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Sacha Z. Scoblic
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March 3, 2014
Sacha Z. Scoblic
Ellen Was the Perfect Host
February 4, 2014
Sacha Z. Scoblic
Could Drug-Replacement Therapy Have Saved Philip Seymour Hoffman's Life?
July 7, 2013
Sacha Z. Scoblic
Friend of Bill
The secret, verbal handshake for alcoholics
April 8, 2013
Sacha Z. Scoblic
Roger Ebert's Other Illness
The film critic wrote candidly—and controversially—about his alcoholism
January 29, 2013
Sacha Z. Scoblic
Why Rehab Fails
The dogma of AA has taken over
October 5, 2012
Sacha Z. Scoblic
Gangsta’s Paradise: Dennis Lehane Goes One Noir Too Far
December 21, 2011
Sacha Z. Scoblic
My Alcoholic Holiday Season
July 26, 2011
Sacha Z. Scoblic
Amy Winehouse: The Insidious Response to Her Addiction and Death
March 24, 2010
Sacha Z. Scoblic
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Peter Scoblic
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