The Impact of Adult Alcoholism on Children VIDEO – NOT GOOD! – Nov. 2, 2023 - A national study found nearly 30 million people had what’s officially called Alcohol Use Disorder, or alcoholism. So, on this Life Life Well, we’re looking at the impact on... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousNov 7 2023
Trauma Therapy and Addiction IT’S COMPLICATED AND SAD – Oct. 31, 2023 - Research has illuminated a significant connection between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorder (SUD), underscoring the intricate relationsh... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthNov 7 2023Recovery
Man Who Inspired Washington Treatment Law Fleas to Oregon VIDEO – WHAT’S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE... – Nov. 1, 2023 - Treatment, Ricky said, had saved his life, and other people should have that chance — even if they’re reluctant to accept it at first. Ricky had been sober fro... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 7 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Should Oregon Allow Forced Addiction Treatment? VIDEO – ATTRACTION NOT COERCION? – Nov. 2, 2023 - Washington passed “Ricky’s Law” in 2016, which allows for someone with a serious substance abuse disorder to be involuntarily committed to inpatient care. But Orego... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 7 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Law Could Increase Demand for Addiction Treatment CALIFORNIA DREAMING – Nov. 2, 2023 - Gov. Gavin Newsom last month signed SB 43, which broadens eligibility for both conservatorships and shorter-term involuntary holds in hospitals to include people whose addi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 7 2023RecoveryRehab
As Billions Get Wasted in US Drug Addiction Battle, One County Proves Recovery Can Work COMPASSION AND COMMUNITY – Nov. 3, 2023 - It was 2007 when Stuby began hearing from officials about prescription opioids being misused. That was about the same time Jesse Johnson, then 14, was prescribed the p... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 7 2023RecoveryRehab
Save a Life Stations Installed to Help People Using Opioids VIDEO – OD to O’WOW, I’M ALIVE – Nov. 3, 2023 - LOCShannon Smith is the director of housing and community development for Lighthouse, an organization that provides resources like food and shelter for people in the co... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 7 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Vic Mensa On His Sobriety Following Car Crash BOTTOM TO TOP – Nov. 1, 2023 - Taylor: You put it in your post you want to handle your emotions head on now. And I think as men, that’s something that is shied away from. It’s like, I’m gonna suck it up. I’m ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 7 2023RecoveryRehabsobriety
Wife of North Dakota Gov. All In On Recovery Journey VIDEO – RIGOROUS HONESTY – Nov. 3, 2023 - Kathryn Burgum, wife of Gov. Doug Burgum (R-N.D.), is using her husband’s 2024 presidential campaign to share her personal story of addiction and recovery in hopes that it wi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 7 2023RecoveryRehab
Some Children So Addicted They Have to Sleep With Vapes Under Pillow ADDICTIVE ANY WAY YOU TAKE IT – Nov. 1, 2023 - In September, VicHealth and Quit released research revealing e-cigarette retailers are advertising vaping products on social media specifically designed for teenagers to... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionjuulNicorettenicotineNov 7 2023smokingteenagersTraumaVaping
Overcoming Failure to Launch Syndrome NEEDS A SHOVE OR A PUSH? – Nov. 1, 2023 - Failure to launch syndrome refers to the phenomenon where young adults struggle to transition into independent living and adulthood. This issue has become increasingly common... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMental HealthNov 7 2023
Florida Pair Were Warning Sudafed and Benadryl Didn’t Work for 20 YEARS! BIG PHARMA FINALLY FOILED – Nov. 3, 2023 - Dr. Hendeles, an expert in pharmacokinetics, or the way medicines move throughout the body, was the first to critique phenylephrine in 1993 in a study that compared t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaNov 7 2023
Attorney Who Ran Sober Living Homes Sentenced for $22M Urine Fraud GREED TRUMPS MORALS – Nov. 1, 2023 - Ganong was charged on May 19, 2017, with the following felony counts: Conspiracy to commit medical insurance fraud 13 counts of insurance fraud Sentencing Enhancements ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 7 2023RecoveryRehab
Who did Matthew Perry want to play himself in his biopic? A DIFFICULT PART TO PLAY – Nov. 2, 2023 - Perry’s journey in the entertainment world began as a child actor. When he was 15, he decided to follow in his father’s footsteps and try out an acting career by moving to Lo... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyNov 7 2023
Signs Point to Ecessive Alcohol Use Among Women PLEASE DON’T DRIVE – Nov. 3, 2023 - But the consequences are huge, especially for women. For one thing, women have a lower amount of alcohol dehydrogenase, an enzyme that breaks down alcohol. That means, they ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 7 2023
Christian College Fined $37.7 Million for Cheating & Lying NOT EXACTLY VERY CHRISTIAN – Oct. 31, 2023 - The Education Department says 7,547 students enrolled in its doctoral programs from Nov. 1, 2018, to Oct. 19, 2023. The government is fining the school $5,000 for its misr... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionNov 7 2023
Jessica Simpson Celebrating Six Fabulous Years Sober! STEPS TO HEALTHINESS – Nov. 3, 2023 - She continued, “Personally, to do this I needed to stop drinking alcohol because it kept my mind and heart circling in the same direction and quite honestly I was exhauste... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyNov 7 2023RecoveryRehab
When Addiction Leads to Financial Ruin BORROW MONEY – Nov. 1, 2023 - The study also found that just one-third of those billions is borne by the government, with the remainder falling on the shoulders of individuals and the private sector. In Ohi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 7 2023RecoveryRehab
‘Pharmageddon’ Could Close Pharmacies: Not All Pills Are the Same VIDEO – MISTAKES MATTER – Oct. 31, 2023 - Lannie Duong, a clinical pharmacist based in California, is one of the key organizers of the protests. She said that, along with sickouts and walkouts, members have discuss... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 7 2023Recovery
Matthew Perry Was Brave to Speak About Sobriety Without Full Recovery OPINION: TIME WILL TELL – Nov. 1, 2023 - I can’t stand moral puritans who sniff about free will and justify the deaths of addicts by saying they are “chosen”. Anyone who has known or been a person with substan... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 7 2023RecoveryRehab
Quote of the Week – Mark Twain “No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot.” – Mark Twain, 1835-1910 ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 7 2023quote of the week
Learning to Live Life in Recovery VIDEO – NUDGE FROM THE JUDGE – Oct. 25, 2023 - McEwen lives in eastern Ohio along the West Virginia border and participates in the Steubenville Municipal Mental Health Court. When she was evaluated by health professi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthOct 31 2023RecoveryRehab
How Getting Sober Helped Dolphins Coach Achieve NFL Dream VIDEO – THAT’S THE WAY SOBRIETY WORKS – Oct. 22, 2023 - McDaniel had been open about his story in the past. When the Falcons were playing in Super Bowl 51 against the Patriots, he spoke to Tom Pelissero — then... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyOct 31 2023RecoveryRehab
News Anchor Tells His Story of Addiction To Students GIVING BACK – Oct. 25, 2023 - “Hopefully, they can relate and be able to see how he overcame the struggles in his life and can really help motivate them and to inspire them to do things differently,” Robinson ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewOct 31 2023RecoveryRehab
Nick Saban Explains Why He Quit Drinking Years Ago WINNING – Oct. 26, 2023 - The 71-year-old Saban explained to party boy Pat that his own partying days were over when he and Miss Terry had kids and they started to get older and looking to him to set an exampl... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyOct 31 2023Recovery
L.A. Model Nichole Coats’ Cause of Death: “cocaine and ethanol toxicity” INSANELY SAD – Oct. 24, 2023 - The drug-related death of a Los Angeles model has been ruled accidental after her body was found inside her luxury apartment last month. Nichole Coats, 32, died on Sept. 10 as a resu... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 31 2023OverdoseTrauma
From Drug Addiction to Graduation VIDEO – BEAUTIFUL VISION – Oct. 25, 2023 - The high school dropout earned her GED and enrolled at Honolulu Community College.“I had a lot of catching up to do and a big hole to climb out of,” she said. McComas did... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewOct 31 2023RecoveryRehab
‘Love U 4-Ever’ — Lives Broken by Drug Addiction AUDIO – ANN FARABEE – Oct. 18, 2023 - She and I spent much of the next day at the funeral home. Standing by the casket, she cried constantly and uncontrollably. I just sat with my head down, unable to offer en... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 31 2023
Pharmacist and Clinic Owner Get Prison for $6M Pill Mill Scheme BUSINESS AS USUAL – Oct. 26, 2023 - Sokari “Momma” Bobmanuel, 63, was sentenced to 14 years in prison following her conviction at trial for conspiracy to unlawfully distribute and dispense controlled substances. Alan... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOct 31 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Dating While Sober HOLDING HANDS – October 25, 2023 - Historically, dating has been deeply entwined with going out for a drink. But what happens if one of the two dating parties has opted for a life of sobriety? What are the pros and c... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaOct 31 2023RecoveryRehab