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Readers of Didion's recent memoir of grieving her daughter, Blue Nights, may be forgiven for remaining somewhat unclear, even upon finishing the book, as to what exactly killed Quintana Roo Dunne Michaels. Quintana, whom Didion often calls Q, was in 2005 a recently married New York-based photo editor in apparent good health. She fell into an extended illness and died at the age of 39. More »
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According to a new study, hugs from rat mothers make baby rats less likely to grow up into little rat drug addicts. Go home and hug your rats, everybody! More »
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You may have heard that Shame is a movie about sex. It's really not. It's a movie about addiction. More »
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'90s supermodel, Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit Edition star, and former face of Calvin Klein Carré Otis — who had a hell of a time with cocaine and heroin addiction, an abusive marriage to Mickey Rourke, and decades of anorexia during the time she was posing for all of those pretty pictures — says that normalizing her view of food and eating is the hardest thing she's ever done. Harder than stopping taking cocaine. Harder than kicking heroin. More »
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A growing body of evidence indicates that there's a reason it's so hard for so many people to just stop eating junk food— it's just as addictive as illegal drugs. This changes everything. Chocoholism is real, and it's no laughing matter, Cathy cartoons. All those songs you thought were coded odes to heroin and cocaine? Actually about cake and potato chips. There cheese goes. There cheese goes again. More »
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Calvin Klein gave a rare public interview at 92Y this week, where he spoke with former head of New York fashion week Fern Mallis. The 68-year-old retired designer discussed addiction, his boyfriend, 21-year-old porn star Nicholas Gruber, Kate Moss, selling his company — and growing up in the same Bronx neighborhood as Ralph Lifshitz, who later made a name for himself as Ralph Lauren: More »
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"I didn't think of it as an addiction. It was an everyday thing," explains 36-year-old Claire Ayton. "I was always thirsty." More »
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It's been 13 years since Sex and the City premiered, and yet we are still talking about Mr. Big. Why? Because, according to anthropologist and relationship scientist Helen Fisher, we are addicted to him. Okay, we're not addicted to the actual Mr. Big, as in Chris Noth (who probably really wishes we'd all stop calling him that); we're addicted to our own personal Mr. Bigs—the men who sweep us off our Manolo-clad lady feet only to drop us on our Spanx-encased asses a few months later. But of course we know it is MEANT TO BE, so we crawl back to them and repeat this devastating cycle over and over again for the entire six season run of our hit television series, or, you know, until we get tired of being jerked around and force ourselves to move on. More »
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A new study found that using a tanning bed has a reward effect in the brain that's similar to what's seen in drug addicts, which bolsters the theory that tanning is physically addictive. However, it's still unclear if that means tanning is addictive, or just pleasurable. At stake is our ability to make fun of the Jersey Shore cast's odd hue with abandon. More »
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Anthony Weiner hasn't really specified what kind of "treatment" he's seeking, and we're a little curious. So we decided to check out what his options are. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5811436&view=rss&microfeed=true Though it has the highest rate of HIV infection in the country, DC is about to lose its free needle exchange program, PreventionWorks, due to lack of funds. Writes Petula Dvorak for the Washington Post, More »
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In 2007, Owen Wilson tried to commit suicide. And yet somehow we are not constantly reminded of his psychological problems. Let's examine this oversight. More »
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There once was a time in a distant land when I actually enjoyed watching Intervention. The novelty of watching people destroy their lives had not worn off yet, and seeing someone being driven to points of desperation I thought only existed in movies seemed appealing and new. More »
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A throwaway line in in a recent piece on sex addiction says it all: "high-profile women never seem to have these problems." With guys like Tiger Woods and Charlie Sheen so visible (to the point that they become tiresome), where are the sex-addicted women? More »
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Looks like that briefcase full of cocaine "hernia" won't prevent Charlie Sheen from returning to work on Two and a Half Men next week. So, why is he getting his 400th media pass while Lindsay Lohan's ruined her career forever? More »
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The very public struggles with substance abuse of the rich and famous make addiction seem like a problem of excess suffered by the affluent. But what if the woman struggling with substance abuse is right in front of you? More »
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TLC's My Strange Addiction had us at hello, but this does not mean we were prepared for the hairdryer addiction. Which is not what it sounds like. More »
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The latest entry in the What's Really Wrong With Lindsay Sweepstakes: she's a fame-whore who's abusing the court system to generate publicity. More »
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I've known a few people who believe in the healing power of a move—that a change of scenery can be the key to solving all of their problems. But does it always work out that way? More »
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Doctors apparently claim Lindsay Lohan isn't really an addict — she was just driven crazy by Adderall. And the thing is, it could actually be true. More »
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Today science tells us that if you like sex after the age of 26, it's probably because you're trying to fill your shriveled womb. Also, if you eat chocolate after a breakup, you're probably "addicted to love." More »
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Today's New York Times reports that for some, tanning isn't just fun, or a habit. It's part of a medical diagnosis. More »
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• In attempts to fight the Mancession-blues while keeping the bromance alive, some dudes are embarking on "mancations." Sometimes these all-male vacations even take them to "man caves," where they may or may not do a little manscaping. More »
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Although much substance abuse research has been done on men, women can be addicts too. And studies show that female hormones may influence dependency. More »
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Is it possible to become addicted to tanning? A new study suggests that regular bronzing can lead college students to exhibit behavior similar to alcohol abuse. But there are skeptics, like Gary Lipman, chairman of The Sunbed Association. [DailyMail] More »
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The documentary series Intervention has a surprisingly high 77% success rate. Today, some of the subjects from the show who have gotten clean and stayed that, way shared their stories on Oprah. More »
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On today's episode, country star Mindy McCready was joking around with roommate Mackenzie Phillips when she began having a seizure. Thinking Mindy was kidding, Mackenzie laughed hysterically, until she realized how serious the situation was. More »
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Last night's episode focused on Jackie, who drinks eight bottles of wine every day, due to grief over a miscarriage she suffered years ago. Despite the consequences—divorce, DUI, losing custody of her daughter—she insists she's not an alcoholic. More »
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Last night's episode featured Sarah, a 23-year-old OxyContin addict who worked in an "erotic entertainment" massage parlor. Her downward spiral into addiction began at 14, when she took 8 hits of acid at once which sparked a really bad trip. More »
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On last night's episode, Rob-a 35-year-old meth-addicted alcoholic-never gave up his dream of becoming a rock star, even though he never really did anything to achieve it and, according to his family, he kinda sucks at music. More »
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Last night's premiere of Gone Too Far revealed how the DJ AM used his own history of addiction to connect on a personal level with addicts he was helping. But do the show's participants feel betrayed by his overdose? More »
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Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein had been working on a documentary series about addiction in the months leading up to his death from an overdose. Gone Too Far—which follows AM's mission to help other addicts—premieres on MTV October 12. More »
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Julie Myerson wrote what she thought was an illuminating story of her son Jake's drug addiction, but Jake calls the book "obscene." When is a family member's pain fair game for memoir? More »
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For most of us, "pizza and texting" sounds like a quiet weekday evening at home, but for heroin addicted Joey—featured on last night's episode of Intervention—the two are anything but. More »
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Last night's Intervention featured Danielle, a thirtysomething mother of two who takes up to 50 Percocet a day. She'd recently stolen her sister's identity to cop more pills, which sparked this altercation, played out in front of Danielle's traumatized kids. More »
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• Star reporter Kate Major resigned today after announcing that she's dating Jon Gosselin, as she wouldn't want this conflict of interest to tarnish the mag's stellar reputation. Too bad Michael Lohan won't stop talking about his new BFFs.

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What if, instead of punishing drug-addicted mothers, we approached substance abuse like an illness that needed treatment? Oddly enough, it seems to work! More »
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PBS aired the documentary Betty Ford: The Real Deal last night. The first lady — who, in 1973 publicly identified as a feminist — said she turned to booze when losing her identity in housewifery caused depression. More »
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At 29, Alicia Douvall has had more than a hundred plastic surgeries. Now she's checking into rehab for her addiction. More »
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Right on the heels of the news that female office workers spend 3x more time with their computers than their boyfriends or husbands comes this article from the Daily Mail, which blames Facebook for "friendship addiction." Psychologist David Smallwood claims that women who are recovering from drug, alcohol and shopping dependency shouldn't be on Facebook (or, presumably, MySpace). He thinks that collecting friends is an addiction, saying: More »
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