Jason Isbell: Songs and Sobriety

Four-time Grammy Award-winning musician Jason Isbell talks about the impact of COVID-19 on addiction and sobriety and the intersection of sobriety, addiction and music in the Lab-to-Table Conversation-a monthly series organized by the Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences. Director of the Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research Danny Winder and Assistant Professor of Pharmacology Erin Calipari talked with Isbell.
Isbell has personal experience with addiction and sobriety, which has influenced his music and work over the past decade. This influence can be heard on his 2013 album Southeastern-his first after getting sober-as well as more recent songs like “It Gets Easier” and his work with actor Bradley Cooper on the movie A Star Is Born.
If you, or someone you know is struggling with alcohol or substance abuse, we encourage you to reach out to resources for help. One excellent starting place on campus is Vanderbilt Recovery Support (www.vanderbilt.edu/recoverysu..., whose website also provides lines to a variety of web resources to help treatment seeking individuals.
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