12 Step Program

Many Residential Addiction Centers Don’t Offer MAT, at Deadly Cost

Harm Reduction is Death Reduction –   Sep. 29, 2020 - Without it, Berry entered the halfway house unmedicated. Because…

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Documentary tells heartbreaking and hopeful stories of addiction

WATCH – Reel Recovery Film – Oct. 1, 2020 - Justin was my heart with legs. Now, he is my…

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Costa Mesa addiction treatment CEO faces federal charges

Arrested envelopment - Read List – Oct. 3, 2020 - The massive federal crackdown charges defendants with submitting more than…

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Mac Davis, singer-songwriter dies at 78

He did it all – Sep. 30, 2020 - Mac Davis, a singer-songwriter who parlayed a string of hits for…

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Loretta Lynn cheers her granddaughter’s sobriety after addiction battle

WATCH – Songs that heal –   Sept. 2020 - This story is raw but it’s real,” writes Loretta. “I’m…

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Mike “Racoon Eyes” Kinney: Sobriety as Native American

With Feeling – Sep. 25, 2020 - Kinney, who currently writes for the Richmond Standard, is among a growing number…

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September is National Recovery Month

NBC picks THIS photo for RECOVERY month –   Sep. 25, 2020 - “Or maybe they have tried outpatient treatment…

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Rural moms recovering from addiction struggle to stay connected during pandemic

Dial Up? – Sep. 25, 2020 - With the pandemic putting programs like these on hiatus, patients like Megan, who…

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A Good Laugh Can Help People in Recovery

Rule 62 – Sep. 23, 2020 - These memes often pull from the language of 12-step-based programs, incorporating experiences and…

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3 ways sobriety made me better advisor

Traditions –  Sep. 17, 2020 - People rarely, if ever, get sober alone. In sobriety and in business, being part…

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Nikki Sixx talks recovery, sobriety

WATCH – Sixxed to the twelve steps –  Sept. 15, 2020 - But then again, there was a time when…

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Sebastian Velasquez looks back on his journey to five years of sobriety

Local Hero – Sep. 17, 2020 - “In this profession, you have many temptations but being sober is part of…

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Gran’s moving words on deathbed help alcoholic turn his life around

Mama knows best –  Sep. 19, 2020 - “I’ve got three dents in my head and a foot-long scar.” Matt,…

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Common myths about addiction

Someone’s happy place – Sep. 16, 2020 - An addict or alcoholic must hit “rock bottom” if they are going…

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Walk for Hope brings together those mourning deaths

Aren’t we all? –  Sep. 19, 2020 - As boys, Justin Reason had a knack for talking his younger brother,…

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Finding and Maintaining Sobriety During COVID-19

Lionrock Recovery Rocks – Sep. 16, 2020 - National Online Recovery Day was created to bring widespread awareness to the…

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Pittsburgh’s first sober pop-up bar, shares her story of recovery and self-care

Everything is Possible – Sep. 15, 2020 - “At first, I thought, ‘I got this,’” says Hilliard. “Shortly after, I…

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‘Sober Curator’ showcases fun ways to live dry lifestyle

WATCH – She’s Curious and Sober –  Bryson started drinking at age 16 and was a self-professed party girl in…

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5 Tricks Helped Me Not Drink During My First Week of Sobriety

Use them all! – Sep. 19, 2020 - Some say that’s the hardest. It’s that period of uncertainty where the…

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Model, brand influencer brings sobriety to social media

Sober Out Loud –  Sept. 10, 2020 - “I see it everywhere,” she said of alcohol on social media and…

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The Surprising Magic of Sober Life by Laura McKowen

LISTEN – MEDIA: Book Review –  Sept. 7, 2020 - Although this memoir follows Laura’s journey to sobriety, it’s not…

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Sober Black Girls Club aims to tackle alcohol use disorder among Black and brown women

WATCH – A force for good... – Sept. 8, 2020 - “When it was time for me to graduate from…

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The Benefits of Sober September

“Buy U A Drank” NOT – September 4, 2020 - People wanting to go sober in September this year may…

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Jon Hamm Opens Up Like ‘Never Before’: Sobriety, Love, And Loss

Mad Man No More – Sept.  13, 2020 - The insider explains that booze “became a problem as he and…

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A look at Matthew Perry’s journey who kicked his own addiction, helped others recover

You got to have... –  Sept. 6, 2020 - Then this year in July, he was spotted in public in…

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Black-owned sober bar remains lifeline to sobriety in tense times

Where everyone knows your first name only? –   Sept. 8, 2020 - Texas began reopening its bars May 1,…

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Hazelden Betty Ford CEO to be Stepping Away

Passing the First Lady’s baton – September 9, 2020 - Mishek, the third-longest-serving leader in the organization’s 71-year history and…

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Each Day Sober Slowly Helps Alcoholics’ Brains Recover

Neuroplasticity comes slowly – Sept. 2, 2020 - The more recently they’d had their last drink, the greater the disruption…

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Navigating sobriety as teen: ‘They told me I was going to die’

WATCH – No one has to die – Sept. 4, 2020 - This time was different, though. When Leahy was…

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‘How lucky I am to be alive right now’: Alcohol recovery in the time of COVID-19

We all are! – Sept. 3, 2020 - In many ways, the current crisis makes it even more important and…

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