Betty Ford Tribute to a Pioneer! – Read the history of Betty Ford and the Betty Ford Center. @History ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionApril 7 2020Celebrity Sobriety
Ryan Leaf Celebrates 8 Years of Sobriety One first down at time – April 3, 2020 - The Ryan Leaf comeback story is one for the ages, and it’s a shining example of what can happen when you put all your efforts into turning your life around. As you ca... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 7 2020Celebrity SobrietyRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Cara Santana poses in towel to mark 16 years of sobriety More will be revealed – April 3, 2020 - In 2015 she told Origin Magazine: ‘I feel very blessed that at a young age I was able to navigate my battle with drug and alcohol addiction, and through recovery li... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 7 2020Celebrity SobrietyRecovery
Addiction Treatment Pivots for Coronavirus Curbside Meds – April 3, 2020 - The two medications, both narcotics, have been shown to be at least twice as effective at helping people stay in recovery from opioid addiction as therapies that do not include medicat... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 7 2020Coronavirus
While Corona Makes Headlines, Opioid Addiction Continues to Kill Still Feeling No Pain – April 2, 2020 - I grew up in rural, rust belt Pennsylvania. Although the economy and opportunity may be limited in this part of the country, it was a wonderful place to be raised. Small schoo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 7 2020opioidsOverdose
Coronavirus is causing a rise in drug and alcohol relapses Will Rehabs Have Enough Beds? – March 30, 2020 - “Social support and active involvement in the program both play a huge role in recovery,” Hulkow said. “In the absence of these, ‘isolation’ and ‘emotional distress’ ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 7 2020RecoveryRehabrelapse
Sobriety a struggle in time of isolation for former boxer Mia St. John Not Down for the Count – April 2, 2020 - “And that was that,” St. John said. “I was gone from there.” When she regained consciousness, she was in the driver’s seat of her car, parked in the garage of her condom... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 7 2020Celebrity Sobriety
Duran Duran’s John Taylor Reveals Coronavirus Recovery Recovery Is Possible – April 5, 2020 - “I am speaking out to answer to the enormous amount of fear being generated by the pandemic, some of it entirely justified, and my heart goes out to everyone who has had t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 7 2020Celebrity SobrietyCoronavirus
Potential of using psychedelic drugs in psychiatry Eight hours to salvation – April 2, 2020 - Brain imaging over the past 20 years has taught scientists a lot about how these drugs act on different areas of the brain, says first author David Nutt, a professor a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 7 2020Drug Abuse and Addiction
Mezuzah ceremony honors ‘track of Jewish recovery’ No Wine for Passover – March 25, 2020 - In an isolated patch of Sonoran desert north of Phoenix sits a large and unassuming house along with a few outbuildings. Driving by, one would hardly guess that it is a r... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 7 2020
With Meetings Banned, Millions Struggle to Stay Sober On Their Own However Fellowship Continues! – March 26, 2020 - On March 13, a dozen people gathered at a Cleveland outpatient clinic for their daily therapy group. They represented a patchwork of addictions: to alcohol, cra... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcoholics AnonymousCoronavirusMarch 31 2020
Jersey Announces More Than $163 Million Available to Fight Addiction Crisis Seabrook House, did you see this? – March 24, 2020 - “Our nation is facing the difficult challenge of curbing substance addiction, which threatens public safety and is among the Administration’s top domestic p... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMarch 31 2020Recovery
Quarantining patients at PA. drug treatment centers could pose risk, but many have nowhere else to go Damed if you do... – March 24, 2020 - “We have people who do not have a home to go back to,” said Paul Bacharach, president and CEO of Gateway Rehab, which owns 14 treatment facilities across Western Pennsylva... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionMarch 31 2020Recovery
Online Help to Stay Sober Let Your Fingers Do the Walking – March 26, 2020 - The coronavirus pandemic has put severe stress on millions of people in recovery for substance use issues, as well as on friends and family who are trying to ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol Addictioncell phoneMarch 31 2020
During COVID-19, L.A.’s Rehab Centers Are Still Addressing the Drug Crisis Still Working Hard – March 25, 2020 - More recently, overdose deaths from stimulants have surged, potentially representing the next phase of the drug crisis. Overdoses from psychostimulants like cocaine and methamphe... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionMarch 31 2020
Addiction treatment professionals losing crucial support during pandemic Helping the Helpers – March 27, 2020 - “In every crisis that has occurred in this country, whether it’s earthquakes or hurricanes or floods, people have abused more substances,” said Dekker, an addiction and p... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMarch 31 2020
Coronavirus Crisis Shows Marijuana Is ‘Essential’ And Mainstream America’s Medicine – March 23, 2020 - Advocacy groups have pushed governors and state officials to ensure that medical marijuana patients in particular can maintain access to the cannabis they need. But becaus... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusMarch 31 2020marijuana
For those struggling with alcoholism, there are online options I hope you have a computer! – MARCH 25, 2020 - For recovering alcoholics, “Go to a meeting,” is the answer to most problems. Want to drink? Go to a meeting. Lost your job? Go to a meeting. Getting a divorce? G... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousMarch 31 2020
Overcoming Addiction On Your Own Is Totally Possible Don’t scuba dive alone... – March 27, 2020 - But quitting is not impossible, though it is hard and may take several tries. Success doesn’t come from wishing and wanting, but finally realizing that you need ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryMarch 31 2020
James Kennedy Gives Update On Mom’s Sobriety Really? – March 24, 2020 - How James is Keeping Busy During Coronavirus Quarantine. Everyone on the VPR cast is handling the coronavirus quarantine differently. Some VPR stars are playing virtual drinking game... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyMarch 31 2020
Q&A with Rob Lohman Stick with the Winners! – March 24, 2020 - Sober since 2001, Rob Lohman currently helps people suffering from substance abuse to find freedom from addiction and incarceration. He does this through sharing his t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMarch 31 2020
Think you’re isolated during the pandemic? Just ask an addict Alone at last – March 24, 2020 - An ex-addict with a dream His dream has a name: Marvin’s Corner, to honor a wealthy New Yorker who befriended Schmidt, 64, when he was a young man adrift on drugs. He envisions... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusMarch 31 2020
Keeping it together while staying apart Not-quite-Social Services – March 25, 2020 - “We hear a lot of people saying I feel very alone, I’m very anxious and scared. We’re getting a lot more calls about suicide and suicidal thinking,” Christina Bradle... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusMarch 31 2020
Managing an eating disorder during self-isolation Think Healthy – March 25, 2020 - Plus, Jude explains, being isolated without our usual social interactions and routines can increase this need to take control in unhealthy ways. Eating disorder habits provide ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryEating DisorderMarch 31 2020
Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood on Covid-19 sobriety: ‘If I can do it, you can’ Gathering No Moss, or Virus – March 28, 2020 - “Or if they’re worried about ‘What do I do next?’, there’s always people out there that can help,” he continued. “If I can do it, you can. I’ve been there and ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyCoronavirusMarch 31 2020
What Is Soda Addiction? Six a day? – 2020 - Addiction is a mental and physiological disorder characterized by the continued use of a substance even though it affects you negatively. People can become addicted to a variety of... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMarch 31 2020
RECOVERING alcoholic who hid away in baggy clothes shaved 19 years off her age Tearjerker – March 26, 2020 - Paulette, who’s 47, appeared on Channel 5’s 10 Years Younger in 10 D... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionMarch 31 2020
How to Apply 12 Step Principles During Covid-19 Times by Dr. Tian Dayton A Must Read! – March 25, 2020 - We have experienced helplessness, before, it is a natural reaction to feeling overwhelmed, it’s part of the collapse that can accompany trauma. But there is a profound, psycholo... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryMarch 31 2020
Wounded Marine Fights Back After Addiction No Legs and Still Standing Tall – March 21, 2020 - I first caught up with Tomy Parker shortly after he was wounded in Afghanistan. He joined us recently on our statewide radio show - Montana Talks - to talk about h... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMarch 24 2020
Fiona Apple Says She Quit Cocaine After an ‘Excruciating’ Night with Quentin Tarantino Is this what they call ‘Gossip’? – March 17, 2020 - During an in-depth interview with The New Yorker, the singer/songwriter said she was put off by the drug after listening to her then-boyfriend Paul Thomas Anderso... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyMarch 24 2020