Addiction Recovery

Overdose Death Rates Up 42% in 2020

HORRIFYING –  May 26, 2021- According to a study by researchers from UCLA, Northeastern University and the University of Utah,…

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Canada’s first and only overdose prevention site for women

WATCH – FOR THE LOVE OF LIFE –   May 27, 2021 - While all women are welcome, including those…

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10% Set-Aside and Billions dedicated for Recovery

BREAKING NEWS! –  May 2021 - “[The budget includes] ... a new 10 percent set aside within the SABG for…

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Mother of Drug Addict Son in SF Condemns Open-Air Drug Market

WATCH – THERE ARE NO DRUG CRIMES, ONLY DRUG POLICY CRIMES –   May 27, 2021 - “There needs to…

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How sobriety strategies help anxious people re-enter society after the pandemic

IT’S LIKE WE’RE ALL NEWCOMERS...AGAIN! –  May 27, 2021 - “There’s a sense of anticipatory anxiety around re-navigating and reintegrating …

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Moby’s Therapist Once Suggested an Unorthodox Way to Get Sober

STOP DRINKING? –  May 28, 2021 - If you start doing a lot of cocaine, you’re going to get sober…

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Oregon decriminalizing all drugs creates hope for those in recovery

LIGHT AT THE END OF A ‘DEAD’ END POLICY –   May 28, 2021 - “My addiction doesn’t stem from…

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Bill & Lois Wilsons’ 70-Year Tradition!

A SOBER CELEBRATION! –  May 30, 2021 - The picnic was started 70 years ago to bring together alcoholics and…

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Travis Barker says plane crash horror helped him beat addiction

NOT THE ONLY WAY –   May 25, 2021 - He also revealed he would wake up during surgery following…

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Q&A with author of LOVE WITHOUT MARTINIS, Chantal Jauvin

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! –  May 28, 2021 - Chantal Jauvin is the author of three books.  Where We Begin,…

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Many struggling with addiction have relapsed during pandemic

WATCH – KEEP COMING BACK –  May 24, 2021 - This pandemic year has been very challenging for those who…

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The legacy of War on Drugs – addiction, incarceration & recovery

WATCH – LOCK US UP –  May 25, 2021 - You can’t tell the story of Matthews without talking about…

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COVID-19 pandemic has fueled surge in eating disorders

HEALING THE NEW NORMAL –   May 27, 2021 - The program offers inpatient treatment and outpatient programs in several…

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Forum weighs in on Portugal’s drug approach

PERFECT SUMMER VACATION? –  May 27, 2021 - “I have been aware of the harm done to immigrant communities by…

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How to prevent deadly drug overdose

WATCH – WITH MORE THAN PRAYER –  MAY 25, 2021 - If trying to roust the potential overdose victim verbally,…

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Kerry Katona says ‘I should be dead’ after heartbreaking battle with addiction

WATCH – GRINDING TO A HALT –   May 26, 2021 - Speaking about her past trouble’s on Wednesday’s edition…

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93-year-old man publishes 3 books about life as recovering alcoholic

WATCH – IT’S NEVER TOO LATE! –  May 26, 2021 -  For the past 35 years, Bob Nylund’s family and…

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Killer Meth on the Rise

WATCH – BLAME IT ON WALTER WHITE –   May 24, 2021 - This is “the high pure form” that’s…

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Overlooking Major Culprit in the Opioid Crisis

THE BEST INTENTIONS...? –   May 28, 2021 - And they did succeed in significantly shrinking the medical supply: since…

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Washington Square Park ‘drug den’ horrifies Greenwich Village neighbors

WHERE SHOULD THEY GO? –  May 29, 2021- The city responded to more than a month of complaints and numerous…

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The pandemic brought addiction recovery online, what’s next?

TIME WILL TELL –  May 19, 2021 - THOUGHTS REVEALED: Millions of patients for the first time can easily read…

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Can We Make Opioids Less Addictive?

WATCH – ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE –  May 16, 2021 - As it turned out, Sertürner got addicted while doing the…

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Plugging deadly holes in California’s treatment system

CALIFORNIA SCAMMING –  May 16, 2021- After years of study, a first-of-its-kind coalition of more than 50 groups — including…

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LA County expands Naloxone distribution among homeless

NOT TIME TO GO ‘HOME’ YET –   May 18, 2021 - “A medication-first approach allows patients to first be…

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A CONVERSATION ABOUT NCADD

STILL IN ACTION –  May 19, 2021 - Daisy Carter of Jackson is the executive director of the National Council…

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Dustin Rhodes Celebrates 13 Years of Sobriety

PINING THE BOTTLE FOREVER –   May 19, 2021 - Dustin Rhodes marked his 13th year of sobriety on Wednesday.…

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On Parole Means Staying Clean and Sober

STAY FREE: BE YOUR OWN COMPANION –  May 14, 2021- “Clients really did reach out to us,” Ms. White said. And…

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Netflix documentary brings renewed focus to addiction problem

BIG PHARMA IN BIG TROUBLE –   May 21, 2021 - Alexa Perivolotis, program director at Alyssa’s Place, said the…

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Mother finds addiction support on Nextdoor

WATCH – NEIGHBORHOOD LOVE –  May 21, 2021 - McClure is an open book when it comes to her road…

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What pushed Ryan Leaf into painkiller addiction?

STICKS AND STONES... –   May 18, 2021 - The audience cheered and clapped. And then the MC there at…

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