Drug Testing and Child Custody After Drug Addiction: the Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller Issue
It’s not an uncommon thing for a family court judge to demand: parents with drug abuse and addiction histories may be required to take drug tests in order to maintain custody of their children. It’s something that both Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller were required to do, according to TMZ. And also according to TMZ, . . . . Continue Reading
Prostitute Murders Helped One Drug Addict Get the Treatment She Needed
In England, one small town was famous for one thing: it’s red light district and the five women who died selling sex on the streets. The murders of those women was a tragedy but one good thing came out of it: the events encouraged many of the street women to get clean and sober and . . . . Continue Reading
Can You Be Addicted to Love?
Not only can you be addicted to love – like you can be addicted to almost anything – but new studies are comparing love addiction and the effects of a break-up to the effects of drug addiction and trying to ‘kick the habit’ with your drug of choice. Brain scans reveal that physiologically, the changes . . . . Continue Reading
Mackenzie Phillips Discusses Drug Addiction, Incest and Victimhood
Mackenzie Phillips has been in and out of the headlines for decades – first, as the daughter of “Papa” John Phillips, founder of the band the Mamas and the Papas, then as an actress, later for her drug addiction and lastly, for her adult affair with her biological father. Her memoir, High on Arrival, came . . . . Continue Reading
Chaz Bono Documentary Addresses Drug Addiction
Chaz Bono is well-known in both the mainstream media and GLBTQ circles as Sonny and Cher’s transgendered child. Much has been splashed across tabloids about Chaz’s transition and Cher’s reaction, and now, Chaz is speaking up through a documentary designed to dispel myths and help those who may be considering a transition of their own. . . . . Continue Reading
Girl Friends in Drug Addiction Recovery: Cat Fights, Tears and Hugs
Women need the friendship of other women to sustain them through the bad times and help them celebrate the good times. Friendships are said to increase longevity, happiness, and quality of life – and isn’t recovery devoted to all those things? But what do you do when your girl friends do nothing but cause you . . . . Continue Reading
Is Whitney Staging a Drug Addiction Intervention for Daughter Bobbi Kristina?
Rumor has it that Whitney Houston might be staging an intervention for her daughter with ex-husband Bobby Brown, Bobbi Kristina. The 17-year-old girl has had a few happy snaps taken of her partying hard and the word is that these pics have Houston a little concerned that her little girl might be following in her . . . . Continue Reading
Celebrating Accomplishments in Drug Addiction Recovery
Drug addiction recovery is going to bring with it a lot of incredible new opportunities and changes – but it’s also going to bring disappointments and setbacks that you will be painfully sober for. Both good times and bad times are to be expected. No matter how cheerful or positive you are, no one has . . . . Continue Reading
Losing a Friend to Drug Overdose: Finding Strength in Sadness
Losing a friend for any reason is not easy, but when you lose someone you care about to a drug overdose, it can be devastating. Trying to make sense of the loss is overwhelming, and if you are using drugs and alcohol as well, the death of a close friend often precipitates a drug and . . . . Continue Reading
Women and Drug Addiction Treatment: “Acting as If”
One of the most damaging myths about drug addiction treatment and its efficacy is the idea that one must want to go to rehab in order to be successful. The truth is that even women who would like to live a life without heroin addiction, alcoholism, painkiller addiction and addiction to other drugs, few really . . . . Continue Reading