Leonard Lee Buschel is an author, editor, publisher, and recovery advocate whose writing combines blunt honesty with humor and hard-earned perspective. His memoir, HIGH: From Cannabis to Clarity, traces his journey from decades of drug use and dealing to treatment, sobriety, and a career helping others find recovery.

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Rather than presenting addiction as a clinical subject, Leonard writes about it as he experienced it—messy, funny, painful, and full of contradictions. His conversational style makes difficult material accessible while refusing to soften the consequences of his choices. At its core, HIGH is a story about accountability, reinvention, and the possibility of changing direction.

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Leonard is also the founding publisher and editor of the Addiction/Recovery eBulletin and co-founder of Writers in Treatment. Across his memoir, journalism, and advocacy work, he uses storytelling to challenge stigma and show that recovery is both possible and worth pursuing.