interventions
Fix video columnist Jane Velez-Mitchell says interventions can help, but the addict must want to get clean. MORE
By Will Godfrey
The subject of the first ever TV intervention now works alongside his mom in tonight's TLC special: Cracking Addiction. They speak with The Fix. MORE
The comedian goes to rehab for the 13th time, after his boss and friends intervene during a live taping of his show. MORE
By Bryan Le
Prescription and illicit drug use linked, study examines effectiveness of brief interventions, and man denies spiking company coffee with meth. MORE
By Judy McGuire
Tony Fitzpatrick isn’t just a successful artist, writer, actor, entrepreneur and dad—he’s also 28 years sober. MORE
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