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New York Times Review: ‘Jacinta’ A Neverending Cycle of Hurt

MOVIES ARE REAL –    Oct. 7, 2021 - Oddly, the pair — scrappy soul sisters more than mother and…

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Doylestown Teacher Lost to Cancer Inspires Sister’s Path to Sobriety

WATCH – SISTERLY LOVE –   Oct 7, 2021 - When Allison Fawcett died 11 years ago this week at…

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Arrow’ Star Colton Haynes Celebrates Three Years of Sobriety

HE’S HIT THE BULLSEYE –    Oct. 6, 2021 - “I used to blame it on my anxiety or depression…

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Treating Addiction: Diversity and Accessibility Is Lacking

WATCH – NO EQUALITY OR FRATERNITY –    Oct. 7, 2021 - “Nobody looked like me. That was another barrier…

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Drug-Free Looks Like Me!

HEROES! JUST FOR ONE DAY...AT A TIME –    Oct. 8, 2021 - Sponsored by Somerset County Drug-Free Communities, Hoover…

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Labor Secretary Marty Walsh On His Recovery As Nation Endures Addiction Crisis

IS POLITICS A RELAPSE? –   Oct. 13, 2021 - During the pandemic, there’s been more stress spurred by job…

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How to Date Someone Who’s Sober Without Making It Thing

LIVE AND LET LIVE –   Oct. 8, 2021 - Let’s get one thing straight: Someone being sober doesn’t automatically…

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Ex-Alcoholic and Eating Disorder Survivor Open Restaurant Together

THEY TASTE SUCCESS EVERY DAY –   Oct. 3, 2021 - Justin traces his story back to his teenage years…

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Is Abstinence the Only Addiction Treatment?

LISTEN – MAYBE, MAYBE NOT –   OCT. 7, 2021 - Dr. Michael Tkach is the chief behavioral health officer…

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With Love, From Your Friend Andrew Zimmern

HE KNOWS SOBRIETY IS VERY TASTY –   Sept. 28, 2021 - Dear Larry, I didn’t always know what I…

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Cost of Membership for Gym is 48 Hours of Sobriety

HOW DO THEY TEST? –   Sept. 29, 2021 - Kaley Jones was never able to envision her life without…

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“Intervention” Alone Couldn’t Stop These Tragic Deaths

SO YOUNG, SO SAD, SO NEEDLESS –    Sept 8, 2021 - Read on for stories of “Intervention” stars who…

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Dancer Corey O’Brien In Powerful Short Film on 9 Years Sober

WATCH – EVERYONE WINS –   Sept 30, 2021 - “Filming ‘Freedom’ was a way for me to be vulnerable…

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Deep Brain Stimulation May Ease Addictions

WATCH – IT BETTER –    Sept. 29, 2021 - Fisher, 36, who lives in West Virginia, is the third…

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Demand for Sober-Living Residences

LISTEN NPR – RECOVERY CAN START ANYWHERE –    Oct. 2, 2021 - Money from opioid settlements will flow into…

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How the Pandemic Led to the Rise of Virtual Rehab

YOUR NEW CONNECTION –   Oct. 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic drove the demand for telehealth in 2020, but experts…

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A Litre of Vodka and Four Bottles of Wine During Lockdown

DEATH AVERTED –    Oct. 2, 2021 - “He said to me ‘I think you have something to tell me.…

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Psych Student Wins Grant To Study Alcoholism Treatments in Marginalized Populations

WE NEED MORE SCHOLARS –    Oct. 1, 2021 - Working with College of Health Sciences professors Nicole Weiss, Sarah…

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Racism Is An Addiction…In The Recovery Industry by Ester Nicholson

IS THERE A 12-STEP PROGRAM FOR THAT? –   Oct. 4, 2021 -  I am a black woman in recovery.…

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Austin-Based ‘CLEAN Cause’ Awards $1.2M in Scholarships

WATCH – DRINK UP, IT’S FOR A CLEAN CAUSE –    Sept. 30, 2021 - Hurt struggled with alcohol and…

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A Helping Hand

THE BROTHERHOOD OF MAN –    2021 - In a soaring chapel space, a men’s choir sings two resounding songs…

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Temple Drug Rehab Centre Accused of Torture

WATCH – NOT ALL THAI REHABS ARE CREATED EQUAL –   Sept. 22, 2021 - Media reported the addicts were…

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Cheryl Burke Says Sharing Sobriety With Fans Has Been ‘Scary’

WATCH – ALL THE RIGHT STEPS –    Sept. 20, 2021 - In the video Burke posted Monday morning, Burke…

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Officer Refused Sobriety Test After Crash Killed Fellow Officer

NO ONE IS IMMUNE –   Sept. 24, 2021 - A witness who called in the crash to authorities said…

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Alcohol Kills More Americans Than Drug Overdoses

LEGALIZE IT! OH, IT IS –   Sept. 24, 2021 - As we observe National Recovery Month throughout September, it’s…

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District Court Judge: Addiction is Disease

BUT IT’S STILL A CRIME? –    Sept. 23, 2021 - She admitted that while serving as prosecutor, then as…

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Heartache of Addiction Leads to Lifetime of Activism

PRISON IS NOT THE ANSWER –   Sept. 24, 2021 - If you have been reading The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for…

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Skate Straight for Those Battling Addiction

WATCH – BALANCE AND GRACE –   Sept. 23, 2021 - At first, he didn’t think anyone would show up,…

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“We Shouldn’t Jail Shoplifters – Victims Should Pay for Thieves’ Rehab Costs” Police Chief

GOTTA LOVE THIS WOMAN –    Sept. 24, 2021 - Miss Jones, who at 27 was the youngest ever magistrate…

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Why I Stayed in Damaging Relationship With an Alcoholic

YOU’RE IN IRELAND? –   Sept. 25, 2021 - When he finally fell right off the wagon and descended into…

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