Hazelfest celebrates 70th anniversary for Hazelden

Sober-Palooza – August 2, 2019 - This summer’s lineup includes over 20 performances, including comedians, inspirational speakers and musical acts…

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Meal Plan for People Who Have Been Using Too Many Drugs

You Are What You Eat –  July 18, 2019 - I am a public health major who has been working…

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Lake Worth Beach Film Festival Puts Spotlight on Recovery

Art With Heart – Jul 28, 2019 - “One day I had a moment and said to [Vic] how cool…

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Tennessee couple’s before and after photos of meth addiction, recovery goes viral

Coming Clean –  August 3, 2019 - He made a Facebook post on July 26, showing a before-and-after photo of…

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Charlotte Wincott

Perfect Choice –   Neuroscientist Charlotte Wincott Joins APF’s Advisory Board August 2, 2019 - “Dr. Wincott is part of…

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How an epic legal battle brought secret drug database to light

DEA’s Secrets and Lies – Aug. 2, 2019 - She’s one lawyer of hundreds involved in a sprawling, costly, enormously…

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Perfectly Imperfect

A Lose Lose Situation – August 4, 2019 - So rampant is the negativity arising from the ‘perceived’ faulty body…

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Lawmaker Aims To Curb Social Media Addiction

Facebook is My Best Friend –   August 3, 2019 - The 39-year-old senator has also lobbied tech executives and…

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Your Non-Scary Guide to Going to Rehab

IMPORTANT: For Women Only – JULY 16, 2019-  For me, this is personal.When I was in my 20s, just starting…

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Quote of the Week

“In taking a single step toward positive change, the divine energy will take a hundred steps toward you. New worlds…

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Saoirse Kennedy Hill Penned Essay About Her Battle with Depression 3 Years Before Her Tragic Death

There but for the grace of God... –   August 02, 2019 - Three years before Saoirse Kennedy Hill tragically…

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‘Idiot Wind’ Tells Personal Tale of Journeying From Addiction to Recovery

MEDIA: Book Review –   July 28, 2019 - Below, he talks about the book’s very long gestation, the kindred…

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Louvre Removes Sackler Family Name From Its Walls

Oh, those French...Sackler Bleu! –  July 17, 2019 - In March, Britain’s National Portrait Gallery turned down a $1.3 million…

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Man battling addiction dies in police cell

Death By Laws –   July 22, 2019 - Cox said she believed he overdosed while in the holding cell.…

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Millions Should Stop Taking Aspirin to Prevent Heart Attack

“But my doctor told me...” – July 23, 2019  - Nearly seven million of them take aspirin without a doctor’s…

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Why Some People Have Higher Alcohol Tolerance Than Others

Science Can Tell You –  July 25, 2019 - Researchers have examined multiple factors to figure out why some people’s…

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I Was Addicted to the Weight-Loss Drug for 15 Years: ‘I’d Spiraled to Dark Place

Step Up to a Lighter Place – July 11, 2019 - How easy would it be, I thought, to just…

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Former Police Officer’s Addiction Almost Killed Him

CNN’s Turning Point - Beautiful –   July 26, 2019 - A root canal sparked Restivo’s prescription drug addiction at…

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$1million in liquid meth found inside snow globes

Crystal Clear – July 26, 2019 - Australian Border Force Aviation Goods officers examined and X-rayed the snow globes. Tests…

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How Granite Recovery Centers Responded to VP Mike Pence’s Canceled Trip, Employee’s Confession

Relapse + $ = Confession –  July 29, 2019 - Everything was business as usual at Granite Recovery Centers last…

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Juul Went Into Ninth-grade Classroom and Called Its Device ‘totally safe’

Hook Them With Flavors –   July 25, 2019- In a statement, Juul said the presentation was part of a…

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Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Women at Recovery Center

Police Action Coming –  JULY 26, 2019 - Mitts was charged with failing to register as a sex offender, sodomy,…

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Happy Birthday Susan Cheever

Writer In The Storm – July 31, 2019 -  My Twenty Favorite Books Out of Africa by Isak DinesenA book…

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Washington Cities Push Against Needle Exchanges

Just Let Them Die On the Street –   July 28, 2019 - But needles don’t frustrate Pastore as much…

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Caron Treatment Center Story

Mixed Messages –  A recovering alcoholic started helping other addicts and it kept growing! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRGdw_yc-GI&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3XAfc4Xn9RXOibYYODUyoHmmfEoV1jmuuHZkLE2Lt09whPXz-LBEv7nos Full Story @ YouTube.com

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12 South Recovery Sponsors Reel Recovery Film Festival

Everyone Loves Movies! –  July 29, 2019 - 12 South Recovery’s Orange County Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Programs offers…

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Let’s Quit Abusing Drug Users by Dr. Carl Hart

In Praise of Sanity –   From the Vault: 2015 - Carl Hart, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at…

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Marianne Williamson on “Those Mental Health” Comments

All You Need Is Love? –   July 27, 2019 - How widely antidepressants should be prescribed, and under what…

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‘My Promise to PJ’: Daniel Baldwin’s Documentary About Those Left Behind After an Overdose

The Story Lives On –   July 26, 2019 - “I felt robbed, I felt this is not the way…

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Five N.Y.P.D. Officers Commit Suicide in Two Months

In Memorium – July 27, 2019 - “Once again terrible news,” the message said. “Tonight the NYPD lost a sergeant…

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