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Signs You Might Be a Shopaholic Apr. 10, 2014

Everyday Cheapskate

You can own 85 pairs of shoes and 100 DVD's and not suffer from shopaholism. The test, experts say, ... Read More

If Not 'Fixed,' Then What? Apr. 05, 2014

Beyond Addiction

All the time, people want treatment for addiction to "fix" their problem or the problem that's teari... Read More

Alateen Can Give You Support Mar. 26, 2014

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: Both my mother and father are admitted alcoholics. They maintain jobs, but almost all o... Read More

Meantime, Lest We Forget the 88,000 Mar. 22, 2014

Beyond Addiction

Perhaps it is just a legend that Nero fiddled while Rome burned. But while the rest of us are all fi... Read More

Generation Recovery's Big Issue Mar. 15, 2014

Beyond Addiction

There is a man who knows what his 21-year-old daughter in college needs to do to overcome addiction ... Read More

The Injustice of Denial Feb. 22, 2014

Beyond Addiction

The other day, a woman wrote to me from prison, where she's been doing time for her role in a gang m... Read More

The Victims' Victims Feb. 15, 2014

Beyond Addiction

An actor relapses and dies with a needle in his arm. A wrong-way drunken driver kills a carload of p... Read More

Hollywood, Hoffman and Fantasy Heroism Feb. 07, 2014

Jessica Leigh

"If one of us dies of an overdose, probably 10 people who were about to won't." Said Philip Seymour ... Read More

Phil, Jim, Bill and I Feb. 05, 2014

Beyond Addiction

My father and I relapsed from our chronic illnesses at almost the same moment in 1994. With his hear... Read More

The Class War on Drug Users Feb. 04, 2014

Froma Harrop

Philip Seymour Hoffman's death at the end of a heroin needle again spotlights the dangers of a poiso... Read More

All Abuzz Jan. 25, 2014

Beyond Addiction

Four minutes is an eternity on live television when you're not sure how to say what you're thinking.... Read More

Alcohol vs. Marijuana (Part 1) Jan. 24, 2014

C Force

Q: Mr. Norris, with Washington and Colorado recently legalizing pot smoking and their football teams... Read More

The Toughest Choice Jan. 18, 2014

Beyond Addiction

There is no such thing as "tough love," because love is never tough. To love someone is ea... Read More

Stuck on the Tarmac Jan. 11, 2014

Beyond Addiction

There's both a moral to this story and a point relevant to the general themes I write about each wee... Read More

A Publicly Personal Story Dec. 28, 2013

Beyond Addiction

Taking on The New York Times is like challenging the city's mayor; in Gotham, you don't win unless y... Read More

A Short Day Lives On Dec. 21, 2013

Beyond Addiction

Solstice-wise, this is the shortest weekend of every year, when on Dec. 21, the sun, farthest from t... Read More

Stay Safe Dec. 14, 2013

Beyond Addiction

Experts abound when it comes to good advice for maintaining recovery during this tricky time —... Read More

Unscientifically Effective Dec. 07, 2013

Beyond Addiction

It's not a sexy phrase, but "evidence-based practice" is all the rage these days when it c... Read More

The Abundance of Possibilities Nov. 30, 2013

Beyond Addiction

It's tough to avoid the syrupy sweet attitude of gratitude that seemingly permeates everything ar... Read More

More Than a Second Chance Nov. 23, 2013

Beyond Addiction

In public, addiction is always ugly — as in drunken driving, violence, homelessness, crime and... Read More