Healing

How can I help a friend who’s addicted to alcohol?

QUESTION: How can I help a friend who’s addicted to alcohol? Marian English says: You’ve already taken the first step, by wanting to help. Honest, from-the-heart desire is more than just a

What’s so bad about alcohol and drugs?

QUESTION: Why are we so adamantly opposed to alcohol and drugs? Aren’t we giving them more power by treating them like the plague? Shelly Richardson says: When my daughter Rachel

Wide awake

So I came across this song on the radio. A friend and I were just about to get out of the car. I heard the beginning synth and something stopped

A cheap buzz

It’s impossible to watch a football game without being accosted by it. It can feel virtually impossible to go to a party without giving in to its enticements. It, of

Wrong about Whitney

At my middle school dance, pairs of awkward teenagers swayed side to side as Whitney Houston crooned in the background. I didn’t have the nerve to make eye contact with

For the good of the volleyball team

I am often asked how tall I am, and I always respond 5 ft. 14 in. Something about this witty remark makes people laugh, but when I was younger, it

Artists and addiction—the real story

Did Amy Winehouse O.D.? It’ll be weeks before we know for sure, but her death (and life) still raise difficult questions. Why do so many musicians and artists turn to

You’ve got some ‘splaining to do

“Are you drunk?” My hallmate peered at me under the flashing lights as I shook my head and continued dancing. “I’m high on life, not on drugs!” I shouted over