Addiction Recovery

Joe Wicks opens up about father’s battles with drug addiction

Like father, like son – not always... –  April 6, 2020 - “Because of my dad’s addiction, and the damage…

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Jada Pinkett Smith’s Mom Says Self-Quarantine Inspired Her to Reconnect With Sobriety Groups

Connection Cures Cravings? –  April 7, 2020 - “I celebrated 29 years [sober] in December, so I’m in my 30th…

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Struggling With Addiction During COVID-19? You’re Not Alone

It only feels that way –  April 8, 2020 -  Substance use is going to skyrocket during this pandemic. During…

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For Some, Sobriety Is Easier in Quarantine

Very...some –  April 8, 2020 - More than 90 days later, Lombardi is still abstaining. But she was surprised by…

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Ex-Vikings DE Everson Griffen Lived in Sober House

Always room for one more –  APRIL 10, 2020 - In late September 2018, the Vikings ordered Griffen to undergo…

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Cowboys’ Aldon Smith on substance-abuse: ‘I was in really dark place,’ slept under cars

Seeing the light of recovery –  April 9, 2020 - “I would say 2018 was a tough year,” Smith told…

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‘Tiger King’ opens up about struggle with drug addiction

No, you’re kidding? –  April 10, 2020 - Finlay left the relationship and the zoo behind and is now engaged…

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Treating addiction during the pandemic

Recommendations –  Apr 10, 2020  -  In-person meetings are not just a means to find social connections, they provide accountability.…

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Bank Employees Call 911 While Robbery Suspect Pauses for Alcoholic Drink

Probably for nerves – April 12, 2020 - Officers subsequently arrived and arrested Gutierrez without incident. He was booked into…

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Any smoke inhalation is COVID-19 risk

Quitting Time? –  April 10, 2020  -You’re already making your body fight off foreign particles before it even has to…

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Lena Dunham celebrates two years of sobriety

Girls! Gone Not So Wild –  April 10, 2020 - The 33-year-old writer and actress posted a carefree and fresh-faced…

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Telehealth for addiction during pandemic

Dr. Watson, Come Here, I want you –  April 11, 2020 - The rules were revised in order to promote…

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Addiction treatment center adapts to social distancing amid pandemic

Census 100% –  April 10, 2020   - “We were getting more and more recoveries,” Beste said. “Initially when social…

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Charity compares homosexuality to drug addiction

Not Satire –  April 10, 2020 - Last week, the Christian charity Samaritan’s Purse opened at tent hospital in Central…

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Who’s Drinking While Working From Home

Everyone working from home? –  April 9, 2020 - If you find yourself or anyone in your household reaching for…

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Ex-Yankees, Mets star Darryl Strawberry’s powerful call for sobriety during coronavirus pandemic

Advice from a Slugger... –  April 6, 2020 - The slugger-turned-St. Louis pastor shared a message for those struggling to…

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Courtney Friel on Life as Party Girl, Recovery, and Sobriety

What a Pro! –  April 6, 2020 - One night, I had to edit my story back at the station,…

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Incredible Human Damage From OxyContin Dealers Continues to Be Revealed

Dead bodies in all 50 states –  April 13, 2020 - A National Bureau of Economic Research working paper published…

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Falling Down Mountain of Meth – A True Story

A Woman’s Tale –  April 2, 2020 - I instantly felt a rush of energy and … happiness. From then…

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America’s new opioid shortage

No Plan for pandemic –  April 10, 2020 - While the pandemic is unprecedented, such shortages are not. Health experts…

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Chynna Rogers, Philadelphia rapper, dies of overdose at 25

Hard Drugs Down a Dead End Street –  April 11, 2020 - The Philadelphia native signed with the agency Ford…

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Log Cabin! Historic AA site saved

GOOD NEWS on Robertson Blvd. –  April 8, 2020 - According to a WeHo City press release, an agreement was…

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Opioid Epidemic Hasn’t Gone Away With COVID-19. It’s Just Harder To Address

Hell hath no fury –  APRIL 2, 2020 - If a police officer responds to an overdose, they’ll try to…

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For Miami addicts, recovery is tough enough. Then came the virus

Pray for the newcomers –  MARCH 29, 2020 - Getting clean is challenging enough in regular times, and the coronavirus…

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Big Pharma is Big Obstacle to Coronavirus Treatment

They’re at it again –  April 2, 2020 - Our exit strategy from the global lockdown depends on the development…

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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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