Some reflections on what a year and a half of involuntary separation due to the COVID pandemic has taught me about my relationship with...

This picture has nothing to do with rehab; it's a seaside resort in Southern China. There are rehabs that look like this, though. On the...

A consideration of some of the most significant drawbacks of Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT), informed as always by extensive,...

Thoughts on Japanese horror comic book writer Junji Ito's story The Enigma of Amigara Fault. A panel from the story. Check out the full...

What to listen to when the heebie jeebies are getting the best of you. These tracks are transcendental, poetic, wistful, sublime: A detox...

Cat Marnell competing with yours truly for the Sloppiest Person of the Century Award (photo courtesy of Getty Images). *4/15/2024:...

A bar in Harbin, Northern China, a frigid and stunning city. 1. Anyone who says that money isn’t everything is revealing that they have...

Why religion might be worthwhile even if God doesn't exist... Dome of St. Sophia Cathedral, Harbin, China – one of a handful of Christian...

First Step of NA / AA: We admitted that we were powerless over drugs / alcohol; that our lives had become unmanageable. I am the first...

First Step of NA / AA: We admitted that we were powerless over drugs / alcohol; that our lives had become unmanageable. Doctor please,...

Is it a fiery pit, eternal separation from God's love, or perhaps just insight into the true nature of things? I have spoke with the...