Once Homeless and Battling Addiction I Now Run a Charity A REAL HERO – July 3, 2026 - I grew up in a dysfunctional family and experienced a lot of chaos in my early life. My dad was an alcoholic, and my mum was addicted to prescription drugs. We moved house constantly, nev... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionJuly 07 2026RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Thousands of Sober Drivers Arrested for DUI OUTRAGEOUS DOC VIDEO – COPS WITH HANDCUFFS GO WILD – June 30, 2026 - The ‘Sobering Problem’ documentary by WSMV4 Investigates reveals the troubling trend of thousands of sober drivers arrested for DUI. The shocking discoveries went... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJuly 07 2026sobrietyTrauma
Budget Cuts Hit Ex-Prisoner Rehabilitation Services VIDEO – A TRAVESTY – July 2, 2026 - Gov. Mike Kehoe vetoed or withheld more than $500 million in state spending for fiscal year 2027, including $2 million from the Department of Corrections budget designated to suppo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 07 2026RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
California Makes Law Limiting Mental Health Diversion… UNJUST – June 29, 2026 - A new California law gives just more flexibility to keep defendants in jail rather than releasing them to community-based mental health treatment programs. Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into l... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionJuly 07 2026Mental Health
How RDJ Went From California Prison Inmate to ‘Superhero’ FAMILY LOVE – June 30, 2026 - “It’s unprecedented to go from being in prison multiple times to being the highest-paid star on the planet,” Ben Falk, the author of Robert Downey Jr.: The Fall and Rise of the Comeback ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJuly 07 2026Recovery Advocate
50 Years of Providing LGBTQ-informed Rehabilitation – Stepping Stone receives Stonewall Service Award EVERYONE MATTERS! – July 7, 2026 - The San Diego facility began as a cluster of houses in City Heights and has grown into a residential treatment center with 31 beds on Central Avenue, an outpatient facility, three s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassiongayJuly 07 2026Recovery Advocate
New Spiritual Initiative Launched to Support Families Affected by Addiction ALANON TOO? – July 3, 2026 - The Matt Talbot Prayer Society is aiming to help parents protect their children from the dangers of substance abuse with special Spiritual Protection Packs containing items and prayers de... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 07 2026RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Drug Addict Nurse Causes Death of 2 Patients RN TRAUMA – June 30, 2026 - It is alleged that he brazenly stole “controlled substances from Heritage Valley to satiate his known drug addiction,” the complaint reads. The complaint alleges reports about Chismir... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 07 2026Trauma
Quote of the Week – Mel Brooks “If you’re quiet, you’re not living. You’ve got to be noisy and colorful and lively.” – Mel Brooks, b. June 28, 1926 ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJuly 07 2026quote of the week
No Amount of Alcohol Is Healthy GOOD NEWS? – June 19, 2026 - For years, many people believed a glass of wine with dinner might actually be good for you. Just think about all those really old French people drinking wine, living their best life. But ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 30 2026sobriety
Overdoses in L.A. Jails Fueled by Long Waits For Addiction Treatment SAD BUT TRUE – June 19, 2026 - Cleavotta Morgan said her son, Daejon Morgan, called her every day from his cell at Men’s Central Jail. The 20-year-old inmate would ask her to pass the phone around to different member... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 30 2026OverdoseRecoveryRehab
3 Reasons Alcohol Made Me Fat AF VIDEO – IT’S FATTENING? – June 25, 2026 - Put drinking on hold & you can fast so effortlessly…with coffee. We help people go from “sober but stuck” to “sober and free” by showing them how to build life they don’t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 30 2026
Efforts to Authorize Billions to Combat Substance Use Disorder MONEY CAN HELP – June 25, 2026 - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Ag-FDA Subcommittee, and M... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 30 2026RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Kim Mathers – ex-wife of Eminem – violated alcohol monitor 4 times VIDEO – STOP DRIVING – June 25, 2026 - A Macomb County judge has now issued two bench warrants for the arrest of Kim Mathers after her failure to appear in court for three hearings stemming from two separate dr... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 30 2026
Owners of 2 Houston Clinics Indicted in Pill Mill Operation VIDEO – HOW VIAL – June 24, 2026 - Tonya Crowder, Marlene Durham, and Demetrius Onuaguluchi were indicted last week in federal court. According to the indictment, the clinics only accepted cash, and many of the pa... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 30 2026
Two Companies Recalled Blood Pressure Nasal Spray VIDEO – WATCH WHAT YOU PUT YOUR NOSE – June 25, 2026 - Inventia Healthcare is recalling more than 11,000 bottles of chlorthalidone 25-milligram tablets. Beekeeper’s Naturals is recalling one lot of its saline nasal s... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 30 2026
1 Dead & 5 Unconscious in String of Drug Overdoses A TRAGIC TREND? – June 25, 2026 - Responding officers found five unconscious people, all suspected of drug overdoses, who were treated at the scene. Police told DC News Now that officers administered Narcan to three ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 30 2026Overdose
Esperanza en Escalante Helps Veterans Battling Addiction VIDEO – GOD BLESS AMERICA – June 25, 2026 - Esperanza’s Homes for Heroes Substance Use Program has been up and running for nearly a year and is already helping dozens of veterans recover in the community. The program... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 30 2026RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘Cocaine was easier to get than building supplies’ WHO NEEDS A BUILDING? – June 28, 2026 - Michael Nicholson started taking the drug “years ago,” saying it “went hand-in-hand with weekends, partying, football and alcohol”. As his personal struggles mounted, includin... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 30 2026RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
RIP – David Clayton-Thomas – Live w/ Blood, Sweat & Tears VIDEO – SONG OF THE WEEK – June 28, 2026 - David Clayton-Thomas, the Grammy-winning lead singer of Blood, Sweat & Tears, DIED on June 25, 2026 at age 84 705,314 views since Feb 14, 2018 - Montreal Jazz Festival 2... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winnerJune 30 2026
Person of the Week: Alysse Bryson STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – June 30, 2026 - Alysse Bryson is a strong woman in long-term recovery, an innovative media maven, marketing guru, public speaker, and gal about town. With her humorous outlook on life and fi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyInterviewJune 30 2026Recovery Advocate
Jewel’s Shoplifting Addiction Nearly Destroyed Her SHE STOLE OUR HEARTS – June 24, 2026 - Singer-songwriter Jewel Kilcher, typically referred to mononymously as Jewel, opened up last Tuesday in an episode of the No Magic Pill podcast about her journey from a homeless... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 30 2026
America’s Last Bookie Goes Down AUDIO – YOU BET – June 25, 2026 - Tim Pughsley built a sports-betting website that moved billions, then the I.R.S. got involved. In the age of FanDuel and DraftKings, where is the line between legal and illegal gambl... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGamingJune 30 2026Super Bowl
Ultra-processed Foods Linked to Obesity, Diabetes, Cancer, Metabolic Syndrome, and Early Death BON APPETITE – June 24, 2026 - From protein bars to instant ramen, chicken nuggets, and some sliced breads, the wide range of foods that fall into the “ultra-processed” category can make them difficult to entirely ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictionJune 30 2026
Americans Are Drinking Less! VIDEO – EATING MORE – June 18, 2026 - The nonalcoholic beverage industry is expected to reach $5 billion in the next few years. Here’s why many are cutting back on alcohol. Mocktails have been on menus for decades, b... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 30 2026sobriety
Drug Overdose Deaths in Hotels and Motels CHECKING OUT FOR GOOD – June 25, 2026 - In 2024, at least 2,327 drug overdose deaths that were unintentional or of undetermined intent occurred in hotels and motels. Location-specific overdose data might help guide d... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 30 2026Overdose
Researcher Wins $5.6M Avant Garde Award to Prevent HIV & Hep C & Overdosing WE NEED MORE OF HER – June 23, 2026 - “This project will combine community perspectives with cutting-edge AI tools to help health departments better understand local needs, allocate resources more effectively and ult... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 30 2026OverdoseRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Your brain was never designed for this much bad news CBS - ABC - NBC - NPR - FOX – June 16, 2026 - Humans evolved to pay close attention to danger, but today that instinct is being overwhelmed by an endless supply of bad news from around the world. Researchers say the ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionJune 30 2026Mental Health
Daveigh Chase’s mother says daughter struggled with addiction after back injury: ‘She was completely gone’ ...BUT NOT FORGOTTEN – June 20, 2026 - Daveigh Chase’s mother is speaking out after the Ring star’s death at 35. Cathy Chase discussed her relationship with her late daughter in a new interview with Daily Mail, in... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 30 2026Trauma
Gov. Newsom Announces $227M to Combat Cannabis Activity & Protect California Communities HE’S IN THE WEEDS – June 25, 2026 - California remains a national leader in implementing a comprehensive approach to cannabis legalization that prioritizes public safety, consumer protection, environmental stewardshi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 30 2026marijuanapotweed