I get that a lot. Most of the time I smile and let it go. Sometimes I like to ask the person making that statement — just what, exactly, does a drug addict look like?   Before I was able to admit...

I considered a number of life paths before eventually choosing my career; pilot, policeman and other forgotten vocations that fascinated me. Needless to say, drug addict wasn’t on the list. In fact, I didn’t take my first drink until I was 17....

My name is Steve, and I’m an addict. Those words tumble from my mouth without a second thought these days, after years of struggling to accept their reality. The first time I said those words, sitting in a treatment center much...

  A new year is just around the corner us, and with it comes a long list of resolutions that most people make. “New Year’s resolutions” have long been associated with the cessation of bad habits and the start of a new...