The Washington Post recently ran a story about the acting drug czar, who happens to be one of us. The nation’s acting drug czar has a substance-abuse problem. Botticelli, 56, is an alcoholic who has been sober for a quarter-century. He quit drinking after a series of events, including waking up handcuffed to a hospital … Continue reading The power of recovery
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When heroin hit the suburbs . . .
The Washington Post published an opinion piece on media coverage of the current opiate epidemic. Two things lept out to the writers: Last month, NBC News ran a series of stories about the United States’ “growing heroin epidemic.” Two things stand out in the reports: One is their sympathetic tone; the other is that almost everyone … Continue reading When heroin hit the suburbs . . .