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What Is ‘California sober?’

NO COKE, NO VODKA, NO ACID – Jan. 12, 2024 - Journalist and author Michelle Lhooq described getting “California sober” by quitting every substance except marijuana and psychedelics in a 2019 Vice article. Tell... Read More...

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America’s Three Biggest Addictions

ROCK PAPER SCISSORS – Jan. 12, 2024 - Experts say the United States has a near-nationwide struggle when it comes to many vices. But the country’s three greatest addictions are varied, with statistics suggesting Ameri... Read More...

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The 3 Pillars of Addiction Psychotherapy

YES, NO, MAYBE – Jan. 11, 2024 - It seems clear that people are hungry for alternatives to traditional treatment for addiction—aka “rehab”—and that many could be well-served by individual psychotherapy. Unfort... Read More...

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Memoir: A Cautionary Tale Of Attraction And Addiction

WRITE DOWN YOUR STORY – Jan. 12, 2024 - So what is the attraction? Of course, Richard is “gorgeous.” He has “dark brown hair and brown eyes perfectly matched his medium complexion.” He has “strong arms that I... Read More...

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More Teens Suffering From Psychosis Who Love Marijuana

TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING – Jan. 10, 2024 - When Braxton Clark was in high school, he used marijuana to control his emotions. At 17, he used it every day. When he was 18, he had a psychotic episode after usin... Read More...

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Man Who Wants to Stop Drinking Is Struggling to Get Into Rehab Without a Fixed Address

THE WEIGHT – Jan. 11, 2024 - Davy Short is afraid he’s going to die, either from the alcohol or the elements, or some combination of both. The St. John’s man, homeless since September, says alcoholis... Read More...

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Psychedelics May Help Break Addiction to Gambling

BET IT CAN – Jan. 11, 2024 - Professor David Nutt oversees an early brain scanning study involving gambling stimuli. The results of this work, which have yet to be published, were positive. “We found what we w... Read More...

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“You don’t have to be tortured to make interesting art”

MUSIC MATTERS – Jan. 12, 2023 - Katie Crutchfield, 35, credits the shift to maturity, sobriety and success – although, she makes clear, they are all linked ... Katie is referring to the boundaries she’s develo... Read More...

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Zeke Talks Ankle Bracelets, Sobriety, and Surfing

VIDEO – MAKING WAVES – Jan. 11, 2024 - He’s also been to jail and to rehab, and won a national title wearing a court mandated ankle bracelet after not surfing for almost two years. Today, Zeke’s still sober and surfi... Read More...

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Charlie Sheen’s Rollercoaster Year of Sobriety, Single Fatherhood and Return to TV

VIDEO – JUST MAN ENOUGH – Jan. 10, 2024 - He’s completely transformed his personal life by getting sober, putting a bigger focus on parenting, and keeping a strong bond with his father and brother, Martin Sheen and E... Read More...

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Investigation Could Provide Information on Treatment Centers

VIDEO – FLORIDA, Where using is safer than rehab? – Jan. 12, 2024 - People seeking treatment for addiction in Florida can find 3,000 programs from the Panhandle to the Keys. The newspaper followed a couple lost in th... Read More...

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Zippy’s Manager Saves Man From Fatal Overdose

VIDEO – ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH – Jan. 11, 2024 - For Leialoha Arcangel, her Sunday morning shift at Zippy’s Vineyard started out anything but normal. “The words were, someone was dead in the back and they needed help.” ... Read More...

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See final moments of ODing patient discharged by doctor who thought he was ‘playing possum’

VIDEO – PLAYING DEAD – Jan, 11, 2024 - Disturbing bodycam footage shows a man’s final moments suffering from an overdose at a hospital before a doctor handed him off to police and suggested they bring him to a ... Read More...

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Double BIG MAC is Insane

VIDEO – HEALTH WARNING – Jan. 10, 2024 - Celebrity chef Curtis Stone says foodies should be wary of McDonald’s’ new Double Big Mac ... and he thinks the mega burger should come with its own freakin’ warning. Curtis j... Read More...

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KENTUCKY Ranks 7th Best States for Addition Treatment

VIDEO – ANOTHER WINNER’S STORY – Jan. 12, 2024 - Robert Downing, 32, has tattoos embodying his life’s journey. Despite having a great family and parents, Downing said he felt like he never fit in, no matter where he ... Read More...

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6 Ways To Cure Your Crippling Phone Addiction

YOU KNOW YOU NEED TO READ THIS – Jan. 4, 2024 - Are you resolving to cut down your screen time in 2024? Here are a cyberpsychologist’s best tips for using smartphones mindfully … And while social media can be ... Read More...

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Frankie Grande Says Sobriety ‘Repaired Relationships with Ariana and My Family’

SISTERLY LOVE – Jan. 5, 2024 - “It was a rock bottom moment. It was after the Manchester bombing and I realized that I could not show up to help my family,” he explained, referring to the suicide bombing that l... Read More...

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‘If I Did Not Get Sober, I Wouldn’t Be Here Anymore’

YOU’RE NOT THE ONLY ONE – Jan. 2, 2024 - The Summer House star shares how he turned his life around after a scary rock-bottom moment. I had lukewarm Milwaukee Best Light, and I remember being so sick from a co... Read More...

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Lucy Hale Marks Two Years of Sobriety

AIN’T NO LIE – Jan. 2, 2023 - In a heartfelt post celebrating two years of sobriety, the Pretty Little Liars alum reflected on how the decision to quit drinking has changed her life. “This continues to be th... Read More...

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Suzanne Shaw Gets 4 Years Sober and Shares ‘embarrassing’ Throwback Videos

VIDEO – LOOKING BACK oh my – Jan. 5, 2024 - Suzanne put together a montage video to mark the milestone, including clips of herself that she called ‘embarrassing’ when she did drink, telling fans how it was ‘time to... Read More...

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Matthew Perry’s Death Underscores Significance of Buprenorphine

OPINION PIECE – Dec. 31, 2023 - I think is just as important to point out is what was NOT found in Perry’s system: opioids such as heroin, oxycodone and the highly potent, synthetic fentanyl ... While the exac... Read More...

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‘Immediate’ Benefits of Stopping Drinking

PROFOUND – Jan. 2, 2024 - An hour after stopping drinking, your blood pressure will begin to improve which will in turn benefit brain cells and improve the delivery of nutrients. Then you’ll find balance will ... Read More...

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‘Jesse’s Gift’ Is About Addiction, Forgiveness and Touching Hearts

MOVIES TELL GREAT STORIES – Jan. 6, 2023 - The movie portrays a real picture of someone who has fallen to that low place and, as such, does have scenes of drinking, being drunk and a strip club (with no nudity). “We ... Read More...

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‘I Love Not Drinking’: A Sober Anthem for Dry January music

VIDEO – SING A SONG OF FREEDOM – Jan. 5, 2024 - Eric Hirshberg’s “I Love Not Drinking” is not your typical sobriety song. Released to coincide with Dry January — the month where people attempt to not drink for 31 ... Read More...

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Alcohol-Free Festival for the Sober-Curious

IT’S A START – Jan 2, 2024 - In a city as famously boozy as Philly, the concept of a “dry January” can be hard to envision. But for Philadelphians who are committing to an alcohol-free start to the new year, an upcom... Read More...

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JUDAS PRIEST’s ROB HALFORD Celebrates 38 Years

AUDIO – QUITTING WORKS – Jan. 6, 2024 - Each one of you make this sober birthday happen. Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow is uncharted. Today is all that matters. Prayer, self-inventory, amending, holding out your hand ... Read More...

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Top 7 Addiction Treatment Methods of 2023

USE THEM NOW – Jan. 3, 2024 - Excessive social media use mimics addiction—and can be self-treated. During 2023, a trend gained steam, mostly among young people: the use of so-called “dumb phones” that do nex... Read More...

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Doctors As Vulnerable to Addiction As Anyone

STEALING SCRIPTS NOT NECESSARY – Jan. 4, 2024 - Ariella Morrow, an internal medicine doctor, gradually slid from healthy self-esteem and professional success into the depths of depression. She suffered a strin... Read More...

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My 30-Year Quitting Addiction

ESSAY THIS – Jan. 5, 2024 - I quit meat. Then cigarettes. Then alcohol. Then caffeine. Then eating after 8 p.m. What am I doing? Four times out of five, when I tell a person that I don’t drink, that person res... Read More...

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Is the “God factor” Necessary For Addiction Recovery?

LIVING IN AWE – Jan. 5, 2023 - “We’ve put fancy names on idolatry like addiction, but things like addiction just provide a temporal satisfaction. If we’re worshiping the creation — or something temporal — rath... Read More...

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