Man Who Ran Dark-Web Pill Mill Gets 10 Years AMBITION GONE WRONG – June 18, 2026 - Devlin Hosner was ordered to serve 10 years in federal prison on Tuesday after prosecutors said he ran a dark‑web operation that sold counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fenta... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured Articles
“Working Manuscript” of Alcoholics Anonymous by William Griffith Wilson – Estimate: $1,000,000-2,000,000 TREASURE – June 17, 2026 - NEW YORK – It launched the 12-step movement, changed countless lives, and became one of the most influential books of the 20th century. Now, the original working text of Alcoholics Anonymou... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeatured Articles
Hunter Biden Opens Up About Drug Addiction & Recovery Journey: ‘I Failed So Many Times’ HUNTER BIDEN ‘FAILED’ – June 9, 2026 - As Hunter Biden continues to gain a whole new fanbase with his witty commentary on X, the son of former President Joe Biden is also using his platform to raise awareness about a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured Articles
Pennsylvania Passes “gas station heroin” Ban SMART MOVE PENNSY – June 15, 2026 - “There are hundreds of documented cases from users becoming addicted, overdosing and dying, with one fatality a couple months ago and another fatality in Bucks County,” the bill’s ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured ArticlesHeroin Addiction
Addiction Specialists Warn of Sports Betting Problems LOSING – June 19, 2026 - With World Cup games in full swing, addiction specialists in Ohio are raising concerns about the growth of sports betting and its impact on problem gambling. Calls to the Ohio Problem Gamblin... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeatured ArticlesGamingSuper Bowl
Creative Habits Can Transform Idle Time & Strengthen Addiction Recovery REWIRED – June 15, 2026 - For people in early addiction recovery, especially those rebuilding life after treatment or a major routine change, idle time can become a quiet but persistent threat. When the day lacks str... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured ArticlesMental Health
The Generation That Survived Two Plagues—Addiction and AIDS LOVE MATTERS – June 15, 2026 - Last night, after dancing and sweating ridiculously on gallons of Red Bull at low, middle and/or high tea, members of our house came home to enjoy a hearty, rustic, group-prepared and -... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecovery
Health Effects of Ultra-processed Foods TO DIE FOR? – June 15, 2026 - Public concern over the effects of ultra-processed foods has been growing. Research has increasingly associated these foods with a higher risk of conditions like heart disease, diabetes,... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addiction
Philip Morris & RJ Reynolds Brought Their Addiction Engineering to Ultra-processed Foods ADDICTION IS PROFITABLE – une 14, 2026 - After reviewing tobacco industry archives, U. of C., professor Laura Schmidt found that when cigarette companies acquired major food brands in the 1980s, they carried over the... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addiction
Common Food Additives Linked Heart Disease AT SAFEWAY? – June 18, 2026 - Next time you’re in the supermarket, you might want to steer clear of foods high in certain preservatives. New research identifies a laundry list of additives potentially linked to poore... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictionmarijuana
Dangerous New Drug You Can Get At Gas Stations CHEAPER THAN GAS – June 16, 2026 - The next fentanyl may not come from drug cartels and basement labs — but your local truck stop. Pharmacist TikToker Grant Harting recently bought a gas station pill with ‘super c... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addiction
How do recovery community centers support people in recovery over time? LOVE AND PATIENCE – June 15, 2026 - When people leave treatment or otherwise try to start recovery, it’s a very difficult and daunting process. There are huge differences between individuals in the amount of support ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Rehab by Force in the Middle of a Cartel War VIDEO – GUNS and VIOLENCE – June 14, 2026 - As Mexico struggles with a cartel-driven methamphetamine crisis, even makeshift rehab centers have become vulnerable to gang infiltration and attacks. Yet with little else ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehab
Popular Antidepressant Recalled Over Contamination Fears DEPRESSING – June 17, 2026 - Millions of Americans who take a popular antidepressant are being urged to check their medicine cabinets after a staggering number of bottles were recalled amid concerns over possible con... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadepression
7 Takeaways From Newest Research on Cannabis Brain EXHALE ALREADY – June 18, 2026 - The question is becoming more urgent as cannabis use rises, particularly among younger adults, who tend to use it most heavily and are the most likely to experiment with increasingly ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionmarijuanaweed
$700 Million in New Funding to Address Mental Illness & Addiction & Homelessness GOOD NEWS! – June 17, 2026 - “Every community deserves access to effective behavioral health services that help people prevent addiction, achieve recovery, address mental health challenges, and respond to crises,” sa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Clearer Picture of Drinking and Disease IT AIN’T NO GOOD – June 17, 2026 - Studies of alcohol’s effects on health have offered contradictory findings, with some suggesting a glass of red wine a day is beneficial and others saying even a drop of booze is to... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerlife expectancy
A Diehard Drinker Accidentally Quits AUDIO – THE NEW YORKER – June 20, 2026 - A few years ago, I noticed that drinking alcohol had fallen out of favor with young people. I was annoyed. Yes, some people drank so much that they got fired and hit on random... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of Interest
Growing Calls to Integrate Tobacco Harm Reduction Into Drug Services CANCER IS REAL – June 18, 2026 - Stimson, a public health social scientist and emeritus professor at Imperial College London, was speaking at the Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN) in Warsaw, Poland, in early June. He em... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestDrug Abuse and Addictionnicotine
Brain Supplement Shortens Lifespans in Men WHOLE FOODS WARNING? – June 15, 2026 - A large-scale study suggests that men with higher levels of the amino acid tyrosine may have shorter lifespans, potentially losing close to a year of life expectancy. The findin... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Medialife expectancy
WE’RE ALL WATER by Yoko Ono & John Lennon VIDEO – SONG of the WEEK – 4,573,018 views since Feb 14, 2008 - Stan Bronstein is the sax player. Tex Gabriel is the other guitarist. Gary Van Scyoc is the bassist. Adam Ippolito is the keyboardist. Rich Frank is the... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winner
Cops Rush Drug-addled Zombies MACARTHUR PARK IS MELTING – June 17, 2026 - Roughly 100 agents and police officers stormed the park Wednesday in the third such sweep since the operation began earlier this month, targeting stupefied users open... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionSlider
We POISONED our own…’: Whistleblower makes explosive claim! 250k Fentanyls Pills Hit the Streets as DEA Looked Away VIDEO – INSIDE JOB – June 21, 2026 - DEA agents repeatedly monitored shipments of fentanyl pills — but did not seize them — as federal prosecutors sought to bring bigger criminal cases against traffickers of a synth... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionSlider
Shocking Ban for People Under 16 Is a Mess HOPELESS? – June 18, 2026 - More interesting are the ideological and sociological reasons why the ban may have unintended negative consequences. There are fears that if young people can’t manage to get on places like... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetSliderSmartphone Addictionteenagers
Yasmine Bleeth Thrives in Happiness and Sobriety After Leaving Hollywood GOOD MOVE – June 14, 2026 - Bleeth, 57, rose to stardom in the role of Caroline Holden on Baywatch alongside Pamela Anderson and David Hasselhoff. She starred on the ensemble series from 1993 to 1997 before heading t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietySlider
Tiger Woods Leaves Recovery Facility After 3 Months JUST A NEWCOMER – June 15, 2026 - Tiger Woods is back on home soil after spending the last several weeks at a rehabilitation facility in Switzerland. His return comes nearly three months after a single-car rollove... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRehabSlider
Quote of the Week – John Taylor “The energy is my department – it gets laid down by the bass and drums. It’s my job to bring as much energy to that mood as possible” – John Taylor, HAPPY 66th ... 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