I Love L.A. – Randy Newman VIDEO – MUSICAL PRAYER – 1983 - 5,739,558 views since Jul 8, 2016 - It was originally released on his 1983 album Trouble in Paradise. I lived in Los Angeles for a total of 25 years and while I experien... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeatured Articlesgrammy winner
Heiress Devastated as LA Fires Strike AA Meeting Hall, Friend’s Homes & Favorite Cafes VIDEO – TERRIBLE TRAGEDY – Jan. 9, 2024 - Rupert Murdoch's granddaughter Charlotte Murdoch Freud admitted she has been left heartbroken after her friends' homes, local restaurants and her regular AA meetings hav... Read More...Alcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeatured ArticlesTrauma
George Harrison – All Things Must Pass (Video & Lyrics) VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – Now - 139,724 views since Aug 22, 2017 / (originally released November 27, 1970) 55 Years ago. “Some songs can actually make me cry from lyrics alone never mind the music and this is abso... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeatured Articlesgrammy winner
Will I get cancer from drinking alcohol? AUDIO – MAYBE – Jan. 7, 2025 - Last week, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said in an advisory that studies suggest alcohol is the third leading preventable cause of cancer, contributing to 100,000 cancer cases and ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousFeatured Articles
TAKE ACTION ON WARNING LABELS! NO ONE WANTS TO DIE – Jan. 3, 2025 - Alcohol’s role in causing cancer becomes clearer each year—and now United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has joined the chorus of researchers and advocates in flagging the ri... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeatured Articles
Michael Jackson’s Daughter Reveals Five Years of Sobriety FAME GOES BOTH WAYS – Jan. 8, 2025 - She made a frank post on Instagram with a video and described herself as an alcoholic and a drug addict, while expressing her gratitude at emerging from those dependencies. “Today... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeatured Articles
Federal Trade Commission Sues Evoke Wellness’s Top Executives For Deception, Using Google Ads & Telemarketing to Masquerade As Other Clinics KILLING TO MAKE A KILLING? – Jan. 13, 2025 - “Preying on consumers suffering from addiction and other substance use disorders is wrong, and it’s illegal,” said Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protectio... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSlider
Quote of the Week – David Lynch “Negativity is the enemy of creativity.” – David Lynch, Jan. 20, 1946 – Jan. 16, 2025 ... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionquote of the week
Tom Holland Talk About “Eye-Opening Moment” and His Commitment to Sobriety A VISION OF LIFE – Jan. 2, 2025 - Every Friday after work was a write-off: Let’s get drunk and have a good time. I didn’t have bad experiences, but I would drink enough so that I would ruin my next day,” he explained... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Massive Study of Young Brains Puts “gateway drug” Theory Into Doubt RETHINK IT – Jan. 6, 2025 - The gateway drug theory and many other ideas about drug use have been put into question in recent years as more resources are dedicated to understanding substance use, which has been highl... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionmarijuana
People Say Addiction Is a Disease. Mine Wasn’t! OR MINE! – Jan. 9, 2025 - I was addicted to booze and benzos for 20 years on and off, from the late 1970s until the early 2000s. Although my drinking career began more or less normally, it ended in a grave repetitive... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRehab
The Difference Between Espresso And Coffee A MATTER OF TASTE – Jan. 4, 2025 - The two most common varieties are Coffea arabica and Coffea robusta. Arabica beans are often celebrated for their sweet and fruity flavor ... Teeny tiny compared to a typical eight ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Media
Morning Coffee Drinkers Lower Their Risk of Heart Disease and Death MEETINGS SAVE LIVES – Jan. 9, 2024 - A study of more than 40,000 American adults has revealed that the timing of coffee consumption is likely just as important as how much coffee we consume when it comes to living a ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Media
The Most Egregious Healthcare Profiteering Announced GREED IS GOOD – Jan, 7, 2025 - Selling body parts without consent and billing desperate parents $97,599 for air transport among worst examples. Also the outdated practice of baby tongue-tie cutting, which conti... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
This Alcohol-free Spirit Makes You Tipsy – Here’s How DANGEROUS, BULLSHIT OR GENIUS? – Jan. 6, 2025 - “The lovely, relaxed feeling that alcohol gives without the negative impact” The brainchild of Professor David Nutt and his team, the non-alcoholic drinks from Sentia S... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Media
Can Dry January Kill You? TO EACH HIS OWN – Jan. 4, 2025 - ‘What a lot of people don’t know about withdrawing from alcohol is that there are serious dangers if you are drink dependent. In some cases, withdrawal can even result in death. ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Media
Opinion: Doctor’s Role In Fentanyl Crisis DO LESS HARM – Jan. 8, 2025 - The medical community is willingly under-medicating the entire nation for pain, and we have a national calamity with Fentanyl overdoses. Doctors share the blame because their culpability... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanyl
Myths About Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation ALL TOO REAL? – Jan. 8, 2025 - According to various estimates, only about 10% of people with drug and alcohol addiction in the United States receive qualified help Many people believe that rehab is the last resort to... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
“I gave up alcohol for 12 years – here’s how to socialize sober” BE OF GOOD CHEER – Jan. 8, 2024 - Two years ago, I got so drunk on Aperol Spritzes at a bbq that when I came home, I crawled around my teenage daughter’s bedroom floor, giggling uncontrollably. To my shame, her 14-ye... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of Interest
Woman Offers Lifeline To Those on Streets, Like She Once Needed VIDEO – BEEN THERE, DONE THAT – Jan. 10, 2025 - CaraMia Bacchiochi founded Hope On A Mission after overcoming her own struggles with homelessness and addiction. A passion project for her, Hope On A Mission has been ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionhomeless
YES, State Farm Ended Coverage for Many in Los Angeles in 2024 VIDEO – BUSINESS AS USUAL – Jan. 9, 2025 - State Farm reported that it wasn’t renewing 69.4% of policies, equal to 1,626 policies, in the 90272 zip code, which is the zip code for the Pacific Palisades. Since 2017, i... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaTrauma
Non-Attachment (Music Video) VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – Dec. 15, 2022 - 151,545 views NON-ATTACHMENT is out now on all platforms “It’s so good to hear from Scribe again. Still a fave in my household. Sharing all of his music with my kids.” ... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirus
Popular Drink Kills Over 330000 People a Year TASTY DEATH – Jan. 10, 2025 - You may want to think twice before adding soda to your shopping cart. New research shows that not only do sugary drinks increase your risk for serious conditions such as heart dise... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addiction
Trump’s Quest for Greenland Could Make Ozempic More Expensive HE CAN AFFORD IT – Jan. 9, 2025 - Trump has cranked up the pressure on Danish officials to sell the strategically important North American island, turning to his go-to tactic: Threatening tariffs. Massive ones. Durin... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Media
RFK Jr. Says Addicts Need Tough Love SO DO ASSHOLES – Jan. 1, 2025 - He has lost a brother and a niece to overdoses. Kennedy’s own heroin addiction began when he was a teenager, following his father’s assassination. It ended when he was arrested at age ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecovery
Bethenny Frankel: Sobriety for Some People Is ‘Get a Bag of Cocaine’ but Not a Beer SHE’S OBSERVANT – Jan. 10, 2025 - She sounded off on the evolving perception of sobriety, sharing she’s been cutting down on drinking — but noticed people who say they’re alcohol-free will still do drugs. “You start ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietySlidersobriety
Surgeon General Calling for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol Use THE “C” WORD? – Jan. 7, 2025 - Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, released a new advisory recommending that alcoholic beverages, including beer and wine, carry a warning about potential cancer risks. The recomme... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerSlider
How Scott Disick Is Talking to Son About His Alcohol Addiction VIDEO – HONESTLY I HOPE – Jan. 8, 2025 - The Flip it Like Disick star, who shares children Mason, 15, Penelope, 12, and Reign, 10, with ex Kourtney Kardashian, revealed he doesn’t sugar coat his past struggles with a... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaSlider
Naltrexone: Wonder Drug for Alcoholism? IS IT? or ISN’T IT? – Jan 8, 2025 - Although it’s been used since the 1980s, naltrexone remains a relatively unknown treatment for alcohol dependency. Costing around £3 per pill, the drug blocks the “euphoric and sed... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaSlider
Quote of the Week – Willie Nelson “Death is not the end of anything...I believe we are all just energy that becomes matter...When the matter is gone...The energy still exists...You can’t destroy it...It never dies…” – Willie Nelson ... 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