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Sobriety Centers of New Hampshire Acquired by Summit Behavioral Healthcare

NEW ENGLAND TAKEOVER? – Summit BHC has acquired Sobriety Centers of New Hampshire. This marks the private equity-backed substance use disorder provider first move in the New England market. Sobriety Centers of ... Read More...

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NINA SIMONE – FOUR WOMEN

VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 1969 - “Four Women” a song written by Nina Simone about four different African American women with varying tones of skin ranging from light to dark and how each one represents an African... Read More...

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Linda Robson Emotional as Co-stars Support Her Rehab

VIDEO – THE SHOW MUST GO ON – March 8, 2024 - Linda, 65, said her sleeping pill usage increased and so did her enjoyment of alcohol, admitting she went from supping a glass a night to a bottle an evening ahead... Read More...

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Therapy Dog Helping Women Overcome Addiction

VIDEO – PAWS WHEN AGITATED – March 7, 2024 - “I’ve created meaningful friendships. Ozzie is a part of that,” said Abbey Colburn, a client at the Adult and Teen Challenge of Western Wisconsin. Ozzie is in the... Read More...

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U.S. House Votes Next Week on TikTok Ban

BAN THIS! – March 7, 2024 - A powerful House committee advanced a bill on Thursday that could lead to a nationwide ban against TikTok on all electronic devices, renewing lawmakers’ challenge to one of the world... Read More...

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Sordid Chinese Hacking Company Fueled by Alcohol and Sex

BY GREED AND POWER TOO! – March 8, 2024 - To sweeten the deal, I-Soon’s chief operating officer, Chen Cheng, suggested arranging the man a drinking and karaoke session with women.“He likes to touch girls... Read More...

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Trump’s White House Was Awash in Uppers and Downers

JUST LIKE THE OLYMPICS – March 3, 2024 - . One former official tells Rolling Stone, the White House at that time was “awash in speed.” The anti-anxiety medication Xanax was also a popular, easy-to-get drug dur... Read More...

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Single Dose of LSD Provides Immediate & Lasting Relief from Anxiety

UNLESS YOU SWALLOW IT – March 7, 2024 - Professor David Nutt, director of the Neuropsychopharmacology Unit at Imperial College London’s division of brain sciences, who researches psychedelics, said in an email that t... Read More...

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Robert Downey Jr.: A Look at His Dramatic Journey From Addict to Oscar Winner

DOING WHAT COMES NATURALLY – March 7, 2024 - He is one of the most popular and acclaimed actors around, and his tumultuous journey through Hollywood has led to an inspiring story of redemption. Young Robert wa... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMar 12 2024

I Wanted a Diet Pill to Lose Weight and Was Hooked in 4 Days

ELIXIR MY ASS – March 2, 2024 - When Emma first found tianeptine, she had just had her second baby six months earlier and was looking for something to help her lose weight. “I had just started vaping and I went to th... Read More...

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Ibogaine Enthusiast Explores Economic Benefits

LEGALIZE IT – March 3, 2023 - Ibogaine By David Dardashti, an organization focusing on providing ibogaine treatment to those afflicted with opiate addiction, recently visited Ohio to explore the potential economic be... Read More...

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Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to 32 Physical and Mental Health Problems

INCLUDING PROTEIN BARS – Feb. 29, 2024 - Research involving almost 10 million people has found a direct association between eating too many ultra-processed foods — those breads, cereals, snacks and frozen meal... Read More...

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‘Black Balloon Day’ Remembers Those Lost to Overdose

AND THOSE LEFT BEHIND – March 6, 2024 - “The black balloon is a symbolism of death, and today is Black Balloon Day,” said Tahira Malik, founder of Samad’s House. “Historically, when you go to a funeral, you’re wearin... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Academy Award winner, Robert Downey, Jr.

“Remember that just because you hit bottom doesn’t mean you have to stay there.” – Robert Downey, Jr., Academy Award winner ... Read More...

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Recovery Recharged Interview with Ellen Stewart

VIDEO – A CONVERSATION – March 6, 2024 - Leonard Lee Buschel is California Certified Substance Abuse Counselor. He is an influential treatment navigator and a seasoned writer, editor, publisher and author of t... Read More...

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Calgary Opens First of Its Kind Recovery Centre

LEADING THE WAY – Feb. 29, 2024 - Most knew Victoria Burns as an ace student securing straight A’s at one of the country’s most prestigious universities. But underneath the McGill student’s intellectual sharpn... Read More...

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Laura McKowen is an Open Book About Her Sobriety

VIDEO – THE MAGIC OF A SOBER LIFE – Feb. 29, 2024 - Laura McKowen has been sober for more than a decade, but her difficult journey to recovery took years and an escalating series of crises caused by her alcohol use. ... Read More...

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Striking a Chord of Sobriety – Musicians Lead by Example

THE MELODY OF THE GODS – Feb. 24, 2024 - Discover how artists like Sam Canty and Tyler Childers are reshaping the music industry narrative by embracing sobriety, highlighting the strength and creativity of the... Read More...

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Rex Chapman: The ‘Other Side’ of Drug and Gambling Addiction

IS PEACE OF MIND – Feb. 20, 2024 - After what he described as a routine surgery, Chapman developed an opioid addiction and, at one point, was taking up to 50 painkillers a day. He says the drug addiction was a gat... Read More...

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Lured In: Understanding and Overcoming Gambling Addiction in Youth

IT’S A LONG SHOT – Feb. 26, 2024 - “Sports betting used to be taboo, now it’s openly promoted and easily accessible through phones,” says Dr. Louise Stanger, an interventionist and gambling addiction expert. “... Read More...

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The Man Who Cheated Death Again and Again

LONG TERM LONGEVITY – Feb. 26, 2024 - Sid Korn should be dead. First came encephalitic polio as a baby. Next, binge drinking, a mood-altering habit acquired in college to beat loneliness, became routine ... Read More...

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Pills Sold Nationwide @ Amazon & Walmart Contain Poison

WARNING! – Feb. 24. 2024 - Dietary supplement products sold across the nation are being recalled as they have been found to contain a poisonous plant, posing a serious health risks to those who’ve purchased the pil... Read More...

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Portugal Decreased Its Opioid Crises – America Increased Theirs

CHARITY vs. GREED – Feb. 24, 2024 - Municipal Police in Porto, Portugal regularly patrol areas used by drug consumers. Police in Portugal don’t arrest people who use drugs. Instead they have a strong track record ref... Read More...

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Stopping Fentanyl Deaths by Knocking on Doors and Giving Out Overdose Kits

THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE – Feb. 25, 2024 - On a narrow North Philadelphia street lined with row houses and a busy auto body shop, Marsella Elie climbs the front steps of a private residence and knocks hard o... Read More...

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I’m Not an Alcoholic as Long as I Keep Writing Novels About the Human Condition

A MATTER OF OPINION – Feb. 24, 2024 - I am but a humble writer, a scribe of the soul, whose artistic vitality derives most fervently from that enticing she-demon, the imbibable spirit. I am “just a lazy fucking assho... Read More...

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11 Great Movies About Getting Sober

FILMS FOR LIFE – Feb. 26, 2026 - Critic Roger Ebert, himself a recovering alcoholic, gave When a Man Loves a Woman four stars and wrote that it was: “a wise and ambitious film about the way alcoholism affects ... Read More...

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‘The Black Balloon Project’ is Stories of Those Who Died From Overdosing

VIDEO – THE SYMBOLISM OF LOSS – Feb. 26, 2024 - Gabi Deaton’s The Black Balloon Project shares the stories of people who have died of an overdose through photos of their loved ones. Each photo is paired with a ... Read More...

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Non-profit Helping Women Recover From Addiction

VIDEO – USED, NOT DAMAGED – Feb. 25, 2024 - Secondhand clothing is giving people a second chance at life. Two thrift stores sell gently used clothes, shoes and other items and the proceeds go to the non-pr... Read More...

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Road to Recovery: Candid Conversation About Drug Addiction

ONLY VIDEO – TWO TRIBES – Feb. 28. 2024 - Two First Nations men from Calgary share their thoughts on the opioid crisis. They talk about their journey through addiction and treatment, and the importance of friendship.... Read More...

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You May Fire an Alcoholic Employee for Shooting Himself While Drunk on the Job

FYI – Feb. 29, 2024 - That is even if his disability was the reason for the conduct, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Although unpublished (meaning it shouldn’t be cited as bind... Read More...

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