addicts
FBI Agent Shot Up Evidence Against Hundreds of Heroin Dealers: Report
Gabrielle Bluestone · 01/15/15 11:46PMRussian Heroin Addicts Are People Too
Hamilton Nolan · 10/20/14 12:11PMTwitter Addiction Destroys Man's Life
Maureen O'Connor · 11/11/11 02:56PMLarry Carlat used to be a married editor of a men's magazine. (Men's Health, according to LinkedIn.) Then he became obsessed with Twitter, lost his job, got divorced, and alienated loved ones. In a grim addiction memoir for NYT Magazine's Lives column, the tweetoholic describes tweeting "every hour on the hour, day and night":
The Very Bizarre Past of Andrew Zimmern
Remy Stern · 05/11/11 05:59PMBritain's Youngest Alcoholic is Three Years Old
Brian Moylan · 03/15/11 11:00AMIs New York Too Cold For Sobriety?
Hamilton Nolan · 01/26/11 11:48AMThe McRib Resurrection Is Coming
Hamilton Nolan · 10/11/10 10:41AMMan Lives in Bathroom for 5 Days to Rid Himself of Internet Addiction
Annie Fleming · 09/17/10 12:42PMMark Malkoff is addicted to the internet. Logically, the only way to rid himself of his addiction was by locking himself in his bathroom for 5 days without technology. Watch below to see if he successfully beat his addiction!
Beating Your Lame Cell Phone Addiction
Hamilton Nolan · 08/25/10 10:46AMTechnology Somehow Making Parents Even Worse
Hamilton Nolan · 06/10/10 09:35AMSex Addict Admits Addiction to Outing Sex Addicts
Hamilton Nolan · 01/21/10 10:39AMAmerica's Worst Gambler Also Great Tipper
Hamilton Nolan · 12/09/09 11:31AMAshley Dupre Cannot Stop Talking to Tabloids About Prostitution
Hamilton Nolan · 12/04/09 09:35AMSex-Crazed Columnist Rants Against Sex Rehab. Typical Addict Behavior.
Hamilton Nolan · 10/29/09 08:40AMJesus Rubs Off on Sex-Crazed Ad Man
Hamilton Nolan · 08/26/09 04:23PMBenoit Denizet-Lewis Cannily Combines Sex, Addiction
Hamilton Nolan · 01/05/09 02:21PMTeen Daughter Pregnant. Son On Drugs. What's Next?
Hamilton Nolan · 09/10/08 09:10AMThe plan was for Track to be the good kid in the Palin family. The athletically-named son of VP nominee Sarah Palin—who's set to ship out soon for Iraq—was portrayed as a symbol of patriotism on stage at the Republican Convention. But did he only join the Army to escape a life of drugs and crime back in Alaska? The newly famous enlistee gets the full investigative treatment from the Enquirer —which always saves the best stuff for the print version. Which we now have in hand! The young man has partied with some very talkative people. So: while Track was watching his mom enthrall the nation, was he really daydreaming of mainlining sweet, sweet Oxycontin and playing "master" criminal back home? We quote: Track is portrayed as the biggest bad boy in Wasilla. A serious drug problem, vandalism, theft, and partying are his main pastimes, allegedly. Which really wouldn't be that remarkable if the Republican party wasn't holding him up as, you know, a role model. If true, this would make the Palins a caricature: the country family with a pregnant teen, son on OxyContin, and a mom desperately trying to present a respectable face to the world. And failing. And honestly, everyone: the Enquirer does not represent the media elite. So the liberal media should be safely insulated from the backlash on this one. The best quotes from the Enquirer's story:
Gambling Addiction: Just Do It!
Hamilton Nolan · 08/01/08 02:59PMGambling addiction is a serious problem that afflicts hundreds of thousands of Americans. To an addict, it may seem like slot machines are stalking you—calling you. It's tragic. So one ad agency for Empire City Casino said, "Let's go with that!" Click to watch how easy it is to tease out a problem gambler's psychosis and use it to lure them right back into the hive of one-armed bandits.