After Descent Into Alcoholism Proco Joe Moreno Hits the Comeback trail CHICAGO IS COLD – Nov. 4, 2022 - Moreno, 50, is trying to reclaim the job he lost to Ald. Daniel LaSpata after a self-destructive string of scandals that derailed his once-bright future. Those headlines incl... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewNov 15 2022RecoveryRehab
Restaurant Owner Shares Struggle with Alcoholism VIDEO – SERVICE WITH A SMILE – Oct. 31, 2022 - “I hope my honesty and openness today can be helpful to anyone struggling with this issue, or to anyone watching someone struggle through it,” the post read... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewNov 15 2022RecoveryRehab
Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shaddix on ten years sober: “I’d rather put a gun in my mouth than a drink in my mouth” HE’D RATHER BE DEAD THAN DRUNK? – Nov. 4, 2022 - When asked about whether or not it was easier or harder now to stay sober, Shaddix said: “ way easier. It’s not an option for me anymore. Not to sound macabre or... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewNov 15 2022RecoveryRehab
Alcoholic Monkey Goes on Rampage AUDIO/VIDEO – OH SHIT, HE WAS MY SPONSEE – Nov. 7, 2022 - A shopkeeper who owns a liquor store in the district has been particularly affected by the monkey’s actions. The shopkeeper told NDTV that the mo... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 15 2022RecoveryRehab
Ex-Alcoholic Ditched Booze and Does Rocket Man Tribute IMITATION IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF FLATTERY? – Nov. 7, 2022 - “What literally helped me get through each day when trying to stop consuming alcohol initially was listening and playing Elton and Bernie Taupin’s tim... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewNov 15 2022RecoveryRehab
Alex Pereira Opens Up: I Drank Every Day BATTLE OF A LIFETIME – Nov. 7, 2022 - Pereira started training kickboxing at the age of 21 and turned pro after a 25-3 (25 knockouts) amateur record. As per some sources, Pereira still struggled with his... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewNov 15 2022RecoveryRehab
Jessica Simpson: Concern About Her Health and Sobriety After Ad Goes Viral VIDEO – A SONG OF DESPAIR? – Nov. 7, 2022 - Jessica Simpson responded on Instagram after her Pottery Barn advertisement recently went viral for all the wrong reasons. “I needed to be in my studio today be... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinternetinterventionInterviewMental HealthNov 15 2022Recovery
Is AA Sexist? Opinion by Christopher Dale WOMEN SUFFER TOO – Nov. 13, 2022 - In October 2011, I walked into a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. My drinking and drugging days were over ... Meanwhile my non-addict wife, her own wounds still fresh from my ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionNov 15 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Brain-Gut Connection Reveals How to Prevent Cocaine Addiction SCIENCE MAY ONE DAY DO SO... – Nov. 10, 2022 - Altering the types and ratios of microbes in the human gut is incredibly complicated and would almost certainly have unwanted affects beyond any addiction-related ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 15 2022RecoveryRehab
Mindfulness Meditation Can Help Treat Addiction SITTING STILL AND BREATHING – Nov. 6, 2022 - This type of treatment is still being developed, Garland said, but the trials conducted have shown it is more effective than the usual treatment that people w... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthNov 15 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehab
Jodie Sweetin Shares her Story to Help Those Struggling with Addiction 2019 EXPERIENCE STRENGTH AND HOPE AWARD WINNER TELLS ALL – Nov. 7, 2022 - Jodie Sweetin is reflecting on how more people are able to understand the “disease of addiction” in recent years. In an interview wit... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyExperience Strength and HopeExperience Strength and Hope AwardsinterventionInterviewNov 15 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabWriters In Treatment
Is “Damp Lifestyle” Sobriety’s Cousin? A DISTANT RELATIVE – Nov. 10, 2022 - The damp lifestyle, a term originally coined by TikTok user Hana Danly, refers to operating somewhere in between sobriety and heavy drinking. Someone who chooses to l... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 15 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Is ‘California sober’ a real thing or an excuse to keep getting high? OPINION – Nov. 9, 2022 - For many, self-medicating can be a slippery slope, Koob said. In addiction treatment facilities, he said, intoxicants are discouraged in favor of nonintoxicating medications that... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 15 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘I Stole from Mom to Fuel Drug Addiction – Now I Make $180k a Month from Sexy Job’ MORE WILL BE REVEALED – Nov. 4, 2022 - She would drink to deal with her feelings but started to realise she would become “aggressive” and “violent” when under the influence. After her addiction ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 15 2022RecoveryRehab
“Untreated & Unheard: The Addiction Crisis in America” Now Streaming on Pluto MEDIA MATTERS – Nov. 9, 2022 - The documentary was made possible through the active participation and leadership of Horizon Media. Bill Koenigsberg, CEO and founder of Horizon Media, serves on the board at Part... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 15 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryTrauma
How Robert Downey Jr. Saved Wes Bentley’s Life During Heroin Run MORE THAN ZERO – Nov. 5, 2022 - In 2008, Bentley was arrested and pleaded guilty to heroin possession. He was mandated to 12-step programs but relapsed. Finally, in 2009, he met a guy who would help him kick hi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 15 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘I learnt how to channel my addiction into art’ VIDEO – SO CAN SOME OF US – Nov. 7, 2022 - A former homeless drug addict has turned his life around and is now an up-and-coming graffiti pop artist hosting an exhibition in an east London gallery. Opa... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 15 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Jessica Simpson Responds to Fans Concerned About Her Sobriety PARTY OF ONE – Nov. 7, 2022 - Jessica Simpson has assured her fans that while she appreciates their concern for her health and sobriety, their misplaced comments still hurt. The pop star posted a v... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionNov 15 2022RecoveryRehab
Medication Treatment for Addiction is Shorter for Black & Hispanic Addicts EVEN IN BLUE STATES – Nov. 9, 2022 - Researchers have long known that racial and ethnic minorities are less likely to be prescribed lifesaving addiction treatment options than white people. But even w... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 15 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Macklemore Reflects on His Sobriety VIDEO – THE MAN IN THE MIRROR – Oct. 28, 2022 - He also raps, “Reflectin’ on Malcolm and the shit I thought but never said it/To Peter, Robin, to Kevin,” he raps. “All my other friеndships that could hav... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 8 2022RecoveryRehab
The Warning Signs of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse IT’S GRADUAL AIN’T IT? – OCT. 28, 2022 - Addiction and the road to it is an individual one, says Deena Manion, a doctor of psychology, a licensed psychotherapist and chief clinical officer of Westwind Re... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 8 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Crippling Alcoholism Nearly Killed Her, Then She Lost ‘dream’ Career in Music DON’T DRINK TOO MUCH – Oct. 31, 2022 - Justine explained that as a little girl, she always ‘dreamed big’ and hoped that one day she would get her ‘dream career in the music industry’. ‘Music was my li... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewNov 8 2022RecoveryRehab
Playwright Pens New Work Humanizing Youth Struggling with Addiction THEATERS ARE A VORTEX – Oct. 30, 2022 - It wasn’t hard for playwright Christian St. Croix to figure out how to focus his latest play, “The Pros and Cons of Feeding Stray Cats,” which follows two transiti... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 8 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Running Past Addiction, Woman Heads to New York City Marathon VIDEO – RUNNING UP THE HILL TO MAKE A DEAL WITH GOD – Oct. 31, 2022 - Lara had been a runner prior to her ‘rock bottom’ moment in 2020, but the exercise became a sacred place for her to focus. “Once you real... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 8 2022RecoveryRehab
Recovery Center Creates Danger For Neighbors VIDEO – NOT ON PURPOSE – Nov. 1, 2022 - Ashli Landrum and Douglas Anglin, both from Frankfort, Kentucky, stole the truck on Old Dublin Road near Recovery Works in Mayfield. The sheriff’s office says they... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 8 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Stark Number of Alcohol-Related Deaths of Young Americans VIDEO – BUT IT’S LEGAL – Nov. 3, 2022 - Drug overdoses and the opioid epidemic have devastated the country for the past two decades, taking far too many lives. But alcohol use and abuse is a huge problem that f... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 8 2022
Urgent Warning: ‘One Drink a Day Raises Risk of Sudden Silent Killer’ NOT A STROKE OF GENIUS – Nov. 2, 2022 - Writing in the American Academy of Neurology, doctors said the risk of stroke increased the more years people reported moderate or heavy drinking. As part of the s... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionNov 8 2022RecoveryRehabTrauma
Seven Revelations From Matthew Perry MORE WILL BE REVEALED – Nov.1, 2022 - In it, Perry writes about his famous past relationships and his time on the hit sitcom that made him famous around the world. However, Perry also explores his widely public... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 8 2022RecoveryRehab
Doctor Shares Journey of Addiction to Recovery DR. FEEL GOOD, REAL GOOD – Nov. 4, 2022 - Labor is the medical director at OneEighty, a treatment center that offers inpatient and outpatient chemical dependency and behavioral health services in Wooster. He... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 8 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Saoirse Ronan in Addiction Recovery Film ‘The Outrun’ WHAT CAN’T SHE DO? – Nov. 2, 2022 - After more than a decade away, Rona decides to return to the wld Orkney Islands where she reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up. While there, memorie... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyNov 8 2022RecoveryRehab