Wife assaults husband during celebration of her sobriety Unclear on the concept – August 21, 2020 - He said the children were locked in the back bedroom and he went outside where she followed him and hit him some more. When he tried to push her away he said she bit him ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 25 2020CoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionmethRecovery
New film depicts grim side of addiction WATCH – MEDIA: Coming soon... – August 21, 2020 - SNO BABIES depicts the grim realities of addiction and its effects on families. Kristen and Hannah are likeable, college-bound teens - and heroin addicts - hiding the... Read More...Alcohol AddictionAugust 25 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addiction
What Addiction Recovery Can Teach About Coping With COVID? by Sarah Allen Benton How to be human? Humane? – August 19, 2020 - Try not to be overly reliant on people, places, and things to make you feel “OK”Acceptance is the answer to all of our problems (not always agreement)“One ... Read More...Alcohol AddictionAugust 25 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusdepressioninterventionlonelinessMental Health
Q&A with comedian Alonzo Bodden Stick with the Winners! – A regular panel member on NPR’s Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me, Alonzo Bodden has been making audiences around the country laugh for more than 20 years. In his stand-up specia... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 25 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Biopic on Reporter Courtney Friel in the Works Let’s Make a Friel – Aug. 19, 2020 - “Our Inspire division champions stories that uphold the triumph of the human spirit and Courtney’s journey aligns perfectly with this. Her story is both comedic while... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 25 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRecovery Advocate
U.S. states seek $2.2 TRILLION from OxyContin dealers Swiss bank accounts stay hidden? – AUGUST 17, 2020 - The filings cited more than 200,000 deaths in the U.S. tied directly to prescription opioids between 1999 and 2016. In large states such as Califor... Read More...Alcohol AddictionAugust 25 2020Big PharmaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsoxycontinPurdue Pharma
Jessica Simpson marks nearly 3 years sober It takes all kinds – August 21, 2020 - Jessica Simpson is about to celebrate a major milestone: She’s been sober for nearly three years. The singer and author called in to “The Jess Cagle Show” on SiriusXM on Thursda... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 25 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRehab
Evan Felker Talks of Sobriety & Return to Music Music is Magic – August 13, 2020 - Today Rolling Stone shared an excerpt of a new book, “Red Dirt: Roots Music, Born in Oklahoma, Raised in Texas, at Home Anywhere,” that is set to be released on September, 19th. The... Read More...Alcohol AddictionAugust 18 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecovery
Deadly Overdose Spike During Pandemic LISTEN – How much more horrible will it get? – August 13, 2020 - Making matters worse is a separate trend: Street drugs are often more dangerous now because more dealers are lacing products with a deadly synth... Read More...Alcohol AddictionAugust 18 2020CoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdose
Woman kills alcoholic husband in sleep And from India... – August 14, 2020 - Though Kabita found it difficult to find work due to the Covid 19 pandemic, her husband refused to support her and continued to forcibly take money from her for alcohol. Though t... Read More...Alcohol AddictionAugust 18 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediaintervention
James Bransford, who steered himself and many others away from addiction, dies at 89 Obituary – AUGUST 15, 2020 - “The nation lost a hero when John Lewis passed away, and our community lost our own hero when Judge Bransford’s father, Jim Bransford, passed away,” Judge Kevin Burke wrote in an e... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAugust 18 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Twenty years without a drink … then they shut down AA Opinion: Zoom dooms some – August 16, 2020 - When Covid-19 shuttered the world, it also shuttered AA, which is a lifeline for alcoholics like me. I have depended on its meetings in church halls and community centr... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 18 2020CoronavirusMental HealthRecoveryRehabrelapse
Recovering writer’s pandemic cautionary tale WATCH – She’s been there, done that – Aug. 14, 2020 - The Seattle journalist said she missed almost a decade of life when her problem with alcohol grew out of control in 2007. At the height of her addiction, Barnett ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 18 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusRecovery
Cady Groves’ cause of death revealed Alcohol: The deadliest drug of all – August 7, 2020 - Cady Groves was born in Kansas and was living in Nashville when she died. She began her career in 2009 and toured with acts like Good Charlotte, Third Eye ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAugust 18 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
Quote of the Week – Bill W “No personal calamity is so crushing that something true and great can't be made of it” —Bill W. ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 18 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediaquote of the weekRecovery
Coronavirus Crisis Disrupts Treatment for Another Epidemic: Addiction Crazy Times! Drugs Can Kill! – August 2, 2020 - And that has left people who have another potentially deadly disease — addiction — with fewer opportunities for treatment, while threatening to reverse their recovery g... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAugust 11 2020CoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionRecovery
Kurt Angle Celebrates Seven Years Sober Pinning the Demons... – August 5, 2020 - Celebrating 7 years of sobriety today. To all of you who supported me and stood by me, through good and bad, I want to thank you for not giving up on me. Salute! (With a glass... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 11 2020Celebrity SobrietyRecovery
Harry Potter’s Jason Isaacs on his fight against drug addiction Slitherin' out on top – AUGUST 5, 2020 - he actor admitted that he first got drunk at the age of 12. The bartender, whom we then considered a hero, and now I understand that he belongs in prison, secretly brough... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 11 2020Celebrity SobrietyRecovery
AA meetings still going strong during COVID-19 WATCH – Zoom and six feet away... – August 6, 2020 - He says he was at his wits end: in-and-out of jail and loved ones giving up on him. “I got 56 misdemeanors, 7 DUI’s, 6 felonies, and 16 driver’s suspensions. Th... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 11 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusRecoveryRehab
Duo helps people suffering from addiction WATCH – Human interest story – August 5, 2020 - “According to numbers I received from the 911 center, we’ve had 277 911 calls involving overdoses. Last year, for the whole year of 2019, I think we had 360. So ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAugust 11 2020CoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Church conversion into addiction facility as residents protest Doesn’t sound very Christian – August 7, 2020 - “So, to me, I see that there’s clear need in Millville for this type of in-and-out patient addiction recovery service,” Worthington said. “There are people here now who... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 11 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Recovering Alcoholic Loses More Than 56 pounds After 7 Months Sober Not a weight loss program! Good job! – August 8, 2020 - As well as trading in alcohol and soft drinks for water, the painter and decorator also started jogging, beginning with small steps and building up. Seve... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 11 2020Eating Disorderfood addictionRecovery
Q&A with Courtney Friel Stick with the Winners! – August 12, 2020 - Courtney Friel has been a news anchor at KTLA-TV, the number one news station in Los Angeles, since 2013. She also hosts the highly successful podcast “Keepin’ It ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 11 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRecovery Advocate
I was…an alcoholic at 26 It works if you work it – August 8, 2020 - The night of drinking would start respectably enough, but casual getting-to-know-you moments and conversations about schoolwork would devolve as it wore on. Lik... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 11 2020interventionRecoveryRehab
Why are so many people in their twenties choosing sobriety? Higher IQs? – August 8, 2020 - For Darien, a 28-year-old tattoo shop manager, working in hospitality meant that alcohol was an unquestioned part of her daily life. “I was absolutely overloaded with labour and underpa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAugust 11 2020
Woman had taken meth, heroin, PCP prior to crashing, killing two teen girls The only dis-ease that KILLS OTHERS! – August 6, 2020 - According to an eyewitness, Whitaker’s demeanor showed she was “out of it” and appeared under the influence. The arrest report also outlined that the ... Read More...Alcohol AddictionAugust 11 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addictionlife expectancy
The Dynamics of Relapse: Cunning, Baffling and Predictable by Terence Gorski and Spero Alexio Terrence Gorski died July 2. He will be missed! – 2020 - Conducting a Relapse Autopsy is Crucial So, if relapse is a process rather than an event, how does one identify their unique pattern and interrupt it... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAugust 11 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery Advocaterelapse
Broadway Dancer Lost His Dream Job to Alcoholism + Addiction Back on the boards ... soon – JULY 27, 2020 - He slowly began to rebuild, surrounded by family members who didn’t care how many Broadway shows he’d done, and he started teaching dance. Last fall, Leff... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 4 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionRecovery
$1.2 million sobriety pit stop METHod to the madness? – JULY 28, 2020 - For alcohol dependency, medical intervention may be necessary. Detoxing from alcohol is dangerous and may require a trip to the hospital. Opiates may require treatment that in... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAugust 4 2020Drug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsRecovery
Ed Sheeran Recalls Battle with Addiction WATCH – Big star, without the booze – July 28, 2020 - “I’ve had bouts of like everything. I think the lowest I’ve ever been was 2015,” the Grammy winner began. “It was down to bad diet, drinking and then not seeing s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAugust 4 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecovery