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What is an Addict?

May 12, 2012 By 10 Comments
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A new broader D.S.M. definition stirs up anger and relief in equal measure.

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“As long as I can remember there has been a dark cave which I return to sooner or later.”

March 13, 2012 By 1 Comment
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This is a comment by Tom Matlack on the post “Headaches”.

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27 Years Without a Fix

November 3, 2011 By 2 Comments
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Ron Tannebaum shares his story of the luxurious wealth and crippling addiction that came with smuggling, dealing, and ultimately abusing cocaine and heroin.

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Addicts Are Superhuman

July 26, 2011 By 32 Comments
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Is addiction really a “special gift” that, if harnessed, can be used for good rather than evil?

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Kaleidoscope Man and the Stealth Nurse

August 3, 2010 By 6 Comments
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While volunteering at an urban medical center, Laura Novak thought she knew the score. She was wrong.

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A Junk-Tank Like Me

June 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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When you’re an addict, “It’s not that you don’t care. It’s that you don’t care enough.”

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