David Carr’s Take on Drug Addiction

To say the least, David Carr, the longtime New York Times columnist, had an interesting life.

New York Times Columnist David Carr attends the TimesTalks at The New School on February 12, 2015 in New York City. Photo by Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images

To say the least, David Carr, the longtime New York Times columnist, had an interesting life.

An outlier in his field, he publicly spoke about his previous life of being hardcore drug addict and alcoholic.

In his 2008 memoir, “Me and My Girls - The Night of the Gun,” Carr asked: “Where does a junkie’s time go?”

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