Mickey Bakst, co-founder of Ben's Friends, speaks to restaurant owners at a meeting with Asheville Independent Restaurants about the support group. Ben’s Friends, an organization of support groups ...

People struggling with compulsive behavior around love and sex have long been the brunt of sleazy jokes and lurid misrepresentation. TV shows and movies use sad, so-called sex addicts sitting on ...

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On social media, young women are increasingly open about attending 12-step sex and love addiction programs. Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous reports... Young women are challenging the stigma of sex and ...

Ben’s Friends, an organization of support groups aiming to help people in the food and beverage industry dealing with addiction problems, is relaunching an Asheville chapter. Mickey Bakst, co-founder ...