And how the government communicates about homeland security is central to how the public responds.

A staggering 63 percent of Americans say that addiction to alcohol or other drugs has had an impact on them at some point in their lives.

People are going to keep getting prescribed medication that is counter to what their real disease state is, which is addiction.

If we had a terrorist attack, the way the people respond is going to determine whether that attack is just a tragedy or whether that attack becomes an all-out disaster.

No one is immune from addiction; it afflicts people of all ages, races, classes, and professions.

And how the government communicates about homeland security is central to how the public responds.

My mother is still battling alcoholism.