THE FUSE

Can someone who has struggled with addiction be an expert on their own addiction and recovery? This may seem a puzzling question, but it is one that is emerging in the context of Brad Pitt’s announcement that he has decided to drink in a moderate or restrained way after seven years of being sober. His sobriety was in the context of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), which makes it fair to assume that for him during that time, he abstained from alcohol.