Articles - Page 54 of 415 - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

“It’s A Known Carcinogen” Bacon Needs A Health Warning Like Cigarettes

VIDEO – BREAKFAST OF DEATH? – Nov. 20, 2024 - Founder of Ecotricity, Dale Vince, is calling for bacon to come with a cigarette-style health warning because of its cancer risk. He’s backing a campaign to make NHS hosp... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaEating Disorderfood addictionNov 26 2024

Former NFL Center Randy Grimes Speaks to Recovering Addicts

HIKING THE WORD – Nov. 15, 2024 - “I just want to get the message out. There’s so much stigma involved with addiction, it’s such an ugly word. Nobody wants to admit it but this happens to good people,” said Grimes. “... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 26 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab

Charles Kelley Says Getting Sober Was the ‘Best Decision I’ve Ever Made in My Life’

SINGING A NEW SONG – Nov. 15, 2024 - Lady A singer Charles Kelley is looking back on the moment he decided to give up drinking in Hulu’s new docuseries It’s All Country. “Success is a double-edged sword, for sure. Yo... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyNov 26 2024

High-Functioning Alcoholic Beat Addiction and Overcame Bulimia

THE LIFT SHE NEEDED – Nov. 17, 2024 - Even after her friends found her passed out on the bathroom floor during a free-flow brunch at a restaurant, Julie Landau thought she could carry on drinking. It took a second... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 26 2024RecoveryRehab

Addiction Treatment In Prison Improving

AUDIO – ADDICTION IS A PRISON – Nov. 20, 2024 - Treatment options for opioid use disorder in Pennsylvania jails and prisons are improving, according to a new report, but barriers remain for people who are incarcerate... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionNov 26 2024

Dawn Holland Pleads Not Guilty of $300,000 Embezzlement Charges

AUDIO – EVIDENCE? – Nov. 15, 2024 - Ms. Holland, the founder and former executive director of the sober living rehabilitation facility DAWNS House in Bend, pleaded not guilty Friday to charges related to allegedly em... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 26 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab

“Totally engrossing and beautifully told…”

BOOK RECOMMENDATION – March 2024 - Gritty, real, unapologetic, and long in the making, Alle. C. Hall’s debut novel displays a finesse rarely seen in a graphically written trauma narrative. Despite its powerful conten... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 26 2024

Tulsa Woman Celebrates 3.5 Years of Recovery with Heartfelt Photo Shoot

PRETTY PICTURES – Nov. 15, 2024 - The light didn’t come instantly. Crystle Moore had to fight to get away from the darkness she carried for most of her life. “I was still very angry, depressed, and I had so much f... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 26 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab

Brittanie Averill On Joys of No Alcohol and Following Your Food Dreams

AUDIO – NOT SOBER SOBER – Nov. 17, 2024 - This woman loves preparing all kinds of food. She attributes much of her success and happiness to being sober from alcohol, which she and her husband, Steve, became on Jan. 1... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 26 2024

Vitamin D May Lower Blood Pressure In Older Adults

EGGS AND SALMON ANYONE? – Nov. 13, 2024 - Vitamin D supplements are linked to many health benefits, including decreasing the chance of heart disease, supporting immune function, and aiding weight loss. New research s... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and Medialife expectancyNov 19 2024

Deadliest Drug Harder To Detect Than Fentanyl

AUDIO – KEEP TRYING – Nov. 15, 2024 - A new synthetic opiate that’s even deadlier than fentanyl is showing up in America’s illegal drug supply, officials warn. Nitazines were developed in the 1950s as painkillers, bu... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylNov 26 2024

The Delicate Path of Treating Doctors

ROMANCE IMBALANCE – NOV. 11, 2024 - THE DARKEST moment in Courtney Barrows McKeown’s path to recovery came when she considered driving over a bridge. As she tells it, she had been drinking from a bottle of wine and c... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 26 2024

One-Man Show to Fund West Hollywood’s ‘Log Cabin Project’

I LOVE LA – Nov. 16, 2024 - Actor and playwright Cyrus Deboo is using his artistry to give back to the community. His one-man show, There’s Something Seriously Wrong with Cyrus, will hit the stage at the Zephyr Theat... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyNov 26 2024

Pete Davidson Admitted To Rehab Again In ‘bad shape’

VIDEO – AT THE GATES OF SALVATION – Nov. 18, 2024 - “He checked into rehab in Florida fairly recently,” the insider said of Pete. “He flew in on a private jet.” “He’s in pretty bad shape this time around,” the inside... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthNov 26 2024

Anthony Newley “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)”

VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – May 30, 1965 - I’m stunned after watching this. Possibly THE most brilliant performance ever. The ultimate rendition of this song. Anthony Newly ? What can you say ? Unique. Singular. Diff... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winnerNov 26 2024

Person of the Week: Amee Gray

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Nov. 26, 2024 - Amee Gray is a social anthropologist and an educator. She has mostly worked in healthcare for the majority of her career but was also an elementary school teacher. Amee was b... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaInterviewNov 26 2024RecoveryRecovery Advocate

Momma Overcoming Addiction and Homelessness

SAVE THE CHILDREN – Nov. 20, 2024 - Harlow Babbitt looks over her shoulder at her mother as she waits patiently for lunch. Nichole Babbitt fixes her daughter Harper Babbitt’s hair while her other daughter Harlow Babb... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessNov 26 2024Recovery

Grateful for Alcoholics Anonymous

WE ALL ARE – Nov. 2024 - Dear Annie: I’m writing in response to your column about the woman whose marriage had become strained due to her husband’s drinking. Kudos for emphasizing that he needs Alcoholics Anonymous, ... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousNov 26 2024

Happy Birthday Bill Wilson

VIDEO – HE IS THE MAN – Nov. 26, 2024 - Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee c/o Stamp Development U.S. Postal Service 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Room 3300 Washing... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyNov 26 2024

Can Using Singulair For Asthma Make You Kill Yourself?

HEALTH WARNING – Nov. 24, 2024 - A new study on a drug widely prescribed for asthma is binding itself to receptors in the brain and is linked to severe mental health issues and suicide. The following are some of the ... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental HealthNov 26 2024suicide

He Thought He Knew Horses. Then He Learned to Really Listen.

LESSONS FROM THE ANIMAL KINGDOM – Nov. 12, 2024 - In the roughly 5,500 years since their domestication, horses have continuously been in our service, whether it’s to charge into battle; race chariots; hunt buffalo; b... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 26 2024RecoveryRehab

Anxiety Drug Recalled for ‘Possible Life-threatening’ Error

MORE ANXIOUS NOW? – Nov. 21, 2024 - The Pennsylvania-based drug maker Endo announced this week that it is expanding its recall of clonazepam tablets because some cartons bear the incorrect drug strength and wrong dru... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthNov 26 2024

Cup of Cocoa Protects Against Naughty Effects of Fatty Foods

FOOD CHOICES – Nov. 18, 2024 - The food choices people make when stressed can influence the effect this tension has on heart health, experts say. But now a small study has found that drinking cocoa (the key ingred... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediafood addictionlife expectancyNov 26 2024

Denzel Washington Reveals 10 Years Sobriety After Alcoholism Bout

HIGH FUNCTIONING – Nov. 20, 2024 - “Wine is very tricky. It’s very slow. It ain’t like, boom, all of a sudden,” he added, talking about his vice. “I never got strung out on heroin. Never got strung out on coke. Never... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyNov 26 2024

You Absorb Nutrients and Vitamins From Fresh Air

AND THEY’RE FREE – Nov. 19, 2024 - We propose that breathing supplements our diet with essential nutrients such as iodine, zinc, manganese, and some vitamins. This idea is strongly supported by published data. So, wh... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and Medialife expectancyMental HealthNov 26 2024

‘Full circle’: Man Opens Recovery Center After Struggling With Addiction

VIDEO – GIVING BACK – Nov. 20, 2024 - ‘Full circle’: Fresno man opens recovery center after struggling with addiction. CONTINUE@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wykTBPPSASE ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 26 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab

Jelly Roll Lost Over 100 Pounds Fighting Food Addiction

VIDEO – JELLY ROLL DONUTS? – Nov. 21, 2024 - “The battle was with the food addiction, changing the way I’ve looked at food for the last 39 years,” he told the outlet. “I’ve never had a healthy relationship with food,... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietyfood addictionNov 26 2024

Quote of the Week – John Krasinski

“I wanted to be an English teacher. I wanted to do it for the corduroy jackets with patches on the side.” – John Krasinski ... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 26 2024quote of the week

Where does that leave marijuana?

TIME WILL TELL – Nov. 11, 2024 - President-elect Donald Trump is expected to come to the White House with a laundry list of policies he wants to change or reverse. The Biden administration has moved to ease longtime ... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediamarijuanaNov 19 2024pot

Cannabis Use Linked to Epigenetic Changes – Cancer Risk

POT IS SO OBSOLETE – Nov. 15, 2024 - Cannabis is a “genotoxic” substance because it damages a cell’s genetic information, which can lead to DNA mutations, accelerated aging, and cancer. To make matters wo... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancermarijuanaNov 19 2024