Anthony Brown is the founder and director of Coordinating & Assisting Recovery Environments. With a M.S. in Nursing from United States University, Anthony developed and directed a long-term residential treatment model, which has fueled his dream to open a home for those who have are experiencing homelessness.

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Q. If you are in recovery, what was your drug(s) of choice and when is your sobriety date?

A. Drug of choice was methamphetamine and cocaine. Sobriety date: March 29, 1999.

Q. What do you like most about 12-step meetings?

A. The comradery.

Q. Do you think addiction is an illness, disease, a choice, or a wicked twist of fate?

A. Illness / disease.

Q. Who is your favorite celebrity in recovery?

A. Jamie Lee Curtis.

Q. If you ever retire, would you prefer to live by the ocean, lake, river, mountaintop, desert, or penthouse?

A. Ocean.

Q. Is there anything special in your sobriety toolkit that helps keep you sober?

A. God.

Q. How do you measure success?

A. Learning from mistakes and accomplishing things that others said you couldn’t do.

Q. What is your biggest pet peeve?

A. People who expect you to agree with their wrong doings.

Q. If you had an extra million dollars, which charity would you donate it to?

A. The Jeanette Joan Saffold Foundation.

Q. Who has been the biggest influence throughout your life?

A. Debbie Martin.

Q. From what school of thought or teacher did you learn the most from?

A. Behavioral Science.

Q. Where are you from and where do you reside now?

A. I am from California and currently reside in Ohio.

Q. If you were giving a dinner party for your 3 favorite authors, living or dead, who would they be?

A. Anne Rice, Sue Grafton, Stephen King.

Q. What is your Astrological sign?

A. Libra.

Q. What’s your concept of a Higher Power?

A. God is everywhere all the time and is still in the miracle business. He is personal to each of us and communicates in a way that leaves out any doubt that it is He.

Q. What book(s) have you read more than once?

A. The bible.

Q. Which film have you watched the most?

A. 3:10 to Yuma.

Q. Who is your favorite film director?

A. Stephen King.

Q. What surprised you most about living sober?

A. The amount that a person can accomplish.

Q. If you could give advice to your younger self what would it be?

A. Stay in school.

Q. What books are you reading now?

A. Medical.

Q. What is your favorite App?

A. Facebook.

Q. Are you binge watching any TV series?

A. No.

Q. What is your favorite play or musical?

A. Grease.

Q. Who is your favorite performer, living or dead?

A. Denzel Washington.

Q. What is your favorite musician and or band?

A. Pink Floyd.

Q. What is one word you would use to describe yourself?

A. Eclectic.

Q. What is your favorite city?

A. Orange, CA.

Q. What is your favorite hotel?

A. Hilton.

Q. What sport(s) do you like to play or watch?

A. Football.

Q. What is your favorite restaurant?

A. Orange Hill.

Q. What is your favorite cuisine?

A. Tacos.

Q. What is the best piece of advice someone has given you?

A. Believe in yourself.

Q. What is the best piece of advice you’ve given someone else?

A. It is only you that holds you back.

Q. Have you ever been arrested and, if so, what for?

A. Yes, drug related offenses.

Q. What is one thing that always makes you smile?

A. Seeing someone else accomplish a task that was difficult.

Q. What was the proudest moment in your life?

A. Getting an award for my book.

Q. What is a style trend you wish would come back?

A. Bell bottom pants.

Q. What do you love most about yourself?

A. I am not a quitter.

Q. What are five things you always carry with you?

A. Positive attitude, a smile, manners, a good word for someone, a hopeful mindset.

Q. What is your biggest fear?

A. I run out of money before I get Brown Manor running.

Q. Where do you go when you want to be alone?

A. Home.

Q. What is your biggest regret?

A. Not knowing my mother as an adult.

Q. What is the greatest risk you’ve ever taken?

A. Moving back to Ohio with the plan of developing a homeless program.

Q. What is something you are currently curious about?

A. People and their behaviors.