Joe Huisman’s battle with addiction started in his teens, pulling him into a vortex of substance abuse that seemed inescapable. He began smoking marijuana at sixteen and was introduced to cocaine at ...

Thirty-year-old Joe Huisman had failed his drug test. They had found cocaine in his system. Huisman’s probation officer could’ve thrown him in jail to serve out his one-year DWI sentence right there ...

Mark Lundholm and Kurt Matthews, aka The Addicts, have built comedy careers by making their respective recovery processes not only relatable, but funny. No, it wasn’t funny when Matthews got in a ...

Billy Wilder's The Lost Weekend, which was released 60 years ago, is still one of the most important films about addiction ...

In the wake of Robin Williams' death at the age of 63, there's been an outpouring of grief and mourning across the world for one of humanity's most cherished actors and comedians. But even though he ...

Mental health and substance abuse are difficult subjects to handle well on-screen. A lot of movies turn these issues into ...