Larry Kramer, Playwright and Outspoken AIDS Activist, Dies at 84 Silence = Death – May 27, 2020- Larry Kramer, the noted writer whose raucous, antagonistic campaign for an all-out response to the AIDS crisis helped shift national health policy in the 1980s and ’90s, died on Wednes... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 2 2020
Zachary Quinto Has an Attitude of Gratitude Cuarto for Quinto – May 27, 2020 - “The most glaring component that was missing from my life was gratitude ... and I had so much for which to be grateful,” explained Quinto. I didn’t lose everything, I didn’t r... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 2 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
More people are taking drugs for anxiety and insomnia More anxiety and insomnia in USA – May 25, 2020 - Health problems, social isolation and the stress of job loss weigh on people’s well-being. More than a third of Americans say the pandemic is having a “serious ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusdepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninsomniaJune 2 2020
Big Pharmacy Chains Also Fed Off the Opioid Epidemic Stockholders ADDICTED to Profits – May 27, 2020 - • CVS worked with Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, to offer promotional seminars on pain management to its pharmacists so they could reassure patients ... Read More...Big PharmaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 2 2020opioid crisisopioids
Glen Campbell’s Widow Recounts His Battle with Alcoholism – and Night He Pointed Pistol at Her Rhinestoned Cowboy – May 27, 2020 - In the memoir, Kim, 61, details one particularly scary occasion which occurred after the birth of their first son, Cal, in 1983. Though Glen had agreed at the time to abide b... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 2 2020
Drug rehab clinic is accused of firing nursing staff during pandemic Bottom Line – May 29, 2020 - While nurses around the world are being praised as heroes on the frontlines, healthcare workers at an Atlanta drug rehabilitation clinic allege management fired the entire nursing s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 2 2020Rehab
Ancient credo inspired Nick Saban and helped Ryan Shazier heal The Serenity Prayer in Action – May 21, 2020 - His reading tells him: He has a choice to make. He can be the man he is or, as Aurelius writes, the man he should be. He quits his job. He writes a self-immolating memoi... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 2 2020Mental Health
Christo, Fearless Maker of Massive Public Artworks, Dead at 84 It’s a Wrap! – May 31, 2020 - The news comes as Christo was in the midst of one of his most ambitious projects to date, a project involving plans to wrap Paris’s Arc de Triomphe in 269,097 square feet of fabri... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 2 2020
Quote of the Week – Kahlil Gibran "Let there be space in your togetherness" —Kahlil Gibran ... Read More...June 2 2020quote of the week
‘We Loved Each Other’: Dr. Fauci Recalls Larry Kramer, Friend and Nemesis Trailblazing Activist Dies at 84 – May 27, 2020 - Mr. Kramer’s name-calling wasn’t personal, Dr. Fauci explained. “I was the face of the federal government. I was the one out there trying to warn the public,... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 2 2020
Film recalls Akron’s role in AA’s founding Like Adam Meeting Eve – May 21, 2020 - The 43-minute documentary film traces its origins back to a 2015 interview she conducted with Mary Seiberling Huhn, daughter of Henrietta Seiberling, on her recollections ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 26 2020Recovery
Where are the Stars from Celebrity Rehab Now? How bright do they shine? – MAY 18, 2020 - Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew aired for five seasons, with a sixth season featuring everyday people. Pinsky also worked with high-profile addicts in two Celebrity Reha... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 26 2020RecoveryRehab
The Four Agreements of Don Miguel Ruiz: a power up for your psychotherapy work Therapists – May 20, 2020 - Stating these agreements as clearly as he does gives us the gift of facing them. When we face them, we have an opportunity to see how we do and do not bring these agreements into our lives... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMay 26 2020
These 6 Steps Were Crucial In Ending My Addiction When the student is ready... – May 19, 2020 - These six steps were the things that finally helped me turn it around. I’m not going to pretend it was easy; it wasn’t. But it was worth it. Now we’re living ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 26 2020
‘UK Sobriety ankle tags’ to monitor offenders’ sweat Stigma Bracelet? – May 19, 2020 - The scheme has already been trialled in Humberside, Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire and London. During pilot schemes those who wore the tags were alcohol free 97% of the time,... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionMay 26 2020RecoveryRehab
‘The opposite of addiction is connection’ Recovery Coaches Connect! – May 21, 2020 - The intention of this new team of recovery coaches is to bring folks out of a detached state and provide them with comfort and resources. Coaches will provide access t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMay 26 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Scientists: How Monkey ‘Mind Control’ Could Help Humans Quit Drug Addiction Keep it simple simian – May20, 2020 - A group of scientists from the University of Utah and Stanford University succeeded in controlling the choice behaviours of two monkeys by targeting specific parts of their brain... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMay 26 2020
Alabama Mayoral Hopeful Suggests Bringing Back Public Hanging for Convicted Drug Dealers THIS is America – May 5, 2020 - “Yes, I’m very aware public hanging is extreme and totally not possible without Federal Approvals and not from city or state officials. Extreme yes, but definitely brings attenti... Read More...Drug Abuse and AddictionMay 26 2020
Amanda Bynes Shares about Spending the ‘Last Two Months in Treatment’ Checking in... – May 23, 2020 - After not posting on Instagram for a couple of months, the former What a Girl Wants star gave fans an update on her life. Sharing a selfie, in which she’s seen wearing a white sh... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyMay 26 2020RecoveryRehab
Addicted to Ideology? With Gabor Maté Meaning! What does it mean? – Nov 16, 2018 - In this exclusive interview with Rebel Wisdom he talks about how social media has created a whole new area for addictive behaviour, how traumatised leaders have created un... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 26 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Jason Isbell, Self-Doubt and the Album That Tested His Marriage Reset? – May 11, 2020 - “It wasn’t a conscious choice,” he said a few days later, during a FaceTime call from his home. “I just drank it without realizing what I was doing.” He quickly called Shires, who was in... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 26 2020
Putting it together after escaping rehab cult MEDIA: Book Suggestion – May 23, 2020 - In 1995, a decade before Mikel Jollett became the frontman of the indie rock band the Toxic Airborne Event, he was a 20-year-old Stanford student enrolled in the universi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 26 2020Rehab
Scott Disick Didn’t Go to Rehab Just for Sobriety All the right reasons... – May 22, 2020 - Back in 2013, Disick’s mother passed away due to an illness that she had been battling with prior to her death. Only three months after his mother’s funeral, Disick los... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyNews BoxesRecoveryRehab
Substance Abuse, Success, and Self-Realization Smart Interview – May 18, 2020 - Host Morra Aarons-Mele speaks with MIT’s Seth Mnookin, a writer and ex-addict who has been clean for 20 years. And later in the show, we’ll also learn about treatment for substa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 26 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Overdoses are down in New York State Harm Reduction Works! – May 21st 2020 - Doctor Ben Miller is the Chief Strategy Officer for well being trust, he says the numbers are encouraging: “I think the one thing that we do take away is we have seen vast i... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 26 2020Overdose
‘The Flash’ Star Logan Williams Struggled With Addiction For Years Before Death Tragic Ending – May 17, 2020 - According to Marlyse, “The Flash” star struggled with addiction for three years. The family kept it a secret, but this time, she wants to help bring awareness to the opioid addiction ep... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylMay 26 2020
Harm Reduction Works: An Exciting New Alternative to Narcotics Anonymous No Harm, No Foul – May 19, 2020 - Meghan Hetfield, who works in family planning and peer recovery in Catskill, New York, told Filter that she found the answer just before the virus swept across North America. “I u... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 26 2020
Muggle Struggles, trying to teach “normies” 12 step basics to navigate pandemic Time to use your spiritualize? – May 22, 2020 - 2. Principles Before Personalities: Oh boy, this is one recovery concept that I have to remind myself to practice often because any time that I fall short to practice i... Read More...12 Step ProgramCoronavirusMay 26 2020
Sober Spokesperson Ryan Leaf arrested for misdemeanor domestic battery How Not to Transcend Recovery... – May 22, 2020 - He started only 18 games with the Chargers, going 4-14 with 13 touchdowns and 33 interceptions. Leaf finished his career in Dallas in 2001, going 0-3 with one t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyMay 26 2020
“The World’s Going to Hell, I Should Be Alert For This”: 5 People on Being Sober in Quarantine Knowing exactly what steps to take... – May 19, 2020 - I think anybody who gets sober has the thought, “This is the worst time to get sober.” Because you don’t want to. When I was trying to get sober, I had this fant... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusMay 26 2020Recovery