By Jennifer Matesa with Jed Bickman

A group of leading American addiction experts recently released a sweeping new definition of addiction, sending the the powerful psychiatric lobby into a tail-spin. MORE  

By Alexandra Katehakis

From Tiger Woods to Anthony Wiener, most bold-faced names who get caught with their pants down blame their actions on sex addiction, while the public largely scoffs at the label. But a top therapist argues that it's no laughing matter. MORE  

By Kenneth Garger

The drive to legalize pot has spawned hundreds off-beat organizations. But few have been as controversial as Moms for Marijuana, founded by a pain-crippled woman in Idaho. Pot has helped relieve some of her endless agonies. But how will it effect her kids? MORE  

By Anneli Rufus

Why military researchers and other doctors are using LSD and ecstasy to heal war-scarred veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq. MORE  

By Dirk Hanson

Daniel Radcliffe’s admission that he abused alcohol for years before getting sober last August has stunned the media. But after spending years on New York's party circuit, the former teen phenomenon is determined to re-invent himself an adult actor of substance. MORE  

By Maia Szalavitz

America is certainly afflicted with a huge opiate problem, but you won't get the real story in the media. As the White House prepares to launch a billion-dollar anti-Oxy war, here are some rarely reported but crucial facts about who gets addicted—and why. MORE  

By Jeff Forester

For many addicts who are prescribed opiates for pain, addiction isn't the biggest risk. Much more dangerous is the rarely-discussed danger of opiate-induced hyperalgia....a state of excruciating pain caused by the painkillers themselves. MORE  

By Sally Chew

Dr. Thomas McLellan fled D.C. after just a year as Deputy Drug Czar. In an exclusive interview, the cranky academic explains why he left, what he accomplished, and why health-care reform may be the best weapon against addiction. MORE  

By Ruth Fowler

Just because your doctor took a Hippocratic oath doesn’t guarantee that he’ll be able to confront you about hitting the bottle. (Or that he’ll treat you like a human being.) MORE  

By Tony O'Neill

If alcohol and drugs stay in your system for just a few days, why do so many people need months to start feeling normal again? The Fix serves up the latest research (and some hard-earned advice) on the savage side effects of sobriety.  MORE