Dr. Daniel Francis on How to Stay Sober 90 Zooms in 90 Days? – May 7, 2020 - All that probably comes as a relief, but what should you do? The process usually begins with community. Whether you find that community in an in-person group like AA, in an ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusMay 12 2020
Don’t Forget About Us: People Still Need Addiction Care OPINION: Ryan Hampton – May 10, 2020 - Nationally we’re seeing increased unemployment and poverty, mandatory changes to daily routines, and increased anxiety and stress which are only magnified for people manag... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCoronavirusMay 12 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
One Book Sparked This Guy’s Recovery From Porn and Sex Addiction BOOK: Happiness by Matthieu Ricard – MAY 8, 2020 - I was never really happy. Sometimes I would masturbate four to five times in one day or I would masturbate until it hurt. But no amount of sex, porn, or masturbation... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMay 12 2020Sexual Addiction
How Stigma Created Japan’s Hidden Drug Problem Konichiwa? – May 8, 2020 - But Tokyo is not L.A., and Sawajiri’s true punishment was meted out in public. Before any evidence had been shown to a judge in court, Sawajiri had been effectively scrubbed from the public... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 12 2020
National Addiction Treatment Leader Expands Services to All Californians California Screening – May 5, 2020 - The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is a national nonprofit that treats more than 25,000 people annually at its 15 clinical sites, including three in California. It serves thousand... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionCelebrity SobrietyMay 12 2020RecoveryRehab
Financial Assistance for Those Recovering From Addiction Burning Desire? – March 9, 2020 - • On average, drug rehab costs range from a few to several hundred dollars for a 30-day detox, and between $5,000 and $80,000 for residential recovery treatment. Many indivi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMay 12 2020Recovery
‘A Pandemic Within a Pandemic;’ Recovering Addict Tim Ryan, Talks Staying Sober During the Coronavirus Pandemic Just “Don’t” – May 3, 2020 - Tim Ryan, a recovering heroin addict and host of A&E’s 2017 documentary “Dope Man,” has a message for those struggling to get clean and those in recovery who may be finding it hard to... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyCoronavirusMay 5 2020
Explaining the Pathways of Alcohol Abuse Gradual and Deadly – APRIL 26, 2020 - On the other hand, Koob explained, mental health conditions can also complicate alcohol abuse treatment. Alcohol use disorder (AUD) causes an enormous amount of human suffering, ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionMay 5 2020
Tee Higgins defends ESPN graphic detailing mother’s drug addiction Stigma or Stamina? – April 26, 2020 - Bengals receiver Tee Higgins on Saturday defended a controversial ESPN graphic that brought national attention to the fact his mother was once addicted to drugs. A scree... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 5 2020
Targeting euphoria may curb cocaine addiction Heavy Science – APRIL 24, 2020 - Researchers have demonstrated that a key receptor for dopamine, called D2 (D2R), intervenes in the mechanism through which cocaine modifies functions in the striatum. The str... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMay 5 2020
Police in Indiana and Texas banned from giving a ‘life-saving’ drug No Narcan for You! – Apr 27, 2020 - Prior to the pandemic reaching US soil, opioid deaths have been on a slow decline, with the rate of deaths decreasing by 5% from 2017 to 2018. Many experts have attributed this ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 5 2020
Why the Pandemic Will Challenge the Brain Disease Model of Addiction It’s Complicated – APRIL 28, 2020 - That drug use is a reaction to external stress may sound obvious, but the American response to drug use has rarely addressed environmental causes, instead treating it, at dif... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 5 2020
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