Budget cuts threaten addiction aid when it’s needed most The underserved and undertakers – June 16, 2020 - We first met her as she and her boyfriend were facing eviction from the COVID-19 crisis. He’d lost his job, and his mother days later, who paid for the house while Me... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 23 2020nonprofit organizationRecoveryRehab
Temple University receives $1.77M for cocaine addiction study Volunteers are getting in line – June 15, 2020 - Researchers at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) hope to soon change that, thanks to a new $1.77M grant from the National Institute on Dru... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 23 2020
Woman celebrates two years of sobriety, shares her story Hey, the women are smarter – June 18, 2020 - Her life started to turn around June 17, 2018. That was the day Rochelle stopped using drugs and alcohol. Now two years later, she is sober, happy and continuing to... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousJune 23 2020RecoveryRehab
Woman draws from pain as she captures faces of opioid addiction The Art of Loss – June 19, 2020 - “I have such a deep compassion for their situation,” she said, showing other faces she’s captured. “This is Vanessa, and that’s Timothy.” The pieces will be displayed at an ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 23 2020opioid crisisopioids
Former drug counselor smuggled suboxone to an inmate Arrested Providing MAT – June 19, 2020 - A former drug counselor at the Adams County Adult Correctional Complex, an inmate and his girlfriend are facing charges in connection to drug delivery in the complex, accordin... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 23 2020
Avoid early death: Men should have only one alcoholic drink a day NO doubles for you! – June 20, 2020 - The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee has said that it’s best that both men and women have just ‘up to one drink a day’. That’s a change from previous recommendations i... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousJune 23 2020
Langston Jackson’s journey from overdose to college graduation in PHOTOS Addict No More! – June 17, 2020 - A collage of photos and newspaper clippings tell the story of Langston Jackson’s football career. Jackson, of Simi Valley, nearly died from a heroin overdose in 2013. He’s now part o... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionJune 23 2020RecoveryRehab
Man pursuing online idea to connect people to addiction recovery programs anytime Innovate, don’t isolate – JUN 17, 2020 - The coronavirus pandemic gave Sanders a new perspective on how to reach people when 12-step meetings aren’t available. When Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home or... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetJune 23 2020Recovery
‘I’m finally alive’: Recovering drug addict whose habit made him ‘look dead all the time’ Anyone Can Quit! – June 17, 2020 - The tweet quickly went viral, racking up over 847,000 likes. It was also soon reposted on Reddit, where it got even more attention. Replying to Redditors, Travis said getti... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 23 2020Recovery
Boxer makes sure kids don’t make mistakes he did Making the Rounds – June 17, 2020 - Hall’s love of boxing began when he was around 6 years old. His father bought a pair of boxing gloves each for Hall and his two brothers, because he wanted his sons to be tough. Ha... Read More...Addiction RecoveryJune 23 2020RecoveryRehab
Q&A with Ron Tannebaum Stick with the Winners! June 18, 2020 - Ronald (RT) Tannebaum has 36 years of long-term recovery and has dedicated his life to helping make the recovery movement a positive, mainstream force in the world today. RT ha... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 23 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Run-DMC Legend Inspires NYC Students On Virtual Field Trip Prevention Not Incarceration!!! – June 17, 2020 - The virtual field trip featured Daryl McDaniels of the groundbreaking hip hop group Run-DMC, who spoke passionately about his experience with alcoholism, fame, recove... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 23 2020rapRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Country Stars who are Sober Clean Music – FEATURE - Country music is a hard-drinking genre. It would be almost impossible to list every last one of the songs dedicated to beer, whiskey or tequila, or to the joys and regrets that come from an al... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 23 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Woman erroneously receives Oxycodone, Morphine, OxyContin in Amazon package PRIMETIME – June 17, 2020 - “There’s morphine, there’s this, there’s that, this is really dangerous stuff — and there’s a lot of them in there,” she explained. The woman did not wish to be identified, however, sh... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 23 2020opioid crisisopioidsoxycontin
Can Society end drug addiction? It Caused It! – June 20, 2020 - One significant improvement that society could make is to stop thinking of addicts as addicts and start thinking of them as people with addictions. An addiction does not define a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 23 2020
How a Cat Helped a 25-Year-Old Man Overcome Addiction Man’s second best friend – June 20, 2020 - As a youth, I got in a lot of trouble. I had misdemeanors and felonies. I ended up in a mandatory rehabilitation program for minors who had felony charges when I was 16. I w... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 23 2020RecoveryRehab
15 Black Recovery Advocates and Pages to Follow on Instagram Advocates Lives Matter – June 15, 2020 - I’ve been a sober woman and outspoken recovery advocate since I quit drinking in 2015. Though I’m Mexican, Jewish, and bisexual, the world sees me as a straight, white woman a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyJune 23 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
White People Go to Rehab, Black People Go to Jail And Everyone Profits – June 16, 2020 - At a Zoom meeting, all the members were talking about the coronavirus, Trump, the looting, the protests, even SLAA but when “Layla” brought up racism, she was shut down an... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 23 2020RecoveryRehab
Michael Keaton to Star in Opioid Crisis Drama ‘Dopesick’ Pill Pushers Star on TV Show! – JUNE 17, 2020 - “Although we were sharply aware of and empathetic to the horrifying pain caused by the opioid crisis for millions in this country, we were blown away when Warren Littl... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 23 2020opioid crisisopioids
The Addiction Nobody Talks About The Money Making “ism” – June 20, 2020 - According to a study of over 1,000 remote employees by Twingate, remote employment is causing workers to lose a sense of work/life balance during the pandemic. A total of 45% ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 23 2020RecoveryRehab
MICKEY MANTLE SAYS … Don’t Drink Or Do Drugs!! Number 7, Forever – June 17, 2020 - Now, an incredible note written by the Yankees slugger just hit the auction block at Lelands ... and what Mick wrote is pretty powerful. “I want to dedicate this book to all my fri... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 23 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Opioid epidemic: Who is to blame? The Smoking Gun – June 21, 2020 - DRUG COMPANY EXECUTIVES AND OPIOID SALESMEN June 2020 report This January in a federal courthouse, there was a first in the American opioid crisis: Top dru... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 23 2020opioid crisisopioids
Johnny Rzeznik of Goo Goo Dolls on Embracing Sobriety Johnny Be Good – June 17, 2020 - This Must Be the Gig is joined by Johnny Rzeznik of Goo Goo Dolls. Since emerging as one of the most exciting voices of the ’90s with hits like “Slide” and “Iris”, the alternati... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 23 2020Recovery
Quote of the Week – George Carlin “Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.” —George Carlin ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 23 2020quote of the week
In-Patient Treatment Centers Face Financial Ruin Shorter Lines – June 15, 2020 - Among other things, that made it easier for doctors to prescribe medications such as buprenorphine ... Ingoglia’s group and other treatment advocates requested $38.5 billion in e... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 23 2020nonprofit organizationRecoveryRehab
Kauai Has A New Plan For Its Vacant Treatment Facility Aloha – June 7, 2020 - But last month the county canceled its contract with Oahu-based Hope Treatment Services to operate the eight-bed youth rehabilitation center, citing problems with the company’s “performan... Read More...Addiction RecoveryJune 16 2020Rehab
On the ode to recovery MEDIA: Book Review – June 4, 2020 - But let me put it this way: If Brown wrote the list of ingredients on the label of a can of baked beans, his lean and powerful prose would still make that list beautiful and demand... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 16 2020Recovery
20 Indications of an Addict Addicted to Lists – June 6, 2020 - “It’s not that bad.”At the first sign of confrontation, an addict will minimize their addiction by claiming it isn’t that bad. They might even mention they were far worse in the pa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 16 2020
Star speaks for the first time about the crippling drug addiction On the Mend – June 6, 2020 - The 2001 All-Australian told The Herald Sun he was prescribed cancer-grade oxycodone tablets and at his lowest point ingested more than 1,000 milligrams in a hotel room and wondered if he... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 16 2020oxycontin
Road Dogg on Maintaining his Sobriety ‘I’m a Lot More at Peace Now’ Wrestling with Higher Power – June 8, 2020 -“I’ll tell you what I did do, you like to have a couple of drinks after you have a long day, I like to have a couple of cheeseburgers after a long day. So I’ve gained a lot... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyJune 16 2020Recovery