Is sugar addiction real, and can you beat it? Sugar Magnolia? – June 5, 2020 - Sugar has addictive potential because it releases opioids and dopamine in the brain. Eating sugar also increases the release of serotonin, a neurotransmitter that gives us a “happy” f... Read More...Addiction Recoverydiet sodaEating DisorderJune 9 2020
Addiction recovery podcast launches Listen Up! – May 26, 2020 - EDGE: Let’s talk about the new podcast series you’re about to launch in conjunction with WSCA. It deals with addiction and recovery, which, on the surface sums it up well enough, but let’s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 2 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
‘I sold my Club World Cup medal to buy cocaine … I used it in two days’ Use your head! – May 24, 2020 - Every day I went out I would say, “today I can drink as late as I want because when I use cocaine the effect wears off. Let’s go find some”. ‘I was never at home, it was just partie... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 2 2020
4 of the Best Revelations From My Sober Life Just like the Agreements – May 20, 2020 - I began to wonder what the hell I was doing with my life. And sure, the human experience was depressing as hell: we were all going to die, the earth and sun included, b... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousJune 2 2020Recovery
Vaping Creates A “Slime-Cloak” In The Mouth So Smoke Alone – May 27, 2020 - These slime-cloaks illicit a “huge response from the immune system,” she explains, which could lead to long-term consequences, though the findings are so new that those consequen... Read More...Addiction RecoveryJune 2 2020juulVaping
Even with 26 years of sobriety, the loss of AA meetings is a worry The Medium is the Message – May 28, 2020 - Those attacks, in turn, have caused meetings to require still more passwords and a host deciding who to let join. That, in turn, means newcomers and people without the secre... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousJune 2 2020Recovery
Health Advocates Expect Surging Demand For Addiction Services Real Live Counselors Are Heroes – MAY 26, 2020 - Some people did relapse because they lacked the skills to cope with the unprecedented stressors they we’re facing, he said. While some vital addiction service... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 2 2020RecoveryRehab
Alcoholism: Why this doctor says telemedicine is key right now No parking fees – May 26, 2020 - “Now, more and more people are opting for either home care or telemedicine where they’re not going to be exposed to other people, and they’re able to get care on their schedule in a w... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCoronavirusJune 2 2020Recovery
James ‘Arg’ Argent: Cocaine addiction was triggered by eating disorder Worth the weight... – May 26, 2020 - James ‘Arg’ Argent has said his drug addiction was a symptom of an eating order after years battling with his weight. The former The Only Way Is Essex star - who recently open... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 2 2020Recovery
Elton John hosts ‘Rocketman’ watch party Crocodile Rock – May 26, 2020 - “Now, more and more people are opting for either home care or telemedicine where they’re not going to be exposed to other people, and they’re able to get care on their schedule in a wa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCoronavirusJune 2 2020
AMA video update: Experts discuss pandemic’s impact on the opioid epidemic Doctors Being Doctors – May 29, 2020 - And I will end by asking anyone, if they need more information specifically about the AMA’s opioid work, and I’m going to read it because I want to make sure that eve... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 2 2020opioid crisisopioids
The online success of 12-step recovery programs What would Bill and Bob say? – May 31, 2020 - “Right before everything got shut down, I was at this meeting I go to every week and there was a guy with about two or three months of sobriety. He was doing his 90 in 90... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousJune 2 2020RecoveryRehab
Q&A with Dr. Louise Stanger Stick with the Winners! – May 26, 2020 - She is the author of two books, Falling Up: A Memoir of Renewal and The Definitive Guide to Addiction Interventions: A Collective Strategy and was named by London’... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 2 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Officials see ‘alarming’ rise in overdose deaths How much worse can it get? – May 30, 2020 - Harris said CPD has seen an increase “in fentanyl and substances that are even stronger than heroin” this year, with some cases of drug users expecting to receive her... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionJune 2 2020Overdose
Maintaining Emotional Sobriety During Covid-19: Transforming Trauma into Post Traumatic Growth Tian Dayton PhD does it again! – June 2020 - The idea here is to head trouble off at the pass, to give ourselves the space (and frankly relief) to heal as we go. It’s just so much easier than letting it all pile up ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 2 2020Mental Health
Zachary Quinto Has an Attitude of Gratitude Cuarto for Quinto – May 27, 2020 - “The most glaring component that was missing from my life was gratitude ... and I had so much for which to be grateful,” explained Quinto. I didn’t lose everything, I didn’t r... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 2 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
More people are taking drugs for anxiety and insomnia More anxiety and insomnia in USA – May 25, 2020 - Health problems, social isolation and the stress of job loss weigh on people’s well-being. More than a third of Americans say the pandemic is having a “serious ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusdepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninsomniaJune 2 2020
Glen Campbell’s Widow Recounts His Battle with Alcoholism – and Night He Pointed Pistol at Her Rhinestoned Cowboy – May 27, 2020 - In the memoir, Kim, 61, details one particularly scary occasion which occurred after the birth of their first son, Cal, in 1983. Though Glen had agreed at the time to abide b... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 2 2020
Drug rehab clinic is accused of firing nursing staff during pandemic Bottom Line – May 29, 2020 - While nurses around the world are being praised as heroes on the frontlines, healthcare workers at an Atlanta drug rehabilitation clinic allege management fired the entire nursing s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 2 2020Rehab
‘We Loved Each Other’: Dr. Fauci Recalls Larry Kramer, Friend and Nemesis Trailblazing Activist Dies at 84 – May 27, 2020 - Mr. Kramer’s name-calling wasn’t personal, Dr. Fauci explained. “I was the face of the federal government. I was the one out there trying to warn the public,... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 2 2020
Film recalls Akron’s role in AA’s founding Like Adam Meeting Eve – May 21, 2020 - The 43-minute documentary film traces its origins back to a 2015 interview she conducted with Mary Seiberling Huhn, daughter of Henrietta Seiberling, on her recollections ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 26 2020Recovery
Where are the Stars from Celebrity Rehab Now? How bright do they shine? – MAY 18, 2020 - Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew aired for five seasons, with a sixth season featuring everyday people. Pinsky also worked with high-profile addicts in two Celebrity Reha... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 26 2020RecoveryRehab
The Four Agreements of Don Miguel Ruiz: a power up for your psychotherapy work Therapists – May 20, 2020 - Stating these agreements as clearly as he does gives us the gift of facing them. When we face them, we have an opportunity to see how we do and do not bring these agreements into our lives... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMay 26 2020
These 6 Steps Were Crucial In Ending My Addiction When the student is ready... – May 19, 2020 - These six steps were the things that finally helped me turn it around. I’m not going to pretend it was easy; it wasn’t. But it was worth it. Now we’re living ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 26 2020
‘UK Sobriety ankle tags’ to monitor offenders’ sweat Stigma Bracelet? – May 19, 2020 - The scheme has already been trialled in Humberside, Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire and London. During pilot schemes those who wore the tags were alcohol free 97% of the time,... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionMay 26 2020RecoveryRehab
‘The opposite of addiction is connection’ Recovery Coaches Connect! – May 21, 2020 - The intention of this new team of recovery coaches is to bring folks out of a detached state and provide them with comfort and resources. Coaches will provide access t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMay 26 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Scientists: How Monkey ‘Mind Control’ Could Help Humans Quit Drug Addiction Keep it simple simian – May20, 2020 - A group of scientists from the University of Utah and Stanford University succeeded in controlling the choice behaviours of two monkeys by targeting specific parts of their brain... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMay 26 2020
Amanda Bynes Shares about Spending the ‘Last Two Months in Treatment’ Checking in... – May 23, 2020 - After not posting on Instagram for a couple of months, the former What a Girl Wants star gave fans an update on her life. Sharing a selfie, in which she’s seen wearing a white sh... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyMay 26 2020RecoveryRehab
Addicted to Ideology? With Gabor Maté Meaning! What does it mean? – Nov 16, 2018 - In this exclusive interview with Rebel Wisdom he talks about how social media has created a whole new area for addictive behaviour, how traumatised leaders have created un... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 26 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Jason Isbell, Self-Doubt and the Album That Tested His Marriage Reset? – May 11, 2020 - “It wasn’t a conscious choice,” he said a few days later, during a FaceTime call from his home. “I just drank it without realizing what I was doing.” He quickly called Shires, who was in... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 26 2020