Azure Acres celebrates 60 years of addiction treatment

Longevity Counts – Oct. 16, 2019 - Jen Carvalho, the CEO of Azure Acres, said the field of addiction treatment…

5 years ago

Nick Tosches, Fiery Music Writer and Biographer, Dies at 69

He Wrote His Own Story –  Oct. 20, 2019 - “Recordings, movies, radio, television: He would cast his presence over…

5 years ago

New York community celebrates state’s move to block planned treatment center

No Rehab For You – Oct 19, 2019 - A community in Throgs Neck is celebrating a decision by the…

5 years ago

Why Aren’t We Curious About the Things We Want to Be Curious About?

OPINION Curious? – Oct. 18, 2019 - Note that your brain calculates what you might learn in the short term…

5 years ago

Boston Lawyer Writes ‘Serenity Song’

Amen. –  October 18, 2019 - Interview Highlights Pat St. James on the origins of the Serenity Song and Serenity…

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Four drug companies reach last-minute $260 million opioid settlement

Pat on the Head – Good Dogs –  OCT. 21 2019 - Four large drug companies reached a last-minute $260…

5 years ago

Wrabel Talks Sobriety and Working with Pink

The Promises –  October 18, 2019  - Earlier this year, Pink released his song “90 Days” as a duet with…

5 years ago

Eden Sassoon is Living Sober With Style

Honest Conversation – OCTOBER 16, 2019 - Eden Sassoon ended up in her closet hearing the voice of her dead…

5 years ago

Inside Michael Douglas’ Family History of Addiction

A Family That Heals Together... – October 16, 2019 - Addiction has touched the Douglas family in many ways over…

5 years ago

Opioid addiction can be overcome with mindfulness

And Desire – OCT. 17, 2019  - Compared to research subjects who discussed their pain and opioid use in group…

5 years ago

How the baby food industry hooks toddlers on sugar, salt and fat

Addicting Babies for Fun and Profit – Oct. 17, 2019 - Frequently marketed for picky eaters, these milks prey on…

5 years ago

Drug companies look at $50 billion deal to avoid trouble

PLEA BARGAIN – Oct. 16, 2019 - The possible settlement that would include $22 billion in cash and $29 billion…

5 years ago

Broadway Goes Sober! A Little.

To Drink or Not to Drink? –  Oct. 17, 2019 - Drugs and alcohol aren’t the only addictions being plumbed…

5 years ago

High-profile talks to avert landmark opioid trial break down

Lawyers on Legal Speed – Oct. 18, 2019 - Summoned to the federal courthouse here by U.S. District Court Judge…

5 years ago

How One D.E.A. Agent Cracked Global Fentanyl Ring

Dying for Death – Oct. 16, 2019 - A year and a half earlier, 2,000 miles southeast of Grand Forks,…

5 years ago

Teva Pharmaceutical shares surge on opioid settlement

Stocks Shoot Up on Opioid Fix – Oct. 21, 2019 - Under the deal, Teva agreed to donate $23 billion…

5 years ago

Shia LaBeouf credits down syndrome co-star for sobriety

Compassion Can Come From Anywhere – October 19, 2019 - The “Transformers” star hit rock bottom while making the movie,…

5 years ago

Elijah Cummings, Baltimore congressman and civil rights leader, dies at 68

Obituary: RIP Rep. Cummings October 17, 2019 - Born to a family of Southern sharecroppers and Baptist preachers, Mr. Cummings grew…

5 years ago

Quote of the Week

“No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.” ―Alice Walker

5 years ago

Author Brené Brown talks sobriety and ‘overnight’ success

All The Right Notes – Oct 15, 2019 -An interview with professor and best-selling author Brené Brown kicks off an…

5 years ago

It’s About Time Mary J. Blige Stopped Crediting Kendu For Her Sobriety

It’s An Inside Job –  Oct. 10, 2019 - Addiction can be extremely isolating, and despite the storylines you may…

5 years ago

Alcoholics Anonymous rep talks tools offered to help towards sobriety

Relax, This is from South Africa – Oct. 11, 2019 - The month is well underway, and to help those…

5 years ago

Elton John talks sex, alcoholism and the wedding present Eminem gave him

Do Tell! – October 12, 2019 - When fellow musician Bob Dylan recently asked the flamboyant pop musician, 72, a…

5 years ago

Patients with vaping related illness being readmitted as little as five days later

Keep Coming Back –  Oct. 12, 2019 - CDC did not reveal exactly how many cases of relapse have been…

5 years ago

Breaking up with my Juul: why quitting vaping is harder than quitting cigarettes

Dependency is a Devil –  Oct. 9, 2019 - The electronic cigarette Juul was invented as a means to help…

5 years ago

DMX checks back into rehab and cancels shows ‘as he puts family and sobriety first’

Do The Right Thing – Oct. 13, 2019 - The news comes after DMX failed to show for a performance…

5 years ago

Insurance companies to charge higher rates for vape users

Paying Through The Lungs –  Oct 12, 2019 - Companies like Prudential said that doesn’t matter. It will classify vapers…

5 years ago

Darryl Strawberry Shares His Addiction Story in Albany

A Clean Hit –   Oct. 13, 2019 - The Albany community heard from an addiction recovery advocate this weekend,…

5 years ago

A lost decade and $200,000

Can This Be True? –  Oct 9, 2019 - “I got to a point where I didn’t think anything would…

5 years ago

Opinion: Stop teaching drug abstinence

Just Say No To  ‘Just Say No’ –  OCT 14, 2019 - Yesterday’s crisis was AIDS, caused by a virus…

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