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

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.

Addiction is a brain disease. This is not a moral failing. This is not about bad people who are choosing to continue to use drugs because they lack willpower.

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.

I think it's overly simplistic to say that any one single strategy is going to really change the focus and change the trajectory of drug use.

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