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SOBRIETY IS THE REWARD – Sept. 13, 2022 - Since 2011, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has used the method with 5,700 veterans. Rewards are vouchers the vets redeem at their local canteen. Over the years... Read More...

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Philip Speer’s Sobriety Led To a New Kind of Restaurant

WELL DONE – Sept. 13, 2022 - Speer described it as a “hazy cycle” of working and partying that was encouraged by restaurant managers and owners because of how it kept staff tight-knit and locked in. A ha... Read More...

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The Very Scientific Analysis of Alcohol in Food

FERMENT THIS! – Sept. 15, 2022 - Millipore Sigma provided the 200-proof ethanol standard and pure t-butanol internal standard (IS) (Burlington, MA). A filtration system within the laboratory was used to produce... Read More...

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The Preacher’s Son is Finally Sober, Happy and Free

GRACE IS EVERYWHERE – Sept. 9, 2022 - old. Although it started out innocently enough, he found alcohol to be a crutch that he couldn’t live without. Well into his twenties, Kenan appeared to be a functioning hu... Read More...

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No More Hard-Drinking Japanese College Students as Gen Z Goes Sober

AUDIO – REALITY DOESN’T BITE – Sept. 12, 2022 - The popularity of low- and non-alcoholic drinks has risen worldwide, accelerated by the pandemic, which led many people to be more health conscious. The global ma... Read More...

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Addiction Often Goes Hand-In-Hand With Mental Illness BY NORA D. VOLKOW

THE TRUTH HURTS – Sept. 12, 2022 - Substance use disorders often accompany other mental illnesses. Half of people with a substance use disorder have another mental illness at some point, and vice-versa. For ... Read More...

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Road to Recovery: ‘I dare you to believe’

CAME TO BELIEVE – Sept. 13, 2022 - We all have value; we all have worth; we all have something to contribute, and we don’t want to hang onto that,” Clemmer said. “...When I can give back, it just works.” It ... Read More...

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New Definition of Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder

CUT DOWN AND STAY THAT WAY – Sept. 14, 2022 - For those experiencing alcohol-related functional impairment and other adverse consequences, recovery is often marked by the fulfillment of basic needs, enhancement... Read More...

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Lala Kent: ‘I Would Have Curled Up In The Fetal Position’

OVERSHARING? – Sept. 12, 2022 - A lot has changed for Lala over the past year. Besides welcoming her first child — one-year-old daughter Ocean — she went through a public breakup with movie producer Randall Emm... Read More...

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Hiding In Plain Sight: Young Adult Addiction Care

YOUTH QUAKE – Sept. 14, 2022 - “If your child is diagnosed with a substance use disorder, there’s hope for recovery. It includes evidence-based counseling, family treatment, recovering peer groups, medic... Read More...

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Cree Nation Chief Calls for Treatment Centres in Wake of Horrible Knife Attacks

METH KILLS...OTHERS – Sept. 11, 2022 - The chief of James Smith Cree Nation and other Indigenous leaders are calling on the provincial and federal governments to fund on-reserve addiction treatment centr... Read More...

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Remi Wolf’s Next Project—Her Sobriety

UNIQUELY ECLECTIC – Sept. 14, 2022 - “There’s something about being 4 months sober where everything starts to get really really real. Too real,” she shared. “It was like all the shit I had been ignoring ... Read More...

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Are You a Love Addict? Or a Romantic?

“WHAT IS LOVE...BABY DON’T HURT ME” – Sept. 16, 2022 - Love addiction is not a formal diagnosis. It is related to other clinical diagnoses under the spectrum of behavioral addictions, impulse control disorders,... Read More...

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Eminem on overdose: ‘It took a long time for my brain to start working again’

VIDEO – HAPPY IT DID – Sept. 8, 2022 - “I remember when I first got sober and all the shit was out of my system, I remember just being, like, really happy and everything was f***ing new to me again,” Eminem sai... Read More...

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‘Addiction Is a Medical Problem’: Nonjudgmental Treatment Is Good Medicine

VIDEO – COMPASSION IN ACTION – Sept 6, 2022 - Depman moved to Vermont in 2007, as addiction treatment was starting to evolve. Before the move, he had seen the beginning of such changes while working as an emerg... Read More...

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From Sober Mom Squads to Anti-Anxiety Workbooks: Do New AA Alternatives Work?

IT WORKS IF YOU WORK IT – Sept. 7, 2022 - AA was founded in 1935 by two white men who were members of a Christian revivalist group, Bill Wilson and Bob Smith – a Wall Street analyst and a surgeon, respectively ... Read More...

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TikToker’s Daily Posts Show Road to Sobriety

INSPIRING TRANSFORMATION – Sep 8, 2022 - After getting out of bed, the couple went downstairs and dumped every last drop of alcohol down their kitchen sink. It has been over a year and Stoecker hasn’t had a dri... Read More...

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Local Teen Creates Program to Raise Awareness About Drug Addiction

VIDEO – BIG HEARTED YOUNG WOMAN – Sept. 7, 2022 - Local teen creates website to raise awareness about drug addiction. more@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X05NXxa6pco ... Read More...

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LA Indie Rock Artist Stephanie Hatzinikolis Celebrates Sobriety with New Song “Weed and Whisky”

VIDEO – SHE’S ON IT – Sept. 10, 2022 - Though there are darker themes, ultimately the idea is to be honest, vulnerable, and to share the perseverance of the human spirit. I hope that this song inspires (sober o... Read More...

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‘I’m on the Verge of Dying’: Ailing Mike Tyson Once Made Brutally Honest Admission About His Struggles With Alcoholism and Drugs

VIDEO – WEED WITH A BITE – Sept. 9, 2022 - The admission came during an ESPN Friday Night Fights post-fight press conference in Verona, New York. Tyson, in detail, talks about sobriety and how he longed t... Read More...

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Adrienne Banfield-Norris Celebrates 31 Years Of Sobriety

VIDEO – SAY HEY NA – Sept. 2022 - “I spent so many years in that insanity of active addiction, running in and out, and just that revolving door — you know, trying to get my life back together. That surrender wa... Read More...

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Adriana Marchione on Addiction, Cancer, Dance & Grief

CREATION STORY EVERY DAY – Aug. 27, 2022 - Sometimes I wish the world were a little smaller, so I could meet my guests in person. Adriana is one of those people who I’d love to spend time with. This, f... Read More...

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Jury Awards $77M in Suit Against Treatment Center

WHO’S MINDING THE REHAB? – Sept. 8, 2022 - Lawyers for MARR wrote in a court filing that a doctor discontinued Carusillo’s lithium treatment after he complained of side effects. Carusillo knowingly viola... Read More...

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Catholic Recovery Program Helps Addicts Find Healing

VIDEO – CAME TO BELIEVE – Sept. 8, 2022 - The thing about addiction is that it’s often very complicated. Anyone who has ever had to support a family member or loved one through an addiction understands w... Read More...

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Chris Cuomo says he drinks ‘too much,’ but he’s not an alcoholic

SAVE HIM A SEAT – Sept. 8, 2022 - “Too often, I think, we avoid dealing with things. So here’s a little bit of my story. I take my body and — my diet can suck. I drink too much,” Cuomo said. “I’m thinking about... Read More...

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Rehab Employee Pushing Coke on Those Seeking Treatment?

VIDEO – ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOR – Sept. 9, 2022 - Donald Suggs, 51, a staff member at the rehabilitation center and Kelsey Hunt, 28, of Raeford, were taken into custody after a traffic stop led to the seizure of coc... Read More...

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Cheryl Burke ‘Very Proud’ of Her Sobriety and Hopes to Be Sober the ‘Rest of My Life’

DANCING ALL THE RIGHT ‘STEPS’ – Sept. 6, 2022 - “I’m very proud of myself. I definitely am not thinking too far along cause what helped me get to the four years and what will get me through another four ... Read More...

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Demi Lovato Regrets Making “Sobriety” Documentaries

SHE KNOWS WHO SHE IS – Aug. 31, 2022 - Demi Lovato has one regret about the recovery journey. As you are probably aware, the 30-year-old musician has always been a vocal advocate for mental health awareness,... Read More...

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Money Flows Into Addiction Tech

IT’S APP TO HELP – Mar. 22, 2022 - But while the founders of for-profit companies may want to end suffering, said Fred Muench, clinical psychologist and president of the nonprofit Partnership to End Addi... Read More...

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The 9 Best Sobriety Apps Of 2022

A LITTLE APP WILL DO YA – Aug. 31, 2022 - If you’ve already done that work or you’re looking to get sober, then you might want an app that goes beyond trackers and motivational quotes and dives a bit dee... Read More...

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