Fight Like a Brave by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Fight Like A Brave by Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Fight Like a Brave” is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers from their 1987 album The Uplift Mofo Party Plan. It is the first song on the album and was released as a single.The song Fight Like a Brave was written by Anthony Kiedis for their 1987 album The Uplift Mofo Party Plan. It was written about Kiedis addiction to drugs. Kiedis’ drug addiction was interfering so badly with his involvement in the Chili Peppers that he was thrown out of the band because of it. With help from his mother back in Michigan, he attended support groups which really spoke to him and convinced him to stay sober for almost six years. At first he did not take them seriously, but began to recover when he saw that they were filled with people like him who were simply trying to help each other.”Fight Like a Brave” is featured in the video game Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3. Lyrics: All you slingers and fiends hide behind your rocks put down your guard I’m not here to box this is no showdown so throw down your guns you see it doesn’t matter where you come from you could be from park ave or from a park bench you could be a politican or a bitchy princess but if you’re lookin’ for a fist and you’re lookin’ to unite put your knuckleheads together make a fist and fight not to your death and not to your grave I’m talking about that freedom fight like a brave fight like a brave don’t be a slave no one can tell you you’ve got to be afraid If you’re sick-a-sick’n’tired of being sick and tired if you’re sick of …
Rats, like humans, return to drinking once punishment is removed
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A new study by researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse suggests that rats may behave in the same way. This is important because a significant amount of addiction research is performed in animals, using models of addiction, before it is …
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Cruise Control: Understanding Gay Men and Sex Addiction
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Now, however, gay marriage is a hard-fought-for reality in several states, and with a forward-thinking president who has spoken in support of it on more than one occasion, other states are likely to follow. This has created a dramatic shift in gay men …
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Support group to visit
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SOLACE Portsmouth members sought to end the growing epidemic of prescription drug addiction in their area by giving support to individuals and families affected by addiction and advocating for policy changes. But the group has grown since 2008 and now …
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