ON SECOND THOUGHT… –
Aug. 12, 2026 – Experts are weighing in on Brad Pitt’s bombshell revelation that he’s hopped off the proverbial wagon after seven years of sobriety, noting that while some people who quit drinking alcohol can resume, success is not a given. Joe Schrank told The Hollywood Reporter. “Typically speaking, alcoholics are just a horrible source of information about themselves.” However, it has been known to happen, Schrank said, noting that the World Health Organization has found cases in which “with moderate drinking, even after long periods of abstinence, there are lots of people who find success of clinical significance and life improvement.”
Where Pitt would fall on that spectrum is anybody’s guess, he said.
