Media & Press

About Practical Recovery

• 4 minute video of Dr. Chaudhri on San Diego Living 2012

• 6 minute video about Practical Recovery, 2005

• 1 minute video on Coping with Cravings (Dr. Dan Galant), 2008 

Dr. Horvath in media and press

Video

• CNN’s Dr. Gupta interviews Dr. Horvath about "overindulgence with alcohol," Jan, 2009

  • Read about the show here:  http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/house.call/
  • Transcript: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0901/31/hcsg.01.html

• 3 minute video about SMART Recovery, 2011

• What is SMART Recovery? by recoverytownhall.com

• Self Empowering Addiction Treatment: by recoverytownhall.com

• Video: Addiction Can Be Cured, Claimes Controversial Film, thefix.com, September 2011

• How New Addiction Treatments Can Benefit Anyone, Blink Cast UCSD Learn at Lunch Series, Jan, 2011

• Changing an Addictive Behavior Without AA, One Minute U.com, 2008

• How To Benefit From SMART Recovery, One Minute U.com, 2008
   
  

Press

• Charlie Sheen's Self-Cure Claim: Possible?, Discovery News, Mar, 2011

• Addict or Bipolar? Examining the 'Passion' of Charlie Sheen, Time Magazine, Mar 1, 2011

• The Truth About Sex Addiction, Time Magazine, Feb 28, 2011

• Alcoholics Anonymous: Original 'Big Book' Manuscript, ABC News, Sept, 2010
   
• AA Original Manuscript reveals profound debate over religion, Washington Post, Sept, 2010 (related story)
   
• Turning Up the Music Makes You Down Drinks, ABC News, Jul,2008

• Beyond 12 Steps, MSN.com article, Spring 2008

Audio

• Safe Recovery BlogTalk Radio w/ Dr. Tom Horvath on SMART Recovery, September, 2011

• ChangeTalk Radio with Dr. Horvath: Non-12-step addiction treatment, September 14, 2011

• Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – featuring Practical Recovery, September 2011

• SMART Recovery- Tom Horvath, Ph.D., Joyful, Authentic Living Podcast, Apr, 2011
   
• Current issues in addiction treatment: An interview with Tom Horvath, PhD, BehaviorTherapist.com, Nov, 2009
   
• Radio Interview, Strategies for Living, May 2006

Press and Reports about self-empowering recovery 

• Addiction Treatment Options, addictionblog.org, 11/17/11

• Why the New Definition of Addiction, as "Brain Disease," Falls Short, time.com, 8/16/11

• Mandated Attendance at 12-Step Meetings: Legal or Not?, Retrieved from www. accbo.com on 7/26/11

• Some Will Step Away, addictionpro.com, July 2011

• The Triumph of New-Age Medicine, theatlantic.com, June 2011

• SMART Recovery groups offer AA alternative to UK problem drinkers, 6/22/2011

• The Sipping Point, Vogue.com, May 2011

• A.A.'s Fiercest Critic Fires Back, The Fix, May, 2011

• Alcoholism Isn’t What It Used To Be, Spectrum NIAAA, Feb, 2011

• How to Train Your Own Brain, Technology Review, 11/23/2010

• Rethinking Alcoholism, Newsweek, 9/1/2010

• We're addicted to rehab. It doesn't even work. The Washington Post, 8/8/2010

• Smokers' brains can control cravings, Yahoo.com, 8/3/2010

• Alcoholics Anonymous doesn't work for everyone- and that's OK, Los Angeles Times, 7/30/2010

• AA Isn't the Best Solution: Alternatives for Alcoholics, The Huffington Post, 7/1/2010

• SMART Recovery Pilot Project, May 2010

• SMART Recovery Pitched as AA Alternative, Join Together, 3/12/2010

• The Evidence Gap- Drug Rehabilitation or Revolving Door?, The New York Times, 12/22/2008

• Alternatives to Alcoholics Anonymous Health Article, ABC News, 6/22/2006

• Alcohol Treatment: When Faith-based Options Aren't Enough, Humanist, Nov/Dec 2001

• An Author Explores 222 Paths to Sobriety, New York Times, 4/17/2001

• Twelve-step Swan Song- Is AA's clout drying out?, Utne Reader, Undated