I'm Nic Sheff and I'm an AA Member
The first rule of AA is that you don’t talk about AA. But AA is no Fight Club. So why can’t we just come out and stop being anonymous? By Nic Sheff READ MORE
How to Quit Being a Hooker
With sex addiction claiming celebrity headlines in recent years, Sex Workers Anonymous addresses the less glamorous topic: addiction to prostitution. By McCarton Ackerman READ MORE
Addiction and America's Fat Problem
Obesity and how to treat it are big in the media. So why doesn't HBO's new series, The Weight of the Nation, even mention addiction? By Susan Cheever READ MORE
The highs, lows and recovery of (get ready) the rock star lesbian Hole drummer–turned–crackhead–turned–wife, mom and dog whisperer. MORE
The mother of Carrie John—a post-doctorate substance-abuse researcher, whose IV drug-related death made headlines—is still trying to untangle her tragedy. How could somebody so well-informed succumb? MORE
Cutting yourself to quell emotional pain isn’t all that different from drinking or drugging, though the scars are more apparent. The question is: How dangerous is it? MORE
By Heather King
These 12-steppers have nothing to lose but their poverty, debts, hoarding habits, dead-end jobs, workaholism and fear of success. They have a world—and a "God-sized Wallet"—to win! MORE
CRC, run by Mitt Romney's old company, is the largest rehab operator in the world. With 30,000 patients a day—and growing—can it still offer effective treatment? MORE
We tend to associate certain personality types with very specific addictions, but the truth is more complicated than you might think. Let’s start with the myth of a certain rum-soaked literary giant in Cuba... MORE
The AA founder penned two versions of the 12 Steps, separated by 15 years and a lifetime of troubles. Their differences will surprise you. MORE
Stop the press! Journalists aren't exactly doing muckraking work when it comes to the government's controversial approach to drugs. MORE
By Nic Sheff
Sometimes people ask me if they can avoid losing everything before they get clean. My story offers a simple answer: I lost more than I ever could have imagined, and then I lost even more. MORE
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