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Coming Clean

Adventures in Addiction and Recovery

Alcoholism
The "New Sobriety"

Amy Dresner on January 27, 2020

I'm down with the New Sobriety, but let's not forget among the "mocktails" and cutesy t-shirts that for many of us, getting sober wasn't a health trend but a fight for life.

I'm down with the New Sobriety, but let's not forget among the "mocktails" and cutesy t-shirts that for many of us, getting sober wasn't a health trend but a fight for life.

Depression
Depression and My Family Tree

Amy Dresner on January 28, 2018

I thought I was just a drama queen until I found about my family's history of depression.

I thought I was just a drama queen until I found about my family's history of depression.

Deception
6 Things an Addict Will Never Tell You

Amy Dresner on October 25, 2017

Want to know what active addicts aren't telling you? Here are 6 things they're probably lying about.

Want to know what active addicts aren't telling you? Here are 6 things they're probably lying about.

Harm Reduction
Playboy.com's "Journalista" Explores OD Reversal Drug

Amy Dresner on February 9, 2016

Playboy.com has a new provocative docu-series about sex and drugs. This episode is about a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses.

Playboy.com has a new provocative docu-series about sex and drugs. This episode is about a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses.

Trust
I'm Not A Broken Toy Anymore!

Amy Dresner on December 20, 2015

Still in the "addict" bin even though you've been sober for years? I get it.

Still in the "addict" bin even though you've been sober for years? I get it.