America is a country in recovery. Two new books illustrate the paradoxes and contradictions in our current notions of addiction.
By Laura Miller Jan 14, 2009
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Things are getting worse and worse, but sober he's such a great guy!
By Cary Tennis
April 20, 2009
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Help her, Obi-Wan! Carrie Fisher's memoir of her life as a "Star Wars" icon and poster child for rehab and mental illness will likely make you laugh -- and cry.
By Rebecca Traister
December 3, 2008
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The veteran newspaperman discusses his alternately horrifying and uplifting memoir about the journey from crackhead to crack New York Times reporter.
By Andrew O'Hehir
August 8, 2008
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I'm an English professor who adores great literature, but when I really need guidance, I turn to "All My Children."
By Ann Bauer
July 25, 2008
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My friend used to be brilliant and troubled. Now she's fine and ... dull.
By Cary Tennis
March 19, 2009
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We're both in recovery and we have a daughter -- I wish we could be closer.
By Cary Tennis
January 30, 2009
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Shouldn't I be further along by now? Shouldn't I be out of survival mode?
By Cary Tennis
January 22, 2009
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I know it sounds crazy, but the smoking is making me insane; I figure maybe if I left he'd get the message.
By Cary Tennis
October 24, 2008
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It has been three years since she left. Everything else in my life is great. But I can't get over her.
By Cary Tennis
September 11, 2008
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What can I do? Should I leave?
By Cary Tennis
August 21, 2008
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We are now in a crisis of sorts, and his lack of self-regard is dragging both of us down.
By Cary Tennis
August 14, 2008
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Joe Morgan's right: Beating drugs is great and a nice story, but hitting like he has after three years off is really incredible.
By King Kaufman
July 15, 2008
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I can stay sober for a few weeks, but then have another attack. I'm starting to be truly afraid.
By Cary Tennis
July 10, 2008
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Determined to defeat lawsuits over addiction, the casino industry is funding research at a Harvard-affiliated lab.
By Eliza Strickland
June 16, 2008
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My girlfriend thinks I just play computer games a lot!
By Cary Tennis
June 13, 2008
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Now my life is all screwed up and nothing works.
By Cary Tennis
April 16, 2008
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David Sheff recounts how he lost his son to meth and the long, agonizing struggle to get him back.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
March 1, 2008
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He was sometimes a little unreliable, but I had no idea.
By Cary Tennis
February 19, 2008
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Some experts say the push for equality is behind the rise in girls' drinking and drug use.
By Tracy Clark-Flory
February 11, 2008
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Way back when, he gave up rights to the child, but now I want to know my half-sibling.
By Cary Tennis
January 22, 2008
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Will Amy Winehouse's self-destructive behavior make her a music legend -- or will it just kill her?
By James Hannaham
December 14, 2007
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I realized I was addicted to gossiping, so I quit. But after four months, my friends think I'm a narcissistic bore -- and all I want to do is dish some dirt.
By Lucy Silag
September 3, 2007
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Lohan's relapse stories offer insight into addiction. If anyone's interested.
By Lynn Harris
July 25, 2007
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HBO's Addiction Project tackles misconceptions, offers harrowing, intimate stories, and highlights new treatments in an effort to update common views of addiction.
By Heather Havrilesky
March 15, 2007
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