sobriety
Trump Wants to Bring Back a Version of D.A.R.E.
He planning a “massive advertising campaign” which will “get people, especially children, not to take drugs in the first place.“
Dating as a Woman in Recovery Means Always Being Judged
"I wasn’t seen as a survivor, but as a ticking time bomb, a woman with an unsavory past that haunted me like a lengthy criminal record."
Once I Stopped Using Drugs and Alcohol, I Sought the High From Sex
"I went down a sexual rabbit hole in a compulsive and terrifying way."
Staten Island Fought Back Against the Opioid Epidemic
Suburbs and small towns in middle America may be the poster children for the opioid epidemic, but there was an equal storm brewing five miles south of Manhattan.
When You're Addicted to Drugs, You Know You'll Eventually Push It Too Far
"You can't really fuck with Mother Nature for that long."
The Compassion I Feel for My Drugged-Out Gay Bar Patrons
I've seen drugs ruin lives working the door of an LA gay bar. But as a former addict, I know that sobriety only comes from within—and that we can't judge others, no matter what.
Why Pro Skater Neen Williams Got Sober
Williams's sobriety and newfound healthy diet has helped him get back on his board after years of partying.
We Talked to Artists About How Sobering Up Changed Their Work
What happens when you finally stop drinking on stage?
A Bartender and Her Favorite Regular Went Sober, but Still Hang Out in a Dive
Booze nearly destroyed both of their lives. And yet, they find solace and serenity in the place where they once got shitfaced.
America Has Been Trying to Get Sober for Over 300 Years
The new book 'Drunks' is a colorful history of America's attempts to lay off the sauce, from radical prohibitionists attacking frontier bars to modern rehab programs like AA.