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Technically Relapsed Aug. 16, 2014
Family members are critical to our understanding of addiction. A spouse or a parent or a grandparent... Read More
Overdoing the Death of Robin Williams Aug. 15, 2014
There was something thoroughly distasteful about that Robin Williams press conference the other day.... Read More
Robin Williams' Other Legacy Aug. 14, 2014
As the outpouring of grief over Robin Williams' death continues, it becomes more and more apparent t... Read More
Ranting About Robin Williams, Limbaugh Exposes a Hole in His Own Soul Aug. 14, 2014
Having infuriated millions of Robin Williams fans with insensitive remarks on the late actor's suici... Read More
Let's Get Serious About Mental Illness Aug. 13, 2014
Robin Williams' suicide this week shook up people across the political spectrum — and for good... Read More
Dana's Open Bar Aug. 02, 2014
Out of respect for the people in this story, I am deliberately vague with the intimate details of th... Read More
'Is Daddy Sick?' Jul. 26, 2014
The manager of the restaurant had good news for me. "My husband finally admitted his problem. He's g... Read More
One Moment, Many Routes Jul. 12, 2014
Louis Zamperini died this month. He was 97 years old. His life was chronicled in "Unbroken," the per... Read More
That Fork in the Road Jul. 05, 2014
"Son is Addict." That was the subject line in an unsolicited email sent to me the other day. Unlike ... Read More
4 More Years Jun. 28, 2014
This is what I wrote four years ago about parents who fear that their kids are involved in risky beh... Read More
Guidance Counselors Jun. 21, 2014
This week, I'm reminded of how important it is not to try to overcome addiction all alone and how, e... Read More
Obama Starts Gulf War III -- and His Pet Media Is Helping Jun. 20, 2014
They can't help themselves. Whatever the situation, the reaction of U.S. policymakers is more war. W... Read More
Faces and Voices May. 31, 2014
It hasn't exactly taken the country by storm. Most people don't even know about the documentary "The... Read More
The Meaning of Lila
May. 28, 2014
Helping Versus Enabling May. 27, 2014
Dear Jenny: My son is addicted to drugs. He is constantly in trouble, and has been in jail for posse... Read More
Complacent Complicity May. 24, 2014
There is no epidemic of opiate misuse that leads to addiction — any more than alcohol, crack, ... Read More
Smoke and Mirrors May. 17, 2014
No, smoke won't get in my eyes on this one. It won't cloud my perspective, either. But where there's... Read More
Pop the Question May. 10, 2014
"It's never too early. It's never too late." My mantra to people who are flummoxed by when, whether ... Read More
Timeline to a Whole Picture Apr. 19, 2014
With tears in her eyes, a woman shared with her circle of friends the shame and bittersweet frustrat... Read More
Getting Better Apr. 12, 2014
It's not a can of worms I've opened with my suggestion that recovery from addiction isn't an easy ex... Read More
