Jim’s relationship with food has always been painful. In grade school, he slept-walked to the refrigerator and ate. He remembers his mother finding lunch meat hidden in his pants pockets. He was an obese child whose life was focused on eating.

Reality TV fans know Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino @ItsTheSituation from his antics on the MTV hit series Jersey Shore.  The weekly program detailed the lives on young adults enjoying their partying lifestyle.

Iconic rock and blues musician Gregg Allman has enjoyed a decades-long career both as a solo performer and as a key member of the storied Allman Brothers Band. But his hard-rocking times were filled with hard drugs and multiple battles with attempts at...

Known by millions for her starring role on the classic television sitcom I Dream of Jeannie, actress Barbara Eden’s life is detailed in her book “Jeannie Out Of The Bottle.” Eden discusses her introduction into the world of show business,

Barbara returns to tell the rest of her story of being a sex and love addict. Much as alcoholic parents introduce their kids to drinking, her own mother introduced her to the world of illicit sex; as a young teen she became her mother’s confidant about...

Dominic and Valerie met in recovery and to this day go to a 12-step meeting every morning. Dominic’s family affairs all were accompanied by alcohol. Parties and christenings alike all featured drinking, and so he started drinking at these events.

Robert and Tish are an engaged couple who are both in recovery. They met while attending a twelve step meeting. Robert drank and drugged for 36 years. His family comes from cultures that embraced drinking alcohol.

Billy served his nation by fighting the war in Iraq. But his use of crack-cocaine caused him to be discharged other-than-honorably by the military. Such a dis-commendation can make life very hard for an ex-military member.

David remembers arriving in Vietnam in 1967 to the words, “Welcome to Charlie Company.” War is Hell, and David endured one horrific experience after another. Upon returning home, he coped by abusing alcohol and drugs.

Vanessa comes form a family of addicts and enablers. She claims her father brought LSD into the country for Timothy Leary to try. Her home life as a child was horrible. Her mother would withhold food and sweets,