About the Authors

Debra Erickson Jay

...is a professional interventionist, specializing in older adults, with a national practice based in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. She is a former member of the clinical staff of Hanley-Hazelden Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Debra Jay is co-author of Aging and Addiction (with Carol Colleran). She is also co-author of Love First: A New Approach to Intervention for Alcoholism and Drug Addiction (with Jeff Jay).

Debra's most recent book is No More Letting Go: The Spirituality of Taking Action Against Alcoholism and Drug Addiction, published by Bantam

She has appeared regularly on the Oprah Winfrey Show. For a professional consultation or for education and training, contact Debra Jay through the Love First website.

Carol Colleran

...is the director of the Center of Recovery for Older Adults at the Hanley Center in West Palm Beach Florida.

Ms. Colleran is a participant in policy development and studies for several national organizations , including the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the National Council on Aging, the Center of Alcohol and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, and the Millennium Assembly Task Force of the United Nations.

Ms. Colleran has produced videos in partnership with the AARP. She has also appeared on The Today Show, Good Morning America, and NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw.

Ms. Colleran can be reached at ccolleran@hanleycenter.org.