In ‘Smacked,’ a tale of addiction behind a veneer of success MEDIA: Book Review – Jan 30, 2020 - Zimmerman begins “Smacked” with her dramatic discovery of Peter’s corpse in his “architectural trophy” of a house, “all sharp angles and sunlight.” Though divorced, they are bonded... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 11 2020
Proof positive power of AA in our town Our primary purpose... – February 6, 2020 - For sure, there are families in this town that struggle with someone addicted, and many of those addicted are seeking help. At Christ Church Greenwich the 12-Step mee... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousFeb 11 2020Recovery
Women of ‘Guest House’: Featured in New Documentary Film Premiere – Jan. 27, 2020 - Many of the women at Guest House have struggled with addiction. But despite the daunting statistics around opioid addiction and the likelihood of previous offenders ending ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryFeb 4 2020Guest HouseRecoveryRehab
Artie Lange announces 1-year sobriety Bravo! Keep Coming Back – Jan. 31, 2020 - That brush with the law followed a January 2019 arrest in which the comedian was taken into custody for possession of a controlled substanceAt the time, a post on his T... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyFeb 4 2020
You Remember Jessica Simpson, Right? Wrong New York Times Loves Recovery – Jan. 29, 2020 - When Jessica Simpson walks into a room you’re surprised by three things. The first, and they warn you about this — they say all celebrities are, but trust me, you... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 4 2020
Exhibition for Stacie after recovery from alcoholism reignites love of art Sobriety Ink – Jan. 30, 2020 - The 35-year-old, who recently moved from Wolverhampton to Ramsgate, said: “I have always been an artist and at 16 I started working in a tattoo parlour as an apprentice. Two years... Read More...Addiction RecoveryFeb 4 2020RecoveryRehabtattoo
Demi Lovato delivers all-time great version of national anthem Back from the dead – Feb. 3, 2020 - And she’d excel in both of those incredibly high-pressure, high-profile challenges. At the Grammys, Lovato was so emotional that it took her two tries to get through the intensely ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryFeb 4 2020OverdoseRehabSuper Bowl
He Avenged His Son’s Murder—And Exposed the Opioid Crisis in America On Netflix - True Story! – Feb. 03, 2020 - As The Pharmacist explicates via familiar non-fiction elements—elevated by both Schneider’s recordings and his alternately ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryFeb 4 2020netflixopioidsOverdose
Q&A with Tim Ryan Stick with the Winners! – February 2, 2020 - Despite a successful business career as a high-tech recruiter, Tim Ryan found himself in the grips of heroin use and ultimately was sentenced to prison for drug-related co... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyFeb 4 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Andrew Zimmern – 28 years sober Cooking Up A Better Life – Jan. 29, 2020 - ...he also used the opportunity to encourage others currently going through a similar struggle. About three years after first opening up about his past struggles, Z... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcoholics AnonymousCelebrity SobrietyFeb 4 2020God
District Attorney will no longer prosecute people for possession of buprenorphine Life Saving – January 29, 2020 - “Instead of expanding access to treatment and saving lives, government inaction has led to the creation of active street markets for these medications in Philadelphia and elsewhere,”... Read More...Addiction RecoverybuprenorphineFeb 4 2020Heroin AddictionPhiladelphia
My family was ripped apart by addiction and mental illness So Sad – January 27, 2020 - Kevin Keast was a supportive husband, an amazing father and a compassionate social worker. He also struggled with mental illness and heroin addiction. That addiction ultimately kille... Read More...Addiction RecoverydepressionFeb 4 2020Mental Healthsuicide
American Addiction Centers borrows $10 million from lenders Treatment Millions – Jan. 20, 2020 - That news came the same day AAC announced founder Michael Cartwright was stepping down as CEO, to be replaced by McWilliams, who at the time was the company’s chief financia... Read More...Addiction RecoveryFeb 4 2020Rehab
Super agent Leigh Steinberg has made quite a comeback 9 years, 11 months sober... – Feb. 1, 2020 - As far as comeback stories go, there are few better than the one being authored by sports agent Leigh Steinberg. Steinberg also was promoting his blue-chip client cu... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyFeb 4 2020Recovery
The dangers of digital crack Faux Childhoods? – January 29, 2020 - Never have we been more connected yet felt lonelier. While we realize that most of what we see on social media is staged, we are still compelled to make comparisons. It’s easy t... Read More...Addiction Recoverycell phoneFeb 4 2020internetloneliness
Food Addiction Eat Your Heart Out – January 28, 2020 - We need food to survive, but certain foods -- especially those rich in sugar, fat and salt — can trigger chemicals in the brain that make us feel good, such as dopamine. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryFeb 4 2020food addiction
Magazine editor Dan Peres on harrowing Vicodin addiction There is a pill for everything – February 1, 2020 - Later that day, finally loaded on 15 Vicodins, Peres met boxing champ Mike Tyson to discuss an upcoming story. Sweat-soaked and “swaying back and forth,” Pere... Read More...Addiction RecoveryFeb 4 2020Rehab
Rapper Lexii Alijai, 21, died of accidental overdose Way Too Young! – JAN. 28, 2020 - Music ran in her family, as her father Roger Troutman Jr. recorded with Capitol Records during the 1980s, and her grandfather, Roger Troutman, founded funk band Zapp. Less than ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryFeb 4 2020fentanylOverdoserap
Demi Lovato Back on Top Demi Lovato Sings Her Heart Out – Dylan James wrote “I watched the Grammy’s Sunday night with a group of strangers. I was sitting in the social room at an inpatient hospital that I had been admitted to a week b... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyJan 28 2020Recovery
How to Treat Insomnia in People Recovering from Drug Addiction In the Dark – Jan. 24, 2020 - Treatment Options If you have a history of drug abuse, we do not advise solving your insomnia with medications. Any prescription drugs or sleeping pills that need to be consumed cont... Read More...Addiction RecoveryinsomniaJan 28 2020Rehab
Aerosmith honored at MusiCares benefit Russell Brand hosts – Jan. 25, 2010 - Longevity and conflict have become defining characteristics in the shared half-century career of Aerosmith, the classic rockers who were honored Friday at the annual MusiCares Pe... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyJan 28 2020
At 84, Cajun Great Doug Kershaw Still Going Strong Soberly All The Right Notes – Jan. 24, 2020 - As 84-year-old Cajun music legend Doug Kershaw looks back, he’s still looking ahead too — fiddling, singing, writing and performing as the quintessential “Louisiana Man.” Kers... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyJan 28 2020Rehab
Recovery from Addiction (suggested by John West) Easy Does It Easily – January 2020 - It is now well known that the repetition of rewarding behaviors produces changes in brain function and structure that facilitate habits and, for some, sustained compulsivity... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcoholics AnonymousGuest HouseJan 28 2020Rehab
Demi Lovato performs for the first time since overdose Tearful Triumph – January 26, 2020 - She actually wrote the song just before the incident. “I tried to talk to my piano / I tried to talk to my guitar / Talked to my imagination / Confided in to alcohol / I tried and... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyJan 28 2020Overdose
Motley Crue Icon Calls Out ‘Lazy Alcoholic’ Nikki Sixx Six of one... – Jan. 24, 2020 - Nothing, absolutely nothing happens in God’s world could not stay sober, unless I accept life completely on life’s terms, I cannot be happy. I need to concentrate not so much on ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionJan 28 2020Rehab
Jessica Simpson reveals she was ‘killing’ herself ‘with drinking and pills’ Beautiful Decision – Jan. 20, 2020 - Simpson didn’t tell her parents what happened until she was 12. Even then, she explained, “Dad ... said nothing. We never stayed at my parents’ friends house again but we al... Read More...Addiction RecoveryJan 28 2020
Film List of 2015 Film List of 2015 I've seen most of these in a theater, not at home. Based on personal reaction, opinion, enjoyability and gut feelings. Not a critic's critique. A LOVED to LOATHED list, nor Best and Worst. A... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRehab
Can a Treatment Center Pay for Referrals in California?“Can my addiction/mental health center pay for referrals?” A question frequently asked these days relates to the practice of paying for referrals. This issue is one of the most misunderstood laws in Califo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryRehab
Gambling Addiction More Gambling Does Lead to More Gambling Addiction by Michael Burke I just finished the article entitled "More Gambling Does Not Lead to More Gambling Addiction". The premise for the article is, “Despite an incr... Read More...Addiction RecoveryRehab
Anonymity – A New Paradigm? Admitting that you're in a Twelve Step group is officially condoned by the fellowship, while confessing you're in AA is strictly verboten. What exactly is the point? My name is Leonard Buschel, and I... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionLeonard BuschelRehab