Harm Reduction and Faith Communities PROGRESS FOR LIVING – Aug. 1, 2023 - Though UCC is known for being one of the more socially progressive churches, the proposal met resistance from those espousing the common misconception that harm reduction e... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 8 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductionRecoveryRehab
Marijuana Addiction is Real SO IS MARIJUANA ANONYMOUS – July 31, 2023 - Darren Weiss, president of Verano, a cannabis company operating in 13 states, agreed that public health and industry officials should not dismiss the potential for cannabis... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 8 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionmarijuanapotsmoking
Cancer Warnings on Individual Cigarettes VIDEO – ONE LUNG AIN’T ENOUGH – August 1, 2023 - Rob Cunningham, a senior policy analyst at the Canadian Cancer Society, said the labels are meant to discourage teens from picking up the habit as well as to aid those... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 8 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerDrug Abuse and Addictionnicotinesmoking
Marriage Impacted by Sobriety: Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello VIDEO – Till Creme de Meth Do We Part – July 19, 2023 - More details are coming out about the split between Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello. WATCH@Fox2Detroit ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addiction
Singer Ari Lennox: ‘Can’t Imagine Going Back to How Things Were’ TASTING FREEDOM – July 25, 2023 - “Don’t know if sobriety is forever or not but I can’t imagine going back to how things were,” Lennox noted, as she recalled “bad” instances of “passing out in the airport or h... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRehab
Dennis Quaid Says Faith Saved Him After Addiction VIDEO – MOVIE STAR SHINES – July 26, 2023 - “I remember going home and having kind of a white light experience that I saw myself either dead or in jail or losing everything I had, and I didn’t want that,” he recall... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
US Restaurant Celebrates Sobriety NOT SERVING ANY DUI’s – July 27, 2023 - If anyone had asked if I thought something was missing from my drinks, I certainly wouldn’t have guessed it was the alcohol. This was, of course, a detail created by design. At... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Jason Wahler Was In Treatment as His Wife Was Giving Birth in Same Hospital ALL SOBER NOW – July 26, 2023 - He continued, “To not be able to be present or in the moment to remember one of the greatest memories or moments in your life, is something that, I’ve forgiven myself, but it’s ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehab
Terry Crews Admits Porn Addiction Caused Angry Outbursts Toward Wife And Kids VIDEO – NOT HIS FAULT? – July 26, 2023 - The couple spoke on the addiction in their 2021 audio memoir Stronger Together about how his negative relationship with porn almost ruined their marriage, which was also addre... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinternetinterventionInterviewRecoveryRehabSexual Addiction
Czechoslovakian says “I’ve never felt better” being sober AND PLAYING HOCKEY – July 20, 2023 - Smid commended Galchenyuk for his bravery while letting his followers know he recently found himself in a similar situation. “Just wanted to comment on Alex Galchenyuk,” Smid w... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Woman’s Sobriety Saved Her From Jail AND A WHOLE LOT WORSE – July 20, 2023 - Geisler was arrested by city police June 8, 2022, after her 3-month-old son was taken to a hospital for breathing problems. Tests showed the baby had somehow ingested co... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRehab
Tobacco Companies Required to Post Dangers of Smoking VIDEO – SMOKING KILLS THE MOST – July 19, 2023 - A landmark decision issued late last year will these health warning requirements at thousands of stores that sell tobacco products. WATCH@NBCBoston ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 1 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancernicotinesmoking
A Potential Cure for Opioid Addiction? NOT GOD – July 26, 2023 - Importantly, the drug was able to reduce oxycodone intake and relapse without disrupting other reward responses in the brain, which could result in negative side effects. The team publish... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 1 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecovery
Mayor Tells Premier: “Build and fund a drug rehab centre.” OH CANADA! – July 25, 2023 - Morgan, Deputy Mayor Shawn Lewis and Coun. Susan Stevenson are asking for other councillors’ support to advocate for a provincial addiction rehabilitation centre in London. ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAug 1 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
19 Celebrities Totally Candid About Their Addictions VIDEO – SHARING THE GOLD – July 23, 2023 - Tom Felton turned to alcohol during the years after the Harry Potter franchise ended and shared that his team held a “painful and humiliating” intervention and suggested he ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehab
Kyle Richards: Sobriety Is A ‘Win-Win’ REAL WINNERS OF 90210 – July 19, 2023 - “Sitting outside reading all your DM’s regarding my last post,” Richards noted. “It seems many of you have similar stories and want to go that route but are unsure how to. We a... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Arizona Investigating Treatment Centers VIDEO – PROFITEERS OUT WEST, AGAIN – July 26, 2023 - Residential homes, short-term rentals, and motels are fair game for unlicensed providers to house victims as long as Medicaid money is coming in, despite offerin... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Praxis Landmark Recovery Gets Licenses Revoked PRESS RELEASE FROM LANDMARK – July 27, 2023 - And earlier this week, a lawsuit was filed by former patients of the Mishawaka facility. The licenses have also been revoked at the company’s Carmel and Fort Wayne loc... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
How Bachelorette Zac Clark Got Addicted to Heroin PRESCRIPTIONS RUN OUT – July 21, 2023 - As so often happens, Zac’s surgery to remove the tumor introduced him to strong painkillers (opiates), prescribed by his medical team. Tayshia Adams’ ex-fianacé said the... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionRecoveryRehab
Doctors Hesitate to Prescribe Suboxone WTF? – July 21, 2023 - The research, published Friday in JAMA Health Forum, underscores two major challenges: allowing U.S. health care providers to provide addiction medications, and then convincing them to a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 1 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionRecoveryRehab
Stop WASTING Your Life by Dr. Gabor Maté VIDEO – START REJOICING EVERYDAY – May 2023 - Dr. Gabor Maté is a renowned speaker and bestselling author and is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics, including addiction, stress, and chi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecovery
Ultra-processed Foods May Be Ultra-Unhealthy EAT YOUR HEART FAILURE – July 20, 2021 - “If the problem with ultra-processed foods turns out to be their sugar and salt content, for example, then the issue would be with sugar and salt, not with whether we bought a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 1 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictionRecovery
Most Emergency Call Centers Understaffed PAY THEM MORE – July 27, 2023 - While the survey did not do a census of every 911 center, “the clear response from the sample is that most centers are understaffed,’ NENA CEO Brian Fontes told Axios. Respon... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateTrauma
Bobby Lee Reveals How Filming With Sarah Jessica Parker Inspired His Sobriety BEING A TEAM MEMBER – July 25, 2023 - “The 51-year-old soon learned that the driver who picked him up was not taking him to his hotel but directly to set to begin shooting. Lee said he didn’t even know w... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRehab
To Jessica Simpson,”Sober looks great on you.” AUDIO – MAKE UP-FREE? – July 14, 2023 - Jessica Simpson is no stranger to blowing fans away with super-glamorous selfies on Instagram. However, the Open Book author stripped it all back in honor of her 43rd bi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJuly 25 2023
AA Helps Many. For others, alternatives exist. NOT EVERYONE IS AFRAID OF GOD – July 14, 2023 - Whenever a movie or television show depicts a person attending a recovery meeting, it is invariably AA. The vast majority of treatment facilities offer only 12-s... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJuly 25 2023
Research Explains Neural Basis of Cocaine Addiction BRAIN SCIENTISTS ONLY – July 15, 2023 - These individual differences in neuronal sensitivity may have implications for understanding addiction susceptibility and developing personalized treatments or preventive measu... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 25 2023
“in recovery”? We Need a Better Definition GETTING BACK SANITY? – July 11, 2023 - It came up with this definition after assembling unidentified “leaders in the behavioral health field, consisting of people in recovery from mental health and substance use prob... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 25 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘There is hope’: Speakers Share Stories of Recovery WONDERFUL AUDIO – July 16, 2023 - Bush, a peer advocate for people in recovery, recounted his “rock bottom” before a crowd at the second Recovery Speaks event at Nick’s Ride 4 Friends in Auburn Saturday. Over 60 pe... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 25 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
New York Launches Overdose Prevention Campaign STOP THE DYING – July 13, 2023 - New York health officials on Tuesday launched a public service campaign highlighting the importance of naloxone, a medication that is used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJuly 25 2023OverdoseRecoveryTrauma