Lafayette Mayor Admits, ‘I’m an alcoholic’ VIDEO – HI, MY NAME IS JOSH – Aug. 16, 2022 - Knowing that the second word in Alcoholics Anonymous does not apply to him, Guillory admitted: “And Look, I’m an alcoholic, so I have two options — I eith... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 23 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
It’s the Blame Game Epidemic That’s Killing Us SHE KNOWS THINGS! – Aug. 8, 2022 - During the three years I spent working on my new book, Raising Lazarus, my elderly mother kept asking me what it was about. At 93 with advancing dementia, no matter how often ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 23 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
How to Meditate When You Can’t Sit Still ONE BREATH AT A TIME – Aug. 18, 2022 - It’s about being human and in this moment — no matter how distracted this moment is. There is no such thing as being good or bad at meditation. That’s just not the point... Read More...Aug 23 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMental HealthRecovery
Quote of the Week – Samuel Beckett “You’re on earth. There's no cure for that.” – Samuel Beckett ... Read More...Aug 23 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediaquote of the week
SF Walgreens Colluded with Opioid Manufacturers VIDEO – Walgreens Guilty as Sin – Aug. 10, 2022 - Amanda Starrantino reports on a judge ruling in San Francisco’s favor in opioid lawsuit against Walgreens. - Video Only more@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/w... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 16 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaTrauma
Tennessee Sues Walgreens For Leading Role in Opioid Crisis VIDEO – Walgreens Sucks – Aug. 10, 2022 - The Tennessee Attorney General is suing Walgreens for selling over a billion pills, saying the company contributed to the opioid crisis in Tennessee. more@Yaho... Read More...Aug 16 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediainterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
John Spent Years Helping People Recover, and Now He’s Celebrating 40 Years Sober VIDEO – HE WALKS THE WALK – Aug. 9, 2022 - HENRICO COUNTY, Va. -- A man who has dedicated his life to helping people overcome substance use disorder is now celebrating 40 years in recovery. “Every pict... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Comedy Drama ‘The Dry’ Chaos Puts Sobriety To The Ultimate Test I LIKE TO WATCH – Aug. 11, 2022 - With booze swapped for green juice, a yoga mat tucked under her arm, and a renewed sense of determination, eight-part Irish comedy drama The Dry (described by The Guardi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionRecoveryRehab
Author of ‘Dopesick’ to Release New Book VIDEO – READING IS FUN – Aug. 10, 2022 - “A lot of communities are up to speed on the best ways to turn this crisis around. I thought let me go give attention to these creative, gritty, on-the-ground fol... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecovery
ADHD Meds Found Effective Against Drug Addiction CONCENTRATION MATTERS – Aug. 10, 2022 - In this study, researchers directed a Preferred ReportingItems for SystematicReviews and Meta-Analyses(PRISMA) systematic review of peer-reviewed literature. They ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 16 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecovery
14 Side Effects of Drinking Coffee Every Day HAPPINESS? – June 24, 2022 - For many of us, the first thing we think about when we wake up is coffee. Whether you prefer it hot or cold, it’s the beverage that is synonymous with morning and the start o... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediafood addictionMental HealthRecovery
Audio from Drug Overdose Involving Madison County Candidate VIDEO – A CANDIDATE FOR NARCAN – August 10, 2022 - Police were told Saturday, July 30 began at a golf tournament at the Cazenovia Country Club, where the people admitted to drinking alcohol and using marijuana.... Read More...Aug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionmarijuanaOverdoseRecoveryRehab
Dangerous Artificial Marijuana Used Less in States Where Weed is Legalized LEGALIZATION IS HARM REDUCTION – Aug. 9, 2022 - However, those numbers may now be declining in states in which the use of recreational marijuana is permitted, said Tracy Klein, assistant director f... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionmarijuanaRecoverysmokingweed
Bam Margera Interview With Steve-O Is Most Honest Discussion Yet About Alcoholism And Recovery JUST LIKE BILL W. AND DR. BOB – Aug. 11, 2022 - JackassSteve-O and Bam Margera sat down to discuss Bam’s sobriety. Steve-O starts the interview below with a clip saying this was recorded a while back. Airing it... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRehab
Alan Carr’s Marriage Split From Alcoholic Husband Still Very ‘raw’ ALANON SHAMALON – Aug. 11, 2022 - Charlotte apologised for her reaction to him mentioning his marriage split, he insisted it was all OK, before adding: “I wrote the tour and then it just didn’t make sense when ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Mental Health Crisis Tears Fabric Of College Sports PUSHED TO FAR? – Aug. 12, 2022 - Houle saw a sports psychologist as a high school sophomore after massive success in gymnastics, including a national championship. After competing for Ohio State, Houle g... Read More...Aug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressioninterventionMental HealthRecovery
Why So Few Opioid Addicts Don’t Get the Treatment that Could Save Them? UNFAIR AND UNBALANCED – Aug. 12, 2022 - After about six years, when she could no longer endure the misery, LeBlanc sought out treatment. She had heard that Suboxone, the brand name for a medication that combine... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAug 16 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehab
13-Year-Old Boy Dead from Accidental Fentanyl Overdose VIDEO – ARE YOU SOBBING OR SCREAMING? – Aug. 12, 2022 - AURORA, Colo. — Younger and younger kids are being impacted by the opiate epidemic. On Wednesday, 13-year-old Jose Hernandez was found dea... Read More...Aug 16 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanylopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinteenagersTrauma
Harm Reduction Gets a Naloxone of Its Own OFF BRAND OFF HEROIN – Aug. 1, 2022 - The naloxone itself is the same as what Hikma already manufactures, but has its own National Drug Code designating it as a new product with the FDA. Remedy Alliance is the ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 16 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductionHeroin AddictioninterventionOverdoseRecoveryRehab
Man Denied Liver Transplant Because of Alcoholism VIDEO – FAMILY OFFERS ONE – Aug. 12, 2022 - Quebec man denied liver transplant because of his alcoholism. more@CTVNews ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionlife expectancyRecoveryTrauma
They Found Love on the Way to Sobriety IN IT TOGETHER – Aug 13, 2022 - Libby Robertson, 32, and her husband Dane Robertson, 35 (Tainui, Ngāti Hauā, Ngāti Korokī Kahukura) co-founded two personal development companies focusing on business and wellnes... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRehab
Q&A with Dianne Griffin, Award-Winning Filmmaker STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Aug. 11, 2022 - Dianne Griffin Director, Producer is an award-winning international documentary filmmaker, teacher, public speaker and has been creating films for over thirty year... Read More...Aug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionInterviewRecoveryREEL Recovery Film Festival
25 Celebrities Reveal Their Battles With Mental Health F#*K SHAME AND STIGMA – Aug. 12, 2022 - Kaley Cuoco shared her struggles in the past with her mental health, particularly during her 2021 split from partner Karl Cook, which left her “struggling” with depressio... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMental HealthRecovery
Officials Push for Gov. Newsom to Approve Safe Consumption Sites VIDEO – TIME FOR DEATH REDUCTION – Aug. 10, 2022 - People would be able to bring drugs into these sites and use them while a trained supervisor monitors them for symptoms of overdose. These supervisors w... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionOverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Fentanyl Overdose Murder Case is First of its Kind OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD – Aug. 8, 2022 - ndictments have been issued in similar overdose cases in Duval County and West Palm Beach, among others, and some fentanyl dealers have been prosecuted federally, inc... Read More...Aug 16 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanylopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
Marijuana Can Be Addictive—But It’s Not Like Other Drugs. Here’s why… PUFF THE MAGIC DRAG ON – Aug. 11, 2022 - “The word addiction means so many different things to so many people, and that makes it kind of a challenging question in that sense,” Dr. Aaron Norton, a mental ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionmarijuanapotsmokingweed
Susan Downey and ‘The Miracle that saved Robert Downey Jr.’ VIDEO – A FAMILY AFFAIR – Aug. 15, 2022 - Ms. Levin added: “I think he saw what we had. There was something magical there, something we couldn’t put our finger on. He always says that we became this third thing ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Is There Really Such a Thing as an ‘Addictive Personality’? HOOKED ON BATS – Aug. 10, 2022 - We now know some people who have problems with alcohol or other drugs can return to regular use. And most people experience problems with only one drug, using other drugs in non... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecovery
Addicted to Food? Is It Your Parent’s Fault? IT’S NOT YOUR PET’S – Aug. 11, 2022 - “People who have a family history of addiction may be at greater risk for developing a problematic relationship with highly processed foods, which is really challenging in ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Coolants in Puff Electronic Cigs Present Health Hazards SO STOP? – Aug. 2, 2022 - “Our data support the regulation of flavor chemicals and synthetic coolants in Puff ECs to limit their potentially harmful health effects,” said Esther Omaiye, a former graduate studen... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionjuulRecoverysmokingVaping