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Mother with opioid addiction died in police custody after officers ignored her calls for help

Arrested to Death – MAR. 7, 2020 - “Yeah I’m literally ill right now. I can’t even think straight. I’m gonna like literally pass out from pain,” Linsemeir tells Sgt. Moises Zanazanian who is listed as a defenda... Read More...

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Mika Brzezinski: This therapy is helping me triumph over my 20-year addiction to sleep medicine

All Roads Lead to Home – March 5, 2020 - It started with my graveyard shift at CBS News when I was 30 years old. Besides having two babies under the age of two, my shift was brutal. After a one-hour commute, I ... Read More...

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‘Sobriety’s not boring’

Just Like Life – March 2, 2020 - While her friends are supportive of her sober lifestyle, she finds it comes up a lot in one particular area of her personal life. “It’s kind of difficult being single and dating,” she... Read More...

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Opioid Epidemic Might Be Much Worse Than We Thought

And Getting Worse? – FEBRUARY 27, 2020 - The undercounting of opioid deaths is important because “you need to know the scale of a problem to know how to intervene in the problem,” Venkataramani says. Dealing wi... Read More...

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Indiana County to Start Bringing Charges Against Residents Who Overdose

Locking Up The Dead – February 29, 2020 - The person who has overdosed is given the opportunity to plead guilty, and if they go that route, “the prosecutor’s office would agree to offer treatment services through pro... Read More...

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Demi Lovato opens up about sobriety relapse in interview with Ellen

Woman’s Empowerment – March 5, 2020 - According to the Daily Mail, Demi tells Ellen “My bulimia got really bad. I asked for help and I didn’t get the help that I needed. I’m thinking to myself: ‘I am six years ... Read More...

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Can You Drink Your Way Sober?

L’Chaim and L’Chaim again... – March 1, 2020 - Dr. Charles Shadel founded Shadel Hospital outside Seattle in 1935 offering aversion therapy in a “homelike setting” — the same year Bill Wilson started Alcoholics... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionMarch 10 2020

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San Francisco Resurrects Plan to Open Supervised Injection Sites

Keeping Life Alive – March 4, 2020 - Approximately 24,500 people in San Francisco regularly use syringes to inject illegal drugs, according to the city’s health department. In the city, drug overdosing accounte... Read More...

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Truly Radical Idea to Address Drug Addiction in Mia Donovan’s “Dope is Death”

THEATER “Dope is Death” – March 6, 2020 - “You don’t want to fight on drugs,” says Felipe Luciano, the founder of the Young Lords, in “Dope is Death.” “ I found out I was political.” His epiphany contributes to a ... Read More...

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Quote of the Week

“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.” —Marie Curie ... Read More...

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‘The Way Back’ Review: Ben Affleck Shines as Alcoholic Basketball Coach

Off His Back – March 4, 2020 - There is an origin story for his current predicament, one that is both universal and specific, the film never allows that trauma to excuse or justify his behavior. Jack is surrou... Read More...

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‘I wanted to go back to being clean,’ says addict helped by Chicago police program

To Protect and Serve – Feb 23, 2020 - He always bought his morning snort of heroin from his trusted dealers there, then he’d go back to the suburbs to cut hair at the barbershop he owns. He commuted more than an hour... Read More...

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Ozzy Osbourne Talks Sobriety and Having ‘the Midas Touch

Batshit Sane – FEBRUARY 24, 2020 - The Godfather of Heavy Metal released his reunion album with Black Sabbath in 2013 and has been sober for seven years. “The last album, I wrote some of it stoned,” he admits. “I qui... Read More...

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Settlement bars ex-director of treatment center from mental health practice

There’s always one... – Feb. 24, 2020 - The agreement took more than two years to reach and focused largely on the allegations that Simonds created a “hostile work environment.” There was only a brief, undetail... Read More...

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The woman who urinates alcohol

It's Always Happy Hour – Feb. 26, 2020 - Further examinations found high levels of Candida glabrata, yeast naturally produced by the body, were accumulating in her bladder when she ingested sugar. The yeast is simil... Read More...

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Eating disorders and drug addiction are often related illnesses

THE HOLE WITHIN – FEBRUARY 24, 2020 - Oftentimes, food disorders do not exist in isolation. It is not uncommon for those who suffer from eating disorders to also experience substance addiction. Singer and ac... Read More...

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Disabled by addiction? Prove it, federal judge says…

Courting Disaster – February 25, 2020 - In what could be a major win for the city of Costa Mesa — waging a lonely and expensive battle over sober living homes while other impacted Orange County cities look on —... Read More...

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Inside Rochester’s 24-hour treatment center

Hallelujah! – Feb. 25, 2020 - It’s the only facility of its kind in Monroe County since it opened its doors two years ago. The center helps direct people to addiction treatment services by giving immediate enga... Read More...

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Sober Porn Stars Share Their Best Recovery Advice

Get Married? – Feb. 26, 2020 - A quick Google search of “sober porn stars” took me down a rabbit hole of former adult entertainers wh... Read More...

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Cop accused of drug rehab scheme faces no jail time

Karma Time? – Feb. 27, 2020 - The charge wasn’t part of his original 11-count indictment, which included multiple second-degree official misconduct counts and charges of computer crime and tampering with records. A c... Read More...

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Why Do Christians Deny William Wilberforce’s Drug Addiction?

History Lesson – FEB 27, 2020 - The most widely known telling of Wilberforce’s life, the 2006 movie... Read More...

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Becoming a “mindful drinker” changed my life

Our hats are off to you... – Feb. 27, 2020 - This is spawning both a philosophical movement whose adherents have holidays (Dry January and Sober October) and is creating an industry through sober influencers; n... Read More...

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Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick talks about personal battle with alcoholism

Sharing for the heart – February 26, 2020 - Kirkpatrick, who suffered a spine fracture, cracked ribs and gash to her head, said she didn’t know she had a drinking problem until the accident. She said she was ha... Read More...

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Tattoos, Addiction and Zen

Recovery Ink. – Feb. 27, 2020 - When he was around 15 years old, he got his first gang tattoo in large letters across the top of his back. He’d been drinking and smoking pot since six... Read More...

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Newport Academy Announces National Conference Series on Teen Mental Health and Sustainable Healing

Education Is Key – February 20, 2020 - Sadly, when left untreated, mental health disorders can also lead to serious, life-threatening consequences. Every day, there are an average of 3,000 suicide attempts by y... Read More...

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Ben Affleck thanks Robert Downey Jr. for his help and support during his battle with alcoholism

Been there, done that... – Feb. 25, 2020 - The Oscar-winner said: ‘It doesn’t really bother me to talk about alcoholism and being an alcoholic. It’s part of my life, it’s something that I deal with. ‘It doesn’t ha... Read More...

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Tyson Fury: Fought addiction & depression to win world title

Retake The Crown – Feb. 23, 2020 - Of course Fury has experienced such glory before - he was on top of the world back in 2015 when he defeated Wladimir Klitschko to claim all four world title belts. But his ... Read More...

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Colts Owner Jim Irsay Pledges $1 Million for Addiction Services

First and Goal... – FEBRUARY 25, 2020 - “Addiction is terribly difficult for everyone involved, and it’s important that people aren’t shamed by this disease because shame kills,” Irsay said. “IU Health has a tr... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryMarch 3 2020Rehab

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SF Bill Would Pay Meth Addicts to Quit

Money For Nothing... – February 26, 2020 - Meth use is skyrocketing nationally, but there are few options available for treatment. San Francisco has been hit hard. Meth is now involved in a fifth of drug arrests in ... Read More...

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For the last year and a half, Global News has documented Elliot’s life in and out of jail

Riveting Story – February 21st, 2020 - n the backyard, the two friends mixed whisky with Pepsi and drank until Elliot was giddy and a little bit dizzy. Elliot lay back on the grass. Wow, he thought, no wo... Read More...

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