How Sobriety Changed My Life VIDEO – WOMANLY WISDOM – Dec. 31, 2024 - Rachel shares her journey through alcoholism, the turning point that led her to sobriety, and the profound impact it had on her mental health. With honesty and courage, Rachel... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionInterviewJan 7 2025
Lamb of God’s Mark Morton Celebrates Six Years of Sobriety ALL THE RIGHT NOTES – Dec. 27, 2024 - “I woke up this morning with 6 years clean & sober. This comes after decades of drinking nearly every day & with the final 10 years of that compounded by an aggressively ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 7 2025
Counselor’s Journey at Visions of the Cross LEARNING FROM LOVE – Jan. 1, 2025 - Aze Reda has worked at Visions of the Cross for over a year, teaching a class and counseling 15 to 20 clients that he meets with one-on-one. Reda said that he works with clients to... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 7 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
What Happens to Your Body When You Stop Drinking Alcohol? GOOD THINGS – Jan. 1, 2025 - But what happens to your body when you stop drinking? To find out, we explored scientific research and spoke with registered dietitians who shared insights on the immediate and long-term ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 7 2025
9 New Alcohol-Free Drinks BETTER THAN GINGER ALE? – Jan. 1, 2024 - From sparkling water with botanical infusions to zero-proof spirits designed for mixology, these drinks offer variety for those abstaining from alcohol. As more people embrace... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousJan 7 2025
Riley Keough Talks about Mom Lisa Marie Presley, Addiction and Grief FAMILY MATTERS – Dec. 31, 2024 - Riley thinks Lisa Marie’s blunt honesty scared the shit out of grandma Priscilla and other people. To people who didn’t know Lisa Marie and her personality, she was just this scary ti... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJan 7 2025
Doctor Reveals Exact Age You Should ‘Permanently’ Stop Drinking Booze SEVENTY – Jan. 2, 2024 - Dr Richard Restak, 83, has written more than 20 books on the human brain and in The Complete Guide to Memory: The Science of Strengthening Your Mind, he revealed what age you should quit alco... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 7 2025life expectancy
Whose Death Ended Elton’s Cocaine Addiction? LIFE – Dec. 31, 2024 - In the midst of those “wild child” days, John says he was introduced to cocaine by his ex-lover and then manager John Reid, and he took to it.It was his experience with Ryan White, the teenager... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJan 7 2025
Gina Kirschenheiter Celebrates Sobriety CONGRATULATIONS RHOC – Dec, 31, 2024 - Gina also used to turn to booze to handle her life. But then, Gina realized that alcohol was no longer serving her, so she broke up with the bottle. Gina should be applauded for... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJan 7 2025
Over 400 People Saved in Knox County With Narcan VIDEO – LIVES MATTER – Dec. 31, 2024 - “Each number of those is a person,” said Jessica Stanley, regional overdose prevention specialist. “So that is initially 422 families.” Numbers from Tennessee show naloxone r... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJan 7 2025
Director Shares Story of Addiction in New Movie VIDEO – FILMS MATTER – Dec. 2, 2025 - The new film Hazard takes place in an Appalachian town and follows the lives of a young couple as one man tries to break his cycle with addiction for the betterment of himself an... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 7 2025
Person of the Week: Issa Ibrahim STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Issa Ibrahim is a visual artist, author, musician, and filmmaker born and raised in Queens, New York. He is the author of the memoir ‘The Hospital Always Wins’ published by Chicago Review Pr... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaInterviewJan 7 2025Recovery
Anthony Hopkins Celebrates 49 Years of Sobriety VIDEO – HE DOES IT ALL – Jan. 2, 2025 - Now 86, Anthony Hopkins took to social media (via Entertainment Weekly) to share his anniversary. “Well, 49 years ago today, I stopped . I was having such fun, but then I reali... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJan 7 2025
Two Simple Questions Are Key to Detecting Alcoholism KEEP IT SIMPLE – Dec. 28, 2024 - The study examined 17 individuals who had been asked these two questions by their doctors. The results showed that asking about the frequency of drinking six or more alcoholic drinks ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 7 2025
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