Faulty Drug Test Could Take Your Newborn Away AUDIO – MALPRACTICE TODAY – Sept. 7, 2024 - Hospitals across the country routinely drug test people coming in to give birth, using pee-in-a-cup tests that are notoriously imprecise. People who have eaten poppy seed b... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured Articlesinterventionopioid crisisopioidsTrauma
Pastor Arrested in Vegas Hotel Room With Drugs and Guns WHATEVER HAPPENS IN VEGAS... – Sept. 10, 2024 - An evangelical pastor was busted in a Las Vegas hotel room with drugs and guns, including an AR-15 with a scope — leading counter-terrorism cops to fear he planne... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured ArticlesMental Health
‘Russians Drink About 23.2 Billion Pints of Alcohol a Year’ NOSTROVIA! – Sept. 10, 2024 - Russians consume almost 8 billion litres of beer every year. For comparison, the rest of alcoholic beverages account for a total of only 2.4 billion litres. This is explained by a low pr... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeatured Articles
Lucy Hale Owes Sobriety to ‘Love and Support’ of Others WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND – Sept. 11, 2024 - The 35-year-old actress decided to give up alcohol for good in January 2022 and more than two-and-a-half years later will be will be honoured with the Humanitarian Awa... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeatured Articles
Couple Shares ‘toughest’ Times on Their Journey VIDEO – 13TH STEP WAS FIRST – Sept. 7, 2024 - In 2022, Craig and Chyna Benzine decided to embark on a year of sobriety, giving up alcohol completely and documenting their progress on Craig’s YouTubeMore and more peop... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeatured Articles
Jax Taylor Scared to Leave Rehab: ‘I was crying’ LIFE IS HARD – Sept. 7, 2024 - “I didn’t wanna f–king leave. I really, really didn’t,” he told his friend and life coach Scott Kaufman during his comeback “When Reality Hits with Jax and Brittany” podcast episode tha... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeatured Articles
Higher Doses of Adderall Linked to Psychosis VIDEO – SPEAKING OF... – Sept. 12, 2024 - The drugs “can flood the brain with dopamine, and when you flood the brain with dopamine you potentially can cause psychosis,” said Dr. Jacob Ballon. The link between ampheta... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMental Health
What Cancer and Sobriety Taught This Supermodel About Life PRAY TELL? – Sept. 9, 2024 - Model Elle Macpherson has overcome a lot in her life including staying sober for 20 years and beating breast cancer. In her recently released memoir, she explains that, when she was di... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerCelebrity Sobriety
Body Changes Caused by Drinking Soda DISEASES IN EVERY GLASS – Sept. 2024 - There is no “good” soda—even the diet ones should be totally avoided. Many new brands and flavors are popping up with the promise of being healthier. Whether something is made f... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addiction
‘Tossing’ Could Be A Potential Sign Of ADHD OR NOT – Sept. 8, 2024 - Last summer, a term went viral on TikTok that spoke to many: the DOOM pile. An acronym for “didn’t organize, only moved,” a DOOM pile could be a junk drawer with receipts, bills and other pap... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMental Health
Here’s what I’m really thinking when you’re drinking AUDIO – IF YOU ONLY KNEW – Sept. 10, 2024 - You bring the drinks over to our table and I sip my Heineken 00. Honestly, to me, it... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Media
Drew Barrymore About Her History of Blackout Drinking 5 YEARS SOBER – Sept. 10, 2024 - The “Charlie’s Angels” star sat down with Zoë Kravitz during Tuesday’s episode of her eponymous talk show to discuss the latter’s directorial debut in “Blink Twice,” which Barrymore a... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyInterview
Divas That Care Network AUDIO – Dr. Johanna O’Flaherty, Ph.D. – Sept. 2, 2024 - Come and listen while Host Candace Gish interviews a variety of extraordinary people, whom are working to make the world a better place! Dr. Johanna O’Flaher... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewMental Health
Recovery Bus Brings Message of Hope SPREADING THE GOOD NEWS – &nbs... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Magic Mushroom Candy Linked To Two Deaths AIN’T NO MAGIC HERE–BEWARE – Sept. 7, 2024 - Nearly 160 people in the United States have become ill after consuming sweets purporting to contain traces of chemicals from magic mushrooms. More than a third of those... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionPsychedelicsTrauma
Grandad Celebrates 40 Years of Sobriety NO GUINNESS EVER – &nbs... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Addiction Plaguing 1 in 8 Older Americans INSTANT GRATIFICATION – ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestCancerEating Disorderfood addiction
“Won’t be possible without my sobriety” – Anthony Kim HE’S NO PUTTS – Sept. 8, 2024 - “These moments yesterday wouldn’t be possible w/out my sobriety, family/friends & effort to change the pattern of behavior that led to addiction. Tomorrow is not promised so have ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Former NFL QB Ryan Leaf Shares Story of Recovery FIRST DOWN! – Sept.10, 2024 - Ryan was destined to be a star, but instead of a lucrative career in football, an addiction to pills took him from the top of his game to rock bottom in a prison cell. Leaf was the se... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionInterview
Mother of Overdose Victim Teams Up with SF Giants VIDEO – ONE PILL CAN KILL – Sept. 3, 2024 - Star pitcher Logan Web has been leading the charge after losing his cousin Kade to the fentanyl crisis. “It’s something that’s impacted Logan deeply and something he’s b... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylOverdose
Frankie Beverly of Maze – Gone at 77 AUDIO – JOY AND PAIN – Sept. 11, 2024 - Frankie Beverly, the lead singer and songwriter of the band Maze, whose songs, including “Golden Time of Day,” “Joy and Pain” and “Happy Feelin’s,” provided the soundtrack to ... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiongrammy winner
Portishead – Glory Box – Live VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 12,517,645 views - Jan 10, 2009 - I used to play this SO LOUD in my kick ass stereo at 3am totally pissed dancing around my living room in London. In the morning, late morning, I would ask... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winner
Can America’s Divide on Weed be Receding? HOPE SO – Sept. 11, 2024 - Twenty-four states and the District of Columbia — representing 53% of the nation’s population — have legalized marijuana. The Justice Department in May proposed to reclassify marijuana from... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediamarijuanaweed
Thousands of Therapy Sessions Exposed by Unsecured Database AUDIO – HACKED 1.7 MILLION SESSIONS – Sept. 6, 2024 - THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE’S highly sensitive health details, including audio and video of therapy sessions, were openly accessible on the internet, new research has rev... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainternetinterventionMental HealthSlider
Demi Lovato Paid the Price of Early Fame AND LIVED TO TELL THE TALE – Sept. 12, 2024 - Lovato has consistently bared their soul for the world to see, often inviting us in to learn from their stumbles and mistakes through candid talk about sobriety and relap... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRehabSlider
‘Hope is Alive’ is Changing the Lives of Addicts VIDEO – LOVE MATTERS! – Sept. 10, 2024 - Hope Is Alive aims to change the lives of addicts and alcoholics by offering support groups and placing clients in homes with other people on the road to recovery. Julie... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSlider
10,000 Non-Alcoholic Beverages Have Been Added to Menus THEY ARE SAFE – Sept. 10, 2024 - In the last 13 months, over 1,500 mocktail items have been added to restaurant menus across the US, led by California, New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Texas. The Ivy Restaurant i... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaSlidersobriety
Quote of the Week – Lily Collins “It truly is the power that you have deep within yourself that gives you the strength to pursue your dreams.” – Lily Collins ... 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