The majority of my experience on TV hasn’t always been great. Looking back all I remember is the negativity surrounding myself while I was active in my drinking and using. I’ve since made a promise to myself that if I was to ever return to TV, it would be to raise awareness and smash the stigma of my disease in the hopes of changing the negative perception society has on addiction. If you told me when I was drinking and drugging that I was going to return to TV to shed light on addiction in a positive way a few years later, I would’ve laughed. But, the truth is, that opportunity is here.

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A few weeks ago, I flew out to Washington, D.C. to participate in the Unite to Face Addiction concert. Tens of thousands of people were there, and it was incredible to see how many people’s lives have been touched by addiction. It was even more incredible to see how many people are recognizing addiction as a disease.

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Rockers Set to Rally for Addiction Awareness

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Every day I wake up and it is my mission to do everything possible to make sure that I make a difference when it comes to addiction and recovery. If you asked me five years ago if this would be my life, I would’ve laughed at you.

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For months, I knew that I was going to be interviewed for an E! True Hollywood Story, and I was beyond psyched! Just a few weeks ago, I sat down with the crew and told my story from start to finish. Needless to say, I was exhausted after only one day of filming.

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What you put into your life is what you will get out of it.

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Just two weeks ago, Orange County was making headlines for filing a lawsuit that blamed major pharmaceutical companies for unethically pushing sales of painkillers and other dangerous prescription drugs. Now, Chicago is filing an almost identical lawsuit against some of the same companies.

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The FDA is taking a unique approach to raising awareness for prescription drug abuse.

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For a few years now, some states have armed their local police officers and EMT’s with Narcan, a drug that has the potential to reverse the effects of a heroin (and other opioid) overdose. According to reports, Narcan has been a lifesaver in states such as Massachusetts, where it has worked on 211 of the 221 people it has been used on since 2010. Other states that are using Narcan include New Jersey and Connecticut, and now New York will follow.

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I consider myself lucky to have grown up in Laguna Beach. Not only is it absolutely gorgeous there, but I had great friends and family, and can say that I had a good life all around (despite my challenges). From an outsider’s point of view, it might be hard to imagine that somewhere like Laguna Beach is struggling with a drug epidemic, but I am here to tell you that without a doubt, this nationwide problem has impacted the place that I call home.

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Addiction is such an incredibly powerful disease that I understand how people can feel a certain way about it. However, with my own personal experience plus my education on the subject, I wish I was seeing different headlines out of Tennessee. Instead of feeding off of the shock factor, I wish there was a better understanding about addiction (and a stronger acceptance that it is a disease).

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Every now and again, you get a reminder that you are exactly where you should be. This happened to me just recently, and I am so grateful for that reminder.

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