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Eva Evans Left Suicide Note

VIDEO – TOO MUCH, TOO SOON? – April 23, 2024 - Eva was known on TikTok for posting day-in-the-life type content about 20-somethings in New York ... and she also famously created a web series called ‘Club Rat’ ... Read More...

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Man Goes to Prison for Rehab Kickback Scheme

MISTAKES WERE MADE – April 25, 2024 - Kevin M. Dickau, 35, was sentenced on Tuesday to 15 months in federal prison. He and Dr. Akikur Mohammad of West Hills. CA pleaded guilty to the scheme in 2020, and at tha... Read More...

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The Polysubstance Use Epidemic Has Arrived

MORE IS NOT BETTER – April 23, 2024 - The Millennium Health report is based on 4.1 million urine samples collected from people receiving drug addiction care between 2013 and 2023. A key finding: Of the fent... Read More...

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Treatment Center Owner Gets 4 Years In Prison

IS THAT LONG ENOUGH? – April 12, 2024 - A Florida man is headed to federal prison. He ran a drug-rehab center in our area and after it went out of business, the feds say he was carrying on like business was bo... Read More...

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Taylor Swift Sings About Being ‘a functioning alcoholic’

HIGHEST FUNCTIONING EVER – April 25, 2024 - Taylor Swift’s song “Fortnight” is getting a lot of attention for lyrics that include the line “I was a functioning alcoholic.” Swift hasn’t said whether she’s si... Read More...

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Mother, Laura McKowen Is An Open Book About Her Sobriety

VIDEO – WRITTEN FROM THE HEART – April 23, 2024 - After her first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, the Marblehead mom spent a year working on her sobriety before she was finally able to stop drinking for good. He... Read More...

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Emerging Themes in Behavioral Health Addresses Hope and Moral Injury

A GATHERING OF ANGELS – April 23, 2024 - For the third year, the prestigious UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center hosted the annual Emerging Themes in Behavioral Health Conference. Overflowing with cl... Read More...

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“Vampire Facials” Infected Three People with HIV

BEAUTY AND BEASTLY – April 26, 2024 - A cosmetic process known as a “vampire facial” is considered to be a more affordable and less invasive option than getting a facelift, but the process can be a serious hea... Read More...

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Professor Overcame Opioid Addiction

AND HELPS OTHERS – April 19, 2024 - “My dad is a doctor, I grew up in the suburbs and kind of had every advantage. That mattered; it mattered in terms of my addiction and my recovery.” Today, Elswick is an ... Read More...

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Sam Evian’s ‘Plunge’ is His Most Personal LP

AUDIO – HEAR THE MUSIC – April 13, 2024 - Scott Simon talks with musician and indie producer Sam Evian about his fourth LP, “Plunge.” Evian says the record is his most personal yet and it touches on themes of famil... Read More...

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Warning of ‘Cascading’ Alzheimer’s Risk From Alcohol and Stress

NO ONE IS IMMUNE – April 26, 2024 - We know that our risk of developing Alzheimer’s is dependent on a range of genetic and environmental factors. And among these environmental factors are alcohol consumption a... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – George Bernard Shaw

“Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable” – George Bernard Shaw, b: 1856, Ireland – d: 1950, UK ... Read More...

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Frankie Grande Thanks Sis for Supporting His ‘Sobriety Journey’

SHE’D NEVER DRAG HIM DOWN – April 10, 2024 - Ariana Grande is a gifted vocalist, songwriter and actress, but before she was any of those things, she was a great sister. To prove it, Frankie Grande posted a swe... Read More...

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Jodie Foster Recalls Telling Downey Jr. How Scared She Was For Him

WHAT GOES AROUND... – April 9, 2024 - In a cover profile of RDJ for Esquire’s April/May issue, the 61-year-old actress recalled, “I took him aside at one point during filming and said, ‘Look, I couldn’t be mor... Read More...

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Dean McDermott’s Inspiring Message About Celebrity Sobriety Divorce

VIDEO – ONE MARRIAGE AT A TIME – April 10, 2024 - “Alcohol made me feel good enough. I started feeling good enough until it got to a point where it didn’t -- I ended up in isolation,” he told the outlet. “It ended ... Read More...

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Zoltan Bathory Praised Marilyn Manson’s Sobriety Ahead of Upcoming tour

HAS HE MADE HIS AMENDS? – April, 2024 - “Manson hasn’t been out on the road for a while... A lot of people want to see him, at one point he was one of the most iconic artists on planet Earth, so he’s back on... Read More...

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Doing Good: Door to Serenity

VIDEO – IN ALL OUR ENDEAVORS – April 9, 2024 - Within the structure of the Twelve Steps, Door To Serenity is being created to address the needs of those who seek our help on their road to recovery. Without respect ... Read More...

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Salute Our Heroes

A GOOD MAN IS GOOD TO FIND – April 8, 2024 - “I tried everything from treatment, church, community; I did everything that I could to try to battle the nature of that disease; that monster,” said Guest. But, he... Read More...

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Council-member Is Working to Block Rehab Center

DOES HE HAVE A POINT? – April 8, 2024 - Mr. Jones said a rehab facility would attract drug dealers to the nearby park in hopes of luring inhabitants of the proposed facility. “I’m not an assessor, but I would ... Read More...

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1400 Clinicians on What’s Driving Youth Mental Health Crisis

iPHONES OR TIKTOK – April 10, 2024 - Many clinicians who work with young patients with mental health issues agree they lack enough resources to treat kids and that patients are worse off now than before the pa... Read More...

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Danny Murphy On His Cocaine Habit

LIFE ON THE LINE – April 10, 2024 - After losing the “adrenaline” of playing the sport at the highest level, he told the Ben Heath Podcast that problems became “huge” and he turned to drugs for “escapism”. “Ho... Read More...

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Charlie Huston On Writing His Way To Sobriety

WORDS MATTER – April 9, 2024 - On August 10th, 2023 I was given a small metal chip to celebrate a year of sobriety. It was the first full year of sobriety I’d experienced since 1977. I’d gotten high for the fi... Read More...

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Stronger Marijuana Leads to Psychosis in Teens

VIDEO ONLY – THE BONGING OF AMERICA – April 4, 2024 - As legal cannabis becomes more available, doctors have noticed that more teens are suffering from psychotic events that they attribute to the increased potency ... Read More...

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Man Who Fell Sick After Visiting Pub Died ‘Due to Chronic Alcoholism’

LAST CALL – April 11, 2024 - One of the three people who were poisoned, Connor Owen Sebastian, 31, of Winston-Salem, died on Nov. 30, 2023, according to the medical examiner’s office, which later ruled his pro... Read More...

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How Sober Housing Project Became Amy Winehouse’s Legacy

WISH SHE WAS HER TO SEE IT – April 14, 2024 - There is so much tragedy in the story that Katya, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, finds it too painful. But in her own journey to recovery fro... Read More...

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Anne Lamott Reflects on Life, Death and Enduring the Beams of Love’

VIDEO TED TALK – SHE’S A ROCK STAR – April 5, 2024 - Anne Lamott has always been honest about the messiest parts of her life, from addiction to parenthood. Now she reflects on the beautiful—and complicated—realitie... Read More...

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Art Exhibit Remembers Those Lost to Addiction

VIDEO – SOUL ALCHEMY: GRIEF INTO ART – April 11, 2024 - When Theresa Clower lost her son, Devin, she turned to an old hobby she hadn’t picked up in nearly five decades. With a degree in fine arts, she pick... Read More...

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Gift Cards Can Be a Tool to Stop Meth Addiction

AND THE GIFT OF A BETTER LIFE – April 16, 2024 - Clyde Davis battled a methamphetamine and heroin addiction for over nine years. Contingency management uses positive reinforcement as a behavioral treatment for... Read More...

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Will Cancer Causing Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, Lucky Charms & Gatorade be BANNED?

KILLER FOODS – April 17, 2024 - Bills advancing in multiple states could see 'thousands' of America's favorite candies, snacks and sodas banned in their current form. California approved a historic 'Skittles ban' th... Read More...

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Tiffany Haddish: Sobriety Helped Her Realize She’s Been ‘TOO NICE’

BALANCE IS KEY – April 8, 2024 - The comedian/actress said drinking activated her filter since she would think and want to say hurtful things but restrained herself. “Now I say it. If I think it, I say it. ... Read More...

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