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  1. relationships
    What Would You Do If Your Husband Spent $46,000 on OnlyFans?According to sex therapists, addiction to interactive sex sites is only becoming more common.
    By Carly Lewis
  2. health
    RFK’s ‘Wellness Farms’ Idea Is More Serious Than You ThinkThe MAHA head believes addiction and mental health can be cured by fresh air and hard work.
    By E.J. Dickson
  3. celebrity
    Brittany Cartwright Is Glad Jax Taylor ‘Finally Admitted’ He’s an Addict“His behaviors are still alarming and his treatment plan seems to be the bare minimum,” The Valley star said of her ex.
    By Emily Leibert
  4. esther calling
    ‘How Do I Have a Relationship With My Birth Mother Without Survivor’s Guilt?’“You don’t become a healer to numb your own feelings,” says Esther Perel. “The question is whether you want to take care of her.”
    By Esther Perel
  5. first person
    My $5,000 Bender in Casino WorldWhen I got laid off, I started gambling online. I soon lost my grasp on reality.
    By Sandra Song
  6. my two cents
    ‘I’m a Recovering Addict. Will I Ever Recover, Financially?’There’s a world of people ready to help you. Lean on them!
    By Charlotte Cowles
  7. the internet
    We’re All Shopping Addicts NowThere is always a newer, cooler, more desirable version of ourselves to become, if only we buy the right products.
    By Michelle Santiago Cortés
  8. sobriety
    ‘I Had a Secret Addiction. Do I Have to Tell Anyone?’It’s not about who you tell or how much you tell them — it’s about why you’re afraid to say any of it aloud.
    By Ana Marie Cox
  9. fiction
    Women and Children First, From HeartbrokeIn this excerpt from Chelsea Bieker’s new collection, one woman tries to right the sins of her past by … committing a few more in the present.
    By Chelsea Bieker
  10. and just like that
    We Need to Talk About Miranda’s DrinkingSex and the City’s problematic approach to booze is haunting the ladies of the reboot.
    By Cornelia Powers
  11. sobriety
    Demi Lovato Says Good-bye to ‘California Sober’“Sober sober is the only way to be,” Lovato announced in an Instagram Story.
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  12. power
    Who Gets to Write a Recovery Memoir?Hunter Biden’s Beautiful Things insists that addiction is an equalizer, which just isn’t true.
    By Nour Abi-Nakhoul
  13. first person
    How Do I Stay Sober Now?It was two weeks into social distancing that I started craving alcohol again.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  14. science of us
    A Spiteful Guide to Self-ImprovementVanity, hatred, jealousy, competitiveness — they can be very useful!
    By Edith Zimmerman
  15. science of us
    The Book Newly Sober People Love to Give to Each OtherTalking with Annie Grace, author of This Naked Mind.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  16. addiction
    Lena Dunham Says She’s Sober After Quitting KlonopinShe recently opened up on Dax Shepard’s podcast.
    By Katie Heaney
  17. science of us
    Is There Such Thing As an Addictive Personality?It depends how you define addiction.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  18. how i got this baby
    The Mom Who Was Pregnant and Addicted to Opioids“I was already worried, but after I got pregnant, it became imperative that I had to do something.”
    By the Cut
  19. addiction
    Kanye West Says He Abused Opioids After His Liposuction Surgery“I was drugged the f— out.”
    By Ashley Weatherford
  20. vape life
    New York Teens Created the Biggest Vape Trend (and Now They’re Over It)The rise and fall of the Juul.
    By Lauren Levy
  21. tv
    Dr. Phil Guests Say Show Gave Addicts Alcohol and DrugsOne man says he found a bottle of vodka in his dressing room when he was seeking help for alcoholism.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  22. A Therapist on What Sex Addiction Really IsIt’s not the same as sexual assault, despite what Harvey Weinstein might think.
    By Deborah Schiller
    As told to Katie Heaney
  23. science of us
    Finding ‘Post-Traumatic Growth’ After Opioid Addiction Killed My MomWith the right conditions, a traumatic experience can lead to something like the opposite of PTSD. Mine helped me become a better mother.
    By Ashley Abramson
  24. An Alarming Number of People Don’t Know the Signs of Prescription-Drug AbuseThe authors of a new survey argue that we all need to brush up on our mental-health literacy.
    By Cindy Lamothe
  25. Covering the Opioid Epidemic As a Journalist — and Former Heroin AddictOne journalist’s story.
    By Zach Siegel
  26. There’s a Downside to Viewing Addiction As a Brain DiseaseIt’s not an accurate understanding of the current research, and in the past it has led to bad and overly harsh anti-drug policies.
    By Jesse Singal
  27. cut cover story
    Cat Marnell Is Still AliveAnd the “unhealthy health writer” has a new memoir.
    By Emily Gould
  28. bad science
    Scientology Is Teaching British Schoolkids About Saying No to DrugsNarcanon pops up everywhere, over and over and over, despite having little evidence behind it and being built on Scientological principles.
    By Jesse Singal
  29. mortality
    People Are Dying Younger Because America Keeps Failing the Bad-Break TestIn the richest country in the world, it shouldn’t be the case that one bad break can trigger a downward spiral to death.
    By Jesse Singal
  30. The Chemistry of Addiction Explains Why Disappointment Hurts So BadlyBoth depend on the rise and fall of dopamine.
    By Maia Szalavitz
  31. alcohol
    We Have Almost Achieved Irresponsible-Drinking Gender EquityIt used to be that men drank a lot more, and a lot more stupidly, than women. Not anymore.
    By Jesse Singal
  32. There’s No One Right Way to Think About AddictionThe idea that it’s a disease may be useful for some people and harmful for others.
    By Katie MacBride
  33. explainers
    Why Did the Government Want to Ban This Herbal Supplement?This pain-relieving leaf is stirring up controversy.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  34. addiction
    Abby Wambach Abused Alcohol and Prescription Drugs for YearsThe soccer star talks about addiction in her new memoir.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  35. public health
    Journalists Don’t Know What ‘Studies’ AreAs the coverage of a new article about alcohol and cancer shows.
    By Jesse Singal
  36. gallery
    Capturing Tiny, From Prostitution to MotherhoodMary Ellen Mark photographed her for 30 years.
    By Anna Furman
  37. gallery
    A Former Addict’s Powerful Letter to His Son, PhotographedFor Father’s Day.
    By Mark Dorosz
  38. Arresting Fentanyl Users Won’t Accomplish Anything GoodA new law proposed by a senator from an opioid-ravaged state could repeat some of the tragic mistakes of the past.
    By Jesse Singal
  39. addiction
    The Tragic, Pseudoscientific Practice of Forcing Addicts to ‘Hit Rock Bottom’How a bad idea gave rise to sleep deprivation, sexual humiliation, and all sorts of other abuses.
    By Jesse Singal
  40. unwifeable
    The Benefits of Marrying a Fellow AddictSometimes the only way to quit is to talk to someone who actually has.
    By Mandy Stadtmiller
  41. A Popular Antipsychotic Drug Is Causing Uncontrollable Gambling and Sexual UrgesIt’s not ideal, that’s for sure.
    By Jesse Singal
  42. candy
    There May Be a Treatment for Sugar Addiction, But It Sounds God-awfulWe’ll pass, thanks.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  43. addiction
    The Case for Ithaca’s Proposed ‘Safe’ Space for Heroin UsersThis isn’t just about keeping heroin users safe — it’s about keeping cities safe. And it’s already working in Europe.
    By Jesse Singal
  44. The Scary Rise in Benzo OverdosesThis could be one of the reasons so many middle-aged white people are dying.
    By Tanya Basu
  45. help me
    Why You’re Addicted to Carmex and Other Lip BalmsThe truth is out there.
    By Kathleen Hou
  46. atypical
    What It’s Like to Be a Stoner Who’s Allergic to Marijuana“I’d kept an old joint, and sometimes I’d light it and have a fake little religious ritual where I would waft it like a sage stick around the room.”
    By Alexa Tsoulis-Reay
  47. alcohol
    One Bad Side Effect of Lowering the Drinking AgeLowering the drinking age might not be as simple or as clean as it sounds.
    By Jesse Singal
  48. Believing You’re Addicted to Porn Is What Causes Psychological DistressRegardless of how much porn is actually being watched. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  49. debunking
    A Tetris-Related Science Reporting Failure, and How It HappenedNo, playing a video game for three minutes won’t reduce your addictive cravings.
    By Jesse Singal
  50. strange cases
    The Woman Who Was Addicted to PsychicsThe strange case of a “clairvoyance addiction.” 
    By Melissa Dahl
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