Good Mental Health is Non-Negotiable in Life and Recovery RELAX A LITTLE – May 4, 2025 - By Ryan Hampton - May is here again. For many, it signals spring finally taking hold, warmer days, maybe the end of a school year. For me, and countless others in the recovery and... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 20 2025Mental Health
How Sobriety Saved Her Fortune! SMART CHOICE – May 11, 2025 - In a shocking revelation, Paige Spiranac, the renowned social media sensation and former professional golfer, disclosed how her decision to abstain from alcohol not only saved her ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 20 2025sobriety
Sugar is ‘extremely dangerous’ DIABETES ANYONE? – May 12, 2025 - We owe our sweet tooths to the Arab world of the 7th and 8th centuries. It was in the newly founded Baghdad where people started our ongoing love of sweet treats, gorging themselves ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictionMay 20 2025
Law Student Graduates Top of Class After Being Homeless YES YOUR HONOR – May 5, 2025 - Lisa Mertz began using alcohol and marijuana in the eighth grade. By the time the suburban Cincinnati woman started the journey to sobriety in 2015, she’d progressed to painkillers and ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediahomelessMay 13 2025
Kanye to Sue Dentist For Addiction to Nitrous Oxide WHAT ABOUT PERCODANS? – May 2, 2035 - The letter, also claims that the dentist encouraged the rapper to use the gas unsupervised. West claims it caused adverse neurological and behavioral effects, in addition t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 13 2025
‘My Mum, Your Dad’ Star Natalie Russell’s Traumatic Past GUIDING LIGHT – April 25, 2025 - Natalie Russell, a relationship recovery coach, public speaker and content creator, is now using her platform to inspire others. However, she has faced many challenges to get... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 13 2025
Owner Linked to Multiple Evictions – Unlicensed Sober Living Homes ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT – April 29, 2025 - “It’s heartbreaking. It’s heartbreaking to hear the clients talk to their facilitator or me and say, what are we going to do? We don’t have any place to go, and they’re still s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 13 2025RecoveryRehab
Medicaid Undoing Linked to Disruptions in Opioid Addiction Treatment CRAZY WORLD – May 2, 2025 - The massive national effort to return the Medicaid enrollment process to its pre-pandemic rules starting in April 2023 may have disrupted the care of people receiving treatment for opioid ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 13 2025opioid crisisopioids
Teens Who Want to Quit Vaping Can Take Varenicline ONE DRUG DESERVES ANOTHER – May 8, 2025 - Varenicline, a prescription medication sold under the brand name Chantix, has been shown to help adults stop smoking. And a small clinical trial in adults found it may be eff... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 13 2025teenagersVaping
I Was Hiding a Very Dark Addiction… YOU BET SHE WAS – May 6, 2025 - As far as her coworkers were concerned, Mary Durso was a successful career woman, a wife and mother, who juggled a demanding six-figure-salary job with raising her adorable daugh... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGamingMay 13 2025
An Overdose Killed Her Son – Now She Helps to Save Others HEARTBROKEN and HELPFUL – May 6, 2026 - On a sunny afternoon last month, hers was the privilege no parent wants: The chance to convince a roomful of lawmakers to fix the broken system she believes contributed to the ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 13 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocate
How a Philly Program Helped Chris Stay on His Recovery Journey VIDEO – SOBER AND LOVING IT – May 5, 2025 - Chris Soriano is a long way from when he was addicted to fentanyl. “Took me everywhere it takes everybody — jails, rehabs,” Soriano said. Soriano was lost to opioids... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 13 2025RecoveryRehab
Women’s Recovery Court Inspires Journey to Sobriety THAT’S RIGHT, THE WOMEN ARE SMARTER – May 8, 2025 - More than 200 women have filled the hall at Anthony’s in Malden this morning to celebrate, support, and share stories of challenges and triumph at the W... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 13 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Sober but Social: Company Introduces Non-Alcoholic Beer AUDIO – JUST A TWO PACK – May 8, 2025 - The rise of non-alcoholic beer isn’t just a passing trend-it’s a cultural shift. Whether people are cutting back on alcohol for health reasons, personal preference, or simply e... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousMay 13 2025sobriety
Person of the Week: Tawny Lara STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – May 13, 2025 - Tawny Lara has reported on the sober curious and non-alcoholic beverage industry since 2015. She is the author of Dry Humping: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking U... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaInterviewMay 13 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Jo Yoon-hee Stars as Single Mom Navigating Sobriety MOVIES MATTER – May 8, 2025 -On the 8th, her agency King Kong by Starship released several behind-the-scenes stills from the poster of the new tvN Monday-Tuesday drama ‘Second Shot at Love’ (written by Myung So... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 13 2025sobriety
Toddler On Narcan Drip to Help Keep Her Alive GUILTY! – May 6, 2025 - Parents were convicted of second-degree assault after their toddler had to be put on a Narcan drip to keep her alive after overdosing on fentanyl.’When she returned to the car, she... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 13 2025Trauma
The Revolving Door We Call Addiction Treatment CURED PATIENTS NEVER RETURN – May 7, 2025 - We treat addiction today like an acute crisis, not a chronic condition. Care is designed around getting someone through detoxification—which alone can be a significant hurd... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMay 13 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Woman Accused of Being a ‘Body Broker’ GOING FOR THE GREEN – April 30, 2025 - Blue Cross Blue Shield is suing several people, including a Goodyear woman, for their alleged involvement in sober living fraud spanning different states. They say Rad Lif... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 13 2025RecoveryRehab
Pia Mellody – Renowned Trauma and Codependence Expert – Passes away at 82 OBITUARY – May 9, 2025 - For more than four decades, Pia Mellody helped reshape the field of behavioral health. As one of the original architects of a new clinical model, she developed groundbreaking frameworks for i... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 13 2025Mental HealthTrauma
‘It rewires your brain’: Nicole Letourneau on Recovery and Rebuilding a Legal Career PROSECUTING ADDICTION – May 6, 2025 - Ms Letourneau doesn’t just speak about addiction – she dissects it with the precision of a lawyer and the vulnerability of someone who’s lived through its darkest corners. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 13 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
In a World of Addictive Foods…Can New Drugs Help? MEDICATION NOT MEDITATION – May 7, 2025 - I was caught between what the food industry has done to make the American diet unhealthy and addictive and what my metabolism could accommodate ... These foods typically are ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaEating Disorderfood addictionMay 13 2025
Baywatch Legend David Hasselhoff ‘living on borrowed time’ LIFE ON LIFE’S TERMS – May 7, 2025 - He had a life that people could only dream of but he also spent decades self-medicating through alcohol and other substances, which he does regret.” The insider further r... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 13 2025
Mark Chesnutt Slates ‘Redemption Tour’ Celebrating Life and Sobriety SO GOOD TO BE ALIVE – April 30, 2025 - Mark Chesnutt has announced his “2025 Redemption Tour” in celebration of health, recovery and sobriety, and is going public with the disclosure of multiple health scares which a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 06 2025
Mindfulness Therapy Reduces Opioid Craving and Addiction IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD – April 30, 2025 - The study included 160 individuals with chronic pain — both with and without OUD — recruited from primary care and pain clinics. Participants completed a positive emotion regu... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 06 2025Mental Healthopioid crisisopioidsRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
First Couple of Family Recovery Court Celebrates Sobriety IT’S GOOD LAW – April 30, 2025 - Austin Warfield and Pleasant Davis walked into Hardin Circuit Court Room 3 with a new future ahead of them. With them Tuesday morning were their three children Micah Davis, w... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 06 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Disease Model of Addiction Lacks Empirical Support SAY, SO IT AIN’T SO? – May 1, 2025 - Substance addiction is commonly described as a “chronic, relapsing brain disease,” both in scientific and public discourse, and has been compared to other chronic diseases s... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 06 2025
Joe Rogan Makes Big Sobriety Announcement BIG DEAL? – May 1, 2025 - Rogan offered an update on his journey to being sober. “I haven’t had a drink in about 2 months and I feel great. Almost makes me feel dumb for not quitting a long time ago. Rogan’s ho... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 06 2025
Arizona Awards $6M For Sober Homes Fraud Scandal VIDEO – GETTING EVEN – May 2, 2025 - Eleven Tribal nations and community members hurt by Arizona’s sober living home fraud scandal will benefit from a new wave of grants. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office wil... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 06 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Can George Haymaker Uses Neuroscience to Transform Addiction Recovery? WE HOPE HE CAN – April 30, 2025 - “You’re not broken—you’re just wired in a way that no longer serves you. And the incredible thing is, your brain can be rewired. Change is possible, and it starts with one small step... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMay 06 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab