How I Learned to Safely Taper off Psychiatric Drugs IN SPITE OF BIG PHARMA – May 3, 2024 - When I was able to fully grasp the situation I was in, a feeling of overwhelming panic immediately set in. It was not a desperate need for narcotics I felt, but exclusive... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 7 2024
Why Chattanoogans Are Choosing Sobriety TENNESSEE WALTZ – May 3, 2024 - Over the years, I have noticed the need for more drink options steadily rising,” says Selenna Taylor, a bartender at Southside Social. “Southside Social offers several options f... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 7 2024RecoveryRecovery Advocatesobriety
Overcoming Impostor Syndrome as an Overnight Success I’M FAMOUS – April 29, 2024 - “Impostor syndrome is rooted in a fear of being discovered as inadequate,” explains Dr. Louise Stanger, a renowned interventionist and expert on behavioral health. “Those who expe... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 7 2024Mental Health
The Rise and Fall of DARE THEY TRIED – May 1, 2024 - DARE was not only ineffective by its own standards, but potentially counterproductive. Young people continued saying yes to drugs, despite the weekly DARE class that taught them to s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 7 2024RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Alec Baldwin Opens Up About 39 Years of Sobriety AMENDS? – May 1, 2024 - In an interview for Wednesday’s episode of the Our Way With Paul Anka and Skip Bronson podcast, the 66-year-old actor looked back on his struggle with alcoholism and substance abuse, wh... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 7 2024sobriety
Whoopi Goldberg On How She Became a Drug Addict VIDEO – AND THEN A SHOW BUSINESS GIANT – May 2, 2024 - Ms. Goldberg has admitted cocaine was “kicking my a**” as she hit rock bottom in the 1980s when recreational drug use in Hollywood was at a high. The Oscar-nom... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 7 2024RecoveryRehab
Women Reporting ‘Ozempic Breasts’ CH-CH-CHANGES – May 1, 2024 - Ozempic has already been linked to a host of bizarre bodily changes — including sagging skin and sunken-in cheeks. But now women are reporting a side effect dubbed ‘Ozempic bre... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMay 7 2024Trauma
United States to Reclassify Marijuana – Easing Restrictions VIDEO – HALLELUJAH – April 30, 2024 - Since 1971, marijuana has been in the same category as heroin, methamphetamines and LSD. By rescheduling cannabis, the drug would now be studied and researched to identify conc... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediamarijuanaMay 7 2024potweed
Homeboy Industries’ Father Greg Boyle Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom VIDEO – SAINTS CAN BE BALD – May 3, 2024 - “Father Greg Boyle, who has changed countless lives as pastor of a disadvantaged Catholic parish in Los Angeles ... through your pioneering gang intervention programs, rem... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionMay 7 2024
How To End Your Addiction to Sugar DIFFICULTLY – May 2, 2024 - “Excess sugar has very addictive properties,” says Rhian Stephenson, nutritionist. “It activates opiate receptors, then we experience a surge of dopamine, which lights up the reward... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictionMay 7 2024
Johnson and Johnson to Pay $6.5 Billion for Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Lawsuits BUSINESS AS USUAL – May 1, 2024 - The company announced that it still intends to defend itself amid the ongoing lawsuits, while simultaneously working to garner approval and support for the proposed settlement... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerMay 7 2024
Treatment Center Billed Taxpayers for 203 Hrs. of Work by One Employee in Single Day VIDEO – LIKE SO MANY OTHERS – May 1, 2024 - They accuse the company of improperly billing taxpayers for phone calls with clients, falsely billing group activities as if they were a series of individual interac... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMay 7 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Reality of Teens and Weed IT REALLY AIN’T THE SAME – May 11, 2024 - Frequency of use was another risk factor for psychosis, such as weekly or daily use, with those using the drug daily at elevated risk for serious psychiatric problems ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 7 2024teenagersweed
Billy Idol: ‘I’m Not the Drug Addict That I Was’ REBEL YELLS...QUIETLY – May 1, 2024 - “I really started to think, ‘I should try and go forward and not be a drug addict anymore,’ and stuff like that,” Idol, 68, recalled. “It took a long time, but gradually I... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 7 2024
John Mulaney Recalls Lorne Michaels Warning Him About John Belushi: “John Didn’t Want To Die” AUDIO – NO JUNKIE DOES, MAYBE – May 1, 2024 - Mulaney recalled how Michaels invoked John Belushi, who died in 1982 at 33 after struggling with addiction. While in rehab, Mulaney received a call from Michaels.... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMay 7 2024
Priscilla Presley’s Son Navarone Details Addiction Struggles VIDEO – FAMILY DESPAIR – May 1, 2024 - “It started with weed in high school and, by the time I was 16, 17, I had kinda tried everything,” Navarone tells ET’s Kevin Frazier about his journey into addiction. “I don’t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMay 7 2024RecoveryRehab
Quote of the Week – Hannah Arendt “Politically, the weakness of the argument has always been that those who choose the lesser evil forget very quickly that they chose evil.” – Hannah Arendt, b.1906 – d.1975 ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 7 2024quote of the week
Vin Baker Uses Sobriety For Good GIVING BACK IN STYLE – April 17, 2024 - “It’s still one day at a time for me, and I understand, empathize, and know exactly what the attack an alcoholic goes through daily,” Baker said. “To wake up every morni... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 30 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabsobriety
Captain Sandy Tells How Yachting Helped Her Sobriety RIDING THE WAVE...CALMLY – April 18, 2024 - “I was 13 years old and I started washing boats, and then I had to get in trouble a lot, kind of got into the addiction thing. And after I got sober in 1989, my very... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 30 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietysobriety
Hot Broadway Star Overcame Cocaine, Alcohol and Gambling Addictions VIDEO – NEW YORK STORIES – April 23, 2024 - Sara Gettelfinger had steadily worked on the Broadway boards since her debut in 2000’s Seussical, appearing alongside stars including John Stamos, John Lithgow and J... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionApril 30 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
The Endless Quest to Replace Alcohol TRY IT, YOU’LL LIKE IT – April 18, 2024 - The rise in “sober curiosity” is directly correlated to an interest in wellness, an industry that exploded in the early 2010s at the same time smartphones and social m... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 30 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoverysobriety
Anthony Hopkins Planning to Live Beyond 100 AUDIO – SOBER MEN CAN DO THAT – April 4, 2024 - Acting icon Anthony Hopkins is one lamb who refuses to be silenced! After going to hell and back battling addiction issues and depression, insiders dished the Hanniba... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 30 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietylife expectancy
Ohtani’s Ex-Interpreter Must Get Gambling Addiction Treatment I’LL BET HE GOES TO GA (not Georgia) – April 13, 2024 -The initial federal court appearance by Ippei Mizuhara marked the first time the interpreter has been seen in public since the scandal exploded last month... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 30 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginterventionSuper Bowl
Aspartame and Sucralose May Promote Diarrhea & Damage Your Gut SUGER FREE POOP – April 24, 2024 - Common artificial sweeteners may be causing serious damage to your gut, scientists have warned. Not only that, but according to new research these additives could be transfor... Read More...April 30 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addiction
Two-Drug Combo Curbs Drinking for Alcoholics DOUBLE, DOUBLE TOIL AND TROUBLE – April 18, 2024 - A combo of an allergy drug and a blood pressure med appears to lower daily drinking in folks battling severe alcoholism, French researchers report. The two... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 30 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Landmark Recovery Applies to Reopen After Settlement with State VIDEO – SECOND CHANCES – April 21, 2024 - 13News has learned state regulators have reached a settlement agreement with Landmark Recovery that could allow those troubled recovery centers to get recertified. Landmark... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 30 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Woman Charts Her Journey to Sobriety FOR THE LOVE OF CHILD – April 23, 2024 - “My story starts on September 21, 2022 - the day I decided I had to get sober. My main thought I had, which was obviously painful but it moved me enough, was, ‘I don’t ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 30 2024RecoveryRehabsobriety
‘Pretty Wrecked’: Author On Addiction and Recovery VIDEO – BOOKS MATTER – April 25, 2024 - From a teenage alcoholic and drug addict to a shining success and celebrating 28 years of sobriety. A Main Line wife and mother details her road to recovery and the lessons s... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 30 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Spencer Mathews On How He Became An Alcoholic AUDIO – MADE IN CHELSEA – April 13, 2024 - “It was four Big Macs, a six-pack of Stella...” Vogue Williams’ husband Spencer Mathews has described how he became an alcoholic whilst working as a banker in London. The ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 30 2024Celebrity Sobriety
I Overcame My Alcohol Addiction by Learning Two Lessons FIRST PERSON BRAVERY – April 16, 2024 - When I was 14 years old, I became aware that I wanted to feel the effects of alcohol. I had a few drinks at a friend’s house when his parents weren’t home and quickly fe... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 30 2024RecoveryRehab