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 MOVIEStephan FerrisTwitter: http://Twitter.com/BlueBaileySF IG: http://instagram.com/BlueBaileySF Get the book : BLUE MOVIEhttps://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- LeatherWARDROBE: http://OnGuardGear.com-------- Cast Socials -------Twitter: http://Twitter.com/OnGuardSalon IG: http://instagram.com/OnGuardSalon http://OnGuardSalon.com Race BannonTwitter: http://Twitter.com/BannonRace IG: http://instagram.com/BannonRace http://Bannon.comGraylin ThorntonTwitter: http://Twitter.com/GraylinThornton IG: http://instagram.com/GraylinThornton Kristofer WestonTwitter: http://twitter.com/KristoferWeston IG: http://instagram.com/KristoferWeston The Cigar PigTwitter: http://twitter.com/TheCigarPig IG: http://instagram.com/TheCigarPig Pup AmpTwitter: http://twitter.com/PupAmp IG: http://instagram.com/PupAmp A @Wattsthesafeword Production