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Television shows, streaming series, documentaries, and movies that may educate you, give you pause, inspire you, and/or make you not feel so alone.

SERIES/SHOWS

Intervention (A&E)
Since 2005, this television series has profiles people whose uncontrollable addiction to drugs, alcohol or compulsive behavior has brought them to the brink of destruction and has devastated their family and friends. Intervention brings attention to the enormous social, economic and environmental cost of addiction. The 17th season of this Emmy award winning documentary series starts on Monday, July 31, 2017 at 9:00pm EST. You can watch full episodes of past seasons on their website or app (including streaming) for free.

DOCUMENTARIES

No God at the Bottom of a Glass
When Jim Christopher, the founder of Secular Organizations for Sobriety (SOS), an atheist and serious alcoholic, hits his bottom, he's forced to grapple with his addiction alone...or to make his own program of recovery. It can be seen on Vimeo.

Russell Brand: From Addiction to Recovery
After the death of his friend Amy Winehouse from an overdose, Russel Brand looks back on his own years of addiction and wants to show that not all addicts turn out the same way. Brand defies conventional theories and social policies about drug use and treatment in Britain. It can be seen on Netflix and on YouTube.

The Anonymous People
Examines the personal and societal value of recovery through the stories of people who are public about their lives are like now without alcohol or drugs. Recommended in the 30-Day Sobriety Solution. You can purchase the DVD, or rent or own the streaming version on Amazon, Vudu, Vimeo, Google Play, and iTunes.

MOVIES

28 Days
A great Sandra Bullock movie in which a disastrous drunken episode lands her in rehab where she encounters a bizarre assortment of characters and some unique rituals during her touching and often hilarious road to recovery.


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