Stories by Jeff Deeney

Jeff Deeney is a Philadelphia social worker and a writer who is in recovery. He is a weekly columnist for the The Fix. subscribe to Jeff Deeney's feed

The Golden Age of Getting High in America: How 2 Young Hippie Girls Became Major Players in the Drug Trade

Posted on: Apr 17, 2012, Source: The Fix

The true tale of two 20-year-old hippies in the early '70s who became major players in the marijuana trade.

Why Small-Town America Is Drowning in Drugs

Posted on: Feb 21, 2012, Source: The Fix

A look at how the collapse of industry, poor labor conditions and the anxiety of economic decline facilitated mass drug use in one small town.

Is Alcoholics Anonymous Too White?

Posted on: Jan 20, 2012, Source: The Fix

Dismissing AA as a white-person's movement, many black addicts take a pass on the 12-steps and seek salvation from their church.

Poverty, Addiction, and Medicaid Cuts: A Former Addict's Call to Occupy Wall St.

Posted on: Oct 17, 2011, Source: The Fix

An addict-turned-social worker explores the relationship between poverty and addiction, exposing how Medicaid cuts could have disastrous consequences on entire communities.