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Lighthouse Shines Light On Recovery

VIDEO – DOING GOD’S WORK – Aug. 8, 2024 - Freedom Lighthouse has operated a thrift store near their container home site and addiction recovery center for nearly two years. CONTINUE@WLOX ... Read More...

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Ronald Cheng Seeks Treatment In US For Depression & Alcoholism

THE SOBER LIGHT ON THE HILL – Aug. 8, 2024 - “I will prove with time and actions that I will work hard to fulfill my commitment to be a good husband and father,” he said. When he completes his jobs at... Read More...

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Jamie Campbell Bower Talks Sobriety

VIDEO – STRANGER THINGS! – July 2024 - Jamie Campbell Bower in this clip talks about being open about his past struggles and needing people. He talks about his sobriety and how talking about it helped. CONTINU... Read More...

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‘I like who I am today’ Running Full Marathon

VIDEO – AND SO CAN YOU – Aug. 8, 2024 - It’s 84 degrees, and 27-year-old Brody Williams is running in pants. But he’s not here to make a fashion statement, he feels lucky to be alive. “So it started for me when ... Read More...

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Breaking the Habit (Official Video) Linkin Park

VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – Oct 23, 2009 – (344,852,895 views) Lyrics: Memories consume, like opening the woundI'm picking me apart again You all assume I'm safe here in my room Unless I try to sta... Read More...

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Governor Janet Mills

AUDIO – POWERFUL WOMAN – Aug. 8, 2024 - Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills, and thank you for listening. At my Sixth Annual Opioid Summit in Auburn, I gave an update on my Administration’s actions to prevent drug ... Read More...

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Lamar Odom and Others Share Stories

VIDEO – TALKING AND WALKING THE TALK – Aug. 8, 2024 - Rachael Keegan says childhood trauma led her to addiction. And along the way, she says she abused every kind of drug, from opioids to meth. “At a certain ... Read More...

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TV11 Investigates Evergreen Recovery’s Former Clients Abandoned and Afraid

VIDEO – HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN? – Aug. 8, 2024 - Shut down amidst a fraud probe, Evergreen Recovery’s closure leaves vulnerable clients in unsafe conditions. CONTINUE@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb... Read More...

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The Pill That Could End the Opioid Epidemic

AUDIO – VERY IMPORTANT – Aug. 8, 2024 - This approach of broadening access has worked elsewhere. In the ’80s and ’90s, France pushed this treatment to address its heroin crisis and saw overdose deaths drop by 79 pe... Read More...

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N.J. County Sees 40% Drop in OD Deaths in 2024

VIDEO – COMPASSION AND LOVE – Aug. 8, 2024 - The county opened a shelter with more than 20 beds and social and medical services on offer and launched a program to offer addiction treatment to people brought to muni... Read More...

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Machine Gun Kelly Celebrates 1 Year of Sobriety After Rehab Journey

VIDEO – THE JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME – Aug. 5, 2024 - Machine Gun Kelly opens up about his incredible journey to sobriety, celebrating one year sober after a challenging rehab stint. In this heartfelt revelation, MGK ... Read More...

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Ben Affleck ‘prioritizing sobriety’ Over Marriage

PUTTING SOBRIETY FIRST – Aug. 3, 2024 - Affleck allegedly felt that Lopez’s decision to start a spritz business was “rubbing his face in it” after the Good Will Hunting star worked hard to become sober followi... Read More...

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FDA Approves Purdue Pharma’s Overdose-Reversal Device

THE NERVE – Aug. 7, 2024 - Purdue Pharma, the company best known for fueling the opioid crisis by misleadingly marketing the infamous painkiller OxyContin, received approval on Wednesday for a new auto-injecto... Read More...

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Study Using Ketamine to Break Alcohol Addiction

BETTER THAN ANTABUSE – Aug. 8, 2024 - Prof Celia Morgan, who is leading the trial, said the initial stages had found participants stayed away from alcohol for longer. She said: “We think that ketamine helps... Read More...

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Newsweek’s Best Treatment Centers by State

PROFESSIONAL BULLSH*T? – Aug. 2024 - To help patients and their loved ones find the most suitable places to begin their recoveries, Newsweek partnered with Statista for the fifth edition of America’s Best Addi... Read More...

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Addicted to Drama by Amy Dressner

ARE YOU TALKING TO ME? – July 30, 2024 - I know what you’re thinking. These days it feels like everything is an “addiction”: video games, plastic surgery, tattooing, pornography, piercing … and now drama... Read More...

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‘You can still have fun at a festival while sober’

THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT – July 27, 2024 - Young people are increasingly choosing not to drink alcohol, according to the latest statistics. But what about when it comes to festivals, which are usually synonymou... Read More...

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Meth Addict Seizes the Light After Giving Birth

AUDIO – NPR STORYCORPS – Aug. 2, 2024 - Irene Montoya is the owner of Sunflower trucking in Cheyenne, Wyo. She drives a dump truck. She’s also raising her 14-year-old son. 15 years ago, her life looked very d... Read More...

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Sober Bars Are Redefining Nightlife

SOCIALIZE WITHOUT STOLI – July 27, 2024 - Marshall is a member of a small class of sober bar owners who want to upend the idea that bars are exclusively places where alcohol is served. He and other sober bar i... Read More...

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‘Absolutely worked for me’: AA meetings provide hope for the future

AUDIO – IT WORKS IF YOU WORK IT – July 30, 2024 - “It’s a family disease,” said Amy, a member of the Al-Anon group. “I’ve heard it said that for every alcoholic out there, some 14 other people will suffer from the ... Read More...

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Facility Cooperating With FBI Investigation Into ‘Possible’ Fraud

ANYTHING IS ‘POSSIBLE’ – Aug. 2, 2024 - ARC has developed a reputation for aggressive expansion since it was launched by Tim Robinson, a lawyer who founded the company with a single halfway house for alcohol t... Read More...

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Street Musician Finds Joy & Sobriety Through Music

VIDEO – HEALING OUT LOUD – July 27, 2024 - Every day, in extreme heat, cold, or rain, Darin Rohrer can be found in this Target parking lot always with his guitar. Since getting sober, Rohrer spends every day plucki... Read More...

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Solanus Casey Healed My Alcoholism and Changed My Life

THE GROOVE IS IN THE HEART – July 30, 2024 - I came to know Blessed Solanus Casey 63 years after his death in July 1957 and three years after his beatification ceremony, held in November 2017. Providentially, ... Read More...

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Healing Trauma Through Storytelling & Justice in Addiction Medicine

VIDEO – TED TALKS MATTER – Aug. 1, 2024 - Cara Poland is an internationally respected mentor, teacher, physician, researcher and advocate for advancements in addiction medicine and associate professor in the Michig... Read More...

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Power of Positive Thinking in Overcoming Addiction

WE LOVE YOU NORMAN VINCENT PEALE – Aug. 2, 2024 - Your mind will be key in overcoming your addiction. Its past workings lead you to substance use and its current state will lead you out of it. If you wan... Read More...

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Woman Celebrates 10 Years of Sober and Spreads the Message

VIDEO – SHARING THE GOOD NEWS – Aug. 2, 2024 - Caitlin Perez is celebrating 10 years of sobriety. Three overdoses later, Perez said she found herself back in a courtroom ready to go to prison, until she was given a... Read More...

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Building Partnerships Critical to Addiction Treatment Revenue Growth

IT’S A BUSINESS BABY – Aug. 2, 2024 - “We started out for many years just doing residential care. And as we move more payers, we saw an opportunity to expand into partial , which led to an opportunity to grow... Read More...

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Harm Reduction Seeks to Help Addicted Individuals

VIDEO – LET THERE BE LIGHT – July 30, 2024 - Harm reduction programs look to help those dealing with addiction by providing them with things like clean needles. Critics say harm reduction only makes things wor... Read More...

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Inside Hallmark Star Ali Liebert’s Sobriety Journey

FREEDOM TO BE – July 29, 2024 -Ali Liebert, who’s in a relationship with non-binary Hallmark star Donia Kash, has only discussed her sobriety journey a handful of times on social media. Read More: https://w... Read More...

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Anita Raey Shares Battle With Alcoholism

WE ARE EVERYWHERE – July 27, 2024 - Anita Raey was addicted to weed, masturbation, smoking among other things. “I used to tell people I could never marry a man who doesn’t drink. Nobody told me to quit. No amo... Read More...

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