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DJ AM: Why He Went Too Far - Phoenix House Thought Piece for National Recovery Month by Dr. Deni Carise
Date:9/9/2009

brity spinner who struggled with addiction, but stayed sober for over 11 years - I felt the tragedy at the gut level.

I have been in the substance abuse field for over 20 years, first as a treatment provider and then as a researcher. But it is through the eyes of a person in long-term recovery who has buried family members and close friends (one who was sober over 17 years prior to relapsing) that I understand the battle DJ AM faced.

Recovery, no matter how many years one has nurtured it, is never fully self-sustaining. It needs continued attention and dedication, just like any other chronic health problem. So, I ask, can someone in recovery ever be 100 percent confident they will not go back to drugs or alcohol?

Last year, DJ AM suffered critical injuries when a Learjet carrying him burst into flames during an aborted takeoff in South Carolina. He and Travis Barker of Blink-182 were the only survivors. After more than a decade of clean living, he found himself needing pain medications with abuse liability; he reportedly developed problems with opiates and benzodiazepines.

Then, he shot MTV's Gone Too Far - an intervention-style reality show set to premier on October 5. He said his inspiration was to work with other addicts in recovery, his passion since the beginning of his sobriety.

I, like DJ AM, believe it's important that people with past addiction problems commit to helping others. But he may have truly "gone too far." The drug-using world might not have been one he was prepared to re-visit, given his recent losses and difficulties with pain medications. "I have to calm down after e
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