Mothers With Substance Use Disorders
As the overdose death rate declines in America, it is skyrocketing for one group: mothers with substance use disorders.
How Many Therapists Does It Take to Change a Light Bulb?
Addiction and humor still go together, and while some performers proudly discuss their 12-step programs, others manage to handle addiction avoidance on their own.
Addiction in Appalachia
Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Barbara Kingsolver, explains why the southern Appalachians are the crossroads of addiction.
Maron As Family Influence Case Study
Some people are volunteer case studies, none more so than comedy pros who occasionally spill far more than a listener wants to know about some of their health problems, including the mental and emotional ones.
Spiral Out, Hit the Wall
Whenever you self-medicate with, even if it’s exercise or food, when you stop it, then the dam breaks and everything that you’ve been keeping at bay emotionally comes right up. And then you’ve gotta decide what to do with it.
12-Step Programs’ Secret Agenda
Why do some stand-up comedians attend AA meeting even though they’re not alcoholics? Because a ready-made audience is right there and willing to be entertained.