Addicts do not “accidentally” overdose

I continue to be amazed that each time a celebrity makes the intentional choice to put multiple forms of pharmaceuticals and illegal drugs into their bodies in order to ease their anxiety, pain, sleep disorders, eating disorders etc.; that we call them “accidents” when they overdose.  I feel that framing these cases in this way [...]

Game Over: Jerry Sandusky, Penn State, and the Culture of Silence

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I was very fortunate to be interviewed at length for this new book to be released in April on the Sandusky case and the culture of silence at Penn State, something I am all too familiar with as a alumni there who was also a victim of a crime on the campus. I spent years [...]

Sandusky waives preliminary hearing and victims left to wait.

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Today in a move that no one saw coming, Jerry Sandusky and his attorney chose to waive the preliminary hearing in the case of the Commonwealth vs Jerry Sandusky  on behalf of the now ten victims who have come forward with allegations of horrific sexual violence. Often times we do see defendant’s wave their preliminary [...]

Victims Rights

Have you ever been a victim of crime? Do you know someone who has been a victim of crime? Would you know what to do, where to turn or who to reach out too if you were a victim of crime? Did you know that as a crime victim, you have certain rights afforded to [...]

Picking Up the Pieces Without Picking Up

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Picking Up the Pieces without Picking Up A Guidebook through Victimization for People in Recovery By Jennifer Storm A compassionate guidebook for rebuilding your life without returning to addictive behaviors. “A guidebook that I would highly recommend to any victim as he or she struggles to find a ‘new normal.’ Jennifer Storm has compassionately composed [...]

Link to 48 Hours Web Extra

Here is the link to the CBS 48 Hours Live to Tell show that aired last week.  Jennifer was in a web extra that you can view here. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7357765n&tag=cbsnewsLeadStoriesArea.0

Jennifer to appear on 48 Hours Live to Tell program

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Jennifer was recently on the set with the amazing crew and producers of CBS’s 48 Hours Live to Tell program.  It is set to air Saturday February 22nd, 2011.  Check your local listings to see Jennifer’s interview regarding a serial killer case she worked on.

Book Review: Leave the Light On

Saturday, 10th July 2010 Recovery Tips <http://addiction-recovery-blog.com/category/recovery-tips/ Book Review by Suzanne K of “Leave the Light On: A Memoir of Recovery and Self-Discovery” by Jennifer Storm. This is the second memoir by Jennifer Storm. Her first, Blackout Girl: Growing Up and Drying Out in America, depicted her haunting descent into addiction which occurred after she [...]

January Magazine Says…

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Non-Fiction: Leave the Light On by Jennifer Storm Las Vegas-based Central Recovery Press publishes books with a very tight focus. As their name implies, all of CRP’s titles deal with issues of addiction and recovery. While this might seem an almost impossibly esoteric publishing mandate, CRP’s narrow focus ensures that the message they send to the [...]