http://dir.salon.com/topics/addiction/?source=rss&aim=addiction en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT By Mary Elizabeth Williams Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/death/2009/08/29/dj_am/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/death/2009/08/29/dj_am/index.html?source=rss He dated celebrities. He cheated death. But it seems the one thing the musician couldn't conquer was his addiction By Cary Tennis Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/05/sobriety_and_friendship/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/05/sobriety_and_friendship/index.html?source=rss I desperately want to stay sober, but the social part is wigging me out! By Frieda Klotz Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/10/rachel_brownell_drinking_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/10/rachel_brownell_drinking_interview/index.html?source=rss Recovering alcoholic Rachael Brownell talks about cocktail play dates, sobriety and the tragedy of Diane Schuler By Lisa Carver Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/10/carver_pills/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/10/carver_pills/index.html?source=rss I didn't tell anyone I was addicted to pills. For a long time, I didn't even tell myself By Laura Miller Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/01/14/addiction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/01/14/addiction/index.html?source=rss America is a country in recovery. Two new books illustrate the paradoxes and contradictions in our current notions of addiction. By Cary Tennis Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/17/mean_sponsor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/17/mean_sponsor/index.html?source=rss He's helping me, I guess, but he cuts me no slack and takes my wife's side By Cary Tennis Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/19/brewmaster_and_alcoholic/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/19/brewmaster_and_alcoholic/index.html?source=rss I like this woman-in-sobriety a lot -- but I also love to brew beer! By Cary Tennis Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/17/when_do_people_change/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/17/when_do_people_change/index.html?source=rss If we ignore a problem, will it just go away? By Cary Tennis Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/12/drinking_surgeon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/12/drinking_surgeon/index.html?source=rss He's hiding drinks and breaking things, and I don't know what to say By Cary Tennis Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/10/binge_drinking/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/10/binge_drinking/index.html?source=rss He says he doesn't drink, but gets comatose when he travels By Cary Tennis Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/20/addict/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/20/addict/index.html?source=rss Things are getting worse and worse, but sober he's such a great guy! By Cary Tennis Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/19/sober_and_boring/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/19/sober_and_boring/index.html?source=rss My friend used to be brilliant and troubled. Now she's fine and ... dull. By Cary Tennis Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/30/muslim_husband/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/30/muslim_husband/index.html?source=rss We're both in recovery and we have a daughter -- I wish we could be closer. By Cary Tennis Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/22/62_days/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/22/62_days/index.html?source=rss Shouldn't I be further along by now? Shouldn't I be out of survival mode? By Rebecca Traister Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/12/03/fisher/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/12/03/fisher/index.html?source=rss 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 Cary Tennis Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/24/wont_quit_smoking/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/24/wont_quit_smoking/index.html?source=rss 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 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/11/love_addiction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/11/love_addiction/index.html?source=rss 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 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/21/alcoholic_husband/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/21/alcoholic_husband/index.html?source=rss What can I do? Should I leave? By Cary Tennis Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/14/recovery/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/14/recovery/index.html?source=rss We are now in a crisis of sorts, and his lack of self-regard is dragging both of us down. By Andrew O'Hehir Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/08/08/carr/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/08/08/carr/index.html?source=rss The veteran newspaperman discusses his alternately horrifying and uplifting memoir about the journey from crackhead to crack New York Times reporter. By Ann Bauer Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/25/erica_kane/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/25/erica_kane/index.html?source=rss I'm an English professor who adores great literature, but when I really need guidance, I turn to "All My Children." By King Kaufman Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/15/hamilton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/15/hamilton/index.html?source=rss 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 Cary Tennis Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/10/alcoholism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/10/alcoholism/index.html?source=rss I can stay sober for a few weeks, but then have another attack. I'm starting to be truly afraid. By Eliza Strickland Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/16/gambling_science/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/16/gambling_science/index.html?source=rss Determined to defeat lawsuits over addiction, the casino industry is funding research at a Harvard-affiliated lab. By Cary Tennis Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/06/13/porn_addiction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/06/13/porn_addiction/index.html?source=rss My girlfriend thinks I just play computer games a lot!