10 Ways to Stay Sober When Everything’s Falling Apart
My 2016 had a rocky start…
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The Inevitable Ugliness of Alcoholism
For The Establishment The mornings were not always the most severe—but they were the most desperate. I would be fine for a few minutes, as long as I lay perfectly still in my nest on the ground. The moment I went to move, however, the shaking began. It was only visible in my hands, a […]
Read MoreThe Dangers of DXM
It’s a story that sent the local news swarming: Five Students in Marin County Hospitalized After Cough Syrup Overdose. The teaser is easy to imagine: “The dangerous new drug that’s sending teens to the hospital—it’s legal, lethal, and could be in your medicine cabinet.” Yet, aside from the classification of a “new” drug, that description […]
Read MoreThe Big Book of Mormon
Recovery in the Church of the Latter-day Saints
Read MoreWhat Do Our Presidential Candidates Think of the Heroin Epidemic?
Presidential wannabes continue to fail to address our opioid epidemic.
Read MoreThe Big Stigma of Being Depressed and Sober
As the year anniversary of Williams’ death approaches, we are no closer to having real conversations about mental health. I hope we can join together in support of each other and in defiance of the stigma around mental illness. Initially posted on The Bold Italic Robin Williams’s death has instigated numerous conversations around sobriety, but the […]
Read MoreQ&A: Sarah Hepola, Author of ‘Blackout’
I spoke with Sarah Hepola, author of the best-selling memoir, “Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget,” about blacking out, recovery, and how those of us with self-destructive tendencies can learn to stop tearing ourselves apart.
Read More“Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1,” Interview with Filmmaker Dana Perry
“What’s that clicking I hear in the background?” a woman says into the phone. “You’re playing with the clip? Do you have the gun right with you there, too? Okay … could we agree to not use it while we’re on the phone; that would make me feel comfortable. Can we agree to that?”
Read MoreDoes “My Strange Addiction” Have Anything to do With Addiction?
The most confusing part of watching “My Strange Addiction” (MSA) was trying to figure out: what does any of this have to do with addiction?
Read MoreShould AA Be Held Responsible for Sexual Predators in the Rooms?
Sexual harassment—and worse—happens in 12-step fellowships, as it does everywhere. But should we blame the organization, as well as the perpetrators? Substance.com hears two very different answers.
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