Letter to the Editor: Mental Health Models

To the editor: Re “Voiceless, Defenseless and a Source of Cash” (front page, April 30): For too long, the suffering of the mentally ill, some of whom are addicted to drugs, has been someone else’s problem. Deinstitutionalization was the right thing...

Illicit Drug Use Grows Among Elderly

The Christian Science Monitor By Alexandra Marks   Susie Richardson is not your average recovering addict. She was 50 years old when curiosity got the better of her and she tried crack cocaine. The result was a “devastating” addiction that for 10...

Ecstasy Parties On — With Dangerous Results

NEW YORK – Ecstasy, the potentially lethal “love drug,” is on the move. Glamorized in the 1990s by the predominantly white and suburban all-night “rave culture,” E-pills are now spreading fast into America’s rural areas and inner...

Letter to the Editor: Staying Clean

Peggy Orenstein’s cover article “Staying Clean” drew praise from rehab providers and former users confirming that, as reported, there is no quick fix in treating addiction and no guaranteed cure. Below is the response by Dr. Peter Provet, among the...