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
Kicking Addiction: Recovery through love of shoes WATCH – Running towards success – Nov. 8, 2020 - A new shoe store not only offers a line of exclusive sneakers and clothing, but inspiration for those working to kick an addiction. more@CBS58 ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Study examines incoming medical student knowledge of opioid overdoses and substance use disorders Time to teach about life? – Nov. 8, 2020 - Three students at the Wayne State University School of Medicine led a new study now in press that reveals incoming medical students have greater opioid overdose knowle... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthNov 10 2020opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseRecovery
Q&A with Paul Steinbroner, filmmaker Stick with the Winners! – November 10, 2020 - So grateful for my long-term partnership with my cinematic partner William Cohen (dearly departed) and Dr Darryl Inaba formerly director of the Haight Ashbury Free ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionInterviewNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Ricky Byrd on Changing the Conversation Around Addiction LISTEN – Music is Magic – Nov. 6, 2020 - Byrd spoke with Kyle Meredith about playing to recovery music groups and how the conversation and stigma has changed since becoming sober in the late ’80s. The singer-s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Voters rejecting the war on drugs America – Giving Peace a Chance – November 7, 2020 - People want a truce in the War on Drugs. Cannabis has been rebranded as a wellness panacea. Mushrooms and MDMA are making headlines as therapy tools, not party f... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancyMental HealthNov 10 2020RecoveryWar On Drugs
Treatment centers in Maryland struggle Time to come together – Nov. 8, 2020 - On a summer evening in August, Holt relapsed in Brooklyn Park and contacted Pascal Crisis Stabilization Center in Crownsville for short term help. They picked him up, but ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
After Meth: Dealing, desperation and a house fire WATCH – Downward spiral ends on film – Nov. 5, 2020 - Moneyas escaped through the front window. That house fire saved him. “Here I am crying to get out of this house and 15 hours before I was trying to kill ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionmethNov 10 2020opioid crisisopioidsRecovery
How to Recognize Teen Cyberbullying With virtual interaction becoming even more prevalent during this time of social distancing, teen cyberbullying is on the rise. One out of every three teens has experienced cyberbullying. Because it causes distress a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCompassioninternetinterventionlonelinessMental Healthnonprofit organizationNov 10 2020RecoverysuicideteenagersTrauma
Film Festival Flix Announces Partnership with Reel Recovery Film Festival Movies delivered to your home – Nov. 5, 2020 – Reel Recovery Film Festival patrons and ticket holders will be able to view feature films with themes like vulnerability, battling within, willingness, and much mo... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionLeonard Buschelnonprofit organizationNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film Festival
From Addiction and Loss to Recovery and Empathy WATCH – On the front lines – Nov. 6, 2020 - CORE not only offers peer support but also connects patients to comprehensive treatment for substance use. As a Certified Recovery Specialist, O’Donnell visits peopl... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Why the “Tsunami” of COVID Mental Illness May Be Overblown Maybe just a tropical storm... – Nov. 6, 2020 - News outlets and science journals have published many predictions of an approaching mental health pandemic related to the psychological stress of dealing with the... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusdepressioninterventionMental HealthNov 10 2020Recovery
Quote of the Week – Brene Brown “The dark does not destroy the light; it defines it. It’s our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows.” —Brene Brown ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 10 2020quote of the week
Horrible “Facts” About Diet Soda It’s not really food, is it? – Nov. 3, 2020 - If you drink diet soda—or any artificially sweetened beverage, for that matter—chances are you do so because you’re under the impression it’s a healthier option tha... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderinterventionlife expectancyNov 10 2020ObesityRecovery
Scott Darlow Chats His New Single & Sobriety WATCH – Living the good life – Oct. 28, 2020 - This morning on the show, Triple M’s Pablo chatted to singer and muscian, Scott Darlow, about his new single, sobriety and, how much he loves Christmas trees! H... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
When Justice Department lawyer exposed the agency’s secret role in drug cases, intelligence community retaliated. New Yorker by Ronan Farrow – Oct. 30, 2020 - “When I get really pissed,” McConnell told me, “I get monotone, I don’t blink.” He related to Padden what he had found in the Helios database. Padden, sixty and heavy... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthNov 3 2020opioid crisisopioids
The Dog Who Saved Me A Tail of Hope – October 2020 - Brayson’s name was meant to sound soft and approachable for fear of the stigma that Pit Bulls have had to contend with in recent years. And he was soft, friendly and loving. At m... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabsuicide
In the Pandemic, a Shifting Ballot Debate on Legalizing All Drugs It’s about time – Oct. 26, 2020 - New tax revenues from drug sales would be channeled toward drug treatment. Supporters of the Oregon proposal, Measure 110, say the swirling, transformational forces of 2020 ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Residents go to court against rehab house Recovery is not against the law! – Oct. 28, 2020 - The house next to them on Oakwood Drive Southwest, which had been a single-family residence, was sold in June and converted into a temporary home for clients ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab