Last week’s People magazine cover featured the beautiful University of Virginia lacrosse player Yeardley Love, who died when her ex-boyfriend, George Huguely, reportedly hit her head against a wall in a fit of rage. When reports of the killing surfaced earlier this month, the media quickly latched onto a possible connection between Yeardley’s death and George’s history of bad-boy behavior, namely his heavy drinking. read more
Since the opening of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, it’s been hard to miss the images of beaming athletes on podiums, with shiny medals around their necks. But a couple days ago, I came across a USA Today article that created a different sort of spotlight on British Columbia’s largest city. read more
Last week, I read, with a heavy heart, the Washington Post story about 19-year-old Alicia Lannes—one of four young people who died as a result of a teen-organized heroin ring in the comfortable suburban town of Centreville, VA. It was a story I knew all too well. read more
Back for a second season is A&E’s hit series “The Cleaner,” with Benjamin Bratt starring as an “extreme interventionist,” a character based on the life of the show’s co-executive producer Warren Boyd. What’s encouraging about “The Cleaner” is the exposure the series gives to drug misuse and the nature of addictive behavior… read more