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From Sober Shaming to Wine Time

HEALTHY DISCUSSION – Jan. 1, 2022 - Shockingly, ONS statistics report that it was also responsible for almost 9,000 UK deaths in 2020 alone. So why is it still so heavily ingrained in everything we do? ... Read More...

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Are Video Games Really Addictive?

YOU KNOW THEY ARE – Jan. 1, 2022 - When china’s government censors books, bars “effeminate men” from television or spoon-feeds Communist Party dogma to schoolchildren, liberals agree that its behaviour is shoc... Read More...

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Lil Xan: Music Industry is the Worst Place for People Battling Addiction

WATCH – IS THERE A GREAT PLACE? AA MEETINGS? – Dec. 30, 2021 - The music industry has been under fire lately, and for good reason. In an Instagram Live session from yesterday, rapper Lil Xan not only accused his ma... Read More...

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National Addiction Treatment Center to Pay $4.5 Million in First-Of-Its-Kind Settlement of Laboratory Self-Referral Violations & Claims of Unnecessary Drug Tests

BUSINESS AS USUAL? – Dec. 30, 2021 - These allegations against CleanSlate were originally made in a case filed in April 2017 under the whistleblower (or qui tam) provision of the False Claims Act by a former e... Read More...

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These High-Achievers Share Mental Health Struggles

‘That’s making me better’ – Dec 31 2021 - Last month, five-time NBA All-Star Kevin Love told CNBC Make It that he started using mental health struggles as fuel to win basketball games as early as high school. But t... Read More...

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Paul Weller Turned to Therapist for Sobriety Advice

ROCKER ROCKING SOBRIETY – Dec. 31, 2021 - The 55-year-old rocker recalled how his now-wife Hannah gave him an ultimatum to stop boozing, but he was initially reluctant to quit completely. Recalling the morn... Read More...

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‘I give because I know what it’s like to have nothing’

REAL ANGELS OF CHRISTMAS – Dec. 28, 2021 - Lynne Corry arrived at Samaritan Daytop Village in 1997 with her newborn son and monkey on her back in the form of drug addiction. Located on 119 West 106th Street, the Yo... Read More...

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My Sobriety Isn’t A Trend Or A New Year’s Challenge

IT IS ONE DAY AT A TIME – Dec, 27, 2021 - Like those 6.5 million folks trying Dry January this year, my own sobriety also began as a challenge. And while I’m grateful for my personal journey, I wish I was more... Read More...

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Why Do We Sleep?

ALLAN RECHTSCHAFFEN Dies at 93 – Dec. 17, 2021 - Allan Rechtschaffen, an indefatigable sleep researcher at the University of Chicago who tested the effects of sleep deprivation, studied dreaming, narcolepsy, n... Read More...

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Treatment Center Operator Pleads Guilty to Patient Brokering

IT’S NO VACATION – Dec. 19, 2021 - A man in charge of operations at a West Palm Beach addiction treatment center pleaded guilty this week to patient brokering more than 30 people. In a case dating back to late 2... Read More...

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DE Maxx Crosby Made The Pro Bowl After Being In Rehab

TOUCHDOWN! – Dec. 21, 2021 - He said that alcoholism runs in his family and that he struggled with drinking and partying throughout high school and college. During his rookie season, his alcohol consumption be... Read More...

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Changes in Brain Hinder Addiction Recovery in HIV-Positive Patients

CAN THIS BE TRUE? – Dec. 20, 2021 - Researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure the brain responses of cocaine addicts and patients with HIV while participants played a game that involv... Read More...

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To Beat The Opioid Crisis, We Must Change The Rules Of The Game

LEGALIZE THEM – Dec. 2021 - Twenty years later, we have just witnessed a historically high annual mortality rate of 100,000 dead from drug overdoses, mostly opioids, and it’s likely an undercount. In what seem... Read More...

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Weed May Mess With Your Meds

ONE DRUG AT A TIME – Dec. 16, 2021 - The investigators found that the major THC metabolites inhibited key CYP enzymes, including several that serve key roles in the liver. And all three cannabis chemicals, ... Read More...

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Are We Prescribing Antidepressants Wrong?

IS THERE A RIGHT WAY? – Dec. 21. 2021 - That’s not to say we shouldn’t use antidepressants at all – in many instances, they save lives and work well. But the authors of the new review, which appears in the Briti... Read More...

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Focusing More on Recovery, Not Relapse

THERAPISTS CAN HELP – Dec. 23, 2021 - The Bottom Line: Flexibility in Treatment Is Key. Each of these individuals came from a different demographic background. Still, if their therapists had been working from ... Read More...

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Animal Tranquilizer Turning Up In Deadly Overdoses

MORE THAN NUMBING – Dec. 23, 2021 - Supportive measures can be used if a person is attended to early enough, such as resuscitation, getting them fluids and other sorts of hospital care, Hadland said. “But this... Read More...

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Alcoholic Turned Life Around in Time for Christmas

EVERY DAY IS HOLY – Dec. 25, 2021 - It was founded in 2019 as a way of helping homeless people in Burnley by providing hot meal services and food distribution and food banks. Since then, Church on the... Read More...

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How to Support Non-Drinkers in a Boozy Holiday World

KEEP IT SIMPLE – Dec. 25, 2021 - For some sober people, this pandemic has made sobriety an even greater challenge as we face trauma, worry, and isolation. For others, like me, the biggest challenges are from s... Read More...

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The Myth of Sex Addiction

NEVER ENDING QUESTION? – Dec. 24, 2021 - This definition does appear to meet a number of the criteria for addiction. For example, sexual behavior becoming a central focus of an individual’s life indicates sali... Read More...

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Why Young People Are Drinking Less Than Their Parents?

WEED? – Dec. 24, 2021- During COVID lockdowns, some surveys indicate this fell even further. Our research suggests this is unlikely to be due simply to government efforts to cut youth drinking. Wider social, cul... Read More...

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Gordon Ramsay’s daughter, Holly, marks 1 year of sobriety

LIVING LIFE ON LIFE’S TERMS – Dec. 23, 2021 - Ramsay explained that she’s able to now process her feelings “consciously” rather than mask them with a drink. “Alcohol and antidepressants do not mix wel... Read More...

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Adrienne Banfield-Norris Celebrates 31 Years of Sobriety

SHE SURRENDERED TO WIN – Dec. 23, 2021 - Ramsay explained that she’s able to now process her feelings “consciously” rather than mask them with a drink. “Alcohol and antidepressants do not mix well at ... Read More...

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Michael Keaton: What ‘Dopesick’ Taught Him About Opioid Crisis

LISTEN – EDUCATING AMERICA – Dec. 22, 2021 - Michael Keaton thought he knew the basics of the vast opioid crisis crippling this country — until he signed on to star in the Hulu limited series “Dopesick.” In hi... Read More...

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Kodak Black Refocused on Hip Hop After 90 Day Rehab

EVERYONE DANCE AND STAY SOBER – Dec. 20, 2021 - The 24-year-old Floridian was arrested at Rolling Loud Miami in 2019 on firearm charges and sentenced to two to seven years in prison. But as one of Donald Trump... Read More...

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Heeding the Distress Signals in Modern Addiction by Alex Olshonsky

IT’S LIKE 1984 ON STEROIDS – Dec. 19, 2021 - Today, addiction is more pervasive than it’s ever been. During 2020, the U.S. saw 100,000 fatal overdoses, the highest number ever recorded. On top of that, more th... Read More...

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Buckcherry’s Josh Todd Got Sober 27 Years Ago And Never Looked Back

HE’S GOT A SPIRITUAL SOLUTION – Dec. 26, 2021 - It’s about spiritual in life and all those things, and how do you do that? Well, for me, doing annual inventories where I take it out of my head and write it do... Read More...

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Gambling: The “Invisible” Addiction

THEN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DISAPPEARS – Dec. 23, 2021 - Unlike more visible addictions, problem gambling is fairly easy to hide, yet leaves about 2 million Americans annually feeling alone, ashamed and, in many cases, ... Read More...

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Party Sober and “Awake”

EVERYONE IS A DESIGNATED DRIVER – Dec. 23, 2021 - Alcohol is ingrained in our society and socially acceptable at most events. During the holidays, drinking is almost a given. There’s the Christmas cocktails, c... Read More...

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