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Nephew, uncle who ran treatment center charged with patient brokering

Newest Creeps on the Block – Mar. 7, 2019 - Jarryd Ageloff, 29, of Delray Beach, and Roy Brian Ageloff, 59, of Boca Raton, both were booked Wednesday at the Palm Beach County Jail. Each was released hours later after po... Read More...

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Jodie Sweetin, John Stamos, Mackenzie Phillips, Ed Begley Jr., Tony Denison, Ahbra Schiff, Joanna Cassidy and Others Gather for 10th Annual Experience, Strength and Hope Awards

There is God – March 6, 2019 - For ten years, Leonard Buschel’s organization has hosted the high profile get-together in Los Angeles honoring people who spread the word of recovery. Commenting on the success of his effo... Read More...

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Kids Tell Their Parents – Stay Off That Phone!

Hold on, I think I left my son somewhere – March 6, 2019 - Distracted parents don’t just push strollers into innocent bystanders and ignore playground hazards, they also risk disrupting the critical adult-child signalin... Read More...

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The “I Do” of Addiction

“Notes on an All-American Family” – March 4, 2019 - The room smelled like what they were doing, but again, with no priors, I had little clue. A friend of Mom’s, was in the bathroom ... her hair a spiky mess and she was ... Read More...

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6 women sexually abused at Timberline Knolls

Who’s Minding The Rehab? – March 7, 2019 - The abuse allegations began to surface last summer, but Timberline officials waited at least three weeks to contact law enforcement, police reports show. In the meantime, Timbe... Read More...

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When They Look at Me, They See Dollar Signs

Hath God Forsaken Me? – MARCH/APRIL 2019 ISSUE - It was early 2017, and Brianne, a 20-year-old from a woody Atlanta suburb, had come to South Florida to leave her heroin addiction behind. At a residential facility calle... Read More...

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Drug screens raising revenue for rehabs, costs for patients

Blood Money – March 5, 2019 – American Addiction Centers, an industry behemoth, owns Solutions Recovery, Resolutions and Desert Hope in Las Vegas, popular destinations for Americans seeking to “get clean.” March 5, 201... Read More...

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Signs of a Great Rehab Center

Staff and Program – February 28, 2019 - While it might seem that with addiction, the consumption of substances is the problem, there are typically underlying problems that compel individuals to seek out these substances... Read More...

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The “Crack Cocaine of Gambling”

Spinning Out of Control – February 20, 2019 - Yet the state has failed to address the issue of gambling addiction in any meaningful way ... brain imaging studies show that, much like drugs or alcohol, gambling triggers ... Read More...

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Watch John Mayer Perform New Single, Talk Sobriety and Sunday-Night Instagram Show on ‘Ellen’

Music Heals – March 1, 2019 - Mayer calls the show Current Mood and says it “started as a goof” with a backdrop of a foam-core board that “looks like a science-fair presentation” but has become a way for fans to gather ... Read More...

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Bing Adopts LegitScript Addiction Treatment Certification Standards

Goodbye JCAHO? – February 28, 2019 - According Melissa Alsoszatai-Petheo, Bing’s Advertising Policy Manager, the company decided on this policy change as part of its ongoing efforts to ensure a safe and engaging experie... Read More...

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‘Some unhappy with Google-related opioid rehab campus

Bridge to Serenity - Google House Sober Living? – March 2, 2019 - The state-of-the-art “recovery campus” will treat about 1,000 people in the first year. Clients can refer themselves or come from referrals made by healt... Read More...

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‘No mom should have to plan child’s funeral’

Drug Laws Kill! – Mar. 1, 2019 - Because of this his parents, Brian and Brenda Martinek, are now leading the charge for harsher penalties in drug-related convictions. “Currently in the state of Oregon there is no avenu... Read More...

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Montreal chef says new cooks need to learn about sobriety

Smoking Lox, not freebase – Feb. 26, 2019 - Although McMillan describes himself as an introvert in his personal life, he said he increasingly turned to alcohol to host customers over the years. Eventually, he became unh... Read More...

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Recovering Alcoholics Find Higher Power in the Chalice

In Gods We Trust – March 2, 2019 - A group of recovering alcoholics in Minneapolis founded the Calix Society in 1947, after meeting weekly at the 5:30 a.m. Mass to pray for an alcoholic priest friend. Realizing their Ca... Read More...

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78-Year-Old Vegetarian Beatle Ringo Starr Says Broccoli Keeps Him Young

Weird Sober Drummer Boy – Nov. 2018 - The musician, who is 78 years old, spoke about how he keeps up with his busy life, including the launch of his coffee table photo book “Another Day in the Life,” and his tour with ... Read More...

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U.S. Deaths From Suicide, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Reach Record High

And who is asking why? – March 5, 2019 - That number was more than double 1999 levels, according to a chilling new analysis of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data by the Trust for America’s Health and W... Read More...

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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma exploring bankruptcy

Getting Away with Murder – March 4, 2019 - The potential move shows how Purdue and its wealthy owners, the Sackler family, are under pressure to respond to mounting litigation accusing the drugmaker of misleading doctor... Read More...

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‘Andy Irons: Kissed By God’ Wins Audience Favorite Award

Fantastic Film! – Mar. 4, 2019 - The award ceremony, now in its 10th year, was established by Writers in Treatment, a nonprofit organization that seeks to help writers suffering from alcoholism, drug addiction, and oth... Read More...

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Addiction counselor creates smartphone app to thwart overdoses

Minutes Matter – Mar. 2, 2019 - Izraylov, 41, joins other tinkerers who have tried to attack overdoses with technology. One app, released in 2016 but apparently no longer available, alerted an emergency contact if user... Read More...

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How Sobriety Changed Bradley Cooper’s Life and Made ‘A Star Is Born’ Possible

Promises at Work – FEBRUARY 22, 2019 - Cooper gives a tour de force performance, depicting the aging legend’s mental health and substance abuse struggles so flawlessly, he earned himself a Best Actor nomination at the 9... Read More...

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John Stamos Tears Up While Recalling How ‘Fuller House’ Co-Star Jodie Sweetin Helped Him Get Sober

Experience, Strength and Hope Awards – March 1, 2019 - Stamos choked back tears while recalling getting sober almost four years ago after hitting “rock bottom.” He turned to Sweetin, who is coming up on eight years of s... Read More...

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John Stamos gets emotional on Jodie Sweetin helping him with his sobriety: ‘This is Jodie’s legacy’

This is How It Works – March 4, 2019 - While introducing the former “Full House,” and current “Fuller House,” star, Variety reports that Stamos choked back tears as he described the impact that Sweetin had on his own jo... Read More...

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Ben Affleck:Being an ‘Alcoholic Is Part of My Life’: ‘I Take Pride’ in Addressing My Problem

Accountable – March 04, 2019 - In a candid interview alongside his Triple Frontier costar Charlie Hunnam on Monday’s Today, Affleck told Hoda Kotb “being an alcoholic, it’s part of my life, it’s something that I deal w... Read More...

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The Story of This ’60s Drug Rehab-Turned-Violent Cult Is Wild, Wild Bizarre…and Bill Lane was there

Synanon: The Untold Story – April 22, 2018 - April 22, 2018 - Bill Lane was a 20-year-old junkie living in Brooklyn when his mother heard about Synanon on TV. “There was no such thing as a drug rehab in those days,” say... Read More...

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The Tricky Connection Between MAT and Low Sex Drive

It’s Complicated! – February 26, 2019 - Distinguishing the Impact of MAT and Other Drugs One problem with examining the prevalence of MAT-related sexual dysfunction is that it’s difficult to separate the effects of the... Read More...

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NY to fund 14 new drug addiction recovery centers

End of the line? Or new beginning? – March 2, 2019 - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Fourteen new recovery centers intended to help those struggling with drug addiction are set to open thanks to a New York state investment. The sta... Read More...

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Tristan O’Tierney co-founder of Square dies at age 35

It’s Not About Money – March 2, 2019 - According to his LinkedIn profile, O’Tierney held positions at Yahoo!, Brand Logic and Apple before starting at Square in 2009. He spent nearly four and a half years at Square, whe... Read More...

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Insurer sends massive checks to patients prompting million-dollar lawsuit by Sovereign Health

What Goes Around... – March 1, 2019 - The insurance giant is accused of sending more than $1.3 million in payments to patients — money, the suit claims, that is owed to the facilities that treated people with addiction ... Read More...

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Treatment program where patients died operated unlicensed for years

AMAZING VIDEO EXPOSE – February 22, 2019 - The state sent several letters ordering the program to stop taking clients - all but one triggered by a fatal drug overdose at the facility. Full Story @ 11Alive.com... Read More...