On Valentine’s Day eve, our “Relationships and Recovery” chat with the Fix covered everything from sober dating to getting intimate without the “help” of drugs. Sparks were flying between our many participants, including authors, journalists, and treatment experts. Here’s what we learned.

Whitney Houston’s tragic death should not be used as a political tool, nor a call for drug legalization—but it should serve as what Jamie Lee Curtis recently called “a call to arms to face addiction and alcoholism head-on.” We as a nation need to change our perception of addiction and the misconception that it’s problem belonging only to two ends of our country’s socio-economic spectrum: poverty and celebrity. In reality, the problem of addiction belongs to all of us.

It’s unfortunate that Dr. Drew, who has a national forum, would invite guests like comedian Carolla to join him on the air—guests who are undoubtedly going to joke about substance abuse, and then would laugh right along with him. He knows that addiction is a chronic health condition, not unlike diabetes or heart disease. No one would joke about someone having diabetic crises or a heart attack. Likewise, it’s not a joke when someone has a new acute episode with substance abuse problems.

It’s almost Valentine’s Day and love is in the air—Twitter love, that is. For our next Twitter chat, we’re once again teaming up with The Fix, this time to co-host a discussion about relationships and recovery. To join the conversation, log on to Twitter at 7P.M. EST on February 13, the evening before Valentine’s Day.

In his State of the State address last week, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie surprised many by outlining his plans to mandate treatment for non-violent drug offenders. “No life is disposable…every one of God’s creations can be redeemed,” Christie declared, to applause from Republicans and Democrats alike. “Everyone deserves a second chance.”