Dr. Larry Smith
Doctor/Author
Dr. Larry Smith brings authenticity, vulnerability, and hard-won insight to conversations about addiction and recovery. Sober for 26 years, Larry combines lived experience with practical guidance about how people rebuild their lives after addiction.
In Johnnie and Me: Facing the Voice of Alcohol Within, he personifies alcohol itself, revealing the manipulative inner voice many people struggle with every day. His earlier book, Embracing the Journey of Recovery: From Tragedy to Triumph, explores the hope and disciplines that sustain long-term sobriety.
His new medical thriller, 2084: The Neuroxone Conspiracy, imagines a future where pharmaceutical companies control addiction treatment and abstinence-based recovery disappears, raising urgent questions about freedom, choice, and the future of recovery.
In conversation, Larry's style is direct and compassionate. He offers practical insight for families, sober-curious listeners, and those in the trenches. His message is simple: two things change lives—knowing you're not alone, and knowing there is hope.
Larry is also a three-time Ironman Canada triathlon finisher and has completed 17 marathons. He often draws parallels between endurance training and the persistence required for long-term recovery.
