D.C. Shuts 50th Weed Shop Amid Cannabis Crackdown GET DRUNK INSTEAD? – April 24, 2025 - The city is moving aggressively to shut down the once-thriving gray market — a matter of public safety, and also essential for the legal medical cannabis industry to ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionmarijuanaMay 06 2025weed
Arizona Awards $6M For Sober Homes Fraud Scandal VIDEO – GETTING EVEN – May 2, 2025 - Eleven Tribal nations and community members hurt by Arizona’s sober living home fraud scandal will benefit from a new wave of grants. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office wil... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 06 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Can George Haymaker Uses Neuroscience to Transform Addiction Recovery? WE HOPE HE CAN – April 30, 2025 - “You’re not broken—you’re just wired in a way that no longer serves you. And the incredible thing is, your brain can be rewired. Change is possible, and it starts with one small step... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMay 06 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Meet the Cavan Man Embracing Sobriety DRUMMING FOR GOD – May 1, 2025 - “What society and communities at the moment are dealing with is a disconnection. People are grasping in all directions to try and find a bit of peace in their souls and what oft... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 06 2025RecoveryRehab
GIVE PEACE A CHANCE – Plastic Ono Band VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 1969 - 9,564,047 views since 2016 - The Very Best of John Lennon. Completely remixed from the original multitracks in Stereo, 5.1. CONTINUE@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winnerMay 06 2025
“Peace Piece” – Bill Evans VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 1958 - 6,166,800 views since 2011 - Bill Evans’s “Peace Piece” is an unrehearsed modal composition that he recorded for his “Everybody Digs Bill Evans” LP in 1958. It is hailed as on... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winnerMay 06 2025
Famous Pop Stars Who Found Sobriety ADDICTION SURVIVORS – May, 2025 - Pink was known for her wild partying days in the early 2000s, but she eventually realized she was heading down a dangerous path. She credits motherhood and her love for fitness... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 06 2025Recovery
Person of the Week: Jay Stinnett STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – MAY 6, 2025 - Jay Stinnett is a grateful channel of the wisdom of the beverage program and producer of the film Bill W Conscious Contact. He can be found in the 4th Dimension in Sedona... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaInterviewMay 06 2025Recovery Advocate
Seabrook Rehab Paying $20M to Resolve Whistleblower Suit BUSINESS AS USUAL? – May 1, 2025 - Seabrook allegedly lacked licenses and contracts for a veterans program at its Upper Deerfield facility, yet billed federal and state agencies for its services, the federal prosecut... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 06 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Psychiatric Prisons Back In Business? OUT OF SIGHT... – April 27, 2025 - Across the country, a troubling trend is accelerating: the return of institutionalization – rebranded, repackaged and framed as “modern mental health care”. From Governor Kath... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 06 2025Mental Health
Pill Mill Kingpin Set To Walk Free VIDEO – A PARDON? – May 1, 2025 - Jeff George, convicted in the overdose death of a 24-year-old customer, is getting out of prison early. He apologized to the victim’s grieving family in a Palm Beach County courtroom... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 06 2025
South America’s Only Supervised Drug Consumption Room SAVING LIVES – APRIL 27, 2025 - The left arm of Christian Camilo Amaya is tattooed with a skull pierced by a syringe, which he says represents the use of cocaine and heroin. He frequently shot up on streets of ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductionMay 06 2025
Hayden Begley Says She’s Been Sober for 10 Years After Her Dad Caught Her Drinking at 15 VIDEO – SOBER TIES – May 2, 2025 - In a new TikTok video she revealed that “addictive issues” ran in her family history. Hayden, 25, shared a TikTok clip explaining her decision to maintain a sober lifestyle. In the... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 06 2025
This Is the Worst Food for Your Heart EAT AT YOUR OWN RISK – April 27, 2025 - Sugar-laden eats, alcohol, and fried foods are obvious choices to nix from your diet in the name of longevity, but doctors have another to add to that list: Processed meats.Lun... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaEating Disorderfood addictionlife expectancyMay 06 2025
Facebook & Instagram Bots to Engage in Dirty Sick Sex Chats with Children of All Ages BAD BOTS – April 27, 2025 - Meta’s AI-powered chatbots on Facebook and Instagram are able to engage in graphic sex talk with users, even children, with the voices of Disney characters and celebrities. AI using the p... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetMay 06 2025Smartphone Addiction
Where Does Consciousness Come From? EVERYWHERE? – April 30, 2025 - Two leading theories of consciousness went head-to-head—and the results may change how neuroscientists study one of the oldest questions about existence.Where in the brain does co... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 06 2025Mental Health
Ex-NBA Player Warns Students to Avoid Addiction VIDEO – NOTHING BUT NET – May 1, 2025 - “Cocaine was my truth,” Herren said. Through the decades, Roundup’s gymnasium has echoed everything from game-winning cheers to physical education teachers enforcing rules. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 06 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Alcohol Needs a Cancer Warning Label ABOUT TIME – 2025 - More than six in 10 Americans drink alcohol. But less than half of them know that they’re increasing their cancer risk while they’re doing it. GOVERNMENT WARNING: (1) According to the ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 06 2025sobriety
Quote of the Week by George Orwell “It’s not so much staying alive, it’s staying human that’s important. What counts is that we don’t betray each other.” – George Orwell, 1903–1950 ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 06 2025quote of the week
Are We Getting High ’Cause the Thrill is Gone? Dysfunctional brain Dopamine caused by Reward Deficiency Syndrome – April 29, 2025 - What happens when the thrill is gone? In fact, what if the thrill was never there to begin with? The sun is setting ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 29 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
40 Percent Decline in Overdose Deaths Linked to Fewer Kids Entering Foster Care IT’S COMPLICATED – April 23, 2025 - Year-over-year figures for the 12 months ending in November 2024 reveal a 37.7% decline in drug overdose deaths in West Virginia, surpassing the national average decrease of ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 29 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOverdose
San Francisco Considers ‘recovery first’ Drug Policy VIDEO – DYING BY THE BAY – April 24, 2025 - “I think having a city policy that says, listen, the cessation of illicit drug use and long-term recovery is the primary objective of our drug policy,” Dorsey said. “That’s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 29 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Podcast Gives Man a Voice in Addiction Recovery VIDEO – WE ARE LEGION – April 23, 2025 - For Ronnie LeDuff, therapy doesn’t come in the form of a counseling session. It comes through a microphone. “I didn’t know how to be vulnerable,” LeDuff said. “I didn’t un... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 29 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Methadone Pioneer Who Freed People From the Cruel Clinic System LIFE SAVER – April 23, 2025 - Dr. Edwin Salsitz is a methadone OG. He was one of a coterie of New York City doctors who pioneered its use to treat opioid use disorder back in the 1980s. “God almighty. So many p... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 29 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductionintervention
Heavy Drinking Linked to Brain Injuries and Alzheimer’s EARLY ONSET STUPIDITY – April 17, 2025 - Boozers had 133 % higher odds of developing vascular brain lesions than those who never drank. With the help of surveys of the deceased’s next of kin, researchers ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 29 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental Health
Jon Pardi Encourages Sobriety After Quitting Drinking: ‘Just Try It’ WAY TO GO – April 22, 2025 - “I’m back. I jumped off the wagon and I’m back on it,” Pardi says on Amazon’s Country Heat Weekly podcast. “It gets even more crazy when you jump back in it. And for me, now looking... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 29 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Walker Hayes’s Song About Struggles With Sobriety And Faith SINGING IT SWEETLY – April 23, 2025 - “It had come to an embarrassing point,” Hayes recalls to CBS News. “But I had a handle of vodka in my Honda Accord at all times. And it went in every beverage.” Hayes ultimate... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 29 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Elev8 Centers to Address Growing Addiction Crisis in New York TALL ORDER – April 23, 2025 - Elev8 Centers has announced the launch of an enhanced alcohol rehab program designed to meet the increasing demand for effective addiction treatment services in New York City. The compre... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 29 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Woman Who Overcame Addiction Helping Others EACH ONE, TEACH ONE – April 23, 2025 - A mother-of-two who was helped by a rehabilitation organisation said she is “overrun” with gratitude now her life is back on track. “Every woman deserves opportunity and if my h... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 29 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Pea-Sized Node in the Brain to Treat Drug Addiction NO PEA BRAIN JOKES – April 23, 2025 - Major scientific discoveries can arise from simple decisions: say, by simply looking where virtually no one else has. Such was the case for Ines Ibañez-Tallon, a research associa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 29 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction