“I think the term that I best identify with is California sober, Lovato said. I really don t feel comfortable explaining the parameters of my recovery to people because I don t want anyone to look at my parameters of safety and think that s what works for them, because it might not.”
The “complete abstinent method isn t a one-size-fits-all solution for everybody,” she added.
Her approach has caused a stir, but what do experts think about it?
TODAY asked Dr. Brian Hurley, director of addiction medicine for the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services and director-at-large at the American Society of Addiction Medicine; and April Marier, an administrator for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs at Riverside University Health System in California.