been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison. william "rick" singer was convicted of funnelling money from wealthy parents to university coaches to secure a place for their children at various elite american colleges. now on bbc news — addiction: the road to recovery. a warning this programme deals with upsetting themes. cocaine is a devil, to be fair. this is a story of drugs and booze and addiction. i think with addiction the end result for anybody is death, prison, or institution. it's the story of the fight to get clean for those living the edge. generally, seriously, one slip would kill me, because i'd feel like there