Voters rejecting the war on drugs America – Giving Peace a Chance – November 7, 2020 - People want a truce in the War on Drugs. Cannabis has been rebranded as a wellness panacea. Mushrooms and MDMA are making headlines as therapy tools, not party f... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancyMental HealthNov 10 2020RecoveryWar On Drugs
Treatment centers in Maryland struggle Time to come together – Nov. 8, 2020 - On a summer evening in August, Holt relapsed in Brooklyn Park and contacted Pascal Crisis Stabilization Center in Crownsville for short term help. They picked him up, but ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
After Meth: Dealing, desperation and a house fire WATCH – Downward spiral ends on film – Nov. 5, 2020 - Moneyas escaped through the front window. That house fire saved him. “Here I am crying to get out of this house and 15 hours before I was trying to kill ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionmethNov 10 2020opioid crisisopioidsRecovery
How to Recognize Teen Cyberbullying With virtual interaction becoming even more prevalent during this time of social distancing, teen cyberbullying is on the rise. One out of every three teens has experienced cyberbullying. Because it causes distress a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCompassioninternetinterventionlonelinessMental Healthnonprofit organizationNov 10 2020RecoverysuicideteenagersTrauma
Film Festival Flix Announces Partnership with Reel Recovery Film Festival Movies delivered to your home – Nov. 5, 2020 – Reel Recovery Film Festival patrons and ticket holders will be able to view feature films with themes like vulnerability, battling within, willingness, and much mo... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionLeonard Buschelnonprofit organizationNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film Festival
From Addiction and Loss to Recovery and Empathy WATCH – On the front lines – Nov. 6, 2020 - CORE not only offers peer support but also connects patients to comprehensive treatment for substance use. As a Certified Recovery Specialist, O’Donnell visits peopl... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Why the “Tsunami” of COVID Mental Illness May Be Overblown Maybe just a tropical storm... – Nov. 6, 2020 - News outlets and science journals have published many predictions of an approaching mental health pandemic related to the psychological stress of dealing with the... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusdepressioninterventionMental HealthNov 10 2020Recovery
Horrible “Facts” About Diet Soda It’s not really food, is it? – Nov. 3, 2020 - If you drink diet soda—or any artificially sweetened beverage, for that matter—chances are you do so because you’re under the impression it’s a healthier option tha... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderinterventionlife expectancyNov 10 2020ObesityRecovery
Scott Darlow Chats His New Single & Sobriety WATCH – Living the good life – Oct. 28, 2020 - This morning on the show, Triple M’s Pablo chatted to singer and muscian, Scott Darlow, about his new single, sobriety and, how much he loves Christmas trees! H... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Dog Who Saved Me A Tail of Hope – October 2020 - Brayson’s name was meant to sound soft and approachable for fear of the stigma that Pit Bulls have had to contend with in recent years. And he was soft, friendly and loving. At m... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabsuicide
In the Pandemic, a Shifting Ballot Debate on Legalizing All Drugs It’s about time – Oct. 26, 2020 - New tax revenues from drug sales would be channeled toward drug treatment. Supporters of the Oregon proposal, Measure 110, say the swirling, transformational forces of 2020 ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Residents go to court against rehab house Recovery is not against the law! – Oct. 28, 2020 - The house next to them on Oakwood Drive Southwest, which had been a single-family residence, was sold in June and converted into a temporary home for clients ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
California sheriff’s department to pair therapists with deputies Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson? – Oct. 24, 2020 - A sheriff’s office in Nevada County, California, is launching a program to partner deputies responding to certain types of non-criminal 911 calls with a lice... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionMental HealthNov 3 2020OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocatesuicideTrauma
Keys for Successful Warm Hand-Offs with Stimulant-Using Patients Trying to stop the madness – Oct. 29, 2020 - Since receiving a Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) state targeted response grant in 2017, the Chicago-based Gateway Foundation has worked with substa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancyMental HealthmethNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Michigan’s first public recovery high school opens WATCH – Education Matters! – Oct. 26, 2020 - The school will be on Wellspring’s Farmington Hills campus, but it is open to students from across the state. The 80-acre campus includes a library, computer lab,... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
My Drug Addiction Almost Cost Me My Kids! Families Matter – Oct. 29, 2020 - Many of her more painful memories involved her addiction to opioids and other painkillers. At one point in the book, Leah recalls a rock bottom moment in which she did heroi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Motivation to seek cocaine is driven by elegant cellular communication Don’t blow your brains out – Oct. 28, 2020 - In the October 28, 2020 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina and the National Institutes of Health descri... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthNov 3 2020
Former candidate Chris Taylor talks about his addiction WATCH – Soldiering on – Oct. 30, 2020 - Taylor’s campaign ended with him landing in the hospital, fighting for survival. At the time, Taylor had declined ABC15’s requests for an interview, saying he wanted to f... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Addiction Symptoms and Treatment for Professional Men Ask for directions already! – Oct. 28, 2020 - The men we treat also struggle with sharing emotions. Asking for help and showing humility and vulnerability is usually associated with sharing emotions. That again... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionMental Healthnonprofit organizationNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Illuminating look at lives in poverty & alcoholism SHUGGIE BAIN – Oct. 31, 2020 - When Hugh “Shuggie” Bain is five years old, his drunk mother Agnes calmly sets fire to the curtains in their room and clings to him as they burn, until his father rushes in to put... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionNov 3 2020RecoveryRehab
Q&A with Chet Hower of Hower Lodge Stick with the Winners! – October 30, 2020 - I feel blessed to live in the age where recovery is possible. It has allowed me to be a Father, Partner, Husband, Grandfather, and a part of the solution! M... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousDrug Abuse and Addictionnonprofit organizationNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Why the pandemic is inspiring many to give up alcohol No one will notice but you – Oct. 25, 2020 - Maritza Chesonis-Worthington, a functional nutritionist & hormone expert, told Salon it used to be hard for her to imagine giving up alcohol — until the pandemi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCoronavirusNov 3 2020RecoveryRehab
Crystal Waltman earns national award for ‘Quitting to Win’ MEDIA: Book Suggestion – Oct. 30, 2020 - “My book was up against hundreds of books from authors throughout the world and I’m truly honored to have won this award,” Waltman said. “I wrote this book as my way to... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietydepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
It’s Time to Stop Recommending Antidepressants for Depression CVS says: “NO WAY”? – Oct.26, 2020 - Antidepressants, once hailed as the definitive treatment of depression, have suffered significant blows to their reputation. Recently, a change in the UK’s NICE (National I... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthNov 3 2020
This Addiction Treatment Works. Why Is It So Underused? And it isn’t other drugs – Oct. 27, 2020 - A number of clinical trials have found it highly effective in getting people addicted to stimulants like cocaine and methamphetamine to stay in treatment and to stop u... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionnetflixNov 3 2020OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Signs of Screen Addiction in Kids Childhood CANCELLED – Oct. 29, 2020 - Social media apps, movies, games all add up to increasing your child’s time on the screen. At times, you as well might be spending equal, or even more, time on the screen, so yo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneGaminginternetinterventionMental HealthNov 10 2020Nov 3 2020RecoverySmartphone Addictionvideo games
Juice WRLD’s Mom Recalls Her Son’s Addiction Mourning never ends – Oct. 27, 2020 - While the rapper, born Jarad Higgins, was a Billboard chart topper and a global superstar, Wallace recalled that he was always just her son to her. “Juice WRLD was an icon... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 3 2020Overdoserap
Sober Living Manager Arrested on Suspicion of Multiple Sexual Assaults Do you know the way to San Jose jail? – Oct. 26, 2020 - Police urge anyone with information about the alleged assaults to call detectives Gina Barajas or Melissa Montez at 408.277.4102. Those who wish to remain... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 3 2020Rehab
Paige (no last name) Celebrates 2-Years Of Sobriety Wrestling with demons – Oct. 20, 2020 - Paige also mentioned that her brother is celebrating 6-weeks of sobriety. She noted that he seems to have aged backward in the last 2 months. “He is 6 weeks in ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionOctober 27 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
How to Deal with Illness During Addiction Recovery Avoid narcotics – Oct. 19, 2020 - No Time to Self-Medicate Most individuals who were actively abusing drugs or alcohol will have turned to these potentially harmful substances as a means of self-medication, reg... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionlonelinessMental HealthOctober 27 2020RecoveryRehab