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How Alcohol-Free Drinks Help My Sobriety

AUDIO – .05% – July 15, 2024 - Ian has a long history of working in the restaurant industry of 15 years, where drinking is socially acceptable. From studying wine and spirits Ian found a job where he could tas... Read More...

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Alcohol Consumption Surged During Covid — and Deaths Followed

ALCOHOL IS A DRUG – July 13, 2023 - Mississippi saw a 159 percent increase in alcohol-related deaths, the nation’s biggest leap, along with a 10 percent rise in apparent consumption. In Delaware, consumption increase... Read More...

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Three Patients Die Within a Week at Rehab

WHAT A SAD WAY TO GO – July 12, 2023 - All three of these cases are suspected of involving some type of drug overdose; however, aspects of the incidents are suspicious, and no conclusions or determinations hav... Read More...

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3 Ways to Relieve Pain Without Opioids

HANDS ON THERAPY – July 12, 2023 - What else works? There are alternatives to opioid for pain management, and Dr. Karam uses a conservative approach. “We will basically exhaust everything before progre... Read More...

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Honey Boo Boo’s Dad, Sugar Bear, To Check Into Lamar Odom’s Rehab

WHERE IS BAM and DR. DREW? – July 6, 2023 - The former reality star became hooked on pills that he had started taking for his diabetes, according to the report, and he is also suffering from severe depression and anx... Read More...

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How to Go Sober If Your Partner Still Drinks

WITH LOVE – July 5, 2023 - Fans had been quick to criticise her, posting comments like, ‘Why not respect your husband’s sobriety?’ Her husband Ben Affleck, 50, has been candid about his struggles with alcoh... Read More...

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Bison and Water Buffalo Help People Battle Addiction

LOVE IS LOVE – July 5, 2023 - “I fought the process for the first month until I came out to the farm and got a little more relaxed and could embrace the program … I won’t go back.” James is a father of two ... Read More...

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Menopause Messed with My Sobriety

GROWING AWARENESS – July 5, 2023 - And this is what caused Melissa, my doctor, to wonder out loud: “Hey. Maybe it’s perimenopause?” Hot flashes, the often laughed-at harbinger of menopause, saved me. Sort of. ... Read More...

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Heather Locklear Lost 40 lbs on Ozempic, Drinking Again?

VIDEO – WE’LL SAVE YOUR SEAT – July 5, 2023 - On Wednesday, an anonymous insider told the Daily Mail that Locklear is back on the booze after 20 stints in rehab, saying: “Heather is drinking, The family is very worri... Read More...

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Bake Off Winner Reveals Diagnosis Caused ‘Borderline Addiction’ to Sex, Porn, Food and Drugs

FROM SOUP TO NUTS – July 3, 2023 - The former Strictly Come Dancing star wrote a long essay on his Instagram where he explained his experiences after he was diagnosed with the condition. He explained:... Read More...

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Steve-O: SHOCKING Story Of Childhood Trauma, Addiction, Mocking Death & Craving Attention!

VIDEO – FABULOUS FILM – July 6, 2023 - 0:00 Intro03:07 Early context07:54 Your mother addiction17:33 How I got validation23:13 Why stunts?27:23 I always think about death30:05 I always think I’ll los... Read More...

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Program Helps People Get 2nd Chance

NO MORE TRACKS – July 4. 2023 - “I was one needle away from killing myself and that was a wake up call to me,” Mitchell said. Mitchell was on methamphetamine for 12 years. “My father got sick... Read More...

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20 Thoughts From 20 Years of Sobriety

AUDIO – ONE THOUGHT YEAR – July 4, 2023 - I spent five or six days in the hospital and upon being released the most surprising thing happened — most people offered me a drink of wine or a cocktail. Every. Place. I. W... Read More...

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Recovery Program Finally Introduced to Female Inmates

IT’S ABOUT TIME – July 8, 2023 - The lesson on this day is on “changing your way of thinking.” For Frances Tufts, one of the addiction counselors who leads the new “Next Steps” program for women at J. Reuben L... Read More...

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Disgraced Influencer Caroline Calloway on Sobriety

DIFFERENT STROKES... – July 6, 2023 - This was the end of 2018. I was really in a pickle. I owed $100,000 to my publishers and they owned the copyright to all of the events in my life from birth up until 2016.... Read More...

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Profiteering From Addiction Treatment

WORKING THE SYSTEM – July 4, 2023 - n three years, Kingsway made millions of dollars off the backs of needy addicts and their heartbroken families. Nicholas DeSimone, Kingsway’s owner, claimed he was not involved in ... Read More...

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Robert Downey Jr.’s Painful Remarks About His Prison Time

MORE THAN ZERO – 2023 - The “Oppenheimer” actor achieved sobriety in 2003 and hasn’t looked back since. His motivation to quit drugs for good came after receiving an ultimatum from his now-wife, producer Susan Downey... Read More...

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Bradley Cooper Reflects On 19-Year Sobriety Journey

VIDEO – A STAR WAS REBORN – July 7, 2023 - Bradley Cooper played Phil in the famous ‘The Hangover’ trilogy, where the character, along with his friends gets into trouble after planning bachelor parties that involve d... Read More...

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Childless Women 35 and Over Are Binge Drinking More

LOOKING FOR LOVE? – June 26, 2023 - In the surveys, the participants listed their parental status, age of first-time parenting, and whether they engaged in binge drinking (consuming four or more drinks in one sitting... Read More...

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‘The 13th Step’ Podcast

AUDIO – DO NO HARM – June 25, 2023 - Now for a story from New Hampshire with many twists and turns. Lauren Chooljian is a senior reporter and producer at New Hampshire Public Radio. And early on in the pandemic, she ... Read More...

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Beating Crack Cocaine as a Mother

VIDEO – REMEMBER THIS DAY? – June 30, 2023 - It was not always a smooth path, however, and Jackie had to master herself before she could become a vessel of light for her children. When her children were toddlers... Read More...

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Walmart Sells Children’s Book that Promotes Alcoholism in Parents

VIDEO – BUT NOT IN CHILDREN – June 19, 2023 - Ashli told the viewers in the caption of her video that her daughter watched her father battle with substance abuse, and was very upset when she found the book. She pos... Read More...

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I Drank to Escape, so to Quit I Saw Sobriety as an Adventure

THIS METHOD CAN WORK – June 27, 2023 - He smiled. “Think about quitting drinking as a travel adventure. It will be different and awkward and make you nervous. You’ll have to navigate new social dynamics, conne... Read More...

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Taylor “Machine Gun” Duerr’s Struggles with Recovery in New Documentary

VIDEO – STAYING IN THE RING, NO MATTER WHAT – June 25, 2023 - “Addiction affects all members of a community. Stigma is the number one obstacle we face in treating this epidemic. By breaking down the walls of stigma t... Read More...

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Once Resistant Court Officials Embrace Drugs to Treat Addiction

LET THEM EAT LIFE – June 28, 2023 - The relative unavailability in rural areas of medication treatment is certainly a problem. A shortage, Christofferson noted, is not only an issue in itself, but also a barri... Read More...

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Can Facebook Predict Addiction Treatment Dropouts?

AND SO MUCH LESS – June 24, 2023 - To improve treatment effectiveness, researchers are exploring ways to identify individuals who are more likely to complete treatment successfully and avoid relapse. One avenu... Read More...

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Your Past Doesn’t Define Your Future

VIDEO – SOBRIETY LENGTHENS LIFE – June 28, 2023 - West Virginia woman HIGH on Hope on WSAZ TV. WATCH@WSAZ ... Read More...

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Nonprofit Tackles Substance Abuse and Addiction

HELPING HANDS – JUNE 28, 2023 - As Moore recalls, there was little in the way of in-house rehabilitation programs for substance abuse in the state in early 2013, so she was forced to send two of her sons to Io... Read More...

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‘I’m a Recovering Addict. Will I Ever Recover, Financially?’

ONE THOUSAND AT A TIME – June 29, 2023 - While I’m relieved to be in a place of relative stability, I know that I will be working to overcome my past for the rest of my life. One of the biggest ways it affects me is ... Read More...

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Yes. Addiction is a Disease…of Desire!

by Michael W. Clune OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES – June 29, 2023 - Addicts are enslaved by what we want. We don’t want what we want. Language must perform contortions to convey the paradox of addiction. The Apostle ... Read More...

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