Addiction Recovery

Debbie Harry reveals her heroin addiction was ‘drag’ as it took too much effort to track down substances

Blondie or Black Tar? –  April 2, 2020 - “I wasn’t taking drugs when I was working, so when I…

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NIDA Director outlines risks to people who smoke and do drugs during pandemic

Another GOOD Reason to Quit! – April 2, 2020 - The Ideas and Opinions piece raises several important concerns regarding…

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Tana Mongeau Opens Up About Recent Struggle with Xanax Addiction

1,763,901 views on YouTube - WTF? –  April 1, 2020  - “I spent the next six years continuing to bottle…

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DOJ unleashes $163 million to fight drug addiction

Unleashes wild dogs? –  April 3, 2020 -  • Adult Drug Court and Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program, $1.75…

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A Family’s Journey Helps Shift the Science of Mental Illness

What Lies Beneath –  April 5, 2020 - On how the six brothers presented differently with schizophrenia — Donald, while…

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Why Coronavirus is making people hoard illegal drugs?

So They Don’t Run Out –  April 5, 2020 - UK drug policy and crime experts told CNN they were…

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Betty Ford

Tribute to a Pioneer! – Read the history of Betty Ford and the Betty Ford Center. @History

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Ryan Leaf Celebrates 8 Years of Sobriety

One first down at time –  April 3, 2020 - The Ryan Leaf comeback story is one for the ages,…

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Cara Santana poses in towel to mark 16 years of sobriety

More will be revealed –  April 3, 2020 - In 2015 she told Origin Magazine:  ‘I feel very blessed that…

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Addiction Treatment Pivots for Coronavirus

Curbside Meds – April 3, 2020 - The two medications, both narcotics, have been shown to be at least twice…

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While Corona Makes Headlines, Opioid Addiction Continues to Kill

Still Feeling No Pain –  April 2, 2020 - I grew up in rural, rust belt Pennsylvania. Although the economy…

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Coronavirus is causing rise in drug and alcohol relapses

Will Rehabs Have Enough Beds? –  March 30, 2020 - “Social support and active involvement in the program both play…

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Sobriety struggle in time of isolation for former boxer Mia St. John

Not Down for the Count – April 2, 2020 - “And that was that,” St. John said. “I was gone…

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Duran Duran’s John Taylor Reveals Coronavirus Recovery

Recovery Is Possible –  April 5, 2020 - “I am speaking out to answer to the enormous amount of fear…

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Potential of using psychedelic drugs in psychiatry

Eight hours to salvation –  April 2, 2020 - Brain imaging over the past 20 years has taught scientists a…

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Mezuzah ceremony honors ‘track of Jewish recovery’

No Wine for Passover –  March 25, 2020 - In an isolated patch of Sonoran desert north of Phoenix sits…

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With Meetings Banned, Millions Struggle to Stay Sober On Their Own

However Fellowship Continues! –   March 26, 2020 - On March 13, a dozen people gathered at a Cleveland outpatient…

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Jersey Announces More Than $163 Million Available to Fight Addiction Crisis

Seabrook House, did you see this? –   March 24, 2020 - “Our nation is facing the difficult challenge of…

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Quarantining patients at PA. drug treatment centers could pose risk, but many have nowhere else to go

Damed if you do... –  March 24, 2020 - “We have people who do not have a home to go…

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Online Help to Stay Sober

Let Your Fingers Do the Walking –   March 26, 2020 - The coronavirus pandemic has put severe stress on…

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During COVID-19, L.A.’s Rehab Centers Are Still Addressing the Drug Crisis

Still Working Hard – March 25, 2020 - More recently, overdose deaths from stimulants have surged, potentially representing the next…

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Addiction treatment professionals losing crucial support during pandemic

Helping the Helpers –   March 27, 2020 - “In every crisis that has occurred in this country, whether it’s…

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Coronavirus Crisis Shows Marijuana Is ‘Essential’ And Mainstream

America’s Medicine –  March 23, 2020 - Advocacy groups have pushed governors and state officials to ensure that medical marijuana…

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For those struggling with alcoholism, there are online options

I hope you have a computer! –   MARCH 25, 2020 - For recovering alcoholics, “Go to a meeting,” is…

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Overcoming Addiction On Your Own Is Totally Possible

Don’t scuba dive alone... –  March 27, 2020 - But quitting is not impossible, though it is hard and may…

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James Kennedy Gives Update On Mom’s Sobriety

Really? –   March 24, 2020 - How James is Keeping Busy During Coronavirus Quarantine. Everyone on the VPR cast…

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Q&A with Rob Lohman

Stick with the Winners! –  March 24, 2020 - Sober since 2001, Rob Lohman currently helps people suffering from substance…

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Think you’re isolated during the pandemic? Just ask an addict

Alone at last –   March 24, 2020 - An ex-addict with a dream His dream has a name: Marvin’s…

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Keeping it together while staying apart

Not-quite-Social Services –  March 25, 2020 - “We hear a lot of people saying I feel very alone, I’m very…

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Managing an eating disorder during self-isolation

Think Healthy –   March 25, 2020 - Plus, Jude explains, being isolated without our usual social interactions and routines…

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