Court-Ordered Into AA? You Could Use The Satanic Temple Instead THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS – Dec. 29, 2021 - The Satanic Temple (no relation to the Church of Satan) is a nontheistic organization that rejects superstition as a prerequisite for religion. It describes its Sa... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJan 11 2022RecoveryRehab
Demi Lovato Completed Rehab Stint WATCH – IT’S A JOURNEY – Jan. 8, 2022 - “I think the term that I best identify with is California sober,” they said in March during an interview with CBS Sunday Morning. “I really don’t feel comfortable explai... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 11 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
Researchers Developing Vaccine Against Addictive Drugs ANOTHER VACCINE? – Jan. 5, 2022 - It’s been nearly 50 years since a group of researchers in Chicago reported an extraordinary finding: They’d created a vaccine against drug addiction and an early test showed i... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 11 2022Recovery
Anaheim Sees Four Drug Overdose Deaths In One Hour DON’T FORGET TO WRITE – Jan. 3, 2021 - Two of the men were pronounced dead at the scene, but one was revived with Narcan, a drug that helps reverse opioid overdoses, Carringer said. The man who surviv... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJan 11 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
Nevada Joins $26 Billion Opioid Settlement $63 MILLION to $5 BILLION – Jan. 4, 2022 - Amerisource Bergen and McKesson declined to comment. Cardinal Health did not respond to requests for comment. More than 3,300 lawsuits largely by state and local gove... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 11 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
Why Mindfulness is the Most Important Skill of 2022 ORDER, DESIGN, TENSION, BALANCE, HARMONY – Dec. 30, 2021 - Some people use the breath as a physiological tether to the present, particularly as they meditate. Rhythmic breathing calms the nervous system ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusJan 11 2022Mental HealthRecovery
700,000 US Teens Navigate School Without Family Support or Permanent Housing EDUCATION IS NOW A LUXURY ITEM – Jan. 3, 2022 - Others, like Ruby, were booted out when they became pregnant. “Since coming to Covenant House six months ago, they’ve helped me with food, clothing, diapers for ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirushomelessinterventionJan 11 2022life expectancyMental HealthRecoveryteenagersTrauma
Reinvent Addiction Recovery For Young People by Eve Goldberg TRUTH AND COMPASSION – Dec. 29, 2021 - It has been seven years since my son passed away from an accidental opioid overdose. He would have been 31 now. I thought that at this point, it would get easier. But as ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 11 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Promises and Perils of Psychedelic Health Care WAY AHEAD OF THEIR TIME – Jan. 5, 2022 - While the federal government does not recognize a medical use for most of these drugs and says they have potential for abuse, some of the most prominent universities in the ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 11 2022Mental HealthPsychedelicsRecoveryRehab
Just in Time for Dry January: “The Perfect Drink When You’re Not Drinking” I’LL TOAST TO THAT – Dec. 20, 2021 - “H2O is the perfect drink when you’re not drinking,” Zanganas said, adding, “H2O is an elegant, health-inspired, fun, hydrating, vitamin-enriched sparkling drink that can b... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 11 2022Recovery
Quote of the Week – Sidney Poitier “I always wanted to be someone better the next day than I was the day before.” —Sidney Poitier (1927-2022) ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionJan 11 2022life expectancyquote of the week
Teens and Young Adults Increasingly Using Alcohol and Cannabis Together MODERATION IS THE KEY – Dec. 28, 2021 - Every year from 2002 to 2018, people who reported using cannabis were more likely to also report using alcohol, frequent alcohol use, and heavy alcohol use, compared to ... Read More...Alcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 4 2022marijuanapotsmokingteenagers
I Am A Non-Drinker. Here’s Why I Quit. EVOLVING – Dec. 2021 - Over the past year, I slowly but radically changed my mind about alcohol’s place in my life, ultimately deciding to become a non-drinker. This was an unexpected development to both mysel... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCoronavirusinterventionJan 4 2022RecoveryRehab
Man Delivers Gift to Phoenix Officer Who Inspired His Sobriety SOBRIETY: THE BEST GIFT OF ALL – Dec. 28, 2021 - The officer was called to the area after gunshots were heard but it would be the gas station clerk who pointed the officer in the direction of Joshua’s car that... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 4 2022RecoveryRehab
Woman Overcomes 5 Year Addiction NARCAN KEPT HER ALIVE – Dec. 27, 2021 - “I said if I could just quit, I would of just quit. I would of quit before jail came. I would of quit before they took my kid,” said Arvin. Arvin said while on her path ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJan 4 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
Man vs. Epidemic: The Origin Story of Pill Man MAKING A DIFFERENCE – Dec. 28, 2021 - The road to recovery was riddled with several obstacles, according to Huntley, including another episode with a different form of opioids: methadone. Used as a medicine to... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 4 2022methopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Ketamine May Quickly Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression WATCH – WORKS FAST TOO – Dec. 27, 2021 - The new review, published recently in the British Journal of Psychiatry Open, pulls together all published research on ketamine as a treatment for psychiatric disorders... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 4 2022RecoveryRehab
Everyday Trauma: Remapping the Brain’s Response to Stress, Anxiety, and Painful Memories for a Better Life A GPS TO FIND YOUR WAY HOME – Dec. 14, 2021 - “Everyday Trauma is an engaging book that informs the reader about the brain and bodily processes underlying emotional trauma, as well as effective treatments for the c... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 4 2022Mental HealthTrauma
How to Embrace Mindful Drinking FOR NORMIES ONLY – Dec. 23, 2021 - Mindful drinking, by contrast, means “bringing awareness to your behaviors in terms of your decision to drink alcohol”: for example, tallying how many cocktails you consume i... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJan 4 2022Recovery
After 15 Years of Sobriety, Cold Feet’s John Thomson Has Been Showered with Love and Support EVERY DAY IS FOR REJOICING – Dec. 30, 2021 - After 15 years of sobriety, Cold Feet’s John Thomson has been inundated with support. After celebrating a major milestone, COLD FEET star John Thomson was shower... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewJan 4 2022RecoveryRehab
IS ADDICTION SINFUL? DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU ARE DRINKING – Dec. 30, 2021 - Especially when wellness is diminished, whether through disease, age or addiction, we come to see the importance of the gifts of life and health. As beings who God... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 4 2022Recovery
Limits on Virtual Addiction Treatment May Soon Return THIS IS A SIN – Dec. 30, 2021 - Absent evidence of abuse, says Senator Mark Warner, D-Va., telehealth should continue for medically-assisted opioid treatment. “We’ve now had 18 months to have telehealth exp... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionJan 4 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Man Charged with Hiding Woman’s Corpse After Drug Overdose HE WON’T BE ABLE TO HIDE IN PRISON – Dec. 28, 2021 - An affidavit shows Erik L. Averbeck, 44, has been charged with Hiding a Corpse in Winnebago County. On Dec. 15, a Fox Crossing detective was contacted by the ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 4 2022OverdoseTrauma
EDITOR’S CHOICE FILMS OF 2021 LOVED to LOATHED – Jan. 1, 2022 - I've seen most of these in the theater, a couple at home. Missed last year's list. You can imagine why. (Ratings based on personal reaction, opinion, enjoyability and my ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 11 2022Leonard BuschelREEL Recovery Film FestivalWriters In Treatment
Q&A with author and founder of Speakertunity, Jackie Lapin STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Dec. 31, 2021 - Jackie Lapin is a leader in helping leaders, authors, coaches, speakers and entrepreneurs connect with their next followers around the globe. An expert at aiding them ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainternetInterviewJan 4 2022
Edie Falco Gave ‘Nurse Jackie’ Writers a Deeply Personal Ultimatum REAL LIFE EDUCATION – Dec. 31, 2021 - It’s hard to imagine that this talented, hardworking actor ever struggled with alcohol abuse. But Falco shared with The Guardian that she’s battled addiction since her col... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJan 4 2022life expectancyOverdoseRecovery
Dopamine Dressing Will be 2022’s Biggest Trend GOOD ON SALADS TOO – Dec. 24, 2021 - “She believed the colour yellow made her look ‘washed out’ due to being caucasian,” Dr Karen says. “She then reported back that the colour not only lifted her spirits, bu... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetJan 4 2022Mental HealthRecovery
Israeli Pharma Giant Teva is Found Guilty in Opioid Trial MONEY WILL NOT BRING THE DEAD BACK TO LIFE! Dec. 30, 2021 - Teva Pharmaceuticals, an Israeli-based company that produces generic and branded opioids, and a handful of subsidiary companies were found liable in a ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 4 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Modern Economy Is Built On Addiction AND WE LOVE IT – Dec. 27, 2021 - It’s a behaviour that seeks to medicate fear, sorrow, boredom, regret, anomie, heartbreak, or the existential heebie-jeebies: take your pick. That desire — the desire to take y... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionJan 4 2022Mental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addiction
Ohio Legalizes Sports Betting WATCH – NO ONE SCORES – Dec. 28, 2021 - When sports betting was legalized last week in Ohio, 2 percent of all sports betting tax money was also allocated toward problem sports gamblers. That will be abou... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetJan 4 2022Mental HealthSuper Bowlvideo games