A Hole in the Head – Can a Brain Implant Treat Addiction? CAN IT HURT? – Aug. 2022 - The probes were connected to wires that ran under Fisher’s skin, beneath his scalp, behind his ear and down his neck, then into a pulse generator sewn into his chest below his collarb... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 23 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecovery
National D.A.R.E. Day REMEMBER SEPT. 15 – Aug. 2022 - The D.A.R.E. program was developed by the Los Angeles Police Department to educate people. As it proved successful, other cities adopted similar approaches, and soon enoug... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 23 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Japan Urges Young People To Drink More TO EACH HIS OWN – Aug. 18, 2022 - The contest asks 20 to 39-year-olds to share their business ideas to kick-start demand among their peers - whether it’s for Japanese sake, shochu, whiskey, beer or wine. ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 23 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionRecovery
Josh Peck Says Sobriety is ‘Bedrock’ of His Life JOIN THE CLUB! – Aug. 15, 2022 - Josh Peck has described sobriety as the “bedrock” of his life. The former ‘Drake and Josh’ star previously battled drink and drug addiction before entering rehab in 20... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 23 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehab
How Photographers Help Fight Addiction in Philly VIDEO – STARING IN THE FACE OF HOPELESSNESS – Aug. 16, 2022 - “It just doesn’t feel comfortable for me to continue to drive through this area, walk through this area, catch the train, pass this are... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 23 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental Healthmethopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehabTrauma
With ‘Majority’ of Cases Linked to Addiction, Police Dept. Offers Path to Recovery VIDEO – THIS IS MY AMERICA – Aug. 18, 2022 - Officers have partnered with an embedded social worker to try to get people the addiction and mental health treatment they need. The mission of the Law Enforcemen... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 23 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Lafayette Mayor Admits, ‘I’m an alcoholic’ VIDEO – HI, MY NAME IS JOSH – Aug. 16, 2022 - Knowing that the second word in Alcoholics Anonymous does not apply to him, Guillory admitted: “And Look, I’m an alcoholic, so I have two options — I eith... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 23 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
It’s the Blame Game Epidemic That’s Killing Us SHE KNOWS THINGS! – Aug. 8, 2022 - During the three years I spent working on my new book, Raising Lazarus, my elderly mother kept asking me what it was about. At 93 with advancing dementia, no matter how often ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 23 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
John Spent Years Helping People Recover, and Now He’s Celebrating 40 Years Sober VIDEO – HE WALKS THE WALK – Aug. 9, 2022 - HENRICO COUNTY, Va. -- A man who has dedicated his life to helping people overcome substance use disorder is now celebrating 40 years in recovery. “Every pict... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Comedy Drama ‘The Dry’ Chaos Puts Sobriety To The Ultimate Test I LIKE TO WATCH – Aug. 11, 2022 - With booze swapped for green juice, a yoga mat tucked under her arm, and a renewed sense of determination, eight-part Irish comedy drama The Dry (described by The Guardi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionRecoveryRehab
Bam Margera Interview With Steve-O Is Most Honest Discussion Yet About Alcoholism And Recovery JUST LIKE BILL W. AND DR. BOB – Aug. 11, 2022 - JackassSteve-O and Bam Margera sat down to discuss Bam’s sobriety. Steve-O starts the interview below with a clip saying this was recorded a while back. Airing it... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRehab
Alan Carr’s Marriage Split From Alcoholic Husband Still Very ‘raw’ ALANON SHAMALON – Aug. 11, 2022 - Charlotte apologised for her reaction to him mentioning his marriage split, he insisted it was all OK, before adding: “I wrote the tour and then it just didn’t make sense when ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Why So Few Opioid Addicts Don’t Get the Treatment that Could Save Them? UNFAIR AND UNBALANCED – Aug. 12, 2022 - After about six years, when she could no longer endure the misery, LeBlanc sought out treatment. She had heard that Suboxone, the brand name for a medication that combine... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAug 16 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehab
Man Denied Liver Transplant Because of Alcoholism VIDEO – FAMILY OFFERS ONE – Aug. 12, 2022 - Quebec man denied liver transplant because of his alcoholism. more@CTVNews ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionlife expectancyRecoveryTrauma
They Found Love on the Way to Sobriety IN IT TOGETHER – Aug 13, 2022 - Libby Robertson, 32, and her husband Dane Robertson, 35 (Tainui, Ngāti Hauā, Ngāti Korokī Kahukura) co-founded two personal development companies focusing on business and wellnes... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRehab
Is There Really Such a Thing as an ‘Addictive Personality’? HOOKED ON BATS – Aug. 10, 2022 - We now know some people who have problems with alcohol or other drugs can return to regular use. And most people experience problems with only one drug, using other drugs in non... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecovery
Computer Algorithms Improve Timeliness of Overdose Data NOW YOU KNOW NOW – Aug. 10, 2022 - We found that for most substances evaluated, the performance of these algorithms was perfect or near perfect. These models could be used to automate classification of unstruct... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin Addictioninterventionmethopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryTrauma
Dax – “Dear Alcohol” Remix (feat. Elle King) VIDEO – AA MEETING ON CAMERA – Aug. 10, 2022 - Lyrics: I got wasted cause I didn’t wanna deal with myself tonightMy thoughts get drowned until I feel alrightI keep drinking til I’m someone I don... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionRecoveryRehab
Florida Nurse Lied About Alcoholism While Applying for License From Sober Home COMPASSION – Aug. 1, 2022 - In March, while in the sober living home part of the Hanley Center, Kavscak applied for the advanced practical registered nurse license. The ERO and the complaint say two of the ques... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 9 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionRecoveryRehab
SpeakerTunity® Offers Lists 800 Recovery & Addiction Treatment Centers For Speakers and Authors YOU HAVE A VOICE, USE IT! – Aug. 3, 2022 - SpeakerTunity® is the Speaker and Leader Resource Company, providing programs, tip sheets and regional directories that get leaders booked for speaking eng... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 9 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
OPINION: Recovery is Beautiful, Recovery is Hard, Choose Life Over Addiction SINGING A SOBER SONG – Aug. 2, 2022 - For over 17 years, I not only struggled with an active substance abuse disorder, but a mental health disorder as well. If there is something I would like for you to get out... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 9 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Perfectionism May Be Risk Factor for Severe Alcohol Use Disorder YOU MEAN ALCOHOLISM? – Aug. 2, 2022 - In the study, researchers from Belgium recruited 65 adults with SAUD undergoing inpatient treatment and 65 adults without the condition. Each participant completed t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 9 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressioninterventionRecoveryRehab
Lady Antebellum Postpones Tour To Support Charles Kelley’s Sobriety’ THE SOUTH STAYS RISEN – Aug. 4, 2022 -According to TasteofCountry.com, Lady A — formerly known as Lady Antebellum — was scheduled to launch their 2022 shows with a two-night stint at the Ryman Auditorium in Nas... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 9 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionRecoveryRehab
She Gets Sober – But Can’t Remember Most Of Her Life’ CONSCIOUSNESS REGAINED – July 31, 2022 - Speaking exclusively to The Daily Star she spoke openly about how she made the great decision to ditch the booze after drinking too much led her to blacking out, ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 9 2022interventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
The Most Important Part of Recovery — The Most Difficult to Access AUDIO – STICK WITH THE WINNERS – Aug. 4, 2022 - One of the most important aspects of recovery — finding an affordable, safe place to live with people supportive of a sober environment — is often the most... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 9 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Here’s How Alcohol Speeds Up Aging IT’S THE TELOMERES – Aug. 3, 2022 - The observational analysis found drinking more than 29 units each week was most detrimental. Compared to individuals enjoying six units weekly, this level of consumption was ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 9 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionRecoveryRehab
The Most Brutally Honest Films About Addiction AND BEAUTIFUL TOO – Aug. 2, 2022 - Drug and alcohol addiction is a topic that has been explored in cinema for decades. It is a sensitive subject that must be handled with care to depict the brutal truths about ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 9 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalWriters In Treatment
Startup Wants to Use Magic Mushrooms to End Alcoholism THE OMELETTE AT EVERY REHAB – Aug. 6, 2022 - Alcohol use disorder—more colloquially known as alcoholism—tends to happen slowly, and then all at once. Most people will say a few drinks in social settings ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 9 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthPsychedelicsRecoveryRehab
‘BetterHelp is absolutely trying to destroy the mental health world’ WHO’S ZOOMING WHO? – Aug. 7, 2022 - The TikToker, Alicia Murray (@therapywithmillenials) claims that folks who find the information of therapists on a service called CareDash are then redirected to Bette... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 9 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Hollow Metropolis Films Announces Release of Addiction Documentary ‘Fall Fight Shine’ TEAM WORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK – July 24, 2022 - Director and neuroscientist Charlotte Wincott collaborated with numerous addiction experts to tell the scientific stories that comprise “Fall Fight Shine,” which... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 2 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehab