Recovery
Calling Addiction a Disease Can Sometimes Hamper Recovery
New research finds that an empowering message, emphasizing a person's potential to manage addictions, is much more helpful.
The Feds Have Proposed New Guidelines for Sober Homes—and Observers Are Deeply Disappointed
Many sober homes have made the news recently for egregious violations—but the latest federal effort to clean them up may not do much to help.
Remembering the First Time a Patient Was Cured of HIV
As news of a second patient entering remission makes headlines, we take a look back at the first time doctors vanquished the virus.
Fresh Times at Rehab High
Recovery high schools have been shown to have positive effects on students who struggle with addiction. So why aren't there more of them?
PS Picks: Leslie Jamison's Memoir of Addiction
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
The Robots Are Adapting
A new animal-inspired algorithm allows robots to adapt to damage in seconds.
Rebuilding After Tragedy
A complicated blend of economics, culture, and infrastructure make it hard to find any right way to restore a city after disaster.
Can Recovery High Schools Keep Kids Off Drugs?
Treatment for teens with drug problems can be stigmatizing and punitive. Advocates say that recovery high schools offer a kinder, less dogmatic, and more effective alternative.
Remembering the Drug Court Revolution
Stories from the 25th anniversary celebration of the nation’s first drug court.
Businesses Are Swimming in Money
Profits are being used to boost management earnings and pay dividends to stockholders, not improve worker wages.
Dismal Trends: Whose Economic Recovery Is It?
Why the next few years will look—unfortunately—a lot like the last few years.
The Weakest Economic Recovery Since World War II
One of the biggest differences between this recovery and others that came before is the contraction of government spending and employment.
Inside the Shady World of Sober Homes
Homeless and struggling with sobriety, Lillian Imbert faced a choice: Go to useless counseling sessions at New York Service Network or be evicted from her “sober” home. Her story shows how drug treatment clinics and landlords traffic in indigent alcoholics and addicts, all at taxpayer expense.
A Shot in the Dark: Can Vivitrol Help Us Control Our Addictions?
Evaluating Vivitrol, the newest anti-addiction drug—actually an injectable form of an old pill. It's definitely better than nothing. But is it $1,100 a month better?
Listening to Music Aids in Stroke Recovery
New research from Finland suggests listening to one’s favorite music may help the recovery process following a stroke.
Are Cities Like Lehman Brothers or AIG?
Things are tough all over, but the National League of Cities suggests when improvement comes, cities may be among the last to know.
Australia's Model of Mental Health Care Promising
Australian government to spend $5 billion over five years to improve its mental health services.
Recovery Model Shows Promise in Helping Mentally Ill
Some programs show great promise — but they haven't been propagated.