Mike Doughty Was Recently Hospitalized for Depression Twice. It Helped.

It was two years into a vicious cycle of depression and Mike
Doughty was falling apart. He was taking more Ambien than he had
been prescribed, importing huge boxes of the stuff from India,
waking up to find packs of cigarettes, candy wrappers, and pizza
boxes with no memory of leaving his Memphis home to make such
purchases. He was convinced something was deeply wrong with his
heart even though every doctor said there wasn’t. Finally, he
checked into an in-patient facility that turned out to be
wonderful and productive. Then he checked out. Then Mike, a
recovering addict, started drinking heavily and smoking weed.
Then he checked back in again. Mike Doughty is showing
improvement now and talks about his treatment, his recovery, and
touring again with his band Soul Coughing again 24 years after a
bitter breakup.


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