Institute Helps Thousands Recover From Addiction LOVE AND HARD WORK – July 31, 2023 - Ana Carr has also called the streets home for three years. She said, “I feel like everyone could be one step away from where we’re at.” Rubio knows this life all too well. He s... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAug 8 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Woman Travels to Country Music Fest to Celebrate 30 Months Sober GOING TO ANY LENGTH – Aug. 4, 2023 - Bolos traveled 20 hours from Upstate New York with her best friend and two dogs. Every month she celebrates her sobriety by treating herself to something. One time it... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 8 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
You Want to Start Microdosing Ketamine? AT WHAT RISK? – Aug. 4, 2023 - If you snort ketamine often, you might damage your nostrils – which can also be permanent. This looks like nose bleeds, a reduced sense of smell, difficulty swallowing, a hoarse ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 8 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehab
Toking While Pregnant Gets Three Alabama Women Locked Up LEGALIZE IT – Aug. 4, 2023 - Etowah County arrests and jails more moms for drug use during pregnancy than any other county in the state. Critics say the policy has gone too far, entrapping women who sued befor... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 8 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediamarijuanasmoking
‘I survived so that I could change the cycle’ AUDIO – BRAVE NEW WORLD – Aug. 3, 2023 - Before entering recovery last year, Jennie cycled in and out of substance use from the time she was in her late teens. When she first started, she had just left her husband, a... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 8 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
NY Launches Campaign to Send Free Naloxone To Addicts WHERE THE STATUE OF LIBERTY BELONGS – Aug. 4, 2023 - This partnership is funded through New York State’s Opioid Settlement Fund, and will allow individuals to receive naloxone by mail, free of charge. To compl... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 8 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reduction
Prolific Autism Researcher Has Dozens of Papers Retracted AUDIO – UNBELIEVABLE LYING DOG – Feb. 2023 - Elsevier included the same explanation in 23 of the 24 retractions, saying the papers were being retracted because they “did not include a declaration of a conflict... Read More...Aug 8 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMental Health
Brad Pitt’s Sobriety Journey THE TREE OF LIFE – August 3, 2023 - Brad Pitt quit drinking and found a support system in Alcoholics Anonymous, a group he attended for a year and a half post his divorce. "You had all these men sitting around being ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 8 2023Celebrity Sobriety
Ari Lennox Reveals Where She’s Been IN A BETTER PLACE – Aug. 4, 2023 - The Grammy-nominated artist is not only known for her uniquely recognizable tone, but also her explosive personality. For years her Instagram Lives were filled with edgy yet h... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 8 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRehab
Jamie Lee Curtis Having Her Most Rewarding Year at 64 VIDEO – TIMELESS SOBRIETY – August 1, 2023 - “There have been many, many, many points when I said ‘I don’t think I’ll ever make another movie again’ … I’ve said it for a long time, because I watched my parents... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 8 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Former Employee of Addiction Center Arrested in Drug Dealing Fentanyl VIDEO – DEALING FOR DOLLARS – Aug. 3, 2023 - Now, police say they’ve charged 54-year-old Aubra Ferguson in connection with the case, after beginning their investigation into Ferguson in November 2022. Investigator... Read More...Aug 8 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanyl
Horrifying Amount of Americans Won’t Make it to Old Age VERY SAD STORY – July 31, 2023 - On a white board at the end of the room, across from the sofas, the names of former clients who have died of overdoses in the past few years are listed. Though the town has a populati... Read More...Aug 8 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin Addictionlife expectancyopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseTrauma
Hormones Affect Addiction and Depression? YOU ARE WHAT YOU THINK – Aug. 4, 2023 - A growing body of scientific evidence draws attention to the connections between our brain, hormones, and emotional well-being. To deepen an understanding of the relationship b... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 8 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecovery
Woman Uses Orgasms to Control Chronic Pain ORGANIC RELIEF – July 30, 2023 - Chronic pain has been my daily companion for more than half my life. It started at age 14, and the pain still thrives 16 years later. Within a few months, I could no longer r... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 8 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Jamie Lee Curtis: ‘If fentanyl was as easily available as it is today on the street, I’d be dead’ SOBRIETY IS GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT – July 30, 2023 - She told PEOPLE: “I was ahead of the curve of the opiate epidemic. I had a 10-year run, stealing, conniving. No one knew. No one. “My sobriety has been the key... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 8 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Flesh-Rotting Tranq Infects Cocaine Supply VIDEO – SCARY TIMES – July 31, 2023 - “We’ve seen an increase in street-level distribution of cocaine-xylazine mixture,” Frank Tarentino, the special agent in charge of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration’s... Read More...Aug 8 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin AddictioninterventionOverdoseTrauma
Landmark Officials: More people ‘will die as a result of’ state’s decision to shut down facilities VIDEO – IT’S COMPLICATED – July 31, 2023 - According to staff emails obtained by 16 News Now, Landmark executives say the furlough comes after the company’s Medicaid insurance contracts were canceled. All p... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 8 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Behind Hollywood’s Rise in Suicides ALL SAD ENDINGS – Aug. 3, 2023 - A number of mental health experts told TheWrap that although suicides among the general population rose during the pandemic, people who work in entertainment can be particularl... Read More...Aug 8 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancyMental Healthsuicide
Harm Reduction and Faith Communities PROGRESS FOR LIVING – Aug. 1, 2023 - Though UCC is known for being one of the more socially progressive churches, the proposal met resistance from those espousing the common misconception that harm reduction e... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 8 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductionRecoveryRehab
Marijuana Addiction is Real SO IS MARIJUANA ANONYMOUS – July 31, 2023 - Darren Weiss, president of Verano, a cannabis company operating in 13 states, agreed that public health and industry officials should not dismiss the potential for cannabis... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 8 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionmarijuanapotsmoking
Cancer Warnings on Individual Cigarettes VIDEO – ONE LUNG AIN’T ENOUGH – August 1, 2023 - Rob Cunningham, a senior policy analyst at the Canadian Cancer Society, said the labels are meant to discourage teens from picking up the habit as well as to aid those... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 8 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerDrug Abuse and Addictionnicotinesmoking
Quote of the Week – Dolly Parton “If you see someone without a smile today, give ‘em yours.” – Dolly Parton ... Read More...Aug 8 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winnerquote of the week
Marriage Impacted by Sobriety: Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello VIDEO – Till Creme de Meth Do We Part – July 19, 2023 - More details are coming out about the split between Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello. WATCH@Fox2Detroit ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addiction
Singer Ari Lennox: ‘Can’t Imagine Going Back to How Things Were’ TASTING FREEDOM – July 25, 2023 - “Don’t know if sobriety is forever or not but I can’t imagine going back to how things were,” Lennox noted, as she recalled “bad” instances of “passing out in the airport or h... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRehab
Dennis Quaid Says Faith Saved Him After Addiction VIDEO – MOVIE STAR SHINES – July 26, 2023 - “I remember going home and having kind of a white light experience that I saw myself either dead or in jail or losing everything I had, and I didn’t want that,” he recall... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
US Restaurant Celebrates Sobriety NOT SERVING ANY DUI’s – July 27, 2023 - If anyone had asked if I thought something was missing from my drinks, I certainly wouldn’t have guessed it was the alcohol. This was, of course, a detail created by design. At... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Jason Wahler Was In Treatment as His Wife Was Giving Birth in Same Hospital ALL SOBER NOW – July 26, 2023 - He continued, “To not be able to be present or in the moment to remember one of the greatest memories or moments in your life, is something that, I’ve forgiven myself, but it’s ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehab
Terry Crews Admits Porn Addiction Caused Angry Outbursts Toward Wife And Kids VIDEO – NOT HIS FAULT? – July 26, 2023 - The couple spoke on the addiction in their 2021 audio memoir Stronger Together about how his negative relationship with porn almost ruined their marriage, which was also addre... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinternetinterventionInterviewRecoveryRehabSexual Addiction
Czechoslovakian says “I’ve never felt better” being sober AND PLAYING HOCKEY – July 20, 2023 - Smid commended Galchenyuk for his bravery while letting his followers know he recently found himself in a similar situation. “Just wanted to comment on Alex Galchenyuk,” Smid w... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Traditional and Synthetic drugs: Which Are Addictive and Dangerous MOST OF THEM – July 20, 2023 - According to Sedena, the use of synthetic drugs has increased compared to traditional drugs (Photo: AP / Jae C. Hong) In area drugs spreading There are two main classes of dru... Read More...Aug 1 2023Big PharmaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin