HOW do I tell my friends I’m an ALCOHOLIC??

Paul is like the world’s grandfather, a kind, soft-spoken professional suit-wearing guy I’ve seen often at the downtown YMCA for nearly two decades. I always loved running into Paul as he had a smile and kind word for me every time when he saw me. Then, back in 2010,...

Sponsors as friends: Can we be too close?

Just before Chuck S. got into recovery, he was in his early 20s, snorting drugs alone in his parents’ basement, totally isolated and cut off from friends and most family. “I used up all my friends,” he said. “I had lost the ability to build a friendship.” Chuck made...

Heroin hits Nashville — ALL of Nashville — hard

Metro Police this week broke up a drug ring that they believe brought in about 22 pounds of heroin a month into Nashville. And that’s only one drug ring. Do what?? Didn’t heroin go away with tie-dye T-shirts in the ‘70s? Well, like tie-dye, heroin is making a strong...