MARTY BRENNER JOINS Addicted.com
AS TREATMENT PROFESSIONAL

Noted Drug and Alcohol Addiction Specialist Will Provide Insight to Groundbreaking New Addiction Community Website

Los Angeles—July 19th -- Addicted.com – the new website that offers resources for addicts and their families to find support and recovery resources online, has announced that Marty Brenner has been added to the site as an Addiction Treatment Professional. Brenner, based in Beverly Hills, has more than 18 years of experience helping individuals, couples, families and teens who struggle with addiction. As an Addiction Professional on the site, he will contribute articles, insight and interface with the site’s users.

The Addicted.com site features a full slate of professional addiction experts that specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of common addictions including: eating disorders, gambling, sexual addiction and drug and alcohol addiction. The site also offers people seeking help a Zip Code Locator that visitors can use to find nearby recovery centers, doctors, counselors and other assistance for their addictions.

“We are extremely proud to have Marty join our roster of elite experts at Addicted.com,” said site cofounder and CEO John S. Shegerian. “His rich experience and unique perspectives will be a huge asset to us and to all of those who use the site as a bridge to getting better.”

Regularly quoted in the mainstream media thanks in part to his work with high profile patients, Brenner treats those suffering from addictions in a variety of educational, therapeutic and addiction rehabilitation settings. The counseling and out-patient services Brenner provides are focused on alcoholism, drug abuse and anger managemnt -- which can become an increased issue with the abuse of drugs and alcohol.

“I’m excited to be involved with Addicted.com,” said Brenner. “Thanks to a site such as this the Internet can be a dramatic aid for those struggling with the guilt and shame surrounding their addiction. It can become an easy first step needed to springboard those that are suffering toward recovery road.”

Brenner is a member of the California Certification Board of Chemical Dependency Counselors, CAADAC, NAADC and the American Counseling Association and his expertise comes from his own life experience over a period of nearly two decades. His continuing mission is to help rebuild and save lives. No stranger to the internet, he is also the founder of www.TalkToMartyB.com.

Visitors to the site can send Brenner and the other Addicted.com Addiction Professionals questions anonymously. They can also take self-tests to help determine whether they have an addiction and may need to seek help. Articles, advice, experts and other resources give users the option of complete anonymity if they are seeking resources but aren’t ready to share their story with the world. To add even more in-depth assistance, Addicted.com added an online “Aftercare” program, designed to continue giving support to addicts after their treatment has ended.

Addicted.com provides addiction recovery resources and tools for addicts, family members and friends throughout the Internet community. The main goal of the site is to maintain a well-known on-line space for people to visit when they need advice, answers, assistance or just someone to talk with.

For more information on Addicted.com, its mission and services, please visit www.Addicted.com or contact info@Addicted.com.