"It is difficult to feel sympathy for these people. It is difficult to regard some bawdy drunk and see them as sick and powerless. It is difficult to suffer the selfishness of a drug addict who will lie to you and steal from you and forgive them and offer them help. Can there be any other disease that renders its victims so unappealing?"

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Source: Out of the Wreck I Rise: A Literary Companion to Recovery. Book by Neil Steinberg and Sara Bader, www.npr.org. August 23, 2016.

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Russell Brand

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Russell Brand is a British comedian, actor, and author known for his provocative views on politics, spirituality, and society, particularly in works like 'Revolution'.

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