They Called for Help. They’d Always Regret It. WHEN 911 IS THE LAST RESORT – Jan. 30, 2021 - The moment their family members called 911, both Carlos and Christian became unwitting players in a system that is massive, complicated, and, according to many expe... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 2 2021interventionMental HealthOverdose
Good riddance to Dry January… LISTEN – NO BOOZE IS GOOD BOOZE – Jan 30, 2021 - You don’t realize how many times an alcoholic is asked, “Why can’t you just have one glass and stop drinking?” I didn’t know. I wanted to answer that question so... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusFeb 2 2021interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
I Want to Understand My Mom’s Mental Illness. A FAMILY MATTER – Jan 29, 2021 - Some days her energy was endless. She’d go on massive shopping sprees. I pity the salespeople who encountered Ma’s wrath when her credit card was declined. My sister an... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 2 2021interventionMental Health
Son and His Girlfriend Face Charges in Mother’s OD Death IT’S A DARK DEADLY DISEASE – Jan. 29, 2021 - Camden County deputies arrested a man and his girlfriend connected to his mother’s overdose death. Prosecutors charged Derick Beck, 24, of Camdenton and Morgan Wa... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 2 2021Mental HealthOverdose
Q&A with Gretchen Burns Bergman, Founder of A New PATH STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – January 28, 2020 - Gretchen Burns Bergman is Executive Director and Co-Founder of A New PATH (Parents for Addiction Treatment & Healing), a non-profit organization that works to re... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 2 2021interventionInterviewMental Healthnonprofit organizationRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Lily Allen Celebrates 18 Months of Sobriety ONE YEAR AND A HALF AT A TIME – Jan. 27, 2021 - She “got clean” but six months later she fell off the wagon again and “lost everything.” “I lost my marriage. I lost my house I worked for 10 years to buy. My ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 2 2021interventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
While US Focused On Other Crises, Drug Epidemic Is Exploding LISTEN – WHEN WILL IT END? – Jan. 29, 2021 - “Our country is facing many simultaneous crises and President Biden understands that,” an administration official wrote in an email. “The President has laid out key ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 2 2021interventionlife expectancyMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseRecoveryRehabrelapse
Alcoholics’ Silent COVID Suffering: What’s a Recovering Addict to do in Isolation? WHAT WOULD BILL AND BOB SAY? – Jan. 27, 2021 - Some of this is well-publicized. Unsurprisingly the anxiety, fear and isolation COVID-19 has caused lends itself to increased risks for alcoholism and substance a... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 2 2021interventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Mum Uses Tik Tok to Spread Message of Self Love WATCH – WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW – Jan. 29, 2021 - “You know what, I had one of those mamas, too, that used to tell me I was fat and ugly from the time I could remember,” Nichols admits in her own clip. “... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionEating DisorderFeb 2 2021internetinterventionMental HealthRecovery
5 Things You Shouldn’t Say To Someone With An Addiction YOU HOLDING? – Jan. 28, 2021 - The most important thing you can do to help someone with a substance use disorder is to be there for them without judgment. “You want to be supportive of someone seeking... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 2 2021interventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Macklemore passionately details his sobriety journey: Treatment ‘continues to save my life’ THE RECOVERY SHOW – Jan. 29,2021 - Though the Grammy Award-winner recalled years of shame, he reminded fans that there is always hope and self-growth in the road to recovery. “You work these 12 steps and you... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 2 2021interventionlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘Lockdown broke me: After 15 years of sobriety, I drank. Secretly, alone.’ KEEP COMING BACK – Jan. 25, 2021 - This January, I would have been 15 years sober. In 2006, after 24 years of drinking addictively, I crawled — metaphorically — into a meeting of recovering alcoholics, got wit... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCompassionCoronavirusFeb 2 2021interventionlonelinessMental HealthRecoveryRehabrelapse
Thousands of Recovery Homes in PA. Operate Without State Oversight A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME – Jan. 25, 2021 - Department officials said earlier this month that they were completing an internal review of draft regulations and planned to send them to the Attorney General’s Office b... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 2 2021interventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Drug Rehab Counselor Arrested for Stalking and Sexual Assault of Client ONE ROTTEN APPLE? – Jan. 25, 2021 - According to the Boulder Police Department, detectives began investigating Yepes earlier this month after a female client reported he “repeatedly contacted her and initiated ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 2 2021interventionRecoveryRehab
It’s Hard to Stay Sober in a Pandemic, Holly Wants to Help SUGGESTIONS TO GO BUY – Jan. 27, 2021 - While there’s no one-size-fits-all treatment strategy to address problematic drinking, many people turn to 12-step programs for peer support—most notably, Alcoholics Ano... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusFeb 2 2021interventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
When I Was Labeled a ‘Troubled’ Teen, I Obliged WHEN IS IT TOO TOUGH? – January 12, 2021 - The years leading up to my being taken and the eventual break out is now a blur of misanthropy. I was reckless, taking my mom’s car out for joy rides without permissio... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 2 2021interventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabteenagers
The Pandemic’s Toll on Children’s Mental Health SUFFER THE CHILDREN, AND TEENS, TOO – Jan 12, 2021 - KRISSY WILLIAMS, 15, had attempted suicide before, but never with pills.The teen was diagnosed with schizophrenia when she was 9. People with this chronic mental... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 2 2021interventionlife expectancylonelinessMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocatesuicideteenagersTrauma
How to Tell If You’re Addicted to Day Trading YOU'RE CHECKING YOUR PHONE RIGHT NOW APRIL, 2020 - “He knew it the way an alcoholic just knows this will be his last drink of the night. So he went in with everything he had and then some (compliments of his&nbs... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneFeb 2 2021GaminginternetinterventionMental HealthRecoverySmartphone AddictionSuper Bowl
Gambling Addiction Experts Focusing on Robinhood App BETTING REAL MONEY – Jan. 30, 2021 - But industry experts say Robinhood’s addictive elements have been such a well-known problem that rival startups, like Public and Titan, have been casting themselves as abbre... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusFeb 2 2021GaminginternetinterventionRecoverySmartphone Addiction
Opioid Deaths Occur Less Often in Areas with More Cannabis Storefronts WAKE AND LIVE – Jan. 30, 2021 - “Our findings suggest that higher storefront cannabis dispensary counts are associated with reduced opioid-related mortality rates at the county level,” the authors write. “While... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 2 2021interventionMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseRecoveryRehab
Nitrous Nation USE ONLY FOR TOOTHACHES – Jan. 30, 2021 - There are “stories of pool parties, people filling inflatables in the pool with nitrous oxide, so you could be just floating on it and huffing on it,” said Mike Jay, th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 2 2021interventionMental HealthRecovery
Quote of the Week – Vince Lombardi “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” –Vince Lombardi ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 2 2021quote of the weekSuper Bowl
Watch All-Star Cast Take On The Opioid Epidemic EXCLUSIVE Preview of CRISIS BATTLING A DEMON – Jan. 20, 2021 - Those interwoven storylines follow Dr. Tyrone Brower (Oldman), a university professor who battles unexpected revelations about his research employer, a major pharmaceutical com... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 2 2021interventionopioid crisisopioidsRecovery
‘Body Brokers’ Frank Grillo Runs a Crooked Drug Rehab Scam WATCH – HOLLYWOOD FICTION? – Jan. 26, 2021 - Over the past couple years, I’ve read several articles about shady rehab facilities and treatment programs, so when I was offered the opportunity to check out the new ind... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 2 2021interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Two-Drug Combo May Help Fight Meth Addiction LET’S PRAY IT DOES – Jan. 20, 2120 - Standard behavioral treatment for meth addiction typically involves highly structured group therapy, Volkow explained. Another option is a rewards-based motivational therapy... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 26 2021methRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
How Stuart Watson Became A Sober ‘Man Listening’ To Women LISTEN – HUH? – Jan. 19, 2021 - What does it take to get a man to listen — really listen — to women? Well, in Stuart Watson’s case, it took being slapped, fired and flat out told by his own wife that he wasn’t ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionJan 26 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Sackler Family and Mine THEM AND US – Jan. 19, 2021 - On May 23, 2019, the day my son was coming home from college, I was flying to Warsaw for an awards ceremony. He texted me that he’d gotten home all right but complained that he wa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 26 2021opioid crisisopioidsoxycontinPurdue Pharma
Sublime Set of Memoirs About Growing Up, Writing and Addiction READ THEM AND WEEP – Jan. 19, 2021 - This was the place where it happened, and the person on whom everything hinged was her mother — beautiful, capricious, cruel. Ditlevsen was a bright girl and a good student... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 26 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘Help Dad’ campaign comes under fire for ‘mocking alcoholism’ WATCH – SATIRE OR BAD TASTE? – Jan. 20, 2021 - Oatly’s new ‘Help Dad’ campaign and website are designed to help young persuade their parents to give up dairy and switch to oat milk and is filled with recipes, t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJan 26 2021RecoveryRehab
A Retired DEA Agent’s Plea: Time to Reschedule Marijuana TIME TO FREE ALL POT DEALERS – Dec. 2020 - In the 1960s, I was the first federal drug agent to arrest a student on a college campus for sale of marijuana. In the 1970s and ‘80s, as head of the Drug Enforcement ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 26 2021marijuanaMental HealthRecovery