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I Have a Killer Habit Sep. 10, 2016
DR. WALLACE: I'm a 20-year-old woman and I'd like to warn other young women that drugs and pregnancy... Read More
Good Things Happen When You Stop Smoking Sep. 07, 2016
DR. WALLACE: Some time ago you wrote a column about the positive changes that take place once a smok... Read More
Hidden Deceits Aug. 20, 2016
Dear Annie: I have been married for 13 years, and during all that time, my husband, an outwardly fri... Read More
Ruminating on Child-Rearing in a Dangerous and Violent World Jul. 21, 2016
Last week I touched on the shocking number of deaths that occur in this country due to prescription ... Read More
Dating a Sex Addict Apr. 03, 2016
Annie had been dating Dale for nine months, and everything seemed to be going pretty well. He procla... Read More
Love Addiction Jan. 20, 2016
DEAR SUSAN: You write about love addiction as if it's a bad thing to be in love. Is it so very bad? ... Read More
"CLASSIC" ANN LANDERS Nov. 29, 2015
Dear Readers: Several readers have written to say it was easier to get off cocaine than to give up c... Read More
Living With an Alcoholic Turns Me Off Nov. 17, 2015
DR. WALLACE: I've been told that genetics play a huge role in a person becoming an alcoholic. My fat... Read More
It Never Ends Nov. 29, 2014
An overnight trip to New Orleans ended late at night back at home with a deep breath, a deeper exhal... Read More
No Fun on the Merry-Go-Round Nov. 15, 2014
A flashpoint in the debate about addiction is what it means to be "powerless" over alcohol or other ... Read More
A Disease, But... Nov. 08, 2014
For years, I've argued the science of addiction. In layman's terms, that translates to, "Addiction i... Read More
Anger to Action Nov. 01, 2014
You've heard the punch line that a sober horse thief is still a horse thief. The same is true for so... Read More
Bread and Butter, Raw and Real Oct. 18, 2014
You had to be there to really feel what you are about to read. I was, and I share it with you knowin... Read More
My Days Not Drinking Oct. 11, 2014
When it comes to measuring success in recovery from addiction, it seems as though only those with co... Read More
That Elusive Broadway Debut Oct. 04, 2014
My stops on the road close to home and far away the past few weeks have included: Two days of presen... Read More
Hooked on the Phone Sep. 27, 2014
In a rush to clear airport security and get to the gate at the opposite end of the terminal, I disco... Read More
A Million-Dollar Question Sep. 20, 2014
A woman I admire asked me where she should donate $1 million to promote research to cure addiction. ... Read More
Eating, Talking and Sleeping With the Sisters Sep. 13, 2014
For the first time in my life, I slept with a bunch of Dominican sisters the other night. The next m... Read More
A Quarter-Century Later Aug. 30, 2014
One August day in 1989, my mother picked me up from a hospital psych ward in New York City and put m... Read More
Help That Hinders Aug. 23, 2014
It's one of the sharpest contrasts of active addiction, when somebody under the influence cannot pul... Read More
