Alcohol Consumption Surged During Covid — and Deaths Followed ALCOHOL IS A DRUG – July 13, 2023 - Mississippi saw a 159 percent increase in alcohol-related deaths, the nation’s biggest leap, along with a 10 percent rise in apparent consumption. In Delaware, consumption increase... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusJuly 18 2023Mental HealthRecoveryTrauma
Three Patients Die Within a Week at Rehab WHAT A SAD WAY TO GO – July 12, 2023 - All three of these cases are suspected of involving some type of drug overdose; however, aspects of the incidents are suspicious, and no conclusions or determinations hav... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 18 2023life expectancyRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Honey Boo Boo’s Dad, Sugar Bear, To Check Into Lamar Odom’s Rehab WHERE IS BAM and DR. DREW? – July 6, 2023 - The former reality star became hooked on pills that he had started taking for his diabetes, according to the report, and he is also suffering from severe depression and anx... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 11 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
How to Go Sober If Your Partner Still Drinks WITH LOVE – July 5, 2023 - Fans had been quick to criticise her, posting comments like, ‘Why not respect your husband’s sobriety?’ Her husband Ben Affleck, 50, has been candid about his struggles with alcoh... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJuly 11 2023RecoveryRehab
Bison and Water Buffalo Help People Battle Addiction LOVE IS LOVE – July 5, 2023 - “I fought the process for the first month until I came out to the farm and got a little more relaxed and could embrace the program … I won’t go back.” James is a father of two ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJuly 11 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Menopause Messed with My Sobriety GROWING AWARENESS – July 5, 2023 - And this is what caused Melissa, my doctor, to wonder out loud: “Hey. Maybe it’s perimenopause?” Hot flashes, the often laughed-at harbinger of menopause, saved me. Sort of. ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 11 2023Recovery
Heather Locklear Lost 40 lbs on Ozempic, Drinking Again? VIDEO – WE’LL SAVE YOUR SEAT – July 5, 2023 - On Wednesday, an anonymous insider told the Daily Mail that Locklear is back on the booze after 20 stints in rehab, saying: “Heather is drinking, The family is very worri... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 11 2023RecoveryRehab
Steve-O: SHOCKING Story Of Childhood Trauma, Addiction, Mocking Death & Craving Attention! VIDEO – FABULOUS FILM – July 6, 2023 - 0:00 Intro03:07 Early context07:54 Your mother addiction17:33 How I got validation23:13 Why stunts?27:23 I always think about death30:05 I always think I’ll los... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 11 2023RecoveryRehabTrauma
20 Thoughts From 20 Years of Sobriety AUDIO – ONE THOUGHT YEAR – July 4, 2023 - I spent five or six days in the hospital and upon being released the most surprising thing happened — most people offered me a drink of wine or a cocktail. Every. Place. I. W... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJuly 11 2023RecoveryRehab
Recovery Program Finally Introduced to Female Inmates IT’S ABOUT TIME – July 8, 2023 - The lesson on this day is on “changing your way of thinking.” For Frances Tufts, one of the addiction counselors who leads the new “Next Steps” program for women at J. Reuben L... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 11 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Profiteering From Addiction Treatment WORKING THE SYSTEM – July 4, 2023 - n three years, Kingsway made millions of dollars off the backs of needy addicts and their heartbroken families. Nicholas DeSimone, Kingsway’s owner, claimed he was not involved in ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 11 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Robert Downey Jr.’s Painful Remarks About His Prison Time MORE THAN ZERO – 2023 - The “Oppenheimer” actor achieved sobriety in 2003 and hasn’t looked back since. His motivation to quit drugs for good came after receiving an ultimatum from his now-wife, producer Susan Downey... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 11 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Bradley Cooper Reflects On 19-Year Sobriety Journey VIDEO – A STAR WAS REBORN – July 7, 2023 - Bradley Cooper played Phil in the famous ‘The Hangover’ trilogy, where the character, along with his friends gets into trouble after planning bachelor parties that involve d... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJuly 11 2023RecoveryRehab
Childless Women 35 and Over Are Binge Drinking More LOOKING FOR LOVE? – June 26, 2023 - In the surveys, the participants listed their parental status, age of first-time parenting, and whether they engaged in binge drinking (consuming four or more drinks in one sitting... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJuly 4 2023RecoveryRehab
‘The 13th Step’ Podcast AUDIO – DO NO HARM – June 25, 2023 - Now for a story from New Hampshire with many twists and turns. Lauren Chooljian is a senior reporter and producer at New Hampshire Public Radio. And early on in the pandemic, she ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 4 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Walmart Sells Children’s Book that Promotes Alcoholism in Parents VIDEO – BUT NOT IN CHILDREN – June 19, 2023 - Ashli told the viewers in the caption of her video that her daughter watched her father battle with substance abuse, and was very upset when she found the book. She pos... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJuly 4 2023Recovery
I Drank to Escape, so to Quit I Saw Sobriety as an Adventure THIS METHOD CAN WORK – June 27, 2023 - He smiled. “Think about quitting drinking as a travel adventure. It will be different and awkward and make you nervous. You’ll have to navigate new social dynamics, conne... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJuly 4 2023RecoveryRehab
Taylor “Machine Gun” Duerr’s Struggles with Recovery in New Documentary VIDEO – STAYING IN THE RING, NO MATTER WHAT – June 25, 2023 - “Addiction affects all members of a community. Stigma is the number one obstacle we face in treating this epidemic. By breaking down the walls of stigma t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 4 2023RecoveryRehab
Can Facebook Predict Addiction Treatment Dropouts? AND SO MUCH LESS – June 24, 2023 - To improve treatment effectiveness, researchers are exploring ways to identify individuals who are more likely to complete treatment successfully and avoid relapse. One avenu... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 4 2023RecoveryRehab
Your Past Doesn’t Define Your Future VIDEO – SOBRIETY LENGTHENS LIFE – June 28, 2023 - West Virginia woman HIGH on Hope on WSAZ TV. WATCH@WSAZ ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 4 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Nonprofit Tackles Substance Abuse and Addiction HELPING HANDS – JUNE 28, 2023 - As Moore recalls, there was little in the way of in-house rehabilitation programs for substance abuse in the state in early 2013, so she was forced to send two of her sons to Io... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 4 2023
Yes. Addiction is a Disease…of Desire! by Michael W. Clune OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES – June 29, 2023 - Addicts are enslaved by what we want. We don’t want what we want. Language must perform contortions to convey the paradox of addiction. The Apostle ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 4 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Russell Brand: Addicts Know The Real Truth VIDEO – HE KNOWS OF WHAT HE SPEAKS – June 29, 2023 - 02:54 Your early context09:05 What would have made you feel more valued?15:19 Do you feel sorry for your younger self?16:44 What direction would you hav... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 4 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
It Takes a Lot of Hard Work to Realize How Stupid Hard Work Is SAM DELANEY – Jan. 19, 2023 - Giving up drink and drugs felt like a big sacrifice at first but, quite quickly, I realised it was the opposite. Sobriety introduced a bunch of brilliant new stuff. Energy, curiosity, fi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 27 2023RecoveryRehab
Sobriety Graduation Court VIDEO – THE ULTIMATE DIPLOMA – June 21, 2023 - Sobriety court graduation held at 55th District Court. WATCH@WILX ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 27 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Former Prodigy Succumbs to Alcoholism BOOK EXCERPT – June 21, 2023 - Raj found himself back in Bangalore after spending the first three years of his post-graduate professional life outside, one each in Kolkata, Chennai, and Dubai. He began to wonder if h... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 27 2023RecoveryRehab
Man Shares Video of The Moment He Decided to Quit Alcohol VIDEO – AND STAYED QUIT – June 24, 2023 - Todd told Newsweek that the start of the video came from a night of drinking in the summer of 2021 that followed from a daytime business networking event where he was repre... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewJune 27 2023RecoveryRehab
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom’s Sobriety Pact DYNAMIC DUO – June 22, 2023 - Katy Perry opened up about what spurred her and Orlando Bloom's sobriety pact and explained why working toward the same goal together makes the experience "easier." READ@INSIDER ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 27 2023RecoveryRehab
Steve-O’s Sobriety Not Affected His Penchant for Stunts A NEW LEADING MAN? – June 22, 2023 - Steve-O is due to embark on a tour of the UK with his new multimedia comedy show, titled The Bucket List, which he says “pushes everything a lot further than Jackass ever d... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 27 2023RecoveryRehab
TikToker Star Going to Rehab! ONE TWEET OVER THE LINE – June 21, 2023 - Andrea said she is going to “fully embrace it and make the best of it” instead of feeling shamed or embarrassed. She went on to say the experience might be “sucky” before ass... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionJune 27 2023RecoveryRehab