Addiction Recovery

How Instagram ‘Traps’ People with Eating Disorders

WITH SMOKE, MIRRORS AND FILTERS –   Dec. 3, 2021 - “People with eating disorders can get trapped in a…

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Documentary Highlighting America’s Addiction Epidemic

WATCH – FILMS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE –   Dec. 3, 2021 - “My part in particular,” Green said. “When…

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Lights, Camera, Recovery w/ Ahbra Schiff

LISTEN – READY FOR HER CLOSE-UP –   Dec. 1, 2021 - Almost 6 years after first meeting him, Ahbra…

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Q&A with Nat’l Dir. of Outreach, J. Flowers Health, Claudia Schwarz MFT

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! –   Dec. 3, 2021 - Claudia Schwarz is a Board Certified, Licensed Marriage and Family…

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Edie Falco Talks About Getting Sober Three Decades Ago

SHE’S SINGING LIKE A SOPRANO –   Dec. 1, 2021 - In a recent interview with The Guardian, Falco, 58,…

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Kids Facing Depressing Social Media Addiction

WATCH – AND IT’S FREE –   Dec. 1, 2021 - Dr. Martin Paulus, who is a psychiatrist with the…

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“Sober sober is the only way to be,” Demi Lovat-oh!

CLEAN IS NOT A JUDGMENT –   Dec. 2, 2021-For context, Demi previously revealed that they were “California sober” —…

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How to Master Boundaries in Recovery

PLAYING IT SAFE –   Nov. 30, 2021 - The term “boundary” is defined by Lexico as both “a limit…

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Scotland Promises “Rehab for every addicted person who wants it”

AMERICA DOES NOT –   Nov. 30, 2021 - Funded rehab was virtually abandoned in Scotland after being regarded as…

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Luann De Lesseps Opens Up About Her Sobriety

THE SOUL KNOWS –   Nov. 29, 2021 - The road to sobriety hasn’t been an easy one for de…

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This Strip of Paper Can Save Lives

PEOPLE DON’T WANT TO DIE, THEY JUST WANT TO GET HIGH –   Dec. 1, 2021 - “We’re at a…

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Ben Affleck Is Thankful for “Second Chances” After Getting Sober

GRATEFUL EVERY DAY –   Dec. 1, 2021 - He added that, though he wishes he “did not have to…

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12 of the Best Movies That Deal Frankly With Addiction & Recovery

WATCH – DON’T LOSE YOUR WEEKEND –   Dec. 2, 2021 - Addiction and recovery are potent sources of drama,…

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Drugs Nearly Destroyed This New Mexico Town. Meet the Survivors

THE LAND OF RE-ENCHANTMENT –   Dec. 3, 2021 - My family has called Chimayó home for more than 300…

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New York City’s NEW Supervised Injection Sites Reversed 9 Deaths In Less Than Week

WATCH – HEAVEN CAN WAIT –   Dec. 4, 2021 - The mayor says workers intervened as overdoses were happening.…

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New York Opens First Supervised Safe Injection Sites

NEW YORK ENLIGHTENED STATE OF MIND –   Nov. 30, 2021 - Mayor Bill de Blasio began championing safe injection…

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Teen Making Difference for Those Impacted By Addiction

WATCH – NEVER TOO YOUNG TO HELP –   Nov. 24, 2021 - “Seeing Mom going through rehab and jail,…

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One Drink Can Age Your Brain by ‘11 years’ if Consumed More Than Twice Daily

DON’T FORGET TO QUIT –   Nov. 21, 2021 - One study from Boston University School of Medicine followed a…

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From ‘Ted Lasso’ to ‘Insecure,’ TV’s Therapists Keep Getting Better

BETTER THAN ZOOM OR FACETIME –   Nov. 26, 2021 - It’s been more than 20 years since Tony reluctantly…

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Volunteers of America Launches Program for Parents with Addiction

WATCH – MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION –   Nov. 23, 2021 - More than four years later, Compton, 33, is…

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Marc Lee Shannon Celebrates Sobriety

NOT TOO MANY NOTES! –   Nov. 25, 2021 - “I’m ... just celebrating that whole feeling of if you…

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America’s Gambling Addiction is Metastasizing

THAT’S A BIG SPREAD –   Nov. 2021 - As a direct result, sports-betting revenues grew 69 percent from 2019…

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He Overcame Childhood Trauma to Become an MMA Champ

THE REAL FIGHT OF HIS LIFE –   Nov. 26, 2021 - He was too young at the time to…

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Woman Suing Former Rehab CEO Speaks Out

WATCH – SHE’LL HAVE HER DAY IN COURT –   NOV. 24, 2021 - Speaking under conditions of anonymity to…

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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…

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Ketamine Klinics Treating Mental Injury Emerge in Seattle

KINDA KOOL IF IT WORKS –   Nov. 28, 2021 - Carnahan is the director at a Westlake clinic opened…

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A New Wearable Could Detect and Reverse Overdoses

WORTH PUTTING ON CLOTHES –   Nov. 28, 2021 - “Discreetness and comfort are high priorities for these sorts of…

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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…

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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…

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In UK Alcoholics & Addicts Who Died While Receiving Treatment Rose by 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’,…

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