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Joseph Charles Martin, SS (October 12, 1924 – March 9, 2009) was an American Catholic priest, recovered alcoholic and renowned speaker and educator on the issues of alcoholism and drug addiction. He was a member of the Sulpicians .
He starred in "Facing Addiction in America", a television special featuring celebrities who had been affected by addiction. The special was aired on BET, Comedy Central, CMT, Logo TV, MTV, MTV2, MTV Classic, MTV Live, Spike TV, TV Land, and VH1. [50] TENGA Productions produced a video with Novak telling his story that went viral on YouTube. It ...
Mom follows Christy Plunkett , a single mother who, after battling alcoholism and drug abuse, decides to restart her life in Napa, California, working as a waitress and attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Her mother, Bonnie Plunkett, (Allison Janney) is also a recovering addict. Christy has two children.
He has recounted his personal journey in a memoir, Rise.Recover. Thrive.: How I Got Strong, Got Sober, and Built a Movement of Hope,set for release on Jan. 7. Strobe says his parents split when he ...
Addiction led Rhonda Warren and Paul Moore to years of despair, including doing time in prison.. Recovery set them free – and put them on the road to helping others with their hard-won wisdom ...
Dopesick Nation, also known as "American Junkie" and "American Relapse" is an American documentary television series that premiered on September 12, 2018. [1] [4] [5] The series takes place in southern Florida and follows two recovering addicts, Allie and Frankie, and their journey to take on the opioid epidemic by assisting as many addicts into recovery as they can.
On the Rotten Tomatoes the film received a 78% based on reviews from 18 critics. [7] On Metacritic it has a score of 78 based on 10 reviews. [8] Ernest Hardy in his Village Voice review described the film as "a loving, exhaustive, warts-and-all look at the man who spent years battling his own alcoholism before a spiritual experience in the hospital set him on the course to help others."
Reached by HuffPost, he said the Times story was harmful to those in the recovery community. “I am not an expert in buprenorphine,” he said. “The New York Times story made it less likely than ever that legitimate, knowledgeable, passionate physicians get involved with treating addiction with buprenorphine or anything.