Alcohol Addiction

Alcohol Addiction

Moe Abbey-Bey, a champion for harm reduction policy, passes away

MAN IN A VAN – May 12, 2021 - The best place to get to know Maurice Abbey-Bey was in the van. Most days, he roamed around the streets of D.C. in a white outreach van belonging to the harm-reduction organization... Read More...

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Iraq veteran with PTSD died after overdose

WAR CRIME IS REDUNDANT – May 14, 2021 - The inquest heard his records showed several occasions between 2017 and 2020 when he went to A&E after either self-harming or reported suicide attempts. Before his deat... Read More...

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HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY – May 16th – Danny Trejo Says He Would Be in Prison or Dead if He Didn’t Get Sober

MIRACLE AND MIRACLE WORKER – May 16, 2021 - Trejo’s children, Gilbert and Danielle Trejo, both got help at CRI-Help when they were struggling with addiction. Gilbert Trejo has nearly seven years clean while his... Read More...

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Q&A with Fay Zenoff, Recovery Strategist/Podcast Host

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – May 13, 2021 - Fay Zenoff holds a MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Business and has a 30 year career in management with experience in a variety of sectors including education, t... Read More...

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Dr. Berger’s “12 Essential Insights for Emotional Sobriety” drops June 3rd

WATCH – DR. BERGER DOES IT AGAIN – May 12, 2021 - 12 Essential Insights for Emotional Sobriety reflects a capstone on the series and is a culmination of five decades of clinical practice, direct recovery experi... Read More...

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Salvation Army Sued for Not Paying Minimum Wage to Addicts

SANTA TOOK ALL THE CASH – May 12, 2021 - According to the Washington Post, the US Department of Labor had reviewed the Salvation Army’s “work therapy” program and determined it was unlawful and ordered the nonp... Read More...

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Women Experience Addiction Differently

HITTING THE GLASS...FLOOR – May 14, 2021 - When it comes to addiction, gender matters. Women often get addicted for different reasons than men, they go into treatment for different reasons, and they get and stay sob... Read More...

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Ex-addict turns dark past into bright future

WATCH – AT ITS EXREME, EVERYTHING TURNS TO ITS OPPOSITE – May 12, 2021 - People become addicted to drugs for many different reasons. For Jeff Blackburn, it happened very young while he was living in a broken ho... Read More...

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Rob Lowe marks 31 years of sobriety

WATCH – HIGH MARKS FOR HAPPINESS – MAY 10, 2021- “Today I have 31 years drug and alcohol free,” he wrote on Monday in honor of the anniversary. “I want to give thanks to everyone walking this path with me, and ... Read More...

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‘MOM’ Series Finale-Recovery at its best

WATCH – A GREAT TV SERIOUS – May 13, 2021 - The series finale of MOM comes to CBS and Paramount+. In “My Kinda People And The Big To-Do” Bonnie gains a new outlook on her sobriety after dealing with difficult news. ... Read More...

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Learn From Brené Brown’s 25 Years of Sobriety

YOU DON’T HAVE TO DRINK TO START OVER – May 14, 2021 - Brené Brown has been sober for 25 years, and took to Facebook recently to talk about what her sobriety has meant to her life. The bestselling author, po... Read More...

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Now Wearables And Apps Can Help You Avoid Relapse

IT WORKS IF YOU WEAR IT – May 13, 2021 - Avoiding addiction relapse is no small feat, however. Relapse is common during recovery, especially when the patient isn’t receiving treatment. One study has shown about a th... Read More...

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Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation to Honor Oregon Attorney General and Stanford Professor

HAPPENING TODAY – May 14, 2021 - Rosenblum, a former federal prosecutor and state judge serving in her third term as attorney general, has prioritized expanding understanding of addiction, treatment and recover... Read More...

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How A.A. Survived an Existential Crisis

SECRET PASSWORDS – May 12, 2021 - The switch from in-person to online at the onset of the pandemic was overnight. “It all happened really quick,” recalls Anne, the group’s elected “overall chair” for 2020. (All... Read More...

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Man Killed By Drunk Driver Just After Leaving AA Meeting

VIDEO – THE MOST TRAGIC IRONY – May 5, 2021 - A Modesto man devoted to living a better life was hit and killed by Brandon Howze, who was allegedly drunk at the time. Friends of Ray Galindo say the tragic irony ... Read More...

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“Mission Stories” directed by newly recovering alcoholic

WATCH – REDEMPTION SONG – May 5, 2021 - “I’d always struggled with the desire to drink—every single day—but had been able to put long stretches of sobriety together. This time was different. I was on the brink ... Read More...

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James Kennedy Is “So F—ing Happy” Without Alcohol

NATURAL HIGH – May 6, 2021 - It’s the feeling of being so thankful for my sobriety. I wake up every day thanking god that I’ve got it. My life has just gotten so much better from quitting drinking. I’m never hu... Read More...

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God’s Storehouse Soup Kitchen expands

WATCH – HUMAN INTEREST STORY – May 7, 2021 - An old store sitting off Old Town Street may not look like much, but one day it’ll be everything the town needs. “We are all together; if you can look around you ... Read More...

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Q&A with Peter Werth, CEO of Recovery T’s n’ Things

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – April 29, 2021 - Peter Werth was born in South La and raised in a poor area of El Monte. My dad was a WW2 POW and when he came to America he carried back a lot of turmoil wi... Read More...

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Sobriety Makes Our Sex Life So Much Hotter

AND NO MORE SUNRISE DESPERATION – May 4, 2021 - What was your sex life like before you got sober? TAWNY: My sex life was very performative. It was for the other person. I had fun and it felt good—don’t... Read More...

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How Addicts Survived COVID

WATCH – CHEERLEADERS FOR SOBRIETY – May 6, 2021 - Max Hyde- 2 days agoAs an opioid addict of 10 years, I survived Covid by finally getting clean. Got some Kratom from a local head shop, used that lightly instea... Read More...

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Rapper, producer create music on addiction, recovery

MUSICAL EXPRESSION – May 7, 2021 - Lerner enrolled in the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami to study hip-hop. But college brought its own pressure, and Lerner began to self-medicate, turnin... Read More...

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A Groundbreaking Groundbreaking – Betty Ford Center’s $30 million expansion

by Ahbra Kaye Yesterday, May 4th, the Addiction/Recovery eBulletin had the opportunity to be part of a groundbreaking, well, groundbreaking. The Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage begins construction of a $3... Read More...

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‘Positive parenting’ can buffer against alcoholism in adulthood

STICK WITH THE WAFERS – April 28, 2021 - “Parents establish norms around drinking in childhood and adolescence and their attitudes and behaviour can influence their offspring’s use. What our study has shown is that ... Read More...

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Addiction Is Not A Moral Failing

LISTEN – ERASING STIGMA WITH ART – April 28, 2021 - VOLKOW: I’m a painter myself. And I was struck by the intensity of his images. HAMILTON: When the scientist and the artist finally met, they found... Read More...

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Treatment center using art to bust addiction stigma

WATCH – SKETCH NOT SKETCHY – April 27, 2021 - The staff at the Walker Center said their focus this month is on spreading awareness and reducing the stigma associated with alcohol addiction. They offer outpatien... Read More...

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Powerful memoir of addiction and hope

MEDIA: BOOK REVIEW – April 30, 2021 - So many of her family members — her parents and her children, a brother and former husbands in particular — were addicted to drugs and alcohol, as she was, and were in and ... Read More...

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‘RHOC’ Star Braunwyn Windham-Burke’s ‘Gift’ of Sobriety

WATCH – REALITY UNWRAPPED – April 29, 2021 - After 2020, like many others, she’s found benefits of slowing down as well. “I now realize that pausing is important, to take a moment to reflect and know that... Read More...

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Kelly Osbourne Opens Up About Relapsing

WATCH – CAN A PICKLE EVER BE A CUCUMBER AGAIN? – April 27, 2021- “I don’t know why my nervous breakdown happened at the end of the lockdown, I made it all the way through, everything was great, and my life was perfe... Read More...

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Q&A with Founder of Healing House in Kansas City, Bobbi Jo Reed

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – May 4, 2021 - Bobbi-Jo Reed is a person in long-term recovery with 25 years of continuous sobriety. She has provided safe, transitional housing for thousands of individuals over the pa... Read More...

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