http://dir.salon.com/topics/drug_abuse/?source=rss&aim=drug_abuse 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 Amy Benfer Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/02/julie_myerson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/02/julie_myerson/index.html?source=rss The sordid back story of Julia Myerson's new memoir, "The Lost Child," should give every parenting writer pause By Susan Cheever Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/12/diane_schuler/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/12/diane_schuler/index.html?source=rss Drunk-driving mom Diane Schuler's tale is tragic, but her behavior is more understandable than we'd like to admit 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/2009/08/21/hope_for_cousin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/21/hope_for_cousin/index.html?source=rss My mother's family is out of control. I'd like to rescue one promising member without being swallowed up By Cary Tennis Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/13/daddy_tokes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/13/daddy_tokes/index.html?source=rss My husband smokes a lot of pot. Shouldn't we at least admit it to our son? By Cary Tennis Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/11/24/13_year_old/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/11/24/13_year_old/index.html?source=rss We took her in because her home life was unbearable. Now my home life is unbearable. By Cary Tennis Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/06/12/alcoholic_family/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/06/12/alcoholic_family/index.html?source=rss My mom says she won't drink when she's around them, but then she'll have a beer. By Tracy Clark-Flory Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/10/quote/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/10/quote/index.html?source=rss Forget rehab, troubled starlets need only intensive cover girl therapy. By Katharine Mieszkowski Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/03/01/beautiful_boy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/03/01/beautiful_boy/index.html?source=rss David Sheff recounts how he lost his son to meth and the long, agonizing struggle to get him back. By Tracy Clark-Flory Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/11/girls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/11/girls/index.html?source=rss Some experts say the push for equality is behind the rise in girls' drinking and drug use. By Cary Tennis Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/01/02/addicted_partner/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/01/02/addicted_partner/index.html?source=rss I had no clue she had a problem, but now that she's in rehab I'm feeling strangely relieved! By Cary Tennis Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/09/21/kids_and_drugs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/09/21/kids_and_drugs/index.html?source=rss I've been honest with them about everything, but I'm not sure about this. By Cary Tennis Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/08/27/drug_use/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/08/27/drug_use/index.html?source=rss I really, really, really hate drug use. I just can't get over how she could experiment with cocaine. By Elizabeth Hand Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/08/16/meth/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/08/16/meth/index.html?source=rss 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 Shaun McCanna Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/07/afghan_heroin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/07/afghan_heroin/index.html?source=rss Simultaneously stressed and bored, U.S. soldiers are turning to the widely available drug for a quick escape. By Cary Tennis Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/07/10/19_year_old/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/07/10/19_year_old/index.html?source=rss We're polyamorous but I think she needs discipline more than sex. By Cary Tennis Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/03/12/slacker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/03/12/slacker/index.html?source=rss 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 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/02/09/newsom_sex_scandal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/02/09/newsom_sex_scandal/index.html?source=rss Why did Ruby Rippey-Tourk confess her affair with the San Francisco mayor to her husband? What good would that do? By Cary Tennis Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/01/30/alcoholic_husband/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/01/30/alcoholic_husband/index.html?source=rss I'd give him an ultimatum, but what if he sobered up and I still wanted to leave? By Cary Tennis Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/06/15/drug_abuse/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/06/15/drug_abuse/index.html?source=rss Smoking dope is lonely and pathetic. What's wrong with scaring the bejesus out of kids? By Rebecca Traister Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/04/12/whitney_houston/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/04/12/whitney_houston/index.html?source=rss Once a megastar, Whitney Houston is now a tabloid "crackhead." But when I looked for someone to blame, I kept finding the diva herself. Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2004/10/11/monday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2004/10/11/monday/index.html?source=rss 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. By Dimitra Kessenides Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/07/30/evans/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/07/30/evans/index.html?source=rss 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.