From being a drug-addicted homeless man in the depths of Skid Row, Jared Klickstein has the firsthand experience necessary to navigate conversations about the current crises of homelessness and ...

At the height of her addiction to heroin, Tracey Helton Mitchell lived in an alley and sold her body. Now she works as an addiction specialist... An Addict, Now Clean, Discusses Needle Exchanges And ...

After his desperate grappling with his son’s drug abuse, author and journalist David Sheff could not let go of the topic of addiction. His new book, “Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America’s ...

A recovering fentanyl addict comes clean after multiple close-calls with death. Loyal 'Ricky' Archuletta has been to hell and back and considers himself lucky to be alive. He is sharing his story as a ...

One woman is using her battle with addiction to save the lives of others. A battle Bethany Clark never thought she would survive herself. “It was the most devastating feeling to wake up knowing death ...

Carren Clem doesn't come across as a methamphetamine addict. Clean for more than six years, she has a healthy glow and talks about nurturing her baby daughter.

I got wind of an ex-addict doing breathwork with people at various rehabs with supposedly rave results. His name is Nathaniel V. Dust and he is not your typical hippie weirdo. Far from it. When I ...

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There's an old AA saying that goes “You can tell when an addict is lying because their lips are moving.” Unfortunately, lying is the loyal ride-along to addiction. As a six-time rehab-veteran, an ...