J.T. Geissinger, author of Edge of Oblivion, book two in her Night Prowler series, has a confession to make. And, well, I guess you know what it is already, based on the headline. But don't we all ...

Marion Winik is the author of "First Comes Love" and, most recently, "The Glen Rock Book of the Dead." Though a youthful alcoholic or junkie can be seduced by the prospect of dying young and leaving a ...

From being a drug-addicted homeless man in the depths of Skid Row, Jared Klickstein has the firsthand experience necessary to navigate conversations about the current crises of homelessness and ...

From my seat as a newspaper reporter covering the courts, it often seems that few violent crimes would be committed absent addictions. Many times, I have seen a killer come to court looking healthier ...

Herb Stepherson was an admitted “junkbox” addict, a human garbage can of drugs. He’d put any type of pill, drug or illegal substance into his body for whatever escapist high it packed. He started in ...

Annie Highwater no longer sleeps with shoes on. Her son is sober after a long struggle with addiction — during which Highwater wore shoes to bed in case she had to respond to an emergency call in the ...

I can’t remember when I have admired anyone so much, or wanted to give him a hug of thanks. Herb Stephenson is a 31-year-old daddy, who looks like lots of other nice-looking young men. But he is a ...

Amanda Jones is one of Ideal Home's new Open House contributors, sharing her thoughts on sustainable living and decorating a home in way that is good for the environment. See the rest of her articles ...