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Log Cabin! Historic AA site saved

GOOD NEWS on Robertson Blvd. – April 8, 2020 - According to a WeHo City press release, an agreement was signed this week. The City of West Hollywood will lease the site from Beverly Hills for a period of twelve... Read More...

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Opioid Epidemic Hasn’t Gone Away With COVID-19. It’s Just Harder To Address

Hell hath no fury – APRIL 2, 2020 - If a police officer responds to an overdose, they’ll try to revive the person with Narcan and leave extra with the family. But they don’t go back again. Instead, recovery coa... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryApril 7 2020opioids

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For Miami addicts, recovery is tough enough. Then came the virus

Pray for the newcomers – MARCH 29, 2020 - Getting clean is challenging enough in regular times, and the coronavirus has also upended South Florida’s fragile care system for people battling alcohol and substance... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryApril 7 2020Drug Abuse and Addiction

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Big Pharma is Big Obstacle to Coronavirus Treatment

They’re at it again – April 2, 2020 - Our exit strategy from the global lockdown depends on the development of an effective vaccine, as is well-known. A huge effort is under way to find such a vaccine, but we c... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryApril 7 2020Big Pharma

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Debbie Harry reveals her heroin addiction was a ‘drag’ as it took too much effort to track down substances

Blondie or Black Tar? – April 2, 2020 - “I wasn’t taking drugs when I was working, so when I was working I wasn’t taking drugs,” she explained. Harry then went on to reveal that acquiring substances took too... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryApril 7 2020Celebrity SobrietyHeroin Addiction

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NIDA Director outlines risks to people who smoke and do drugs during pandemic

Another GOOD Reason to Quit! – April 2, 2020 - The Ideas and Opinions piece raises several important concerns regarding COVID-19 for specific vulnerable populations, including: Patients with already compromised lu... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryApril 7 2020Drug Abuse and Addiction

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Tana Mongeau Opens Up About Recent Struggle with Xanax Addiction

1,763,901 views on YouTube - WTF? – April 1, 2020 - “I spent the next six years continuing to bottle in any emotional pain that I could while I was also snowballing into a bigger and bigger point of fame. Mont... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryApril 7 2020Celebrity Sobriety

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DOJ unleashes $163 million to fight drug addiction

Unleashes wild dogs? – April 3, 2020 - • Adult Drug Court and Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program, $1.75 million available. This program provides financial and technical assistance to ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryApril 7 2020Drug Abuse and Addiction

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A Family’s Journey Helps Shift the Science of Mental Illness

What Lies Beneath – April 5, 2020 - On how the six brothers presented differently with schizophrenia — Donald, while he was really erratic and very off putting at a younger age is now very sweet and kind in his... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryApril 7 2020Mental Health

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Why Coronavirus is making people hoard illegal drugs?

So They Don’t Run Out – April 5, 2020 - UK drug policy and crime experts told CNN they were worried over a growing number of reports of shortages and escalating prices for drugs, as international borders close ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryApril 7 2020Drug Abuse and Addiction

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Betty Ford

Tribute to a Pioneer! – Read the history of Betty Ford and the Betty Ford Center. @History ... Read More...

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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...

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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...

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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

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

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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...

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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

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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

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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...

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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

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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

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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