black and white image of a girl's face with her hand covering half of it.
opponents
Features
Getting Better Meant Getting Bigger
It meant eating past the point of comfort. It meant not letting yourself feel that high, that addictive strength that filled your stomach when you kept it empty of everything else.
By Cassia Hameline
senior man filling prescription for vidodin
opinion
Features
Prevent Opioid Overdose Deaths: A Call for Specific Prescribing Laws and Physician Oversight
Make doctors precisely explain why they are prescribing opioids and why they decided on the pill count and refill allowance for each patient. 
By Christopher Dale
Book cover for "Dope World" shows an open mouth with tongue out and ripped dollar bills scattered around.
Drug War
Features
"Dope World" Takes a Globe-Spanning Deep Dive into Our Relationship with Drugs
Vorobyov investigated drug use and culture in 15 different countries on five continents, from the coca plantations of Colombia to the mean streets of Moscow.
By Seth Ferranti
black and white image of a girl's face with her hand covering half of it.
Getting Better Meant Getting Bigger
opponents
Features
senior man filling prescription for vidodin
Prevent Opioid Overdose Deaths: A Call for Specific Prescribing Laws and Physician Oversight
opinion
Features
Book cover for "Dope World" shows an open mouth with tongue out and ripped dollar bills scattered around.
"Dope World" Takes a Globe-Spanning Deep Dive into Our Relationship with Drugs
Drug War
Features

Home

The Gallery (123)

Collections

Collections

Businessman from back, alone with other people in the distance.
Suboxone
white people sitting in a circle at a recovery meeting
AA
Depressed or annoyed black woman, leaning on a wall
opioids
Heidi with macaw on shoulder.
sex addiction
black and white image of a girl's face with her hand covering half of it.
mental health

Recent Features

Depressed or annoyed black woman, leaning on a wall
oppression
Drug Deaths in Black Communities and Our Collective Denial
Headshot of Lilly Dancyger next to book cover for Burn It Down.
book
Harpies, Bitches, Witches and Whores: Women Write About Anger in New Anthology
Hand reaches out to sun on horizon.
alternatives
Ibogaine: Promising Addiction Treatment or Snake Oil?
Chris Brancato Giving Direction to Forest Whitaker in "Godfather of Harlem"
interview
"The American Dream Is Built on Crime": An Interview with "Godfather of Harlem" Creator Chris Brancato
Woman with chin on hand, holding apple.
smober
Nicotine and Self-Recrimination: Kicking My Last Addiction
woman in red, knit cap perplexed by Facebook algorithm
targeted
Social Media Algorithms as Triggers: Wish-ing for a Meth Pipe
someone being consoled by another, view from behind.
grief
5 Ways to Process the Death of a Friend in 12-Step Recovery
woman under word "help" written on wall
alternatives
We Need Harm Reduction for All Drugs, Not Just Opioids
Screenshot from video for "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" by Mike Posner
music
8 Super Relatable Songs About Addiction and Recovery from the Last 5 Years
Woman with content expression, outside, observing without a smartphone
disconnect
Digital Detox: I Gave Up My Smartphone for 22 Days
Face in silhouette in circle exhaling smoke or vapor, person vaping
harm reduction
Should I Stop Vaping?
a man sits alone in the city, looking depressed.
speak up
Let’s Talk About Suicide
Woman smiling, eyes closed, in nature
mental health
The Million Dollar Smile: My Life with Bipolar Disorder
Sad man at airport, head in hands
rx
Traveling with Prescription Medication? Here's What You Need to Know
white people sitting in a circle at a recovery meeting
Bias
Why Aren't There More People of Color in the Recovery Movement?
Pregnant woman side view, outside.
Motherhood
My Methadone Pregnancy
Person silhouetted against sunset, waving scarf in the air.
self
On Ascension: Finding the Courage to Heal and Grow
woman addicted to plastic surgery, posing
Body Dysmorphia
Childhood Trauma, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, and Plastic Surgery Addiction
Woman holding two milkshakes in restaurant and smiling
filling the void
On Moderation and Other Fantasies
Sarah Hepola
interview
Life After “Blackout”: An Interview with Sarah Hepola
Unhappy woman sits apart from happy family members
unhappily ever after
My Family Is My Greatest Disappointment
Lara B Sharp and Noni
inspiration
Lara B. Sharp's Transformation
Woman staring at camera, standing among neon signs
self-care
7 Ways to Be a Rebel...in Sobriety
group sitting in a circle, one person grieving, head in hands.
grief
Finding Meaning in Tragedy: Addiction, Trauma, and Activism
Woman at shoreline in front of setting sun, clouds, ocean
the path
How I Learned to Show Up for Life Without Alcohol
Businessman from back, alone with other people in the distance.
coming clean
In Recovery, on Suboxone, and in the Weed Business
Heidi with macaw on shoulder.
freed
Heidi Fleiss Talks Sex, Drugs, and Saving Macaws
Black and white image of couple embracing, woman's face visible, facing camera, over man's shoulder.
seeking love
The Perils of Dating While Sober

Read more

Ronnie Wood
Ronnie Wood Details Excesses, Sobriety In New Documentary
Somebody Up There Likes Me explores the highs and lows of the...
jury selection
Jury Selection Begins In Federal Opioid Trial
The trial that begins next week technically will focus on Cuyahoga...
kids learning drug education
Drug Policy Alliance Creates Harm Reduction-Based Guide For Drug Education
The new drug education curriculum is based on harm reduction...
black and white image of a girl's face with her hand covering half of it.
Getting Better Meant Getting Bigger
It meant eating past the point of comfort. It meant not letting...
senior man filling prescription for vidodin
Prevent Opioid Overdose Deaths: A Call for Specific Prescribing Laws and Physician Oversight
Make doctors precisely explain why they are prescribing opioids and...
Book cover for "Dope World" shows an open mouth with tongue out and ripped dollar bills scattered around.
"Dope World" Takes a Globe-Spanning Deep Dive into Our Relationship with Drugs
Vorobyov investigated drug use and culture in 15 different...
Hitting Rock Bottom...Twice.
Post date: 10/18/2019 - 02:59
Be the Master of Your Destiny
Post date: 10/17/2019 - 03:08
Narcotics Anonymous, addiction, recovery
All else is not NA
Post date: 10/16/2019 - 02:54
close up of a man determined to beat his addiction to alcohol
Matthew’s Story: The Decision to Give Recovery a Chance
After receiving treatment at Ardú Recovery Center in Utah, Matthew...
man and woman smiling and jogging
How Exercise and Self-Care Help You Stay Sober
Taking care of your body can help you keep cravings under control.
sober college students seated in a circle on the grass
Back to School: 5 Things You Should Know About Staying Sober in College
Avoiding drugs and alcohol can help you have a healthier, more...
Ask an Expert: How Do You Safely Detox From Benzos?
Ask an Expert: How Do You Safely Detox from Benzos?
Dear Expert, I know that withdrawal from Xanax is very dangerous, with risks of panic attacks and...
A man and a pregnant woman lying on a bed.
Ask an Expert: I'm Pregnant and on Methadone
Q: Hello, my husband and I are expecting our first child in a couple of months. We are both on...
Baggie and white powder.
Ask an Expert: Is There a Way to Know if Fentanyl is in My Drugs?
I'm scared to death of fentanyl, mostly because I don't know of any way to tell if the heroin or...
someone being consoled by another, view from behind.
5 Ways to Process the Death of a Friend in 12-Step Recovery
Dealing with the death of a close friend in sobriety can be tough....
Woman with content expression, outside, observing without a smartphone
Digital Detox: I Gave Up My Smartphone for 22 Days
I had no idea how much of an Internet world I’d been living in,...
Woman lying on the floor reading comics, self-care, mental health in recovery
Taking Care of Your Mental Health in Sobriety
Pre-sobriety, alcohol and drugs often serve as coping mechanisms....
Video: What Is Suboxone?
Questions about Suboxone are some of the most frequent search terms that bring people to The Fix....
Drawing with giant Kool-Aid in an AA meeting with AG and PG and 12 steps on the wall, AA cults
AA Cults I Have Known
A couple of years ago I went to the Atlantic Group in New York. It was springtime, and the moneyed...
Sad businessman in prison due to breaking fentanyl drug laws
How Fentanyl Hysteria Leads to Harmful and Ineffective Drug Laws
My only experience with fentanyl was when I was pregnant. I was on a hospital bed writhing in agony...
Michael Phelps Is Out of Rehab and Into the Pool
Michael Phelps is out of rehab and staying sober. The Olympic swimmer recently completed his stint...
Is AA at Fault for the Murder of One of its Members?
On September 18, 2014 a three-year long court case involving a woman who died by the hands of a man...
Newport Academy
California Drug Rehab Center Review Fifteen miles northeast of downtown Newport Beach, amid...