Drew Barrymore on the ‘Awful Cycle’ before giving up Alcohol

SHE HAD TO HAVE IT –    Nov. 21, 2022 - “One of the bravest things you can do,” she…

2 years ago

Bob Weir Keeps The Grateful Dead Alive

JUST ANOTHER JERRY’S KIDS –    Nov. 21, 2022 - Still, in the nearly 30 years since Garcia’s death, Weir,…

2 years ago

Glenn Hughes Celebrates 25 Years Of Sobriety

IT GETS BETTER AND BETTER –    Nov. 23, 2022 - Asked if he went to rehab for alcohol abuse…

2 years ago

Leslie Jordan Honored at ‘Love. Light. Leslie.’ Memorial: ‘You Made Millions of People Happy’

VIDEO – MISSED BY MILLIONS –  Nov. 21, 2022 - Sordid Lives writer Del Shores emceed the event, echoing that…

2 years ago

Jean Lapointe, singer, actor, rehab founder and Canadian senator, passes at 86

MERCI BEAUCOUP MONSIEUR LAPOINTE –  Nov. 18, 2022 - Jean Lapointe, the beloved Quebec singer, actor and comedian who was…

2 years ago

‘Running girl’: Former Public Defender With Three Years Sober

RUNNING UP THE HILL, TO MAKE A DEAL WITH GOD –    Nov. 21, 2022 - She struggled after treatments…

2 years ago

Jodi Gordon Speaks Bravely About Rehab Stint

EVERY DAY IS SPECIAL –  Nov. 20, 2022 - The mother of one, who is living life to the fullest…

2 years ago

Celebrating Sobriety During The Holidays

VIDEO ONLY – ONE DAY AT A TIME –    Nov. 21, 2022 - One recovering addict shares her story…

2 years ago

These 10 Facts Can Change How You Think About Addiction

COMPASSION IS THE KEY –  Nov. 25, 2022 -  Show them how much you love them and also help them…

2 years ago

What is it Really Like Giving up Alcohol for Lifelong Fine Wine Aficionado?

I DON’T HAVE EXPENSIVE HANGOVERS –    Nov. 26, 2022 - It’s easy to diss Heineken 0.0, the ubiquitous alcohol-free…

2 years ago

I Tried Ibogaine, the Psychedelic Anti-Addiction Drug

BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY –    NOV. 25, 2022 - Soon the trip starts: images of the solar system punctuated…

2 years ago

“Doctor Sleep” Director Mike Flanagan: Making “The Shining” Sequel Helped Him Get Sober

WHEN WORK CAN HEAL –  Nov. 26, 2022 - The subtext of The Shining is well known to be an…

2 years ago

‘Faces of Recovery’ Illustrates the Struggle of Staying Sober

THERE IS ART IN SOBRIETY –    Nov. 26, 2022 - The most compelling piece in the exhibition is also…

2 years ago

Florida Rejects New Opioid Guidelines

AND HUMANITY –    Nov. 21, 2022 - Opioid use disorder is a chronic life-threatening disease that people contract through…

2 years ago

School Lambasted for Weighing Students in Front of Peers

LEARNING THE HARD “WEIGH.” –    Nov. 25, 2022 - An Australia primary school is under fire for weighing young…

2 years ago

Lady A’s Charles Kelly Shares ‘Goodbye Letter to Alcohol’ Song

AUDIO – MORE LIKE A LOVE LETTER –  Nov. 22, 2022 - The lyrics to the song chronicle Kelley’s struggles…

2 years ago

9 Hard-Earned Lessons From 365 Days Of Sobriety

DRAMATIC INSIGHTS –    Nov. 23, 2022 - Everything suppressed rises to the surface. Everything you’ve ever pushed down, ignored,…

2 years ago

Dr. Gabor Maté on “The Myth of Normal,” Healing in Toxic Culture & How Capitalism Fuels Addiction

VIDEO – A WHIFF OF NORMAL VIDEO –    Nov. 24, 2022 - In an extended interview, acclaimed physician and…

2 years ago

Processed Foods ‘as Addictive’ as Tobacco

THE TASTE OF A SLOW DEATH –  Nov. 25, 2022 - Highly processed foods meet the same criteria as tobacco…

2 years ago

Mom drank wine while pregnant birthed son with developmental issues

“THE BUZZ WASN’T WORTH IT” –  Nov. 2022 - A few times during that pregnancy, Battaglia drank a full glass…

2 years ago

1 Out of Every 35 Fetuses in U.S. Exposed to Opioids

THE LITTLEST ONES –  Nov. 25, 2022 - The finding stems from an analysis of data from 21,905 pregnant women…

2 years ago

Teva’s $6.6 Billion Opioid Settlements

TEVA, JUST DOING THE DEVIL’S WORK –  Nov. 22, 2022 - Teva and AbbVie did not admit wrongdoing. The two…

2 years ago

Sleep Medicine Linked to Increased Risk of Overdose in Teens

TO SLEEP PERCHANCE TO DREAM –    Nov. 24, 2022 - Researchers found young people using benzodiazepines for common sleep…

2 years ago

Taking Advil Makes Arthritis WORSE

IT COULD BE EXERCISING TOO –  Nov. 21, 2022 - A team from the University of California recruited 277 participants…

2 years ago

Wealthy LA Woman Looking For To Cure Addiction

VIDEO – IS THAT POSSIBLE? –  Nov. 26, 2022 - If there is a cure for addiction … a Los…

2 years ago

State of Addiction: Sweet Success

VIDEO – ICE CREAM YOU SCREAM, WE ALL... –  Nov. 24, 2022 - WELL, FOR ANYONE WHO HAS EVER STRUGGLED…

2 years ago

How Meth Worsened Fentanyl Crisis. ‘We Are in Different World.’

DEATH BY MISTAKES –  Nov. 14, 2022 - The drug combination put him at the center of a deepening complication…

2 years ago

Quote of the Week – Susan Sontag

“Love words, agonize over sentences. And pay attention to the world.” – Susan Sontag, Born: 1933, NY – Died: 2004,…

2 years ago

Mental Illness is More Than Dysfunction

DARWINIAN MEDICINE? –  Nov. 14, 2022 - The first name that came to my mind was Sigmund Freud. To me,…

2 years ago

The Difference Between Regular Distractions and A.D.H.D.

WALKING AND CHEWING GUM –  Nov. 19, 2022 - As with most psychiatric conditions, A.D.H.D. symptoms can range in type…

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