Authors

Dr. Paul Hokemeyer, J.D., Ph.D. is based in New York City where he works as a clinical consultant to the Caron Treatment Centers and maintains a private practice specializing in the treatment of individuals and their families. A licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, he is a Clinical Member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and was selected to serve as a Collaborating Investigator for the DSM-5 Field Trials.1 Article

Sacha Z. Scoblic

Sacha Z. Scoblic is a writer and editor for The New Republic. She's contributed to The New York Times and The Huffington Post, among others, and is the author of Unwasted: My Lush Sobriety.1 Article

Joshua Leonard

Joshua Leonard starred in The Blair Witch Project and has directed numerous movies and music videos.1 Article

Samantha Dunn

Samantha Dunn is the author of several books, including the novel Failing Paris and the memoir Not By Accident: Reconstructing a Careless Life .1 Article

John Moran

John Moran is a cross addicted addict 13 years in program. Sobriety has enabled him to sit down long enough to write. With a novel, play, screenplay, web series and short scene collection underway, he's enthusiastically making up for lost time.1 Article

Michael Clune

Michael W. Clune is the critically acclaimed author of the memoirs Gamelife and White Out: The Secret Life of Heroin. His academic books include Writing Against Time and American Literature and the Free Market. Clune’s work has appeared in venues ranging from Harper’s, Salon, and Granta, to Behavioral and Brain Sciences, PMLA, and the Chronicle of Higher Education. He is currently Professor of English at Case Western Reserve University, and lives in Shaker Heights, Ohio.1 Article

Ann Dowsett Johnston

Ann Dowsett Johnston spent the majority of her professional career at Macleans magazine, where she won five National Magazine Awards.1 Article

Richard Taite

Richard Taite is the founder of Cliffside Malibu and co-author of Ending Addiction For Good.1 Article

Eddie Pepitone

Eddie Pepitone is a stand-up comedian and actor who has appeared repeatedly on Conan as well as on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Sarah Silverman Program, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Last Comic Standing, Chappelle's Show and Brooklyn Nine Nine, among many others. He is the subject of the critically acclaimed documentary The Bitter Buddha and hosts the podcast Pep Talks on the All Things Comedy Network.1 Article

Veronica Valli

Veronica Valli is an addiction therapist, life coach and the author of Why You Drink and How to Stop.1 Article