He dated celebrities. He cheated death. But it seems the one thing the musician couldn't conquer was his addiction
By Mary Elizabeth Williams Aug 29, 2009
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I desperately want to stay sober, but the social part is wigging me out!
By Cary Tennis
October 5, 2009
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Recovering alcoholic Rachael Brownell talks about cocktail play dates, sobriety and the tragedy of Diane Schuler
By Frieda Klotz
August 10, 2009
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I didn't tell anyone I was addicted to pills. For a long time, I didn't even tell myself
By Lisa Carver
August 10, 2009
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America is a country in recovery. Two new books illustrate the paradoxes and contradictions in our current notions of addiction.
By Laura Miller
January 14, 2009
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He's helping me, I guess, but he cuts me no slack and takes my wife's side
By Cary Tennis
September 17, 2009
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I like this woman-in-sobriety a lot -- but I also love to brew beer!
By Cary Tennis
August 19, 2009
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If we ignore a problem, will it just go away?
By Cary Tennis
August 17, 2009
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He's hiding drinks and breaking things, and I don't know what to say
By Cary Tennis
August 12, 2009
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He says he doesn't drink, but gets comatose when he travels
By Cary Tennis
July 10, 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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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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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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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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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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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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Mothers who drink
My life in Xanax
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Erica Kane is my guru
The amazing Josh Hamilton
Gambling with science
How the World Works
War Room