Texas Father & Son Build Farm-Model Treatment Center WATCH – FAMILY GROWTH – Feb. 15, 2021 -Ranch House Recovery was good distraction for Dylon, and was a way to channel his energies. But two weeks before the farm was to set to open, Dylon relapsed. ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
History of ‘shot,’ has its Roots in Morphine Addiction MARVELS OF MEDICINE – Feb. 15, 2021 - One of the earliest “shot” mentions Jon found was in the San Francisco Chronicle of March 2, 1889. A story headlined “The Hypo-Gun. How Morphine Victims Are Fed” desc... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021Recovery
Finding Sobriety Patrick Flanagan Opened Lion House SOBER LIVING FOR GOOD – Feb. 22, 2021 - Flanagan believes that the five months he spent living in a sober house on St. Paul’s Summit Avenue cemented his commitment to sobriety. “I lived with 14 guys wh... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Drug‑Free Solution to Opioid Withdrawal SOON FOR BABIES TOO? – Feb. 18, 2021 - The Texas startup was founded in Houston in 2018, but is now headquartered in Dallas where it develops medical devices such as the system. Spark received clearance from... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021interventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecovery
Nicole Richie’s Journey From Dark Days Of Addiction To Doting Mom ALIVE AND WELL, REMARKABLY – Feb. 20, 2021 - Nicole sobered up and soon began filming the first season of her hit reality show, The Simple Life, in which she and real-life best friend Paris Hilton starred as tw... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionEating DisorderFeb 23 2021food addictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecovery
California Bill Would Decriminalize LSD and Psilocybin TAKING A TRIP, NOT TAKING A TRIP – Feb. 19, 2021 - A 2016 study in the Journal of Psychopharmacology found that a single dose of psilocybin mushrooms “produced substantial and enduring decreases in depressed mood an... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021interventionPsychedelicsRecovery
Community Weighs In On Proposed Rehab In Morro Bay NOT IN MY CALIFORNIA NEIGHBORHOOD – Fab.19, 2021 - The project was proposed in December to the city planning commission, but Smith says she wasn’t made aware of it until weeks later. “I feel like the transpa... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021interventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
What We Can Learn From Gaming Companies About Gambling Addiction WATCH – TRADING ELECTRONS – Feb. 19, 2021 - His parents lay the blame squarely on the investing company, pointing out Kearns tried multiple times to get help on a customer service line, to no avail. Kearns’ fam... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneFeb 23 2021GaminginternetMental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addictionvideo games
Neighbors Express Concerns Over Sober Living Home WATCH – NOT IN OUR FLORIDA NEIGHBORHOOD – Feb. 18, 2021 - “Our neighborhood is concerned about issues that many times surround these types of organizations and homes. There are issues that are not good,” long-t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021interventionRecoveryRehab
The Opioid Crisis, Fueled by Covid, Is Worse Than Ever MORE BAD NEWS – Feb. 20. 2021 - Drug overdoses of all kinds killed nearly 84,000 people in the U.S. from August 2019 to July 2020. That’s 23% more than in the previous 12-month period, and the highest number of... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseRecovery
NFL’S Vincent Jackson ‘Suffered From Chronic Alcoholism’ WATCH – TOO TRAGIC – FEB. 17, 2021 - The whole situation was bizarre considering Jackson made more than $70 million in his NFL career and was widely loved in the community by family, friends and law enforcement... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 23 2021interventionlife expectancyMental Health
NFL Seeking Information on Cannabis as an Alternative to Opioids WATCH – 4-20-51-50 HIIIGH-KE – Feb. 17, 2021 - The NFL finally loosened its cannabis testing policy last offseason, amid mounting public sentiment in favor of decriminalization and, in some states, full legalization... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021interventionmarijuanaopioid crisisopioidsoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSuper Bowl
Tobacco Giant Bets $1.4 Billion on Influencers to Boost Sales BLOWING SMOKE – Feb. 20, 2021 - According to a wide-ranging report by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, it has also attracted younger adults, non-smokers and even reached the eyes of children. An emplo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021smoking
‘Body Brokers’: It’s Easy To Get Hooked On Crime Drama WATCH – IT’S A MOVIE, NOT A DOCUMENTARY – Feb. 18, 2021 - “Body Brokers” opens in Ohio, where the unfortunately named Utah (Jack Kilmer, son of Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley) and his girlfriend Opal (Alice Engl... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021interventionRecoveryRehab
Craig Ferguson Celebrates 29 Years of Sobriety PLEASE COME BACK, IT’S OK NOW – Feb. 19, 2021 - Scotland’s one of the most celebrated television host, comedian, author and actor, Craig Ferguson, is celebrating 29 years of being sober. Taking to microblogg... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 23 2021interventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Demi Lovato’s New Doc Details Singer’s 2018 Overdose, “She Should Be Dead” WATCH – A STAR IS REBORN – FEB. 17, 2021 - Viewers will see a glimpse at Lovato “during the most trying time of her life as she unearths her prior traumas and discovers the importance of her physical, emotional... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021grammy winnerinterventionMental HealthOverdoseRecoveryRehabrelapse
The Handbook To Gen Z Sobriety TOOLS FOR LIVING – Feb. 3, 2021 - Gooch’s debut book acts as a manual for sober and sober-curious females looking to improve their lives. The facts and figures she presents are astounding (for example, did you ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 23 2021interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘Definitely a Challenge’ THE SILENCE OF REAL LIFE – Feb. 16, 2021 - The facility is run by a man named Joe (Paul Raci), a Vietnam veteran who lost his hearing in the war, who tries to help Ruben overcome his frustrations and live as a ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021RecoveryRehab
Compassion In Action – Interview with Dr. Gabor Maté WATCH – WALKING THE WALK – Feb. 2, 2021 - After a twenty-year career in family practice, Dr. Gabor Maté began working in Vancouver’s Eastside area with patients who were challenged by addiction and mental illne... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021interventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Gym Offers Free Workouts and Recovery Meetings FELLOWSHIP AND FREE WEIGHTS – Feb. 15, 2021 - Jurewicz says it’s the people who don’t believe they are in recovery – those that come for the workout and scurry away before the meeting – that are the most “heart... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Hazelden Does It Again – Read All About It! CATALOG OF THE YEAR – 2021 - We have realized the need to adapt, reevaluate and grow. While many of our solutions are already available on a digital platform, we’re working to expand our virtual library to all.... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Chasing the News … stone cold sober – The Pros Episode 7 - The Pros - “Maintaining sobriety through 2021 and beyond” - February 18, 2021 - 11amPT, 2pmET - SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Randy Grimes, Dr. Billy Taylor, James Black, Hollywood Henderson REGISTER NOW! ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 16 2021internetInterviewLeonard Buschelnonprofit organizationRecoveryRecovery AdvocateWriters In Treatment
Woman Recovering From Opioid Addiction Sues to Get Methadone CRAZY TIME – FEB 12, 2021 - But Finnigan, 53, who lives in Chicago, said things changed for her in 2019. That’s when doctors put her on methadone, a medication that is itself an opioid but curbs the craving for... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 16 2021interventionmethopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecovery
The Pandemic is Causing a ‘Tsunami’ of Eating Disorders WHERE IS THE LIFE RAFT? – February 12, 2021 - Experts warned about a potential increase in eating disorders due to the coronavirus pandemic back in June, noting more barriers to care and less barriers of protec... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusEating DisorderFeb 16 2021food addictioninterventionMental HealthRecovery
What Happens When You Mix Antidepressants with Recreational Drugs? DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME ... OR ANYWHERE – Feb. 9, 2021 - When Emily, 22, was first prescribed antidepressants at 16, she continued her weekend ritual of binge-drinking at parties. Over time, she realised it wasn... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 16 2021interventionMental HealthRecoverysuicide
Drug companies seek billion-dollar tax deductions from opioid settlement $ $ $ $ $ $ – February 12, 2021 - The deductions may deepen public anger toward companies prosecutors say played key roles in a destructive public health crisis that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 16 2021opioid crisisopioidsoxycontinPurdue Pharma
Digital Rehab is Helping Tackle America’s Opioid Crisis WATCH – NONE TOO SOON – Feb. 8, 2021 - Besides drug addictions including opioids and cocaine, the start-up offers programmes to aid the recovery of those with gambling, smoking and alcohol addictions and chroni... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 16 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Alcohol Abuse Rises During Pandemic, Hospitals See Wave of Deadly Liver Disease NOT THE BEST MOVE – Feb. 8, 2021 - Socially, the “stress of the pandemic has, in some ways, particularly targeted women,” said Dr. Jessica Mellinger, a hepatologist at the University of Michigan. Lower wages, l... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusFeb 16 2021interventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabrelapse
Denver Successfully Used Mental Health Pros, NOT Police NURSES NOT NIGHTSTICKS – Feb. 6, 2021 - Denver police responded to nearly 95,000 incidents over the same period, suggesting that an expanded STAR program could reduce police calls by nearly 3%, according to the... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 16 2021interventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Former Boxer Kenneth Discusses 10 years Sober on TV Series CHAMP NOT CHUMP – Feb. 9, 2021 - The documentary, which will air on TG4 next Wednesday, February 10, at 9.30pm, looks at the worst degrees of Kenneth’s alcoholism, his experience as a sportsman and his early ch... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCelebrity SobrietyCompassionFeb 16 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab