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Recovering From Sex Addiction

By Hunter R. Slaton

With four competing 12-Step programs and numerous new treatments, sexaholics have more options than ever—just in time for the Internet age's explosion in diagnoses. MORE  

10 Life-Changing Sober Travel Tales

By Hunter R. Slaton

Traveling is often associated with getting wasted in strange places—but traveling clean can be far more enriching. The Fix presents 10 personal stories of enlightening sober trips, from Miami to Nepal. MORE  

"Kegasus" Is Sober, Not Really a Centaur

By Hunter R. Slaton

Horse-racing's drunken spokesbeast is played by an actor who hasn't had a drink in 20 years. MORE  

NYC Cannabis March Gathers Unlikely Allies

By Hunter R. Slaton

Celebrities and activists in favor of weed legalization turn out in droves. MORE  

Newport Beach Rehab Disputes Bad Press

By Hunter R. Slaton

Morningside Recovery claims the OC Register mischaracterized the terms of its license suspension. MORE  

Rehab Review Adds Five More

By Hunter R. Slaton

The Fix's Rehab Review—a first in the treatment industry—expanded yet again this week, adding five in the US and Central America. MORE  

Rehab Doc: Rx Painkillers Make More Pain

By Hunter R. Slaton

Opioids may cause more problems than they solve, feeding into a vicious cycle of trauma, pain and addiction. MORE  

Coast Guard Nabs Drug Sub No. 30

By Hunter R. Slaton

Two US vessels and the Honduran Navy run down yet another "semi-submersible" in the Caribbean—but the smugglers sink their cargo. MORE  

Video: Nurse Jackie Checks Into Rehab

By Hunter R. Slaton

As nurse Jackie Peyton, actress Edie Falco brings real-life experience to her character's rehab stint. MORE  

Video: Hangover-Remedy Bus Rolls Into Sin City

By Hunter R. Slaton

So long as they're not afraid of needles, Las Vegas partiers no longer have to sweat out their hangover as God intended, with the breakfast buffet at Binion's. MORE  

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Down and Out in the Rooms

"No matter how far down the scale we have gone." I was homeless when I came to AA and the experience helped other homeless men to get sober.

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The “beach-house-relaxed” Cliffside Malibu claims to provide an oasis for recovering addicts and alcoholics. And that’s just what you'll get—if you’ve got the cash.

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This SoCal rehab fosters a regimented but respectful recovery environment, where teens learn how to live sober through plenty of 12-step meetings and life-skills classes—not to mention "equine-assisted psychotherapy" and mixed martial arts.

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This exclusive Northern California rehab is all about client choice—as well as golf outings, Buddhist field trips and keeping up with the office.

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