addiction
Making Peace with the Heroin Addict I Used to Be
Getting off heroin is one thing, facing the consequences and damage of the years you spent on drugs is another.
South Korea Trials Lazers on Road Crossings to Distract People From Their Phones
The country has one of the highest rates of pedestrian fatalities in the developed world.
Remembering the Great British Mephedrone Craze
Ten years on, one small-time drone dealer remembers the month the drug hit his university.
Inside Football Hooliganism's Hidden Crack and Heroin Problem
Some old-school hoolies have quit fighting on the terraces to battle their hardcore addictions.
The Story of a Blackout Benzo Addict
The blissful escape of benzodiazepines helped me cope with depression and anxiety, but my life ended up falling apart around me.
'Prince,' Today's Comic by Walt Dohrn
Movie director Walt Dohrn ruminates on his lifelong worship of Prince and the evils of addiction in this sixteen-page comic.
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This Is What it's Like to Overdose on Heroin Nine Times
And then finally stop.
No One Wants You to Fall in Love After Rehab
You’re too fragile. Intimacy is a trigger. It’s simply switching addictions from a drug to a person. So when you do meet someone, how do you know your feelings won’t doom you both?
This Is What Happens to Your Body When You Stop Drinking
Here's how a substantial phase of sobriety could affect your immune system, sleep, and even your skin.
I Was Injecting Heroin in the Bathroom While Working at One of the UK's Biggest Papers
"Everything felt better and easier on heroin. I felt OK with myself, OK with other people, and OK with life."
I Was Suicidal and Addicted to Drugs Before I Found Yoga
"If you had told me five years ago that I would fall in love with yoga, I would have flipped you off. But here I am."
What Researchers Learned from the Brain of a 27-Year-Old with Amnesia
It's possible to have knowledge, without remembering.
