Kristen Johnston, actress, author, and founder of SLAM, NYC (slamnyc.org), a nonprofit group dedicated to starting New York City’s first #recovery high school, reveals the misrepresentation of #addiction within the media: nyti.ms/15ZysxV "Most people believe addicts are selfish, delusional jerks who have no qualms about destroying themselves and everyone who loves them. Even the reality shows focused on addiction, like “#Intervention,” “Rehab With Dr. Drew” (thankfully canceled) or that show where people have bizarre addictions like eating chalk or scouring powder, have done almost nothing to educate Americans. All they’ve really achieved is keeping addiction an oddity, a sideshow." - Kristen Johnston Are there any examples of addiction misrepresentation in the media that you have noticed? Please share your thoughts.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 15:23:47 +0000
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