Michelle Lhooq coined the term “California sober” (Cali sober) in her article on abstaining from the most addicting and dangerous substances (for her), but not all substances. Lhooq’s goal was to ...

Reducing stimulant use was associated with significant improvement in measures of health and recovery among people with stimulant use disorder, even if they did not achieve total abstinence. This ...

Maia Szalavitz is the author, most recently, of "Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction." When I kicked cocaine and heroin in 1988, I was told that there was ...

Recovery from alcohol addiction generally follows the stages of abstinence, withdrawal, repair, and growth. If you think you may have a drinking problem, you’re definitely not alone. In 2021, ...

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Reducing stimulant use was associated with significant improvement in measures of health and recovery among people with stimulant use disorder, even if they did not achieve total abstinence. This ...