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Navy veteran celebrates 11 years of sobriety

WATCH – Service with a smile – Nov. 11, 2020 - More recently, having a tough time making ends meet during the pandemic, the 66-year-old says the VA trust fund paid his rent for six months and DTE paid his elec... Read More...

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Man Completes Cross-Country Bike Ride To Celebrate Sobriety

WATCH – Everyone Saved Him a Padded Seat – Nov. 20, 2020 - Connor finished his 4500 mile ride Friday, pedaling into Santa Monica, California. After a congratulatory hug and some photos, he raced down the beach and d... Read More...

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‘My Strange Addiction’ is really strange

WATCH – Exploitation for Fun and Fortune – Nov. 22, 2020 - The show is actually a documentary that features people who just can’t stop doing what can be considered extremely unusual things. Their behavior is pr... Read More...

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Jewel on Reconciling with “Abusive” Father After He Got Sober

Shining Brighter Than Ever – November 19, 2020 - No longer willing to put up with the abuse, Jewel moved off her family’s homestead at age 15 and into a cabin of her own. When she left home, Jewel, now 46... Read More...

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Johnny Cash’s drug addiction struggles

WATCH – Man in Black – Nov. 22, 2020 - John Carter Cash admitted candidly: “It was the fact that he thought he was going to die. “He saw his whole life falling apart. His relationship with his first wife wa... Read More...

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Meet attorney who documented her battle with alcoholism

WATCH – Drink in the inspiration – Nov. 19, 2020 - Adam Chodak: The detox facility you initially went to was not a romanticized version of a detox facility, but it appeared to be the best fit for you at the tim... Read More...

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What has changed during COVID-19 for People in Recovery

WATCH – Lack of traditional AA meetings? – Nov. 12, 2020- A lot has changed for people in recovery as the coronavirus pandemic continues to limit in-person meetings and access to treatment. Crisis coach, ... Read More...

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Overcoming addiction with the help of ayahuasca

Plant Medicine Magic? – Nov. 21, 2020 - Rory’s ayahuasca experience reflects broader research on ayahuasca and addiction. A 2010 study published in the Journal of Drug and Alcohol Dependence reported that ayah... Read More...

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Homeless Men Moved Into a Tourist Hotel. What Followed Was Unexpected

Home is where the Love is – November 13, 2020 - An opera singer who also studied public relations is struggling to find work. His new roommate, released from prison a year ago, is trying to find his footing, to... Read More...

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Pandemic taking a toll on parents

Mommy Merlot and Daddy Doobie – Nov. 9, 2020 - In a May survey conducted by the Research Triangle Institute International, researchers polled 993 people from across the United States about their drinking habit... Read More...

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Cafe Is Helping People Recovering From Addiction With Jobs and ‘Relentless Love’

WATCH – ‘Relentless Love’ says it all – Nov. 9, 2020 - A cafe in Charlotte, North Carolina, is giving people recovering from addiction a fresh start. The Community Matters Cafe partners with the Charlotte Rescu... Read More...

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Addicts more likely to get COVID-19 and die

Another reason to “just say no” – November 10, 2020 - In terms of complications, the hospitalization rate for people with substance use disorder was 41%, compared to about 30% for those without it. The death r... Read More...

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Sarah hid her addiction from everyone, then it all unravelled.

WATCH – When suicide is off the table – Nov. 9, 2020 - hey completed seven rounds of IVF, before they realised their reality: their story wasn’t going to end in children. “I would’ve been happy to put... Read More...

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We Recovered Too: The Family Groups’ Beginnings in Al-Anon Pioneers’ Own Words

MEDIA: Book recommendation – Published 2011 - Hazelden proudly presents this engaging multimedia retrospective of the Fellowship that has brought the miracle of recovery to countless family members and lov... Read More...

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Climate change, sobriety at heart of new novel

MEDIA: Book review – Nov. 10, 2020 - In part, writing the book was healing for Lord – “an exorcism,” he calls it – allowing him to work through those experiences while finding humour and levity. “I made mys... Read More...

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S.F.’s passive approach to the drug crisis is costing lives, too

War on drugs, peace on drugs – Nov. 14, 2020 - But despite the crisis growing so much more dire, the discussions at City Hall and in San Francisco’s criminal justice system sound like the same old scratchy broken r... Read More...

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Why Do People in Recovery Experience Sugar Addiction?

Because it tastes good? – Nov. 9, 2020 - Susannah Gerber is a chef, nutritionist, and food behaviorist. By food behaviorist, she means that she is a behaviorist that works on health behavior change and relatio... Read More...

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How to Avoid Addiction Relapse

Vigilance! – Nov. 14, 2020 - Avoid tempting scenarios. We’ve often heard people share that they wanted to prove to others or themselves that they could be around substances and not use them – which is a dangero... Read More...

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Q&A with Lisa Hower, Hower Lodge

Stick with the Winners! – Nov. 17, 2020 - I am so Grateful to be Clean and Sober! Through the darkness of my addictions I finally found the Surrender that has allowed me to access a Power outside of mysel... Read More...

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Michael J. Fox’s past struggles with sobriety, Parkinson’s & fame

WATCH – Sober Like A Fox – November 9, 2020 - With the love and support of his wife of more than 30 years, Tracy Pollan, Fox found sobriety: “The tools that worked for quitting drinking work even better for , w... Read More...

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What It’s Like To Be A Sober Drag Performer In Toronto Pt. 1

Queen and Sober – November 13, 2020 - April Wozny: Tell us what is was like when you drank/used and what happened when you discovered the moment you realized you needed to get sober. Boa: When I first ... Read More...

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Getting Sober in 2020?

There’s no ‘How-To’ guide – November 10, 2020 - A Nielson survey found that alcohol sales rose 54% at the start of the pandemic in early March. And last month, a new study published in the JAMA Network Open fou... Read More...

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Actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers arrested after crashing his car in Malibu

Portrait of an Alcoholic – Nov. 10, 2020 - The actor, 43 - whose battle with alcoholism has been well documented over the years - is believed to have had a ‘solo and minor’ car accident at around 5pm on Sunday.... Read More...

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‘We Are Tired, And Fed Up’: Residents Say Treatment Programs Saturating Harlem

WATCH – There goes the neighborhood – Nov. 14, 2020 - “To see someone shooting dope and not caring who is around … That’s a hard pill to swallow,” Harlem resident Sherzon Green told CBS2’s Cory James. And hard ... Read More...

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MEDIA: Film Recommendation After binge watching Netflix’s mini-series QUEEN’S GAMBIT, which I enjoyed tremendously, I listened to a rare interview with the author, Walter Tevis, who also wrote The Hustler, The Color ... Read More...

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No one knows I down 20 drinks a night and swig wine in the morning

WATCH – Spilling her guts – Nov. 6, 2020 - The admin worker, from Melbourne, revealed that her 20 drinks a night means she often wakes up shaking - which can happen when alcohol leaves the body and causes the n... Read More...

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Kenny Dunn Photo-documents Being Sober 24 Hours To 4 Years

Caterpillar into Butterfly – Nov. 2, 2020 - “I spent most of my life battling a sugar addiction and like most Americans, I was obese as a result. Once I had detoxed myself from sugar and carbs, I was able to se... Read More...

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Alcohol Addiction

Navy veteran celebrates 11 years of sobriety

Man Completes Cross-Country Bike Ride To Celebrate Sobriety

‘My Strange Addiction’ is really strange

Jewel on Reconciling with “Abusive” Father After He Got Sober

Johnny Cash’s drug addiction struggles

Meet attorney who documented her battle with alcoholism

Shorts are a Big Deal at the Reel Recovery Film Festival by Burl Barer

What has changed during COVID-19 for People in Recovery

Overcoming addiction with the help of ayahuasca

Chasing the News – Episode 4 – Musicians

Homeless Men Moved Into a Tourist Hotel. What Followed Was Unexpected

Pandemic taking a toll on parents

Types of Teen Addictions parents should be on the lookout for

Cafe Is Helping People Recovering From Addiction With Jobs and ‘Relentless Love’

Addicts more likely to get COVID-19 and die

Sarah hid her addiction from everyone, then it all unravelled.

We Recovered Too: The Family Groups’ Beginnings in Al-Anon Pioneers’ Own Words

Climate change, sobriety at heart of new novel

S.F.’s passive approach to the drug crisis is costing lives, too

Why Do People in Recovery Experience Sugar Addiction?

How to Avoid Addiction Relapse

Q&A with Lisa Hower, Hower Lodge

Michael J. Fox’s past struggles with sobriety, Parkinson’s & fame

What It’s Like To Be A Sober Drag Performer In Toronto Pt. 1

Getting Sober in 2020?

Actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers arrested after crashing his car in Malibu

‘We Are Tired, And Fed Up’: Residents Say Treatment Programs Saturating Harlem

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No one knows I down 20 drinks a night and swig wine in the morning

Kenny Dunn Photo-documents Being Sober 24 Hours To 4 Years