Lisa Marie Presley Was Taking 80 Opioids Pills a Day SAD BUT TRUE – Oct. 8, 2024 - "It escalated to 80 pills a day," she writes. "It took more and more to get high, and I honestly don't know when your body decides it can't deal with it anymore. But it does at some poi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured Articles
Gunmen Burst Into Mexican Rehab And Kill 4 Men INSANITY – Oct. 2, 2024 - Assailants shot to death four men and wounded two others in an attack at a Mexican drug rehabilitation center. Mexico’s privately run drug rehabilitation centers are often abusive, clandesti... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured ArticlesRehab
Al Pacino on What Led Him to Get Sober 40 Years Ago ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA! – Oct. 9, 2024 - “I started to forget things at a very young age,” Pacino explained. “They called them blackouts, so I got nervous.” The actor’s road to sobriety was long and curved, ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeatured ArticlesNews Boxes
1 Dead and 7 Hospitalized After Overdose Incident at LA Central Jail VIDEO – JAILS AREN’T SAFE! – Oct. 8, 2024 - The incident was reported at about 8:40 a.m., and the Los Angeles Fire Department found seven people, ages 18 to 35, at the scene, according to LAFD spokesperson. The Los A... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured ArticlesOverdose
Drug Center Director Accused of Inappropriately Touching Patients Parts BUSTED! – Oct. 11, 2024 - Roderick Branscomb, 49, was the program director of a methadone treatment clinic in LaGrange from April 2021 to November 2023. During his time there, Branscomb is accused of having sexual mi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured ArticlesRecoveryRehabTrauma
Sober in College: Moving Past Teenage Alcoholism VERY SMART – Oct. 9, 2024 - My first year of college. Frat party. I was standing against a wall, sipping tap water from a solo cup and talking to a girl standing next to me. We talked back and forth for 20 minutes, y... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeatured ArticlesRecoveryteenagers
‘Dr. Death’ Ran Pill Mill Left 2 Dead VIDEO – MONEY FOR NOTHING – Oct. 9, 2024 - Michael Belfiore, who was dubbed “Dr. Death” by the DEA, was busted for illegally distributing opioids, which led to the overdose deaths of two of his patients. CONTINUE@... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
Ex-Houston Drug Cop Gets 60 Years for His Deadly Lies HE SHOULD’VE KNOWN BETTER – Oct. 9, 2024 - That amounts to a life sentence for Gerald Goines, who instigated the no-knock raid that killed Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas by falsely accusing them of selling heroin... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionTrauma
Lost 2 Brothers & Dad to Addiction—He’s Honoring Them on The Voice VIDEO – TEARJERKER – Oct. 7, 2024 - Viewers were introduced to Jeremy Beloate, a young man from Memphis whose family has struggled with addiction issues. With his mother and his sister by his side, Beloate reve... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
Sunderland’s Connolly Tells of His Alcohol Addiction KICKING FOR GOOD – Oct. 11, 2024 - To mark World Mental Health Day, Connolly has spoken about the problems that he has faced for the last few years. The 24-year-old said he spent a month in rehab this summer after... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
The Human Face of Addiction TIME CREATES WISDOM – Oct. 9, 2024 - In a recent New York Times essay, Patti Davis, daughter of former president Ronald Reagan, reflects on the destructive power of addiction in her life. She describes waiting with o... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
Addiction Experts Cry Foul at Mayoral Candidates’ Push for Drug Arrests IT’S MADDENING – Oct. 11, 2024 - Incumbent Mayor London Breed said the issue is personal for her. Her sister died of a drug overdose, and she’s had to lead the city through the fentanyl crisis, which other major citi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylOverdose
Controversial Treatment For Meth Addicts Gains Ground IT’S A GIFT...CARD – Oct. 5, 2024 - Bernard Groves has spent five years trying to quit methamphetamine. He lost his job. He lost his car. He nearly lost his apartment. Worse than that, he says, his addiction has h... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionmeth
Woman Helps Those Struggling With Fentanyl Abuse VIDEO – FROM SADNESS TO SERVICE – Oct. 8, 2024 - Ce’gon Shoeleh spoke about her struggles with addiction at Light of Hope’s Fentanyl Awareness Town Hall to help spread awareness of the dangers of fentanyl and to offe... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanyl
AI-Powered Exploitive Crimes Exploding ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE HIGH – Oct. 10, 2024 - The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center received 38,000 reports about investment scams from January to October, amounting to $4.7 billion in losses. That’s up from 30,000... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetintervention
‘I cried daily for months but the bike helped me’ VIDEO – TAKE NOTHING FOR GRANTED – Oct. 7, 2024 - Homelessness, alcoholism and a nervous breakdown are just some of the challenges a Stoke-on-Trent cyclist has had to overcome. Phil James’s next challenge is to cy... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediahomeless
Opioid Overdoses Are Down Nationwide! WHY? AUDIO – STILL TOO MANY – Oct. 9, 2024 - Drug overdose deaths nationwide are down 10% compared to last year, according to federal data. That’s a big drop in contrast to the skyrocketing overdose death rates seen over ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdose
Staten Island Receives $700K to support Children of Opioid Addiction HELPING HANDS AND HEARTS – Oct. 9, 2024 - STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. “The fentanyl and overdose epidemic is the crisis of our times and under no circumstances can we allow our young people to become collateral damage ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdose
Newborn Days from Dying Because Fentanyl-Addicted Mom Gave Birth At Home To Avoid Detection LEGALIZE IT – Oct. 10, 2024 - The baby weighed less than 4.5 pounds and had a gray skin tone, a “severe festering diaper rash” and infections in his mouth, eyes and thumb, according to a probable cause affidavit. Pol... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanyl
Senator Katie Britt Speaks On Opioid Crisis VIDEO – TALK LOUDLY, HURRY – Oct. 10, 2024 - According to the American Addiction Recovery Association, the addiction epidemic is the number one cause for Americans 18-45. During her time in office, Senator Britt h... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Finding Sobriety Through Sweat VIDEO – LOTS MORE STEPS – Oct. 11, 2024 - They are getting help staying sober in an unexpected place. The owner of a Plano fitness center said there’s science linking sobriety and sweat and it’s catching on with thos... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediasobriety
Flav Celebrates Sobriety Milestone and MORE! ALWAYS ON TIME – Oct. 11, 2024 - On October 10, in honor of World Mental Health, the rapper, 65, posted a video on Instagram sharing that he’s about to reach 4 years of sobriety, explaining how his mental health had ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
QUEEN – We Are The Champions VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 276,674,396 views Aug 1, 2008 Lyrics Songwriter: Freddie Mercury I’ve paid my dues Time after time I’ve done my sentence But committed no crime And bad mistakes I’ve m... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winner
Addiction-Prone Excel At Generating Creative Ideas… IT’S THE FOLLOW THROUGH... – Oct. 5, 2024 - The primary tool for assessing addiction proneness was the Addiction-Prone Personality Scale, which evaluates traits such as impulsivity and risk-taking. Novelty seeking wa... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthSlider
Using Food To Nourish Those On The Recovery Journey VIDEO – MORE THAN JUST DONUTS – Oct. 8, 2024 - Five years sober, Erica Owens is the food service manager at Brighton Recovery Center’s “Center Table,” a catering and culinary training program for women in recovery. H... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSlider
States Sue TikTok For Harming Youth’s Brains GET IN LINE – Oct. 8, 2024 - More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, alleging the popular short-form video app is damaging children’s mental health with a produ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetinterventionSliderteenagersTikTok
My Son Has a Gambling Problem. Do I Tell His Partner? GO TO GAMANON – Oct. 11, 2024 - Our 30-something son has been seriously dating a smart, capable woman for more than a year … He is adamant that he does not intend to tell her about his problem. He often seems t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginterventionSliderSuper Bowl
Quote of the Week – Richard Simmons “If your oxygen mask drops down, it’s time to take a breather!” – Richard Simmons, July 1948–July 2014 ... 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