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Meaningful Definition of Addiction Recovery

KNOW THYSELF – Aug, 16, 2023 - Recovery is the experience (a process and a sustained status) through which individuals, families, and communities impacted by severe alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems utiliz... Read More...

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Best TV Shows About Addiction And Recovery

I LIKE TO WATCH – Aug. 6, 2023 - Make no mistake about it, while there are tons of crud being shown on television these days, it still can be one powerful tool when it sets its mind to it. Case in point, TV sh... Read More...

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Tim McGraw Gushes Over Faith Hill for Supporting His Sobriety

SOUL MATES – Aug. 10, 2023 - There’s setbacks and there’s times you move forward and do great, and there’s times you set back,” he said. McGraw added, “And that’ll probably be a process throughout the rest o... Read More...

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I’m Sober And My Partner Is Not. Here’s How We Make It Work.

COMMUNICATION & UNDERSTANDING – July 25, 2023 - “There’s been times where he’s drank too much and annoyed me,” Banks said of Tony. “But it happens so, so rarely that it tends to be more comical than annoyi... Read More...

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Doctors’ Documentary Shed Light on Addiction

VIDEO – MORE WILL BE REVEALED – Aug. 7, 2023 - The number of physicians reported by the media who were charged relating to opioid-related offenses has tripled since 2000. Goldstein says that over the past five to s... Read More...

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Trey Lewis @16 Years Sober: “Country Music Saved My Life”

REJOICING FOR LIFE – Aug. 8, 2023 - Lewis then reminded others, who may be dealing with substance abuse, that they are not alone. He also took a moment to share some advice while telling folks to “always stay true to... Read More...

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5 Child Stars Who Struggled After Becoming Famous

VIDEO – TALENT CAN BE DANGEROUS – Aug. 10, 2023 - 1, Demi Lovato. The pop star has long struggled with addiction and mental health issues, which stem from their childhood in the spotlight. Following a near-fatal epis... Read More...

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‘Sober Life Is So Much Better’

YES, WE AGREE – Aug, 9, 2023 - Owen continued, “Trust me, there’s someone reading this that I affected in my days of being an idiot and I can never take that back … I said things I shouldn’t, as well as did things I... Read More...

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Julia Cameron on Learning to Write Sober

WORDS OF LOVE – Aug. 11, 2023 - “Just try it and see.” I was not at all sure that God would want to write through me. And wasn’t it only normal to want to be a great writer? “In order to write sober, you have to l... Read More...

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Dunkin’ Spiked Coffee and Tea Are Coming Soon

BEWARE OF COPS – Aug. 10, 2023 - According to VinePair, the malt-based drinks are to be produced in collaboration with Harpoon Brewery. The two Boston-area brands originally paired up in 2018 to release season... Read More...

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Ric Flair Recalls His Wild Stories From Rehab

WRESTLING WITH DEMONS – Aug. 11, 2023 - So my roommate’s a doctor from Ft. Lauderdale that is there for digesting crystal meth anally,” Flair said. “That’s one roommate. Now what’s that got to do with me drink... Read More...

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Milwaukee: Drunkest City in America

VIDEO – L’Chaim – Aug. 10, 2023 - InsiderMonkey notes Wisconsin has one of the lowest alcohol tax rates in the country, leading to lower retail and wholesale prices. Some of the drunkest counties in the cou... Read More...

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More People Are Replacing Booze with Ketamine

AUDIO – WHATEVER WORKS – July 28, 2023 - When a federal judge declared the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) illegal, suspending applications for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. and w... Read More...

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Student Recovery Program Seeks More Participants

GRADUATE OF SOBER LIFE – Aug. 2, 2023 - Ethan Laugen, 24, is set to graduate from Augsburg and StepUP next year. When he first started at the nearby University of Minnesota, he said he considered drinking and partyin... Read More...

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Does Drinking Raise Blood Pressure?

SO WILL STRESS – July 31, 2023 - Even in adults without hypertension, blood pressure readings may climb more steeply over the years as the number of daily alcoholic drinks rise, according to an analysis ... Read More...

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Tough as a Mother Launches

GAIA FOREVER! – July 24, 2023 - According to Obstetrics and Gynecology: February 2022, pregnancy-associated drug-related deaths increased by 190% between 2010 and 2019. Additionally, data from the Adoption and... Read More...

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Jamie Otis’s Heartfelt Post About Husband’s Addiction

VIDEO – ALL CAN BE FORGIVEN – July 28, 2023 - Otis revealed that she always suspected Hehner was “hiding something.” “I didn’t know exactly what though,” she admitted. “I remember a time during the holidays that... Read More...

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Institute Helps Thousands Recover From Addiction

LOVE AND HARD WORK – July 31, 2023 - Ana Carr has also called the streets home for three years. She said, “I feel like everyone could be one step away from where we’re at.” Rubio knows this life all too well. He s... Read More...

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Woman Travels to Country Music Fest to Celebrate 30 Months Sober

GOING TO ANY LENGTH – Aug. 4, 2023 - Bolos traveled 20 hours from Upstate New York with her best friend and two dogs. Every month she celebrates her sobriety by treating herself to something. One time it... Read More...

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‘I survived so that I could change the cycle’

AUDIO – BRAVE NEW WORLD – Aug. 3, 2023 - Before entering recovery last year, Jennie cycled in and out of substance use from the time she was in her late teens. When she first started, she had just left her husband, a... Read More...

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Brad Pitt’s Sobriety Journey

THE TREE OF LIFE – August 3, 2023 - Brad Pitt quit drinking and found a support system in Alcoholics Anonymous, a group he attended for a year and a half post his divorce. "You had all these men sitting around being ... Read More...

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Ari Lennox Reveals Where She’s Been

IN A BETTER PLACE – Aug. 4, 2023 - The Grammy-nominated artist is not only known for her uniquely recognizable tone, but also her explosive personality. For years her Instagram Lives were filled with edgy yet h... Read More...

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Jamie Lee Curtis Having Her Most Rewarding Year at 64

VIDEO – TIMELESS SOBRIETY – August 1, 2023 - “There have been many, many, many points when I said ‘I don’t think I’ll ever make another movie again’ … I’ve said it for a long time, because I watched my parents... Read More...

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Landmark Officials: More people ‘will die as a result of’ state’s decision to shut down facilities

VIDEO – IT’S COMPLICATED – July 31, 2023 - According to staff emails obtained by 16 News Now, Landmark executives say the furlough comes after the company’s Medicaid insurance contracts were canceled. All p... Read More...

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Dennis Quaid Says Faith Saved Him After Addiction

VIDEO – MOVIE STAR SHINES – July 26, 2023 - “I remember going home and having kind of a white light experience that I saw myself either dead or in jail or losing everything I had, and I didn’t want that,” he recall... Read More...

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US Restaurant Celebrates Sobriety

NOT SERVING ANY DUI’s – July 27, 2023 - If anyone had asked if I thought something was missing from my drinks, I certainly wouldn’t have guessed it was the alcohol. This was, of course, a detail created by design. At... Read More...

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Jason Wahler Was In Treatment as His Wife Was Giving Birth in Same Hospital

ALL SOBER NOW – July 26, 2023 - He continued, “To not be able to be present or in the moment to remember one of the greatest memories or moments in your life, is something that, I’ve forgiven myself, but it’s ... Read More...

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Czechoslovakian says “I’ve never felt better” being sober

AND PLAYING HOCKEY – July 20, 2023 - Smid commended Galchenyuk for his bravery while letting his followers know he recently found himself in a similar situation. “Just wanted to comment on Alex Galchenyuk,” Smid w... Read More...

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Woman’s Sobriety Saved Her From Jail

AND A WHOLE LOT WORSE – July 20, 2023 - Geisler was arrested by city police June 8, 2022, after her 3-month-old son was taken to a hospital for breathing problems. Tests showed the baby had somehow ingested co... Read More...

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Mayor Tells Premier: “Build and fund a drug rehab centre.”

OH CANADA! – July 25, 2023 - Morgan, Deputy Mayor Shawn Lewis and Coun. Susan Stevenson are asking for other councillors’ support to advocate for a provincial addiction rehabilitation centre in London. ... Read More...

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