Our 10 Favorite Holiday Mocktails
Sober party drinks don't have to be boring, as The Fix staff recently discovered. From the sweet mock cosmo to the complex New England buck, find out which we liked best—and how to make them. By Hunter R. Slaton READ MORE
Dealing With a Dual Diagnosis
Many addicts and alcoholics also suffer from mental health problems. Here are 12 suggestions to guide a treatment strategy. By Dr. Robert M. Lichtman READ MORE
The House We All Live In
On a visit to Rikers Island, Eugene Jarecki—director of this year's acclaimed anti-drug war film The House I Live In—tells The Fix about his campaign to change America's drug laws for good. By Will Godfrey READ MORE
Opiate maintenance treatment is a tale of two cultures. People who can afford Suboxone get to keep their addiction private. People who are restricted to methadone clinics pay the price of stigma. MORE
One addict's journey through more than a dozen rehabs has taught him more than he needs to know about those shaky first days of treatment. MORE
Celebrated neuroscientist-author Oliver Sacks consumed massive quantities of LSD, speed and other drugs. The day he took up writing he quit for good—no treatment. Was it really that easy? MORE
By Chris Wright
By accepting that my gambling addiction is a disease, I've finally stopped hating myself—and maybe that's not such a good thing. MORE
Born behind the bar in his family's big red inn—117 years ago this week—Wilson's Vermont youth wasn't exactly bucolic. His encounters with early adversity show how the child was father to the man. MORE
By Nic Sheff
I recently volunteered at a homeless shelter, and it brought me right back to all those times I was on the other side of the soup ladle. MORE
Is it possible to separate the disease of addiction from the stigma? Here are eight life-changing reasons we should try. MORE
Many believe that Dr. Pamela Peeke's huge bestseller, The Hunger Fix, will revolutionize the way we view our eating issues. She tells The Fix why food addiction has a vise-like grip. MORE
By Jeff Deeney
Philly's open-air market for Oxy was about as safe as street dealing gets. Then the cops shut Pill Hill down. Now opiate addicts are in a lot more danger. MORE
The holiday shopping season begins today. That's bad news for shopaholics and others consumed by consumption. Sound familiar? Here's the deal. MORE
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The annual event, which takes place this weekend, prompts well-justified fears of drunken carnage.
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The Internet's favorite drug-addled beauty blogger is reportedly in treatment again in Thailand.
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Fix video columnist Jane Velez-Mitchell says situational substance abuse may pass, but addiction is ongoing.
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Russian trainers get creative to stop a pair of circus elephants perishing.
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The President still opposes marijuana legalization, but is less inclined than ever to prosecute users.
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