America’s Last Bookie Goes Down AUDIO – YOU BET – June 25, 2026 - Tim Pughsley built a sports-betting website that moved billions, then the I.R.S. got involved. In the age of FanDuel and DraftKings, where is the line between legal and illegal gambl... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeatured ArticlesGamingSuper Bowl
Ultra-processed Foods Linked to Obesity, Diabetes, Cancer, Metabolic Syndrome, and Early Death BON APPETITE – June 24, 2026 - From protein bars to instant ramen, chicken nuggets, and some sliced breads, the wide range of foods that fall into the “ultra-processed” category can make them difficult to entirely ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating DisorderFeatured Articlesfood addiction
Americans Are Drinking Less! VIDEO – EATING MORE – June 18, 2026 - The nonalcoholic beverage industry is expected to reach $5 billion in the next few years. Here’s why many are cutting back on alcohol. Mocktails have been on menus for decades, b... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeatured Articlessobriety
Drug Overdose Deaths in Hotels and Motels CHECKING OUT FOR GOOD – June 25, 2026 - In 2024, at least 2,327 drug overdose deaths that were unintentional or of undetermined intent occurred in hotels and motels. Location-specific overdose data might help guide d... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured ArticlesOverdose
Researcher Wins $5.6M Avant Garde Award to Prevent HIV & Hep C & Overdosing WE NEED MORE OF HER – June 23, 2026 - “This project will combine community perspectives with cutting-edge AI tools to help health departments better understand local needs, allocate resources more effectively and ult... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeatured ArticlesOverdoseRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Your brain was never designed for this much bad news CBS - ABC - NBC - NPR - FOX – June 16, 2026 - Humans evolved to pay close attention to danger, but today that instinct is being overwhelmed by an endless supply of bad news from around the world. Researchers say the ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionFeatured ArticlesMental Health
No Amount of Alcohol Is Healthy GOOD NEWS? – June 19, 2026 - For years, many people believed a glass of wine with dinner might actually be good for you. Just think about all those really old French people drinking wine, living their best life. But ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediasobriety
Overdoses in L.A. Jails Fueled by Long Waits For Addiction Treatment SAD BUT TRUE – June 19, 2026 - Cleavotta Morgan said her son, Daejon Morgan, called her every day from his cell at Men’s Central Jail. The 20-year-old inmate would ask her to pass the phone around to different member... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaDrug Abuse and AddictionOverdoseRecoveryRehab
3 Reasons Alcohol Made Me Fat AF VIDEO – IT’S FATTENING? – June 25, 2026 - Put drinking on hold & you can fast so effortlessly…with coffee. We help people go from “sober but stuck” to “sober and free” by showing them how to build life they don’t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Media
Efforts to Authorize Billions to Combat Substance Use Disorder MONEY CAN HELP – June 25, 2026 - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Ag-FDA Subcommittee, and M... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Kim Mathers – ex-wife of Eminem – violated alcohol monitor 4 times VIDEO – STOP DRIVING – June 25, 2026 - A Macomb County judge has now issued two bench warrants for the arrest of Kim Mathers after her failure to appear in court for three hearings stemming from two separate dr... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Owners of 2 Houston Clinics Indicted in Pill Mill Operation VIDEO – HOW VIAL – June 24, 2026 - Tonya Crowder, Marlene Durham, and Demetrius Onuaguluchi were indicted last week in federal court. According to the indictment, the clinics only accepted cash, and many of the pa... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
Two Companies Recalled Blood Pressure Nasal Spray VIDEO – WATCH WHAT YOU PUT YOUR NOSE – June 25, 2026 - Inventia Healthcare is recalling more than 11,000 bottles of chlorthalidone 25-milligram tablets. Beekeeper’s Naturals is recalling one lot of its saline nasal s... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Media
1 Dead & 5 Unconscious in String of Drug Overdoses A TRAGIC TREND? – June 25, 2026 - Responding officers found five unconscious people, all suspected of drug overdoses, who were treated at the scene. Police told DC News Now that officers administered Narcan to three ... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOverdose
Esperanza en Escalante Helps Veterans Battling Addiction VIDEO – GOD BLESS AMERICA – June 25, 2026 - Esperanza’s Homes for Heroes Substance Use Program has been up and running for nearly a year and is already helping dozens of veterans recover in the community. The program... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘Cocaine was easier to get than building supplies’ WHO NEEDS A BUILDING? – June 28, 2026 - Michael Nicholson started taking the drug “years ago,” saying it “went hand-in-hand with weekends, partying, football and alcohol”. As his personal struggles mounted, includin... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
RIP – David Clayton-Thomas – Live w/ Blood, Sweat & Tears VIDEO – SONG OF THE WEEK – June 28, 2026 - David Clayton-Thomas, the Grammy-winning lead singer of Blood, Sweat & Tears, DIED on June 25, 2026 at age 84 705,314 views since Feb 14, 2018 - Montreal Jazz Festival 2... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winner
Daveigh Chase’s mother says daughter struggled with addiction after back injury: ‘She was completely gone’ ...BUT NOT FORGOTTEN – June 20, 2026 - Daveigh Chase’s mother is speaking out after the Ring star’s death at 35. Cathy Chase discussed her relationship with her late daughter in a new interview with Daily Mail, in... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionSliderTrauma
Gov. Newsom Announces $227M to Combat Cannabis Activity & Protect California Communities HE’S IN THE WEEDS – June 25, 2026 - California remains a national leader in implementing a comprehensive approach to cannabis legalization that prioritizes public safety, consumer protection, environmental stewardshi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionmarijuanapotSliderweed
Harvard Links Ultra-processed Foods to Cognitive Decline & Dementia WHAT DOES HARVARD KNOW? – June 24, 2026 - If you’re concerned about keeping your brain healthy as you age, here’s one more reason to take a hard look at what’s in your pantry: a new study suggests that older adults w... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictionMental HealthSlider
He’s In Therapy For 14-Hour-a-day Phone Addiction NO TEXTING? – June 27, 2026 - On a bad day, Marios, a personal trainer, can spend more than 14 hours staring at his screen (Instagram, he says, is the killer for him). But now, he is trying a 12-session course of pri... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneSliderSmartphone Addiction
Quote of the Week – Mark Twain “Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.” — Mark Twain, 1835–1910 ... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediaquote of the week
Book Excerpt – HIGH: From Cannabis to Clarity by Leonard Lee Buschel HIGH-lights – 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 Philadelphia. I... 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