addictions
The Crack House at the End of My Street
At 16 I discovered the secret but un-exclusive members club, unbiased of age, occupation, class and race. Now I'm finally sober.
Drug Treatment Center Is Accused of Intimidating Workers Trying to Form a Union
Front-line staff say their employer fired a worker who helped organize the union drive and encouraged them to vote “no” against unionization.
How COVID-19 Lockdown Helped me Overcome my Sex and Alcohol Addictions
While some people are not happy about being stuck at home with their parents who might’ve clamped down on their freedoms, I’m thankful for the lockdown for the very same reasons.
How Your Drug Taking Will Affect Your Relationships
We spoke to an academic who studied the effects of two people with different "drug personalities" hooking up.
Safe Injection Sites Weren’t Enough to Spare Vancouver from the Opioid Epidemic
Vancouver took a harm reduction strategy early on, but there’s still more work to be done, according to Mayor Gregor Robertson.
Canada's biggest province won't pay for the most potent opioid prescriptions anymore
The move to strike high-potency opioids from the public drug benefit plan is the latest attempt by Ontario to get a grip on opioid-related overdoses and overdose deaths, which have skyrocketed in recent years.
Why We Were Addicted to Our Tamagotchis
They didn't do anything but poop, walk around, age, and die, but we treated those little pixelated pets like family.
The Ex-Con Who Wants to Explain Prison to Kids
Anthony Curcio was football star in high school with a charmed life, but got addicted to pills so bad that he tried to rob an armored car through an elaborate heist. Five years later, he's out of prison and creating children's books.
Anthony Weiner and the Problem with "Sex Addiction"
The trouble with the categories of "being really horny a lot" and having a true addiction.
I Sold My Used Panties for Heroin
I started using heroin when I was 16 years old. I had played with every other drug at my disposal, but noticed an affinity for opiates in tenth grade when a friend suffering from cancer gave me some morphine. Within one year, I was shooting up in the...