Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino Marks Over 2 Years of SobrietyNarcotics Anonymous has a Winner – May 7, 2018 - Congratulations to Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino on more than two years of being clean! The 35-year-old Jersey Shore star on Sunday posted the achievement on his offici... Read More...May 15 2018
Beyond AA: Where restaurant workers go for helpMore Than Coffee and Cookies – May 11, 2018 - Thirty-five years ago, when Mickey Bakst walked into his first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, he realized he was the only hospitality worker in the group. “It was all doctors... Read More...May 15 2018
Steering Addicts Toward HopeStraight Talk – May 09, 2018 - While in prison DeLeon pitched an idea he had to the Department of Corrections. The idea was to have kids hear from other kids who had been in prison. It was to bring the inmates out to th... Read More...May 15 2018
Cheyenne Jackson Celebrates 5 Years of Sobriety After Battle as a ‘High-Functioning Alcoholic’A Very Handsome Sobriety – May 10, 2018 - The 42-year-old American Horror Story star, who also costars in Paramount Network’s upcoming drama American Woman, jumped for joy about reaching that goal in a triumphant Instag... Read More...May 15 2018
Baby boomers seeing a spike in opioid addictionAssisted Living – May 8, 2017 - Ronnie settles into the love seat in his sister’s living room and prepares to tell his story. He asked 8News not to share his full name or show his face during the candid conversation, bu... Read More...May 15 2018
Children of the Opioid Epidemic – NYTimes FeatureFledglings of Big Pharma – May 9, 2018 - It was not until her third month of feeling unwell, in the fall of 2016, that Alicia thought to take an at-home pregnancy test. Until then, she assumed her fatigue and nausea wer... Read More...May 15 2018
How do patients know if a recovery center gets results? … answers are hard to findDepends On Who You Ask – May 9, 2018 - News 5 found that facilities that treat Ohio’s recovering addicts aren’t subject to any state or county regulations that require quality care to stay open. They are subject only to... Read More...May 15 2018
A Tortured, Trippy Benedict Cumberbatch in the Role of a LifetimeDrunk In Public – May 11, 2018 - It’s palpable in a scene where he takes quaaludes and loses all control of his motor functions, sliding across a floor and down a wall as he attempts to flee from an interrogative dinner... Read More...May 15 2018
J. Cole tackles drug abuse and more on his new album ‘KOD’ VIDEOMusic VIDEO – May 10, 2018 Watch VIDEO @ Mashable.com... Read More...May 15 2018
NBC 6 Investigates The Business of AddictionCriminal Minds! – May 14, 2018 Full Story @ NBCMiami.com... Read More...May 15 2018
Crisis Grips California’s Rural NorthDirty Needles Amongst the Redwoods – May 8, 2018 - EUREKA, Calif. — The dirty needles can be found scattered among the pine and brush, littering the forest floor around Eureka, a town long celebrated as a gateway to the... Read More...May 15 2018
What can ads do for addiction?Nothing? – May 8, 2018 - Politicians on the left and the right are calling for an anti-addiction ad campaign aimed at the opioid epidemic. The airwaves of history are littered with previous anti-drug efforts - some of w... Read More...May 15 2018
Drug executive tells Congress his company contributed to the overdose epidemicMurder on the Appalachian Express – May 8, 2018 - The head of a major pharmaceutical distributor apologized before Congress on Tuesday for not doing more to stop the shipment of millions of powerful prescription opioids... Read More...May 15 2018
Sex AddictionFive Times a Day Wasn't Enough – Amy 2, 2018 - Sex addiction divides expert opinion, but for some people it is a very real condition that can be shameful and even “life-destroying”. As relationship charity Relate calls ... Read More...May 8 2018
Teenagers love vaping flavors, and it’s a regulatory nightmaree-Juice for breakfast? – May 5, 2108 - SAMIR Soneji, an associate professor of health policy at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and the paper’s lead author, warned that the high level of nicotine in e-cigs (the de... Read More...May 8 2018
Should sugar be classified in the same category as heroin?Candy Man Can... – April 29, 2018 - Most people are aware of the types of drugs that are federally classified as substances with no medicinal benefit and high abuse potential: heroin, LSD and marijuana are examples of t... Read More...May 8 2018
Robin Williams was being torn apart and couldn’t fight backNew Book – May 5, 2018 - The reality — though Robin didn’t know it — was that he was suffering from a pernicious neurodegenerative disease that was in the process of robbing him of his talents, his brain and his very se... Read More...May 8 2018
Executive Corner with Doug BopstStick with the Winners – Doug Bopst is an award-winning personal trainer, author, speaker and business owner. Those credentials and accolades are a result of his own transformation. He is a former felon and drug addict... Read More...May 8 2018
The Fantasy Bond: by Robert W. Firestone, Forward: R. D. LaingMEDIA: Classic Book Recommendation – December 1, 1987 - I rarely write reviews, but I feel so strongly about this book that I decided to write one here. This book is, without exaggeration, changing my life. I am in the... Read More...May 8 2018
Treatment center opens for momsFor Healthier Children – May 1, 2018 - Calm and quiet on the outside, inside the Chrysalis much growth and transformation is happening. “It’s been a long journey,” Heidi, a mother of two-month-old Zander who’s seeking t... Read More...May 8 2018
Five Steps To Break Your Social Media AddictionTry Looking Up Introspection – May 2, 2018 - Here’s the step-by-step process I teach my clients for breaking social media addiction once and for all: 1. Figure out why you’re addicted to social media. Ask yourself: Wh... Read More...May 8 2018
Death spotlights sober home gaps in addiction recoveryAGONIZING – May 2018 - Claire and Stephen Clement of Stony Point vow to build legacy for their son, Paul Clement, who died of a drug overdose, by opening Rockland County sober living home Seth Harrison/lohud... Full ... Read More...May 8 2018
Tanning Addiction Plagues Minority Teens in Los AngelesBurn, Baby Burn – May 2, 2018 - Tanning addiction is dangerous for everyone under the sun, even groups that often go overlooked, like minority teens in Los Angeles. New research shows that this unexpected group is plagu... Read More...May 8 2018
Too High, Drunk, or Sleepy to Drive? Your Phone KnowsTake a SUBER – April 30, 2018 - ON A BREEZY evening this past weekend, I sat out on my patio, lit a sizable joint, and took little drags from it til the burn line singed my fingertips. When I stood up I was stoned, and ... Read More...May 8 2018
Murder suspect to stay in custody, get drug treatmentPerfect! Then a Sober Execution? – May 02, 2018 - A woman accused of murdering an elderly woman will enter a drug treatment program while she’s locked up. Craig Smith and his girlfriend Evonne Jaramillo are charged wit... Read More...May 8 2018
CA Dr. arrested for prescribing opioids to undercover agentsDoctor Feel Good & Die – May 1, 2018 - A 71-year-old California doctor was arrested last week after he allegedly prescribed opioids to four undercover agents. The arrest of Sawtantra Kumar Chopra, M.D., of Modesto, ... Read More...May 8 2018
Fentanyl Now Drives Overdose DeathsWhy? – May 1, 2018 - Overdose deaths involving dangerous synthetic opioids like fentanyl have skyrocketed in recent years, surpassing deaths from prescription painkillers, a new U.S. study reveals. Synthetic opioids - ... Read More...May 8 2018
Indianapolis Colts owner buys AA founding document for $2.4 millionWhat a Deal! – May 5, 2018 - “I’ve held it. I’ve looked through it. It is absolutely mind-blowing,” he said. “It was just a miracle to see this thing live.” Irsay, who was clearly excited about obtaining the manuscript ... Read More...May 8 2018
How exercise can boost your brain functionAnd Limit Cravings? – May 3, 2018 - Preventing mental illness is just as important as preventing other chronic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer. As with these chronic conditions, regular physical ac... Read More...May 8 2018
My year of folding chairsCreative Nonfiction – May 3, 2018 - Finding one’s path to sobriety can have a similar “make it your own” quality. During my previous attempts to quit drinking I learned that there was a limit for how long I could white... Read More...May 8 2018