hitting bottom
Teens and Drugs: Helping Parents Chill Out
By Barry Lessin
A teen's drug use can cause parents to make bad decisions that damage their child. By tapping into what harm reduction and skilled parenting share, therapists can help parents to truly help. MORE
Can an Addict Save the LA Angels?
The MLB team hedges its bets on Josh Hamilton, a star player with a history of addiction. MORE
My Bottom Was Lower Than Yours
People in AA like to compete over their crack den stories. I say let's stop battling over bottoms and just decide we all won. MORE
Do You Have to Bottom Out?
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









