Wage Supplements Linked to Maintaining Sobriety Minimum Wage is just that – April 30, 2020 - The researchers recruited 91 participants, ages 21 to 74, for the study from the Center for Learning and Health at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center campus in... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 5 2020Recovery
Maintaining sobriety in the music industry It’s Ain’t Just Rock – April 29, 2020 - As you step foot into any honky tonk, you are bound to hear Merle Haggard’s voice in the distance singing, “Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down.” For some, this would become a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMay 5 2020Recovery
Gabapentin Horror Paging Doctor Pills – April 30, 2020 - Though I questioned him since I’d had trouble reducing before, he assured me that was the thing to do. I only slept 30 minutes in the next 60 hours. Eventually, I slept one or t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 5 2020
Mother who hit rock bottom after losing her home and almost dying credits online recovery meetings for staying sober Staying in the groove – May 2, 2020 - With regular face-to-face meetings an impossibility, online gatherings are proving crucial for ex-drinkers as they battle to support each other and resist temptation. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMay 5 2020Recovery
Access to mental healthcare is about to get harder, at a time when even more people need help The World of Tomorrow – May 1, 2020 - The coronavirus pandemic has forced people who need treatment for addictions and mental illnesses to go from in-person therapy sessions and group meetings to phone calls and vid... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMay 5 2020Mental Health
The Final Fix: Documentary – WATCH TRAILER Good News! – January 31, 2020 - Worldwide, there’s a lethal epidemic of addiction and nobody has the answer. But a treatment called N.E.T. (Neuro Electric Therapy) claims to take people off their drug of choice withi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 5 2020
Cara Santana On Her Journey with Happiness And 16 Years of Sobriety The Beauty Within – May 1, 2020 - I think just the journey that I’ve been on since the beginning of the year of really reconnecting to myself and trying to figure out what drives and fulfills me, coinciding wit... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyMay 5 2020
AA support still available during lockdown, despite no meetings ID is 320-632-1875 – April 24, 2020 - The Club has been conducting meetings via Zoom. The Zoom meetings are held every day at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. The meeting ID is 3206321875. No password is needed. Julie Leikv... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcoholics AnonymousMay 5 2020
Melanie Sykes celebrates three years of sobriety She’s Gotta Not Have It – May 1, 2020 - ‘I gave up alcohol completely 3 years ago today whoop whoop and today also marks the 2 year anniversary of my life changing holiday to India with @adamskionline (how amaz... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionCelebrity SobrietyMay 5 2020Recovery
Eric Roberts Says Quarantine Has Strengthened His Marriage A Fine Romance – April 30, 2020 - Eric informed Vanity Fair he struggled with dependancy for years, peppered with moments of sobriety in between. “I’ve been a pothead all my life, with several sober breaks I refer to... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyMay 5 2020
Google, Facebook, Twitter team up to support addiction recovery during pandemic Watching the Detectives – APRIL 25 2020 - Given that Alcoholics Anonymous alone has over 66,345 groups in the U.S., totaling more than 1,361,800 members, the closure of most groups will leave large numbers of people ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusMay 5 2020Recovery
Addicted to screens? Quarantine life could add to the threat It's too late to stop now – April 26, 2020 - But screen time is essentially mandatory for many Garden State residents right now. Working from home can mean checking emails and text messages on one’s phone several tim... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusinternetMay 5 2020
Why Dax Shepard Is ‘Pro’ His Kids ‘Doing Mushrooms – But Not ‘Cocaine or Opioids’ Father Knows Mescaline – April 29, 2020 - Shepard’s guest, Rob Lowe, agreed with him but said the “wildcard” drug is Adderall, which is something his older son Matthew took while going through college and event... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 5 2020opioids
Don’t Forget the Other Pandemic Killing Thousands of Americans Thank God only one is contagious – May 3, 2020 - Helen Jones-Kelley, the executive director of Montgomery County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services, said her agency is redoubling efforts to get ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 5 2020
Amazon Prime launch for documentary into Scots surgeon’s ‘miracle cure’ for drug addiction Electrifying – May 1, 2020 - “In one of the states in America the police were told by the authorities not to do anything if addicts were overdosing - not to use Narcan to revive them. “It’s the only thing that wi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 5 2020
You Can’t Actually Be Addicted to Sugar Tell That to Ben & Jerry – May 3, 2020 - Maybe you’ve heard the fact that sugar activates the same pleasure centers in your brain as substances like cocaine and heroin. But while it’s understandable to feel out ... Read More...Addiction Recoverydiet sodaMay 5 2020
NYC Rolls Out Courier System to Deliver Methadone Just Like Weed in LA – APRIL 23, 2020 - The patient’s “home” OTP may be far from the hotel. So the patient authorizes a “designated other”—a courier, who is an employee of the city’s Department of Health—to pick up ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 28 2020Coronavirusmeth
Demi Lovato Finally Feels Free Leaving the Demimonde – APRIL 14, 2020 - Lovato’s comeback has been greeted with warmth and enthusiasm by both the music industry and her fans. Her new music is confessional and bold, but she speaks carefully a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 28 2020Celebrity SobrietyRecovery
Emotional Sobriety Radio w/Dr. Allen Berger Worth A LISTEN – April 25, 2020 - These are difficult days. Managing our way through this crisis requires a commitment to what Dr. Allen Berger calls “emotional sobriety.” Dr. Berger is a clinical psychologist,... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 28 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Former reporter fights addiction Rigorous Honesty – April 17, 2020 - This show is a place to regularly showcase courage and what it takes to come back, he says. The journey for Vela to get to “Back From Broken” has been full of the highest of ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 28 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionRecovery
Syringe access programs still illegal in Arizona Letting The Infection Proceed? – April 16, 2020 - Ortega also said that when looking at syringe access programs, a harm reduction approach must be taken. “The harm reduction approach really came out of like Amste... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 28 2020Drug Abuse and Addiction
Pet Friendly Rehab! Why Animals Are Vital Come Fetch Some Puppy Love – April 25, 2020 - Many rehabilitation centers welcome the presence of dogs as they can bring additional health benefits to the recovery process. Many circumstances surround the treatment,... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 28 2020RecoveryRehab
Staying Connected with Your Support Group | Recovery Radio Radio Radio – April 18, 2020 - Staying connected and involved with your support groups has never been more important than today. As we distance socially, how do we remain actively involved with treatment and s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 28 2020Recovery
Famed A&R Rep Michael Alago Releases Tell All Book on Addiction Career and Life in Music Industry He’s heard it all... – Spring 2020 - “I Am Michael Alago…” is a story of humble beginnings, realized potential, chaos, dysfunction, crisis, talent and redemption. The book discusses Michael’s battle with addict... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 28 2020Celebrity Sobriety
Service Still Available for People Struggling with Addiction Addiction Never Sleeps – April 20, 2020 - This time of isolation can be a difficult hill to climb for people either battling a substance use disorder or in recovery and are cut off from their social circles. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionApril 28 2020Recovery
Coronavirus Crisis Spurs Access to Online Treatment for Opioid Addiction NPR Report – April 20, 2020 - “I wish there was another way to get this done besides a pandemic,” says Dr. David Kan, chief medical officer of Bright Heart Health, a Walnut Creek, Calif., company. It has recent... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 28 2020CoronavirusinternetopioidsRecoveryRehab
I walked out of rehab and into a pandemic SOBER – April 21, 2020 - Recovery is difficult and all too often bound toward failure. As someone new to sobriety, I’m in no position to talk with any authority on how to be successful. But as someone working t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 28 2020CoronavirusRecoveryRehab
LISTEN: Alcoholism And Coronavirus Listen, this guy’s an Idiot – APR 20, 2020 - Consider the plight of the alcoholic during this coronavirus shutdown. Liquor is still widely available at stores and even now via delivery. At the same time, social dist... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionApril 28 2020Coronavirus
‘Not the same on Zoom’ Reality TV Anyone? – April 20, 2020 - In normal times, he’d be able to turn easily to his counsellor, Tham Yuen Han – or Han, as her clients call her. For nine years, Eugene has been attending recovery su... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 28 2020CoronavirusinternetRecoveryRehab
Getting people into rehab can be hard. Try doing it during the coronavirus crisis If not now, when? – APRIL 24, 2020 - In recent days, Heller said, he has heard from a couple of former residents who relapsed during the pandemic, as well as from two former patients who work in Silicon Valley ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcoholics AnonymousApril 28 2020CoronavirusRecoveryRehab