Addiction Recovery

In ‘Smacked,’ tale of addiction behind a veneer of success

MEDIA: Book Review – Jan 30, 2020 - Zimmerman begins “Smacked” with her dramatic discovery of Peter’s corpse in his…

5 years ago

Proof positive power of AA in our town

Our primary purpose... –  February 6, 2020 - For sure, there are families in this town that struggle with someone…

5 years ago

Women of ‘Guest House’: Featured in New Documentary

Film Premiere –  Jan. 27, 2020 - Many  of the women at Guest House have struggled with addiction. But despite…

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Artie Lange announces 1-year sobriety

Bravo! Keep Coming Back –  Jan. 31, 2020 - That brush with the law followed a January 2019 arrest in…

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You Remember Jessica Simpson, Right? Wrong

New York Times Loves Recovery –  Jan. 29, 2020 - When Jessica Simpson walks into a room you’re surprised by…

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Exhibition for Stacie after recovery from alcoholism reignites love of art

Sobriety Ink –  Jan. 30, 2020 - The 35-year-old, who recently moved from Wolverhampton to Ramsgate, said: “I have always…

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Demi Lovato delivers all-time great version of national anthem

Back from the dead – Feb. 3, 2020 - And she’d excel in both of those incredibly high-pressure, high-profile challenges.…

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He Avenged His Son’s Murder—And Exposed the Opioid Crisis in America

On Netflix - True Story! –                            …

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Q&A with Tim Ryan

Stick with the Winners! – February 2, 2020 - Despite a successful business career as a high-tech recruiter, Tim Ryan…

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Andrew Zimmern – 28 years sober

Cooking Up A Better Life – Jan. 29, 2020 -  ...he also used the opportunity to encourage others currently going…

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District Attorney will no longer prosecute people for possession of buprenorphine

Life Saving –  January 29, 2020 - “Instead of expanding access to treatment and saving lives, government inaction has led…

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My family was ripped apart by addiction and mental illness

So Sad –  January 27, 2020 - Kevin Keast was a supportive husband, an amazing father and a compassionate social…

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American Addiction Centers borrows $10 million from lenders

Treatment Millions –  Jan. 20, 2020 - That news came the same day AAC announced founder Michael Cartwright was stepping…

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Super agent Leigh Steinberg has made quite comeback

9 years, 11 months sober... –  Feb. 1, 2020 - As far as comeback stories go, there are few better…

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The dangers of digital crack

Faux Childhoods? –  January 29, 2020 - Never have we been more connected yet felt lonelier. While we realize that…

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Food Addiction

Eat Your Heart Out –  January 28, 2020 - We need food to survive, but certain foods -- especially those…

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Magazine editor Dan Peres on harrowing Vicodin addiction

There is a pill for everything –  February 1, 2020 - Later that day, finally loaded on 15 Vicodins, Peres…

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Rapper Lexii Alijai, 21, died of accidental overdose

Way Too Young! –  JAN. 28, 2020 - Music ran in her family, as her father Roger Troutman Jr. recorded…

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Demi Lovato Back on Top

Demi Lovato Sings Her Heart Out –  Dylan James wrote “I watched the Grammy’s Sunday night with a group of…

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How to Treat Insomnia in People Recovering from Drug Addiction

In the Dark –  Jan. 24, 2020 - Treatment Options If you have a history of drug abuse, we do…

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Aerosmith honored at MusiCares benefit

Russell Brand hosts – Jan. 25, 2010 - Longevity and conflict have become defining characteristics in the shared half-century career…

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At 84, Cajun Great Doug Kershaw Still Going Strong Soberly

All The Right Notes – Jan. 24, 2020 - As 84-year-old Cajun music legend Doug Kershaw looks back, he’s still…

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Recovery from Addiction (suggested by John West)

Easy Does It Easily –  January 2020 - It is now well known that the repetition of rewarding behaviors produces…

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Demi Lovato performs for the first time since overdose

Tearful Triumph – January 26, 2020 - She actually wrote the song just before the incident. “I tried to talk…

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Motley Crue Icon Calls Out ‘Lazy Alcoholic’ Nikki Sixx

Six of one... –  Jan. 24, 2020 - Nothing, absolutely nothing happens in God’s world could not stay sober, unless…

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Jessica Simpson reveals she was ‘killing’ herself ‘with drinking and pills’

Beautiful Decision –  Jan. 20, 2020 - Simpson didn’t tell her parents what happened until she was 12. Even then,…

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Film List of 2015

Film List of 2015   I've seen most of these in a theater, not at home. Based on personal reaction,…

9 years ago

Can Treatment Center Pay for Referrals in California?

“Can my addiction/mental health center pay for referrals?”   A question frequently asked these days relates to the practice of…

9 years ago

Gambling Addiction

More Gambling Does Lead to More Gambling Addiction by Michael Burke I just finished the article entitled "More Gambling Does…

10 years ago

Anonymity – A New Paradigm?

Admitting that you're in a Twelve Step group is officially condoned by the fellowship, while confessing you're in AA is…

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