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.)

Hi people. I’m sorry I’ve been so out of touch. There isn’t one particular reason, but several things have conspired to keep me busy. The last actual post was a cut-and-paste from Arne, a reader, on August 25th, and the last one I wrote myself was on August 17th. Both posts got a LOT of […] (Read the rest.)

I recently got the following comment from a reader, Arne. I think it opens up a fascinating and important discussion. And a challenge to think beyond the usual pros and cons. Here it is, lightly edited, with Arne’s permission: ………………………….. Submitted on 2012/08/22 at 2:56 pm Marc, I’ve been working on a drug education video series […] (Read the rest.)

I am finally caught up! My inbox is clear for the first time since October. I have no classes to teach until after January. I just completed a draft outline for my next book (at 4:30 AM, somewhat hungover). And I’m now starting to communicate with the many people who sent me amazing stories. There […] (Read the rest.)