27 Years Without a Fix

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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.

Addicts Are Superhuman

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Is addiction really a “special gift” that, if harnessed, can be used for good rather than evil?

Kaleidoscope Man and the Stealth Nurse

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While volunteering at an urban medical center, Laura Novak thought she knew the score. She was wrong.

A Junk-Tank Like Me

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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.”