Substance abuse among Veterans is a growing problem in our country, but help is available. We'll be joined by Dave Dyer, an Army veteran, infantry scout from the 10th Mountain Division who served in Afghanistan from 2006 to 2007 and who's currently with the SHARP Team of the Dept. of Veteran's Services (a peer specialist focused on chronically homeless veterans and providing all aspects of crisis intervention), and Matthew McKenna, Director of Communications & Intergovernmental Relations, Department of Veterans' Services. We're also joined by Justin Enggasser, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine, Lecturer in Psychology at Harvard Medical School, and Section Chief for Substance Abuse Treatment Services at VA Boston Healthcare System. Dr. Enggasser has published research in the areas of substance abuse, depression, and PTSD. He is currently involved in projects developing and testing new treatment models and treatment delivery methods for co-occurring substance abuse and PTSD.

Jessica Feinberg, LICSW, Director of Clinical Services, The Landing at McLean Hospital, and Thomas Ahern, Dir. Outdoor Groups, Aspen Education Group, join us to talk about the predominant issues surrounding teen drug abuse, the unique challenges teens face when it comes to addiction, and the current treatment options available to them.

Kayt Sukel, science writer and author of "THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON SEX" and Gail Marsh, LICSW, Sex Therapist, join us as we uncover how the brain deals with love and sex, how our past and present behavior affects the kind of sex we have, and what happens to our relationships when our brains are addicted to drugs and alcohol.

We'll talk about the differences between Harm Reduction and Harm Prevention, and the ethical dilemma many people fear: are we helping people hurt themselves? Shannon Kelly from the Cambridge Prevention Coalition, Dr. Eric Voth of Drug Free America Foundation, and Michael Kelly, a Harm Reduction Artist & Health Care Worker join in the discussion.

Do you think you might be a problem drinker? Yes? No? How can you tell? We're talking all about Problem Drinking. We'll dispel the myths, learn the tell tale signs of problem drinking, and talk about treatment.

Gambling addiction can have dangerous, secretive, and life threatening consequences, but there is treatment out there. We're joined by Mack M. who will share his story of gambling addiction and recovery, Margot Cahoon, from the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling, and Dr. Rob Hunter and Christine Odegaard, two of the top gambling addiction treatment specialists in the country.

"Motherhood, Addiction, and Me" - Dedicated to moms in recovery, we'll hear personal stories from Lauren Y. and Kim C., two moms currently in recovery from their alcohol and opiate addictions. We'll talk about trends facing women re: alcohol and drugs, and the special challenges they face as mothers in recovery.

Daniel Smith, author of the best seller book MONKEY MIND: A MEMOIR OF ANXIETY, and Dr. Luana Marques, Associate Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School and the Center For Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders at the Massachusetts General Hospital, on how anxiety affects the body and mind, and the dangers of self medicating.

Jon Cohan's exclusive with Nikki Sixx, bassist for Motely Crue, and author of "The Heroin Diaries" and "This is Gonna Hurt". Nikki shares his journey in recovery, and reveals the role of sobriety on his creative process.

Melissa Weiksnar joins us to talk about her book HEROIN’S PUPPET, a memoir about her daughter Amy's struggle with drug addiction, and how substance abuse affects the family as a whole. In November 2009, Amy admitted she was a heroin addict and voluntarily entered treatment. Five weeks later, just shy of her twenty-first birthday, she died from an overdose at the treatment facility. Melissa wrote “Heroin's Puppet” so parents, clinicians, and young people can learn from her daughter's six-year battle with substance abuse.