Addict Don Simpson, Producer, a euphemized life
AUGUST 2004
Alcoholic Myth-of-the-Month
There are countless myths about alcoholism. When I began writing my upcoming book, "Myths and Realities of Alcoholism: Removing the Stigma from Mankind's Most Destructive Disease," I figured I'd come up with a few dozen myths. I had to stop at over 100. The problem with myths is that they often lead to stigma, serving to reduce the odds of its identification in others. Unidentified disease cannot be treated, and without treatment, tragedy will inevitably occur. Therefore, the myths desperately need discrediting. The tragedy of movie producer Don Simpson was one of those that might have been prevented if close persons had identified addiction as the root of practically all his other problems"and if those persons had forcefully ...
