Addiction Recovery

Quote of the Week — Tammy Faye Bakker

“I always say shopping is cheaper than a psychiatrist.” —Tammy Faye Bakker (1942-2007)

3 years ago

Alcohol-Related Deaths Spiked During the Pandemic

COLLATERAL DAMAGE – March 22, 2022 - Among adults younger than 65, alcohol-related deaths actually outnumbered deaths from COVID-19 in 2020;…

3 years ago

Brain Differences Seen in Children with Binge Eating Disorder

IT STARTS AT BIRTH –  March 15, 2022 - “This study suggests to me that binge eating disorder is wired…

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Rabbi Details His Story of Addiction and Recovery

SHALOM –   March 14, 2022 - “What’s significant is that today I sent somebody to rehab, I kissed my…

3 years ago

Jews Who Drink Too Much Strive for Sobriety During Purim Bacchanalia

L’CHAIM LITE –   March 16, 2022 - When Jerry was 21, he was invited to a “white kiddush,” a…

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Paradox Of How Antidepressants Are Tested

DEPRESSED NEED NOT APPLY –   March 15, 2022 - One afternoon in April 2018 I answered my rarely-used home…

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Florida Man Calls Police to Verify his Meth is Authentic

CAN’T MAKE THIS S*%T UP –   Mar. 16, 2022 - Most drug users tend to keep their dealings under…

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Mrs. Doubtfire Co-Star Says Robin Williams Gave Him important Addiction Advice

WISHED HE HEARD WHAT HE SAID –   March 13, 2022 - Lawrence said Williams gave him a ‘gift’ by…

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Wes Hurt Shares his Recovery Story at SWSX

VIDEO – HE’S CLEAN FOR A CAUSE –  Mar. 18, 2022 - South by Southwest (SXSW) is tackling the growing…

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Israel Cason, Founder Of Treatment Program, Dies

AUDIO – OF SUPREME SERVICE –  March 13, 2022 - He also joined the Fruit of Islam in the Nation…

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Making Peace With Your Body

IT STARTS RIGHT NOW –   Mar. 18, 2022 - How long would it be, I wondered, until they would…

3 years ago

Medical marijuana may trigger substance abuse

AND ALCOHOL MAY TRIGGER ALCOHOLISM –  Mar. 18, 2022 -  “In this first study of patients randomized to obtain medical…

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Samuel L. Jackson Reveals Drug Addiction in his Early Career

VIDEO – SOBRIETY AIN’T NO “PULP FICTION” –   Mar. 18, 2022 - Jackson was addicted to crack cocaine during…

3 years ago

Kathy Griffin Calls Her Pill Addiction ‘Almost Comical’

WHO’S LAUGHING NOW? –   March 18, 2022 - “I didn’t know what to do with myself,” Griffin admitted. “I…

3 years ago

Can Big $ in Addiction Tech, Curb Soaring Overdose Deaths?

ADDICTION IS BIG BUSINESS –   Mar. 18, 2022 - David Sarabia had already sold two startups by age 26 and…

3 years ago

Pete Doherty’s Life Without Heroin

VIDEO – CLEAN LIVIN’ –  (register for free to read full article) Mar. 18, 2022 - Speaking to The i,…

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William Hurt Eschewed Opioids to Maintain his Sobriety

NO MATTER WHAT –  March 16, 2022 - “He was totally against taking opiates because he had been sober for…

3 years ago

Feeling Out of Balance in Sobriety?

TAKE A STAND, AND THEN STAND THERE –  March 16, 2022 - Many people start to feel off-balance when they’re…

3 years ago

Christy Carlson Romano Says It Was ‘Challenging to Be Sober During COVID’

AND SHE DID IT –   March 13, 2022 - She added that, as a mother to two daughters —…

3 years ago

Startups push ADHD meds through APP ads

PAGING DR. TIKTOK –   Mar. 13, 2022 - Combined with other social media posts and sketchy Google search results,…

3 years ago

Occasionally Charming Alcoholism Drama

WAIT FOR NETFLIX –  March 15, 2022 - The film’s eponymous protagonist, Leslie (Andrea Riseborough), became a household name in…

3 years ago

Jamie Lee Curtis Helps LaKeith Stanfield With His Sobriety

CELEBRITIES 12th STEP TOO! –  March 16, 2022 - “My experience is that when you feel you are alone, that’s…

3 years ago

Steep Rise in Overdoses Linked to Veterinary Tranquilizer

DON’T PUT YOURSELF DOWN –   MARCH, 2022 - Researchers studied 10 locations around the country, and found xylazine was…

3 years ago

Tips On How To Travel Sober

DON’T DRINK –  March 14, 2022 - The No. 1 rule, according to Ginger Blair, LMSW and Certified Addictions Counselor…

3 years ago

Psychedelic Toad Venom Is In Demand

BEWARE THE FROG YOU KISS –  March 20, 2022 - Riding the wave of greater mainstream acceptance of psychedelics for…

3 years ago

Skin Graft: Next Breakthrough In Addiction Treatment?

BELIEVE IN SCIENCE –  March 15, 2022 - Mice forced to drink water laced with cocaine and alcohol were found…

3 years ago

Alcohol Misuse Linked to 232 Million Missed Workdays

THAT’S A LOT OF P.T.O. –  March 17, 2022 - Heavy alcohol use is associated with missing work, but the…

3 years ago

Quote of the Week – Marlee Matlin

“Silence is the last thing the world will ever hear from me.” —Marlee Matlin

3 years ago

What Amy Winehouse Taught Us About Denial and Alcoholism

REST IN PEACE –  March 8, 2022 - Denial was dangerous for Winehouse because it interfered with her ability to…

3 years ago

Euphoria star Says Working in Porn Led to an Eating Disorder

SKIN AND BONERS –   Mar. 9, 2022 - With the help of mental health professionals, Euphoria’s Chloe Cherry has…

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