Francine hails from a family of alcoholics and drug addicts.  Her painful childhood lead to teenage drinking starting at 15. Drinking, she says, took away her shyness but often left her in worse positions.  Francine remembers falling down drunk in the ...

Howard C. Samuels is the longtime founding director of The Hills Treatment Center in Los Angeles.  He’s also an addict himself; for 16 years his life was controlled by alcohol, drugs and even illicit sex.  Not bad for the son of a prominent politician ...

Anthony says he was hooked on gambling the moment he put five dollars into a slot machine and it gave him back $1,000. Slot playing lead him to spend days at the races. He denied his problems, but in doing so found himself isolated and out of control.

Patricia is a nurse who not only had to tend to patients, but to her family. She had to provide round the clock care for her husband, her sons and even her father. The workload was just too much for Patricia,

Richard has spent many years under the influence of alcohol. His drinking began at age 12. He and his friends would grab a cheap six-pack of beer from a delicatessen, and drink in the park. At the time, Richard felt like he and his friends were having ...

Joya is a recovering alcoholic who found herself part of another group suffering from a dysfunction involving relationships with other people. While in the beginning of her recovery, she began dating another person in her AA program despite her sponsor...

Raquel eats and doesn’t stop.  She was overweight and physically unhealthy, and resigned to her life.  She couldn’t prevent herself from eating.  Halloween was her favorite as she had access to seemingly endless amounts of sweet candy.

Despite Teddy’s 25 years of sobriety, he can’t recall his first Filet Mignon dinner or his first ice cream cone.  But he’ll never forget his first beer at age thirteen.  Drinking quickly morphed into hard drug use,

With two #1 Comedy Central specials to his credit, comedian and transformational speaker Kyle Cease is a keynote speaker, igniting audiences through his unique blend of comedy and personal evolution. He has been a guest speaker at colleges, summits,

Arnie today owns a help line for those seeking an end to their addiction to gambling.  He thinks online gambling is the newest form of crack cocaine, as it affects people across racial, social and economic lines.