Reflections On a Life of Drinking ...“MY SECOND LIVER TRANSPLANT” – May 5, 2023 - Jaundice turns your skin yellow. Also the whites of your eyes. Swollen ankles and midriff fluid – edema and ascites, I would learn to call them – are other outwar... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewMay 16 2023RecoveryRehab
Tom Holland Reveals Struggle With Sobriety and Healthy Mental Health THE MYTH OF NORMAL – May 10, 2023 - “I’m no stranger to the physical aspects of the job doing the whole action-movie thing,” Holland said. “But the mental aspect, it really beat me up and it took a long time f... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMay 16 2023Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
Police Find Remains of Beau Mann, Sober Grid App Founder, Missing Since Nov. 2021 HORRIBLE DISCOVERY – May 9, 2023 - The remains of a Los Angeles tech CEO who has been missing for more than a year were found in Santa Monica. Beau Mann, who was last seen a few days after Thanksgiv... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetMay 16 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Documenting Sobriety Can Restore Relationships 100% PROOF – May 1, 2023 - By sharing the moving stories of Soberlink clients who have successfully rebuilt their lives and relationships, the “Proof is Powerful” initiative brings attention to the significance of t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 9 2023RecoveryRehab
Teenagers Devise Alexa Skill For Those Struggling With Alcohol Addiction TECH TO THE RESCUE – May 2, 2023 - After starting to code at the age of nine, Eleora proposed an Alexa skillcalled ‘Sober Tracker’ to help those struggling with alcohol addiction and substance abuse after being inspi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetinterventionMay 9 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
I used to drink heavily and got sick all the time. I got sober last year and haven’t gotten sick once. SHE’S NOT THE ONLY ONE – May 2, 2023 - Instead, for me, the social implications of quitting alcohol proved most difficult. I had always leaned on alcohol as a crutch for my social anxiety, so I avoided large social g... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewMay 9 2023RecoveryRehab
Meditating On The Road To Recovery FROM CHEAP DIVE, DEEP DIVE – May 4, 2023 - He found that “it was a really difficult thing to find people to connect with in recovery and sobriety in Northwest Ohio. I was always just a little bit different … There wa... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewMay 9 2023Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
Can Cannabis Aid Addiction Recovery? GOD, GRANT ME THE IRONY... – May 4, 2023 - When I decided to quit drinking alcohol because it was spiraling my life out of control, weed was never something I had questioned to quit as well,” Katie shared, “Alc... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionmarijuanaMay 9 2023potRecoveryRehabsmoking
People With Anxiety and Mood Disorders More Likely To Become Problem Drinkers NOT IF THEY SMOKE POT – May 3, 2023 - “Our findings show that on a drink-for-drink basis, those with anxiety and depression experience more symptoms related to alcohol use disorder. If addiction were a competition, t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressioninterventionMay 9 2023Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
Post-Acute Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: Is It Real? REHAB INDUSTRY CONSPIRACY? – May 4, 2023 - The idea of it was introduced by Terence Gorski and Merlene Miller in their 1982 book Counseling for Relapse Prevention, and they expanded upon it in Staying Sober: A ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousMay 9 2023RecoveryRehab
Ellsworth Acres Helps Women Recovering Through Agriculture GROWING NEW LIVES – May 5, 2023 - Erin Helms started Ellsworth Acres when she noticed that addiction recovery services did not address the person as a whole. She was working as a counselor at a treatment center in Oh... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 9 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Drinking While Working at Home NAPPING ANYTIME – May 5, 2023 - Remote work, for some people, is accompanied by a substantial increase in alcohol consumption. During the COVID pandemic, more than a third of Americans reported consuming more alcohol... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMay 9 2023RecoveryRehab
Sobering Facts—Doctors Talk Addiction FRIGHTENING – May 2, 2023 - The leading medical professionals discussed treatment, including medication and long-term recovery with members of the Kittitas County recovery community and others looking for clari... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 9 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
16 Celebs Who Opened Up About Getting Sober MODERN ROLE MODELS – May 5, 2023 - Though some, like Ben Affleck and Demi Lovato, experienced highly publicized setbacks, their slip-ups haven’t stopped them from resiliently pursuing sobriety. Others faced add... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMay 9 2023RecoveryRehab
Nun Remembered as “Angel of Alcoholics Anonymous” A REAL HIGHER POWER – March 4, 2023 - At the time, alcoholism was not treated as a medical condition. The patient had been brought to her by Dr. Bob Smith, a co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous who was working at S... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionMay 9 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Not Treating Addicts in Criminal Justice Settings Violates 4 Ethical Principles THE AMERICAN WAY? – May 4, 2023 - Unfortunately, our medical system in the United States is violating all four of those principles by not routinely treating substance use disorders in the criminal justice syste... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 9 2023RecoveryRehab
FILM: Swimming To Sobriety ONE MILE AT A TIME – May 4, 2023 - Tuff, 42, despite spending his summers on a 10-square-mile island, never really learned how to swim until he quit drinking at 32 years old when his sponsor suggested he try co... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 9 2023RecoveryRehab
JetBlue First Major Airline to Serve Non-Alcoholic Beer LESS TURBULENCE – May 5, 2023 - The Financial Times ranked Athletic Brewing as the fourth fastest-growing company in the country in 2021, and by 2022, the company had made it onto Time’s list of the 100 Most Influent... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 9 2023RecoveryRecovery Advocate
What Is “Sobersplaining”? LET ME TELL YOU... – May 5, 2023 - Two types of sobersplainers John Stuart Mill, in On Liberty(1859), observes that it is part of human nature for each of us to assume we are right about the goodness or rightne... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 9 2023RecoveryRehab
‘Be careful what you wish for!’ Matthew Perry on the Dark Side of Fame and Addiction A FRIEND of BILL’S – April 22, 2023 - Matthew Perry “never realised” that there was a dark side to fame. The 53-year-old actor became a household name when he was cast in the NBC sitcom ‘Friends’ alongside Jennife... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMay 2 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Mickey Mantle’s Regrets a Lesson On Alcoholism AUDIO – HOW MUCH GREATER? – April 28, 2023 - The New York Yankees superstar center fielder and first-ballot Hall of Fame inductee recounted his life as an alcoholic with brutal candor. Mantle admitted that because of... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 2 2023RecoveryRehab
Alexander Ludwig Celebrates 5 Years Sober VIDEO – CREDITS HIS WIFE – April 24, 2023 - The “Hunger Games” star — who affectionately noted his sobriety anniversary fell on the same day he went on his first date with Lauren three years ago — said that it was “s... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMay 2 2023RecoveryRehab
AA Committed To Those Who Need It Most ON EVERY CONTINENT – April 22, 2023 - AA is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organisation or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy and neither endorses nor opposes any causes.... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 2 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘Until the Ribbon Breaks’ Celebrates His Sobriety With New Single VIDEO – TAKE A LISTEN/WATCH – April 26, 2023 - “During the decade that I was making music, I hadn’t realized the toll it took on me, emotionally and physically,” he says in a press release. “I started questioning why... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMay 2 2023RecoveryRehab
Melanie Lynskey: I feel grateful to have found my husband LOVE HEALS ALL, SOMETIMES – April 29, 2023 - Recalling the early days of their relationship, Melanie told The Independent: “Things were crazy for a while. It got a lot easier when my husband got sober, which I’... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewMay 2 2023RecoveryRehab
Newlywed Buzz Aldrin HOME PLANET A-OK– April 26, 2023 - The couple started spending more time together in Los Angeles in early 2018. “When you connect at a soulmate level, you naturally talk about marriage,” explains Faur. We... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyExperience Strength and HopeExperience Strength and Hope AwardsInterviewMay 2 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Michelle Heaton Marks Two Years Sober “As long as I continue to do my meetings.” – April 27, 2023 - #tbt 2 years ago today I arrived on the steps of the @priorygroup... Bewildered, confused, sad, sick and very frightened. That day I took my last drink... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewMay 2 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Cheyenne Jackson: ‘After Nearly a Decade, I Fell Off the Wagon’ GET BACK UP – April 24, 2023 - One of the stars of Fox’s Call Me Kat is getting candid about his sobriety struggles, hoping his story may be able to help someone navigating a similar situation. “Vulnerable i... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewMay 2 2023RecoveryRehabrelapse
Belladonna and History of Towns Hospital in New York THE VISIONARY GETS HELP – April 15, 2023 - It was founded by Charles B. Towns, who was an insurance salesman from Georgia. Towns was a very successful, high-pressure insurance salesman. He had an eighth-grade e... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMay 2 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Can Surgical Chip End Alcoholism? NEWCOMER CHIP? – April 26, 2023 - For several months, the Naltrexone chip is supposed to help people remove their alcohol cravings. Let’s take a closer look. As part of a clinical trial directed by Hao Wei, ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMay 2 2023RecoveryRehab