Antidepressants: What You Need To Know About Depression Medication

If you're suffering from depression, antidepressant medication, used under the guidance of a mental health professional, may relieve some of your symptoms. But antidepressants aren't a silver bullet for depression. Medication doesn't cure the underlying problem and is rarely a long-term solution. Not only do antidepressants come with significant side effects and dangers, but recent studies have also raised questions about their effectiveness.

Learning the facts about antidepressants and weighing the benefits against the risks can help you make an informed and personal decision about whether medication is right for you. Read more

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Lives - Drinking, Driving and Paying

The consequences and calculations of being over the legal limit.

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G. Alan Marlatt, Advocate for Shift in Addiction Treatment, Dies at 69

Mr. Marlatt challenged the belief that substance addiction is incurable and can be controlled only by abstinence.

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Alcohol Abuse in College

A reader responds to a recent news article about the treatment of women at Yale University.

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Maybe Just Drunk Enough to Remember

A woman testified that she was intoxicated, unable to recall a cab ride home. But she could recount being raped. Here’s a look at the science on alcohol and memory.

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The Treatment Center Where Drunks Can Keep on Drinking

It’s always 5 o’clock at St. Anthony’s.

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Challenging the Second 'A' in A.A.

Anonymous no more: A generation of alcoholics in recovery is speaking out and rejecting a tenet once considered central to the process.

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