When Star Sharon Gless Realized She Was An Alcoholic on ‘Cagney & Lacey’ LIFE IMITATING ART? – Dec. 9, 2021 - But, as it turned out, playing an alcoholic wasn’t that much of a stretch for her. She later realized that she herself had a drinking problem and checked into rehab. She st... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 14 2021RecoveryRehab
Gloria Harrison: A Story of Hope and Healing SHE’S NEVER GIVEN UP – Dec. 6, 2021 - Gloria’s story, is shocking in the brutality of the reactions she received when she reached out for help. At every turn, as a girl and a young woman, she was knocked down,... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 14 2021Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Flavor Flav Gets A Taste for Sobriety TIME’S UP – Dec. 8, 2021 - The 62-year-old former rapper, hip-hop and reality TV star, whose legal name is William Jonathan Drayton Jr., pleaded no contest in Henderson Municipal Court to a misdemeanor nonviol... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 14 2021Drug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthRecoveryRehabTrauma
UK Overhauls Drug Strategy to Focus on Recovery Not Prison NOT THE AMERICAN WAY – Dec. 5, 2021 - The overhaul has been drawn together by at least six government departments, the BBC understands. It will form part of a wider week of law and order announcements for t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 14 2021Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘Rife’ Cocaine Use Reported in U.K. Parliament DR. WHO KNEW? – Dec. 5, 2021 - “The accounts of drug misuse in parliament given to the Sunday Times are deeply concerning,” Lindsay Hoyle, House speaker, told Sky News on Sunday. “I will be raising them as a p... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 14 2021Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryTrauma
Positive Portrayals of Mental Illness in Video Games IT’S NOT A GAME – DEC. 8, 2021 - Some games already appear to be attempting this feat, but it can be hard to distinguish between those which “other” the mentally ill and those that have done genuine research e... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 14 2021GaminginternetMental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addictionvideo games
Drug Czar: It’s Time to Treat Addiction Like a Chronic Disease AND NOT A CRIME – Dec. 8, 2021 - And that support means approaching addiction and substance use not as a moral decision, but as a chronic relapsing brain disease. “It’s no different than many of the other c... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 14 2021Drug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
SAMHSA Announces Unprecedented $30 Million Harm Reduction Grants MONEY CHANGES EVERYTHING? – Dec. 8, 2021- SAMHSA will distribute $10 million per year over the next three years. Grant recipients must use the funds to support harm reduction services. Harm reduction service p... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 14 2021Drug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionOverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Botox Manufacturer Settles $200 Million in Opioid Case THEY SHOULD HAVE STUCK WITH FACES – Dec. 8, 2021- “For more than two decades, opioids have wreaked havoc on New Yorkers and Americans across the nation — causing pain, addiction and death,” Letitia James, New ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 14 2021Drug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Venus Williams Talks About Mental Health LISTEN – GRAND SLAM FOR LIFE – Dec. 9, 2021 - Williams, who is still playing competitively at age 41, thinks that professional athletes are some of the best people to promote conversations around mental health... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 14 2021InterviewMental HealthRecoveryTrauma
Quote of the Week — Dolly Parton “I always count my blessings more than I count my money. I don’t work for money, never did.” —Dolly Parton ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 14 2021grammy winnerquote of the week
Young Adults Struggle More with Alcohol Misuse NO AGE LIMIT – Nov. 29, 2021 - Burton Burt, owner of Recovery Awareness counseling center in Gainesville, said aside from the recognizable health signs, like having a fatty liver or cirrhosis, there are other ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 7 2021interventionMental HealthRecovery
Doctors Seeing Cannabis Hyperemesis (vomiting) Syndrome Surge FROM ROLLING TO HURLING – Nov. 26, 2021 - There have been reports of a “mysterious vomiting illness” linked to marijuanaand there’s a name for it, too: Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome. “Doctors are seeing it mor... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 7 2021Drug Abuse and Addictionmarijuanapotsuicide
Australia is the Drunkest Country In the World NOTHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT – Dec. 3, 2021 - The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education chief executive, Caterina Giorgi, said the statistics were “concerning”, and that a clear picture of the impact of... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDec 7 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
Alcoholism Within the Black Community LISTEN – MUSIC AND TALK – Dec. 1, 2021 - Tonight I will be speaking on Alcoholism in the black community. For two hours we will be listening to brave soldiers speak on their experience with dealing with alcoho... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 7 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
How Do We Stop Them Overdosing? DECRIMINALIZE ALL DRUGS – Dec. 2, 2021 - While some drug users actively seek out fentanyl, many die without knowing that a different drug they had consumed — cocaine, for example — was laced. “It’s not that fe... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDec 7 2021Drug Abuse and Addictionfentanylinterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryTrauma
Kathy Griffin Details How Living With Drug Addiction Led to Her Attempted Suicide WATCH – TRUTH AND CONSEQUENCES – Dec. 2, 2021 - Griffin was referring to the 2017 photo of her holding a bloody effigy of then-President Donald Trump’s head. She lost her job at CNN over the photo and was inve... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 7 2021Drug Abuse and AddictionInterviewRecoveryRehabsuicide
Elton John ‘You learn to pass the message on’ ONE DRUNK TO ANOTHER – Dec. 3, 2021 - Elton John has explained why he feels compelled to try and help fellow musicians struggling with drugs and alcohol abuse. Appearing on The Jonathan Ross Show, whi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 7 2021Drug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Recovery Community Mourns Loss of Recovery Coach Laurie Quinn WATCH – SHE WILL BE MISSED – Dec. 2, 2021 - Courtney Lovell was her long-time friend, and co-founder of Our Wellness Collective in Columbia County. As part of Morgan’s recovery from drug addiction, together th... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 7 2021Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Real Substance of Addiction REQUIEM FOR AMERICA – Dec. 2, 2021 - The junkie narrative tends to reduce addiction to the substance or behavior the addiction revolves around, and/or the aims and griefs that drive it. For the junkies of “Requiem ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 7 2021Drug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthRecoveryRehabTrauma
Injectable Pellet, Fentanyl Vaccine BIG PHARMA STRIKES AGAIN? – Dec. 1, 2021 - Studies show naltrexone has few side effects that are typically not long-lasting. The drug blocks brain receptors for the effects of heroin and even alcohol. “Ther... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 7 2021Drug Abuse and AddictionfentanylopioidsOverdose
3 Dead in Nashville of Apparent Overdoses Involving White Powdery Substance GOD HELP US – Dec. 4, 2021 - The MPHD surveillance system has detected an increase in fatal drug overdose activity over over the past 24 hours. We urge residents to check in on loved ones, do not use alone,... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDec 7 2021Drug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionOverdose
Shocking Effect Eating KFC for a Month Had on Aussie Fitness Guru! WATCH – FINGER LICKIN’ GROSS – Dec. 2, 2021 - A fitness fanatic who challenged himself to only eat KFC for a month revealed he gained one kilogram of weight every three days. Conan Visser packed on eight ki... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 7 2021Eating Disorderfood addictionRecovery
Men Struggling To Be Seen and Treated For Their Eating Disorders SUFFERING BEHIND THE SMILES – Dec. 18, 2021 - Tommy’s eating disorder had already robbed him of his semi-professional football career. He’d played for West Brom and the Scottish national team, but serious nerv... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryDec 7 2021Eating Disorderfood addictionRecovery
How Instagram ‘Traps’ People with Eating Disorders WITH SMOKE, MIRRORS AND FILTERS – Dec. 3, 2021 - “People with eating disorders can get trapped in a vicious cycle of content related to disordered eating and weight loss,” says Nagata. In cases like these, he ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 7 2021Eating Disorderfood addictionRecovery
Documentary Highlighting America’s Addiction Epidemic WATCH – FILMS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE – Dec. 3, 2021 - “My part in particular,” Green said. “When you see it, you see young people really responding to these creative exercises and learning coping skills, protec... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 7 2021Drug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryTrauma
Lights, Camera, Recovery w/ Ahbra Schiff LISTEN – READY FOR HER CLOSE-UP – Dec. 1, 2021 - Almost 6 years after first meeting him, Ahbra has been working alongside Leonard to put on the REEL Recovery Film Festival (Now in its 13th year) and the Experi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDec 7 2021internetInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Q&A with Nat’l Dir. of Outreach, J. Flowers Health, Claudia Schwarz MFT STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Dec. 3, 2021 - Claudia Schwarz is a Board Certified, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and has decades of experience in various mental health settings. In addition to having a success... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDec 7 2021Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Edie Falco Talks About Getting Sober Three Decades Ago SHE’S SINGING LIKE A SOPRANO – Dec. 1, 2021 - In a recent interview with The Guardian, Falco, 58, revealed that she’s been sober since she was 29, after finding herself in a place where she was controlled by h... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 7 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Kids Facing Depressing Social Media Addiction WATCH – AND IT’S FREE – Dec. 1, 2021 - Dr. Martin Paulus, who is a psychiatrist with the Laureate Institute for Brain Research said a team is studying the teenage brain and the side effects of social media. He... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDec 7 2021internetinterventionMental HealthSmartphone Addiction