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Confessions of a Grunge God

AUDIO – SO MANY LOSSES – March 7, 2022 - Lanegan, who died Feb. 22 at the age of 57, talks about losing Kurt Cobain, Anthony Bourdain, and other close friends, and shares heartbreaking details from his struggle... Read More...

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‘Society judges women more harshly for addiction’

(needs free registration to read) PREJUDICE – Feb. 26, 2022 - Women face extra hurdles in battling addiction because male-focused drug support services are neglecting their needs, new research has found. ... Read More...

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Sobriety Walk For Tribal Members To Share

ONLY ONE FAMILY – March 3, 2022 - The legacy of alcohol and drug use as a coping mechanism among generations of Native Americans is one that Mariesha Keith does not want to see passed on. Keith, Tribal Liai... Read More...

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‘This Is My Fifth Rehab I’ve Been To In 10 Years’

KEEP COMING BACK AND BACK – Feb. 25, 2022 - Asked about his current health status, he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I’m doing well. I’m an AA guy. I’m a 12-Step Program guy. I spent six months in ... Read More...

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The Labyrinth of American Health Care by Emily Maloney

BOOK REVEW – Feb. 25, 2022 - The precipitating event in “Cost of Living” is the author’s psychiatric hospitalization at 19: “It wasn’t that I had wanted to die, exactly. It was more that I just couldn’t keep l... Read More...

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‘Devastating’: London Addiction Recovery Centre to Shut

NO SALVATION? – Feb. 25, 2022 - That means many London-area residents seeking help with long-term addiction must go back to waiting months for a treatment centre bed while remaining in the same circumstances e... Read More...

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Convict’s Remarkable Transformation After Beating 30 Year Drug Habit

COMEBACKS HAPPEN IN RECOVERY – Feb. 27, 2022 - Shawn first took drugs at the age of 14, starting with cannabis and Valium. His addiction to substances then grew and he started a life of crime to fund his hab... Read More...

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‘Live from Rehab’ Comedian Zane Helberg Is Back

FRONT ROW OR FRONTAL LOBOTOMY? – Feb. 26, 2022 - Helberg got into comedy because it was on his bucket list, he says by phone from his home in Southern California. He had been interested in theater when he was ... Read More...

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Why Was John Mulaney In Rehab?

TO SAVE HIS LIFE – Feb. 27, 2022 - He has recounted stories of his partying and drug abuse from a young age, including how he first became sober at the age of 23. At the time of his admission, a source close t... Read More...

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What Is Harm Reduction?

DEATH PREVENTION – Feb. 25, 2022 - Other harm reduction objectives include decreasing the stigma associated with addiction, increasing education on safer substance use, encouraging protected sex, and connecting... Read More...

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Biden Blames Social Media For ‘Mental Health Crisis’

ALGORITHMS ARE THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL – Mar. 1, 2022 - Biden wants to “stop discriminatory algorithmic decision-making that limits opportunities for young Americans,” the White House said. “When a girl sea... Read More...

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‘Single Drunk Female’s Pacing Does Disservice to Her Sobriety Journey

IT’S TELEVISION – March 1, 2022 - ...community service, moving home with her mom, going to Alcoholics Anonymous for the first time, backsliding, and finally committing to sobriety. It’s a lot of material for th... Read More...

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John Mulaney on SNL Makes Fun of His Intervention

VIDEO – HAHA? – Feb. 27, 2022 - “It was not dinner, it was an intervention for me. My least favorite kind of intervention,” said Mulaney. “I knew right away it was an intervention. You know how bad a drug probl... Read More...

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Book Review: A Sweeping History of Addiction

MEDIA: BOOKS MAKE SENSE – Feb. 25, 2022 - “The Urge” ultimately unfolds as far more than an addiction memoir. Arriving at a time when the so-called opioid epidemic has become a defining crisis of our time, it ... Read More...

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One More Drink Will Kill Me – Says James ‘Arg’ Argent After ‘bad relapse’

THE ENGLISH RELAPSE TOO – Feb. 21, 2022 - Arg broke his silence for the first time since we revealed paramedics rushed to save him, claiming he is full of regret for putting his life in danger and vowed it wil... Read More...

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Patrick Kennedy Marks 11 Years of Sobriety

ADVOCATE FOR SOBRIETY – Feb, 22, 2022 - Patrick Kennedy is marking a major milestone in his journey from addiction as he celebrates 11 years of sobriety. Kennedy, 54, the son of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy an... Read More...

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Woman Uses Life Experience To Help Women Tackle Sobriety

A FOUR LEAF CLOVER – Feb. 25, 2022 - Having grown up familiar with alcoholism, binge-drinking and using recovery coaches in her own life, Joanne wanted to add to the chain of recovery by forming a specialised p... Read More...

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Habit or Addiction?

HALF A DOZEN OF ONE, SIX ... – Feb. 26, 2022 - Before I begin though, to explain the automatic thing my legs do most mornings, I’d like to ask “What is your biggest dream?” A doctor acquaintance of mine rec... Read More...

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Kit Harington Opens Up About Sobriety and ‘Exorcising Demons’

VIDEO – GAME OF GROANS – Feb. 24, 2022 - Harington says that when some people find out that he’s playing the role of Henry V, their first thought is of his Game of Thrones character Jon Snow. While he admits t... Read More...

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Michael Keaton’s Emotional Speech After Winning His SAG Award for Dopesick

TEARFUL ACCEPTANCE – Feb. 28, 2022 - Michael Keaton was teary-eyed as he accepted the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Award for best male actor in a television movie or limited series. He won the award for “Dopesic... Read More...

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Elton John Is Eminem’s Unofficial Sponsor

GOING THE EXTRA 8 MILES – Feb. 25, 2022 - Elton John has been living sober for over 30 years. And in that time, the Grammy-winning artist has been able to reflect on his life before and after he found his sobr... Read More...

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‘Lisa’s Light’: Couple Aim to Illuminate Addiction

CATHARSIS – Feb. 16, 2022 - Her parents, Gary and Judy Stoefen, have written a book detailing her successes and challenges in hopes that it will steer others from a similar path. The couple, who met while gr... Read More...

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Lifesaving Addiction Treatment Out of Reach for Many Americans

NOT ALL EQUAL – Feb. 17, 2022 - These gaps in care put patients struggling with OUD at risk, and many need effective treatment now more than ever. Understanding these disparities can help state policymakers imp... Read More...

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I Am an Alcoholic In Rehab

VIDEO – FIRST HAND ACCOUNT – Feb. 19, 2022 - As I write this in my marble notebook, I am a stereotype, drinking coffee, smoking a cigarette, dry just a few days. It’s a chilly morning for Southern California. I... Read More...

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Julia Cameron’s ‘Seeking Wisdom’ Goes Deeper than ‘The Artist’s Way’

AUDIO – MORE WISDOM – Feb. 21, 2022 - When author Julia Cameron first got sober, she was told to pray. In her new book, Seeking Wisdom, Cameron writes about the connection of spirituality and creativity, and he... Read More...

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Interview with Leigh Steinberg a.k.a. Jerry Maguire

TOUCHDOWN – Feb. 15, 2022 - The first drink was Russian Roulette. After I took the first drink, it wasn’t clear what would be the eventual outcome. It could be anything from a blackout where I did not remember ... Read More...

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Jane Lynch on Her Sobriety: In and Out and In Again

VIDEO – ON THE PATH – Feb. 16, 2022 - “The first time you , it’s like: ‘Ah, I found it. I feel happy in my body, this feeling of bliss. No one can say anything to me that would make me upset or feel badly about... Read More...

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I Was An Addicted Doctor: Rehab Made Me Question How Much We Understand About Addiction

THE DOCTOR’S OPINION – Feb. 8, 2022 - The next day, I meet with the whole treatment team – half a dozen psychiatrists, therapists and counsellors facing me across a massive table in one of those windowles... Read More...

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Marian Keyes on Sobriety and Marriage

ALL THE RIGHT NOTES – Feb. 15, 2022 - Lauded by contemporaries, including David Nicholls and Jo Jo Moyes, there’s light and dark in all Keyes’ novels, equal measures of hilarity and heartbreak. She has explore... Read More...

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