Drugs and Addictions

Astrology | Week of July 29

29 Jul 2010

ARIES March 21-April 19: Success coach Tom Ferry says our ability to pursue our dreams can be damaged by four addictions: 1. An addiction to what other people think of us. 2. An addiction to creating melodrama in a misguided quest for excitement. 3. An addiction to believing we’re imprisoned by what happened in the past. 4. An addiction to negative thoughts that fill us with anxiety.

This Is Why People Hate San Francisco: Volume 3

29 Jul 2010

Photo: Franco Folini /Flickr Once again it's time for an installment of this mildly confusing feature, in which we ask those ensconced too cozily in your SF bubbles to take a step back, summon your inner C.W. Nevius, and try to understand why some in this great country of ours (certainly not us!) might look askance at the way we do things here — if for nothing else than to enjoy an ironic ...

Students cope with parents' addictions

29 Jul 2010

Growing up with a parent who has an addiction is difficult, and not as uncommon as we may think. According to the Web site, "Children of Addicted Parents," more than 28 million Americans are children of alcoholics.