U.S. Last in Health Care Compared With 10 Developed Countries VIDEO – WHY? – Sept. 18, 2024 - People in the U.S. die the youngest. The U.S. ranks as the worst performer among 10 developed nations in critical areas of health care, including preventing deaths, access (mainly beca... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Medialife expectancyOct 1 2024
When All Else Fails in the Battle Against Addiction, Florida Can Help By Joe Considine, Marchman Act Attorney – Oct. 1, 2024 - “We had no idea…,” is a common lament among the devastated families who find their way to our law firm. Far too many are unaware that help for addiction e... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaOct 1 2024Recovery Advocate
A Great and Pivotal Day ONE PIVOTAL DAY AT A TIME – Sept. 23, 2024 - Through the unwashed, smoke-stained windows of the gin mill, I watched commuters strolling down the hill, headed for Journal Square and the PATH trains to Manhattan. The s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaOct 1 2024
Walk of Hope and Remembrance ALL TOGETHER NOW – Sept. 27, 2024 - “I am a person in long-term recovery. It is important for me to speak openly about that because it helps to reduce the stigma. I am very passionate about educating young people,” s... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOct 1 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains ‘Intermittent sobriety’ VIDEO – GOING WARM TURKEY – Sept. 2024 - CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta examines the rising popularity of mocktails and the “intermittent sobriety” trend. CONTINUE@CNN ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaOct 1 2024
Man Who Battled Heroin Habit Shares His Story VIDEO – A SLIPPERY SLOPE – &nb... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionOct 1 2024
How Narcan Reverses Opioid Overdoses VIDEO – PICK SOME UP TODAY – Sept. 23, 2024 - Narcan, also known as Naloxone, is a critical tool to fight overdoses. It rapidly reverses the potentially fatal effects of opioids in the body, but how does it do that? ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionOct 1 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecovery
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FDA Approves 1st New Drug for Schizophrenia in Over 30 Years VIDEO – WHAT TOOK THEM SO LONG? – Sept. 26, 2024 - “This drug takes the first new approach to schizophrenia treatment in decades,” Farchione continued. “This approval offers a new alternative to the antipsychotic med... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental HealthOct 1 2024
Quote of the Week – Dame Maggie Smith “I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - I’m there and then I’m gone.” — Dame Maggie Smith, 12/28/1934 – 9/27/2024 ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaOct 1 2024quote of the week
Rehab Promoted ‘Nazi Sympathizers’ to Management AUDIO – UNBELIEVABLE – Sept. 23, 2024 - Seven current and former employees are suing a California rehab center, as they were forced to work with “Nazi sympathizers” who were promoted to management, made racist comme... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 24 2024
Jake Owen Celebrates 3 Years of Sobriety: ‘I’m Proud of Myself’ GREAT COUNTRY – ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietySept 24 2024
Exclusive: U.S. Overdose Deaths Plummet AUDIO – PLUMMETS? – Sept. 18, 2024 - For the first time in decades, public health data shows a sudden and hopeful drop in drug overdose deaths across the U.S. “This is exciting,” said Dr. Nora Volkow, head of the ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOverdoseSept 24 2024
Woman Overcame Homelessness and Addiction, ‘You Mean Something to Someone’ AUDIO – PATIENCE AND COMPASSION – Sept. 12, 2024 - “My parents, my sister, my kids — they didn’t want anything to do with me,” she remembered. As her family withdrew, Hernandez-Coleman’s life unraveled. At 59, she fo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionInterviewRecoveryRehabSept 24 2024
Sean O’Malley’s Brother Mykel Finally Embraces Sobriety VIDEO – NEVER TOO LATE – Sept. 13, 2024 - “Yeah, this is cool because I missed all those other ones because I was either high or... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionSept 24 2024
Ash Grunwald Explains ‘How I Quit Alcohol’ MIND OVER MATTER – &nbs... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietySept 24 2024
Adderall Psychosis Risk? ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN – &... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthSept 24 2024Trauma
Parents Should Ignore Their Children More Often OBSERVATION BEATS NAGGING – Sept. 15, 2024 - I recently spoke with an anthropologist named Barry Hewlett who studies child-rearing in hunter-gatherer societies in Central Africa. He explained to me that children in t... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental HealthSept 24 2024
Rascal Flatts Guitarist Celebrates Three Years of Sobriety DOING THE RIGHT THING – Sept. 13, 2024 - Rascal Flatts guitarist and singer Joe Don Rooney turned to social media on Friday (Sept. 13) to reveal that he is now three years sober. The musician posted on X to thank ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietySept 24 2024sobriety
How Travel Can Promote Sobriety PASSPORT TO FREEDOM – &... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionSept 24 2024sobriety
Families Going to ‘Grief Camp’ as Toxic Drug Deaths Continue VIDEO – A PLACE TO CRY – Sept. 15, 2024 - Organizers of a retreat for families who’ve experienced tragic loss in B.C. says deman... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental HealthSept 24 2024Trauma
Coffee Can Lower Risk of Heart Disease VIDEO – IS THAT THE VOICE OF GOD SPEAKING? – Sept. 17, 2024 - Moderate caffeine intake was also associated with certain metaboli... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Medialife expectancySept 24 2024
‘Antidepressants ruined my sex life’ WHY LIVE? – Sept. 14, 2024 - Rebekah Kane went on SSRIs aged 15 for OCD. After her first pill, “complete genital numbing and loss of libido” set in. It never went away. The numbing seeped into every area of her ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionSept 24 2024
Art & Sobriety and Giving Back PAINT THE WORLD – SEPT. 18, 2024 - For Jamie Walters, art is about helping others as well as creative self-expression. “My dad was an artist,” Jamie said, calling him her most important inspiration. “I’ve always l... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 24 2024
Beaches Closed as Needles and ‘Medical Waste’ Wash Ashore FIRST JAWS, NOW THIS – Sept. 18, 2024 - The waste spread across a 60-mile radius and continued to wash up until the next day, which extended the swimming ban. Restrictions are in place until further notice at the ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionSept 24 2024
Drug Overdoses Leading Cause of Death in Teens VIDEO – TEENAGE WASTELAND – Sept. 17, 2024 - The California Overdose Surveillance dashboard says in 2023, the county had 77 opio... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinSept 24 2024teenagers
Addiction Activist’s Dying Wish Realized VIDEO – THE FINAL STEP – Sept. 17, 2024 - A woman who dedicated 25 years to supporting people with drug and alcohol issues has been honoured with a new social enterprise cafe in Stoke-on-Trent. Mrs Oliver established... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateSept 24 2024
Charles Lloyd – Requiem (Live) VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 48,914 views Jan 14, 2020 - “Requiem” is a melancholic musing in the vein of John Lewis’ “Django,” and his arrangement of the traditional Mexican folk tune “La Llorona,” awash in handsome... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winnerSept 24 2024
Blac Chyna Celebrates 2 Years Sober With Her Children VIDEO – ONE YEAR AT A TIME – Sept. 16, 2024 - The reality TV star has been on a transformation journey over the past two years, getting clean, dedicating her life to God and reversing her plastic surgery procedures. ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietySept 24 2024
Sobriety Memoir on the American Dream VIDEO – TELL NO ONE – Sept. 18, 2024 - In “First in the Family,” Jessica Hoppe chronicles her experience with sobriety as the first generation daughter of Latinx immigrants. CONTINUE@YouTube https://www.yout... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietySept 24 2024sobriety