Is the AA system of addiction recovery too unscientific to work?
But the problem is that the sponsor system doesn't fit with current scientific understandings of how addiction recovery works. Of course it helps to have a sober buddy to help you through tough times. But as Maia Szalavitz writes over at Time, this … Read more on io9

The mind of a heroin addict: the struggle to get clean and stay sober
The mind of a heroin addict: the struggle to get clean and stay sober. For a heroin addict, recovery is a life-long process. Philip Seymour Hoffman had been clean for 23 years before he relapsed in 2013, and died from an apparent overdose last week. Read more on The Guardian

“I went from heroin addict to PTA mom”
What sets me apart from the typical soccer mom is that I am an outspoken recovering heroin addict. Many people might be familiar with my story from the movie “Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street.” I agreed to be featured in the film because I … Read more on wtkr.com