Scarlet, I think the answer to your question is YES - YES - YES - YES - YES - YES

I read an interview with him recently. He still lapses into drug and alcohol related binges. I believe he had a particularly heavy one in the days leading up to his Howard Stern interview. Hill claims to still be helping people with anti-drug education, he used to do this in another name. Given his high public profile in recent years he may be doing so in his own name now.

In the interview Hill said he was now 'friendly' with some organised crime people again. He seemed to be saying that he was now sometimes a public relations figure for some parts of organised crime. Also, that he was playing a part in helping law enforcement services understand the mob. Friendly with both sides?????? To be honest a lot of it sounded quite delusional. He seemed to be saying that he was no longer under any real threat, as the people that he was involved in were no longer players. But there was an unwritten understanding that he avoided parts of New York.

From what you said he has forgotten about that!!!
I have no idea about what is true and not true. Truth be told the guy is addicted to publicity. I think he regularly runs into financial dire straits.

He was actually trying to hustle the interviewer for a lot more money!!!!!!
I will try and find that article, if I can remember where it's from.