Addiction Recovery

Addiction center outlines use for life-saving Stimulus $$$$

WATCH – THE GOOD STIMULANT –  March 11, 2021 - Federal aid from the $1.9 Trillion dollar Covid Relief Bill…

4 years ago

1.9 Trillion Rescue Plan Includes SUD Treatment Provider Funding

AMERICAN SPRING –  March 10, 2010 - Recognizing the increased need for SUD treatment services, the massive spending bill includes…

4 years ago

Young addicts use art to ‘stay clean’

WATCH – DRAWING A LINE, NOT DOING ONE –  March 1, 2021 -  “I’m used to seeing people like me…

4 years ago

James Taylor regrets giving John Lennon opiates

YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND? –  March 2, 2021 - People who walk through the glittery door of showbiz almost always…

4 years ago

ARcare Joins Hazelden Betty Ford’s Network

A PARTNERSHIP FOR GOOD –  March 3, 2021 - “We are thrilled to welcome ARcare to our Patient Care Network…

4 years ago

Cardiovascular Consequences of Drug Use

ONE FROM THE HEART –  Feb. 26, 2021 - Cannabis, or marijuana, is increasingly used both recreationally and therapeutically worldwide.…

4 years ago

Al-Anon: What is it? Who is invited?

AT LEAST YOU HAVE TO KNOW SOMEONE –  March 4, 2021 - It has spread throughout the United States, as…

4 years ago

The Importance of Sharing Stories

AND OF BEING EARNEST –  March 3, 2021 - As human beings, we are all defined by our personal experiences,…

4 years ago

Grad pens book on addiction struggles

GIVE HIM AN A+ –  March 5, 2021 - He started writing that book in March 2020 and finished it…

4 years ago

Alcoholics Anonymous seeing influx of new members amid pandemic

ALWAYS ROOM FOR ONE MORE –  March 2, 2021 - “Just for anonymity purposes,” Steve explained. “It’s our AA tradition.”…

4 years ago

How Has Addiction Damaged The Finance Industry?

GREEDY BASTARDS –  March 5, 2021 - There are numerous sources out today that have reported substance abuse problems in…

4 years ago

Alcoholics Anonymous offers relief to Our Lady of the Lake University students

NEVER TOO YOUNG –  March 4, 2021 - A representative of Alcoholics Anonymous San Antonio, Pam, who wished to remain…

4 years ago

Opioid Addiction Relapse May Be Different for Men, Women

NOT THE SAME? –  March 4, 2021 - For women, the greatest risk factors for opioid relapse were depression, more…

4 years ago

Meet the Mom Working to End the Opioid Epidemic: ‘We Need Empathy and Compassion’

LOVE AND CHARITY –  March 5, 2021 - They recommended another facility several hours away, but by the time they…

4 years ago

How Amanda Marino Built New Business During the Pandemic

WHO YOU GONNA CALL? –  March 6, 2021 - As a certified intervention professional, certified life and recovery coach, Amanda…

4 years ago

Soda addiction cost her all her top teeth

SPEAKING HER TOOTH –  March 2, 2021 - “Dental hygiene is really and extremely important,” Nowakowski said in a series…

4 years ago

5 Things To Say To Someone In Emotional Distress

BE DELICATE –  2021 - Instead let us be present for our friends and loved ones and say: I hear…

4 years ago

Trainspotting’s Ewan McGregor urges investigation into drug-free addiction treatment

THEY SING THE BODY ELECTRIC –  Feb. 28, 2021 - Now McGregor has called on ministers to properly consider NET,…

4 years ago

Marin County drug court gets $500,000

HOUSING NOT HOSING –  March 1, 2021 - Jei Africa, director of Marin County’s Behavioral Health and Recovery Services division,…

4 years ago

Ex-addict who ‘used crack & heroin at 15, overdosed 19 TIMES’ reveals sober transformation

ANYONE CAN DECIDE TO STOP –  Feb. 28, 2021 - She is now eager to tell her story and help…

4 years ago

Rehab doctor pays $100 night for ’boutique’ jail stay

MUCH LESS THAN HIS FACILITY –  March 3, 2021 - Rosen’s next court date is in April. He’s shacking up…

4 years ago

Jamie Lee Curtis on how sobriety helped unlock her confidence

WATCH – SCREAMING? –  March 4, 2021 -  Actor Jamie Lee Curtis joins Hoda and Jenna to talk about her…

4 years ago

Newsman Rod Luck rebuilt life in sobriety 1948-2021

SPREADING THE GOOD NEWS –  March 6, 2021 - “Booze, drugs — too much tore me down,” he said in…

4 years ago

Cheyenne Jackson talks maintaining sobriety during pandemic

HAND WASHING, NOT HAND WRINGING –  March 3, 2021 - “But yeah, right now, I gotta be fully on. Jason…

4 years ago

Has COVID-19 Killed AA Anonymity?

by Christopher Dale IS THAT REALLY A BAD THING? –  March 8, 2021 - As we pass the one-year anniversary…

4 years ago

‘School of Rock’ child star says bullying led to them becoming ‘a raging addict’

IT’S A HARD KNOCK LIFE –  March 5, 2021 - “I spent over a decade terrified that I’d peaked at…

4 years ago

Two women open sober-living homes for men

WATCH – COOKING NOT INCLUDED –  March 3, 2021 - People in recovery may encounter a long road finding a…

4 years ago

Trey Anastasio to Open Treatment Center in Vermont

PHISHER FOR SOULS –  March 4, 2021 - “Substance use disorders affect people from all walks of life,” Anastasio said…

4 years ago

Gary Oldman: ‘I used to sweat vodka’

WATCH – SO I BECAME A BARTENDER –  March 3, 2021 - “How do you make this guy likable and…

4 years ago

Race and Opioids: Lessons From the Civil War-Era Opioid Addiction Crisis

WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR SOME –  Feb. 25, 2021 - During the antebellum decades, addiction to rudimentary opiates such…

4 years ago