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Suicide, Addiction, Abuse: Can ChatGPT Help?

ONE CHAT AT A TIME – June 14, 2023 - The researchers also found ChatGPT provided evidence-based answers 91% of the time. ChatGPT is a large language model that picks up nuance and subtle language cues... Read More...

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Americans Drinking Same Amount of Alcohol As in Civil War

RED BLUE SOUTH NORTH – June 14, 2023 - Alcohol consumption reached a national high in 1980, with Americans drinking an average of 2.8 gallons. 2021 saw the largest two-year increase since 1969 — 5.5% — and ... Read More...

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Request To Expand Number Of Beds At Recovery Home Denied

BASTARDS – June 14, 2023 - “It really seems to serve as a disservice to the county made by this commission, county council to not not serve others that would need help,” he said. But neighbors like Amanda M... Read More...

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Admit Future Patients Before They Even Know They’ve Hit Rock Bottom?

WE ARE ALL DATA – June 8, 2023 - What words would you use to describe yourself? You might say you’re a dog owner, a parent, that you like Taylor Swift, or that you’re into knitting. If you feel like sharing, you migh... Read More...

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Golf Pro Inspires: “We all deserve a mulligan in life.”

VIDEO – SOMETIMES TWO – June 16, 2023 - Frattarelli said, “That business (golf industry) was so prideful you had to be arrogant you had to unfortunately to survive. Being in the golf business, it was accepted; golf... Read More...

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Cormac McCarthy, Celebrated Novelist, Passes at 89

THE END – June 13, 2023 - Born in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1933, McCarthy chronicled – in pared-back, dense, austere prose that prompted comparisons with authors including Herman Melville and William Faulk... Read More...

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Whey Jennings Talks Sobriety in New Doc

VIDEO – COUNTRY MUSIC IS ADDICTIVE – June 15, 2023 - I’ve been working my whole life to try and be the man I am today, up and down a lot of different roads,” Jennings says. “I was kind of a wild kid, got in a ... Read More...

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Making it Easier for Kids to Prevent Overdoses

AUDIO – IMAGINE – June 12, 2023 - The U.S. is in the midst of a drug crisis, with opioid overdose deaths climbing to epidemic proportions. And overdose deaths among young people, between the ages of 10 and 1... Read More...

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Heavy Drinkers Misjudge Impairment Levels

SCIENCE KNOWS BEST – June 15, 2023 - The study tested the commonly held assumption that people who regularly drink in excess are better able to ‘hold their liquor’ than people who don’t regularly drink as much. Resea... Read More...

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SEIZED: Fentanyl Enough to Kill San Francisco’s Entire Population 3 Times Over

SUMMER OF LOVE IT’S NOT – June 15, 2023 - California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced late Wednesday that the state’s highway patrol has seized enough fentanyl in San Francisco in the past six weeks to kill the cit... Read More...

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Playboy Model Who ‘glamorised drugs’ Gives Stark Message After sobriety Saved Her

PINNED. BUT NOT FOR LONG – June 15, 2023 - The Brazilian model, who has featured on front covers of huge magazines such as Playboy and FHM, candidly opened up to Mirror Online about her previous battles with addictio... Read More...

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Food Addiction: A Form of Insanity? Experts Can’t Agree.

EAT YOUR HEART OUT? – June 15, 2023 - Despite its apparent prevalence, food addiction hasn’t been officially recognized as a real addiction, disorder or diagnosis in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diag... Read More...

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Dealing with Alcoholism in the Family

MOM, DAD, SON & DAUGHTER – June 12, 2023 - You have, for example, asked if alcoholism runs in families and by extension if your daughter might have the same or similar medical needs as her father concernin... Read More...

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The Age of Drug Normalization

IT’S ALL GOOD? – June 11, 2023 - In addition to crystal methamphetamine, Blanchard said she also used heroin and “lots of different things under the sun.” A trans woman, she said she began using drugs while engaging ... Read More...

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Daniel Ellsberg, Whistleblower, Gone at 92

VIDEO – GOD, PLEASE MAKE MORE MEN LIKE HIM – June 16, 2023 - Ellsberg’s demise came about four months after he announced on Twitter that he had been diagnosed with “inoperable pancreatic cancer.” “I’m sorry to r... Read More...

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Flavor Flav Celebrates His Sobriety

HIS MEETINGS ALWAYS START ON TIME! – June 16, 2023 - He continued, “To everyone out there struggling with addiction, it is a real battle you fight every day. But I’m still here and you know what ... I DID IT ... and ... Read More...

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REAL HOUSE WIFE Gina Kirschenheiter On Being “California Sober”

VIDEO – HARM REDUCTION IN THE O.C. – June 14, 2023 - In an April interview with People, Gina explained why she made the decision to stop drinking alcohol. “Drinking was a big part of my life and to eliminate it was... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Tina Turner

“This is what I want in heaven ... words to become notes and conversations to be symphonies.” – Tina Turner, b. 1939 Tennessee - d. 2023 Switzerland ... Read More...

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Woman Turns Trailer Into ‘creepy’ Barbie Dream Home to Help Recovery

COLORFUL RECOVERY – June 4, 2023 -Gauthier, who lives in Osoyoos in B.C.’s Okanagan, said she’s been sober for 22 months following a near-fatal overdose. To celebrate one year of sobriety, she decided to to... Read More...

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Israeli Rehab Offers Healing to Jews From Around the World

YIDEO – 10 COMMANDMENTS>12 STEPS – June 10, 2023 -The center has a professional team with over 30 years of experience and a tailored approach for each client, all while maintaining a kosher environment. Re... Read More...

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Madeline Smith Tells Her Sober Story Through Fitness Competition

HEAVY LIFTING – June 8, 2023 - Her story: Smith started drinking when she turned 21. Quickly, she realized the difference between her and her friends. “ could have a few drinks and be content and move... Read More...

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Stars Who Fell Into Alcoholism & Drugs After Fame…

THE SHINNING ONES – June 8, 2023 - With great fame comes great pressure. The constant attention and recognition as well as the glare of the paparazzi lens and smartphone spies can prove to be too much to take from so... Read More...

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Tea Shop Creates Safe Place for LGBTQ Recovering Addicts

VIDEO – GREEN TEA, BLACK TEA, RED TEA, GAY TEA – June 5, 2023 - tea shop creates safe space for LGBTQ+ people battling addictionsIn creating this space, she realized Louisville lacked a safe, sober space for ... Read More...

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Addicts Struggle to Get Treatment Because of Stigma

BACK OF THE BUS – June 7, 2023 - Substance use disorder has long been classified as a disease, but Bousquet and others like him who are in recovery say stigma around this condition is pervasive in the field of medici... Read More...

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$42M for Ibogaine Research Is Wrong For Fighting Opioid Addiction

WHY NOT TRY – May 31, 2023 - The $42 million being allocated for ibogaine research is coming from Kentucky’s Opioid Settlement Fund. This fund was developed following a 2022 nationwide agreement with major pha... Read More...

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Committee Considers a Moratorium on Addiction Centers

VIDEO – SOUNDS LIKE STIGMA? – June 6, 2023 - “You know, get a little legislation going - see what other cities are doing, how it’s working out for them, talk to task force, police officers…,” he explained. While... Read More...

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Experimental Drug for Marijuana Addiction Shows Promise

NO MORE BONGS? – June 8, 2023 - As marijuana use in the United States reaches record highs among young adults, there is a growing need to address its potential for addiction, experts say. An experimental pi... Read More...

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How Opioids Changed What We Thought About Addiction

ESSAY OF NOTE – June 9, 2023 - This was particularly evident when opioid use disorder, which started roughly around 1999 and has continued to increase over the decades, was observed to affect mainly White peop... Read More...

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From Addiction to Ironman: Journey of Transformation

VIDEO – SOBRIETY AS SUPER POWER – June 8, 2023 - As a child, Crandell lost his mother, aunt, and uncle to addiction and suicide. He eventually lost a promising hockey career plus his home, friends, and will to live t... Read More...

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