Addiction Recovery

The Labyrinth of American Health Care by Emily Maloney

BOOK REVEW –   Feb. 25, 2022 - The precipitating event in “Cost of Living” is the author’s psychiatric hospitalization…

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‘Devastating’: London Addiction Recovery Centre to Shut

NO SALVATION? –   Feb. 25, 2022 - That means many London-area residents seeking help with long-term addiction must go…

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Exciting Results Treating Opioid Habit with ‘Mindfulness’

LET’S PLAY CONCENTRATION –   Feb. 28, 2022 - “Rather than getting caught up in the pain or craving,” Garland…

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NEW BOOK – Scattered Pink: A Diary of Woman in Recovery

READING IS HEALTHY –   Feb. 22, 2022 - During my active addiction, I thought I was going to die…

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Marin Rehab Faces Sexual Abuse Lawsuit

WHERE WAS HR? –   Feb. 27, 2020 - Vazquez, 35, filed the lawsuit on Feb. 8 in Marin County…

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Convict’s Remarkable Transformation After Beating 30 Year Drug Habit

COMEBACKS HAPPEN IN RECOVERY –  Feb. 27, 2022 - Shawn first took drugs at the age of 14, starting with…

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‘Live from Rehab’ Comedian Zane Helberg Is Back

FRONT ROW OR FRONTAL LOBOTOMY? –   Feb. 26, 2022 - Helberg got into comedy because it was on his…

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Dad Beat Heroin and Meth Addiction For His Daughter

VIDEO – FAMILY COMES FIRST –   March 1, 2022 - But after the birth of his little girl, eight,…

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Why Was John Mulaney In Rehab?

TO SAVE HIS LIFE –   Feb. 27, 2022 - He has recounted stories of his partying and drug abuse…

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Q&A with David Brian Green

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! –  Mar. 3, 2022 - David Brian Green is a UK citizen (from Nottingham, England) who…

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What Is Harm Reduction?

DEATH PREVENTION –  Feb. 25, 2022 - Other harm reduction objectives include decreasing the stigma associated with addiction, increasing education…

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Does My Kid Have Tech Addiction?

DO YOU? –  Feb. 28, 2022 - In her book “Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence,” Dr.…

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White House Plan Would Spend $41 Billion On Drug Policy

THAT’S A LOT OF DOPE –   March 2, 2022 - Biden’s 2022 proposed budget provides a total of $17.5…

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Man Changes Lives After Losing Son To Addiction

CHANGE OF HEART TOO –  Feb. 27, 2022 - After dealing with the tragic loss of a son to addiction…

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If Only I Had ‘Euphoria’ During Height of My Drug Addiction

VIDEO – THIS IS NOW –  Feb. 28, 2022 - It’s making addicts and the people who love them feel…

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‘Single Drunk Female’s Pacing Does Disservice to Her Sobriety Journey

IT’S TELEVISION –  March 1, 2022 - ...community service, moving home with her mom, going to Alcoholics Anonymous for the…

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Gambling Addictions Rise After Legalization of Mobile Sports Betting

THE ADDICTION THAT LOVES SUICIDE –  Feb. 27, 2022 - Delaney is one of 4.3% of adult residents in New…

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John Mulaney on SNL Makes Fun of His Intervention

VIDEO – HAHA? –  Feb. 27, 2022 - “It was not dinner, it was an intervention for me. My least…

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“I am certain that the LSD experience has helped me very much”

AS WE TRIP THE ROAD OF HAPPY DESTINY –   Feb. 9, 2022 - All this because, after that August…

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Book Review: A Sweeping History of Addiction

MEDIA: BOOKS MAKE SENSE –   Feb. 25, 2022 - “The Urge” ultimately unfolds as far more than an addiction…

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‘Crack pipes’ Are Not the Problem — Stigmatizing Harm Reduction Is

NO MORE SHAME –  Feb. 17, 2022 - I know that safer use supplies keep people safe, that’s why I…

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Euphoria Holds Up Mirror to My Addiction Experience. This show quite literally saves me. By Natalie Alcala

IS HOLLYWOOD, AGAIN, GLAMORIZING DRUG ABUSE IN EUPHORIA? OR IS IT TRUTH TELLING? –   Feb 21, 2022 - TV…

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When Heroin Came to the Projects – Memoir

REMEMBRANCE OF TIMES PAST –  Feb. 21, 2022 - There were pre-announcements that something big was coming. Wondering what it…

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One More Drink Will Kill Me – Says James ‘Arg’ Argent After ‘bad relapse’

THE ENGLISH RELAPSE TOO –   Feb. 21, 2022 - Arg broke his silence for the first time since we…

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Patrick Kennedy Marks 11 Years of Sobriety

ADVOCATE FOR SOBRIETY –   Feb, 22, 2022 - Patrick Kennedy is marking a major milestone in his journey from…

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Amid Surge in Deaths, a Safe Place to Get High

HARM REDUCTION SAVES LIVES –  Feb. 23, 2022 - Kristina Peterson anxiously tapped the heels of her boots on the…

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Navigating Grief As A Result of Substance Abuse

HEART ACHE FOREVER –   Feb. 24, 2022 - But on December 19th Jenna received a phone call  that her…

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Teen Girls With Eating Disorders Doubled During Pandemic

IF FOOD BE THE MUSIC OF LIFE –  Feb. 25, 2022 - Covid-19 remained the predominant reason for ER visits…

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Can Retail Therapy Actually Be Helpful?

SHOPAHOLICS UNITE! –  Feb. 25, 2022 - “Retail therapy” can get confused with “shopping addiction,” but these terms have different…

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Woman Uses Life Experience To Help Women Tackle Sobriety

A FOUR LEAF CLOVER –  Feb. 25, 2022 - Having grown up familiar with alcoholism, binge-drinking and using recovery coaches…

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