Teenagers Skip School and Sleep to Play Video Games VIDEO – LIKE TAKING DRUGS – June 5, 2024 - Child and adolescent psychiatrist Kim Le, has seen firsthand what this looks like. “I’ve had people collapse from playing video games,” he said. “I’ve seen people who h... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGamingJune 18 2024video games
Cannabis Triggers Psychotic Episodes NOT EVERY TIME! – June 8, 2024 - This new analysis finds similarly, with young adults and women, people with pre-existing mental health conditions such as bipolar disorder found to be more at risk of psychosis... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 18 2024marijuanapotsmoking
The Rage, Secrecy and Pain of a Family Torn Apart by Addiction FAMILIES MATTER – June 12, 2024 - Kim Jones has been sober for a dozen years. “In recovery we talk about needing to forgive yourself and being able to move on,” she said. “I’m not sure there’s really suc... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 18 2024Trauma
What “sober” Means Now? TO EACH HIS OWN – June 9, 2024 - Is your mocktail a sobriety slip? Dr. John Morris has been doing intriguing research into the language we use around sobriety and alcoholism, and the potential positive benefits for... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 18 2024sobriety
40 Story Rehab Facility Proposed for Philadelphia PHILLY NEEDS A FEW – June 5, 2024 - The proposal comes from real estate firm CSC, which owns the historic Brutalist student housing complex. The company describes itself as one of the largest landlords in Mexi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 11 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Federal Agencies Just Saying No to Abstinence? PHARMAPILLS – May 31, 2024 - For as long as the federal government has worked to support substance use treatment, it has operated on a simple premise: Addiction medicine’s objective is to help people using dru... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 11 2024
Food Addiction Should Be Included in the DSM-6 IT’S NOT? – June 6, 2024 - The concept of food addiction aligns with the neurobiological model of addiction, which illustrates that addictive substances hijack the brain’s reward system, leading to compulsive ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaEating Disorderfood addictionJune 11 2024
Chris Evans Celebrates 1 Year Sober After Cancer Scare SO MUCH THANKFULNESS – June 5, 2024 - The 58-year-old Virgin Radio presenter was diagnosed with skin cancer in August 2023, and was given the “all-clear” after eight weeks of treatment, undergoing surgery to r... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerCelebrity SobrietyJune 11 2024
Can a Caffeine-free Life Give You a Buzz? CAN BEING ALIVE? – June 2, 2024 - My caffeine-fuelled prickly sweats are noticeably gone. I hate to come over all Mark Zuckerberg so early on in proceedings (although I am available to battle Elon Musk, should... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 11 2024
Seattle’s New Approach for Treating Addiction — Gift Cards ANYTHING CAN HELP – June 6, 2024 - Michael Crowley was among the first cohort of a new program being offered in Plymouth Housing buildings that ties small financial rewards to reducing, or eliminating, substan... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionJune 11 2024meth
Sober Influencer Shares Journey from ‘Black Out Drinker’ to Running Boston Marathon YOU CAN’T RUN AWAY FROM YOURSELF – June 5, 2024 - A turning point came after a bad episode that prompted some harsh advice from Zoratto’s therapist. “After sharing my story a bit, he told me, ‘Luc, you can’t b... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 11 2024
Is Addiction a Disease? IS THERE A SURGERY OR MEDICATION? – June 4, 2024 - If addiction is a disease, why isn’t everyone in treatment? The origin of addiction is unique for each person, Dr. Bloch says. And both your underlying ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 11 2024RecoveryRehab
Lil Durk Was ‘Moving Fast’ Before Ditching Codeine and Xanax With Rehab Stint EGBDV – June 6, 2024 - This week, the “Old Days” artist was approached by a paparazzo in the Malibu area, per a report from TMZ, and asked about his experience in rehab. Durk was notably candid with his answer... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 11 2024RecoveryRehab
Internet Sober Coach Helps Others PASSING IT ON – June 6, 2024 - Oden is a sober coach and the East Coast coordinator for the Remote Sober Support Network, a free online program that provides daily virtual meetings for alcohol and drug addicts... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainternetJune 11 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘The Bear’ Tackles Themes On Alcoholism, Anxiety & Suicide TV WORTH WATCHING – June 3, 2024 - “The Bear” is so harrowing that one of the two best episodes of the season, “Fishes,” covers a past holiday dinner with Carmy and his dysfunctional family, including his brot... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionJune 11 2024Mental Healthsuicide
Miley Cyrus Stays Healthy By Being Sober DON’T WE ALL – June 3, 2024 - Miley Cyrus is one heck of a performer—but it doesn’t come without some hard work. In a new interview, the singer opened up about how her health is paramount to her career and she... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 11 2024
Spock Made Peace With Son In ‘Devastating’ Letter Following Sobriety Battles LIKE FATHER LIKE SON? – June 9, 2024 - TV director Adam Nimoy has written a memoir, ‘The Most Human: Reconciling with My Father, Leonard Nimoy’. “I was going to Alcoholics Anonymous and learning about how to d... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 11 2024sobriety
Wegovy & Ozempic May Help Curb Alcohol Dependence ONLY 1 STEP NEEDED – June 4, 2024 - Researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland report that obese folks with drinking issues who took the drugs to shed pounds had an up to 56% reduction in re-o... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 11 2024
Frankie Grande Details How Ariana Grande Jolted His Sobriety TAKE THE HIGH ROAD SOBER – June 22, 2023 - Ariana Grande’s brother, Frankie Grande, is celebrating 7 years of sobriety on June 16 and exclusively spoke to Us Weekly about his journey. “My life is completely ch... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 11 2024
FDA Votes Against Medical Use of MDMA GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD – June 5, 2024 - The decisions mark a reversal of fortune for MDMA. FDA granted the drug an expedited review process in 2017 based on encouraging early reports about its ability, in c... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 11 2024Psychedelics
How Internet Addiction Affects Your Teen’s Brain NOT IN A GOOD WAY – June 5, 2024 - A new study has possibly captured that objectively, finding that for teens diagnosed with internet addiction, signaling between brain regions important for controlling attent... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetJune 11 2024Mental HealthSmartphone Addictionteenagers
Disneyland Cracks Down on Drunken Guests VIDEO – THE HAPPIEST TAVERN ON EARTH – June 5, 2024 - Drinking is among the most popular adult activities at Disneyland Park, Downtown Disney, and Disney California Adventure Park. Though the overwhelming cost... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 11 2024
Demi Lovato: Finds “Light Again” After 5 In-Patient Mental Health Treatments KEPT COMING BACK – June 4, 2024 - I think the glimmer of hope was when I started putting in the work and I started to, whether it was work, a program, or talk to my treatment team and build relationships... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 11 2024
SF Program Giving Alcohol to Addicts Saves Lives LEGALIZE EVERYTHING – June 4, 2024 - He dropped a bottle of gin and then sucked the spilled liquid off the floor with a straw. She recently ventured out of the residential program in search of booze and ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 11 2024
Energy Drinks Linked to Sudden Cardiac Arrest VIDEO – WHO CAN YOU TRUST? – June 6, 2024 - For the study, the team examined 144 sudden cardiac arrest survivors. Seven patients within this group had consumed one or more energy drinks near to the time that the ca... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 11 2024life expectancyTrauma
‘Runner’s High’: One Man’s Story about Recovery JOGGING MATTERS – May 29, 2024 - When McCoy wasn’t shooting up, he was often tripped out on prescription painkillers, which he leached from his father, who lay in a hospital bed dying from pancreatic cancer. D... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 4 2024RecoveryRehab
The Human Story Behind Addiction LET NUN BE LEFT BEHIND – May 31, 2024 - Then Sister Blandine met Dr. Bob, the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). As a nurse on the detox ward at Saint Agnes Hospital, she witnessed daily the agonies of alco... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 4 2024
32 Powerful Movies About Sobriety And Recovery NOW STREAMING NOW – May 29, 2024 - What happens when the party is over? There are plenty of movies that show the “before” but only a few that get into the dirty side of addiction. They can all serve as powerfu... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 4 2024Recoverysobriety
Miss Sobriety Drag Pageant Moving ACCEPTANCE IS THE KEY – May 30, 2024 - “One of the reasons I moved to Philly was to get sober,” said Todd S., who noted that members of the group use first names and a last initial to preserve anonymity.... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediagayJune 4 2024sobriety
No End to Opioid Epidemic “in the foreseeable future” VIDEO – PESSIMIST OR PROGNOSTICATOR? – May 29, 2024 - “What we have to understand is that with our growing knowledge of how the brain is affected in people with substance use disorders, is that fear or scolding is ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin AddictionJune 4 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin