Coffee – YOU ARE WHAT YOU DRINK CULTURE CLUB – April 2, 2025 - We've all heard it before — how you drink your coffee says a lot about who you are. From bold black coffee drinkers who are supposedly as intense as their brew to the sweet latte sipper... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeatured Articlesfood addiction
Coffee Will Cost More! MAGIC BEANS – April 3, 2025 - About 80% of the coffee beans imported into the U.S. come from Latin America, and most coffee imports come from Brazil (35%) and Colombia (27%) as of 2023, according to the Department o... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeatured Articlesfood addiction
The Impact of Alcohol on Your Brain and Heart Health IT’S NOT GOOD – April 4, 2025 - For many, a drink or two is a regular part of socialising or unwinding. But how often do we consider the impact of those drinks on our bodies, both immediately and over time? ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeatured ArticlesMental Health
My Mom – An Alcoholic – Is Traveling Solo. Help! AUDIO – OH MAMA – April 4, 2025 - Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by award-winning journalist and founder of TransLash media Imara Jones. Together, they answer questions about being taken advantage of by a... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeatured Articles
Parents Sue “HealthRight 360” After their Son Dies in Rehab EVERY LIFE MATTERS! – March 31, 2025 - The parents of Justin Cartwright, after fatally overdosing inside San Francisco’s largest addiction treatment program, have sued the HealthRight 360, alleging that it fail... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeatured ArticlesRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
How the Arts Can Create Healthier Communities VIDEO – SING DANCE ACT – March 30, 2025 - According to thousands of studies, researchers have determined that involvement in the arts can improve public health and promote healing from illness, as well as protect ag... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionFeatured ArticlesMental Health
Antidepressant Use Causes Substantial Increase in Sudden Cardiac Death AUDIO – DRUGS – March 31, 2025 - Researchers divided the group into those who used antidepressants and those who didn’t. Of the 6,002 sudden cardiac deaths—an unexpected death caused by a heart-related issue—in the p... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and Addiction
Judge Halts JFK Jr.’s Plan to Withhold $11 Billion in Govt. Health Grants MAJOR DOUCHE – April 4, 2025 - A federal judge in Rhode Island froze a Trump administration plan to cut more than $11 billion in public health grants to state and local health departments that Congress allocate... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediainterventionlife expectancy
Hunger Hormone Contributes to Female Alcoholism INTERESTING – April 4, 2025 - Specialists from the University of Florida made an important discovery in the field of neurobiology of addictions, finding a specific neural pathway in the brain associated with alcohol ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Media
Healthy Diet Leads to Healthy Aging YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT – March 27, 2025 - “Maintaining a healthy diet that was rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, unsaturated fats, nuts, and legumes during mid-life was linked to a higher likelihood of he... Read More...Articles of Interestfood addictionlife expectancyMental Health
Sarah Palin’ Daughter – Bristol Says She’s 1 Year Sober? GOD BLESS HER – April 2, 2025 - On Monday, the 34-year-old mom of three took to social media to share that she is 365 days alcohol-free. “365 days without alcohol.. *which sounds dramatic because I’ve never been a... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Kim Delaney’s Felony Arrest Caps Alcoholism Battle SAVING HER A SEAT – April 4, 2025 - For over two decades, “NYPD Blue” star Kim Delaney has had her fair share of personal and public struggles. From multiple run-ins with the law to a couple stints in rehab, th... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Adult Star’s Battle for Sobriety SHARING HER PRIVATE THOUGHTS – March 30, 2025 - EXCLUSIVE: Lana Wolf, a name associated with the UK’s rise of adult content creators, has opened up about her struggles with alcohol and the moment she needed to ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Splenda in Diet Drinks Changes Your Brain and Makes You Hungry MAKES YOU FATTER? – March 29, 2025 - Artificial sweeteners, therefore, appear to confuse the brain, Page said, by sending signals of sweetness without delivering the needed calories the brain requires. Scientists hav... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addiction
Four Women on Life After Fentanyl VIDEO – IT’S COMPLICATED – March 30, 2025 - CNN “Fentanyl in America: A Way Out” on “The Whole Story presented by Anderson Cooper” “I was asked to give an update of myself for this documentary, and I wanted to throw ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanyl
Brooke Hogan’s Husband Defends Her Amid Claims of Alcohol & Physical abuse LOYALTY PLEDGED – March 29, 2025 - “The claim that my wife broke Jane Doe’s collarbone was laughable to those who know the truth,” he wrote, without naming Linda directly. “My wife will have the occasional cock... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Addiction Counselors Help Save Lives VIDEO – IT STARTS IN REHAB – April 3, 2025 - “People are literally dying from just taking a pill that they thought was regular pain medicine, and it’ll be fentanyl, and they’ll be dead,” said Stuart Bostwick. “We ha... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Couldn’t Love You More – John Martyn VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – EVERMORE - Seen the man back in the day 80s era seen him about 3or4 times outstanding every time gave him a joint when he played at the Tic Toc Coventry the man had a voice and a guitar s... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winner
Grateful Dead – Not Fade Away VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 1.6 Million views since 13 years ago - You’re watching the Grateful Dead perform ‘Not Fade Away’ at Rich Stadium in Orchard Park, NY on July 4, 1989. “I was at this show and it was so fcuk... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winner
‘Days before he died he told us marijuana had ruined his life’ Laura Stack on losing her 19-year-old son BEWARE – April 2, 2025 - Laura Stack’s oldest child Johnny died by suicide in 2019 after years of struggling with cannabis-induced psychosis. Now she travels the world warning young people of the dangers of the... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionmarijuana
‘Sobriety Confidential’ by Chris Sicke: An Unfiltered Look at Alcoholism, Drug Addiction & Recovery READING MATTERS – April 2, 2025 - In his book Sobriety Confidential, Chris Sicke takes readers behind the closed doors of recovery—sharing his story and revealing the realities of Twelve Step programs, meetings, reha... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Media
‘God Is Good’: Reality Star Celebrates One Month of Sobriety 30 CHIP – April 2, 2025 - Chase Chrisley was arrested earlier this year after allegedly getting into an altercation at an Atlanta bar — claims he says are “blown out of proportion,” per the Daily Mail. His publicist ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Texas Has Interactive Map to Help Find Overdose Medication Sites by Sophia Fox-Sowell AUDIO – TEXAS IS BRILLIANT – April 4, 2025 - The new online map includes a search bar where visitors can type in an address or zip code to see nearby Naloxone locations. Information displayed for each location inclu... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediaharm reductionintervention
The Illegal Drug is at Every Corner Store AUDIO – WHIP IT GOOD: DEVO – April 3, 2025 - Walk into any vape store or sex shop, and you’ll find canisters of nitrous oxide showcased in window displays—ostensibly to catch the eye of bakers and baristas, who use ... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionSlider
‘Hooked’ – The Science of Addiction VIDEO – WIT AND WISDOM – April 2, 2025 - Neuroscientist Dr Brian Pennie and his sister Anne spoke to Oliver Callan about the role of family and community in addiction and recovery; and the new documentary series ‘Hoo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionSlider
Robert Carney’s Memoir – His Journey Through Recovery With AA VIDEO – PURE AA MESSAGE – April 4, 2025 - Robert Carney’s memoir, “Unscarred,” is described as “gritty, raw and riveting true story of surviving addiction.” He stopped by Morning Break to share how childhood trauma l... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaSlider
Pro-marijuana Group Airing Ads Around White House and Mar-a-Lago BONG BONG BONG – April 1, 2025 - President Donald Trump as a candidate vowed to decriminalize marijuana and make it easier for weed companies to obtain bank accounts and for universities to research the drug. N... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediamarijuanaSlider
Quote of the Week – Noam Chomsky “The world is a mysterious and confusing place. If you are not willing to be confused, you become a mere replica of someone else’s mind.” – Noam Chomsky, b. 1928 ... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediaquote of the week
Beyond Belief Sobriety w/Author of HIGH! – Confessions of a Cannabis Addict VIDEO – IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD(S) – June 2022 - Things could have played out very differently for Leonard Lee Buschel. A powerful combo of early-childhood trauma, temperament, a “professional” opportuni... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionInterviewLeonard BuschelRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Book Excerpt: HIGH Confessions of a Cannabis Addict by Leonard Lee Buschel HIGH-lights – Jan. 30, 2022 - Once I was back home, selling the hash was no problem, until I was dealing my last quarter ounce to some guys in a friend’s basement in the Kensington and Allegheny neighborhood of Phil... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionLeonard BuschelRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Publisher Turns 27* and is subject of a piece in Shout Out LA A PUFF PIECE ON AN EX-POTHEAD – August 2, 2021 - Occasionally the gang and I would wait at the news stand for the ‘bulldog’ edition, dropped off at 11pm. An early edition of the morning Inky, nickname for the Phila... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionInterviewLeonard BuschelRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Robert Downey Sr., Filmmaker and Provocateur, Is Dead at 85 A MAN OF HIS TIME, A MAN AHEAD OF HIS TIME, A MAN FOR ALL TIME – July 7, 2021 - The film, though probably a financial success by Mr. Downey’s standards, made only about $2.7 million. (By comparison, “Butch Cass... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionLeonard Buschelnonprofit organizationRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Writers In Treatment: Melding Recovery, the Arts, and Information The accident that led to a Film Festival November 12, 2020 - For the past twelve years, Leonard Buschel has been an instrumental force in adding flavor and culture to the recovery community by filling ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyExperience Strength and HopeExperience Strength and Hope AwardsLeonard Buschelnonprofit organizationRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalWriters In Treatment
Leslie Jordan Fan Mail “Who knew when Leonard started his recovery bulletin years ago, how pertinent and necessary it would become in the days of hunkering down from the Covid 19 virus. When one has exhausted all the available online... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyLeonard BuschelRecoveryRecovery Advocate