TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE

PROMO FOR       3/7/2010  "Telling Addiction"
*Mary Karr is a best-selling writer, a mother and an alcoholic.  In this
hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, Karr talks about her journey from
addiction to awe. Also, we hear from a doctor who claims he beat the
bottle by taking a commonly prescribed drug that could help millions of
people - if only pharmaceutical companies could make money off it. And,
the addictive lure of life on line - in the documentary "Life 2.0." 


PROGRAM RUNDOWN:   "Telling Addiction"

0:00 - 12:37        SEGMENT 1: (12:38)
            Gabor Mat‚ is a physician at OnSite, a Vancouver detox
            facility and the only supervised injection site in North
            America. He's also the author of "In the Realm of Hungry
            Ghosts."  He tells Jim Fleming that addicts are always
            the victims of abuse, and addiction is far more common in
            our society than we want to admit.   
                         
            Segment One Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

12:38 - 13:07  LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

13:08 - 39:00       SEGMENT 2: (25:53)
            Mary Karr's first memoir was "The Liar's Club" and a
            best-seller.  The new one is called "Lit" and chronicles
            her alcoholism and alcoholic family. She talks with Steve
            Paulson. Also, Marshall Boswell, author of "Understanding
            David Foster Wallace" recalls that writer's fictional
            take on Alcoholics Anonymous. And, Dr. Olivier Ameisen
            was a cardiologist until his alcoholism left his life in
            tatters.  He found relief with the a drug that eliminates
            his cravings for alcohol. But it's an old drug, so
            there's no profit incentive to research this new use. He
            tells the story to Anne Strainchamps, and in his book
            "The End of My Addiction."  
                         
            Segment Two Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

39:01 - 39:30       LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

39:31 - 53:00       SEGMENT 3: (13:29)
            Jason Spingarn-Koff is a film-maker whose new documentary
            is called "Life 2.0."  It tells the stories of several
            people who immerse themselves in the "Second Life"
            computer game   some to the point where they confuse
            their game life with their real life. Jim Fleming talks
            with the film-maker and we hear excerpts. 
                    
            Segment Three Outcue: PRI Audio Logo

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