By Lance Dodes MD

A leading psychiatrist examines the unprecedented rejection of his profession's new diagnostic system by the federal mental health research establishment. His conclusion? A plague on both their houses. MORE  

By Michael Dhar

The newly revised, hotly contested book of psychiatric diagnoses is finally here. As the dust settles,The Fix reads the tea leaves for its real-world significance. MORE  

By Sadie Long

My husband helped me get sober, then he went back to drinking, relentlessly. Today, I'm walking the fine line between staying sober and staying married. MORE  

By Jimmy Long

I have 10 days back. And while I've been a member of AA for 24 years, I've been drunk for the last 12. MORE  

By Adam K. Raymond

The Fix reports from Indiana, where the American meth epidemic rages on. Those who work to make hazardous homes safe have human pain to deal with, as well as chemical contamination. MORE  

By Anna David

It takes a lot for some people to realize that addiction and alcoholism are the same thing: A sleazy date finally taught me what even a wise counselor could not. MORE  

By Dr. A. Tom Horvath

What actually takes place in addiction treatment? In the third of a three-part series, Dr. Tom Horvath shows exposure therapy in action as an alternative to avoidance in the treatment of cravings. MORE  

By McCarton Ackerman

Clean and sober since 2008, former Boston Celtics star tells The Fix about the extremes of his addiction to Oxy and heroin, and the joys of an honest paycheck. MORE  

By Maia Szalavitz

Some things done in 12-step meetings may be humiliating or hurtful—but when done in treatment programs, they're toxic to mental and physical health. The difference is about power. MORE  

By Matt Harvey

During the 1950s Red Scare, America's first drug czar fed the opiate addiction of America's most feared senator. Loved or hated, McCarthy remains a legend. Why is his drug habit so little known? MORE