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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  

Pharma's Fraught Quest for Addiction-Med Pay Dirt

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In an exclusive interview, we grill the co-chairs of the Congressional Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus about what the US is getting right and wrong. MORE  

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The new Iron Man 3 movie airbrushes out Tony Stark's gripping alcoholism sub-plot. But comic books have rarely been so squeamish. These caped crusaders fought their addictions with a KA-POW! MORE  

How I Went Back to School for Addiction

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How Alcoholism Scars India

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Amid alarming reports of soaring sexual assault rates, The Fix reports from India on the extent to which alcohol is to blame. MORE  

Alcohol as Anti-Depressant: How to Break the Cycle

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What actually takes place in addiction treatment? In the second of a three-part series, Dr. Tom Horvath shows cognitive therapy for a dual depression/drinking problem in action. MORE  

Zoloft Put the Pleasure in My Sobriety

By Maia Szalavitz

"Better living through chemistry" isn't just a slogan: I've been on antidepressants for 20 years, and can still remember exactly when the first one started to work—allowing my recovery to begin for real. MORE  

The First Numbers to Prove Recovery Works

By Michael Dahr

An ambitious national survey out today aims to quantify how recovery from addiction benefits us all. Experts dispute the validity of the data, but can at least agree that this is a good start. MORE  

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