Texas Police Tapping Grants for Narcan STOPS THE BECOMING DEAD – August 27, 2021 - In the wake of Joshua’s death, Hernandez has worked with the Texas chapter of the Association of People Against Lethal Drugs to raise awareness of Narcan and p... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanylinterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecovery
Boxing Legend Julio Cesar Chavez Told Drug Lords To “Go To Hell” COMING OUT SWINGING – August 26, 2021 - “There were about one thousand years worth of jail time the day I defeated ‘Macho’ Camacho. And they all wanted to meet me and I was standing in the middle,” Chave... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionInterviewRehab
Maybe One Day The Mentally Ill Will Get Treatment Not Punishment LISTEN – DO LESS HARM – August 26, 2021 - Over 70% of those incarcerated have at least one mental health diagnosis or substance use disorder, and nearly 30% have a serious mental illness, much higher than the ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Raiders DE Maxx Crosby is 18 months sober DEFENDING HIS LIFE – AUGUST 27, 2021 - Crosby, who turned 24 on Aug. 22, was a Day 3 draft pick of the Raiders in 2019 out of Eastern Michigan, the No. 106 overall selection in the fourth round. He racked up 1... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
DOPESICK Trailer WATCH – THE TRUTH CAN SET YOU FREE - BUT NOT IF YOU’RE DEAD – August 6, 2021- Hulu’s newest limited series Dopesick, starring Golden Globe-winner Michael Keaton, is a compelling look at the epicenter of ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryTrauma
Donald Newlove Explored the Depths of Drink, Dies at 93 FROM DEAD DRUNK TO DEAD SOBER – August 27, 2021 - The novelist Frederick Busch wrote in The New York Times Book Review that “The Drunks” was “a convulsion of ghastly laughs and gorgeous writing.” The New Yorke... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRehab
A Chat with Heroes of Al-Azeema Rehab ADDICTION WITHOUT BORDERS – August 28, 2021 - Hassanein Ahmed, 27, also decided to quit drugs after a decade of addiction. “I decided to seek treatment for myself. I did not want to continue what I was doing,”... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addictioninterventionlife expectancyRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Taliban to Ban Opium Production in Afghanistan DOES THIS MEAN MORE FENTANYL? – August 28, 2021 - Mr. Mujahid at the time didn’t offer details of how the Islamist group intends to enforce the ban. Local farmers in Kandahar, Uruzgan and Helman... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioids
Murderers Lose Appeals of Opioid Convictions MONEY TALKS EVERYONE WALKS – August 25, 2021 - He remains the highest-ranking pharmaceutical executive convicted for helping fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic. His co-defendants Michael Gurry, Sunrise Lee... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 31 2021Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryTrauma
Chrissy Teigen: I was “Basically A Functioning Alcoholic” YOU GET YOUR FEELINGS BACK – August 25, 2021 - Chrissy Teigen has opened up about her relationship with alcohol and revealed that she’s dealing with unresolved trauma over losing her baby last year. Chrissy... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Nashville’s Broadway Called ‘alcoholic theme park’ MUST WATCH – JACK DANIELS TILT-A-WHIRL – August 26, 2021 - There’s no shortage of headlines that highlight exactly what’s happening on Lower Broadway in Nashville. From a security guard being attacked to... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecovery
Dreamland Author Pens Second Book On Addiction MEDIA: THE LEAST OF US by SAM QUINONES – August 26, 2021 - The Least of Us deepens the story of our nation’s opioid epidemic, including the spread of mass supplies of synthetic drugs, as well as delving into the ne... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Rudy Giuliani Denies Being an Alcoholic HE TOOK THE FIFTH – August 27, 2021 - “I’m a functioning, I probably function more effectively than 90 percent of the population,” Giuliani added. The former mayor was responding to recently published claims by hig... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewMental Health
ADHD’s Strong Connection to Substance Abuse LISTEN – MAYBE MAYBE NOT MAYBE MAYBE NOT – August 25, 2021 - “One potential explanation for the extremely high rate of illicit drug use among those with ADHD is the accelerated gateway hypothesis,” co-author S... Read More...August 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecovery
Nordkraft — Painful, Lyrical Operatic Trip into Addiction BRING IT TO AMERICA – August 26, 2010 - Those qualities alone would be enough to make Nordkraft operatic. But in this case, Ejersbo’s novel is best put to one side. Nordkraft the opera trades in the psychologi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecovery
Is Phone-Snubbing a Sign of Mental Illness? LET ME CHECK GOOGLE – August 25, 2021 - “Some people who have high social anxiety or depression are more likely to be addicted to their smartphone,” says the study’s lead author, Juhyung Sun, from the Un... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCoronavirusinterventionMental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addiction
Tim McGraw ‘Went Straight’ to Faith Hill to Get Sober WATCH – LOVE CONQUERS ALL – August 26, 2021- McGraw previously told PEOPLE that whiskey was his drink of choice, but that he had difficulty limiting the amount he drank, and that it got “to the point where I f... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietygrammy winnerinterventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Legislature May Reexamine Forced Sobriety Program ATTRACTION NOT COERCION – August 25, 2021 - The law originally limited the program to people with a previous drug or alcohol conviction. But the 2019 amendment expanded the program to people accused but not co... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Today! International Overdose Awareness Day PRAYER FOR THE DYING August 31, 2021 - “He grew up in a good decent home,” said Campos’ grandmother. “He had trouble sleeping.” Her grandson took a pill given to him by a friend to help him sleep, and it was lac... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Do You Have an Addictive Personality? TOO MUCH ISN’T ENOUGH – August 27, 2021 - Approximately 10% of the population will develop a personality that is addictive. This type of individual will develop harmful, self-destructive, compulsive beha... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecovery
Quote of the Week – Charlie Watts “I hate leaving home. I love what I do, but I'd love to go home every night.” —Charlie Watts ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerlife expectancyRecovery
Have AA Meetings Become Superspreader Events? by Christopher Dale MASK UP! – EXCLUSIVE by Christopher Dale for the Addiction/Recovery eBulletin August 24, 2021 - Alcoholics Anonymous is supposed to save lives, not risk them. And that, in ten words, is why if... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Why Hospitals and Insurers Don’t Want You to See These Prices? MO MONEY MO MONEY MO MONEY AND SCREW YOU – August 22, 2021 - “We do not post standard cash rates, which typically will not reflect the price of care for uninsured patients.” Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, in Los Angele... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 31 2021Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsoxycontinRecoveryTrauma
Jessica Wilde: She Chose Sobriety On “Daylight” WATCH (X-rated) – LIVING THE SOBER LIFE – August 20, 2021 - Filmed and edited by Nathaniel, and direction and styled by Toby Corton, the visual takes place in a somewhat sketchy-looking hotel room as Wil... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Luring Its Youth Into Tight Grip Of Addiction KASHMIR BLUES – August 18, 2021 - That first encounter with charas happened on a day Murad would never forget, and not because of his introduction to charas. It was the day he’d won a local football comp... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 24 2021Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addictioninterventionlife expectancymarijuanaopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseRecoverysmokingteenagersTrauma
Quantifying Risk of Cognitive Dysfunction Among People in Drug Treatment Programs HELPFUL AND USEFUL – August 16, 2021 - Shrestha and Copenhaver, who are both researchers in the Department of Allied Health Sciences, have been studying drug treatment interventions and HIV prevention am... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Drug Addiction Took My Congregant’s Life A RABBI MOURNS – August 17, 2021 - Although our community had grown close to him, I had no idea that Jeff struggled with addiction until it took his life. Who knows what opportunities may have been open ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAugust 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthOverdoseTrauma
Q&A with Kristabell Stansbury, CEO Chrysalis CC HEALING IN THE ROCKIES – August 17, 2021 - Hi Kristabell, where are your from? We’d love to hear about how your background has played a role in who you are today? I was born and raised in what used to be... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Pandemic Changes Young People’s Relationship to Substances CLOSER? – August 18, 2021 - By the end of 2020, Tan said she was finishing multiple bottles in one night—until one particularly jarring experience forced her to reflect on her habit. “I remember there was a sn... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabteenagersTrauma
Bravo’s Captain Sandy Marks 33 Years of Sobriety ANCHORED IN THE PROGRAM – August 17, 2021 - A lot of hard work has gone into maintaining that sobriety for more than three decades, a process that Captain Sandy has been open about on Below Deck Me... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab