From a $101,600 TV newsman to a drunk in the gutter Reporting on a fall – June 7, 2020 - Ed Mitchell was a successful broadcast journalist for Reuters, the BBC, ITN and U.S. news channel CNBC until alcohol cost him his career, his marriage and his home. In a new... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 16 2020
Couple gets 6 kids back after homelessness, drug addiction Winners! – June 12, 2020 - Schubert and Northern were reluctant to come to Family Recovery Court in Clermont County. They knew the work they would have to do is hard. But, they soon realized their success there was t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 16 2020RecoveryRehab
Hazelden/Betty Ford, AssuredPartners expand access to high-quality addiction treatment Since 1949 – June 8, 2020 - Eligible members of AssuredPartners health plans now have in-network access to Hazelden Betty Ford’s national system of care, which includes 15 clinical locations in California, Flor... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 16 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Happy 85th Anniversary AA AA Anniversary Week - @YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIoWIRb5q6I&feature=emb_logo ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 16 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
The Duchess of Cambridge Goes on First Virtual Visit of Treatment Center: ‘It’s a Lifeline’ Kate Middleton – June 08, 2020 - “When things get back to normal, I’d love to come and say hello to the team and everyone down there as well,” Kate said at the start of the call. The royal mom of three was told that... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyCoronavirusinterventionJune 16 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Kate Moss enjoying sobriety Supersober – June 1, 2020 - Tony - who himself has been sober for 13 years - said: “Kate’s been clean for over two years. Me and my sober mates now have a better time than we ever did when we used to drink and take d... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 9 2020Recovery
Roy Halladay’s drug addiction exposed in ESPN documentary ‘Imperfect’ Fear Strikes Out – May 29, 2020 - He twice had been to drug rehab centers. Once, for three weeks in 2013, when he was pitching for the Phillies. Another time, for three months in 2015, after retirement. Ther... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 9 2020
Drum-making a path to addiction recovery Heartbeats from the Heart – Jan. 2020 - Addiction counselor Brian Knockwood gives drum-making workshops to people in Indian Brook, N.S., which help them along their road to recovery. @YouTube https://www.youtu... Read More...Addiction RecoveryJune 9 2020Recovery
Addiction thrives in these times. Recovery must, too! OPINION: William Cope Moyers – May 28, 2020 - In these times, just one more might be okay for most people. Yet for one in 10 of us in America, one drink or drug is too many and a thousand are not enough. Addict... Read More...Addiction RecoveryJune 9 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Sheltering With My Boyfriend and No Booze To drink, or not to drink??? – May 20, 2020 - As a single woman participating in Dry January (I repeated the dry challenge solo in 2018), I learned some very important takeaways about dating without a beverage ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCoronavirusJune 9 2020Recovery
LSD Is Surging in Popularity Timothy Leary’s Not Dead – June 4, 2020 - Besides age, education level was a big predictor for trends in LSD use. People with college degrees increased their LSD use by over 70 percent, while people without higher ed... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 9 2020
Five years clean, Lindsey Cooksey reflects on her meth addiction Looking Back - Moving Forward – June 5, 2020 - About a year after moving to the lakes area, Cooksey started using meth. Her friends introduced her to the drug. Through meth and those friends, Cooksey met her no... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 9 2020methRecovery
Disordered Eating in a Disordered Time It’s Not About the Food – June 5, 2020 - Roughly one in 10 Americans struggle with disordered eating, and the pandemic has created new hurdles for those managing difficult relationships with food. Working from home m... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusEating DisorderJune 9 2020
Saving Lives From Drug Addiction Caring about life down under – June 5, 2020 - The Victorian Government has accepted all recommendations of the independent review of Victoria’s first Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR), which has found the tr... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 9 2020Recovery
Why SF’s new laws to force more mentally ill, addicted people into treatment haven’t been used yet Attraction Not Coercion – June 5, 2020 - Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, who spearheaded the local effort with Mayor London Breed to expand court-ordered mental health treatment — also called conservatorship — sai... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 9 2020Mental Health
Lockdown prompts surge in Germans seeking help for alcoholism Meet the Quaransteins – June 4, 2020 - Germany has one of the highest rates of alcohol consumption in Europe, with drinking occupying a prominent place in national culture through events such as the Oktoberfest beer... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionJune 9 2020
Inside Tennis Legend Jennifer Capriati’s Addiction Nothing but net – June 6, 2020 - Jennifer Capriati was just 13 when she burst on to the tennis scene, a dazzling meteor of talent, reaching the semifinals of the French Open in her first year as a professional player... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 9 2020
Matthew Perry: From Fame To Addiction To Getting Back On His Feet Back in Action! – June 6, 2020 - The show became hit. Matthew finally had the popularity he dreamt of. The actor says that he was in the white-hot flame of fame. They were everywhere, all the time. That is the ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 9 2020
Seniors in PAIN: Fallout from the OPIOID Crisis No Country for Old Men – June 5, 2020 - Dial-A-Ride offers door-to-door transportation, but demand has increased so much that reservations must be made seven days in advance. Lack of transportation leads to additiona... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 9 2020opioid crisisopioids
Q&A with Anthony Brown Stick with the Winners! – June 8, 2020 - Since 1999, Anthony’ Brown’s passion is providing specialized treatment individuals who suffer from substance use disorder combined with mental illness. With a B.S... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 9 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Following Dad down road to sobriety Great Share – June 5, 2020 - As I sat in those group sessions and listened to people talk about their experiences with alcohol, I felt a sense of panic at how much I related to their experiences. I had been fighting ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousJune 9 2020Recovery
Rise in Overdoses Could be Directly Tied to Unemployment It works if you’re working – June 4, 2020 - The unemployment rate is one of the indicators defined by the County of San Diego’s Live Well initiative that determine how well San Diego County residents can live h... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusJune 9 2020Overdose
Country star Jaime Wyatt: “I’m lucky to be alive” OUT & SOBER Double Winner – June 5, 2020 - You deal with dark subjects on the album, but it also seems quite hopeful. How do you balance the two? “There’s hope in there because I’m sober now and I’ve come o... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyJune 9 2020Recovery
Cowboys’ Aldon Smith Shares Passionate Story About Recovery Great Reception – May 29, 2020 - The Missouri product talks about how he was fed up with the way he was living his life. He also focused on his grandmother dying of ALS last year and what she told him on her de... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyJune 9 2020Recovery
How I Get Away With Being a Secret Alcoholic Ms. Denial’s Binoculars – June 1, 2020 - Over time, she’s gotten better at hiding her addiction. She only uses a small amount when she’s around other people so as not to display any obvious signs of intoxication. She... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionJune 9 2020
Will the pandemic lead to an alcoholism epidemic? Lead to...? – June 5, 2020 - “But the same way we do with food and exercise and concerns about obesity, we want to have some benchmarks for how to stay healthy.” Kelly Rubinsohn, an opera singer in Philadelphia... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCoronavirusJune 9 2020
‘No downside’: Johnny Marr, Best Coast & Jason Isbell on how sobriety improves music Up With People – June 2, 2020 - My sobriety began with a jump, falling into murky water. That’s not a metaphor: swimming in the middle of nowhere in my native South Africa in 2012, I picked up a parasitic disea... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 9 2020Recovery
COVID-19 has disrupted addiction treatment: a neuroscientist speaks Seeing past the present – May 29, 2020 - What is your reaction to the move from daily clinic visits to monthly prescriptions? One big concern is the possibility of misuse and overdose. There is lots of e... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusJune 9 2020Recovery
A day in the life of someone in recovery during COVID-19 No Matter What? – JUNE 5, 2020 - On March 11, Saige quit drinking for the second time in her life — but this time she would have to navigate recovery during a pandemic. Just three weeks into her sobriety, Gov. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusJune 9 2020Recovery
As a recovering alcoholic, I’m dreading a booze-fuelled end to lockdown One darn day at a time – June 5, 2020 - As an introvert, I initially believed that the isolation process was a dream come true – I didn’t realise how much of a nightmare it would become. That insidious voice of... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCoronavirusJune 9 2020RecoveryRehab