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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The sordid back story of Julia Myerson's new memoir, "The Lost Child," should give every parenting writer pause
By Amy Benfer
September 2, 2009
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Drunk-driving mom Diane Schuler's tale is tragic, but her behavior is more understandable than we'd like to admit
By Susan Cheever
August 12, 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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My mother's family is out of control. I'd like to rescue one promising member without being swallowed up
By Cary Tennis
August 21, 2009
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My husband smokes a lot of pot. Shouldn't we at least admit it to our son?
By Cary Tennis
August 13, 2009
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We took her in because her home life was unbearable. Now my home life is unbearable.
By Cary Tennis
November 24, 2008
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My mom says she won't drink when she's around them, but then she'll have a beer.
By Cary Tennis
June 12, 2008
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Forget rehab, troubled starlets need only intensive cover girl therapy.
By Tracy Clark-Flory
March 10, 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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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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I had no clue she had a problem, but now that she's in rehab I'm feeling strangely relieved!
By Cary Tennis
January 2, 2008
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I've been honest with them about everything, but I'm not sure about this.
By Cary Tennis
September 21, 2007
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I really, really, really hate drug use. I just can't get over how she could experiment with cocaine.
By Cary Tennis
August 27, 2007
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Two riveting books look at methamphetamines past and present -- from miracle cure to today's drug scourge -- and why sleep-deprived, sex-obsessed America craves crank.
By Elizabeth Hand
August 16, 2007
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Simultaneously stressed and bored, U.S. soldiers are turning to the widely available drug for a quick escape.
By Shaun McCanna
August 7, 2007
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We're polyamorous but I think she needs discipline more than sex.
By Cary Tennis
July 10, 2007
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I could be an actor or a writer or even a therapist, but nothing seems to be worth all the work and commitment.
By Cary Tennis
March 12, 2007
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Why did Ruby Rippey-Tourk confess her affair with the San Francisco mayor to her husband? What good would that do?
By Cary Tennis
February 9, 2007
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I'd give him an ultimatum, but what if he sobered up and I still wanted to leave?
By Cary Tennis
January 30, 2007
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Smoking dope is lonely and pathetic. What's wrong with scaring the bejesus out of kids?
By Cary Tennis
June 15, 2006
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Once a megastar, Whitney Houston is now a tabloid "crackhead." But when I looked for someone to blame, I kept finding the diva herself.
By Rebecca Traister
April 12, 2006
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The sudden death of steroid-abusing MVP Ken Caminiti is an argument against a punitive approach to baseball's drug problem. Plus: McCarver calls this column a liar.
October 11, 2004
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Robert Evans, the infamous movie producer who, by his own count, is on his fourth life, talks about breaking the rules and brushes with death.
By Dimitra Kessenides
July 30, 2002
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