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More Young Women Hospitalized With Alcoholic Hepatitis

VIDEO – JOINING THE MEN’S CLUB – Oct. 20, 2023 - New research from St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne has found a dramatic increase in people with alcoholic hepatitis since Covid. While it has traditionally been a di... Read More...

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THE ARTS: ‘Baby Foot’ wades into the world of addiction, alcoholism and recovery

VIDEO – ART IMITATES STRIFE – Oct. 20, 2023 - Venable said he never set out to write a play about addiction, rehab and sobriety but they are topics he knows well. Addicted to drugs and alcohol, he says he hit ... Read More...

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Arts Program Helps Addiction Recovery

VIDEO – ART HEALS ALL – Oct. 19, 2023 - “We got to look at each other like we’re human. We’re actually just people trying to do the right thing,” Haye said. Janet Osborn is an art therapist who helps with th... Read More...

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Stop Using Alcohol as Crutch For Confidence

FREEDOM FEELS GOOD – Oct. 20, 2023 - “So we work very hard to try to conceal the things we think might make us vulnerable, the things that people might think are wrong with us,” added Hendriksen, a clinical assistant... Read More...

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Lala Kent: Without ‘My Sobriety I Wouldn’t Be Here’

VIDEO – LA WOMAN – Oct. 15, 2023 - “I believe that my obsession with my sobriety is what keeps me steadfast in this mindset,” she explained. “I revisit my rock bottom moment, recollecting why I chose to get sober, an... Read More...

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Cities Ponder Opiate Friendly Facilities for Drug Use

LET THEM EAT CAKE – Oct. 23, 2023 - The sites employ medical and social workers who guard against overdoses by supplying oxygen and naloxone, the overdose-reversing drug, and by distributing clean needles and other r... Read More...

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The Life and Death Fight for Control of Methadone

THEY DON’T HAVE TO DIE – Oct. 20, 2023 - While methadone is easily the most effective drug currently approved to treat opioid addiction, it’s accessible only at specialized clinics that require patients to par... Read More...

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Screen Time Linked to Psychological Distress

LOOKING WITHIN IS EVEN SCARIER – Oct. 28, 2023 - "The growing interest and use of screen-based technologies throughout the world made me think about its pros and cons,” study author Adeena Ahmed, a clinical ps... Read More...

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Adele Quit Drinking After Being ‘Borderline Alcoholic’

QUIT FOOLING? – Oct. 18, 2023 - She said her drinking during lockdown “got earlier and earlier” in the day, and continued: “I’ve always had a very close relationship with alcohol. I was always very fascinated by alco... Read More...

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BIG NEWS: Fructose Causes Obesity

IT’S ON THE LABEL – Oct. 20, 2023 - Here, we review the various dietary hypotheses for obesity. We propose that all of the various hypotheses are largely correct, and that although they outwardly seem in... Read More...

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Ultra-Processed Foods ‘ADDICTIVE’?

AUDIO – GET THEM WHEN THEY ARE YOUNG – Oct. 10, 2023 - Behaviours which could meet such criteria include intense cravings, symptoms of withdrawal, less control over intake, and continued use despite such consequences... Read More...

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How Jelly Roll with his new Tattooed Face Overcame Addiction and Prison

VIDEO – A MIRACLE? – Oct. 10, 2023 - Backstage he can make an industry schmoozefest feel like an intimate hang; onstage, as at Mechanics later that night, he can bring audience members to tears as he locks eyes and... Read More...

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Couple with Deep Love for New England Patriots, Helps People Recover from Addiction

VIDEO – TEAM WORK MATTERS – Oct. 6, 2023 - Joanne and Lenny Hensas have a deep love for the New England Patriots, but nothing matches their fight to help people recovering from addiction. Around the Patriots, th... Read More...

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‘I Bought A One-Way Ticket To Hell’ says Jackass’ Bam Margera

HOW’S THAT WORKING OUT? – Oct. 8, 2023 - So now that I’m out ... All that didn’t work, because I got forced into these rehabs like sabotaged by friends and family saying like, ‘Hey, Bam, come to Ruth’s Chris Steak Ho... Read More...

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If You Went a Month Without Alcohol

VIDEO – FEELING GOOD – Oct. 7, 2023 - Giving up booze for Sober October could save you from more than a wicked hangover. Experts say ditching alcohol for a month could lead to healthier skin, weight loss, better... Read More...

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Heather Locklear Looking Good Following Sobriety Setback – as she Rocks a Poison T-Shirt

VIDEO – KEPT COMING BACK – Oct. 11, 2023 - Heather Locklear looked healthy and quite hip while out in Los Angeles on Wednesday - three months after DailyMail.com revealed she had been acting erratically and was... Read More...

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TEDx Speaker Inspires with Story of Recovery

VIDEO – FROM A BOTTOM TO THE TOP – Oct. 6, 2023 - November 6, 2015 was one of the lowest points in Gunton’s life. “I shot up. I thought it was bunk. I didn’t feel anything. And then I remember starting to drive ... Read More...

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Sobriety Is In, and Nonalcoholic Beer Sales Are Soaring

TRENDING! – Oct. 12, 2023 - “Some suppliers have gotten smart and said hey, somebody wants to feel like they are still part of the drinking occasion with a non-alcohol beer, a non-alcohol wine or even a non-al... Read More...

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Safe Haven for Sobriety and Mocktails

VIDEO – NO HARM IN SOCIABILITY – Oct. 13, 2023 - For those spending October sober Hekate Café is the place to be. You’ve got a nice atmosphere, and a bartender serving almost every drinkyou can think of. I t... Read More...

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In Person – REEL Recovery Film Festival & Symposium

FILM LOVERS ONLY – Oct. 2023 - After each film, the filmmaker will perform a question-and-answer session or a clinician will do a mini-interactive process group with audience members. There will be engagement with th... Read More...

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Opioid Limits Add No Discomfort to Surgery Patients

ONLY TO BIG PHARMA – Oct. 13, 2023 - Instead, patient-reported pain levels and satisfaction didn’t change at all for Michigan adults who had their appendix or gallbladder removed, a hernia repaired, a hysterectomy or... Read More...

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Addiction and Recovery in Mesa County

TAKING IT TO THE STREETS – Oct. 11, 2023 - Now 35 and almost four years sober, Murillo has worked as a youth mentor, become a Spotify artist under the moniker of “The Modern Day Monk,” and repeatedly made the dean’s ... Read More...

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Braunwyn Windham-Burke: ‘I wish I could drink’

VIDEO – ONE DAY AT A TIME – Oct. 7, 2023 - In the message thread, the former Bravolebrity wrote that she was “really sad” and wished she “could drink.” “Sobriety isn’t always easy. The moment I decided to share th... Read More...

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Julia Fox Recalls Near-Death Experience with Drug Overdose

VIDEO – JUST IN TIME – Oct. 12, 2023 - Fox recounted one particularly disturbing memory before being saved by paramedics: “The near-death experience was crazy, because the whole tunnel thing and all of that is real. ... Read More...

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FDA Warns About Treating Psychiatric Disorders with Ketamine

STAY SAFE – Oct. 12, 2023 - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers about the dangers of using ketamine to treat psychiatric disorders. “Ketamine is not FDA approved for the treatment of any ps... Read More...

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California to Detain Homeless People with Mental Illness or Addictions

NO PLACE LIKE HOMELESS – Oct. 10, 2023 - The new law, which reforms the state’s conservatorship system, expands the definition of “gravely disabled” to include people who are unable to provide themselves basic need... Read More...

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Admissions Forced on Hold at Addiction Facility

WARNING – Oct. 10, 2023 - Collectively, RCM is licensed to operate 163 beds for men and women with substance use disorders. Its existing services in western Montana are certified by the state as 3.5 level faci... Read More...

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Tony Hawk talks 20 Years of Sobriety with Andrew Reynolds

VIDEO – EVERYONE CAN LEARN – Oct. 10, 2023 - Andrew says he was done talking, on any podcast or interview platform, unless Tony hit him up to do anything. Check it out. It’s kinda funny watching this on Youtube as ... Read More...

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15 Best Movies About Addiction and Alcoholism

VIDEO – I LIKE TO WATCH – Oct. 8, 2023 - The following movies are difficult to watch, and while the descriptions here won’t be graphic, the subject itself may be disturbing to some. They are nevertheless movie... Read More...

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