“Stumbling Blindly Toward Grace” Blindness and Recovery REALLY, ONE STEP AT A TIME – Nov. 8, 2025 - Yvonne Garvey is releasing her self-published memoir “Stumbling Blindly Toward Grace,” on Nov. 16. Her story is one of resilience and strength overcoming alcoholism while d... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 18 2025
The ‘Empty Shoe Project’ Honors Lives Lost to Addiction VIDEO – STEPS NEVER TAKEN MEMORIAL – Nov. 9, 2025 - To honor lives lost to addiction in Delaware, “Hope on Deck” placed a piece of footwear where loved ones would have stood. It’s called the “Empty Shoe Project,” ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 18 2025OverdoseTrauma
Hollywood’s Recovery Guru Richard Taite Opens Up About the Industry’s Hidden Addiction WEALTH vs. HUMILITY – Nov. 7, 2025 - As Executive Chairman of Carrara Treatment & Wellness, where celebrities go to rehab, and 1 Method Center, Taite has spent more than two decades guiding high-profile clients t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 18 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Sports-Betting Crisis DOUBLE DOWN – Nov. 12, 2025 - There is a growing body of research that indicates legalized sports betting has had dire consequences for Americans’ financial and mental health, particularly among young men. Profession... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGamingNov 18 2025Super Bowl
SF Mayor Plans to Arrest Addicts – Give Them Treatment & Housing in New Sobering Center VIDEO – THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO – Nov. 12, 2025 - San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie unveiled a new plan to tackle the city’s drug crisis: a law enforcement sobering center to get people who are doing drugs off th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 18 2025RecoveryRehab
He Wrote a Book on Sobriety. Now He’s Convicted of Murder for Driving Drunk – Killing 4 VIDEO – DON’T RELAPSE – Nov. 5, 2025 - Daniel Hyden, 46, was convicted of four counts of second-degree murder, one count of aggravated vehicular homicide, four counts of second-degree assault and three counts of thir... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyNov 11 2025Trauma
Ryan Lochte Gets Baptized and Rededicates His Life to Sobriety HOLY ATHLETE – Nov. 6, 2025 - Twelve-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte was baptized last week and has publicly rededicated his life to Jesus amid a divorce and months after entering substance abuse rehabilitation.&nb... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyNov 11 2025
Can Revenge Be Addictive? YES - UNLESS YOU DO THE STEPS – Nov. 3, 2025 - Alongside painkillers, food, and technology, one psychiatrist worries about the addictive potential of getting back at people — or even thinking about it. James Kimme... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 11 2025RecoveryRehab
Woman Takes Next Step In Sobriety EXERCISE MATTERS – Nov. 5, 2025 - Laurie Doxtator starts each morning with affirmations. “It’s OK to say no,” she thinks to herself while breathing in and breathing out, slowly grounding herself. “I’m pro... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 11 2025sobriety
Staying Sober During the Holiday Season BOOZE IS NOT AN OPTION – Nov/ 8, 2025 - Staying sober during the holidays isn’t about missing out – it’s about creating new, meaningful traditions that reflect who you’ve become. With preparation, mindfulness and the... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 11 2025sobriety
Melatonin Could Be Harming Your Heart “To sleep, perchance to dream” – Nov. 5, 2025 - People who regularly used melatonin supplements for at least a year were found to have a higher likelihood of being diagnosed with heart failure, being hospitalized for... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 11 2025
Pre-addiction Intervention Could Save Lives ELEVENTH HOUR RESCUE – Nov. 3, 2025 - The mistaken belief that people with substance use disorders (SUDs) must “hit rock bottom” has shaped addiction care for decades. This model contrasts with how medicine manages c... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 11 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Transforming Addiction Recovery VIDEO – CHANGE IS GOOD – Nov. 6, 2025 - The Antidote is pioneering a holistic approach that starts with gut health. Founded by licensed counselor Meg Wilson, the program combines amino acid therapy, nutritional suppo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 11 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Why I Quit Smoking Weed BECAUSE I COULD – Nov. 6, 2025 - I’ve always been good at quitting obligations (see: piano lessons, ballet classes, infinite sports teams, and, in one memorable instance, a babysitting job that would have required me... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediamarijuanaNov 11 2025weed
Anthony Hopkins Opens Up About Alcoholism VIDEO – A STAR IS SOBER – Nov. 7, 2025 - Sir Anthony Hopkins has had one of the most storied careers in film and now the Welsh actor is releasing his first memoir, “We Did Ok, Kid,” where he recounts the moments that... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyNov 11 2025
Person of the Week: Susan Campanaro STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Nov. 11, 2025 - I am a director, actor, entertainer, creative coach & teacher in NYC. I have a nightlife persona Lavinia Draper IG/FB/TikTok @mslavinianycI wrote a musical Doing Time Wit... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaInterviewNov 11 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocate
$53 Billion Rehab Industry Fails Those It’s Supposed To Help AUDIO – ONE CLENT AT A TIME – Nov. 3, 2025 - A new book explores the dark side of the drug rehabilitation industry. It’s called “Rehab: An American Scandal,” and it’s written by Shoshana Walter, an investigative repo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 11 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Families Stay Together As Parents Recover From Addiction TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL – Nov. 6, 2025 - Our Place, housed in an apartment building provides free housing to adults and their children as parents go through recovery and receive mental health treatment, employment a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 11 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Experts Warn 1 Alcoholic Drink Increases Cancer Risk EVEN A BEER? – Nov. 7, 2025 - Alcohol is a risk factor for liver cancer and cancers of the mouth, throat, and esophagus in smokers, as well as colon, rectal, and breast cancer for women. Only 37 percent of adul... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerNov 11 2025
Court Battle Exposes Ugliest Strategies of Rehab Business MONEY MONEY MONEY – Nov. 6, 2025 - “Bro,” the text chain says, “you can make so much fucking money off these junkies. Their (sic) going to use anyway.” “What do you mean I can make more,” came the reply. “U can ma... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 11 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Alcohol Consumption Linked to Severe Brain Bleeding VIDEO – USE YOUR HEAD – Nov. 7, 2025 - While the adverse effects of alcohol start from the first drop, excessive drinking can lead to a brain bleed. What’s more striking is that the ‘excessive’ limit is far lower th... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 11 2025Trauma
Rosie O’Donnell Asks for ‘Prayers’ for Daughter Chelsea SEARCHING FOR PRAYERS – October 29, 2025 - Rosie shared a much younger photo of her daughter Chelsea, now 28, on her Instagram as she asked her followers for “prayers.” “My child chelsea belle - before addiction took... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 04 2025
Sucralose Damages Human DNA HOW SWEET IT ISN’T – Oct. 28, 2025 - Regulators approved sucralose decades ago. Those studies predated modern toxicogenomics, the study of how genes respond to chemical exposure. The new findings suggest the tests us... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictionNov 04 2025
How Katie Herzog Drank Herself To Sobriety AUDIO – GOOD TRICK – Oct. 30, 2025 - Katie Herzog is a journalist and creator and co-host of the podcast Blocked and Reported, which calls itself a podcast that, quote: “Scours the internet for its craziest, silliest... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 04 2025sobriety
Musician Turns 10 Years Sober into Purpose-driven Career VIDEO – ONE NOTE AT A TIME – Oct. 31, 2025 - In 2016, Steve Kidwell was incarcerated in Fayette County, where he went through the worst detox of his life. However, he views that experience differently now. “... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 04 2025sobriety
New Jersey Town Legally Blocked Housing For People in Recovery WTF – Oct. 29, 2025 - A federal appeals court has given a sober living nonprofit a second chance to press its discrimination claims against a Hudson County town over its right to operate. Oxford House originally sued... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 04 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Meet Karen Beckles REIKI NOW – Oct. 29, 2025 - In 2026 I am launching The Funky Truth Sober Community, a Reiki supported community that is spiritually based for people who are sober and sober curious. It is meant to complement AA for t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental HealthNov 04 2025
Horrible Things Were Happening. My First Thought Was To Work. Am I Addicted? IF YOU CAN’T STOP – Nov. 1, 2025 - Have you ever heard a word that jolts you to attention? That word, for me, was “workaholism” – and when I heard it through my headphones earlier this year, listening to an audiobook... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 04 2025Recovery
Paramedics Are Changing The Front Line of Addiction Care THEY SEE IT UP CLOSE – Nov. 1, 2025 - Many people who survive an overdose decline to be taken to the hospital, which leaves EMS personnel as their only point of contact with the health care system. Those interactions... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 04 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocate
‘Anonymously Miserable’ author Shares Story of Recovery, Loss & Resilience VIDEO – BRAVE MAN – Oct. 31, 2025 - Anthony Ysasaga has released his book described as his “raw, unfiltered journey through the depths of abuse, depression, addiction, trauma, and rage.” Ysasaga said the book c... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 04 2025