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Couple hiking Appalachian Trail to raise overdose awareness

1,000 Steps At A time – March 9, 2019 - He went into treatment for addiction. Massey had lost two close friends to overdoses, but he would lose more people who touched him during treatment. “There’s a choice at some po... Read More...

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Marti Noxon On ‘Sharp Objects’ Season 2, Sobriety

On Point – March 9, 2019 - ...Noxon went on to talk about her journey of sobriety, showing clips from her shows to enrich her very personal experience. She feels that care and attention to addiction should be available ... Read More...

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How addiction treatment falls short

Drug Advertisement? – MARCH 09, 2019 - Many treatment programs were founded on a philosophy of total abstinence, insisting that sobriety means being free of all drugs. That attitude has filtered down to patients, who so... Read More...

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Ex-Prosecutor Says Ocean County Drug Recovery Was Corrupt

Like The Sopranos Corrupt? – March 2019 - In a whistleblower lawsuit filed this week, Michel Paulhus said his termination was retaliation for him raising questions about then-Prosecutor Joseph Coronato’s relationship wi... Read More...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Singer Celebrates First Year Of Sobriety

What’s in a Name? – March 10, 2019 - I’ve seen firsthand the work that Ivan has done through 365 consecutive days to get himself to this HUGE milestone. I’ve seen the amazing, positive changes in him over this past yea... Read More...

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If Purdue Pharma declares bankruptcy, what happens to the lawsuits against them?

Morally and Financially Bankrupt – March 4, 2019 - Any bankruptcy filing would freeze the lawsuits against the drug maker and likely result in the claims being shifted into bankruptcy court, according to legal experts. ... Read More...

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Fuller House’s Jodie Sweetin to speak at Georgia Southern about substance abuse

Carrying the Message – Mar. 8, 2019 - The event is free and open to the public and is hosted by the university’s School of Nursing. It will take place Monday at 7 p.m. at the Armstrong campus’s Fine Arts Building Audito... Read More...

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Mother found unconscious with dead baby, bottle of rum in freezing car

Consequences Most Tragic – MARCH 8, 2019 - The neighbor told police she asked the woman in the car if she was OK, and Rachel, holding her daughter, said she was fine. But when the neighbor got home from work, the vehicl... Read More...

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Airwolf’ actor Jan-Michael Vincent dies; career derailed by drugs and alcohol

At Peace – MAR. 08, 2019 - The actor’s Feb. 10 death — which was not publicly announced at the time — was confirmed by the Buncombe County Register of Deeds, which provided a death certificate listing the cause as cardi... Read More...

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Sucked into a mental health system black hole — the dark reality of abuse, addiction, recovery

No Better Down Under – Mar. 9, 2019 - Suicide attempts, spells in psychiatric wards and electric shock therapy followed — now she is hostage to an ice habit, dying for a smoke. In the battle to simultaneously treat her ... Read More...

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Does the NBA Have a Mental-Health Crisis on Its Hands?

Ballin’ or Bawlin’? – March 7, 2019 - Silver said, “We are living in a time of anxiety. I think it’s a direct result of social media. A lot of players are unhappy.” He then went on to speak about the depth of the sadnes... Read More...

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Nephew, uncle who ran treatment center charged with patient brokering

Newest Creeps on the Block – Mar. 7, 2019 - Jarryd Ageloff, 29, of Delray Beach, and Roy Brian Ageloff, 59, of Boca Raton, both were booked Wednesday at the Palm Beach County Jail. Each was released hours later after po... Read More...

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Jodie Sweetin, John Stamos, Mackenzie Phillips, Ed Begley Jr., Tony Denison, Ahbra Schiff, Joanna Cassidy and Others Gather for 10th Annual Experience, Strength and Hope Awards

There is God – March 6, 2019 - For ten years, Leonard Buschel’s organization has hosted the high profile get-together in Los Angeles honoring people who spread the word of recovery. Commenting on the success of his effo... Read More...

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Kids Tell Their Parents – Stay Off That Phone!

Hold on, I think I left my son somewhere – March 6, 2019 - Distracted parents don’t just push strollers into innocent bystanders and ignore playground hazards, they also risk disrupting the critical adult-child signalin... Read More...

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The “I Do” of Addiction

“Notes on an All-American Family” – March 4, 2019 - The room smelled like what they were doing, but again, with no priors, I had little clue. A friend of Mom’s, was in the bathroom ... her hair a spiky mess and she was ... Read More...

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6 women sexually abused at Timberline Knolls

Who’s Minding The Rehab? – March 7, 2019 - The abuse allegations began to surface last summer, but Timberline officials waited at least three weeks to contact law enforcement, police reports show. In the meantime, Timbe... Read More...

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When They Look at Me, They See Dollar Signs

Hath God Forsaken Me? – MARCH/APRIL 2019 ISSUE - It was early 2017, and Brianne, a 20-year-old from a woody Atlanta suburb, had come to South Florida to leave her heroin addiction behind. At a residential facility calle... Read More...

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Drug screens raising revenue for rehabs, costs for patients

Blood Money – March 5, 2019 – American Addiction Centers, an industry behemoth, owns Solutions Recovery, Resolutions and Desert Hope in Las Vegas, popular destinations for Americans seeking to “get clean.” March 5, 201... Read More...

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Signs of a Great Rehab Center

Staff and Program – February 28, 2019 - While it might seem that with addiction, the consumption of substances is the problem, there are typically underlying problems that compel individuals to seek out these substances... Read More...

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The “Crack Cocaine of Gambling”

Spinning Out of Control – February 20, 2019 - Yet the state has failed to address the issue of gambling addiction in any meaningful way ... brain imaging studies show that, much like drugs or alcohol, gambling triggers ... Read More...

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Watch John Mayer Perform New Single, Talk Sobriety and Sunday-Night Instagram Show on ‘Ellen’

Music Heals – March 1, 2019 - Mayer calls the show Current Mood and says it “started as a goof” with a backdrop of a foam-core board that “looks like a science-fair presentation” but has become a way for fans to gather ... Read More...

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Bing Adopts LegitScript Addiction Treatment Certification Standards

Goodbye JCAHO? – February 28, 2019 - According Melissa Alsoszatai-Petheo, Bing’s Advertising Policy Manager, the company decided on this policy change as part of its ongoing efforts to ensure a safe and engaging experie... Read More...

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‘Some unhappy with Google-related opioid rehab campus

Bridge to Serenity - Google House Sober Living? – March 2, 2019 - The state-of-the-art “recovery campus” will treat about 1,000 people in the first year. Clients can refer themselves or come from referrals made by healt... Read More...

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‘No mom should have to plan child’s funeral’

Drug Laws Kill! – Mar. 1, 2019 - Because of this his parents, Brian and Brenda Martinek, are now leading the charge for harsher penalties in drug-related convictions. “Currently in the state of Oregon there is no avenu... Read More...

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Montreal chef says new cooks need to learn about sobriety

Smoking Lox, not freebase – Feb. 26, 2019 - Although McMillan describes himself as an introvert in his personal life, he said he increasingly turned to alcohol to host customers over the years. Eventually, he became unh... Read More...

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Recovering Alcoholics Find Higher Power in the Chalice

In Gods We Trust – March 2, 2019 - A group of recovering alcoholics in Minneapolis founded the Calix Society in 1947, after meeting weekly at the 5:30 a.m. Mass to pray for an alcoholic priest friend. Realizing their Ca... Read More...

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78-Year-Old Vegetarian Beatle Ringo Starr Says Broccoli Keeps Him Young

Weird Sober Drummer Boy – Nov. 2018 - The musician, who is 78 years old, spoke about how he keeps up with his busy life, including the launch of his coffee table photo book “Another Day in the Life,” and his tour with ... Read More...

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U.S. Deaths From Suicide, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Reach Record High

And who is asking why? – March 5, 2019 - That number was more than double 1999 levels, according to a chilling new analysis of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data by the Trust for America’s Health and W... Read More...

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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma exploring bankruptcy

Getting Away with Murder – March 4, 2019 - The potential move shows how Purdue and its wealthy owners, the Sackler family, are under pressure to respond to mounting litigation accusing the drugmaker of misleading doctor... Read More...

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‘Andy Irons: Kissed By God’ Wins Audience Favorite Award

Fantastic Film! – Mar. 4, 2019 - The award ceremony, now in its 10th year, was established by Writers in Treatment, a nonprofit organization that seeks to help writers suffering from alcoholism, drug addiction, and oth... Read More...