addiction

Cleaned Up: “Strung Out” Complicates the Conversation about Women and Opioid Addiction

Erin Khar, a white woman with black hair and brown eyes, stands against a brick wall. She wears a black coat and has a soft smile.
by Elizabeth Lothian
February 11, 2020 at 9:00am
We can only help people if they’re alive; the only bottom you can’t recover from is death.
Two white women, one feminine with long hair, and one with short blond hair, stand apart from each other. They've had sex and appear hungover, makeup on their faces and hair messy.

“The L Word: Generation Q” Stumbles Over a Alcoholism Storyline—Again

by Britni de la Cretaz
January 17, 2020 at 10:59am
I’d like to see a queer character onscreen who has struggled with addiction but has done the work to be well. Read more »
Courteney Cox as Jules Cobb on Cougar Town sitting in front of five glasses of dark wine

24-hour Women: Drinking to Escape Patriarchy

by Marissa Korbel
August 6, 2018 at 4:09pm
Alcoholic men are often praised for admitting they have a problem while alcoholic women are shamed. Read more »
Leslie Jamison

The 12th Step: Leslie Jamison is Reinventing the Addiction Memoir

by Britni de la Cretaz
April 18, 2018 at 12:40pm
The Recovering works like an AA meeting where people are sharing their stories in the hopes that others will identify with them. Read more »
Sharp by Michelle Dean

BitchReads: 15 Books Feminists Should Read In April

by Evette Dionne
April 11, 2018 at 12:50pm
This list has it all. Read more »
Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope on Scandal

Lady Liquor: The Racial Implications of the “Disease” Model of Alcoholism

by Christen McCurdy
December 10, 2012 at 2:54pm
Genetic explanations for alcoholism tend to reinforce preexisting stereotypes about race. Read more »