The Rock & Roll Shrink Radio Show Ep. 107 - Addiction Recidivism

Tonight, we are deviating just a bit from our usual show format in a couple of ways.

First, while we acknowledge that musically, the focus of our show has been and continues to be essentially Classic Rock, traditional Metal, and related genres, tonight’s topic came out of conversations around a well-known rap artist named DMX, who recently overdosed and died of medical damage inflicted by the O.D. His situation has raised a bigger question with many people about how things got to this point, and perhaps either how to break the pattern, or how best to cope with things if you (or the addict) cannot do so.

Second, we may discuss this topic tonight in a more extempore fashion, rather than the usual format we use. Hopefully, this will give our listeners a chance to consider a lot of points that come up in similar situations.

Tonight, we will discuss:

• DMX’s story, and how this is similar to many such stories about struggling addicts, in entertainment and in everyday life.
• Diving into the complexities of why addicts with a seemingly solid support system still can ultimately fail or otherwise self-destruct.
• How to cope when someone to whom you are close, has this kind of crisis.

We'll start off the evening with some topic-relevant Classic Rock played by Dr. Mathis, followed by Classic Rock trivia in "The Rock & Roll Shrink Recalls," followed by our topic discussion.

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