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Morning.

In this long, raw video, I talk about what my life was like when I was in the 'functioning' stage of alcoholism, before it turned into chronic end-stage alcoholism. This is very much in the 'sobriety content to fall asleep to' category so I hope you enjoy it.

Hit me up with any questions.

Good luck out there.

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In this raw and emotional episode of Me and My..., we follow the powerful journeys of people who were consumed by alcohol and the devastating impact it had on their lives. From drinking at an early age to being trapped in a cycle of addiction, they share the highs, lows, and the painful truth about what alcohol did to their relationships, career, and self-worth.

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By popular demand, I decided to return to the topic of delirium tremens and alcoholic hallucinosis. In this video, I recount a different experience I had with delirium tremens as a result of alcoholism and alcohol withdrawal.

It's a hard watch. There's some gory detail in here that I haven't heard many people discuss before. But it's all true, and therefore, it all needs to be shared.

Good luck out there.

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Victorian London was a city of contrasts — strict manners on the surface, and a lively, hidden world beneath it.
Behind narrow alleyways and fog-covered streets were the pubs, taverns, and gin shops where ordinary people gathered to escape long workdays, share stories, and find a sense of community.

In this episode, we explore the social history of Victorian drinking culture:
• how pubs became meeting places for workers, writers, sailors, and travelers,
• why gin gained such a powerful reputation in the 19th century,
• how smoke-filled rooms shaped London’s nightlife,
• and what diaries, newspaper reports, and sketches reveal about daily life inside these secret corners of the city.

Rather than sensationalizing the era, this documentary looks at the human side of Victorian leisure — the friendships, routines, and small comforts that shaped life in a rapidly changing metropolis.

So dim the lights, close your eyes, and step into the quiet stories hidden behind London’s wooden doors and flickering gas lamps.

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In this calm, haunting episode, we explore the dark underbelly of London’s heroin crisis, where broken promises of escape became chains of dependency. From musicians and artists to ordinary teens, this is the story of how a generation chasing freedom found itself trapped instead.

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In 1978, 60 Minutes declared PCP "America's #1 drug problem." But two decades earlier, this same drug was being injected into surgical patients at prestigious hospitals as a medical breakthrough. This is the untold story of how phencyclidine transformed from Parke Davis Pharmaceutical's miracle anesthetic into the street drug that sparked one of America's most intense drug panics.

CHAPTERS
00:00 - Introduction: 1978 Media Panic
01:47 - Chapter 1: The Chemistry of Disconnection (1926-1956)
08:48 - Chapter 2: Parke-Davis and the Dream of Perfect Surgery (1957-1965)
19:46 - Chapter 3: Haight-Ashbury and the Hippie Experiment (1965-1970)
27:43 - Chapter 4: Transformation to Angel Dust (Early 1970s)
37:29 - Chapter 5: The Dark Side Emerges (Mid-1970s)
42:41 - Chapter 6: The Chemistry of Fear (NMDA Receptors)
51:39 - Chapter 7: The Media Explosion (1978)
1:04:03 - Chapter 8: Law Enforcement and Escalation
1:06:01 - Chapter 9: The Science Fights Back
1:17:52 - Chapter 10: The Decline (1980s Crack Displacement)
1:28:12 - Chapter 11: The Long Shadow (Legacy and Lessons)

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As many people have been wondering or stating that this is AI, I will therefore go through my process. The voice is a digital replica of a professional voice-over artist, and therefore there will be mispronunciations, but I will do my best to make it sound right. If it doesn't, perhaps some of you can get a good laugh. The imagery is made by an AI image generator, which I use to bring my visualizations to life. Research is done by both me and Google's search engine AI to ensure factual accuracy. This can then cause some repetition in the script because the goal is to have 1+ hours for those seeking to fall asleep but I will do my best to ensure little to no repetition is made.

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Imagine Victorian London — gas-lit streets, cramped bedrooms, and a “miracle medicine” hidden in nearly every drawer. Behind lace curtains, countless women swallowed a sweet red liquid that promised calm but delivered chaos. Doctors prescribed it freely. Husbands depended on it. And slowly, quietly, it began twisting minds, ruining families, and turning ordinary women into trembling shadows of themselves.

In this video, we uncover The Scary Deadly Drug That Turned Victorian Women Into Maniacs — the shocking epidemic of addiction that ravaged homes, destroyed sanity, and exposed the darkest corners of Victorian medicine.

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Today we explore Britain's long and complicated battle with drugs, from the victorians to spice zombies. We work out how drugs became the Achilles heel of capitalism.

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This in-depth historical documentary explores the complete evolution of methamphetamine — from its origins in a humble Chinese shrub called *ma-huang* to its transformation into one of the world’s most destructive drugs. The script traces how early chemists isolated ephedrine, how the substance fueled soldiers in World War II, and how it evolved into a global epidemic spanning Japan, the U.S., and beyond. Blending history, science, and human tragedy, it reveals how a discovery meant to heal became a weapon of war, a tool of industry, and eventually, a worldwide crisis of addiction and despair.

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