Pastor Mick – From Dangerous Drug Dealer to Lifesaver Hands up, to hands held, Amen – Dec. 18, 2020 - “There was no sun, it was a dull dark day, I knew his routine, everything about him,” he says. “He was another drug dealer, just like me.” Mick was a well-est... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJan 05 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Chrissy Teigen: ‘I was done making an ass out of myself’ WATCH – We’ve all been there – Dec. 31, 2020 - “I was done with making an a-- of myself in front of people (I’m still embarrassed), tired of day drinking and feeling like s--t by 6, not being able to sleep,” Te... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassiondepressioninterventionInterviewJan 05 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Coping With COVID Carefully – Dec. 28, 2020 - With the pandemic monopolizing government time, energy and resources, treatment programs with limited support are left to feel around in the dark. “We need more real-time data like ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusdepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionJan 05 2021life expectancylonelinessMental HealthRecovery
Anthony Hopkins Celebrates 45 Years with Video VIDEO – The Knight of Sobriety – Dec. 29, 2020 - Noting that 2020 has been a tough year “full of grief and sadness,” “The Two Popes” star revealed that 45 years ago he received a “wake up call.” “I was heade... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionInterviewJan 05 2021life expectancyRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Warning Signs For Technology Addiction In Children WATCH – Friendly little robots – Dec 24, 2020 - Online learning and being stuck at home can create more opportunities for technology addiction to set in for children. What are the warning signs, and what can p... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDec 29 2020internetinterventionMental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addictionteenagersvideo games
How Mental Healthcare and Rehab Changed During Pandemic by Mike Bayer It’s complicated... – Dec. 23, 2020 - Second, there’s been a noticeably larger percentage of individuals that come to us requiring intensive mental healthcare compared to previous years. On average, approximate... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDec 29 2020depressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabrelapse
San Antonio Mother Who Beat Addiction Gives Back WATCH – Each one, teach one – Dec. 24, 2020 - Harper was one of the first mothers to move in and she is a success story. She eventually moved out with her son and now has a place of own and was recently hired ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCompassionDec 29 2020Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
To Protect ‘Children’ From E-Cigarettes, Congress Imposes New Restrictions Where there’s smoke, there’s money – Dec. 23, 2020 - Feinstein’s bill amends the Jenkins Act of 1949, which requires that vendors who sell cigarettes to customers in other states register with the tax administr... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 29 2020interventionjuulmarijuanaMental HealthNicorettenicotinesmokingVaping
Pandemic Blamed for Oregon’s 40% Increase in Drug Deaths The most horrible time... – Dec. 23, 2020 - “Many people who are using substances, they may be hanging by a thread as is,” said Dr. Tom Jeanne, deputy health officer with the Oregon Health Authority. “Throw in... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDec 29 2020depressionDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancylonelinessMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinrelapsesuicideTrauma
The Last Time I Drank, My Husband Found Me Bleeding LISTEN – There is a way out... – Dec. 24, 2020 - As the sun rose in the sky, the gathered mob once again settled into respective groups. Barefoot kids peppered the paddock playing backyard cricket. The bar tabl... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousDec 29 2020interventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Dangerous Side Effects of Drinking Every Day WATCH – Not to mention DUI’s – Dec. 25, 2020 - Perhaps one of the most known effects of drinking in excess is damage to the liver. The liver is responsible for breaking down and removing harmful substances and... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousDec 29 2020interventionlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRehab
‘Kid of the Year’ Made App to Diagnose Prescription Opioid Addiction And the children shall lead us... – Dec. 3, 2020 - GR: My pop-culture news is actually MIT Tech Review. I read it constantly. I think that’s really where inspiration strikes: hearing about all these amazing... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDec 29 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionInterviewopioid crisisopioidsRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Jared Gordon Celebrates Five Years of Sobriety One round at a time... – Dec. 27, 2020 - The incredible thing was he was coming up as an excellent MMA prospect at the same time. From 2011 to 2015, Gordon won the first nine fights of his MMA career before suf... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 29 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictioninterventionMental HealthOverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabrelapse
Man Starts Knitting Group to Help People Recover From Addiction Idle hands... – Dec. 27, 2020 - As Mendonca spent his days knitting yarn and making his own unique creations, fellow residents at the facility began to take notice. One by one, Mendonca’s solo hobby turned i... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDec 29 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabsuicide
Debut Novel Offers up Sobriety at the Apocalypse MEDIA: Book Recommendation – Dec. 18, 2020 - Q: Also, as a first-time novelist what was the biggest writing hurdle you faced? A: Having a day job makes it difficult to tackle creative projects with an... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 29 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery Advocate
CC Sabathia on Baseball, Retirement, Alcoholism WATCH – Trailer for new doc “Under the Grapefruit Tree” – Dec. 21, 2020 - That painful period, and Sabathia’s road to the big leagues, are featured in the new documentary “Under the Grapefruit Tree,” which pre... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCoronavirusDec 29 2020Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRehab
A Happy News Year Letter From the Editors – December 29, 2020 - As the year finally comes to an end and the world transitions into 2021, there is one overarching emotion suffusing our mission. Gratitude. Yes, gratitude for every reader of th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDec 29 2020Leonard BuschelMental Healthnonprofit organizationRecoveryRecovery AdvocateWriters In Treatment
I jumped in the icy ocean, grateful for my sobriety WATCH – Rituals Heal – Dec. 22, 2020 - It’s a spiritual experience when his skin is submerged in the icy water, but it also helps him raise money for his nonprofit, Chucky’s Fight, which funds drug treatment and oth... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 29 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionmethRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Heather Graham Gets Candid About Sober Living WATCH – Not skating the issue... – Dec. 20, 2020 - She said: ‘I don’t drink or do drugs ... I used to have a frozen yogurt addiction!’; seen recently on Instagram for an appearance on Conan. Heather also spi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionCoronavirusDec 29 2020diet sodaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecovery
Struggling With Addiction? Here’s a NYE Lifeline Start 2021 SOBER – Dec. 23, 2020 - Last year, Garcia launched the Dallas Sober New Year’s Eve party, but COVID-19 forced her to reimagine the concept as an online resource available to anyone seeking help — ev... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDec 29 2020depressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Dr. Jennifer Wood, Guiding Patients with Addiction Through Pandemic No relapses please – Dec, 25, 2020 - “Patients who were previously well-established in addiction treatment, for example, their clinics may have closed due to COVID, and they’re not able to be seen in person any... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDec 29 2020depressionDrug Abuse and Addictioninternetinterventionlife expectancylonelinessMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabrelapseTrauma
Navigating the “Bermuda Triangle” of addiction WATCH – Don’t disappear – Dec. 22, 2020 - We’re in a very festive season. But we should keep in mind that the holidays can be a difficult time for those in recovery. In fact, the time between Thanksgi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDec 29 2020Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabrelapse
Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino Celebrates 5 Years of Sobriety Anyone can do it... – Dec. 24, 2020 - Additionally, Sorrentino is getting ready to be a dad in the new year, as his wife, Lauren, is pregnant with their first child together. The lovebirds are expecting a baby ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 29 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Beacon House in Pacific Grove Closing A champ goes down swinging – Dec. 22, 2020 - An important player in the drug and alcohol addiction treatment network for more than 60 years is closing at the end of the month, a victim of a combination of the p... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionCoronavirusDec 29 2020Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Letter from the Editor December 22, 2020 – Dear readers, Welcome to Christmas 2020. Well, this isn’t your traditional Christmas, but the heartfelt gratitude to our subscribers, contributors and sponsors/advertisers is invested with the sam... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 29 2020Leonard BuschelMental Healthnonprofit organizationRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalWriters In Treatment
John Mulaney Has Checked Into Rehab Admitted into not ‘Checked’ into – Dec. 21, 2020 - The former Saturday Night Live writer, 38, is seeking treatment after relapsing following a decades-long battle with addiction. Mulaney’s rep did not immedi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 22 2020Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Heartwarming! Drug Rehab Centre Offers Free Treatment Via Christmas Raffle Win Win – Dec. 18, 2020 - Even before the COVID-19 pandemic put millions of Americans out of work, lacking the financial means to pay for addiction treatment meant people have long relied on a mixed bag of reh... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionCoronavirusDec 22 2020Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
4 treatment centers get almost no money seized by Osceola County The fix is in? – Dec. 16, 2020 - “We have the opportunity today to provide some well needed funds to organizations that really need it within this community,” said Daniel Warren, director of OCIB and who also i... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 22 2020Drug Abuse and Addictionintervention
The Unsuspected Dangers of Passive Alcoholism The Company You Keep – Dec. 17, 2020 - The researchers analysed the responses of 8,750 adults during a survey conducted in 2015 by the National Alcohol Survey (an alcohol research group) and the National Alcohol’s ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 22 2020intervention
Kristian Garic: I’m an alcoholic Trudging and Trudging – Dec. 17, 2020 - Some of you reading this might have an addict/alcoholic in your family or life who is in recovery, or an addict/alcoholic who hasn’t yet decided to admit it or get help. ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 22 2020interventionRecoveryRehab