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Hazelfest celebrates 70th anniversary for Hazelden

Sober-Palooza – August 2, 2019 - This summer’s lineup includes over 20 performances, including comedians, inspirational speakers and musical acts spanning indie rock, bluegrass, pop, hip hop, jazz, soul, and blues. T... Read More...

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Meal Plan for People Who Have Been Using Too Many Drugs

You Are What You Eat – July 18, 2019 - I am a public health major who has been working with injection drug users and people with substance use disorders for nearly the last 10 years. My predominant focus is on ... Read More...

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Lake Worth Beach Film Festival Puts Spotlight on Recovery

Art With Heart – Jul 28, 2019 - “One day I had a moment and said to how cool would it be to do an art exhibit of people struggling with all types of disorders, including addiction,” explained Mendez. The exhibit was... Read More...

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Tennessee couple’s before and after photos of meth addiction, recovery goes viral

Coming Clean – August 3, 2019 - He made a Facebook post on July 26, showing a before-and-after photo of him and his wife, Ashley Walker, with the #CleanChallenge hashtag. As of Friday morning, , the post has 18... Read More...

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Charlotte Wincott

Perfect Choice – Neuroscientist Charlotte Wincott Joins APF’s Advisory Board August 2, 2019 - “Dr. Wincott is part of the next generation of treatment experts who will lead advancements in how to combat add... Read More...

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How an epic legal battle brought a secret drug database to light

DEA’s Secrets and Lies – Aug. 2, 2019 - She’s one lawyer of hundreds involved in a sprawling, costly, enormously complicated agglomeration of lawsuits filed against nearly two dozen big drug companies and now being l... Read More...

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Perfectly Imperfect

A Lose Lose Situation – August 4, 2019 - So rampant is the negativity arising from the ‘perceived’ faulty body size that it works both ways. People too thin are feeling the pain as well. The greetings these days are ... Read More...

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Lawmaker Aims To Curb Social Media Addiction

Facebook is My Best Friend – August 3, 2019 - The 39-year-old senator has also lobbied tech executives and regulators during his short term. He drafted a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg this year explaining ... Read More...

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Your Non-Scary Guide to Going to Rehab

IMPORTANT: For Women Only – JULY 16, 2019- For me, this is personal.When I was in my 20s, just starting my career (before I became a features editor at Cosmo), my brother was descending into what would become a... Read More...

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Quote of the Week

“In taking a single step toward positive change, the divine energy will take a hundred steps toward you. New worlds of unbelievable possibilities will open up for you.” — Joan Borysenko, PhD ... Read More...

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Saoirse Kennedy Hill Penned Essay About Her Battle with Depression 3 Years Before Her Tragic Death

There but for the grace of God... – August 02, 2019 - Three years before Saoirse Kennedy Hill tragically died at age 22 from a suspected drug overdose, she penned an emotionally raw essay for her high school’s... Read More...

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‘Idiot Wind’ Tells a Personal Tale of Journeying From Addiction to Recovery

MEDIA: Book Review – July 28, 2019 - Below, he talks about the book’s very long gestation, the kindred spirit he sees in the singer Tom Waits and more. When did you first get the idea to write this book? ... Read More...

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Louvre Removes Sackler Family Name From Its Walls

Oh, those French...Sackler Bleu! – July 17, 2019 - In March, Britain’s National Portrait Gallery turned down a $1.3 million donation from a charitable arm of the family. That prompted a host of cultural institu... Read More...

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Man battling addiction dies in a police cell

Death By Laws – July 22, 2019 - Cox said she believed he overdosed while in the holding cell. She wanted to know how it happened — not just for him, but for others in police custody who are addicted to drugs. ... Read More...

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Millions Should Stop Taking Aspirin to Prevent Heart Attack

“But my doctor told me...” – July 23, 2019 - Nearly seven million of them take aspirin without a doctor’s recommendations. Dr. Evelina Grayver is a cardiologist at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset. ... Read More...

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Why Some People Have a Higher Alcohol Tolerance Than Others

Science Can Tell You – July 25, 2019 - Researchers have examined multiple factors to figure out why some people’s bodies appear to handle more alcohol better than others, Martin said. Gender and body weight cle... Read More...

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I Was Addicted to the Weight-Loss Drug for 15 Years: ‘I’d Spiraled to a Dark Place

Step Up to a Lighter Place – July 11, 2019 - How easy would it be, I thought, to just take a pill and not be hungry? For an emotional eater like me, it seemed like the perfect solution. I looked up the nearest medica... Read More...

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Former Police Officer’s Addiction Almost Killed Him

CNN’s Turning Point - Beautiful – July 26, 2019 - A root canal sparked Restivo’s prescription drug addiction at the age of 22. The dentist “prescribed me Vicodin. It kind of felt like my first drink. It was so... Read More...

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$1million in liquid meth found inside snow globes

Crystal Clear – July 26, 2019 - Australian Border Force Aviation Goods officers examined and X-rayed the snow globes. Tests of the liquid inside returned a “presumptive positive result for methamphetamine,” the Austr... Read More...

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How Granite Recovery Centers Responded to VP Mike Pence’s Canceled Trip, Employee’s Confession

Relapse + $ = Confession – July 29, 2019 - Everything was business as usual at Granite Recovery Centers last Monday morning when CEO Eric Spofford went into a meeting with the organization’s director of human r... Read More...

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Juul Went Into Ninth-grade Classroom and Called Its Device ‘totally safe’

Hook Them With Flavors – July 25, 2019- In a statement, Juul said the presentation was part of a “short-lived Education and Youth Prevention Program which was ended in September 2018 after its purpose — to edu... Read More...

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Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Women at Recovery Center

Police Action Coming – JULY 26, 2019 - Mitts was charged with failing to register as a sex offender, sodomy, and multiple counts of sexual abuse. Prosecutors say he allegedly sexually assaulted two women during... Read More...

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Happy Birthday Susan Cheever

Writer In The Storm – July 31, 2019 - My Twenty Favorite Books Out of Africa by Isak DinesenA book suffused with longing for the lost world of adulthood. Father and Son by Edmund GosseA model for writi... Read More...

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Washington Cities Push Against Needle Exchanges

Just Let Them Die On the Street – July 28, 2019 - But needles don’t frustrate Pastore as much as this: If she were a user, she could dispose of the needles for free at the local syringe exchange. Pastore think... Read More...

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Caron Treatment Center Story

Mixed Messages – A recovering alcoholic started helping other addicts and it kept growing! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRGdw_yc-GI&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3XAfc4Xn9RXOibYYODUyoHmmfEoV1jmuuHZ... Read More...

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12 South Recovery Sponsors Reel Recovery Film Festival

Everyone Loves Movies! – July 29, 2019 - 12 South Recovery’s Orange County Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Programs offers step down levels of care beginning with Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), followed by ... Read More...

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Let’s Quit Abusing Drug Users by Dr. Carl Hart

In Praise of Sanity – From the Vault: 2015 - Carl Hart, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at Columbia University, offers a provocative, evidence-based view of addiction and discusses how it shou... Read More...

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Marianne Williamson on “Those Mental Health” Comments

All You Need Is Love? – July 27, 2019 - How widely antidepressants should be prescribed, and under what circumstances, is a real debate among psychiatrists. But Ms. Williamson has tended to make broad arguments, su... Read More...

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‘My Promise to PJ’: Daniel Baldwin’s Documentary About Those Left Behind After an Overdose

The Story Lives On – July 26, 2019 - “I felt robbed, I felt this is not the way the script was written by me,” said Baldwin. “He finally got it, he had three and a half years sober and then I got a phone call that ... Read More...

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Five N.Y.P.D. Officers Commit Suicide in Two Months

In Memorium – July 27, 2019 - “Once again terrible news,” the message said. “Tonight the NYPD lost a sergeant to suicide. We ask that everyone pray for his family, friends and Co-workers. The NYPD continues to go thr... Read More...