ALCOHOLISM
What It's Like to Be an Addict – and Homeless
Stagnation, setbacks, missed opportunities, and a glimmer of hope: This is life when you struggle with addiction but are trying to get better.
My Name and Face Are the Only Things Linking Me to My Heritage
Don't speak your parents' language? Can't talk to dad about the past? These are all familiar problems for second-gen Algerian immigrants like me.
Good News: Your Brain Can Recover From Heavy Drinking
It requires total abstinence, according to new research.
Goodbye Matthew Perry, a Different Kind of Male Role Model
He showed me that dry, funny guys could also be emotionally open with their friends.
The Moment You Realise You're an Alcoholic
“A good friend told me, ‘Those doctors saved you for nothing’. That was painful.”
I Went to Rehab for Alcoholism 18 Times. Only Psychedelics Helped
“Using [psilocybin] four to six times has managed to achieve what the other therapies didn’t do in years.”
My Alcoholic Parents Destroyed Our Family
“I have to remind myself the cool dad I once knew doesn’t exist anymore. Now he’s just a shithead who screwed up our lives.”
Australia Has a Pill for Alcohol Dependency. Why Isn’t It Being Prescribed?
Australia's public healthcare offers medication to treat alcohol dependence, but prescriptions are low.
How to Handle It When a Loved One Relapses After Getting Sober
I’ve been on both sides: as the user, and the loved one staging an intervention. To quote a maxim I often heard at AA, relapse is part of recovery.
How I Learned to Date Without Drinking
"Some guys I went out with reacted weirdly when I told them I wasn’t drinking. One date ended the moment I ordered a non-alcoholic beer."
How to Party Without Drinking or Using if You Got Sober During the Pandemic
Carry a rocks glass, check in with a friend if you feel tempted, and other tips from expert partiers.
How Alcoholics Anonymous Survived a Pandemic-Induced Existential Crisis
At first, online-only AA meetings seemed like an impossible challenge for the program’s structure. A year later, some members are hesitant to go back to the way it was.