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Just Say Yes: The Greatest Generation on Crack
Are we ready for the new face of addiction in America? Behold, the baby boomers.In the three years in his mid-50s that he was addicted to crack, J., who is now 64, estimates that he spent about...
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Addiction
From crack to sex, from distraction to redemption, we take you on a guided tour of addiction and manhood in America. Enjoy the (bumpy) ride.Well, maybe not everything. But if this special package...
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Top 10 Good Movies About Addiction
Requiem for a Dream (2000)Directed by: Darren Aronofsky (Pi, The Wrestler)Starring: Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Ellen Burstyn, Marlon WayansCalled “one of the most disturbing movies ever made” by...
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The Magic Bullet
The pharmaceutical industry hopes to do for addiction what it did for depression. But does addiction demand a scientific solution?When some of the top scientists in Britain were asked a few years ago...
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Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are
Tom Hill argues that it’s time to rethink anonymity—and that addicts in recovery should learn from the gay liberation movement.Marty Mann, a pioneer of recovery advocacy, traveled the country in the...
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The Twelve Steps for Dummies
An anonymous alcoholic’s guide to the wisdom of Alcoholics AnonymousI’ve been a member of Alcoholics Anonymous since 1988. After drinking and getting high for 18 years, beginning when I was 13, I saw...
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Man-to-Man with Dr. Drew
©2010 Evan Robinson PhotographyDr. Drew Pinsky on treating celebrities, his own struggles with codependency, and being confused with Dr. Phil.Do people ever confuse you with Dr. Phil?I hope not.You...
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Men on Addiction
We asked men from around the country, What are you addicted to? This is what they told us.I used to be addicted to “attaining” women I thought were “unattainable.” However, after winning a couple of...
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The Sober Coach
Celebrities hire Joe Schrank to keep them from using. We interviewed him to get a glimpse inside the world of a sobriety coach.What does it mean to be a sobriety coach? Do you follow people around and...
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Does Sex Addiction Exist?
Dan Savage and Benoit Denizet-Lewis debate that question on Sirius Radio. ♦◊♦Click here to read other stories in this special addiction package from the Good Men Project Magazine. The post Does Sex...
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The Addiction Habit
Lasting pleasure, it turns out, comes when you successfully battle your obsessions, rather than submitting to them. Who knew?I’m an addict. I’ve been sober for almost 15 years. When I hit bottom,...
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What Your Marriage Needs to Survive
Even stellar relationships lose their spark over time. Here are the ingredients of a lasting, fruitful partnership, and techniques for weathering the stormy periods.Joy, passion, great sex: when a...
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America Anonymous
Why do we fail so spectacularly at treating addiction? Maybe because we’ve never been able to agree on what it is.The best definition of addiction I’ve found comes from a pamphlet published by Sex and...
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