Topics of conversation:

* Prevalence of addiction in today's society.

* Effects of heroin and the current treatment model for heroin addiction

* Deborah McCloskey's (co-author) experience as an addictions counselor

* Potential areas of change for current treatment models

* Dr. Barbara Sinor's recovery work and future projects

Addiction: What's Really Going On? by author Barabara Sinor contains powerful true-life stories woven together to form a tapestry filled with pain, joy, defeat, and success. The entire book is molded around Deborah McCloskey's heartfelt desire for her clients to be free of drugs. Her counseling methods both endeared her as "the counselor to get" and locked her into a decade of searching for better ways to help those she felt were stuck on the merry-go-round of a methadone system. This book should be read by teachers, hospitals employees, college students, government officials, and our general adult population whether addicted, sober, or straight.