Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx celebrates 19 years sober Still a Teenager – July 3, 2020 - Nikki Sixx had previously struggled with substance abuse, while even overdosing from heroin in 1987. Since that moment in time, he has been active in a recovery program, noting that ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJuly 7 2020Recovery
Robbie Williams has strange new “addiction” Hole in the head or hole in one? – July 2, 2020 - “This is something I was explaining to my wife Ayda. My addictions will manifest every day. So when I wasn’t sleeping last night, I was playing golf online. It’s some... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJuly 7 2020Recovery
A Memoir of a Canadian Rock Star WATCH - MEDIA: Recovery Memoir – June 30, 2020 - Great Big Sea founding member Séan McCann and his wife Andrea Aragon discuss their book, “One Good Reason: A Memoir of Addiction and Recovery, Music and Love,” and how... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJuly 7 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
‘Real-life Frankensteins’ $52M scheme involving sober living patients undergoing surgery for cash & prizes Faces of Greed – July 3, 2020 - A Beverly Hills surgeon, his girlfriend and four others were charged in connection with an elaborate scheme, paying patients at Southern California sober living homes to undergo medica... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 7 2020RecoveryRehab
End the War on DRUG Addicts by JOHN STOSSEL WATCH – Free Treatment Instead? – July 1, 2020 - But “one problem kept cropping up,” CARL HART says in his soon-to-be-released book, Drug Use For Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear, “the evidence did not ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 7 2020RecoveryRehab
Western addicts head to Thailand to detox Seeking Help Overseas – July 1, 2020 - Chiang Mai, Thailand (CNN) — Kneeling beside a gutter within a walled compound adjoining a complex of golden-roofed temples, 50 men in red pajamas with the word “overcome” on th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 7 2020Recovery
Novartis pays $678 million to settle kickbacks to doctors Chump Change – JULY 1, 2020 - Over the years, speaker programs have been a controversial practice in the pharmaceutical industry. Federal prosecutors have alleged the programs are sometimes nothing more than social e... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 7 2020
Hispanic community, racial disparities in healthcare add to the burden Healthy is for the Wealthy – July 1, 2020 - In recent years, the opioid overdose crisis ravaging Philadelphia has often been painted as affecting mostly white people. But even as overdose deaths slowly decrease among... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 7 2020Recovery
Top Movies About Addiction Recover Movies are Miraculous – July 1, 2020 - For some, watching movies can be a form of relaxation and entertainment. But for others, it can be more than that. It can serve as an inspiration, or as a way to learn valuable ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 7 2020Recovery
Alcohol and drug addiction increasing since Covid-19 pandemic To drink ‘n drug or not to... – June 17, 2020 - In Florida, 57% of people reported an increase in substance abuse and the largest increase was between people 35 to 44 years old. Alcohol was the number one substanc... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 30 2020
Summer House’s Star Reveals He’s in Therapy to Help With Sobriety Sponsor, Therapy and the STEPS!!! – June 24, 2020 - Getting help. Carl Radke, best known for his role on Bravo’s Summer House, is opening up about his journey to being a happier person. In May, the reality star... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 30 2020Recovery
Heather Locklear From quitting time to getting time – June 19, 2020 - “We are all going through a challenging time right now,” she said. “I at first want to say thank you to all the first responders, to the people who you order from ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 30 2020Recovery
Road to Recovery: Using art to overcome addiction Inspired by Grief – June 25, 2020 - The series focuses on their faces and is called “Into the Light.” The pieces will be displayed in an exhibit in Asheville in the fall, aimed at removing the stigma from opioi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 30 2020Recovery
Mama June Struggles to Admit She’s a Drug Addict First Step’s First – June 25, 2020 - When asked how she feels and if she thinks she has a drug addiction, June says, “I feel like I have spent a lot of money … I do have an addictive personality, but when I think abo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 30 2020
Employees walk out of addiction center over alleged missing paychecks Strange story for sure – June 25, 2020 - Meanwhile, the center owes money. According to fire protection company Brewer and Company, they have been waiting for months on a payment of $125,000 for installing a sprinkle... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 30 2020RecoveryRehab
Non-profit smashes up Subaru to help women’s sober home Why not a police car? – June 24, 2020 - “Over the course of a year and a half, we tore apart this car and used those parts to fix several other cars in the community,” said Paszkiet. “Now it’s time to smash and... Read More...Addiction RecoveryJune 30 2020nonprofit organizationRecoveryRehab
Treatment centers hit hard by pandemic Just when we need it most – June 24, 2020 - If services and staff are cut the effect on clients could be catastrophic, especially in a time of psychological distress and lack of support, says drug and alcohol counsel... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcoholics AnonymousCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 30 2020RecoveryRehab
Pill to fight alcoholism causes an uproar in France Pourquoi? – JUNE 25, 2020 - Among the issues they cited was the ANSM decision to approve baclofen before the second study was publicly available. Even before publication, the academics noted the trial sponsor — the ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionJune 30 2020
Activists Gave Out Free Cocaine to Highlight Overdose Crisis Is there a heaven or not? – June 24, 2020 - The group’s calls for action include expanding the access to prescription narcotics in the province, providing a safe supply of cocaine and injectable heroin, covering inje... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 30 2020Overdose
Addiction recovery: telehealth has pros and cons Or just cons? – June 25, 2020 - “It has made treatment available to some people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to get it because they’re in rural areas or far away, but it is lacking some of that in person inte... Read More...Addiction Recoverycell phoneCoronavirusinternetJuly 7 2020RecoveryRehab
Using Sports to Prevent Drug Abuse Try not to slip – June 26, 2020 - Perhaps, it’s for this reason drug rehabs incorporates sporting activities in their programs, so consider it when you serch “rehab near me” AddictionResource in Google. Drug re... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 30 2020Recovery
Sober Squad promotes healthy living for recovering addicts Gang of 12? – Jun 26, 2020 - “It’s kind of a grassroots thing for people in recovery,” Hubenette said. “I was up there for nine months, and I had one of the best summers of my life with those people. It’s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryJune 30 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
How Does a Community Help Get People Off Drugs During a Pandemic? Compassion and Civic Duty – June 16, 2020 - There was also a weekly support group, for both “social interaction” and “accountability to other group members,” Brown said. A hot lunch was yet another draw, with l... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 30 2020Mental Health
1 in 10 Americans Use a Prescription Painkiller Only 10%?!?!?!?!? – June 24, 2020 - Americans continue to look to the medicine cabinet for pain relief, with 1 in 10 using some type of prescription painkiller, a new U.S. government report says. But ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 30 2020
Miley Cyrus on ‘Black Mirror,’ Health, and Getting Sober Waving Goodbye to Weed – Jun 23, 2020 - Do you ever look back at some of the things you’ve done and say, “What was I thinking?” One of my favorite interviews is when I say, “Anyone that smokes weed is a dummy.... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 30 2020Recovery
The Year I Lost Everything, Psychiatry Offered Nothing Mad in America – June 23, 2020 – During group therapy, we often filled out questionnaires, but there was rarely any discussion of our responses. Often, the questions focused on how to avoid the pitfalls that co... Read More...Addiction RecoverydepressionJune 30 2020Mental Health
Quit Genius expands to include alcohol and opioids What is this? Confusing or complicated? – June 23, 2020 - The company currently has a remote tobacco-cessation program. Now, with the updated FDA regulatory requirements during COVID-19, it is expanding to include pr... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 30 2020opioidsRecoveryRecovery Advocate
San Diego VA lied about drug treatment for suicidal vets Our foreign warriors defeated at home – June 26, 2020 - The taxpayer-funded government agency is legally required to be transparent and accountable to the public. But during the past two years of inewsource’s coverag... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 30 2020Mental Healthsuicide
It’s a Wonderful Time to Be Leslie Jordan Little Big Man – June 23, 2020 - “I’m really divided whether I would go on Instagram or anything about it,” he said. “But when you have 4.7 million followers, I mean, you can’t just sit silent. I’m a gay man wh... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 30 2020Recovery
Chris Kirk’s sobriety leads to first victory in five years Final-Hole Birdie – June 25, 2020 - “I hate that it did but taking that break and getting some help gave me some perspective that maybe this isn’t as important as we make it out to be. Yes, it’s my career... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyJune 30 2020Recovery