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West Point football player got hooked on pain pills. Now he owes government $300K

Piling On – March 15, 2020 - “They made it seem like I’m at West Point selling cocaine,” Rogers said. “I was just addicted to opioids.” He struck a deal to resign from the academy to avoid the prospect of a mil... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryMarch 24 2020opioids

Russell Brand & Dr. Gabor Mate: Pandemics & Infodemics – Wisdom In Time of Covid-19

When Titans Collide – @YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FEoQOurpGo&fbclid=IwAR14L9TJnL2eVhuf4yTBAnT1x0vak4ZzfmoBK5Q6KKTT4LkLsGJ63lgTCVI ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryApril 7 2020Coronavirus

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‘Mindful sobriety’ is the booming wellness trend

No Better Time for Mindfullness – March 21, 2020 - “We are starting to become aware of our alcohol intake and the effect it is having on our overall equilibrium and questioning ‘is it really worth it?’. “Fr... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryMarch 24 2020

Russell Brand’s sobriety challenged by self-isolation

Mr. Brand, welcome to ZOOM – Mar 19, 2020 - Russell has instead been having online meetings, where he can chat to his peers from the comfort of his home. He added: “Thankfully there are online hookup groups - not h... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietylonelinessMarch 24 2020Mental Health

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Dealing With Sobriety During Isolation

Excellent Advice! – March 19, 2020 - Though the centers are primarily closing, the hotlines are still open. There are volunteers available to talk to you over the phone if you are having a difficult time. The beauty... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryMarch 24 2020

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Mother sues hospital over drug test

False Positive – March 11, 2020 - It is the second such lawsuit filed against the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center since 2014 and one ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryMarch 17 2020

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As opioid crisis grinds on, film offers insights into fighting addiction

Leave it in Park – March 13, 2020 - This hypothesis is the unifying theme of Rat Park, a documentary examining three vastly different approaches to drug policy: in the U.S., Portugal and the Philippines. Today, amid ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMarch 24 2020

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I’m a Marijuana Addict, and I’m Okay With It

Self Medicating Depression? – March 3, 2020 - In my younger days, I never imagined I’d ever touch the stuff, though I grew up with marijuana at home. My father has suffered all his life from demons he can’t se... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryMarch 17 2020marijuanapot

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Looks Like I Picked the Right Year to Stop Drinking

So Is Every Year – March 13, 2020 - Despite the headline on this piece (a reference to the meme from the 1980 disaster-comedy ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionMarch 17 2020

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Magnetic Stimulation Is Helping Treat Addiction

Edward Sharpe? – March 12, 2020 - “We’ll ask them how much do you crave heroin right now? They’ll give us a score on a 0-100 scale.” James Mahoney, PhD, a neuropsychologist at the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institu... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryMarch 17 2020Rehab

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Founder of ‘CLEAN Cause’ wants to help others recover from addiction

Drinks for all my friends... – March 10, 2020 - “We give where you swig,” he described. “That idea is very simple. You drink clean in northern California, the funds go back based on the volume generated in sal... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryMarch 17 2020Rehab

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What is Alcoholics Anonymous and what do they do?

They Change Lives. – March 13, 2020 - The 12 steps have been adapted by other support groups, such as Gamblers Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous to help people recover from various addictions, and the term “12... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousMarch 17 2020

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Osher Günsberg says he wouldn’t be around today if he hadn’t gotten sober

Back from the Edge – March 14, 2020 - Ten years ago, I took this photo. It was the first day I woke up and said “That’s it. I can never drink like that again” and meant it,’ Osher explained. I’d been trying to ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyMarch 17 2020

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Faces of Addiction: God delivered man from drugs, alcohol and suicide

Grace – March 14, 2020 - He cried, “God, why won’t you let me die?” God whispered back, “Because you haven’t done what I sent you there to do yet.” Slack was among several recovering addicts to speak during a F... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionMarch 17 2020Rehabsuicide

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Andrew Gillum, Who Ran for Florida Governor, Is Entering Rehab

I would too if someone OD'd in my hotel room – March 15, 2020 - Mr. Gillum apologized to his family, friends “and the people of Florida who have supported me and put their faith in me over the years.” I also know... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyMarch 17 2020Rehab

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‘Lost in Ghost Town’ – Drug Memoir with a Redemptive Finish

MEDIA: Book Feature – MARCH 11, 2020 - The timeline bounces back and forth between his childhood, starting at age seven, to his adult life in Venice, California. Growing up, he writes, his father was gone a lot... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMarch 17 2020

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Curiosity Is A Superpower: Use It To Combat Addiction

At Your Attention – March 11, 2020 - No matter your addiction, Brewer doesn’t want you to quit cold turkey. Rather, he wants you to go about your regular routine, just be completely conscious whi... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryMarch 17 2020Rehab

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Keepin’ It Friel with ‘American Fix’ author Ryan Hampton

Lois Lane & Clark Kent? – Mar. 11, 2020 - Ryan Hampton is an author and activist. He is the author of the book American Fix: Inside the Opioid Addiction Crisis-and How to End It. Ryan opens up about h... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryMarch 17 2020Rehab

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A doctor’s radical treatment for pregnant addicts? Get them clean

And Love Them – FEB. 26, 2020 - Towers didn’t need a drug test to confirm Lenderman, 14 weeks pregnant, was in the throes of opioid addiction, and this morning still showed the effects of having used the drug t... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionMarch 17 2020RecoveryRehab

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The Buddhist Approach to Addiction Treatment

One Minute at a Time – March 13, 2020 - When one has negative feelings and experiences, their natural instinct is to escape the situation with an addiction. Mindfulness teaches us how to interrupt ourselves an... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryMarch 17 2020Rehab

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David Arquette on Wrestling, Addiction, and Losing Luke Perry

It’s Complicated – March 13, 2020 - You mention Luke Perry, who died a few months after that match. How did that loss impact yo... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyMarch 17 2020Rehab

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12-step programs more effective at maintaining sobriety

Promises Not Promotion – MARCH 11, 2020 - In fact, the evidence suggests that 42 percent of all study participants engaged in AA remained completely abstinent one year after starting treatment, compared to 35 ... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcoholics AnonymousMarch 17 2020Rehab

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How many body-brokering cases have been prosecuted under new law?

Zero, nada, zilch, none, nil, gornish – March 12, 2020 - “There is no excuse for their failure to prosecute these cases, particularly when we desperately need an all-hands-on-deck approach to this crisis.” Si... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryMarch 17 2020opioids

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Not Even 9/11 Could Shut Down AA Meetings. Coronavirus is Different.

Sobriety comes first, no matter what – Mar. 13, 2020 - The woman said she would still have phone call check-ins and small pot-luck gatherings with her fellow group members if face-to-face meetings ended, but that it ... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCoronavirusMarch 17 2020

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Alcoholics Anonymous vs. Other Approaches: The Evidence Is Now In

It Works If You Work It – March 11, 2020 - One study found that compared with Alcoholics Anonymous participants, those who received cognitive behavioral treatments had about twice as many outpatient visits — as... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousMarch 17 2020Recovery

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Opinion: Jailing individuals for drug addiction is immoral

War On The Wounded – March 3, 2020 - The Controlled Substance Act distinguished five different “schedules” for drugs to huddle underneath. Ignorance was on full display: schedule one drugs — the most “dangerous... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionMarch 10 2020

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‘Strung Out’ Tackles Pain, Stigma And Shame Of Drug Use

MEDIA: Book Review – February 28, 2020 - In her new memoir, Strung Out: One Last Hit and Other Lies That Nearly Killed Me, essayist and advice columnist Erin Khar writes candidly and at length about this partic... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionMarch 10 2020

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Heroin addict: ‘You either going to be high, or dead’

Who Decides? – February 29th 2020 - “It depends on how potent the dope is. And around here, ain’t pretty. It ain’t potent. People who OD and stuff that like, they’re reckless.” Life for Lagenna has been toug... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryHeroin AddictionMarch 10 2020

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Comedian uses humor to share captivating recovery

It’s a very funny disease – March 2, 2020 - “I had a lot of fun in sobriety,” Holbert said. “I got to do shows like this.” For eight years, his alcoholism pulled experiences away from him. Trapped by his addict... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryMarch 10 2020Recovery

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Why Addiction Treatment Isn’t “One Size Fits All”

Super Size Me – Mar. 3, 2020 - Traditional 12-Step-based treatment centers are incredibly successful and valuable for many, but for those still in a precontemplation stage of change or in denial of the seriousness of... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryMarch 10 2020Rehab