Recovery
How to Cope with Cravings
I’ve been running a bit rough lately, which in alcoholic parlance means, ‘I want a drink’. I could, of course, have …
Recovery
Recovery
Beware Your Sobriety Count
Writer and recovering addict Doran Lamb on why counting your sober days may not be as helpful as you think I …
Recovery
Thoughts vs Thinking: What I Didn’t Know, I Didn’t Know…
Writer David Green on the twisting nature of the addict’s thoughts What are thoughts? They can be pleasant, joyful, scary, …
Recovery
Rehab Focus – Gunnebah Addiction Retreat
In the first of an occasional new series, we take a closer look at rehabs around the world. This one, the …
Alcoholism
Trauma of Children of Addicts & Alcoholics
In a special article, the noted therapist and author Darlene Lancer writes about the effect of addiction on children and families. …
Alcoholism
The Man from Surfers Paradise
The first person to openly confess their alcoholism to me was a complete stranger, about 20 years ago, in an area …
Recovery
The Window of Life
I got to pick my kid up from school yesterday, walk him home, cook him dinner, play a video game which …
Alcoholism
What Are Drug & Alcohol Abuse Hotlines?
A special article dealing with the nature of hotlines and how they can help addicts and their support people, from our …
Alcoholism
The Unwritten Book
‘My witness is the empty sky.’ Jack Kerouac People say to me, ‘Oh Nick, you should write a book, you’re …
Drug Addiction
The Road to Perdition
WARNING: this article contains descriptions of drug and sexual abuse that some readers may find upsetting. The subject of recreational …