Sam Lansky
By Sam Lansky
Amanda Bynes pleads not guilty to DUI after Obama plea, Tila Tequila goes MIA post-rehab, and model live-Tweets "sober" actor's airplane bender. MORE
By Sam Lansky
While my dad was recovering from a massive heart attack, I was on a coke run. Since then, I've tried to become a better son, while still struggling to shut the door on memories I want to forget. MORE
By Sam Lansky
For many gay men, when it comes to sex and dating, it's often hard to separate fantasy from reality. Drugs and alcohol helped many of us obscure some inconvenient truths about the objects of our affection. But what are you supposed to do when you're suddenly stone cold sober? MORE
By Sam Lansky
As a teen I fantasized a fabulous life fueled by piles of drugs. Britney Spears was my idol. But my life came apart just as hers crashed and burned. Now that we're both sober, I've never felt more alive. So why does she seem so dead? MORE
By Sam Lansky
Can anyone really identify the best pop songs about addiction? We can. Or at least we can publish a smart, admittedly haphazard and insanely subjective Top 10 list on the subject. Just to start a fight. MORE









