County Team Member Reflects On the First Year CLEANING DIRTY MONEY – Dec. 24, 2024 - (Valerie Mangskau has battled addiction and is nine years sober) Looking ahead to 2025, DART will spearhead efforts to keep low-level substance abuse offenders from receiving cr... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 31 2024Drug Abuse and Addiction
8 Signs Your Loved One Is Borderline Alcoholic VIDEO – NOT TO DO LIST – Dec. 26, 2024 - For those with a drink problem though, the party doesn’t end on New Year - even if the fun stopped a while ago. If that’s the case with one of your loved ones, it’s e... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousDec 31 2024
Fans Criticize Writers for Offering Booze to Alcoholic Character HOLLYWOOD SHENANIGANS – Dec. 26, 2024 - Ridge offered alcohol to Taylor who has history of alcoholism on The Bold and the Beautiful. “Because writers forget past history”—The Bold and the Beautiful fans criticize Rid... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 31 2024
Fatal Overdoses in Green Bay DROPPED 73% in 2024 THANK GOD – &nbs... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 31 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionfentanylOverdose
These People Used Narcan to Save Lives (Cartoon renderings) AMAZING TALES – Dec. 27, 2024 - The Washington Post spoke with more than a dozen people who responded to an overdose or were revived from one about what the experience is like. Here are some of their accounts. If ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 31 2024harm reduction
How George Orwell was right — and Steve Jobs was wrong! by Thom Hartmann ALGORITHMS ADDICT YOU – ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 31 2024
Person of the Week: Anna David STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Dec. 31, 2024 - Anna David is a NYT bestselling author of eight books and the CEO of Legacy Launch Pad Publishing. She’s appeared on Today, The Talk, and GMA. Anna lives in LA with her boyfr... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDec 31 2024InterviewRecoveryRecovery Advocate
400,000 Patients Exposed in Hack at American Addiction Centers NOT SO ANONYMOUS – Dec. 25, 2024 - The breached data may include names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, medical record numbers, and other identifiers, according to American Addiction Centers. Social securit... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 31 2024internetRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
To Our Loyal Readers! Dear Loyal Readers, Dec. 31, 2024 - HAPPY HEALTHY NEW YEAR – As we welcome 2025, I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to each of you for making the Addiction/Recovery eBulletin a vital resource ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 31 2024
Samuel L. Jackson Opens Up About His Drug Addiction: ‘I Had Moved Into The (de)Basement’ The (de)Basement’ – Dec. 24, 2024 - Samuel L. Jackson is one of the most famous actors of the age—he’s not the highest grossing actor of all time for nothing! But before he garnered worldwide fame, the Star Wars acto... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 31 2024Drug Abuse and Addiction
She Claims He’s a ‘Full Blown Alcoholic’ DRAMA SCENE – Dec. 24, 2024 - The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills husband, Paul Kemsley, 57, confessed he was “shocked, disappointed and upset” when he saw how Dorit, 48, had described his alcoholism and alluded tha... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCelebrity SobrietyDec 31 2024
Sober Travelers Share Favorite Travel Destinations For 2025 AU REVOIR – Dec. 20, 2024 - The following destinations were hand-picked by sober travelers and offer perks like sophisticated zero-proof cocktail bars, outdoor activities, spiritual attractions, and alcohol-free cult... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 31 2024Recoverysobriety
Sober on New Year’s Eve? Toast With a Glass of Non-Alcoholic Champagne L’Chaim! - Salute! - Prost! - Santé! – Dec. 27, 2024 - What my sober friends tell me they miss the most about drinking isn’t always the booze itself, but rather the shared rituals. Happy hours after work with friends... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 31 2024sobriety
Nicole Kidman on Being Married to an Addict & Alcoholic: ‘You Can’t Save Somebody’ ALANON 101 – Dec. 25, 2024 - Keith Urban has been sober for nearly two decades after going to rehab for three months just a few weeks after marrying his wife, Nicole Kidman . Now that his addiction problems are a thi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 31 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehab
How RFK Jr.’s History With Heroin Matters AUDIO – WELLNESS FARMS COMING? – Dec. 17, 2024 - Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for health secretary, has a troubled past with addiction. Lev Facher, addiction reporter at STAT, weighs... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 24 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addiction
‘Christmas was dad’s excuse to start drinking early’ ‘TIS THE SEASON... – Dec, 18, 2024 - “There’s already an excuse to start drinking in the morning, and that was tough because we knew he’d had an excuse to start drinking straight away,” she said. “We never knew wh... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024
PBS News Weekly: Rethinking Addiction VIDEO ONLY – METHADONE FOR ALL MY FRIENDS – Dec. 20, 2024 - Millions of people struggle with alcohol and opioids each year. This week, PBS News Weekly takes a look at Americans’ battle with substance use and what is ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Behind Bars – Pleas For Buprenorphine Go Nowhere WHERE’S BIG PHARMA WHEN YOU NEED THEM? – Dec. 18, 2024 - For nine months, while incarcerated in a county jail in Portland, Maine, he pleaded for a medication called buprenorphine. Mannion, a barber, recreational fish... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDec 24 2024harm reduction
San Fransisco is Losing a Generation of Black Men SLAVES TO ADDICTION – Dec. 20, 2024 - Black men in this group have represented 12% of all overdose deaths in the past four years, despite making up less than 1% of the population. They are nearly 32 times more likely... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionOverdose
4 Tips for Staying Sober During the Holidays PLUS VANITY – Dec. 18, 2024 - “Mike Tyson famously said, ‘Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth,’” Dr. Bloch starts. “During the holidays, people have plenty of opportunities to slip up. The most s... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024sobriety
Sober Homes Launch Lawsuit vs. State of Arizona FRAUDULENT FOREVER – Dec. 17, 2024 - “They were treated like chattel, more or less,” said John Brewer with the Brewerwood Law Firm. “I mean, they weren’t treated as human beings.” Fraudulent billing for behavioral he... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
North Dakota’s First Lady Says: ‘Never give up hope for recovery’ A WIFE STEPS UP – April 2024 - Kathryn Burgum now in long-term recovery for 22 years — told Carlson Zink and the luncheon crowd that she adopted her recovery platform soon after her husband was elected to his first g... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 24 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Toy Alcohol Products Play with Kids’ Lives AT LEAST THEY CAN’T DRIVE – Dec. 2024 - Target has crossed what should be an uncrossable line—selling toy cocktails and beer steins to kids. Please join Alcohol Justice, Consumer Federation of America, and Fairplay i... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024
Nurses Demand Changes to Addiction Program FROM THE FRONT LINES – DEC. 20, 2024 - Research shows that at least 1 in 10 health care workers will develop a substance use disorder during their career. What about medical doctors? The recovery program has never in... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 24 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Psychologists Researching Smartphone Program for Treating Addiction AUDIO – REALLY? – Dec. 20, 2024 - “Sometimes, there’s a reaction to some of these types of treatments, like we shouldn’t be giving something to people who have an addiction. But on a practical level these treatments ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDec 24 2024
Breaking The Cycle Of Addiction FEELS SO GOOD – Dec. 18, 2024 - Participants go through five phases of what is a nearly year-long program. Attendance at multiple treatment or recovery meetings each week is mandated by a plan determined to be approp... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Hanukkah and the Miracles of Recovery FESTIVAL OF LIGHT – 2024 - As the Jewish people commemorate the miraculous victory of the poorly armed Maccabee army, we as therapists are acutely aware of a different uphill battle being fought daily – recovery from... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Protonitazene: New Synthetic Drug Kills VIDEO – USE MORE NARCAN! – Dec. 19, 2024 - “The prospect of nitozines being out in the community drug supply is certainly worrisome because that increases the risk of overdose, when you have a very potent chemical th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaDec 24 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionOverdose
Person of the Week: Rabbi Ilan Glazer STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Dec. 24, 2024 - Rabbi Ilan Glazer is dedicated to helping others embrace recovery, heal the grief they carry, and find music, blessings, and spiritual growth even in the difficulties of life... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024InterviewRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Hilary Phelps’ Sobriety Journey AUDIO – DIFFERENT STROKES – Dec. 18, 2024 - Once the nation’s fastest swimmer in her age group, Hilary Phelps’ life took an unex... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 24 2024