5 Main Benefits of Visiting an Addiction Medicine Specialist A SECOND OPINION – Nov. 24, 2021 - Some addiction medicine specialists treat only alcohol addictions. Others will go beyond this and offer treatment for dependency on other drugs. As a patient, you’ll benefit great... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 30 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
DMX Doc Director on DMX: “I partially owe my sobriety to him” WE ALL OWE SOMEONE – Nov. 27, 2021 - “You know that thing when you meet somebody famous and you’re super disappointed. It was the complete opposite of that,” Frierson said. “It was like everything I hoped for ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 30 2021RecoveryRehab
2019 Experience Strength and Hope Awards Recipient, Jodie Sweetin, on Getting Sober SOBRIETY IS THE SWEETEST THING – Nov. 22, 2021 - “How do I manage my own head that is just loud and negative and awful to me sometimes, but nobody else can hear it? You’re stuck in it,” the 39-year-old told Al... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionExperience Strength and Hope AwardsinterventionInterviewNov 30 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
In UK Alcoholics & Addicts Who Died While Receiving Treatment Rose by a 25%, ‘Shocking’ Stats Show…Due to Lack of Face-to-Face Care WE CAN’T SEE YOU NOW – Nov. 25, 2021 - But ‘changes to lifestyle and social circumstances during lockdowns’, as well as Covid itself, may have also driven the death rate upwards, it added. Ian Hamilton, a d... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 30 2021RecoveryRehabTrauma
Rumer Willis Talks Sobriety, Family & Mom’s 2012 Relapse REAL SOBER SISTERHOOD – Nov. 24, 2021 - Following the traumatic event, Willis and her sisters stopped communicating with the “Ghost” actor for three years. Willis is now shedding light on that period of estran... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 30 2021RecoveryRehab
Legalize All Drugs For Everyone’s Sake IT COULDN’T GET WORSE – Nov. 20, 2021 - The consequences of this racist motivation have been huge. Studies consistently show that minorities have been disproportionately targeted and incarcerated for drug poss... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental HealthNov 23 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryTrauma
1 in 4 Workers Have Been Under the Influence During Video Conferencing ONLY ONE? – Nov. 10, 2021 - “Bottom line: what starts during work-from-home may well continue as employees return to their workplaces. Employers that truly care about the health of their employees must be read... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCoronavirusdepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionlonelinessmarijuanaMental HealthNov 23 2021potRecoveryRehabsmokingTrauma
So Many Choices for Treatment ANY IS BETTER THAN NONE? – Nov. 16, 2021 - As we’ve mentioned, both inpatient and outpatient programs use a variety of therapy techniques for addiction counseling. Some of the more common types of behavioral t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthNov 23 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
From Addict to Amazing MOST OF US ARE – Nov. 15, 2021 - Recovering from addiction sometimes takes years, or working through multiple programs before it sticks. Pile a mental health condition on top, and recovery can seem in... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthNov 23 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Woman Urges Others To Accept Help ACCEPTANCE IS THE KEY – Nov. 17, 2021 - “I was kind of strong-armed into treatment because I didn’t want to do it on my own,” said Merritt. “The phone is real heavy when I would try to ask for help in the righ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 23 2021OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
32 Years Clean and Sober STRAIGHT UP – Nov. 19, 2021 - To celebrate 32 years of sobriety, I ran a 5k (3.1 miles) in West Burlington at a benefit for Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice called “Miles and Memories.” Considering how close to... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthNov 23 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
NY Treatment Centers Waiting on Millions in Covid Money WATCH – WAITING FOR THE MAN! – Nov. 18, 2021 - Local organizations trying to fight addiction in Central New York are still waiting for support promised by lawmakers. More than $90 million from the Americ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 23 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Biden’s Drug Czar Wants to Expand Use of MAT NEXT STOP...CNN? – Nov. 18, 2021 - Methadone is a tightly controlled treatment for drug addiction, and patients must go to a clinic to receive the medication. That decades-old requirement was lifted during the coro... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionNov 23 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryTrauma
Therapist/Addict Shares Keys To Recovery WATCH – BEST TO BE SICK AND TIRED – Nov. 17, 2021 - Petersen said family is a vital motivator for any person struggling with addiction. “It’s important to be able to step into it and offer someone a solutio... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninsomniaNov 23 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Freed Prisoners Get Alcohol Ankle Detectors BETTER THAN A COURT CARD? – Nov. 18, 2021 - Prisoners at risk of committing alcohol-fuelled crime will be forced to wear an electronic tag when released to detect if they have been drinking. In what the gov... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousinterventionNov 23 2021RecoveryRehab
Miracles of Recovery: Daily Meditations of Hope, Courage and Faith by Harriet Hunter CHAPTER 11, IN A GOOD WAY – Published 2018 - WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE THE ROOMS of Alcoholics Anonymous? IS THERE ONLY ONE path to recovery? These and other questions are answered in 365-daily inspirations. Miracle... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 23 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Paula Patton on Sobriety: ‘It’s All About Forgiveness’ WATCH – AND KINDNESS TOO – Nov. 19, 2021 - But now in this sobriety, she is looking at her life with these new eyes and asking yourself, ‘Am I willing to sacrifice my soul to be a part of this game?’ What you ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewNov 23 2021RecoveryRehab
Elvis Presley: The ‘Pathetic’ King Inspired a Pop Icon to Get Treatment for Alcoholism WARNING FROM FADING STAR – Nov. 16, 2021 - “It was so sad because he’d transformed into this big man with no eyes – they’d sunken into the back of his head.” It was pitiful.” Elton continued, “The similarities... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerInterviewNov 23 2021RecoveryRehab
‘Candid’ Leonard Buschel Memoir Available Now 12 STEPS LATER... – Nov. 8, 2021 - "This book is one of the best (if not THE BEST!) addiction memoir I’ve read - and I have read a ton of them! The addiction memoir is a rather diluted space, but this book rea... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionLeonard BuschelNov 23 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabWriters In Treatment
Former Director of Nashville Addiction Organization Indicted OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD? – Nov. 8, 2021 - The investigation also took a look at more than 100 “questionable” disbursements totaling at least $4,645 while Armstrong had control of Phases. “These incl... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 16 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Innovative Ca. Winemaker Creates Wine-Free Sonoma Soft Seltzer A NEW WAY TO UNWINED – Oct. 19, 2021 - “We were watching the boom in no-alcohol drinks, and low-alcohol drinks, as well as the rise in popularity of seltzers,” Zanganas says, “yet there was nothing – anywhere ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 16 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Brooklyn Brewery To Launch Non-Alcoholic Beer Variety Pack ANYTHING IS BETTER THAN O’DOULS – Nov. 11, 2021 - According to Itzkovitz, the variety pack allows the brewery to showcase its growing non-alcoholic lineup while it “feeds the customer’s desire to sample and fi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 16 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Hailey Bieber: Witnessing Dad’s Addiction Helped Her Navigate Justin’s Recovery WATCH – AL-ANON TOO? – Nov. 10, 2021 - She may only be 24, but Hailey Bieber has seen it all. The supermodel recently opened up about her Christian faith, juggling the good and bad of being in the public eye w... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 16 2021RecoveryRehab
Pictures Show How Mother-of-Three was Ravaged by 20-year Coke Addiction ALL BETTER NOW? – Nov. 10, 2021 - At Manchester Crown Court, Ramsden was sentenced to 16 months as the judge told her a spell in jail might help her get clean and reconnect with her family. The court heard ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 16 2021RecoveryRehab
‘I woke up in a bin’ A BINDLE? – Nov. 12, 2021 - His journey began when he turned to the Matthew Project Next Steps recovery centre in Oak Street at the start of 2020. And now he is hoping to embark on a career in street pho... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 16 2021RecoveryRehab
ACLU Demands Wyoming Halt Forced Sobriety Testing SOBRIETY MANDATE NEXT? – Nov. 11, 2021 - The News&Guide was the first Wyoming media outlet to report on potentially unconstitutional elements of the 24/7 program; stories have since been published and republish... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 16 2021RecoveryRehab
Betty Ford’s Son – ‘I should have known better’ WATCH – WE ALL SHOULD HAVE – Nov. 11, 2021 - Friday night, Ford will work to raise awareness as the Sunshine From Darkness event takes place. It’s a fundraiser started by the Lee and Bob Peterson Foundation. O... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 16 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Philly Rolls Back Smoking Ban at Treatment Centers TIME TO LIGHTEN UP? – Nov. 13, 2021 - “Our addictive behaviors don’t just center around one thing — we need to begin to stop with this hierarchy of drugs, so to speak,” said the department’s deputy commissione... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionnicotineNov 16 2021RecoveryRehabsmoking
Gregory Pardlo on Trusting What’s on the Other Side of Sobriety…and Poetry LISTEN – A RHYME IN TIME – Nov. 10, 2021 - Jordan: Do you mean you truly couldn’t, or you felt like you shouldn’t? Greg: I think both, and I’m trying to figure out if there’s a distinction there. Becaus... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewNov 16 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Why Doesn’t Blake Lively Drink? DOESN’T WANT TO – Nov. 14, 2021 - Betty Buzz mixers, as promoted on the company’s website, are lower in calories than traditional mixers and feature a “light, refreshing taste.” Flavors include Tonic Water, Sp... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyInterviewNov 16 2021Recovery