addiction

24-hour Women: Drinking to Escape Patriarchy

Courteney Cox as Jules Cobb on Cougar Town sitting in front of five glasses of dark wine
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.
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 »