Q&A with Lisa Hower, Hower Lodge Stick with the Winners! – Nov. 17, 2020 - I am so Grateful to be Clean and Sober! Through the darkness of my addictions I finally found the Surrender that has allowed me to access a Power outside of mysel... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 17 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Michael J. Fox’s past struggles with sobriety, Parkinson’s & fame WATCH – Sober Like A Fox – November 9, 2020 - With the love and support of his wife of more than 30 years, Tracy Pollan, Fox found sobriety: “The tools that worked for quitting drinking work even better for , w... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 17 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
24-hour heroin ‘hotline’ — staffed by drug dealers busted on Chicago’s West Side The Ultimate Call Center – Nov. 16, 2020 - Investigators also tapped Bryant’s phone and allegedly recorded him angered at one dealer’s lagging sales. “I don’t know what it is, if it’s just today or what?” Bryan... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionNov 17 2020RecoveryRehab
What It’s Like To Be A Sober Drag Performer In Toronto Pt. 1 Queen and Sober – November 13, 2020 - April Wozny: Tell us what is was like when you drank/used and what happened when you discovered the moment you realized you needed to get sober. Boa: When I first ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthNov 17 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film Festival
‘Disorder’ brilliantly examines prevalence of eating disorders in sport The ice isn’t the only thing that’s thin – November 9, 2020 - She believed — and quite honestly was conditioned to believe — that in order to succeed in pairs skating, she had to shrink herself down to the tin... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionNov 17 2020Recovery
Sinead O’Connor entering rehab for ‘trauma and addiction’ Nothing compares to a few – Nov. 10, 2020 - “I grew up with a lot of trauma and abuse. I then went straight into the music business. And never learned really how to make a normal life,” she wrote in a string of... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthNov 17 2020RecoveryRehabTrauma
What the New Drug Policies Mean For You, Personally Smoke two joints in the morning... – November 9, 2020 - Here are all the answers to the drug policy questions you no longer need to be (as) afraid to Google on your work computer. So … can I legally d... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionmethNov 17 2020oxycontinRecovery
Getting Sober in 2020? There’s no ‘How-To’ guide – November 10, 2020 - A Nielson survey found that alcohol sales rose 54% at the start of the pandemic in early March. And last month, a new study published in the JAMA Network Open fou... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusMental HealthNov 17 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Pressure to Lose Weight Derailed Lindsey Vonn’s Skiing Career WATCH – Back Vonn Top – November 9, 2020 - Lindsey Vonn is getting real about her past struggles with self-esteem. In a virtual interview with Access Hollywood’s Kit Hoover, the retired Olympic champion opened ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietydiet sodaEating DisorderinterventionMental HealthNov 17 2020Recovery
Actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers arrested after crashing his car in Malibu Portrait of an Alcoholic – Nov. 10, 2020 - The actor, 43 - whose battle with alcoholism has been well documented over the years - is believed to have had a ‘solo and minor’ car accident at around 5pm on Sunday.... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionMental HealthNov 17 2020RecoveryRehab
Lucille Ball Was a ‘Crucial Part in My Recovery’ From Drug Addiction WATCH – The pressure was on – Nov. 10, 2020 - Actor Keith Thibodeaux landed the role of Lucy and Ricky Ricardo’s son Little Ricky in 1955. With the birth of the most famous sitcom couple’s child being in the n... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthNov 17 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Kids ER visits for mental-health concerns increase during pandemic Suffer the little children – November 13, 2020 - “Many mental disorders commence in childhood, and mental health concerns in these age groups might be exacerbated by stress related to the pandemic and abrupt d... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusdepressioninterventionlonelinessMental HealthNov 17 2020Trauma
‘We Are Tired, And Fed Up’: Residents Say Treatment Programs Saturating Harlem WATCH – There goes the neighborhood – Nov. 14, 2020 - “To see someone shooting dope and not caring who is around … That’s a hard pill to swallow,” Harlem resident Sherzon Green told CBS2’s Cory James. And hard ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionhomelessinterventionMental HealthNov 17 2020RecoveryRehab
Quote of the Week – Antonio Machado "It's good knowing that glasses are to drink from; the bad thing is not knowing what thirst is for." —Antonio Machado ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 17 2020quote of the week
Review MEDIA: Film Recommendation After binge watching Netflix’s mini-series QUEEN’S GAMBIT, which I enjoyed tremendously, I listened to a rare interview with the author, Walter Tevis, who also wrote The Hustler, The Color ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionnetflixNov 24 2020
Mike Tyson: I put baby urine in a fake schlong to pass drug tests Can’t Touch This – November 10, 2020 - The boxing legend, 54, explained on his “Hotboxin’ ” podcast this week how he faked his way through drug tests — and his strategy is a pissah. “It was awesome, man,” T... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthNov 17 2020RecoveryRehab
Mariah App, reveals haunting link of Met’s Sackler Wing to opioid crisis Exposing the Truth – November 7, 2020 - The billionaire Sackler family is known for donating millions of dollars to museums and cultural institutions around the world. The Mariah App, however, ca... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 10 2020opioid crisisopioidsoxycontinPurdue Pharma
No one knows I down 20 drinks a night and swig wine in the morning WATCH – Spilling her guts – Nov. 6, 2020 - The admin worker, from Melbourne, revealed that her 20 drinks a night means she often wakes up shaking - which can happen when alcohol leaves the body and causes the n... Read More...Alcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionNov 10 2020
Kenny Dunn Photo-documents Being Sober 24 Hours To 4 Years Caterpillar into Butterfly – Nov. 2, 2020 - “I spent most of my life battling a sugar addiction and like most Americans, I was obese as a result. Once I had detoxed myself from sugar and carbs, I was able to se... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Man Looking To Return Lost Sobriety Coins To Owner It’s the hugs that can’t be replaced – Nov. 1, 2020 - Shared on Facebook by Mat Ross, he details how he came across a stack of sobriety coins at the Big Apple location on Cottage Road in South Portland. Ross s... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Psilocybin therapy 4 times more effective than antidepressants Side effects might include God – Nov. 4, 2020 - Over the last few years promising preliminary research has shown psilocybin to potentially be effective in helping terminal cancer patients manage end of life anx... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Ashley Addiction Treatment’s Joint CEOs Time to share – Nov. 6, 2020 - Ashley’s powerful legacy of treating each patient with dignity and respect together with its innovative clinical advancements have placed it at the forefront of the addiction and subst... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
How Oregon’s Decriminalization of Drugs May Help Decrease Addiction and Overdoses WATCH – Time will tell – Nov. 6, 2020 - Oregon has become the first state to decriminalize hard drugs like heroin and cocaine. Drug Policy Alliance Executive Director Kassandra Frederique explains how this mov... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionMental HealthNov 10 2020opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseRecoveryRehab
Alberta eliminates $40/day fee for residential treatment Canada - Where Human Life Still Matters – Nov. 6, 2020 - “For the first time in Alberta’s history, publicly funded addiction treatment will be extended to all Albertans,” says Associate Minister of Mental Heal... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘Street Team’ has given out 90 doses of Narcan Hand to Nose – Nov. 7, 2020 - Several addiction experts have blamed months of intense stress and isolation for the uptick in drug overdoses. The Street Team has spread out on Ridgewood Avenue and the s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 10 2020OverdoseRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Jim Ramstad, congressman championed mental health and recovery issues, dies at 74 Loss of a good guy – Nov. 6, 2020 - Shortly before his death, Mr. Ramstad celebrated his 39th year of sobriety. He spoke openly on how he hit his low point. In 1981, he awoke from a blackout in a South Dakota ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Expert details psychiatrist’s role in tackling opioid crisis Doctors know... – Nov. 7, 2020 - Currently available medication-assisted treatments for opioid use disorder include methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone. According to Sauvé, methadone allows those with opioi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDrug Abuse and AddictionmethNov 10 2020opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseRecovery
Online sports betting expands Know where to find addiction help – Nov. 6, 2020 - Whyte said gambling addiction looks very similar to other kinds of addiction like substance abuse; the need for money, separation from loved ones, in some case... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneGaminginternetinterventionNov 10 2020Recovery
Oregon Decriminalizes Small Amounts of Heroin and Cocaine It’s about time! – Nov. 7, 2020 - “This is incredible,” said Kassandra Frederique, executive director of the advocacy group Drug Policy Alliance. “This is like taking a sledgehammer to the cornerstone of the d... Read More...Addiction RecoverydepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionMental HealthNov 10 2020War On Drugs
A year sober, able to help others and feeling unstoppable We all can heal – Nov. 8, 2020 - I would never miss a happy hour or networking event — especially when there’s an open bar. I was also the one who would plan out a night of bar hopping and dancing with friends.... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMental HealthNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab