A.A.’s Step 5: Is Confession the Antidote for Shame? TRY IT – Sept. 9, 2023 - Again, there are many ways to understand the meaning and implications of each step, and I am not speaking on behalf of A.A. What follows is only one perspective on step five filtered through ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 19 2023
Lisa Gregory – Coming Back from 28 Years of Addiction VIDEO – GREAT ACCENT – Sept. 9, 2023 - Step into the riveting and uncharted territory of Lisa Gregory’s life as she takes the mic on our podcast, baring her soul in a tale that will leave you utterly spellbound. Pr... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRehabSept 19 2023
First Psilocybin Assisted Recovery Program Open in U.S. TRIP INTO RECOVERY – Sept. 8, 2023 - The inaugural retreat is scheduled for this month, marking a significant milestone in the provision of legal psilocybin services at Moksha Journeys and Omnia Group Ashland.... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionPsychedelicsRecoveryRehabSept 19 2023
12 Overdoses in 24 Hours in Harrisburg VIDEO – THE DIRTIEST DOZEN – Sept 9, 2023 - Potential signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose include: Loss of consciousness. Markedly constricted or pinpoint pupils. Breathing difficulties (slowed, labored... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinSept 19 2023Trauma
What Having an Addictive Personality Actually Means YOU ARE A PASSIONATE PERSON – Sept. 11, 2023 - Traits of So-Called Addictive Personality Even though addictive personality isn’t a formal diagnosis—and there are no set symptoms or signs—several traits are typ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionMental HealthSept 19 2023
How Badly Did Legal Opioid Pills Flood Your City? ASK CVS, WALGREENS and Duane Reade – Sept. 12, 2023 - The Washington Post sifted through 760 million transactions from 2006 through 2019 that are detailed in the DEA’s database and specifically focused on oxyc... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinSept 19 2023
Painkillers and me: One mother’s story LITTLE BY LITTLE – Sept. 13, 2023 - “The only thing they think they can do with pain is give you more painkillers,” she tells me. She says the drugs have had a significant impact on her life and how she lives it. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionInterviewopioid crisisopioidsoxycontinRecoveryRehabSept 19 2023
The Books That Helped Me Stay Sober READING IS HEALTHY – Sept. 10, 2023 - Warning: This article discusses alcoholism and addiction in a way that could be distressing to some readers. When I’m seeking answers, or looking for words of wisdom... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRehabSept 19 2023
Food Can Be Addictive ABSTINENCE IS NOT AN OPTION – Sept. 11, 2023 - Critics of this research suggest that you can’t get addicted to something that’s essential to life. What’s more, while science has pinpointed nicotine in cigarettes and ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictionSept 19 2023
British Media Report Rape and Emotional Abuse Allegations Against Russell Brand DID HE? – Sept. 16, 2023 - Brand issued a video statement on Friday denying the allegations. “Amidst this litany of astonishing, rather baroque attacks are some very serious allegations that I absolutely re... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionSept 19 2023Sexual AddictionTrauma
Russell Brand: From Addict to Comedy Star at Centre of New Controversy VIDEO – AMENDS MIGHT NOT BE ENOUGH – Sept. 17, 2023 - Here, Sky News look at the life and career of Brand who has often been at the centre of controversy. Brand was born in Grays, Essex, in 1975. His parents separa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoverySept 19 2023
Pete Davidson Confirms He Went to Rehab HE MUST BE GIGANTIC – Sept. 12, 2023 - With his 30th birthday coming up in November, Davidson told the audience he believes you “can’t do drugs in your 30s” because “it’s not cute anymore” and “you’re just a d... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRehabSept 19 2023
Puppy Gets Narcan Administered PUPPY SAVED! – Sept. 10, 2023 - The incident began with a “consensual” encounter between the couple and police on Wednesday outside a Walmart, department spokesman Kyle Oldoerp said. After officers discovered ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin AddictioninterventionRecoveryRehabSept 19 2023
The Role of Faith and Spirituality in Supporting Addiction Recovery PRAYER AND MEDITATION – Sept. 8, 2023 - Faith, irrespective of whether it’s tied to a specific religious doctrine or a more general belief in a higher power, often embodies hope. In times of difficulty, faith ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRehabSept 19 2023
Decongestant in Cold Medicines Don’t Work…at all NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT – Sept 12, 2023 - Phenylephrine, first permitted for use in 1938, didn’t go through the rigorous clinical trials that regulators require today for medications, and more recent studies found the i... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionSept 19 2023
Emily Blunt and Chris Evans Bring the Opioid Crisis to Hollywood AUDIO – LISTEN CLOSELY – Sept. 12, 2023 - Zanna is a low-rent South Florida outfit with almost no market share, putting everyone—including wannabe COO Pete Brenner (Evans)—in dire straits. All that changes, however, ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinSept 19 2023
Sports Gambling…The Hidden Addiction A CASINO IN YOUR HAND – Sept. 9, 2023 - The State has considered problem gamblers by requiring the sportsbook companies and other forms of advertized gambling to put warnings on ads, usually in very small prin... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetSept 19 2023Super Bowlvideo games
Recovery Walks Event Aims to Make Recovery More Visible IT TAKES A CITY – Sept. 8, 2023 - The Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services is a co-sponsor of the event. “This walk really does give us that opportunity to talk about t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 19 2023
She’s the Woman on the Line AUDIBLE LIFE PRESERVER – Sept. 10, 2023 - The hotline serves people who worry using alone makes them vulnerable to dying by overdose. And there is reason for concern. Total overdose deaths have climbed to nearly 110,... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionInterviewlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateSept 19 2023suicideTrauma
Quote of the Week – Cormac McCarthy “Those who have endured some misfortune will always be set apart. It is just that misfortune that is their gift and their strength.” – Cormac McCarthy, b: 7/20/1933, Providence, RI—d: 6/13/2023, Santa Fe, NM ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediaquote of the weekSept 19 2023
Caron Treatment Centers Names Hazelden’s John Driscoll as its New President and CEO BIG MOVE – Sept. 12, 2023 - WERNERSVILLE, Pa. As President and CEO, Driscoll will be responsible for the overall leadership of Caron and serve as the organization’s primary spokesperson and advocate in the fie... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 19 2023
I Loved My Alcoholic Dad – But He Died Alone ESSAY – Sept. 3, 2023 - She had to be strong and resolute, meaning she was often unable to talk about her feelings and mine. I can see the generational effect of addiction on us all. I became aware that my dad had... Read More...Alcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressioninterventionSept 12 2023suicideTrauma
Real ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Instantly Cures Suboxone Addiction With Ibogaine VIDEO – A TRIP WORTH TAKING – Sept. 7, 2023 - Real life Wolf of Wall Street Jordan Belfort has claimed that an illegal psychedelic drug cured him of his addictions and could be the answer to the opioid crisis.... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoverySept 12 2023
Fake Prescription Pills Fuels Drug Overdose Deaths MADNESS IN AMERICA – Sept. 6, 2023 - More than 90% of the counterfeit drugs contained the extremely powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl, which has driven total US overdose deaths to more than 100,000 a year. Ot... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanylmethopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinSept 12 2023
I Tried to Get Rid of My Leftover Opioids. It Wasn’t Easy. THERE IS ALWAYS A DRAIN – Sept. 3, 2023 - I recently found myself wandering the streets of Brooklyn, clutching my tote bag. Inside was a bottle of oxycodone that I didn’t seem to be able to get rid of. A fe... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinSept 12 2023
Ryan Leone: How the Writer and Activist Lost His Battle with Addiction A SAD TALE TO TELL – Sept. 6, 2023 - He also founded The Prodigy Foundation, a non-profit organization that aimed to end mass incarceration and expand literacy in American prisons. He was engaged to Karina Fra... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancySept 12 2023
A Final Goodbye to Opiates FULL VIDEO – AMAZING SHORT FILM – Sept. 5, 2023 - For most of my adult life, I’ve struggled with an opiate addiction of some form. But I’m one of the lucky ones, because I’m still here. The dark descent into the n... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinSept 12 2023
Sobriety Through DWI Court COURT CARDS SAVE LIVES – Sept. 3, 2023 - Recovery was difficult for Gordon, who said she relapsed right away. Given a second chance, she never looked back. “They gave me a second chance and I put my nose to the gr... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionRecoveryRehabSept 12 2023
California Pays Drug Users to Stay Sober THEN THEY OWE ME A FORTUNE – Aug. 29, 2023 - “It’s really a brave choice of California to try this against potential backlash and misunderstanding,” said Catherine Teare, an associate director at the nonprofit... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRehabSept 12 2023
A Trucker’s View: Starting The Journey to Sobriety DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE – Sept. 2, 2023 - Rex grew up in large town in Australia, one within the reach of a capital city, but still small enough away to feel comfortable and welcoming. By his own account: “I d... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRehabSept 12 2023