alcohol

Why I Won’t Celebrate National Recovery Month

It’s National Recovery Month. But I won’t be evangelizing about my recovery, taking the first or any other step on…

September 14, 2023

A Prison Breakup Tested My Meth Recovery. Alcohol Helped Me Keep It.

I met Paul in 2018, at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison. I was an admin orderly; he was a new…

June 28, 2023

Naltrexone for Alcohol Use Disorder: Weighing Up the Sinclair Method

Naltrexone is an opioid antagonist that’s available most commonly as a 50 mg oral tablet, and also as Vivitrol, a…

June 5, 2023

Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome After You Quit Alcohol: Is It Real?

Post-acute withdrawal syndrome is a hypothetical condition in which a set of symptoms persist long after a person has undergone…

May 4, 2023

The Story of Aversion Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder

On June 30, 2022, Schick Shadel Hospital in Burien, Washington, closed its doors for good. It was the last facility…

March 17, 2023

Managed Alcohol Programs Offer Harm Reduction to Unhoused People

It’s a bitterly cold day in Montreal. The snow is falling in thick, cartoonish flakes, relentless winds have dropped the…

December 6, 2022

The History of the “Allergy” Myth of Alcohol Addiction

In 2022, it is still not uncommon to hear people claim that an addiction to alcohol is an “allergy.” Little…

December 2, 2022

Record Binge Drinking, Cannabis and Psychedelics Use Among Young Adults

Cannabis and hallucinogen use among young adults in the United States—people 19 to 30 years old—climbed to record highs in…

August 24, 2022

The WHO Finds Alcohol Is Beneficial: Who Knew?

The Progressive movement established drug prohibition, including alcohol, in the early 20th century by utilizing racism and classism. Today public…

August 3, 2022

Inebriate Asylums to Narcotic Farms: Addiction Treatment’s Cruel Roots

Kenneth Anderson founded HAMS (Harm Reduction, Abstinence and Moderation Support) in 2007 as a free online support group for people…

July 7, 2022