Addiction Recovery

Margaret Cho On Her Sober Journey

EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES – Dec. 14, 2024 - At the event, the 56-year-old star, who was an honouree,…

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Person of the Week: Alonzo Bodden

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Dec. 17, 2024 - Alonzo Bodden is a comedian, dog lover, motorcyclist, and a world…

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Teenagers Sue Dept. of Youth Rehabilitation For Lack of Rehab Beds

VIDEO – DON’T DISCARD OUR YOUTH – Dec. 13, 2024 -Lawyers for teenagers accused of crimes have argued for their…

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The Nicolas Cage Oscar-winning Movie: “No studio would touch it”

VIDEO – LET IT RIDE – Dec. 8, 2024 - When first-time movie producer Stuart Regan found a novel entitled…

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Tips to Stay Sober During This Jolly Holiday Season

HELPFUL – Dec. 13, 2024 - Last year, when Lauren Haydel began her first sober holiday season, she wondered how…

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Origami Sake Launches ZERO: The Nation’s First Non-Alcoholic Sake

KANPAI – Dec. 11, 2024 - As the beverage alcohol industry evolves, non-alcoholic beverages have emerged as its fastest-growing category,…

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Kratom: “Blessing and curse”

JUST LIKE LOVE – Dec. 14, 2024 - For Andy, kratom produces a similar effect to the opioids he was…

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Like Cigarettes – Smartphones In Spain May Soon Have Health Warning

TOO LATE? – Dec. 10, 2024 - Smartphone addiction has quietly become one of the most pervasive challenges of modern…

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Overdose Deaths Dropped By 17% – How The Good News?

PBS VIDEO – DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY – Dec. 12, 2024 -  There is a mystery here. This is such…

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Alcohol Deaths Doubled Since 1999

VIDEO – LIVER DIE – Dec. 2, 2024 - The main causes of alcohol-related death were cardiovascular disease — primarily…

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A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction

READING MATTERS – St. Martin’s Press - Challenging both the idea of the addict’s “broken brain” and the notion of…

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Jersey Shore’s Mike Sorrentino: ‘9 years clean and sober’

VIDEO – THE PROMISES COMING TRUE – Dec. 3, 2024 - He celebrated the major moment on social media with…

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Phones in Spain Might Carry Health Warnings

LIKE CIGARETTES? – Dec. 4, 2024 - Proposals include banning digital devices for kids under three and restricting their use…

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Overdose Survivors: Medical and Mental Challenges

LIFE GOES ON – Dec. 4, 2024 - Surviving overdose is a major sentinel event with significant short- and long-term…

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Staying Sober This Holiday Season

AUDIO – SHARING THE GOOD NEWS –                          …

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Two Flight Attendants Pulled Off the Job After Failing Sobriety Test

GET YOUR OWN DRINK – Dec. 3, 2024 - Two Delta flight attendants were kicked off their route after failing…

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Your Deadly Diet?

BETTER SAY GRACE –                                …

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Holidays Bring Challenges for People Battling Addiction

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Vermont’s Largest Rehab No Longer Accepts Patients on Methadone

TOO MUCH TROUBLE? –                                …

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Scientists Learn from Coked Up Rats

RAT RACE – Dec. 5, 2024 - A new study of lab rats who were given cocaine is shedding new light…

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Person of the Week: Tio Hardiman

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Dec. 10, 2024 - Tio Hardiman, Executive Director for Violence Interrupters, NFP, Two Time Gubernatorial…

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‘Corrupt practices’ by Drug-Treatment Provider Endangered Public

GO TELL IT TO THE JUDGE – Nov. 29, 2024 - Rainier Recovery, which runs centers in Lakewood, Gig Harbor…

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Addiction Recovery Care Closes More Facilities

ANOTHER TWO BITE THE DUST – Dec. 5, 2024 - Addiction Recovery Care (ARC) has temporarily closed at least two…

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Many View Substance Abuse as Health Issue – But In Many States It’s a CRIME

JAIL’S CHEAPER THAN REHAB – Dec. 6, 2024 - The American Medical Association’s annual report on the overdose crisis, released…

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Lily Allen never ‘had sex’ with anyone ‘not drunk’…

THEM OR HER? – Nov. 30, 2024 - The “Smile” singer confessed she’s never “had sex” with a partner “not…

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What New Trump Administration Could Mean for Addiction Treatment by Adi Jaffe Ph.D.

INCARCERATION FOR ADDICTS – Dec. 5, 2024  - Trump’s “Agenda 47” proposes an aggressive stance against drug trafficking and addiction,…

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BREAKING NEWS! ACADIA HEALTHCARE: CORRUPT AS SIN

ANYTHING FOR A BUCK – “That business has been built on deception, a New York Times investigation found.” Dec. 7,…

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Investigation of Deaths at San Francisco’s Largest Publicly Funded Rehab

VIDEO – WHO IS AT FAULT? – Dec. 3, 2024 - Chronicle photographer Gabrielle Lurie and reporter Maggie Angst spent…

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What Is Brain Rot?

BEYOND DENMARK? – Dec. 1, 2024 - Brain rot is defined as the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or…

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Breaking Down Stigmas Around Addiction

TO EACH HIS OWN – Dec. 4, 2024 - Stigmas can result in poor mental health, physical harm, lack of…

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