Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Camp Mariposa: A Place for Children who Live in Homes with Addiction
02 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that at least 11% or 8.3 million children in the US live in a home with a... The post A...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – The Anonymous People
26 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This week Denise talks about the concept of anonymity in reference to the recovery and addiction com...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Addiction. An Equal Opportunity Disease
19 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In November 2012 Denise featured a documentary on this show called “Behind the Orange Curtain&...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – College and Recovery
12 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This week Denise visits the Association of Recovery Schools Conference in Southern California to dis...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Drugs and Society: Were Problems Attributed to Meth and Crack Cocaine Use (as well as other illicit drugs)Really A Part of Society Well Before These Drugs Came Into The Picture?
05 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show Denise and her guest, Dr. Carl Hart, an associate Professor of Psychology ...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – What About the Little Children?
29 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Many addicts and alcoholics have young children. What happens in a household with one or both parent...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Thoughts on Smoking as an Addiction
22 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This week Denise brings us back to an interview with Eddie Salen of Diversified Intervention Group t...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Bipolar Disease and Addiction
15 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This week Denise interviews a panel from the International Bipolar Foundation in San Diego. Many peo...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Relapse Prevention
08 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s show is all about relapse prevention. Once an addict embraces recovery, works hard...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Why Does Denise Do This Radio Show to Support Those Who Love Addicts, Anyway?
01 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
 Subscribe with your favorite podcast playerAndroidRSS After last week’s show on planning...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Summer is Here. Be Vigilant. Talk To Your Teens
24 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This week Denise reminds you of what to look out for when your kids and young adults have extra time...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Prescription Drug Addiction, Suboxone, Pain Management
17 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have any unanswered questions about the above topics? As a mom of an opioid addict, Denise ha...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Chucky’s Fight – A charity dedicated to fighting teen substance abuse
10 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine losing your son to a drug overdose. Imagine then, a year later, losing another son to a drug...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – What is Craving?
03 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Do we all have cravings? Is it only addicts who crave things? Families and loved ones often wonder w...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – What Shape is Recovery?
27 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Many people use the 12 step concept in pursuing recovery. For a very long time, this is all that was...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – A Young Family and Alcoholism
20 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This week Denise speaks with Kate, a young mom who is trying to raise young children, deal with dail...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Hooked on Games
13 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Video games are like books and movies laced with digital “crack”. This is a comment by m...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Do You Know What Teens are Doing With OTC Cough Medicines?
06 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last year, approximately one in 20 teens reported taking large amounts of OTC cough medicin...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Getting Through College with Support and Recovery
29 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Are you worried that your loved ones, who were college bound or in college when they became sideline...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – A Doctor’s Case for Legal Pot
22 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. David Nathan, a psychiatrist in Princeton, NJ and a clinical assistant professor at Robert Wood ...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 -Teens, Treatment, and Newport Academy
15 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Many key elements characterize the design and implementation of an effective adolescent substance ab...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – The Drug Enforcement Administration and Prescription Drug Abuse
08 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This week Denise speaks with Thomas Lenox, the supervisor of the Tactical Diversion Squad in San Die...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Inside Rehab
01 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are going to tackle the topic of what are the right questions to ask when looking for a... ...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Do You Gamble for Fun or Must You Gamble?
25 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The show this week is of Denise’s perspective from a recent personal experience, an article ju...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Codependents and Dysfunctional Relationships
18 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This week Denise interviews Ross Rosenberg, a psychotherapist/professional trainer/author/ and owner...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Important Opportunity for All Listeners! Act Now!
11 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone listening to this show should click on this link, Recovery 2.0 Conference, and take advanta...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Does Overdose Always Mean Death?
04 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Sherrie and Michael Rubin’s son Aaron overdosed on oxycontin October 9th, 2005. He laid three ...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Harm Reduction and Parenting Drug and Alcohol Users
25 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This week the show topic is a growing trend in treating addiction as a whole, harm reduction as oppo...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – A Mother’s Love
11 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Her teenage son was spiraling into the drug world—terrifying days and nights worrying about his we...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – The Drinking Diaries
04 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The Drinking Diaries is a forum for women to share, vent, express, and discuss their drinking storie...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Have We Lost the War on Drugs?
28 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This is a question asked in an article recently in the Wall Street Journal and many times on this sh...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Managing Addictions
21 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Addictions Is there more than one way to manage and treat addiction? This week Denise speaks with Dr...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – “Prison Saved My Life”
14 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
I imagine that this is not something you might hear too often or even expect to hear. This week̵...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – From Tragedy to Survival
31 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s show is about surviving “no matter what”. My guest is James Brown an autho...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – ONLINE SUPPORT. YOU ARE NOT ALONE
24 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The majority of those who love addicts do not get any support or help for themselves. They keep thei...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Prevention for Youth
17 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Perhaps we need to keep learning about the different ways to help prevent kids from beginning to use...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Things Change
10 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
In the field of addiction treatment, rehabilitation, support, and recovery, things have been going a...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – GRASP: Grief Recovery After a Substance Passing
03 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week Denise talks to Denise Cullen about the organization GRASP, a support group specifically f...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Death by prescription drug overdose. It can happen to anyone!
26 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week is an interview with Natalie Costa, the executive producer of the documentary “Behin...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Over 500 Arrests for Alcoholism
19 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
An 18 year documentary David Sperling a film maker, documentarian, and civil worker at a jail in Ora...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101
05 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Foundations Recovery Network and the Moments of Change Conference What happens at a Conference on Ad...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – What Happens at a 12 step Meeting (support group) Anyway?
29 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
We often refer to “going to meetings” when we talk about recovery and sobriety. What doe...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Does wealth and privilege play a part in addiction? Or does it matter?
22 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is a man who grew up with much wealth (stuff and money) but little wealth ( emot...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Harm Reduction What is it?
15 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Does it makes sense? Who is it for? Kenneth Anderson presents a plan for those not interested in the...
Addicted to Addicts: When tots and toddlers have addicts for parents
01 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
What happens to the children? This question gnaws at me all of the time. We adults have difficulty c...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Who Needs a Recovery Companion?
24 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
What is a recovery companion and who needs one, anyway? This week, Dr. Allen Berger, author and PHD ...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Where Do Drug Counselors Come From?
15 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know what the drug counselors learn to become drug counselors? Who can be a drug counselor? D...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Our Loved Ones Are Not Criminals!
10 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
In light of the new face of addiction, prescription drug abuse and the new synthetic drugs, more and...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Drug Class
03 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Addicted to Addicts, author and host Denise Krochta interviews Rand Teed, the pri...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Can We Help Our Addicted Loved Ones?
27 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Wilson, Denise’s guest this week, believes that we can help our addicted loved ones by...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – What’s All The Buzz About Bath Salts!
20 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week the show covers what most of the world doesn’t know about the new dangerous drugs wi...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – How about more tools to relax and be calm?
13 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week we continue our quest for some serenity in the midst of chaos. Enjoy!Subscribe with your f...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Asking the Right Questions
05 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week is all about asking the right questions, when to ask them, and to whom do we ask them?... ...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – CRAFT – Community Reinforcement and Family Training
30 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mark Edison introduces a family training concept on this week’s show to help families to h...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival – The Therapeutic Value of Writing
23 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
On the show this week the topic of tools and strategies to use for some peace and to rid ourselves.....
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – The Addiction Gene: Why Millions are Inherently at Risk
16 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s show Dr. Kenneth Blum is interviewed on his scientific data and research regard...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Are There Consequences?
09 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Last year Denise interviewed Dr. Adi Jaffe about his transformation from a drug addict, drug dealer,...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Affordable and Comprehensive Addiction Treatment
02 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
On the show this week Jeanne McAlister, CEO and founder of the McAlister Institute in San Diego Coun...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Helping Men Recover
25 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week the discussion is about how men recover from addictions and if their concept of recovery a...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Loving an Addict, Loving Yourself
18 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This is the topic of this week’s interview and also the title of a book written by Denise̵...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Baby Boomers in Treatment
11 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Growing older can be a rich and wondrous time for many adults. For others, these are years filled wi...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Helping or Enabling?
04 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
When my children were toddlers, they would push my hand away when they were trying to accomplish som...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Why Did You Stop Using Drugs?
28 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Finally someone who has a definitive answer to this question. It might not be the answer for everyon...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Are You Married to a Sex Addict?
21 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Denise’s guest this week, Susan Mayginnes, has been leading workshops and working with couples...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – There is No Hero In Heroin
14 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week Denise interviews Janice Nargi, a mom of a heroin addict and author of the new e-book, ...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Are You Almost an Alcoholic? Is Someone You Know Almost an Alcoholic?
07 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This is the topic of this week’s interview. Dr. Joe Nowinski, co-author of “Almost Alcoh...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Drugs to Treat Drug Addiction or Not?
30 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s show is about treating drug addiction without other drugs. The guest today is Caro...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – What Can We Say About Men and Support?
23 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week Denise speaks with Ken and Bob, two men whose experiences living with and loving addicts l...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – This Week’s Show Is All About Hope and Possibilities
16 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Denise speaks with Ted McGrath who has a great story to share about where he came from and where he....
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Drug Testing. Is it for you?
09 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week my show is dedicated to drug testing and options. I am interviewing Corinne Kligmann, CEO ...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Alcoholism, Addiction, and the Military
02 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Captain Ron Smith, MD, PHD, Senior Psychiatrist, National Naval Medical Center is Denise’s gue...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Possibilities and Hope
26 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Clint Arthur is an author and successful entrepreneur with a story for us. Although he has his own s...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Moms United to End the War on Drugs
19 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Another perspective, this time from moms and family members of addicts and alcoholics, about drug re...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Being Young and Sober
12 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Does embracing a life of sobriety have an effect on your social life? Is it life enhancing or detrim...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Resources, families helping each other
05 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week is all about resources. It is so important that those of us who have learned from our own....
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Can Alcoholism Be Deadly?
27 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Alberta Sequiera is an author and speaker who has lived with alcoholics and has watched them die. He...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Whitney Houston Family a Model?
20 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week Denise talks about what happens to those left behind when a loved one, who has had problem...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Let’s Talk Money!
13 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week Denise interviews Ron Gallen about addiction to money, addicts and money, and addicts in r...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Tiger Woods, Anthony Wiener, David Duchovny: Are They Really Sex Addicts?
06 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week the show continues it’s foray into the behavioral addictions with a focus on sex add...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Decriminalizing Drugs
30 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
More discussion on drug reform policy is in order in light of what has been happening in the news. J...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Social Life in Recovery
23 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s guest is Anna David. Ms David is the author of the novels Party Girl and Bought as...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Growing Up Around Recovery
16 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
On this show we’ve talked about all kinds of relationships of loved ones with addicts. We̵...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Writers In Treatment
09 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Writer’s In Treatment Link: http://www.writersintreatment.org/ Many times we hear about addict...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – A Message of Hope
02 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week Denise speaks with Precious Williams, a woman with a story that will emphasize the fact th...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Should We D.A.R.E?
26 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s show we will be briefly discussing the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) p...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Addiction and the Holidays
19 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
What do you buy an addict for Christmas? Are you optimistic about the holidays or do you dread the h...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – The Holidays: The Addict’s Point of View
12 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Last week Denise spoke with a dad about how the holidays might be for his family with a son who... T...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Dealing With Addiction During the Holidays
05 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week Denise talks with Rick, a dad who is very nervous about the holidays this year. His young ...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Another Perspective of Addiction Treatment
28 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Hank Hayes believes that discipline and an alternative approach can help people live an addiction an...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Goings on In The World of Addiction
21 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week we hear about an opportunity for anyone who is interested in the evolution of addiction tr...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Teens, Dating, Under the Influence
14 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
What is the best teen dating advice if your teen is “dating under the influence?” This show expl...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Online Resources Important and Effective
07 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
For the past few weeks Denise has been interviewing guests who offer valuable resources to those who...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Dad, Drug Bust, Prescription Drugs
31 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s show is about the lengths a loved one will go to try to save an addict. Was he... ...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Saving Teens One Teen at a Time
24 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week Denise is beginning a series of shows on resources for loved ones. She begins this week wi...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Clergy for Drug Policy Reform
17 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week Denise speaks with Reverend Canon Mary Richardson about the clergy and drug reform policy....
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Is Smoking an Addiction or Just a Habit?
10 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Tobacco has been around a long time. In the past 10 to 20 years it has been discovered that Big... T...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Food Addiction: Deadlier than Drinking?
03 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Today we tackle the topic of food addiction. Is compulsive eating really an addiction? Doesn’t...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – A Son’s Drug Addiction
26 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s show features the promised interview of Denise’s son regarding his drug addi...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Marijuana Harmless or Not?
19 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Rand Teed, teacher of Drug Class in Canada, the country with the most prevalent use of marijuana ( U...
Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Legalization, Decriminalization, Marijuana, Changing Drug Policy
12 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week Denise talks with a member of LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition) about these topic...