On AlterNet: addiction

The Rebel Doctor: 'Addicts Are Some of the Happiest People I Know'

Kristen McGuiness, The Fix, Jul 13, 2012

Story | Topic: Drugs

"Abuse-Deterrent" OxyContin Leads to Heroin Use -- So How Do We Curb the Pill Epidemic?

Meghan Ralston, AlterNet, Jul 12, 2012

Story | Topic: Drugs

Another Marijuana Myth Bites the Dust--The Real Gateway Drug is Alcohol

Stephen C. Webster, Raw Story, Jul 9, 2012

Story | Topic: Drugs

New Cure Programs Are Popping Up, But Should Sex Be Considered an Addiction?

Hunter R. Slaton, The Fix, Jun 9, 2012

Story | Topic: Sex & Relationships

Why Our Brains Are Prone to Addiction -- A Neuroscientist Explains

Walter Armstrong, The Fix, May 30, 2012

Story | Topic: Drugs

Soldiers Are Coming Home Injured and Addicted -- Will We Pay Our Debt to Our Vets?

Katie Drummond, The Fix, May 29, 2012

Story | Topic: Drugs

Cameron Douglas Case Brings Calls for Treatment, Not Prison

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle, May 22, 2012

Story | Topic: Drugs

Addiction and America's Fat Problem

Susan Cheever, The Fix, May 22, 2012

Story | Topic: Personal Health

Why Doctors Support Treatment, Not Incarceration, for Cameron Douglas and Others who Relapse Behind Bars

Anthony Papa, AlterNet, May 21, 2012

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Doctors and Michael Douglas' Son Hope to Help Addicts with Treatment, Not Prison

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet, May 21, 2012

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