-destructive-effects-of-excessive-alcohol-consumption-6ha</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@oluwa-tosin/the-destructive-effects-of-excessive-alcohol-consumption-6ha</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oluwa-tosin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 10:02:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQGTUVUV4qPQ39zmUCZidNbFY7mEaqbfmcKC9TgexbQJvqgC3vNBxnvmAWEBBiFYW6tdpB7S2CopXnbtZxQY9L3HnYso7W1M3AmgAi49QexaErontQBKXPc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicotine Pouches in Pakistan | نکوٹین پاؤچز پاکستان میں]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Today, I want to draw your attention towards an important issue which is not only crucial but also sensitive because it affects the future of our younger generation. 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No more than 6 or 8 fags a day usually, but still, that was too]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@owasco/my-lifelong-obsession-a-freewrite</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@owasco/my-lifelong-obsession-a-freewrite</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[owasco]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2023 23:43:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCZkbkYnhjdqJs4RTTscNrYvGeBa66dy7qjyDVUwkVF9Tfu6XRAoAkQTBA2JvhmnNyDBX6AGMikhJZjuH9u1tGqWk3RGbWByN2So8XDh9gHLhie?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Messed up Car]]></title><description><![CDATA[Messed up Car My one son, which is still a student drives a older (2006) Peugeot 206. The same son has some substance use issues, and one evening, without us knowing, and in a haze he went to buy some]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rynow/messed-up-car</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rynow/messed-up-car</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rynow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:02:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HuuaCwcKuiEkeKJRPGSCJJH4AUmGBDAtujWNevp83J4kH7t3gxPmL7zVNk4UBZUfsk2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This network is a thing of beauty. Blazing on HIVE, thinking about my life stories.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exploring a new digital ecosystem at about a 6. To the coffee drinkers I say have your coffee. To the imbibers I say drink if you can control that beast. To the cigarette smoker I say smoke them if you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@amphlux/this-network-is-a-thing-of-beauty-blazing-on-hive-thinking-about-my-life-stories</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@amphlux/this-network-is-a-thing-of-beauty-blazing-on-hive-thinking-about-my-life-stories</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amphlux]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2021 21:57:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvf3xsYr6qQ7dm31DuBHGui8pKMdEVPxhLfEeEoVMPfUw4Z8qUuN8Q1cR52hG8Xx1phBCcfxBZP3YdrPx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gremlin. A Freewrite]]></title><description><![CDATA["There you are! Graham Wild came out of nowhere like a gremlin. "We are in a private room." Lucy was madly trying to finish up her semester project for creative writing class. 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TMZ]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/macmiller/@aichajeral/what-rappers-should-learn-from-mac-miller-s-death</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/macmiller/@aichajeral/what-rappers-should-learn-from-mac-miller-s-death</guid><category><![CDATA[macmiller]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aichajeral]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2018 13:58:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVoAvXt2X6pMxYAb3q65xMju8wryWxKrsghkPLMwuRfuJp7JgHPs9gfA8KnQBEiVAR1NDJcCbrLp5wJXn8irGr1XTYMhSPQmM2HM21VVXygRUQvUmPiKuHgH2mFtZ3D9zBknA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goodbye, Sweet Codeine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source The latest BBC Africa Pidgin documentary Sweet Sweet Codeine really packed a punch as for the first time government took an overdue action by enforcing a ban on the use of codeine in cough]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nigeria/@gemstone24/goodbye-sweet-codeine</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nigeria/@gemstone24/goodbye-sweet-codeine</guid><category><![CDATA[nigeria]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gemstone24]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 12:11:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVg6rx71HQzvuuZdHwoCiTSoAvjfaVYNJ4X9QuPrxDzDNAxo51EJHu8G1AZfNovApDxBf31uY4jT6Du8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#SubstanceAbuse comes in different forms.]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@rishherbalist/substanceabuse-comes-in-different-forms</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@rishherbalist/substanceabuse-comes-in-different-forms</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rishherbalist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2017 18:51:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9sj8huSQNQQVUPyhCWmxk4BvKNrVWH7RqZsNW9Bnr8XWQgeNy4T4Lwwsbstzv3E7xK7ogkB1cetA89ZaAJtdU1gmaPFQDYz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An unrealistic recovery, part III: I'm all sorts of screwed up]]></title><description><![CDATA[(parts one and two here Remember that one kid who was completely unable to flirt with and/or ask another person out due to their own intense fear of either rejection or embarrassment? The common narrative]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@ooxide/an-unrealistic-recovery-part-iii-i-m-all-sorts-of-screwed-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@ooxide/an-unrealistic-recovery-part-iii-i-m-all-sorts-of-screwed-up</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ooxide]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2017 04:56:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWSu6XcjDcnme4iDcXrhFqjGjHt88iPP7avHht669YAcqchy6CCVjXLGWvkasnc4Fk2zPXcmL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An unrealistic recovery, part II: The monster in the sky]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fred was ridiculously charismatic; I'm almost positive that had it been anyone else asking me to stay over and get sober, I wouldn't have. He had that gift of gab though, and as much as I hated to admit]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@ooxide/an-unrealistic-recovery-part-ii-the-monster-in-the-sky</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@ooxide/an-unrealistic-recovery-part-ii-the-monster-in-the-sky</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ooxide]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2017 23:11:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89nkiSCCV46LssMJQoG6GFTf6GioBJjsQFVRaU94kCtDWx76hXyrKKLH59jSbbhNLfCX3e3L7T4xv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An unrealistic recovery, part 1: Coming to terms with the jerkass that I was.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(II and III here I've spoken already about drugs and my propensity for doing them, followed by incredibly impulsive acts. I've briefly discussed how I moved into a strangers house to get sober, and I've]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@ooxide/an-unrealistic-recovery-part-1-coming-to-terms-with-the-jerkass-that-i-was</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@ooxide/an-unrealistic-recovery-part-1-coming-to-terms-with-the-jerkass-that-i-was</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ooxide]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2017 21:03:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PrxqAS8My84z8QnDpEsSBnKFsBYXvoCjS2UiWZhN3vtmVkcVThA8KciAXnRtFKHHWyoGjHqG9K7N4U3nRVCVWoJtDiZQfVP8AEz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Take on the Suicide of the Great Chris Cornell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of us Suffer Unknowingly "I'll wait for you there, like a stone. I'll wait for you there, alone......." The recent death of Chris Cornell is having a surprising effect on my reaction to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/suicide/@beemillz/my-take-on-the-suicide-of-the-great-chris-cornell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/suicide/@beemillz/my-take-on-the-suicide-of-the-great-chris-cornell</guid><category><![CDATA[suicide]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beemillz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2017 02:21:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQyotRPt1Hd7fPufGf1WCpCvB7qBKbTk6qw1YXLAvHP3j7UEhbATCYvN8rNTCsfwPGQn2NT8VsGubxMcHzDWm5Fpt8Xr4s6cM6fUjmceokZG81akNNvekiqghwFLQE2RGwtnogxRseVy5p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Substance Abuse (An Original Poem)]]></title><description><![CDATA[image source Substance Abuse I have a problem. It's substance abuse. I'm addicted to a substance And the substance is You. 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By the promise of cash for contributing quality content. 2. To consume quality]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introducemyself/@fascinate/my-name-is-randall-this-introduction-story-gets-strange-in-the-middle-a-tale-of-substance-abuse-mental-health-punk-rock-and</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introducemyself/@fascinate/my-name-is-randall-this-introduction-story-gets-strange-in-the-middle-a-tale-of-substance-abuse-mental-health-punk-rock-and</guid><category><![CDATA[introducemyself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fascinate]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2016 18:41:03 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>