How Living Sober Will Make You Beautiful...

May 19, 2016
All of the make-up in the world wasn’t capable of covering up my low self-esteem and lies. As a beauty...

The Slippery Slope of Pain Medication

It's easy to lose sight of whether the pills are relieving your physical or spiritual pain. In my early twenties,...

Technology to Transform The Fight Against the...

Locked pill box from ProsperSafe helps substance abuse patients addicted to opioids. A durable medical equipment company called ProsperSafe is helping...

From Blow to Snatched, Bruce Porter Illuminates...

Bruce Porter tells The Fix about Snatched—the follow up to Blow—which is the true story of Pilar, an aristocrat's daughter turned drug queen...

The Details of Prince’s Death Are Dizzying

May 09, 2016
Despite media's liberal use of unverifiable, anonymous sources, what is known now, less than two weeks since Prince’s untimely passing,...

Heather King and Addiction as Spiritual Thirst

Heather King's discusses her memoir, converting to Catholicism, leaving the law and freedom. In 2006, author Heather King published her book, Parched....

For Jennifer’s Legacy: Losing My Daughter To...

Jennifer’s legacy is directly helping others who are struggling with addiction and preventing substance abuse with education. My daughter, Jennifer...

Ask an Expert: Where Can a Grieving...

Apr 25, 2016
The Fix's Professional Voices editor gives advice to a grieving mother who fell into alcoholism after losing her son to...

Picture of Sobriety

When I sobered up, I tried to make amends for my mistakes. But an old photo from when I was...

An Alcoholic Looks At 40

Yes, I’m an alcoholic. But don’t throw dirt on my grave just yet. I turned 40 a couple of months...