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Biden’s Drug Czar Shares Vision for Tackling Overdose Crisis

BETTER START SOON! – Feb. 115, 2024 - Gupta: When we look at these types of epidemics across the country, where we find successful examples is where there’s a really good balance of both expanding treatment, a... Read More...

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State Investigating Recovery Company

VIDEO – TAKING ADVANTAGE – Feb. 14, 2024 - After KARE 11 reports about questionable billing, the Human Services Inspector General confirmed an investigation of Kyros and Refocus Recovery. WATCH@KARE11 ... Read More...

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The Addiction Recovery Story We Never Hear

NEW YORK TIMES ESSAY – Feb. 14, 2023 - Twenty women with felony records and a history of drug use are standing on the stage in a crowded auditorium in Tulsa, and the audience is rising in a standing ovation. T... Read More...

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How Does Alcohol Affect the Gut Microbiome?

IMPORTANT – Feb. 5, 2024 - A frothy beer or a glass of wine can enhance a meal and settle the mind. But what does alcohol do to the trillions of microbes living in your gut? As with much of microbiome science, “there... Read More...

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Be Wary of Romance When In Early Recovery

THE GROOVE IS IN THE HEART – Feb. 11, 2024 - There are both risks and benefits to being in a relationship while in recovery. If you are at a crossroads, and unsure what avenue to explore, there are practical tips and... Read More...

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SOBER: What Does It Mean? Anything!

NEW YORK TIMES – Feb. 4, 2024 - Notions of what constitutes sobriety and problematic substance use have grown more flexible in recent years as younger Americans have shunned alcohol in increasing numbers while ... Read More...

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27 People Share Their Rock Bottom Moment of Clarity

LOOK BACK – DON’T GO BACK! – Feb. 8, 2024 - For many people who struggle with alcohol, becoming sober can feel almost impossible. There is hope, though. While attaining sobriety isn’t easy, there are untold ev... Read More...

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Young People Are Drinking Less

UNTIL WHEN? – Feb. 6, 2024 - Young people seem to be getting the message about the dangers of alcohol use. Underage consumption has been decreasing steadily for decades, according to the National Institute on ... Read More...

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Lack of Oversight In Treatment Industry Leads To Corruption

HEALTH-CARE IS WEALTH-CARE – Feb. 7, 2024 - The report highlighted questionable practices at treatment facilities and sober living houses that the state has been investigating for years. They included allegations of ... Read More...

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‘From Rags to Riches’: Musician Talks About Addiction

SINGING A NEW TUNE – Feb. 3, 2024 - In 2020, Johnson told his story about how he initially got started in music: his mother having a keyboard around the house and learning how to play the piano. Over the last four ye... Read More...

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Doing a Play about Recovering from Alcoholism

THE LOST WEEKEND FOUND – Feb. 8, 2024 - As a person who is a recovering alcoholic, I was always looking for this kind of play. I’ve never quite seen a story like this on stage, or read it. I read it furiously i... Read More...

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Mickey Mantle’s Struggles: Alcoholism and Regrets

HOW MUCH BETTER...? – Feb. 10, 2024 - In 1962, Mantle wasn’t exactly a young buck anymore. Before notions like staying hydrated and getting enough sleep, they all must’ve been miserable, and his devastating le... Read More...

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Minnesota Treatment Centers Closing Down

SAD FOR THE LOCALS – Feb. 3, 2024 - Minnesota teens struggling with drugs or alcohol have few options for help after several treatment centers closed last year. Clinics that prescribed opioid addiction medi... Read More...

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Scientology-Linked Rehab Left People’s Minds Shattered

SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE – Feb. 3, 2024 - An unregulated rehab centre linked to the Church of Scientology put mentally ill people through intense psychological drills that allegedly left them “traumatised” and... Read More...

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From Prisoner to Rehab Drug Counselor

VIDEO – FROM ZERO TO HERO – Jan. 26, 2024 - Cocaine addiction, sexual abuse, a robbery conviction and prison time as far away as Kentucky is an incredibly difficult journey to survive. But the story of Kimberly Vil... Read More...

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How Reddit Saved My Sobriety

FASCINATING – Jan. 30, 2024 - When I was about eight or nine months into my sobriety, I had one of the worst days of my life. My problems started at work. I was a recent law school graduate working at a mid-size publ... Read More...

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The Sober Diaries

PERSONAL SOBRIETY – Jan. 30, 2024 - My first drink was a Smirnoff Ice aged 16. I took a pack of four to a party and had a glass of water after each one because I was scared to get drunk. I don’t think I finish... Read More...

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Can a Brain Implant Treat Addiction?

SCIENCE MAY ONE DAY DO SO... – Jan. 31, 2024 - Some experts tout deep brain stimulation as a lifeline for people struggling with opioid use. Others question the hype. Elena Daly was packing for a family vacatio... Read More...

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On Stage: Recovering Alcoholic’s Tough Tale Boldly Told

ON BROADWAY? – Feb. 1, 2024 - It never rains but it pours. Sometimes, however, it doesn’t pour rain. What’s poured instead is scotch, bourbon, rum, and beer. Sean Daniels is the author of this unyielding autob... Read More...

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Best Selling Beer at Whole Foods Doesn’t Contain Alcohol

SLIPPERY SLOPE OR RELAPSE PREVENTION? – Feb. 3, 2024 - When he took out the classified ad that changed everything, Bill Shufelt was desperate. He’d quit his job on the trading desk at one of the world’s richest hedge... Read More...

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From Prague to Vietnam – an Expat’s Sobriety Journey

THE ADVENTURESS – Feb. 2, 2024 - Hailing from California, I was more inclined toward other legal substances to unwind. However, everything changed when my career took an unexpected turn. At the peak of my cele... Read More...

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Celebrities Spearhead Alcohol-Free Brands

ANYTHING FOR A BUCK? – Jan. 31, 2024 - The ‘sober curious’ movement has gained momentum, particularly among younger generations. It’s driven by a growing awareness of alcohol’s effects on health and well-being... Read More...

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My Month in Rehab – Alcohol Was Killing Me

TREATMENTS WORKS – Jan. 23, 2024 - I was sitting on the bathroom floor, sobbing. The room was spinning. It was the heart of lockdown and I wasn’t coping – or, rather, I was attempting to cope by drinking heavi... Read More...

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Giving up Alcohol Made Me Realize the Benefits of Sobriety

HALLELUJAH – Jan. 30, 2024 - So, I decided to give sobriety a chance. I began working with sober women to figure out why I drank in the first place. In turn, I developed an understanding that sobriety is so mu... Read More...

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Josh Eagle Talks About Creativity In Sobriety

AUDIO – GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME – Jan. 23, 2024 - Getting sober, I felt like that I now have the ability to really love as deeply as possible. And that’s myself and that’s others—and not just people in my circl... Read More...

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What Was Your Rock Bottom Moment?

LOOK BACK, DON’T GO BACK – Jan. 27, 2024 - Maybe you woke up in a jail cell after a night of heavy drinking with only the foggiest memory of what you did to get there. Or maybe you drank too much at a friend or famil... Read More...

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Abstinence-Based Treatment Isn’t Dead…Yet

NOT AFTER 89 YEARS – Jan. 26, 2024 - The SUD treatment industry is beginning to move away from an abstinence-only approach to care and towards harm-reduction and medication-assisted treatment approaches. Resea... Read More...

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Hunter Mayhew Dedicated to Helping People Defeat Addiction

DON’T GIVE UP THE FIGHT – Jan. 25, 2024 - Daniel Hand High School graduate Joe Deane lost his life due to fentanyl poisoning in 2018 after numerous attempts to shake his addiction and get his promising future ... Read More...

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Recovery Cafe Helping People Overcome

VIDEO – MORE THAN COFFEE – Jan. 24, 2024 - Accepted. Loved. Worthy. Those are the feelings tied to the mission of the Recovery Cafe. A vision spread around the country to help people battle their inner demons an... Read More...

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Cate Quinn On Rehab, Recovery & Writing

LISTEN TO A PROFESSIONAL – Jan. 24, 2024 - I had checked into rehab, in my own black pit of despair. A bestselling author for almost a decade, I had started my career as a London journalism aged twenty, with just eno... Read More...

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