What Can Surfing Tell Us About Addiction? BOOK REVIEW – July 8, 2021 - How convincing this book is as a therapeutic primer, I am utterly unqualified to judge. What I can say is that you don’t need to love or even be interested in surfing to feel passa... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Why We Missed Hugs WARMTH AND AFFECTION – August 16, 2021 - Similar to regular hunger, touch hunger serves as an alert that something important is missing – in this case, the sense of security, intimacy, and care that come... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAugust 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusdepressioninterventionlonelinessMental HealthRecoveryRehabTrauma
Hazelden Betty Ford Sets Pace on Employee Vaccinations PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR – August 29, 2021- “Vaccinations are especially important to us because people with substance use disorders are at significantly higher risk of contracting COVID-19 and experiencing... Read More...August 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusinterventionlife expectancyMental Healthnonprofit organizationRecovery
A Little Insult Goes a Long Way MORE KINDNESS PLEASE – August 21, 2021- SELF-DEPRECATORS ARE MORE LIKELY TO ACCEPT MISTREATMENT OR DISRESPECT FROM OTHERS 64% of Self-Deprecators consistently put others’ needs ahead of their own,... Read More...August 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionMental Health
The Hidden Pandemic: Addiction NO VACCINE ‘CEPT GOD – August 20, 2021 - Because many who are already addicts are having to self-isolate or remain at home during a lockdown, there is also great risk of overdose. Emergency services are ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusdepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionlonelinessMental HealthRecoveryRehabTrauma
Lisa Riley ‘so bloody happy’ celebrating six years of sobriety LIVING THE SOBER LIFE ONE ARTICLE AT A TIME – August 19, 2021 - Well done young lady,’ a Twitter user replied. Another posted: ‘Well done x I’m at 8 years x you are a lovely and beautiful lady x.’ ‘Congratula... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
10 Things Marlee Matlin Suggests Doing Now NOW AND FOREVER – August 9, 2021 - 6. Get good sleep I used to go to bed at 2 or 3 a.m. and sleep till noon. Now I like going to bed at 9:30. I need my energy to do the things I have to do during t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
ERs New Approach To Those Who Struggle With Addiction LOVE THEM – August 21, 2021 - For years, Kayla West watched the opioid epidemic tear through her eastern Tennessee community. As a psychiatric nurse practitioner, she treated people with mental illness but f... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 24 2021Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryRehab
Suits: The New Face of the Illegal Drug Trade DRESSING UP THE DRUG TRADE – AUGUST 21, 2021 - Drug lords switching out gold chains for bespoke suits, politicians proposing to legalize cocaine and judges acquitting cocaine traffickers on compassionate g... Read More...August 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseWar On Drugs
The CIA Helped Export Opium From Afghanistan WATCH – BIG PHARMA’S BIG PARTNER – Sept. 19, 2015 - In the same month, it was reported that opium production is stronger than ever in Afghanistan, which now produces 90 percent of the world’s supply of t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addictioninterventionopioid crisisOverdoseWar On Drugs
Billionaire Says Murderous Family Bear No Responsibility for 100,000’s of Overdose Victims HELL IS NOT HOT ENOUGH FOR THIS SCUM – August 18, 2021 - It is believed to be the first time that Dr. Sackler has answered questions in open court about the family’s opioid business. Similar to an extended dep... Read More...August 24 2021Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Claims 6 Lives in 8 Days FATAL LINE – August 17, 2021 - “We collectively urge that anyone who has purchased cocaine, or other narcotics, recently on the North Fork or Shelter Island, or know of a family member or friend that has purchased,... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanylinterventionlife expectancyopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryTrauma
Breathing Machine Recall Over Cancer Risk SHALLOW BREATH AND GRAVE – August 17, 2021 - The agency said the possible risks of particulate and chemical exposure from the recalled devices included asthma, skin and respiratory-tract irritation and “toxic and c... Read More...August 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerinterventionTrauma
Stevie Nicks on Drug addiction: ‘I survived by myself’ YOU CAN GO YOUR OWN WAY – August 18, 2021 - Nicks added that the concept of publishing her life story has taken her years to think about. If she ever did, she added, it would need to be chopped up into four di... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCoronavirusDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerinterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Rebel Wilson’s Advice for Anyone Struggling with Body Image NO LONGER “REBELLING” AGAINST GOOD HEALTH – August 18, 2021 - Last year Rebel Wilson embarked on what she dubbed her ‘Year of Health’. Tasked with overhauling her fitness and nutrition habits, Rebel set hersel... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecovery
A Departure From The Dogma Of Depression A BRIGHTER OUTLOOK – August 16, 2021 - The stubbornly high, and steadily increasing, rate of suicides in the U.S. is one factor driving the shift. In April, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) award... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecovery
Quote of the Week – Chuck Close “Every idea occurs while you are working. If you are sitting around waiting for inspiration, you could sit there forever.” —Chuck Close (July 5, 1940 – Aug. 19, 2021) ... Read More...August 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionlife expectancyquote of the weekRecovery
Russia says US Turned Afghanistan Into Global Illicit Drug Lab In 20 Yrs TALIBAN JUNKIES – August 19. 2021 - The production of opiates has increased more than 40 times,” he said. According to Patrushev, the West has never been able to train the army, police and security services of A... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecovery
Opium: Afghanistan’s Export That Funded The Taliban HEROIN’S BAD WITHDRAWAL – August 16, 2021 - Afghan farmers weigh myriad factors in deciding how much poppy to plant. These range from annual precipitation and the price of wheat, the main alternative crop to p... Read More...August 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addictionintervention
Addiction Rehab CEO Dead at 51 SAD ENDING – August 16, 2021 - Last year, Greiss pleaded not guilty to federal charges of conspiracy and paying for patients at two addiction rehabs where was chief executive, South Coast Counseling and Elite ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Sweeping Mental Health Under the Rug NO RELIEF IN SIGHT – August 11, 2021- According to the Associated Press, “in California, a quarter of the 161,000 people experiencing homelessness also have a severe mental illness.” They “pinball” betwe... Read More...August 17 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionMental HealthRecovery
In the Opioid Epidemic, More Reasons for Hope Than Despair NOT THE ONION – August 8, 2021 - That picture won’t change much on Monday, when one of the nation’s biggest opioid settlements is set to be effectively resolved. A federal judge is expected to certify Purdue’s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 17 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecovery
Man charged in woman’s death approved to enter rehab program EVERYONE DESERVES RECOVERY? – August 2, 2021 - During the investigation, officers were able to quickly connect Tyler Anglin, 33, as a person of interest connected to Hinkle’s death. According to... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 17 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRehab
Formerly homeless woman given furniture, TV, gift cards after finding housing WATCH – SHE’S IN HEAVEN – August 11, 2021 - Mallard has only spent a week in the new apartment. She said she’s still getting accustomed to sleeping in her own bed. NewsChannel5 viewers donated a TV and stan... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 17 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionhomelessinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Pharma Company Loses Tens of Millions of Opiate Doses, Or Did They? WATCH – BLACK MARKETEERS? – August 12, 2021 - Groogan described the definition of “diversion” as the re-routing of highly addictive, highly dangerous opiates into the black market for illegal sale. The civi... Read More...August 17 2021Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanylinterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Stay Sober but Party Hard With Secret Dance Addiction GETTING TURNT WITHOUT GETTING TURNT – AUGUST 13, 2021- Secret Dance Addiction – the brainchild of husband and wife duo Mike and Amber Handby – has taken Denver by storm with a Waking Up The Summer Dance Party ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 17 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
How Much Phone Time Is Too Much? LISTEN – IT’S LESS THAN YOU THINK – August 13, 2021 - STACEY VANEK SMITH, BYLINE: There is this question looming, right? So is there even such a thing as a digital addiction? This is a big controversy right no... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 17 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinterventionMental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addiction
‘Kimber would be dead’: How an overdose safety hotline saved her life HARM REDUCTION = DEATH REDUCTION – August 13, 2021 - “I know the people who ended up dying are the people who come out of rehab and use,” King said. “I just wanted to be safe.” She called the number. If she... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 17 2021CompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOverdoseRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Judge encourages new mom’s sobriety efforts THE PROMISES COMING TRUE – AUGUST 13, 2021 - A new mom is being encouraged in her efforts to stay sober after assaulting her partner the last time she was intoxicated. Lissa Manning pleaded guil... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 17 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Addiction Rehab in 2013: The Last days of That ‘70s Show’s Lisa Robin Kelly ALWAYS TOO SOON – August 14, 2021 - Lisa had voluntarily checked herself into a treatment facility early this week where she was battling the addiction problems that have plagued her these past few years... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 17 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety