Dad battling alcoholism sent heartbreaking text before taking own life

The final decision... –   Sep. 18, 2020 - Kane Watkins, 33, was found hanged under a bridge in Tunstall,…

4 years ago

Finding and Maintaining Sobriety During COVID-19

Lionrock Recovery Rocks – Sep. 16, 2020 - National Online Recovery Day was created to bring widespread awareness to the…

4 years ago

Did the ‘Benadryl Challenge’ Prompt Warnings of Overdose Risk?

Tick Tock on American Teens –   Sep. 15, 2020 - In Summer 2020, the so-named “Benadryl Challenge” dared social…

4 years ago

Q&A with Dr. Jamie Marich

Stick with the Winners! September 17, 2020 - Dr. Jamie Marich (she/they) began her career as a humanitarian aid worker…

4 years ago

Addiction is Disease?

Maybe? Maybe not. –  Sept. 14, 2020 - If addiction is a disease, then we should treat addicts the same…

4 years ago

What Everyone Should Know About Teen Suicide Prevention

We can all help... September 18, 2020 - Experts say it’s too soon to tell whether suicide rates are already spiking…

4 years ago

Pittsburgh’s first sober pop-up bar, shares her story of recovery and self-care

Everything is Possible – Sep. 15, 2020 - “At first, I thought, ‘I got this,’” says Hilliard. “Shortly after, I…

4 years ago

‘Sober Curator’ showcases fun ways to live dry lifestyle

WATCH – She’s Curious and Sober –  Bryson started drinking at age 16 and was a self-professed party girl in…

4 years ago

NY charges Johnson & Johnson with fraud over opioid claims

Innocent until proven greedy – Sep. 17, 2020 - “Misrepresentation of opioids to consumers for profit is inexcusable,” Cuomo said…

4 years ago

Doctor faces charges for over-prescribing for cash after 2 patients die

Paging Dr. Morte –  Sep. 17, 2020 - Now the Scranton doctor accused of over-prescribing opioids in exchange for cash…

4 years ago

5 Tricks Helped Me Not Drink During My First Week of Sobriety

Use them all! – Sep. 19, 2020 - Some say that’s the hardest. It’s that period of uncertainty where the…

4 years ago

Owner of substance abuse facilities accused of sexually assaulting patients

Prison sounds too nice – Sept. 17, 2020 - The owner of several Houston substance abuse recovery facilities has been…

4 years ago

E-Cig clouds aren’t ‘Vapour’, scientists warn, they are ‘Aerosol’

Chemical Addiction –  Sept. 19, 2020 - As such, public health experts argue ‘aerosol’ is a more accurate description, as…

4 years ago

Making guitars saved man from addiction

CNN WATCH! – Sep. 18, 2020 - Earl Moore is a recovering opioid addict who found peace and achieved sobriety…

4 years ago

People with addiction disorders at greater risk for COVID-19

Lighting up the virus –  Sep. 19, 2020 - Study co-author Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the U.S. National Institute…

4 years ago

Quote of the Week – Malcolm X

“My alma mater was books, a good library … I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying…

4 years ago

What Happened Inside Ed Buck’s Apartment?

Real Life Hollywood Horror – September 16, 2020 - One death is a tragedy; two deaths are a pattern. As…

4 years ago

Model, brand influencer brings sobriety to social media

Sober Out Loud –  Sept. 10, 2020 - “I see it everywhere,” she said of alcohol on social media and…

4 years ago

99 Purple Flags Posted For Overdose Awareness

Lives lost forever – Sept. 11, 2020 - Unwanted medications can sometimes end up in the wrong hands, which is…

4 years ago

Vaping Links to Covid Risk Becoming Clear

Smoke gets in your lungs... –   Sept. 4, 2020 - At one point, Mr. Moein said, his doctors gave…

4 years ago

A recovering addict used art as an outlet to sobriety

Talent and Tenacity –  Sept. 8, 2020 - Ryan Ekmark used art as an outlet that helped him on his…

4 years ago

People recovering from substance use disorder confront their trauma with politically incorrect jokes: ‘Laugh at my pain’

Laughing your way to sobriety – Sept. 8, 2020 - There are a number of ways to recover from the…

4 years ago

The Surprising Magic of Sober Life by Laura McKowen

LISTEN – MEDIA: Book Review –  Sept. 7, 2020 - Although this memoir follows Laura’s journey to sobriety, it’s not…

4 years ago

Sober Black Girls Club aims to tackle alcohol use disorder among Black and brown women

WATCH – A force for good... – Sept. 8, 2020 - “When it was time for me to graduate from…

4 years ago

The Benefits of Sober September

“Buy U A Drank” NOT – September 4, 2020 - People wanting to go sober in September this year may…

4 years ago

Overdoses rise in South Florida

Too many sunsets – Sept. 13, 2020 - Florida reported 5,621 overdose deaths, a 14% increase from January 2019 to…

4 years ago

System of Addiction Treatment Requires Reimagining Recovery

No one way? Or no any way? –  Sept. 11, 2020 - Further still, when a life event, such as…

4 years ago

Mighty Ducks Star Shaun Weiss (not hockey player) celebrates 265 Days of Sobriety with New Teeth

Is there a chip for 8.8 months? –  Sept. 10, 2020 - Shaun Weiss was arrested again at the beginning…

4 years ago

Revamped OxyContin hasn’t stemmed ODs

No, really? – Sept. 12, 2020 - The surge of painkiller abuse that started in the 1990s has long been…

4 years ago

Is Marijuana Addictive?

Does a bear hibernate in the woods? –  July 8, 2019 - A brain-imaging study last year found the brain’s…

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