Why Drinking Alcohol Makes You Feel Worse As You Get Older GET MEDICARE – Jan. 1, 2025 - In your 40s, more health risks begin to pop up, Landsverk explains. “Obesity, diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol all increase the risk for heart attacks, strokes and small strok... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 7 2025
Anne Lamott Quotes Bill W. Story On NBC’s Today Show VIDEO – ANNE DOES IT AGAIN – Jan. 3, 2025 - From drawing lessons from regret to focusing on one resolution and more, authors Daniel Pink and Anne Lamott stop by Studio 1A to share tips for how to begin the new year w... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 7 2025
Ozzy Osbourne Once Drank 28 Gallons of Alcohol to Get Through The Holidays DID HE LIVE? – Jan. 3, 2025 - The 76-year-old — who has been open about his struggle with alcohol and drug addiction throughout his life — recently revealed a very specific way he once got through the Christmas seaso... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJan 7 2025
American Addiction Centers’s Breach Hit with Class Action Suit NEGLIGENCE – Jan. 3, 2025 - In September 2024, American Addiction Centers suffered a cyber-attack that led to the unauthorized access to sensitive personal information and protected health information of over 420,000... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 7 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Surgeon General Wants Labels to Warn Us About Alcohols’ Cancer Risks TASTY POISON – Jan. 3, 2025 - Consuming alcohol raises the risk of developing at least seven types of cancer diseases, including liver, breast and throat cancer. Any effort to add a cancer warning label to alcohol wo... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 7 2025
San Francisco Bans Welfare Cash for Drug Addicts Who Refuse Treatment GAME CHANGER? Or CASH GRAB? – Jan. 3, 2025 - “San Francisco is a city of compassion, but also a city that demands accountability,” Breed said in a statement. “We fund a wide range of treatment and recovery services t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 7 2025RecoveryRehab
Valerie Bertinelli, Elle MacPherson, Brad Pitt & Rob Lowe Explain how sobriety changed their lives! SOBERSTARS! – Jan. 2, 2025 - After successfully completing Dry January, when one gives up alcohol for the entire month, Bertinelli decided to make a lifestyle change and is approaching her one-year sobriety milestone... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJan 7 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocatesobriety
The Surprise Gesture That Moved Sober Gay Man To Tears VIDEO – SHARING THE MESSAGE – Dec. 24, 2024 - “My husband’s great uncle drank himself to death in the 70’s, it wasn’t until decades later when anyone realized he had probably been gay and unable to face it,” said one... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 31 2024sobriety
Britney Spears on Sobriety: ‘Committed to Staying Healthy’ SHE’S BAAAACK – Dec. 24, 2024 - Britney is moving into 2025 determined to stay sober and get her career back on track. A source exclusively tells In Touch that she’s bringing in a new squad of helpers to keep her on ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 31 2024
Millions Consider Themselves ‘Sober Curious’ Beyond Dry January VIDEO – SAMPLING NOTHING WORKS – Dec. 25, 2024 - Andrea McCarthy told friends and family when she gave up alcohol on January 1, 2024, that she would toast 12 months off the sauce with a drink to ring in 2025. As that... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 31 2024sobriety
Make Hard-Drug Possession a Felony to Convince Homeless Addicts to Get Clean – by Marcia Kelbon THEN WHAT? – Dec. 25, 2024 - As many of us prepare to enjoy the holidays in our snug homes, let’s pause to remember those without such amenities. And to review the approaches we have been taking to reduce the p... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 31 2024Drug Abuse and Addictionhomeless
2 Men Injured in Shooting Inside Recovery Facility VIDEO – WHAT FAITH? – Dec. 25, 2024 - Two men were taken to the hospital after being shot inside a faith-based addiction recovery facility in Mount Vernon. Responding officers and deputies with the Skagit County Sher... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDec 31 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
County Team Member Reflects On the First Year CLEANING DIRTY MONEY – Dec. 24, 2024 - (Valerie Mangskau has battled addiction and is nine years sober) Looking ahead to 2025, DART will spearhead efforts to keep low-level substance abuse offenders from receiving cr... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 31 2024Drug Abuse and Addiction
8 Signs Your Loved One Is Borderline Alcoholic VIDEO – NOT TO DO LIST – Dec. 26, 2024 - For those with a drink problem though, the party doesn’t end on New Year - even if the fun stopped a while ago. If that’s the case with one of your loved ones, it’s e... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousDec 31 2024
Fans Criticize Writers for Offering Booze to Alcoholic Character HOLLYWOOD SHENANIGANS – Dec. 26, 2024 - Ridge offered alcohol to Taylor who has history of alcoholism on The Bold and the Beautiful. “Because writers forget past history”—The Bold and the Beautiful fans criticize Rid... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 31 2024
Fatal Overdoses in Green Bay DROPPED 73% in 2024 THANK GOD – &nbs... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 31 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionfentanylOverdose
These People Used Narcan to Save Lives (Cartoon renderings) AMAZING TALES – Dec. 27, 2024 - The Washington Post spoke with more than a dozen people who responded to an overdose or were revived from one about what the experience is like. Here are some of their accounts. If ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 31 2024harm reduction
How George Orwell was right — and Steve Jobs was wrong! by Thom Hartmann ALGORITHMS ADDICT YOU – ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 31 2024
Person of the Week: Anna David STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Dec. 31, 2024 - Anna David is a NYT bestselling author of eight books and the CEO of Legacy Launch Pad Publishing. She’s appeared on Today, The Talk, and GMA. Anna lives in LA with her boyfr... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDec 31 2024InterviewRecoveryRecovery Advocate
400,000 Patients Exposed in Hack at American Addiction Centers NOT SO ANONYMOUS – Dec. 25, 2024 - The breached data may include names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, medical record numbers, and other identifiers, according to American Addiction Centers. Social securit... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 31 2024internetRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
To Our Loyal Readers! Dear Loyal Readers, Dec. 31, 2024 - HAPPY HEALTHY NEW YEAR – As we welcome 2025, I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to each of you for making the Addiction/Recovery eBulletin a vital resource ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 31 2024
Samuel L. Jackson Opens Up About His Drug Addiction: ‘I Had Moved Into The (de)Basement’ The (de)Basement’ – Dec. 24, 2024 - Samuel L. Jackson is one of the most famous actors of the age—he’s not the highest grossing actor of all time for nothing! But before he garnered worldwide fame, the Star Wars acto... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 31 2024Drug Abuse and Addiction
She Claims He’s a ‘Full Blown Alcoholic’ DRAMA SCENE – Dec. 24, 2024 - The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills husband, Paul Kemsley, 57, confessed he was “shocked, disappointed and upset” when he saw how Dorit, 48, had described his alcoholism and alluded tha... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCelebrity SobrietyDec 31 2024
Sober Travelers Share Favorite Travel Destinations For 2025 AU REVOIR – Dec. 20, 2024 - The following destinations were hand-picked by sober travelers and offer perks like sophisticated zero-proof cocktail bars, outdoor activities, spiritual attractions, and alcohol-free cult... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 31 2024Recoverysobriety
Sober on New Year’s Eve? Toast With a Glass of Non-Alcoholic Champagne L’Chaim! - Salute! - Prost! - Santé! – Dec. 27, 2024 - What my sober friends tell me they miss the most about drinking isn’t always the booze itself, but rather the shared rituals. Happy hours after work with friends... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 31 2024sobriety
Nicole Kidman on Being Married to an Addict & Alcoholic: ‘You Can’t Save Somebody’ ALANON 101 – Dec. 25, 2024 - Keith Urban has been sober for nearly two decades after going to rehab for three months just a few weeks after marrying his wife, Nicole Kidman . Now that his addiction problems are a thi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 31 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehab
How RFK Jr.’s History With Heroin Matters AUDIO – WELLNESS FARMS COMING? – Dec. 17, 2024 - Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for health secretary, has a troubled past with addiction. Lev Facher, addiction reporter at STAT, weighs... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 24 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addiction
‘Christmas was dad’s excuse to start drinking early’ ‘TIS THE SEASON... – Dec, 18, 2024 - “There’s already an excuse to start drinking in the morning, and that was tough because we knew he’d had an excuse to start drinking straight away,” she said. “We never knew wh... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024
PBS News Weekly: Rethinking Addiction VIDEO ONLY – METHADONE FOR ALL MY FRIENDS – Dec. 20, 2024 - Millions of people struggle with alcohol and opioids each year. This week, PBS News Weekly takes a look at Americans’ battle with substance use and what is ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Behind Bars – Pleas For Buprenorphine Go Nowhere WHERE’S BIG PHARMA WHEN YOU NEED THEM? – Dec. 18, 2024 - For nine months, while incarcerated in a county jail in Portland, Maine, he pleaded for a medication called buprenorphine. Mannion, a barber, recreational fish... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDec 24 2024harm reduction