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The Lighter Side of Addiction Recovery eBulletin

VIDEO – FUNNY MAN Live at the Laemmle – May 19, 2022 - You may know him as the funny caveman on the Geico commercials but what you may not know is that actor and comedian John Lehr also says he struggled with ... Read More...

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After ‘flirting’ with Death, Ex-Alcoholic Becomes a Sober Bartender

12th STEPPING AT WORK – May 20, 2022 - Abbey spoke cаndidly аbout how she overcаme her аddiction in аn exclusive interview with the Dаily Stаr. “I tried sobriety for yeаrs but never succeeded,” she explаine... Read More...

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Why The Pandemic Has Been Hard On Addicts

THE DANGERS OF ISOLATION – May 18, 2022 - Addicts are great at reasoning away problems. This sad state of affairs is no surprise.The pandemic for many people in every walk of life created stress, anxiety and i... Read More...

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Drew Barrymore’s ‘wild, rebellious’ Younger Self

AUDIO – NO MORE LITTLE FIRESTARTER – May 17, 2022 - “I like trying to tell myself to please react with grace. Be on the high road. Don’t flip out about everything. Find calm, find peace,” she said, noting toda... Read More...

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How Bradley Cooper Embraced Sobriety

AND SOBRIETY HAS HUGGED HIM BACK – May 15, 2022 - Bradley Cooper isn’t shy about discussing his past struggles with addiction. In fact, he continues to openly discuss those negative experiences, in part as a r... Read More...

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Heartwarming Health News

SOBRIETY NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD – May 12, 2022 - The 35-year-old shared a health update with his fans on Wednesday to mark three years of sobriety, revealing that despite a “particularly tough” year, he is proud ... Read More...

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Selma Blair Opens Up About Getting Drunk at Age 7

AUDIO – ALCOHOL NO MORE – May 11, 2022 - Selma Blair is not afraid to go there when it comes to sharing the ups and downs of her personal life — particularly in the wake of her 2018 Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis... Read More...

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Strings Attached to State Funds For Treatment in Jails

YOU SHOULD CARE – May 10, 2022 - The $2 million grant program included in the state budget late last year specifies that the funds can be used to provide only one of the three FDA-approved medications for opioi... Read More...

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Medicated-Assisted Treatment Helped Man On His Road To Sobriety

DOGS AND DRUGS – May 3, 2022 - He explained five keys to his journey to recovery and at the top of that list is relationships. That includes a good friend who cared for his two large dogs when Trolley was in t... Read More...

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“Tragic Magic” and the Power of Transformation

NO HOCUS POCUS HERE – May 12, 2022 - Such a strange mixture really, because there are so many moments of tragedy, moments of brutality and raw confessions from Sigute and that can be very tricky to balance with... Read More...

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Jodi Galloway Is a Champion of Addiction Prevention

IT TAKES COURAGE – May 9, 2022 - “She develops leadership skills that help young women find their voice and encourages them to make a difference in their communities and among their peer,” stated Busler. Ga... Read More...

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What’s the Best Way to Treat Addiction?

THORNY FEEDBACK – May 12, 2022 - To the Editor: Maia Szalavitz claims that forced treatment for addiction doesn’t work. In our family’s tragic experience, neither does the friendly persuasion that she ad... Read More...

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Tony Stark’s Substance Abuse Is Symptomatic of a Much Scarier Problem

COMIC? – May 9, 2022 - Ever since he could, Tony struggled with substance abuse as he has tackled alcoholism in the past. But in the most recent Iron Man run, Tony’s life had gotten more complicated with his vi... Read More...

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How Oscar Winner ‘The Lost Weekend’ Depicts Alcoholism

GO WATCH A GOOD FILM – May 10, 2022 - One of the unfortunate side effects of how The Lost Weekend grapples with alcoholism comes in the more heightened aspects of Ray Milland’s Oscar-winning lead performance. ... Read More...

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The Rolling Stones’ Journey to Sobriety

VIDEO – SISTER MORPHINE GO HOME – May 13, 2022 - DeCurtis told the outlet that there was also a significance behind the album’s title as the “Exile” part means they were tax exiles. The band fled England to avo... Read More...

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How Film and TV Depict Alcohol Abuse

GO WATCH A GOOD FILM – May 9, 2022 - Sofia Black-D’Elia’s performance as Sam is remarkable for capturing the all-over-the-map mood swings of her character’s early sobriety. As Sam’s sponsor keeps telling her, s... Read More...

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Pete Doherty On Managing “to get out of the addictive cycle”

VIDEO – BECAUSE ADDICTION IS LAME – May 15, 2022 - Doherty explained more about how he had “managed to somehow keep on the straight and narrow”, and said that his experience of lockdown in Normandy “completely ... Read More...

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Kirk Norcross Celebrates 1 Year Sobriety Milestone 15 Months After His Dad Died By Suicide

LIFE GOES ON – May 5, 2022 - Taking to his social media grid, he joyously posted: ‘I DONE IT!!! He also went on to add an screenshot from his sobriety counter app which tracked his days into his recovery. ... Read More...

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Leah McSweeney Shares Her Sobriety

ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK – May 6, 2022 - Once COVID hit, I knew quarantining and the way I drink would not work well together...to say the least,” Leah said at the time in an interview with Us Weekly. “Not drin... Read More...

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Will Lives Be Saved By ‘Bill of Rights’ For Addiction Treatment?

REHAB RESPONSIBILITY – May 6, 2022 - So, specifically, this “bill of rights” will alert folks that they must be informed of all aspects of recommended treatment, including the option of no treatment at all, tr... Read More...

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Sober Houses Fill The Gap

VIDEO – IT’S THE SUBOXONE – May 6, 2022 - In 2021, Maine saw an estimated 636 people die from fatal overdoses, shattering the 2020 record of 504 fatalities, according to a report by the Rural Drug & Alcohol... Read More...

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Brad Pitt Credits Bradley Cooper For Helping Him Overcome Addiction

LIKE BINARY STARS – May 7, 2022 - Following the announcement of his split from Jolie in 2017, Pitt opened up about his struggles with addiction. “I can’t remember a day since I got out of college when I wasn’t... Read More...

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Ex-Derby-Winning Jockey Reveals Suicidal Struggle With Alcoholism

NEW DOCUMENTARY – May 1, 2020 - “When I think back to that night , I wonder how could I have been thinking like that? Imagine all I would have missed,” he says. “My thinking was completely gone by then. So whet... Read More...

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Sobriety Boosted Their Careers

NO MORE 3 MARTINI LUNCH – April 30, 2022 - “I wasn’t an alcoholic and never went to a 12-step program, yet I didn’t have a healthy relationship with alcohol. It had become the place I turned to numb, self-sooth... Read More...

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The Big Happiness Interview

IF NOT NOW, WHEN? – May 1, 2022 - ‘We are not seeing “rock-bottom alcoholics” who look like they have no choice but to quit. Instead, we are seeing people who do not look on the outside like they have a proble... Read More...

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CrossFit Legend Reveals How Sobriety Makes Him Stronger

VIDEO – ONE BENCH PRESS AT A TIME – May 5, 2022 - His wake up call came when he got yet another drinking citation at 17, bringing it home to his father who was so used to the summons that he didn’t react. Fras... Read More...

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‘I’m 90 Days Sober — Am I Ready for a Baby Yet?’

TAKING A STAND – May 4, 2020 - Dear Clear Eyes, Full Heart: I’m not going to tell you I think a second child in early sobriety, by choice, is a good idea. But I’m also not going to tell you it’s a tragically ba... Read More...

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Dr. Louise Stanger and Katie Couric Talk About Addiction

AUDIO – TELLING THE TRUTH – April 21, 2022 - On this episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie invites her friend and award winning broadcast journalist Elizabeth Vargas to co-host and help find some u... Read More...

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Forced Addiction Treatment Fails

MORE HARM THAN GOOD? – April 30, 2022 - To do better, the United States needs more evidence-based treatment. And since the data shows that the best treatment is compassionate and inviting, coercion should be th... Read More...

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