By The Fix staff

Prescription drugs are a killer in Canada, marijuana arrests outnumber violent crime arrests, and Mob Wives star breaks omertà on her pill addiction. MORE  

By Valerie Tejeda

The pop star has reportedly lived in an LA sober house for a year, while filming the X-Factor. MORE  

By Amy Dresner

In my early twenties, I discovered speed. The affair was short but not at all sweet—unless you count the all Caramello bars. MORE  

By Hunter R. Slaton

Delray Beach officials are renewing their efforts to regulate what they see as a Wild West environment of sober-living homes. MORE  

By McCarton Ackerman

For the sixth season, Will Smith is keeping Dr. Drew's patients in line. But his own life story is far wilder than anything you've seen on TV. MORE  

By Amy Dresner

I’ve been going to rehab for the past 15 years. But this is my last one—I hope.  MORE  

By Nic Sheff

Every rehab I went to suggested that I go directly to a Sober Living. Unfortunately the houses ranged from fantastic to egregious and you had no way of knowing which it was going to be until you got there. MORE  

Malibu, Calif.

This relaxed sober-living manse is a great next step for rehab grads who’ve become enamored with the Southern-California recovery lifestyle—so long as you don’t mind just a touch of obligatory “bunch of strangers living together” drama. MORE  

By Renae Kaslovsky

A groundbreaking event promises a festival of Irish music, dance and comedy—but no booze. MORE  

By May Wilkerson

Communities on the Tanzanian island break cultural ground with addict-run sober houses. MORE