Addiction and Recovery

This Sunday: J-Rocc @ Chocolate Sundays, Purdy Lounge

Keep Banning Those Bags

The Party Crasher – Kimora Lee Simmons Mingles At Macy’s

Reports of Weezy in Rehab Are Unfounded

Lost Lives Found

Ever since she hit bottom, Heather Klinker has devoted herself to helping others avoid the fall

Frankie Knuckles

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Junkies

It alters perceptions and skews the ability to tell right from wrong. Ultimately, it results in a dysfunctional society. But it's not a drug. It's the War on Drugs.

It's the Booze Talking

They say the first step to recovery is admitting your addiction. And now they say it on the radio.

Pep Talks

In recovery, out in the field, members of the Partnership to Empower Parents reach out to Miami's drug-dependent mothers

UM Cancels Drunk Bus

I'm not going to say all University of Miami students are bratty, entitled douche bags with serious alcohol problems and little respect for anyone but themselves. I mean, I went there after all (well, I don't have an alcohol problem), but there's no denying a certain portion of them are. Sadly, that ... More >>

How a Dirty Town Gets Clean

Dr. Etti is rolling up her sleeves for Cleanse Miami

Healthful Food Tastes So Good

Meet Dr. Etti. She’s here to clean this place up a bit.

Must Love Meth

A local drug-testing company is desperately seeking tweekers.

Not-So-Dear Diaries

Nikki Sixx’s new memoir is a tale of blow, hookers, and all things Mötley Crüe

Break the Habit

John Schmidt will save Danny. Come hell or a good high.

Running to Stand Still

John Schmidt will save Danny. Come hell or a good high.

Louie Vega

John Schmidt will save Danny. Come hell or a good high.

Cowboy Junkies

Early 21st Century Blues (Latent Recordings)

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Early 21st Century Blues (Latent Recordings)

BEST MIAMI HERALD PHOTOGRAPHER

Carl Juste

BEST LOCAL BOY GONE BAD

Ric Sisser

BEST PAWN SHOP

Goldmasters Jewelers

My Name Is Victor, and I'm a Jailbird

Too bad the county makes it so hard for me to get into a recovery program

Addiction Affliction

You thought going cold turkey was painful? Try Mohamed Ibrahim's rehab program at the Sea Winds Healthcare Services.

Exiled in Havana

With the FBI in pursuit, black activist Nehanda Abiodun a decade ago fled to Cuba, where she still dreams of fomenting a socialist revolution in the United States

Agent of Deception

Jerry Sullivan's descent into gambling, alcoholism, and crime began and ended with the FBI.

Detox Redux

Jerry Sullivan's descent into gambling, alcoholism, and crime began and ended with the FBI.

A Quick Fix

Despite skyrocketing demand, Miami-Dade is shutting down its only public detox center

The Addiction Connection

They'll bust you for using heroin. They'll sell you the more addictive methadone for a nominal fee at a local clinic--legally. This makes sense?

Addicted to Addiction

University of Miami's Deborah Mash believes ibogaine could be the wonder drug to end all drugs. And she's ready to risk everything to prove it.

Dope Detective

If it gets you high, chances are that James Hall knows more about it than anyone anywhere

Rhaynetta's Cause: The Epilogue

AIDS activist Rhaynetta Cheatham finally succumbs to the illness

Spunky Junkies

AIDS activist Rhaynetta Cheatham finally succumbs to the illness

Rhaynetta's Cause

Even through her own struggle with the disease, Rhaynetta Cheatham has worked tirelessly to bring AIDS awareness where it's most needed: Miami's black community

Heroin Be the Death of Me

South Beach nightlife sophisticates know they can handle it. A little puff now and then won't kill you. No big deal.

Scott Storch Is Back And He's Done Fuckin' With That Lindsay Lohan

Original keyboard player for The Roots, former Davie school kid, and still-a-super-producer Scott Storch is back in the studio. He got caught up in the bullshit Hollywood rock star lifestyle, blew through millions of dollars and hit rock bottom before he woke up in rehab. Give thanks, Storch is a g ... More >>

Defense Attorney: Catholic Parishioner-Turned-Scam Artist Had Drug Problem

The Westchester Parishioner busted for a tax fraud scheme struggled with drug abuse, his lawyer Luis Fernandez tells Riptide. Pablo Gehr, 32, of St. Brendan's Catholic Church, conned over $200,000 from low-income and elderly individuals and members of his church. A judge sentenced him to three years ... More >>

Pick Your Poison At Finnegan's River

Finnegan's River, located on the Miami River, is promoting its' new Detox Sundays deal. This means that from 11am to 7pm you can get five Presidente beers for $15, or $25 pitchers of margaritas or mojitos. We don't take issue with the offer, which sounds reasonable enough -- but "detox" denotes the ... More >>

Gutter Glamour

Mickey Avalon is the club set's unlikely king.

Heat's Michael Beasley Reportedly Heading to Rehab

​After this weekend, we were pretty sure Heat forward Michael Beasley was addicted to tacky tattoos and oversharing on Twitter, but it seems his problems might run a bit deeper. Yahoo! Sports reports the 20-year-old has checked himself into an undisclosed Houston rehab center for possible psy ... More >>

Murder Junkies at Churchill's Pub Tonight

Before dying of a heroin overdose in 1993 (see video above), GG Allin's final tour was supported by The Murder Junkies. The Murder Junkies were his last and best backing band. They featured his Hitler mustachioed brother Merle on bass, and the legendary Dino Sex on drums.  They will be perfo ... More >>

It's Just Politics

Before dying of a heroin overdose in 1993 (see video above), GG Allin's final tour was supported by The Murder Junkies. The Murder Junkies were his last and best backing band. They featured his Hitler mustachioed brother Merle on bass, and the legendary Dino Sex on drums.  They will be perfo ... More >>

Still Tokin': 4 Million Adults Over 50 Still Get High

​Drugs: They're not just for young people. Old people are getting high in record numbers. A new government study suggests more than 4 million Americans over the age of 50 still smoke pot and abuse prescription drugs, a finding that should surprise no one. Especially if you know ex-h ... More >>

Food News Roundup: Junk Food, Burger King, Passover, and Dream Water

"Scientists in Florida say overeaters are addicted to junk food in the same way drug addicts are addicted to cocaine and heroin." [AllHeadlineNews]"Project Downtown, an organization that started about two years ago in Miami and now has branches other U.S. cities," continues feeding the homeless. [VO ... More >>

More Gerald Posner Plagiarism in Miami Babylon, From New Times, PBS, and Many Others

Back on March 16, Riptide broke the news that South Beach-based author Gerald Posner's latest book, Miami Babylon, had stolen eight passages from Frank Owen's 2003 work Clubland. photo by Bill Cooke New Times and a doctoral student have found more than a dozen new instances of plagi ... More >>

Protoman Gets "86'd" Artistically on New EP, Which Is Out Today

​ On the cover of his 86'd EP, conscious South Florida's rapper Protoman sends a mixed message with several examples of vice giving us bedroom eyes from that big, red no-no circle. Come sit over here, Crown Royal.With Los Angeles producer Sebino providing the beat firepower, the EP digs into every ... More >>

Miami Composer Wendy Mae Chambers Headed to Rehab, Not Jail, 18 Months After Drunken Hit & Run

Chambers shows off her "car horn organ" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Aug. 2000​Local composer Wendy Mae Chambers is known for her avant-garde musical scores and quirky instruments, not her singing voice. But she must have sung one helluva tune in court earlier this month to avoid going to ja ... More >>

Wendy Mae Chambers: Drunken hit-and-run lands Miami composer in rehab, not jail

Chambers shows off her "car horn organ" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Aug. 2000​Local composer Wendy Mae Chambers is known for her avant-garde musical scores and quirky instruments, not her singing voice. But she must have sung one helluva tune in court earlier this month to avoid going to ja ... More >>

Susan Cheever

Chambers shows off her "car horn organ" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Aug. 2000​Local composer Wendy Mae Chambers is known for her avant-garde musical scores and quirky instruments, not her singing voice. But she must have sung one helluva tune in court earlier this month to avoid going to ja ... More >>

Alvin Powell, Former Crack-Addicted Dolphins Player, is Now a Substance Abuse Counselor

​Even the most passionate Miami Dolphins fans might not remember Alvin Powell. The offensive lineman played only two games for the Fins in 1989 before suddenly resigning. His play on the field wasn't much helped by the fact that he was addicted to crack cocaine. Now the former NFL player has turne ... More >>