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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Fatal Overdoses in Green Bay DROPPED 73% in 2024

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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...

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How George Orwell was right — and Steve Jobs was wrong! by Thom Hartmann

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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‘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...

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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...

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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...

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San Fransisco is Losing a Generation of Black Men

SLAVES TO ADDICTION – Dec. 20, 2024 - Black men in this group have represented 12% of all overdose deaths in the past four years, despite making up less than 1% of the population. They are nearly 32 times more likely... Read More...

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4 Tips for Staying Sober During the Holidays

PLUS VANITY – Dec. 18, 2024 - “Mike Tyson famously said, ‘Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth,’” Dr. Bloch starts. “During the holidays, people have plenty of opportunities to slip up. The most s... Read More...

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Sober Homes Launch Lawsuit vs. State of Arizona

FRAUDULENT FOREVER – Dec. 17, 2024 - “They were treated like chattel, more or less,” said John Brewer with the Brewerwood Law Firm. “I mean, they weren’t treated as human beings.” Fraudulent billing for behavioral he... Read More...

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North Dakota’s First Lady Says: ‘Never give up hope for recovery’

A WIFE STEPS UP – April 2024 - Kathryn Burgum now in long-term recovery for 22 years — told Carlson Zink and the luncheon crowd that she adopted her recovery platform soon after her husband was elected to his first g... Read More...

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Toy Alcohol Products Play with Kids’ Lives

AT LEAST THEY CAN’T DRIVE – Dec. 2024 - Target has crossed what should be an uncrossable line—selling toy cocktails and beer steins to kids. Please join Alcohol Justice, Consumer Federation of America, and Fairplay i... Read More...

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