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Alcoholics Anonymous in South Africa turns 75 this year

ONE OF 180 NATIONS! –  June 12, 2021 - Heavy drinking also contributes to illness in each of the top…

3 years ago

The AA Reopening Two-Step – We’re Baaaack!

REAL ROOMS - REAL HEALING –   June 1, 2021 - This is a call to prioritization rather than prominence.…

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Watch Out for Marketers Posing as Unbiased Treatment Resources

USE CLEAN ADVERTISING –  June 10, 2021 - The company branded its websites as impartial resources to find “the right…

3 years ago

Man Arrested For Storming Cockpit Sent To Sober Living

WATCH – ON A BOAT AT SEA? –    June 10, 2021 - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man accused…

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AA in U.S. and Canada Welcomes Normie Board Chairperson

OUR LEADERS ARE BUT TRUSTED SERVANTS –  June 8, 2021 - A.A. has always relied on its many nonalcoholic friends…

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Armed and drunk: LA cops get into trouble drinking

VERY STRESSFUL WORK –    June 4, 2021 - In a 2019 incident that resurfaced in state court in April,…

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‘It was toxic’: Liam Payne says of ‘One Direction’ fame

WATCH – STORY OF HIS LIFE –    June 8, 2021 - Payne catapulted to fame at age 16 in…

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Women Now Drink As Much As Men

LISTEN – GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN...WITH PROBLEMS –    June 9, 2021 - And the latest U.S. data from…

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Sarah Brannon’s Exhibition About Addiction and Empathy

POLLOCK SHOULD HAVE TRIED THIS –    June 8, 2021 - Originally from Memphis, Brannon was discovered during her senior…

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Having ‘Hot Girl Summer’—and Staying Sober

TAKING A SIP, NOT TAKING A SIP –  June 10, 2021 - The last time Christina Kimbrough had a drink…

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New Yorker of the Week: Christian Parker

WATCH – SOBER RAINBOW PARTIES ALL OVER 5 BOROUGHS –  June 7, 2021 - Fun for him, and others in…

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Author Kelsey Darragh On Being ‘Terrified’ She’d Break Her Sobriety During The Pandemic

STAYING SOBER NO MATTER WHAT –  May 30, 2021 -  I started gardening and thrifting and DIY’ing all over my…

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Veteran Donates 36 Acres to Build Retreat for Homeless Vets Struggling With Addiction

TRUE PATRIOTISM –   June 3, 2021 - Working with two already-established homeless outreach programs—Just Believe and New Life Addiction…

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County Using Opioid Settlement $ To Help Women Battle Addiction

DAMAGE CONTROL –  June 4, 2021 - “We want mothers to be successful in spite of their substance use issues,…

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Matthew Perry’s Ups and Downs Through the Years

ALWAYS THE BEST FRIEND –  May 30, 2021 - The light at the end of the tunnel. For years, Matthew…

3 years ago

Sound of Metal: An Addiction Movie Without Drugs

FILM REVIEW ARTICLE –    May 27, 2021 - So where did my aversion come from? I can’t point to…

3 years ago

A Rabbi Walks into an AA Meeting

AND WALKS OUT WITH A GREATER LOVE OF GOD –    June 5, 2021 - One young man, relatively new…

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Q&A with CEO of Social Model Recovery Systems, Bruce Boardman

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! June 2, 2021 - Bruce Boardman is the Chief Executive Officer for Social Model Recovery Systems…

3 years ago

YOUR LIFE IS YOUR OWN –   June 1, 2021 - Most would keep such skeletons secreted in the closet,…

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America STILL Has Drinking Problem

WHAT GOES AROUND... –   July/August 2021 -  George Washington first won elected office, in 1758, by getting voters soused.…

3 years ago

Tom Latimer on Sobriety and Wrestling With the Past

PINNED TO FREEDOM –  June 4, 2021 - “…When I got fired from WWE for a drinking related thing, for…

3 years ago

Brothers say key to success is family support for addicts

WATCH – TELLING IT LIKE IT IS –  June 3, 2021 - David said he and his brother haven’t always…

3 years ago

‘Sober 21’ Zine’s Elia Einhorn Talks Recovery in the Music Industry

HAPPY, JOYOUS AND ROCKIN’ OUT –   May 28, 2021 -  Addiction and recovery stories — both the triumphs and…

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Hazelden/Betty Ford Names Andrew Williams Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

SHAKING UP THE STATUS QUO –  May 18, 2021 - “The people who power Hazelden Betty Ford are mission-driven, compassionate…

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New Book About Conquering Addiction Receives ‘Book Excellence Award’

BOOK REVIEW –   May 25, 2021 - The book recognizes chemical dependency as a universal outcry and struggle for…

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Moby’s Therapist Once Suggested an Unorthodox Way to Get Sober

STOP DRINKING? –  May 28, 2021 - If you start doing a lot of cocaine, you’re going to get sober…

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Oregon decriminalizing all drugs creates hope for those in recovery

LIGHT AT THE END OF A ‘DEAD’ END POLICY –   May 28, 2021 - “My addiction doesn’t stem from…

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Bill & Lois Wilsons’ 70-Year Tradition!

A SOBER CELEBRATION! –  May 30, 2021 - The picnic was started 70 years ago to bring together alcoholics and…

3 years ago

Q&A with author of LOVE WITHOUT MARTINIS, Chantal Jauvin

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! –  May 28, 2021 - Chantal Jauvin is the author of three books.  Where We Begin,…

3 years ago

Many struggling with addiction have relapsed during pandemic

WATCH – KEEP COMING BACK –  May 24, 2021 - This pandemic year has been very challenging for those who…

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