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Sober TV Host Jane Velez-Mitchell Does Impression Of Lindsay Lohan On, The Soup

Pitching her new book "Addict Nation"

The feisty TV host and author of Addict Nation-An Intervention for America, Velez-Mitchell says, "The high profile tragedies we cover on my show Issues (HLN Channel) are just the tip of the iceberg. Celebrities are bringing into focus our national addiction to prescription drugs!

"There's a growing trend in America to try and solve all manner of discomfort, real or imagined, physical or emotional, with a pill. Because prescription drugs are 'legal,' many people don't acknowledge the devastating wreckage pills are creating in the lives of addicts. We have become a nation of pill-heads." According to Velez-Mitchell, prescription drug abuse is a cultural addiction. "Nationwide, deaths from prescription drug overdoses are the second-leading cause of accidental death behind car accidents. In some states, prescription O.D.s are the leading cause of accidental fatalities."

This epidemic is being, for the most part, ignored. "Why?" The author points out that there are billions of dollars made each year on legal drugs, and "those industries have become our pushers."

In Addict Nation (HCI Books, Feb. 2011), Velez-Mitchell declares, "It's time to take our power back!" She believes Americans have collectively become devoted to a number of dysfunctional behaviors - overeating, sex addiction, and obsessions with technology, war, celebrities and crime - and that the United States is in danger of "hitting bottom."

Addict Nation tackles the issue of cultural addictions, and promises to shine a light on those who would profit off of our misery. Velez-Mitchell says she's got "a blueprint for change, but first we must see what is really going on. This is an intervention!"

Jane Velez-Mitchell is an award-winning television journalist and best selling author of Addict Nation. She currently has her own show on HLN, "Issues." She is often seen commenting on high-profile cases for CNN, TruTV, E! and other national cable TV shows. Velez-Mitchell is an environmentalist, vegan, and recovering alcoholic with over 15 years of sobriety.

The Soup Video can be seen @ http://www.addictnation.org.

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