The hallmark of addiction is that it changes your brain chemistry. It actually affects that part of your brain that's responsible for judgment.

People drink and do drugs for a reason. Cause it makes them feel good - until it doesn't anymore.

If I, in some small way can help people to see that there is this huge, incredible life on the other side of addiction, you know, I will feel accomplished in my job.

Prescription drugs and heroin act in very similar ways on the brain. And, unfortunately, heroin, because of its widespread availability is a lot cheaper.

I would say that I probably had an unhealthy love affair with drinking. I grew up as this kind of insecure kid, you know, kind of making my way. And drinking took all of that away.

Blunt force didn't knock out the drug epidemic. 21 million Americans are addicted to drugs or alcohol. And half of all federal inmates are in for drug crimes.

I'm one of 23 million Americans in recovery who have gone on to live productive lives.