Uncle Sam Sent Me to Rehab for PTSD

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Mar 11, 2019 Most disabled American veterans suffer from invisible mental wounds—I’m one of them. I spent a month with dozens of these silent victims. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Labor Department Officials Told Her to Start Paying Workers. She Ignored Them.

By Amy Julia Harris and Shoshana Walter / Reveal Sep 12, 2018 Jennifer Warren forced rehab clients in North Carolina to work more than 80 hours a week without pay. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Helping Abusers Change Their Lives

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2018 Experts say abusive behavior isn't inherent but is culturally learned and therefore can be unlearned. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Ordered to ‘Rehab’—in Chicken Processing Plants

By Amy Julia Harris and Shoshana Walter / Reveal Oct 4, 2017 In the push to spare convicts from prison, judges are steering some into programs that are little more than lucrative work camps for private industry. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Ohio Proves It: Rehabilitation Works

By John Kiriakou / Other Words Apr 7, 2016 And there’s something in it for everybody—safer streets, children with a second chance in life and even lower taxes. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

El Chapo

Signe Wilkinson / Truthdig Jan 19, 2016 Dig deeper

Glenn Greenwald Clears Up Questions Regarding NSA Reporting

Staff / Truthdig Mar 26, 2014 The journalist puts several "false assumptions" to rest regarding stories based on Edward Snowden's leaks; Alcoholics Anonymous is highly unsuccessful and overrated; meanwhile, scientists figure out what's the best diet out there. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Go to Prison in Sane, Humane Norway

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2012 If you’re going to commit a jailable offense, do it in Norway, where officials at the high-security Halden prison believe that providing inmates with a “light and positive” environment will make them better people when they re-enter society. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Amy Winehouse 1983-2011

Taylor Jones, Cagle Cartoons, Politicalcartoons.com Jul 24, 2011 Dig deeper

Rep. Giffords Moved to Houston

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2011 Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has been moved from the Tucson, Ariz., hospital where she has been treated since Jan. 8 to a Houston facility for rehabilitation and continued recovery. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Big Business of Sex Addiction

Staff / Truthdig Nov 16, 2010 Cast your mind back to a time before sex addiction qualified as a legitimate issue rather than a snarky euphemism (although for some that might still be the case) Hard to remember, what with the Bill Clintons and Tiger Woodses (continued). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Tiger Woods to Tee Off at Masters

Staff / Truthdig Mar 16, 2010 Tiger Woods' intermission is coming to a close. On Tuesday, Woods confirmed reports that he would be hitting the green again at next month's Masters tournament in Augusta, Ga. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )