Lamar Odom has awoken from his coma, even muttering words and responding to questions, according to multiple reports today. This comes days after Odom was found unresponsive from an apparent overdose at a Nevada brothel. Addiction is a serious issue. It is easy for us to joke about drugs and users. We do it all the time. It is glamorized comedy on television and in movies. The sad reality is, thousands of people overdose and do not get the coverage Odom got. Many celebrities overdose and do not survive. We feared this for Odom, who has gone through a very public spiral in the last few years. While I want to talk about the beginning of his recovery, I first want to start by addressing a few topics. I saw the below video from Scott Van Pelt yesterday, and it hit home for me: I too, saw the Bun B Tweet. I heard the remarks from Nancy Grace well before I saw the Van Pelt video. I had the same reaction as both. Lamar Odom is not "a Kardashian reality star." Lamar Odo
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