Addiction Analysis at Brookline Booksmith Tonight

Boston resident Benoit Denizet-Lewis confessed his sex addiction in the New York Times and talked to the Huffington Post earlier this week; tonight, he graces Brookline Booksmith with his presence—and a reading from America Anonymous. This book examines both Denizet-Lewis' own struggle with addiction as well as the stories of several Americans (including a man from Southie) afflicted with addictions to food, gambling, drugs, shoplifting, and more. Addiction is portrayed as our country's most "biggest public health problem," costing over $500 billion annually. Head to the Booksmith tonight to hear Denizet-Lewis' tale and learn more about how and why we've become addicted to so many things—including, perhaps, addiction itself?—and how we can start trying to recover.