Alcohol Addiction

Alcohol Addiction

Financial Incentives Could Be the Next Big Thing in Addiction Treatment

MONEY FOR NOTHING – Feb. 15, 2023 - Contingency management on its own is likely a failing proposition for addiction treatment providers. That’s why Greenville, South Carolina-based Crossroads Treatment Centers includ... Read More...

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I’ve been sober for 3 years – an app has been key to my recovery

HOW APP-ROPRIATE – Feb. 12, 2023 - The app prompts you to post a photo and text marking your sobriety, which others can comment on, and it’s uplifting knowing you aren’t alone. I started experimenting with dru... Read More...

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Benefits of Attending an AA Meeting

AND SO MUCH MORE – Feb. 16, 2023 - Attending an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting is a powerful step towards overcoming addiction that should not be overlooked or taken lightly. Not only will you gain knowledge about... Read More...

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Recovery High Schools And Teens Facing Addiction

AUDIO – CAN IT HELP? – Feb. 6, 2023 - As part of our “Remaking America” collaboration, we highlight reporting from partner station KUNC on kids facing mental health and substance abuse issues. One possible s... Read More...

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Do YOU drink too much? Answers These 10 Questions

DENIAL IS AS DANGEROUS AS HEROIN – Feb. 4, 2023 - It is thought that more than half a million people in the UK are alcohol dependent, meaning they have a strong and often uncontrollable desire to drink. This can w... Read More...

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The Messy Reality About Famous Alcoholic Writers

THE OLD MAN AND THE PEE – Feb. 4, 2023 - In “The Thirsty Muse: Alcohol and the American Writer,” Tom Dardis noted that a closer look at the long list of famously drunken writers “reveals that four were suicides (Jack... Read More...

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Ashleigh Was Drinking Most Days to Black Out

REHAB WORKS – Feb. 4, 2023 - I’d agreed to go to rehab in the hopes that I would learn how to “drink like a lady”, because a life of complete abstinence wasn’t something I was ready to accept. As I sat... Read More...

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Florence Welch Celebrates Nine Years of Sobriety

ONE YEAR AT A TIME – Feb. 2, 2023 - Welch has previously talked about her issues with alcohol and substance abuse as well as eating disorders. Speaking to Vogue in 2019, the Dog Days Are Over singer talked a... Read More...

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The Opposite of Addiction

HELPING HANDS ARE STRONGEST – Feb. 2023 - Steve Farella was at rock bottom again. Heroin addict. Alcoholic. In jail and on the verge of losing rights to his youngest son. He knew he was just about out of chance... Read More...

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‘I’m an alcoholic taking regular doses of alcohol’

VIDEO – THE ULTIMATE HARM REDUCTION – Feb. 8, 2023 - He has lost many of his friends and family members - including his mother - to alcohol or illnesses connected to addiction. Peter is one of about 10 men a... Read More...

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I Gave Up Booze and I’m Having More Fun Than Ever

SOBRIETY IS MAGICAL – Feb. 10, 2023 - “It has been deeply ingrained in us by the media, culture and our peers that alcohol is the best way to have fun, and therefore sobriety must be boring,” says Veronica Vall... Read More...

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Daughter Confronts Sobriety on New Single ‘Party’

VIDEO – IT’S ALL ABOUT MUSIC – Feb. 9, 2023 - ‘Party’, per a press release, “recounts the place that Elena Tonra got to before deciding to give up alcohol”. Over a restrained, slowcore-inspired arrangement of strumm... Read More...

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Kyle Richards Celebrates 7 Months of Sobriety

MORE REAL EVERY MONTH – Feb. 9, 2023 - On Tuesday (February 7), Kyle answered fan questions about her diet and health changes on her Instagram story. One curious follower wanted to know if she really stopped drinking... Read More...

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5 Tips for a Dry Valentine’s Date

WRITE A POEM – Feb. 10, 2023 - Deciding to drink less alcohol often comes with unexpected challenges. Major holidays are one of them. You might have found that celebrations you once enjoyed have become white-kn... Read More...

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Older People Addiction Rates Rising

AUDIO – SO IS BLOOD PRESSURE – Feb. 4, 2023 - It’s easy to forget that older people can suffer from what doctors call “substance abuse disorder” just like everyone else. They’re hardly immune. “We normally think ... Read More...

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Jamie Lee Curtis Celebrates 24 Years Of Sobriety

TRADING PLACES WITH DRUNKS – Feb. 3, 2023 - She also credited her sister and a colleague with offering those hands of help: “The community of people in recovery have been amazing,” Curtis concluded. The actr... Read More...

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Journey to Sobriety Inspires Sober 20-Something Podcast

VIDEO – CREATIVITY FOR ALL – Feb. 6, 2023 - Jenna Lawson is sharing her journey to sobriety through ‘The Sober 20-Something’ podcast. Click@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=A... Read More...

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1 Million Strong: ‘We can expand music culture to include sobriety!’

MUSIC OF THE SPHERES – Feb. 6, 2023 - The aim is to “destigmatize addiction and to support recovery” through measures including “supporting new ways for sober fans to enjoy shows, ensuring touring musicians and crews... Read More...

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Ringo Starr Found Sobriety After Years Of Addiction

VIDEO – ACT NATURALLY – Jan. 22, 2023 - At the same time, he spent more time with friends such as the hard-partying Harry Nilsson, The Who drummer Keith Moon, and T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan. In the mid-1970s, Ringo ... Read More...

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Royce Da 5’9” Salute Sada Baby’s Sobriety After He Kicked Lean Habit

COMPLIMENTS MATTER – Jan. 25, 2023 - Royce Da 5’9″ has been sober for over a decade after going cold turkey one morning in 2012 and deciding to fully ditch alcohol and drugs. “I just woke up one day and I had a... Read More...

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Muslim Leaders Helping People To Overcome Addictions

ALLAH POWER – Jan. 27, 2023 - I’ve been running around dealing with these issues with families within our community for nearly nine years,” he told the ABC.” getting phone calls from parents who are concerned ... Read More...

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What I Lost When I Stopped Drinking

NOTHING VALUABLE – Jan. 30, 2023 - That summer was hard. I spent a lot of time questioning my decision. Every declined drink felt like an opportunity missed, but later I was always glad I had skipped it. We spend sum... Read More...

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David Kerwin Explains Path To Recovery

AUDIO – WORTH A LISTEN? – Jan. 31, 2023 - David Kerwin is a life coach who specializes in addiction recovery and behavioral health. He spoke to Community Voices about the path to addiction recovery, the lasting effec... Read More...

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Disgraced TV Star Chris Smith Marks 50 Days Sober Since ‘Drunk Groping’ Scandal at Christmas party

AN AMENDS IN THE WORKS – Jan. 29, 2023 - Smith apologised ‘profusely’ on December 13 and blamed the incident on long-standing problems with alcohol and bipolar disorder. He made the apology as he revealed he had c... Read More...

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How Wearables Could Reshape Addiction Treatment

USING TECH TO STAY SOBER – Feb. 1, 2023 - Outside of research settings, wearables are not widely used in treatment in large part because there are no clear, scientific connections between the most common data w... Read More...

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Flavor Flav Spent Up to $2,600 a Day Before Getting Sober

PUBLIC FRIEND – Jan. 30, 2023 - Flavor Flav is opening up about how his drug addiction controlled his life. After celebrating two years of sobriety in October, the Public Enemyfounding member, 63, said he “n... Read More...

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How Treating Addiction as a Disability Could Completely Transform Treatment

IF ONLY – Feb. 1, 2023 - But unfortunately, following a phenomenon that’s been replicated throughout the country, SSPs have been subject to constant legal threats. In 2019, the major cities of Orange County suc... Read More...

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FILMS: Alice and Leslie Hit Rock Bottom

GO TO THE MOVIES – Feb. 1, 2023 - These are not happily ever after stories - far from it, actually. The work that both Alice and Leslie have put in to get them to this point marks their beginning of making thin... Read More...

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12 Sobriety Books To Help You Ditch Drinking For Good

READING! IT’S GOOD FOR YOU – Feb. 1, 2023 - All the best bars are serving up a huge range of delicious mocktail options these days, and staying sober socially is now more accessible than ever – but that doesn’t... Read More...

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Concert In Manhattan To Benefit LGBTQ’s Struggling With Addiction

MUSIC CAN HEAL – Jan. 26, 2023 - “In July of 2021, we lost our son Nic to a fentanyl poisoning,” Pagano said. Nic was a New Yorker who overdosed in Connecticut, where he’d moved for addiction treatment. Before ... Read More...

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