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Stop Talking About My Age

By Taylor Ellsworth

I came into AA when I was 18. That doesn’t mean we have to keep talking about it. MORE  

Meetings With My Dad

By Taylor Ellsworth

Some people have to travel across the country to see their dad. I only need to show up at an AA meeting. MORE  

Do Sexual Predators Thrive in Alcoholics Anonymous?

By Lily Weinstein

When I got sober at 17, AA welcomed me with open arms. If only I'd known that some of them were dangerous. MORE  

My Big Fat Sober Wedding

By Taylor Ellsworth

The most embarrassing thing I’ve ever done—marrying a friend, Britney Spears-style—didn’t happen when I was a practicing alcoholic. I did it once I was already sober. MORE  

Relapsing on Mouthwash

By Vicki Hogarth

The meetings I went to were creepy enough for me to avoid the program altogether—and eventually relapse while gargling. Then I realized something had to change: me. MORE  

Managing An Eating Disorder

By Taylor Ellsworth

I’d happily abandoned drugs and alcohol. Then my eating disorder started eating me up. MORE  

The Quick Fix
Morning Roundup: June 20, 2013

New Hampshire nears approval of medical marijuana, UK public health minister calls smokers "drug addicts," and suburban NY mom indicted on pot-growing charges.

5:00am
Drunk Robs Gas Station With Clear Plastic Bag as "Mask"

A hapless robber is busted when cops see through his transparent ruse.

6/19/13 5:55pm
NYC Pastor Faces Off With Local Drug Users

A pastor receives threats after alerting police to "drug addicted behavior" around his Upper East Side church.

6/19/13 4:44pm
Chinese Official Blows Public Funds on Gaming Addiction

"Chu" faces prison after spending millions of taxpayers' yuan on an online role-playing game.

6/19/13 3:33pm
Christians and Muslims Unite to Fight Drug Abuse in Kenya

With the government turning a blind eye to a growing "national disaster," religious groups put aside their differences to help.

6/19/13 2:52pm
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Down and Out in the Rooms

"No matter how far down the scale we have gone." I was homeless when I came to AA and the experience helped other homeless men to get sober.

The Rehab Review
Cliffside Malibu
 
 
 
 

The “beach-house-relaxed” Cliffside Malibu claims to provide an oasis for recovering addicts and alcoholics. And that’s just what you'll get—if you’ve got the cash.

Newport Academy
 
 
 
 
 

This SoCal rehab fosters a regimented but respectful recovery environment, where teens learn how to live sober through plenty of 12-step meetings and life-skills classes—not to mention "equine-assisted psychotherapy" and mixed martial arts.

Reflections
 
 
 
 

This exclusive Northern California rehab is all about client choice—as well as golf outings, Buddhist field trips and keeping up with the office.

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