Alcohol Addiction

Alcohol Addiction

How Amy Winehouse’s legacy is helping women in addiction recovery

I WILL GO TO REHAB, YES YES YES – July 26, 2021 - “A lot of my addiction was very isolated and on my own, so it’s been nice to be around women who are also in the same position as me and we really do com... Read More...

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Sober golf club gives people support

WATCH – ONE SWING AT A TIME – July 29, 2021 - Orton organizes weekly play for the group. They often golf at River Oaks in Sandy as well as other courses in Salt Lake, Davis, and Utah counties. “We’ve ... Read More...

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Hospitals see rise in alcohol-related liver disease

WATCH – NOW THAT’S A DISEASE! – July 17, 2021 - White is not an outlier. The number of Americans being treated for severe liver disease from alcohol increased during the pandemic, experts told NBC News. “What we’... Read More...

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Alcohol Use Linked To Over 740,000 Cancer Cases

BEWARE THE FANCY COCKTAILS – JULY 16, 2021 - There are a few biological pathways that lead from alcohol consumption to a cancer diagnosis, according to the study. Ethanol, the form of alcohol present in ... Read More...

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Christy Carlson Romano celebrates 5 years of sobriety

SHE’S GOT IT ALL – July 20, 2021 - “We are so proud of you Christy! You were always a role model to me since the 2000s!” one person commented. “One month sober today! Thank you for sharing this,” another ins... Read More...

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A Look Back: Soundgarden star Chris Cornell’s tragic death after breaking years of sobriety

EVERYONE IS SUSCEPTIBLE – July 20, 2021 - It was touring with Soundgarden in 2017 though that Chris tragically took his own life. He was found unconscious in his hotel room in Michigan while on tour w... Read More...

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Lala Kent calls Demi Lovato’s ‘California sober’ mentality ‘offensive’

TO BE SOBER...OR NOT TO BE SOBER – July 19, 2021 - Lala Kent slammed Demi Lovato’s “California sober” lifestyle — whose adherents drink and smoke weed in moderation — as “extremely offensive.” “I don’t li... Read More...

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Memoir recounts author’s journey through addiction, relapse, and recovery

WATCH – BOOK REVIEW: QUITTER: A MEMOIR – July 20, 2021 - With the pandemic came isolation and with isolation came, for some, a greater desire to consume alcohol. Author and journalist Erica C. Barnett joins New D... Read More...

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Megan Fox’s Drunken Event that Led to Her Sobriety

CHAMPAIGN DREAMS AND SOBRIETY REALITY – July 21, 2021 - “I’m pretty sure I’m a doppelgänger for Alan Alda,” E! Online reported that Fox said of herself in an interview with Giuliana Rancic, the former E! Live f... Read More...

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OBITUARY: Grace Elizabeth “Bette” Hurst Simmons

BEING OF SERVICE TO THE END – July 20, 2021 - Grace Elizabeth “Bette” Hurst Simmons was born on September 19, 1928, in Evanston, Illinois. She was the daughter of Gordon and Dorothy Hurst and raised in S... Read More...

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Former R.I. state senator opens up about his own addiction in Congressional hearing

IT’S AN INSIDE ‘JOB’ – July 21, 2021 - By 30, Coderre said, he had risen in his career to become the executive director of a large non-profit agency. “On the outside, everything about this man’s life looked ... Read More...

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Podcast ‘Champagne Problems’ helping people live an alcohol-free life

WATCH – SOBER LISTENING – July 13, 2021 - “If you are talking to someone who drinks consistently, maybe doesn’t even have any problems, but you are talking about alcoholism, there is always a wall that goes up,... Read More...

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More Americans are receiving addiction treatment, but racial gaps persist

BACK OF THE METHADONE LINE? – July 13, 2021 - The results, published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, provide insights that policymakers and medical providers can act on to improve acce... Read More...

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More women are dying in jail

ENDLESS TEARS – July 15th, 2021 - Experts told The 19th that the numbers underscore the need to not only assist women’s needs inside the jails, but to also implement systemic reforms, services and progra... Read More...

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BRC Healthcare Expands Into Tennessee With Acquisition of Four Nashville Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities

LOOK WHO’S TAKING OVER – July 13, 2021 - President and CEO of Nashville Recovery Center, Ryan Cain added, “Since 2019 the Nashville Recovery Center has helped over 25,000 people step out of addiction and... Read More...

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The man who came in from the cold

AND CHICAGO DOES GET COLD – July 16, 2021 - But that winter it also cost him the last roof over his head. It was only then, faced with homelessness in the frigid cold of February as his health deteriorat... Read More...

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Baker Lake man starts Alcoholics Anonymous group

SO DID BILL AND BOB – July 16, 2021 - The move was particularly important following the community’s April liquor plebiscite, in which not enough residents voted for regulating the sale of alcohol to change the ... Read More...

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Deaths Related To Alcohol And Drugs Are SOARING In State Prisons

LISTEN – EVERYONE IS ON DEATH ROW – July 17, 2021 - JENKINS: Essentially treating one illicit drug with another - not the way doctors would have treated him, but Olivares-Pelayo credits his friends with ... Read More...

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“Someone knows”: The power of Brian “Egypt”

NO SUSPECT IN SIGHT – July 17, 2021 - I’m really struggling to believe that no one has seen anything,” Powers Smith said in tears. More than a year later, no witnesses appeared and the suspect w... Read More...

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A man’s dog was stolen. When he found the thief he got her into rehab.

A DOGGONE HAPPY ENDING – July 12, 2021 - Several weeks ago, Brayden Morton was working in his home office when he heard a commotion coming from his gated backyard. He peered out the window to check on hi... Read More...

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NY mobster finds new purpose helping men overcome addiction

WATCH – AN OFFER THEY CAN’T REFUSE – July 16, 2021 - We have no tolerance for drugs or alcohol — I mean, like, immediate leaving,” Franzese said. Indianapolis has become home. He has a routine and friends. H... Read More...

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Oakland’s Maxx Crosby: ‘Without my sobriety, I wouldn’t be here right now’

WATCH – NOTHING DEFENSIVE ABOUT THE STEPS – July 16, 2021 - “For me, that’s just like a little reminder … Without my sobriety, I wouldn’t be here right now.” Crosby, selected in the fourth round of the 2019 ... Read More...

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Rebuilding Our Broken Mental Health System

FISCALLY SOLVENT BUT MORALLY BANKRUPT – July 9, 2021 - How did the U.S. get into this mess? Massive and rapid deinstitutionalization of people with mental health issues began in the late 1950s for several reaso... Read More...

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Q&A with Outgoing CEO & President, Doug Tieman and Incoming CEO & President, Brad Sorte

CARON STAYS CONSISTENT – July 2021 - Oliver Picher: You each took very different paths to get to your role today. What do you think is the common thread between your two paths? Let’s start with ... Read More...

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How Zoom Helped Alcoholics Anonymous Members Stay Sober

WITHOUT THEIR PANTS ON? – July 1, 2021 - To get sober, AA teaches people an alcoholic must abandon his or her own ego and self-will and adopt a new mode of living which encourages them to connect with a spiritual hi... Read More...

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CEO on overcoming addiction and building a multimillion-dollar dating app

13th STEPPING AS A CAREER MOVE? – July 6, 2021 - Hinge didn’t help McLeod find his soulmate — he ultimately married the college girlfriend he was heartbroken over after they reconnected. But the app is n... Read More...

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Healing Begins Within the Family

BOOK REVIEW: ADDICTION IN THE FAMILY – July 10, 2021 - Dr. Louise Stanger is an Ivy League Award winner (2019 Interventionist of the Year from DB Resources in London and McLean Hospital – an affiliate of Harvar... Read More...

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How I Was Welcomed to Rehab

WITH 12 STEPS – JULY 6, 2021 - Ron’s gold track pants make a swishing sound as he walks toward me, his right hand outstretched. Tall and skinny with the impeccable posture my mother would love, he’s prob... Read More...

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Open your doors to alcoholics

LET MY PEOPLE GO...IN – July 9, 2021 - Many venue owners are, simply, refusing to follow the science for the sake of reassuring their skeptical primary audiences. For example, before COVID, a meeting I r... Read More...

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