12 of the Best Movies That Deal Frankly With Addiction & Recovery WATCH – DON’T LOSE YOUR WEEKEND – Dec. 2, 2021 - Addiction and recovery are potent sources of drama, and are thus frequently portrayed in media. They’re also easy to get wrong: to veer into melodrama, or to re... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 7 2021Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Drugs Nearly Destroyed This New Mexico Town. Meet the Survivors THE LAND OF RE-ENCHANTMENT – Dec. 3, 2021 - My family has called Chimayó home for more than 300 years, and I spent most of my summers there with my grandmother in the 1960s and 1970s, surrounded by relatives w... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 7 2021Drug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryTrauma
Teen Making a Difference for Those Impacted By Addiction WATCH – NEVER TOO YOUNG TO HELP – Nov. 24, 2021 - “Seeing Mom going through rehab and jail, it made me feel like I was alone,” Smith said. “My anger kept building up, and I didn’t know. I felt worthless. I fel... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyNov 30 2021RecoveryRehabteenagers
One Drink Can Age Your Brain by ‘11 years’ if Consumed More Than Twice Daily DON’T FORGET TO QUIT – Nov. 21, 2021 - One study from Boston University School of Medicine followed a cohort of 4,200 people, who periodically underwent cognition and memory tests. Participants were asked t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionNov 30 2021Recovery
From ‘Ted Lasso’ to ‘Insecure,’ TV’s Therapists Keep Getting Better BETTER THAN ZOOM OR FACETIME – Nov. 26, 2021 - It’s been more than 20 years since Tony reluctantly sat down in Melfi’s office, where he was referred after suffering a panic attack. And although“The Sopranos” wasn’t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 30 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Volunteers of America Launches Program for Parents with Addiction WATCH – MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION – Nov. 23, 2021 - More than four years later, Compton, 33, is sober, has a job with Volunteers of America Mid-States, the non-profit agency that helped her, and is studying for... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 30 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Marc Lee Shannon Celebrates Sobriety NOT TOO MANY NOTES! – Nov. 25, 2021 - “I’m ... just celebrating that whole feeling of if you would have told me eight years ago that I’d be sitting here talking to you (from Joshua Tree) getting ready to relea... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerinterventionNov 30 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
He Overcame Childhood Trauma to Become an MMA Champ THE REAL FIGHT OF HIS LIFE – Nov. 26, 2021 - He was too young at the time to truly understand that this was the result of alcohol addiction, but his family tried to explain it to him anyway, referring to those... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionMental HealthNov 30 2021RecoveryTrauma
Woman Suing Former Rehab CEO Speaks Out WATCH – SHE’LL HAVE HER DAY IN COURT – NOV. 24, 2021 - Speaking under conditions of anonymity to protect her identity, the woman who goes by the fictitious name of “Gahyne Doahe” to protect her identity explai... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 30 2021RecoveryRehab
5 Main Benefits of Visiting an Addiction Medicine Specialist A SECOND OPINION – Nov. 24, 2021 - Some addiction medicine specialists treat only alcohol addictions. Others will go beyond this and offer treatment for dependency on other drugs. As a patient, you’ll benefit great... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 30 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
DMX Doc Director on DMX: “I partially owe my sobriety to him” WE ALL OWE SOMEONE – Nov. 27, 2021 - “You know that thing when you meet somebody famous and you’re super disappointed. It was the complete opposite of that,” Frierson said. “It was like everything I hoped for ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 30 2021RecoveryRehab
2019 Experience Strength and Hope Awards Recipient, Jodie Sweetin, on Getting Sober SOBRIETY IS THE SWEETEST THING – Nov. 22, 2021 - “How do I manage my own head that is just loud and negative and awful to me sometimes, but nobody else can hear it? You’re stuck in it,” the 39-year-old told Al... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionExperience Strength and Hope AwardsinterventionInterviewNov 30 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
In UK Alcoholics & Addicts Who Died While Receiving Treatment Rose by a 25%, ‘Shocking’ Stats Show…Due to Lack of Face-to-Face Care WE CAN’T SEE YOU NOW – Nov. 25, 2021 - But ‘changes to lifestyle and social circumstances during lockdowns’, as well as Covid itself, may have also driven the death rate upwards, it added. Ian Hamilton, a d... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 30 2021RecoveryRehabTrauma
Rumer Willis Talks Sobriety, Family & Mom’s 2012 Relapse REAL SOBER SISTERHOOD – Nov. 24, 2021 - Following the traumatic event, Willis and her sisters stopped communicating with the “Ghost” actor for three years. Willis is now shedding light on that period of estran... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 30 2021RecoveryRehab
Legalize All Drugs For Everyone’s Sake IT COULDN’T GET WORSE – Nov. 20, 2021 - The consequences of this racist motivation have been huge. Studies consistently show that minorities have been disproportionately targeted and incarcerated for drug poss... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental HealthNov 23 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryTrauma
1 in 4 Workers Have Been Under the Influence During Video Conferencing ONLY ONE? – Nov. 10, 2021 - “Bottom line: what starts during work-from-home may well continue as employees return to their workplaces. Employers that truly care about the health of their employees must be read... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCoronavirusdepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionlonelinessmarijuanaMental HealthNov 23 2021potRecoveryRehabsmokingTrauma
So Many Choices for Treatment ANY IS BETTER THAN NONE? – Nov. 16, 2021 - As we’ve mentioned, both inpatient and outpatient programs use a variety of therapy techniques for addiction counseling. Some of the more common types of behavioral t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthNov 23 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
From Addict to Amazing MOST OF US ARE – Nov. 15, 2021 - Recovering from addiction sometimes takes years, or working through multiple programs before it sticks. Pile a mental health condition on top, and recovery can seem in... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthNov 23 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Woman Urges Others To Accept Help ACCEPTANCE IS THE KEY – Nov. 17, 2021 - “I was kind of strong-armed into treatment because I didn’t want to do it on my own,” said Merritt. “The phone is real heavy when I would try to ask for help in the righ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 23 2021OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
32 Years Clean and Sober STRAIGHT UP – Nov. 19, 2021 - To celebrate 32 years of sobriety, I ran a 5k (3.1 miles) in West Burlington at a benefit for Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice called “Miles and Memories.” Considering how close to... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthNov 23 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
NY Treatment Centers Waiting on Millions in Covid Money WATCH – WAITING FOR THE MAN! – Nov. 18, 2021 - Local organizations trying to fight addiction in Central New York are still waiting for support promised by lawmakers. More than $90 million from the Americ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 23 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Biden’s Drug Czar Wants to Expand Use of MAT NEXT STOP...CNN? – Nov. 18, 2021 - Methadone is a tightly controlled treatment for drug addiction, and patients must go to a clinic to receive the medication. That decades-old requirement was lifted during the coro... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionNov 23 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryTrauma
Therapist/Addict Shares Keys To Recovery WATCH – BEST TO BE SICK AND TIRED – Nov. 17, 2021 - Petersen said family is a vital motivator for any person struggling with addiction. “It’s important to be able to step into it and offer someone a solutio... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninsomniaNov 23 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Freed Prisoners Get Alcohol Ankle Detectors BETTER THAN A COURT CARD? – Nov. 18, 2021 - Prisoners at risk of committing alcohol-fuelled crime will be forced to wear an electronic tag when released to detect if they have been drinking. In what the gov... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousinterventionNov 23 2021RecoveryRehab
Miracles of Recovery: Daily Meditations of Hope, Courage and Faith by Harriet Hunter CHAPTER 11, IN A GOOD WAY – Published 2018 - WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE THE ROOMS of Alcoholics Anonymous? IS THERE ONLY ONE path to recovery? These and other questions are answered in 365-daily inspirations. Miracle... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 23 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Paula Patton on Sobriety: ‘It’s All About Forgiveness’ WATCH – AND KINDNESS TOO – Nov. 19, 2021 - But now in this sobriety, she is looking at her life with these new eyes and asking yourself, ‘Am I willing to sacrifice my soul to be a part of this game?’ What you ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewNov 23 2021RecoveryRehab
Elvis Presley: The ‘Pathetic’ King Inspired a Pop Icon to Get Treatment for Alcoholism WARNING FROM FADING STAR – Nov. 16, 2021 - “It was so sad because he’d transformed into this big man with no eyes – they’d sunken into the back of his head.” It was pitiful.” Elton continued, “The similarities... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerInterviewNov 23 2021RecoveryRehab
‘Candid’ Leonard Buschel Memoir Available Now 12 STEPS LATER... – Nov. 8, 2021 - "This book is one of the best (if not THE BEST!) addiction memoir I’ve read - and I have read a ton of them! The addiction memoir is a rather diluted space, but this book rea... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionLeonard BuschelNov 23 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabWriters In Treatment
Former Director of Nashville Addiction Organization Indicted OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD? – Nov. 8, 2021 - The investigation also took a look at more than 100 “questionable” disbursements totaling at least $4,645 while Armstrong had control of Phases. “These incl... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 16 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Innovative Ca. Winemaker Creates Wine-Free Sonoma Soft Seltzer A NEW WAY TO UNWINED – Oct. 19, 2021 - “We were watching the boom in no-alcohol drinks, and low-alcohol drinks, as well as the rise in popularity of seltzers,” Zanganas says, “yet there was nothing – anywhere ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 16 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab