Carrie Fisher: Our Stigma Fighting Icon
For The Fix
The notion that a relapse of some kind negates the recovery accomplishments and impact on society at large is ridiculous.
Category: addiction
Ask an Addict: Do People Become Addicted to Addiction Recovery Groups?
For Paste Magazine
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For Paste Magazine
Read MoreRunning, Recovery, and Hugs, without the Anonymity
For The Fix
Read MoreAsk an Addict: Growing Out of Addictions and Falling into Others
For Paste Magazine
Read More100 Must-Read Books About Addiction
For Book Riot
Read MoreWhy the Addiction Recovery Community Should Accept Medical Marijuana
For Rolling Stone
Though programs discourage “mood-altering substances” for recovering addicts, cannabis extracts might be far safer than the opioid alternatives.
An Ode To Our Misfit Queen (Who Made Us Feel A Little Less Alone)
For YourTango
She kicked ass until the very end, and it meant the most to sober women like me.
There’s No One Right Way to Think About Addiction
for NYMag.com I have been a recovering alcoholic for almost nine years. A lot has happened during that time: I’ve watched as the failures of the war on drugs have made themselves clear; as the prevalence of opiate addiction in white, middle-class neighborhoods has swelled; as the problem of addiction has taken on a more […]
Read MoreAddiction is Accidental
The general public doesn’t understand that addiction is accidental. Choosing to use the substance isn’t accidental, but crossing the line into addiction is.
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