Surgeon General Warns of ‘Epidemic of Loneliness’ GO TO A MEETING – Sept. 28, 2024 - “In the face of growing isolation, our sense of community is more important than ever,” Dr. Murthy added before stressing: “The epidemic of loneliness is not just about feeling sad ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Medialife expectancylonelinessOct 08 2024
“Coach Jake” Overcame Opiated Past to Be The Winningest Soccer Coach in The History of New York City FROM ADDICT TO HERO – Sept. 27, 2024 - Martin Jacobson, the beloved soccer coach of Amsterdam Avenue’s Martin Luther King Jr. High School, points out that “everything I do is a fight.” He goes by “Coach Jake”–made th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionInterviewOct 08 2024
Valerie Bertinelli Reveals the Surprising Reason Why She Stopped Drinking Alcohol TO AVOID CANCER? – Sept. 28, 2024 - “I actually think a lot of it has to do with aging,” Bertinelli, 64, tells PEOPLE. “I think the older you get, the less you really want to really be putting that in your body. I me... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerCelebrity SobrietyOct 08 2024
Maureen McCormick Reflects on 40+ Years ‘It Just Gets Better’ DANCING ON THE STARS? – Sept. 30, 2024 - The Brady Bunch star Maureen McCormick got candid about her sobriety journey. “I feel incredibly lucky that I found sobriety. It’s been everything to me,” McCormick, 68. “It’s... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyOct 08 2024
Dirty Doctor Charged with Matthew Perry’s Death in Federal Court DO NO HARM – Oct. 1, 2024 - Mark Chavez, a former doctor for “Dreamscape Ketamine - the Heath MD” clinic in San Diego, who confessed to writing fake prescription to profit with another physician friend from actor Mat... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 08 2024Trauma
Is California’s Oversight of Addiction Treatment That Bad? AUDIO – ASK THE PATIENTS – Sept. 29, 2024 - Brandon Nelson, discharged from a Laguna Beach psychiatric facility and went to an unlicensed Sovereign Health “sober living home mental health facility” in San Clemente. N... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionOct 08 2024RecoveryRehab
Leah’s Legacy Supports Women In Recovery SAY HER NAME – Oct. 2, 2024 - Leah Renee Straley’s cause of death was listed as fentanyl poisoning. Her family says her struggles with addiction began more than a decade earlier and persisted through 12 stays in deto... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 08 2024Recovery AdvocateTrauma
17th Annual Polo Match Raises Over $750,000 for Miriam’s House Los Angeles FOR A VERY GOOD CAUSE – Oct. 2, 2024 - The 17th Annual Polo in the Palisades, held at the breathtaking Will Rogers State Historic Park, was a spectacular success. With over 600 attendees and more than $750,000 raised... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 08 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Quote of the Week – Thomas Paine “He who dares not offend cannot be honest.” – Thomas Paine, 1737–1809 ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaOct 08 2024quote of the week
Kris Kristofferson R.I.P. – Why Me Lord MUSIC VIDEO – SINGER & SCHOLAR – Sept. 29, 2024 - Musical rebel who wrote indelible songs about lovers, loners, boozers and a footloose pair of hitchhikers — and who later became a screen star, appearing in dozen... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyOct 1 2024
Zac Clark Opens Up About His 13 Years of Sobriety and How He’s Helping Others on Their Recovery Journey BACHELOR TURNED SPONSOR – Sept. 24, 2024 - Bachelor Nation met Zac Clark on Season 16 of “The Bachelorette,” and as fans remember, Zac shared his struggle with addiction and journey to sobriety with Tayshia Adams on-... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyOct 1 2024
Fentanyl Nation: Toxic Politics and America’s Failed War on Drugs F**KED UP NATION – Sept. 24. 2024 - In Fentanyl Nation, recovery advocate Ryan Hampton separates the facts from the fiction surrounding Fentanyl, and shows how overdose deaths are ultimately policy failures. Instead ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylOct 1 2024
“They die too quickly:” Reversing a fentanyl overdose with naloxone 60 MINUTES VIDEO – SAVING GRACE – Sept. 22, 2024 - This week on 60 Minutes, Bill Whitaker reported on fentanyl … Last year, mor... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylOct 1 2024Overdose
Mother Guilty of 2nd-Degree Murder of Son After Fentanyl Overdose VIDEO – NO MORE EXCUSES – Sept. 17, 2024 - Reporting by our 9News I-Team exposed that this was not the first time Robinson overdosed on fentanyl, but his third. The two other times, he was revived with Narcan at a ho... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylOct 1 2024OverdoseTrauma
Kindness 101: Fifth graders take action after hearing elderly couple’s story VIDEO – KID SMART – Sept. 20, 2024 - In today's Kindness 101 series, Steve Hartman and his kids share how one couple's experience with discrimination moved a group of fifth graders to stand up and make a difference. ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionOct 1 2024
How Coffee Promotes Longevity IS IT A NECTAR? –  ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Medialife expectancyOct 1 2024
The Self-Love Recovery Podcast VIDEO – LIVE AND LEARN – Sept. 19, 2024 - In this insightful discussion, Ross Rosenberg and Karen McMahon delve into the challen... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainternetinterventionInterviewOct 1 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
She’s Trying to Stay Sober VIDEO – ALL TOGETHER NOW – Sept. 27, 2024 - Over the past 24 years, Jennifer Capannelli has used multiple substances, but was mostly addicted to cocaine. An increasingly toxic drug supply has also meant that all-too-... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 1 2024RecoveryRehab
Deep Links Between Alcohol and Cancer A GRAVE ISSUE – Sept. 18, 2024 - Adults under age 50 have been developing breast cancer and colorectal cancer at increasingly higher rates over the last few decades, and alcohol use may be one factor driving the tren... Read More...Alcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerOct 1 2024
Up The Dose of Anti-Opioid Drug to Curb Addiction! WHEN IN DOUBT - TAKE MORE! – &... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionOct 1 2024
Shifty Shellshock’s Cause of Death Revealed HE LOST THE BATTLE – Sept. 24, 2024 - “Seth struggled with addiction throughout his life. He did so on a very public platform, which was particularly challenging,” the family said at the time. “God knows he tried so ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 1 2024relapseTrauma
Less Than Half of Jails Provide Life-saving Medications for Opioid Use Disorder 100% WRONG – &nb... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionOct 1 2024
I’m Sober. Do I Have to Feel Bad About the Good Times I Had Drinking? EUPHORIC RECALL RECALL – Sept. 23, 2024 - I quit drinking two years ago because it got inexcusably bad. What I’ve struggled with is the pressure to deny the intellectual, social, and aesthetic pleasure I got from alc... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaOct 1 2024RecoveryRehab
Positive Drug Test? It’s Not Just Drugs…or Poppy Seeds POSITIVELY FALSE? – Sept. 27, 2024 - You may have heard that poppy seeds in your salad dressing or on your bagel can mess up a drug test–triggering a positive result for opiates in your system. Though there are some ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 1 2024opioids
Laura Nyro – Poverty Train @Monterey Pop Festival VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – ETERNAL - It’s a shame the crowd could not comprehend the immense talent of this 19 year old. Loved her so very much. So underrated. Probably the MOST UNDERRATED singer of the 20th century... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winnerOct 1 2024
Machine Gun Kelly at 1 Year Sober: ‘I can forgive myself’ YOU KNOW IT EASY – &nbs... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyOct 1 2024
Gavin Creel – Tony-Winning Broadway Actor Passes Away BROADWAY STAR PASSES – Sept. 30, 2024 - Tony-winning stage actor Gavin Creel has died at the age of 48. His death was confirmed by his partner Alex Temple Ward on Monday. The Broadway star’s cause of death was cance... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerOct 1 2024
Legendary Baseball Great & All-Time Hits Leader Pete Rose – R.I.P. VIDEO – CHARLIE HUSTLE – Sept. 30, 2024 -Pete Rose, baseball's career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by GAMBLING on the game he loved and once embodied, ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGamingOct 1 2024
Person of the Week: TJ Woodward STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – TJ Woodward is a revolutionary recovery expert, bestselling author, inspirational speaker, and addiction treatment specialist who has helped countless people through his simple, yet powerful... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaOct 1 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Sober for Years – What Is Demi Moore’s Diet? NO DEAD ANIMALS – Sept. 25, 2024 - In addition to managing her diet, Demi also avoids alcohol. “I had almost 20 years of sobriety. I had a detour. And now I have over 12 years.” Demi said that it was tough t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyOct 1 2024