Addiction Recovery

Steve-O Duct-Tapes Himself to Billboard

Panoramic Putz –   August 13, 2020 - On his Instagram Story, he filmed himself atop the structure. “Hey, everybody.…

4 years ago

Overdose Deaths Stratified Among Latinx People

No Walls – August 12, 2020 - Nationally, Hispanic people, the category selected by data, see far lower rates of…

4 years ago

Pill mill Doctor to spend 20 years in prison

Greed Kills – August 14, 2020 - In some cases, he wrote prescriptions in combinations that were dangerous even if…

4 years ago

Fourteen health benefits of Dark Chocolate

Milk is for Children – August 14, 2020 -  1. Chocolate increases the production of endorphins, the body’s natural opiates.…

4 years ago

Oakland’s Darren Waller is living proof you can beat addiction

One yard at a time – August 14, 2020 - “He’s a big inspiration to us,” said Raiders defensive back…

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Demi Moore Had 24/7 Help to Keep Her Sober on the Set of St. Elmo’s Fire

Winner! – August 13, 2020 - Lowe describes their behavior in the St. Elmo‘s days as “f*#king wild.” And Moore…

4 years ago

How Downtown Eastsider battled heroin addiction and won

WATCH – A Happy Story –   August 9, 2020 - After back-to-back months of record illicit drug overdose deaths…

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Teen vapers up to 7 times more likely to get COVID-19

WATCH – Must be awesome – August 11, 2020 - So when an unfamiliar virus began sending scores of patients…

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Recovering writer’s pandemic cautionary tale

WATCH – She’s been there, done that – Aug. 14, 2020 - The Seattle journalist said she missed almost a…

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Cady Groves’ cause of death revealed

Alcohol: The deadliest drug of all –   August 7, 2020 - Cady Groves was born in Kansas and was…

4 years ago

Quote of the Week – Bill W

“No personal calamity is so crushing that something true and great can't be made of it” —Bill W.

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Jason Day was beaten by his boozing dad and got his first club from the dump

Not an exclusive club – August 8, 2020 - Day said: “I grew up in a poor family, we went…

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Coronavirus Crisis Disrupts Treatment for Another Epidemic: Addiction

Crazy Times! Drugs Can Kill! – August 2, 2020 - And that has left people who have another potentially deadly…

4 years ago

Kurt Angle Celebrates Seven Years Sober

Pinning the Demons... – August 5, 2020 - Celebrating 7 years of sobriety today. To all of you who supported…

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Harry Potter’s Jason Isaacs on his fight against drug addiction

Slitherin' out on top –   AUGUST 5, 2020 - he actor admitted that he first got drunk at the…

4 years ago

AA meetings still going strong during COVID-19

WATCH – Zoom and six feet away... – August 6, 2020 - He says he was at his wits end:…

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Duo helps people suffering from addiction

WATCH – Human interest story –   August 5, 2020 - “According to numbers I received from the 911 center,…

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Church conversion into addiction facility as residents protest

Doesn’t sound very Christian – August 7, 2020 - “So, to me, I see that there’s clear need in Millville…

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Melissa Etheridge realized she couldn’t save her drug-addicted son

Nothing compares 2 this – August 7, 2020 - “There were things out of my control, of course,” the 59-year-old…

4 years ago

Ex-Heroin Addict: Went From Rock Bottom to Mergers, and the Title of CEO

LISTEN – Shooting up...  –   August 7, 2020 - He had gone well past the ability of blending in…

4 years ago

Obituary for Sarah Murphy

NO WORDS – August 6, 2020 - She gave of herself to everyone she met in big ways and small,…

4 years ago

From prison to vegan restaurateur

WATCH – Jane Velez-Mitchell is happy –   August 8, 2020 - August 9 marks six years since he attempted…

4 years ago

If you do these few things every morning…

Make Your Bed –   July 22, 2020 - Of course, it’s more comfortable to snuggle in your sheets and…

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Some say pandemic caused them to go back to their addiction

WATCH – Almost Heaven, West Virginia – August 8, 2020 - Santrock said the stress of COVID-19 along with isolation…

4 years ago

Recovering Alcoholic Loses More Than 56 pounds After 7 Months Sober

Not a weight loss program! Good job! –   August 8, 2020 - As well as trading in alcohol and…

4 years ago

The Passing of Terence T. Gorski

OBITUARY for Pioneer – July 24, 2020 - He founded CENAPS (Center for Applied Sciences), a private firm that provides…

4 years ago

Sex addicts turn to porn and rehab to avoid hook-ups

Hooked on a feeling... –   August 9, 2020 - Ms. McConkey said the prevalence of people going out and…

4 years ago

Q&A with Courtney Friel

Stick with the Winners! – August 12, 2020 -  Courtney Friel has been a news anchor at KTLA-TV, the number…

4 years ago

I was…an alcoholic at 26

It works if you work it  –   August 8, 2020 - The night of drinking would start respectably enough,…

4 years ago

Megaproducer Scott Storch launches “Cannabis For Healing” rehab

WATCH – Reefer Madness –   August 3, 2020 - Scott Storch has been clean and sober for a decade,…

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