Drugs! How prevalent are they in our queer community and should we tolerate or just cope with them? What do we do when we see someone struggling with addiction or wanting to play while high? Our guest Stephan Ferris (AKA: Blue Bailey) talks with us about his own personal struggles and the book he wrote about them: BLUE MOVIE Stephan Ferris Twitter: http://Twitter.com/BlueBaileySF IG: http://instagram.com/BlueBaileySF Get the book : BLUE MOVIE https://www.unboundedition.com/product/blue-movie-stephan-ferris-literary-nonfiction/ Reading is Fundamental Podcast https://www.youtube.com/@ReadingIsFundamentalPodcast Resources for Help: Alcoholic's Anonymous. Find a meeting near you -https://www.aa.org/find-aa Castro Country Club, a refuge for the San Francisco queer community - https://www.castrocountryclub.org/ Conscious Recovery Library -https://www.wholehearted.org/title/conscious-recovery-library Crystal Meth Anonymous. Find a meeting near you - https://www.crystalmeth.org/cma-meeting-directory/ Definitions of addiction and recovery terms - https://www.recoveryanswers.org/addiction-ary/ Directory of drug and alcohol detox and rehabilitation services which includes LGBTQ-specific community addiction services by state - https://www.addicted.org/drug-alcohol-addiction-services-lgbtq-community-united-states.html Gay & Sober's. Providing a safe, fun, and enriching experience to the sober LGBTQ community. https://www.gayandsober.org/ Harm Reduction - https://www.recoveryanswers.org/resource/drug-and-alcohol-harm-reduction/ LGBT Foundation - Recovery (UK) - https://lgbt.foundation/recovery LGBT Treatment Centers - https://www.gayandsober.org/directory LGBTQ+ & Recovery. Recovery Research Institute (MA) - https://www.recoveryanswers.org/resource/lgbtq-in-recovery/ Making Addiction Treatment More Realistic And Pragmatic: The Perfect Should Not Be The Enemy Of The Good - https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/forefront.20211221.691862/ San Francisco AIDS Foundation, substance health services - https://www.sfaf.org/services/substance-use-treatment/ There is life after addiction. Most people recover - https://www.npr.org/2022/01/15/1071282194/addiction-substance-recovery-treatment Huge thank you to our sponsors: http://LeatherDaddySkin.com Use offer code: ONGUARD for 10% OFF and Mr-S- Leather WARDROBE: http://OnGuardGear.com -------- Cast Socials ------- Twitter: http://Twitter.com/OnGuardSalon IG: http://instagram.com/OnGuardSalon http://OnGuardSalon.com Race Bannon Twitter: http://Twitter.com/BannonRace IG: http://instagram.com/BannonRace http://Bannon.com Graylin Thornton Twitter: http://Twitter.com/GraylinThornton IG: http://instagram.com/GraylinThornton Kristofer Weston Twitter: http://twitter.com/KristoferWeston IG: http://instagram.com/KristoferWeston The Cigar Pig Twitter: http://twitter.com/TheCigarPig IG: http://instagram.com/TheCigarPig Pup Amp Twitter: http://twitter.com/PupAmp IG: http://instagram.com/PupAmp A @Wattsthesafeword Production