A Widow, Not A Wife: ‘Smacked’ Explores An Ex-Husband’s Secret Addiction NPR Fresh Air! – February 4, 2020 - “I tried to listen for a heartbeat and I couldn’t hear one ... I ran out of the house because I was afraid,” Zimmerman says. When the police and EMTs arrived, they identified... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 11 2020
Supermodel Sobriety with Jennifer Gimenez Straight Up! – FEBRUARY 5, 2020 - She also appeared on the reality shows Celebrity Rehab and Sober House. Jennifer just celebrated 14 years of sobriety, but for many years she abused drugs and alcohol, an... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyFeb 11 2020Recovery Advocate
Florence Welch celebrates six years of sobriety She’s Gotta Not Have it – February 5, 2020 - She then captioned the painting of a red heart, “I send love to anyone on day 1. I love you. I’m with you.” Friends and fans congratulated the singer on her mileston... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcoholics AnonymousFeb 11 2020Recovery
Justin Bieber gets candid about mental health struggles and addiction The Bieb’s Battle Within – February 03, 2020 - Bieber’s marijuana abuse was only one addiction he was fighting. At one point, he admits to sipping the codeine cough syrup and soda combination known as lean, popping p... Read More...Addiction RecoveryFeb 11 2020Mental Health
Catastrophe’s Delaney 18 years sober 12th Step work – February 5, 2020 - Thank you to everyone who’s helped me along the way. Delaney previously attributed his sobriety to helping him cope with the death of his 2-year-old son, Henry, two years ago... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcoholics AnonymousFeb 11 2020Recovery
Q&A with Mitch Prager Stick with the Winners! – February 2, 2020 - This fueled his passion to teach those suffering from substance use disorders how to enjoy life without alcohol or drugs. Previously, Mitch was a resort hotel general mana... Read More...Feb 11 2020
Baby boomers driving surge in hospital admissions for alcoholism Dying for a drink? – February 6, 2020 - Meanwhile, the industry body the Alcohol Information Partnership predictably downplays the problem, describing this huge number as a “minority of problem drinkers.” This ... Read More...Alcohol AddictionFeb 11 2020
Emory, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation form ‘Addiction Alliance’ Solution Based – February 7, 2020 - “I was ready to give up. I just wanted to die. My family, my employer – CNN and Tom Johnson, refused to give up on me,” Moyers said. “This community saved me.” S... Read More...Addiction RecoveryFeb 11 2020RecoveryRehab
San Francisco to open tent ‘sobering’ center for meth users It has come to this! – February 6, 2020 - HealthRight 360, one of the largest San Francisco drug treatment providers, will run it. A driver with a van will be posted outside the center to pick up people show... Read More...Addiction RecoveryFeb 11 2020homelessmeth
There are Now 14,000+ Treatment Facilities Healing is Available – February 4, 2020 - Reforms are pending. Private equity firms are investing. This new study examines the nature of the business, types of rehab, reasons for the renewed growth of addict... Read More...Feb 11 2020Rehab
Diane Keaton on her brother’s struggle with alcoholism in new memoir Family First – February 5, 2020 - “When I look b... Read More...Alcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 11 2020Trauma
In ‘Smacked,’ a tale of addiction behind a veneer of success MEDIA: Book Review – Jan 30, 2020 - Zimmerman begins “Smacked” with her dramatic discovery of Peter’s corpse in his “architectural trophy” of a house, “all sharp angles and sunlight.” Though divorced, they are bonded... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 11 2020
War On Drugs Has Been a 100 Year War on Our Neighbors War On Drug Users – Feb. 3, 2020 - For more than a century, the U.S. has worked through the U.N., and its predecessor the League of Nations, to build a harsh global drug prohibition regime – grounded in draconi... Read More...Feb 11 2020War On Drugs
Opioid executive admits to ‘no morals’ ahead of prison term COLD BLOODED MURDERERS – JANUARY 23, 2020 - Please use the sharing tools found via the share button at the top or side of articles. Copying articles to share with others is a breach of FT.comT&Cs and Co... Read More...Feb 11 2020opioids
Proof positive power of AA in our town Our primary purpose... – February 6, 2020 - For sure, there are families in this town that struggle with someone addicted, and many of those addicted are seeking help. At Christ Church Greenwich the 12-Step mee... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousFeb 11 2020Recovery
Recovery advocate accused of sexual assault, weapons charges One Bad Apple? – February 7, 2020 - Burki is accused of doing the same thing on Jan. 28, the court documents say. However, on this occasion, he also held his victim’s hands down causing bruising to both arms, accordi... Read More...Feb 11 2020Recovery Advocate
Quote of the week “Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.” —Soren Kierkegaard ... Read More...Feb 11 2020quote of the week
Addiction center charged with 3 patient deaths Rehab charged with 3 patient deaths – February 4, 2020 - Until now, the Sober Homes Task Force and Aronberg’s office had made more than 100 arrests, mostly patient brokering and insurance fraud charges. These are the... Read More...Feb 11 2020Rehab
‘Dark’ Pee-wee Herman Reboot Where He’s an Alcoholic Childhood will never be the same again – Jan. 31, 2020 - While Judd Apatow and Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos have both turned the project down, the Safdies might offer Reubens a little hope. That s... Read More...Alcohol AddictionFeb 4 2020netflix
Book on human trafficking helps woman confront her own addiction Reach one, teach one – Jan 31, 2020 - For more than two decades Nancy Yarbrough Banks has helped free women from the bonds of sex trafficking and addiction. Now, her book, “The Exodus, Where New Beginnings Happen.” i... Read More...Feb 4 2020
Women of ‘Guest House’: Featured in New Documentary Film Premiere – Jan. 27, 2020 - Many of the women at Guest House have struggled with addiction. But despite the daunting statistics around opioid addiction and the likelihood of previous offenders ending ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryFeb 4 2020Guest HouseRecoveryRehab
Anger in America – new remedy emerges: Compassion Angels in America – Jan. 30, 2020 - The focus on compassion comes more than a decade after the explosion in the U.S. of “mindfulness” — practices focused on attention, awareness and breathing. Health experts sa... Read More...CompassionFeb 4 2020
Man lights joint in court while facing marijuana charge The High Court? – January 29, 2020 - The courtroom erupted into laughter at Spencer’s action, disrupting the normal daily activity in the court. Spencer was taken into custody and charged with disorderly conduc... Read More...Feb 4 2020marijuanapotweed
Addiction psychiatrist accused of using cocaine, marijuana with patient Who’s The Crazy One? – Jan. 28, 2020 - Officials say the video footage also showed Billing smoking what appeared to be marijuana from a glass bong, as well as white residue on a mirror next to a rolled-up bill.... Read More...Feb 4 2020marijuanaRehab
Lungs ‘magically’ heal damage from smoking It’s NEVER Too Late – Jan. 29, 2020 - The overwhelming majority of cells taken from a smoker’s airways had been mutated by tobacco, with cells containing up to 10,000 genetic alterations. “These can be thoug... Read More...CancerFeb 4 2020Nicorettesmoking
First time in 4 years, US life expectancy rises — a little Good News – Jan 29, 2020 - Suicides continued to increase in 2018, as did deaths from... Read More...CancerFeb 4 2020life expectancy
Yale doctors take on opioid addiction There’s a Pill for Everything – Jan. 30, 2020 - In 2008, when D’Onofrio and Yale collaborator David Fiellin, M.D., director of the Yale Program in Addiction Medicine, received a grant from the National Institut... Read More...Drug Abuse and AddictionFeb 4 2020opioids
Keyshia Cole Shares Video, Reveals Mom Checked Herself into Treatment Facility It’s A Family Affair – January 29, 2020 - Cole grew up with a strained relationship with her mother who was forced to give her up for adoption due to her addiction. Through the years, they had their ups a... Read More...Alcoholics AnonymousFeb 4 2020OverdoseRehab
Artie Lange announces 1-year sobriety Bravo! Keep Coming Back – Jan. 31, 2020 - That brush with the law followed a January 2019 arrest in which the comedian was taken into custody for possession of a controlled substanceAt the time, a post on his T... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyFeb 4 2020
You Remember Jessica Simpson, Right? Wrong New York Times Loves Recovery – Jan. 29, 2020 - When Jessica Simpson walks into a room you’re surprised by three things. The first, and they warn you about this — they say all celebrities are, but trust me, you... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 4 2020