'Zine review: "Why Do I Get High? A Drunk Punk Guide To Relapse Prevention Without Gods Or Masters" by Tim Spock

[transcendentalhobo]

Based mostly on the Biopsychosocial model (BPS) of disease treatment introduced in the 1970s by the Psychologist George Engel, this is the fourth 'zine by Spock in Microcosm Publishing's Prison to Pamphlet series.

BPS rejects the idea that there's only one path to recovery, including that BPS itself might not work for you.

Since Spock and I started corresponding, I've lost three friends to drug overdoses, and another committed suicide which was how I found out she was using. 'Zines like this are an important part of how we can try to move forward as a society.

Spock delves deeply into Disease Theory and the biology of addiction, psychology, and the social aspects of both substance abuse and sobriety.

Like 'zines in general, it isn't comprehensive, but a great place to start if you're thinking about sobriety, or trying to support someone with substance abuse issues.

Why Do I Get High?: A Drunk Punk Guide to Relapse Prevention Without Gods or Masters

In his years of drug use and alcoholism, Tim Spock has grown to understand a lot about addiction. Due to these said addictions (and then poor choices and...

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[transcendentalhobo]

Also, hopefully Spock will be out in 20 months and running meetings on the outside.

In the meantime, you can hit him up at:

Tim Spock 633757
2500 S. Avon-Belden Rd.
Grafton, OH 44044

Or on Getting Out Mobile: 633757

He's also got a supporter keeping up an IG @drunkpunkrecovery and an e-mail address timspock77 at gmail dot com.

Also, if you live in the US and can't afford it now, I've got a few copies of the new 'zine left over from the Seattle Anarchist Book Fair, please message me soon so I can send one to you before I carry it all the way to Chicago just to send it to you from there!

 

[Beegod Santana]

Is this the same Tim Spock who killed 2 people when he drove drunk through a barrier into a festival crowd in Cleveland back in 2012?

 

[transcendentalhobo]

Is this the same Tim Spock who killed 2 people when he drove drunk through a barrier into a festival crowd in Cleveland back in 2012?

Yes, that's why he's in prison. His first 'zine is about that. He's the only prisoner I've ever corresponded with who believes he belongs in prison. It's a crazy story for sure.

 

[Beegod Santana]

Ya, it's some heavy shit. I've never read his zines but I heard about that when it happened. As someone who's worked countless events my initial reaction is that 14 yrs is kinda light for randomly killing 2 people, intentional or not. On the other hand, I can't think of any real benefit to society to keeping him locked up longer.

 

[transcendentalhobo]

Yeah, I actually don't really understand how sentencing works outside of mandatory minimums and three strikes.

A skinhead in Chicago pushed an elderly Asian fisherman into Montrose Harbor and he drowned some years back. He had some priors and still only got a year and a half.

 

[transcendentalhobo]

https://web.archive.org/web/20080617204812/https://www.chitowndailynews.org/Chicago_news/Man_charged_with_murder_in_harbor_drowning,9838

When Matt interviewed me for the Anarchist Guide to Travel I almost mentioned this as an example of needing to know about your surroundings.

When I lived in Uptown, Chi, Montrose Harbor was the kind of place I would walk wearing sandals if it was warm out.

 

[transcendentalhobo]

The review finally went live!

Zine Reviews: "On Subbing: The First Four Years" and "Why Do I Get High? A Drunk Punk Guide To Relapse Prevention Without Gods Or Masters"

Reviews by A. Iwasa

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