Ask an Addict: Do People Become Addicted to Addiction Recovery Groups?
For Paste Magazine
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Ask Katie: AA Is Helping Me, But Should I Listen to Its Critics?
Why there are AA naysayers and whether you should pay attention to them—especially if the program is working for you.
Read More8 Things I Didn’t Know When I First Got Sober
It’s not particularly easy or fun to be stone cold sober while someone weeps over his childhood ant farm before spilling beer on you.
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 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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