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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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‘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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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‘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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Arby’s Is Releasing Two French Fry-Flavored Vodkas

AREN’T YOU GLAD YOU GAVE UP DRINKING NOW? – Nov. 12, 2021 - LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — It has the meats, and soon, it’ll have the drinks. Arby’s is releasing two limited edition alcoholic drinks: “Arby’s Curl... Read More...

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‘Hooked’ Explains How Addiction Led an Engineer to Rob Banks

LISTEN – GOING TO ANY LENGTHS – Nov. 9, 2021 - Campside Media co-founder Josh Dean details Hathaway’s life in “Hooked,” a podcast series based on Dean’s original reporting for Bloomberg Businessweek. Dean foun... Read More...

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A Trans Woman’s Recovery From Sex, Alcohol And Drug Addiction

WE ALL DO RECOVER – 11/02/2021 - Dating sites provided a platform for me and many other trans women to find people who were attracted to us, without the need to laboriously explain we were trans. We were... Read More...

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What Is an Addictive Personality? It’s a Myth.

GENERALLY SPEAKING? – April 23, 2019 - There’s no evidence to suggest that people with the traits mentioned above have a higher risk for addiction. That’s not to say that certain personality traits aren’t rela... Read More...

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Nadia Sawalha’s Husband Reveals Her Role in His Recovery

SOMETIMES IT TAKES TWO – Nov. 2, 2021 - Nadia replied with a simple heart emoji and the word “always”. Mark’s comment also touched several of Nadia’s fans, and it has since had 469 likes, as well as seve... Read More...

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Alcoholic Liver Disease up 30%

WORLDWIDE RISE – Nov. 3, 2021 - People continued to “drink away” until the internal damage was advanced, he explained. The way a liver specialist examined blood samples was different from a GP. Fifty per... Read More...

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Lena Dunham, Jason Biggs and Others Who Revealed They Got Sober

ANONYMOUS – A NEW PARADIGM – Nov. 3, 2021 - Lot’s of photos, and a few surprises. more@USMagazine ... Read More...

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Josh Brolin Celebrates 8 Years Sobriety

HIS COUNTRY FOR OLD SOBER MEN – Nov. 3, 2021 - “After 8 years of sobriety, jumping into your truck for a 6 a.m. call, there’s a card from your wife thanking you for making the decision to lay it down and... Read More...

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Study Highlights Strategies for Students Recovering from Alcoholism

HARDEST TEST OF ALL – Nov. 3, 2021 - Personal uncertainties involved questions such as: Do I even have a problem, or is this just normal college behavior? How do I stop drinking and then maintain my sobriety? So... Read More...

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