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Addiction
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Pete Davidson Reflects on Being Sober for the First Time in Eight YearsEarlier this week, SNL cast member Pete Davidson revealed on Instagram that he’s been “kinda missing” from the show recently because he quit […]
By Megh Wright
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There’s a Downside to Viewing Addiction As a Brain DiseaseIt’s not an accurate understanding of the current research, and in the past it has led to bad and overly harsh anti-drug policies.
By Jesse Singal
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Cat Marnell Is Still AliveAnd the “unhealthy health writer” has a new memoir.
By Emily Gould
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Scientology Is Teaching British Schoolkids About Saying No to DrugsNarcanon pops up everywhere, over and over and over, despite having little evidence behind it and being built on Scientological principles.
By Jesse Singal
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People Are Dying Younger Because America Keeps Failing the Bad-Break TestIn the richest country in the world, it shouldn’t be the case that one bad break can trigger a downward spiral to death.
By Jesse Singal
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Harris Wittels’s Mom Speaks Out: ‘The Stigma Associated with Addiction […]The Huffington Post published a beautiful but heartbreaking post by Harris Wittels’s mother Maureen today called “The Loss Of My Son Harris […]
By Megh Wright
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We Have Almost Achieved Irresponsible-Drinking Gender EquityIt used to be that men drank a lot more, and a lot more stupidly, than women. Not anymore.
By Jesse Singal
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There’s No One Right Way to Think About AddictionThe idea that it’s a disease may be useful for some people and harmful for others.
By Katie MacBride
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Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts on Wrestling, Comedy, and His ‘Unspoken Word Tour’
Even if your older brother wasn’t into ‘90s pro wrestling, you’ve probably heard of Jake “The Snake” Roberts. It’s hard to miss a […]
By Mark Kramer
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public health
Journalists Don’t Know What ‘Studies’ AreAs the coverage of a new article about alcohol and cancer shows.
By Jesse Singal
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Arresting Fentanyl Users Won’t Accomplish Anything GoodA new law proposed by a senator from an opioid-ravaged state could repeat some of the tragic mistakes of the past.
By Jesse Singal
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The Tragic, Pseudoscientific Practice of Forcing Addicts to ‘Hit Rock Bottom’How a bad idea gave rise to sleep deprivation, sexual humiliation, and all sorts of other abuses.
By Jesse Singal
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The Benefits of Marrying a Fellow AddictSometimes the only way to quit is to talk to someone who actually has.
By Mandy Stadtmiller
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Ben Carson May Be Planning an Intervention For Twitter-Addict Donald Trump“He knows that it’s a problem,” Carson said of Trump’s tweeting. “And the first part of solving the problem is recognizing that it exists.”
By Eric Levitz
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The Case for Ithaca’s Proposed ‘Safe’ Space for Heroin UsersThis isn’t just about keeping heroin users safe — it’s about keeping cities safe. And it’s already working in Europe.
By Jesse Singal
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The Scary Rise in Benzo OverdosesThis could be one of the reasons so many middle-aged white people are dying.
By Tanya Basu
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What It’s Like to Be a Stoner Who’s Allergic to Marijuana“I’d kept an old joint, and sometimes I’d light it and have a fake little religious ritual where I would waft it like a sage stick around the room.”
By Alexa Tsoulis-Reay
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What It’s Like to Be on the Heroin-Blocking Drug VivitrolThere’s only ordinary life to contemplate — in all its beauty and banality.
By Genevieve Smith
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One Bad Side Effect of Lowering the Drinking AgeLowering the drinking age might not be as simple or as clean as it sounds.
By Jesse Singal
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A Tetris-Related Science Reporting Failure, and How It HappenedNo, playing a video game for three minutes won’t reduce your addictive cravings.
By Jesse Singal
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strange cases
The Woman Who Was Addicted to PsychicsThe strange case of a “clairvoyance addiction.”
By Melissa Dahl
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New Research on Smoking Pot and Drinking at the Same TimeIt’s worse than indulging in the two activities separately.
By Jesse Singal
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Think Twice Before Giving Your Kid Passover WineA new study links teens taking “just a few sips” of alcohol to negative outcomes down the road.
By Jesse Singal
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Has Intervention Become Too Ubiquitous for Its Own Good?“People are catching on to us early and eliminating the effectiveness of the intervention.”
By Kelsey Osgood
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Why Alcoholics Anonymous WorksA new story in The Atlantic ignores a decade’s worth of research.
By Jesse Singal
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Do 12-Step Programs Deserve to Be So Popular?An interesting interview — and some very low percentages.
By Jesse Singal
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How Your Technology Is Manipulating YouYou’re probably not entirely aware it’s happening.
By Kira Beilis
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tech nightmares
By Joe Coscarelli
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social psychology
By Melissa Dahl
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More Marijuana Could Mean Less Domestic ViolenceTo be blunt, there’s some common sense at work here.
By Jesse Singal
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Metaphors Like ‘Clean’ and ‘Dirty’ Can Undermine Addiction RecoveryIt’s time to change the way we talk about drug and alcohol addiction.
By Melissa Dahl
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Dowd Freak-Out Provides Important Drug-Use TipsLaugh, yes, but also learn from how foolishly she approached her edible-pot experience.
By Maia Szalavitz
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