A Cork publican who battled alcohol and drug addiction is launching an exhibition to cast light on that darkness and pain and on the redemption of recovery. Michael Droney will launch his exhibition ...

There are many causes and effects of addiction. One approach to understanding the struggles individuals experience is through the lens of affect psychology, where the underlying emotions that motivate ...

In his new book, What Is It Like to Be an Addict? Owen Flanagan writes from his perspective as a philosopher who is also a recovering addict. Courting some controversy, Flanagan argues that addicts ...

Loving someone in active addiction can feel like sitting beside a ticking clock. We don’t know how much time is left, but every second stretches between hope and fear. We wait for something to change, ...

Kenzie Green is a hairstylist. For PS's Radical Honesty issue, she discusses getting sober in her 20s. Read more radically honest stories here. I started drinking when I was about 14 or 15, and ...

Sociologist and author Arlie Hochschild says there's a “collective shame” in eastern Kentucky. The region was already facing economic hardship... How a ‘collective shame’ fuels addiction and politics ...