Writers In Treatment

Recovery Recharged Interview with Ellen StewartRecovery Recharged Interview with Ellen Stewart

Recovery Recharged Interview with Ellen Stewart

VIDEO – A CONVERSATION –   March 6, 2024 - Leonard Lee Buschel is California Certified Substance Abuse Counselor. He…

11 months ago
Emmy-Nominated Actor Ed Begley Jr. to Receive Experience, Strength, and Hope Award Emmy-Nominated Actor Ed Begley Jr. to Receive Experience, Strength, and Hope Award 

Emmy-Nominated Actor Ed Begley Jr. to Receive Experience, Strength, and Hope Award

AUDIO – WRITE ON! – Nov. 30, 2023 - The Writers in Treatment organization will present Emmy-nominated actor and environmental…

1 year ago
Experience the Experience, Strength and Hope AwardsExperience the Experience, Strength and Hope Awards

Experience the Experience, Strength and Hope Awards

VIDEO – DANNY TREJO HONORED Dec.8, 2022 - The glitterati of the clean and sober world in LA came together…

2 years ago
Robert Downey Jr. and Late Dad Get CandidRobert Downey Jr. and Late Dad Get Candid

Robert Downey Jr. and Late Dad Get Candid

FROM LESS THAN ZERO TO MORE THAN A MILLION –    Dec. 7, 2022 - He recalled becoming addicted around…

2 years ago
Fifteen Years of Insanity’: How Robert Downey Jr. Made Peace With His Maverick FatherFifteen Years of Insanity’: How Robert Downey Jr. Made Peace With His Maverick Father

Fifteen Years of Insanity’: How Robert Downey Jr. Made Peace With His Maverick Father

VIDEO – GOD LOVES DOCUMENTARIES –  Nov. 29, 2022 - In his father’s underground western Greaser’s Palace, a seven-year-old Robert…

2 years ago
Danny Trejo to Receive Experience, Strength and Hope Award for MemoirDanny Trejo to Receive Experience, Strength and Hope Award for Memoir

Danny Trejo to Receive Experience, Strength and Hope Award for Memoir

ONE TACO STAND AT A TIME –  Nov. 14, 2022 - “We are thrilled to honor the one and only…

2 years ago
Jodie Sweetin Shares her Story to Help Those Struggling with AddictionJodie Sweetin Shares her Story to Help Those Struggling with Addiction

Jodie Sweetin Shares her Story to Help Those Struggling with Addiction

2019 EXPERIENCE STRENGTH AND HOPE AWARD WINNER TELLS ALL –  Nov. 7, 2022 - Jodie Sweetin is reflecting on how…

2 years ago
The Most Brutally Honest Films About AddictionThe Most Brutally Honest Films About Addiction

The Most Brutally Honest Films About Addiction

AND BEAUTIFUL TOO –  Aug. 2, 2022 - Drug and alcohol addiction is a topic that has been explored in…

2 years ago
Q&A with Adriana Marchione, MA, REAT, RSMT, FilmmakerQ&A with Adriana Marchione, MA, REAT, RSMT, Filmmaker

Q&A with Adriana Marchione, MA, REAT, RSMT, Filmmaker

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! –  July 29, 2022 - Adriana Marchione MA, REAT, RSMT has been involved in the arts…

2 years ago
Danny Trejo Congratulates Son Gilbert on 8 Years of SobrietyDanny Trejo Congratulates Son Gilbert on 8 Years of Sobriety

Danny Trejo Congratulates Son Gilbert on 8 Years of Sobriety

LIKE FATHER LOVES SON –   July 17, 2022 - Trejo himself has been sober for more than 50 years…

3 years ago
Want to know more about the REEL Recovery Film Festival?Want to know more about the REEL Recovery Film Festival?

Want to know more about the REEL Recovery Film Festival?

LIVE AND IN PERSON! – July 5, 2022 – Watch the video and see what goes on behind the scenes.…

3 years ago
Beyond Belief Sobriety w/Author of HIGH! – Confessions of a Cannabis AddictBeyond Belief Sobriety w/Author of HIGH! – Confessions of a Cannabis Addict

Beyond Belief Sobriety w/Author of HIGH! – Confessions of Cannabis Addict

VIDEO – IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD(S) –   June 2022 - Things could have played out very differently…

3 years ago
The Lighter Side of Addiction Recovery eBulletinThe Lighter Side of Addiction Recovery eBulletin

The Lighter Side of Addiction Recovery eBulletin

VIDEO – FUNNY MAN Live at the Laemmle –   May 19, 2022 - You may know him as the…

3 years ago
Paulo O’Brien talks with Leonard Buschel about his book, HIGH: Confessions of a Cannabis AddictPaulo O’Brien talks with Leonard Buschel about his book, HIGH: Confessions of a Cannabis Addict

Paulo O’Brien talks with Leonard Buschel about his book, HIGH: Confessions of Cannabis Addict

VIDEO – ADDICTS’ LIVES MATTER –   2022 - Leonard Buschel is the author of the new book, HIGH: Confessions of…

3 years ago
You Lived Through Covid, Now Don’t Die From AlcoholYou Lived Through Covid, Now Don’t Die From Alcohol

You Lived Through Covid, Now Don’t Die From Alcohol

THE ROAD TO SOBRIETY – April 20, 2022 - The Buddhists say the odds of being born a human is the…

3 years ago

A Fond Farewell

By Christopher Dale THE SAD DEMISE OF THE FIX –  April 4, 2022 - As a writer and recovering addict,…

3 years ago

‘Full House’ Cast’s Quotes About Addiction

IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANY GORGEOUS PERSON –  March 25, 2022 - “I had a horrific DUI, which I’m so…

3 years ago

Interview with Leigh Steinberg a.k.a. Jerry Maguire

TOUCHDOWN –  Feb. 15, 2022 - The first drink was Russian Roulette. After I took the first drink, it wasn’t…

3 years ago

Book Excerpt: HIGH Confessions of Cannabis Addict by Leonard Lee Buschel

HIGH-lights –  Jan. 30, 2022 - Once I was back home, selling the hash was no problem, until I was…

3 years ago

EDITOR’S CHOICE FILMS OF 2021

LOVED to LOATHED –   Jan. 1, 2022 - I've seen most of these in the theater, a couple at home.…

3 years ago

Media Offers Unique Opportunity to Tell Addiction Stories

MOVIES ARE REEL –   Dec. 12, 2021 - Another somewhat common take can be seen in films such as…

3 years ago

Experience, Strength and Hope Awards Honors Leigh Steinberg & Courtney Friel

THE RECOVERY EVENT OF 2021 –    The 11th Annual, at the Skirball Cultural Center, returned Wednesday, December 15, honoring Leigh Steinberg, author of The Agent and…

3 years ago

Lights, Camera, Recovery w/ Ahbra Schiff

LISTEN – READY FOR HER CLOSE-UP –   Dec. 1, 2021 - Almost 6 years after first meeting him, Ahbra…

3 years ago

12 of the Best Movies That Deal Frankly With Addiction & Recovery

WATCH – DON’T LOSE YOUR WEEKEND –   Dec. 2, 2021 - Addiction and recovery are potent sources of drama,…

3 years ago

‘Candid’ Leonard Buschel Memoir Available Now

12 STEPS LATER... –   Nov. 8, 2021 - "This book is one of the best (if not THE BEST!)…

3 years ago

Publisher Turns 27* and is subject of piece in Shout Out LA

A PUFF PIECE ON AN EX-POTHEAD –   August 2, 2021 - Occasionally the gang and I would wait at…

3 years ago

Robert Downey Sr., Filmmaker and Provocateur, Is Dead at 85

A MAN OF HIS TIME, A MAN AHEAD OF HIS TIME, A MAN FOR ALL TIME –  July 7, 2021…

4 years ago

Chasing the News … stone cold sober – The Pros

Episode 7 - The Pros - “Maintaining sobriety through 2021 and beyond” - February 18, 2021 - 11amPT, 2pmET -…

4 years ago

Q&A with Benjamin Oberman, CEO, Film Festival Flix

Stick with the Winners! –   December 23, 2020 - Benjamin Oberman is the Founder, President & CEO of Film…

4 years ago

A Happy News Year Letter

From the Editors – December 29, 2020 - As the year finally comes to an end and the world transitions into 2021, there…

4 years ago