Understanding Addiction

We are about to launch a “Guest Memoirs” page, as promised. Here is a description of the project, including details, benefits and risks, and the procedure for publishing your memoir. Anyone who wishes can share the story of their addiction/recovery with other readers of this blog as well as members of the general public who […] (Read the rest.)

You probably didn’t think it was possible. How could this be? It’s scandalous! Providing opioids for the very people who are trying so desperately to get off them. But since this is Week 2 of our be-nice-to-12-step extravaganza, let me tell you the story. In the comments following my last post, Elizabeth told us of […] (Read the rest.)

I see a lot of comments rolling in on my recent post. That really makes my day. Or night, in this case: it’s currently just after 4 AM. Can’t sleep. I had an amazing two days in England just now, visiting people who work in one way or another with addiction. My first evening there, […] (Read the rest.)

We had a bit of a blow-out in the comment section two posts ago. John (JLK) wrote a comment in which he made several claims about what addiction “really” is and provided a very specific recipe for how it should be treated. He also said he didn’t think I qualified as a “true” addict: Your […] (Read the rest.)

As mentioned, I’ve started interviewing a subset of the people who responded to my request for biographical material. These people offered to share the stories of their lives as addicts. Most have recovered. Some are still in process. The point is that this is a rare gift. It gives me a unique and potent data […] (Read the rest.)