drug addiction Archives

Nonfiction

Postcard from the (Literal) Edge

by Longreads February 18, 2020February 22, 2023

In an excerpt from her recovery memoir, Erin Khar recalls the depths of her self-destruction as a heroin addict.

Nonfiction

Addiction’s Seismic Effects on a Family

by Sarah Evans January 7, 2020December 30, 2022

A mother confronts the painful truths of trying to save a son who’s a danger not only to himself, but to the rest of the family as well.

Nonfiction

A Beautiful, Rugged Place: Erosion of the Body

by Longreads December 2, 2019December 30, 2022

The life-long writer, teacher, and activist believed she could save a piece of land or a species, but after her brother took his life, she questioned her optimism and how to grieve for him and the planet.

Arts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story

The Light Years

by Longreads April 2, 2019October 19, 2022

After his parents pushed him out of their home, a teenager descended into the drug-fueled counterculture of the 1970s American West.

Culture, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

Living to Tell About It

by Aaron Gilbreath February 25, 2019October 19, 2022

Struggling with trauma, sexual objectification, and self-harm, the teenage T Kira Madden found salvation in her close relationships with other young women.

Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

The Overdose Video: America’s Latest Genre of Horror Film

by Krista Stevens December 18, 2018October 19, 2022

Posting videos of the drug addicted in active overdose to social media in a bid to publicly shame them to get clean is as about as effective as you’d expect it to be.