Understanding Addiction

Hi all— Here’s an announcement before the main act: Please look at the Guest Memoirs page if you haven’t already. The first four memoirs are terrific, and hugely different. I hope that we’ll soon get more, and I hope people will leave comments on those already posted. It may seem hard to “comment” on something […] (Read the rest.)

By Persephone….. (This piece was sent to me by a member of this blog community, and I think it’s incredibly astute and revealing. As a developmental psychologist, I strongly agree that the recovery process should be viewed as developmental, not static. P.S. It’s apparently no longer be-nice-to-12-step week.)   After I had been clean for […] (Read the rest.)

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.)