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Southwest Airlines Bringing Back Alcohol On Flights

THE FRIENDLY SKIES ARE BACK? – Feb. 4, 2022 - On Southwest, non-alcoholic beverage service will also be expanded on February 16 to include options such as tonic water, Coke Zero and hot chocolate. The beverage... Read More...

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Macklemore Becomes Creative Director Of CLEAN Cause Beverage Brand

DRINK UP – Jan. 25, 2022 - “I chose to align with and endorse a brand that is at the forefront of creating awareness for addiction and actively supporting the recovery community,” Macklemore said in a press re... Read More...

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How We View The Future May Hold Key To Recovery

HORIZON OR CLIFT? – Jan. 29, 2022 - Virginia Tech scientists examined alcohol use disorder recovery in 110 adults who had met criteria for alcohol abuse and dependence in the International Quit and Recovery Reg... Read More...

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From Darkness to Light: Recovering from Addiction

OPEN TO MIRACLES – Jan. 29, 2022 - Ish Shuey is a certified recovery mentor with Transformations Wellness Center, a nonprofit substance use disorder treatment center in Klamath Falls. Her job is to provide per... Read More...

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Phil Collins Alcoholism and Near-Fatal Head Injury

PRAYERS FOR PHIL – Jan. 30, 2022 - Phil, who is father to Emily in Paris star Lily Collins, announced that he was going on tour with his fellow Genesis bandmates last year but many fans are concerned about the... Read More...

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New Treatment for Alcoholism in Monkeys

JUST IN TIME – Feb. 1, 2022 - The FGF21 analogue tested by Flippo and his team was originally developed by Pfizer as a long-lasting version of the original hormone, with the goal of treating diabetes and obesi... Read More...

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Wes Joyce Will Step Into the Ring as He Battles Alcoholism Outside the Ring

MARRIAGE VOWS – Feb. 2, 2022 - Mr Joyce, from Warndon, said: “Last week I admitted to myself that I am an alcoholic and it is about time I do something about it before it’s too late. “I now go to an AA meet... Read More...

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Mothers Protest SF Safe Injection Site

IT’S COMPLICATED – Feb. 4, 2022 - Mothers Against Drug Deaths will protest outside the center at 8 a.m. Saturday to demand that city officials shut down an area of the center where supervised drug use is taking... Read More...

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Can AA Evolve to Include Its Most Marginalized Members?

AUDIO – COLOR BLIND? – Jan. 29, 2022 - Jonathan Bastian talks with Martin about her thoughts and experiences with sobriety and recovery. Martin says that within AA, strict rules prevent a full discussion of “o... Read More...

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“I’m greedy”: Ex-sober Home Operator Remorseless

AND HE’S A CRIMINAL – Jan. 28, 2022 - The $31.3 million operation he ran out of a rundown condominium complex in West Palm Beach and the lab he established to process urine tests from those who lived there was ... Read More...

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Book Excerpt: HIGH Confessions of a Cannabis Addict by Leonard Lee Buschel

HIGH-lights – Jan. 30, 2022 - Once I was back home, selling the hash was no problem, until I was dealing my last quarter ounce to some guys in a friend’s basement in the Kensington and Allegheny neighborhood of Phil... Read More...

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Why the Disease of Alcoholism is Spiritual Bankruptcy

QUESTIONS – Feb. 2, 2022 - My daughter was diagnosed with Leukemia just a couple of years ago. I remember vividly sitting in the hospital room as the doctor came in, sat us down, and begin talking through the d... Read More...

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Braunwyn Windham-Burke Marks 2 Years of Sobriety

VIDEO – CELEBRITY? SOBRIETY – Jan. 30, 2022 - “My first year of sobriety was about not drinking — it was about taking it one day at a time, finding my people, and settling in,” she says. “It was learning how t... Read More...

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Macklemore Shares The Truth About Relapsing

VIDEO – THE FOUNTAIN OF TRUTH – Jan. 25, 2022 - I first took a drink of alcohol when I was 14 years old. I stole it from my parents’ liquor cabinet, which was above the refrigerator. I had one shot and I wonder... Read More...

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Is There a Link Between Narcissism and Addiction?

HERE’S LOOKING AT ME KID – Jan. 28, 2022 - Although there are many types of narcissistic personality disorders, they broadly fall into two groups: vulnerable narcissism and grandiose narcissism. People with ... Read More...

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Acute Alcohol Consumption Increases Risk for Atrial Fibrillation

THE BEAT GOES ON... – Jan. 25, 2022 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say about 12 million people in the US have AF, and that AF contributes to about 158,000 deaths in the US per year. ... Read More...

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Actor Shaun Weiss Marks Sobriety Milestone

NO ONE DUCKS ADDICTION – Jan. 28, 2022 - In the first of three posts marking the milestone moment, Weiss shared a photo of socks printed with writing that read, “Sober AF Two Years.” He thanked his followers f... Read More...

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‘I was a teen alcoholic – it put me in hospital 15 times’

ALIVE AND WELL – Jan. 24, 2022 - A woman who battled alcoholism as a teen has revealed her addiction put her in hospital 15 times before she gave it up for good. Audra Hanson, now 25, was just 16 when she firs... Read More...

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Emotional and Spiritual Components of Sobriety

CHILDLIKE NOT CHILDISH – Jan. 27, 2022 - You can feel and experience your emotions without getting overwhelmed to the point of wanting to suppress them through compulsive means. Being sober also means being rel... Read More...

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What Forgiveness Really Means

STEP 9 ANYONE? – 2022 - “To forgive is to assume a larger identity than the person who was first hurt,” poet and philosopher David Whyte observed as he dove for the deeper meanings of our commonest concepts. B... Read More...

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25 Best Biopics About Musicians

THE KIDS IN BRISTOL ARE SHARP AS A PISTOL – Jan. 27, 2022 - Musical biopics, a subgenre of the biopic, cover the lives of some of the greatest musicians. Whether it is the story of a Beach Boy who struggled un... Read More...

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Lessons From Business Leader With 25 Years of Sobriety

STEPS TO SUCCESS – Jan. 25, 2022 - To me, the 12 steps are about life transformations, not new year’s resolutions. For the first part of this series, I’m focusing on the first six steps. I’ve pulled the steps ... Read More...

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Oregon is 2nd in USA for Addiction and Last in Treatment

VIDEO – END OF THE TRAIL? – Jan. 27, 2022 - “The state decided to promote alcohol consumption in order to generate more revenue when in fact, that was the last thing that should happen during the pandemic,” Mar... Read More...

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Addiction Treatment Market to Surpass $1.2 Billion by 2028

ADDICTION MONEY – Jan. 28, 2022 - Moreover, various government and private organizations are taking initiatives to spread awareness about nicotine de-addiction, which supports addicted person to quit smoking w... Read More...

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The Rise of the “Sunshine State Shuffle”

BY CHRISTOPHER DALE — REVOLVING DOOR OF DEATH – Jan. 25, 2022 - “Rehab facilities have a financial incentive to keep patients in rehab for as long as possible,” said Alan Johnson, Chief Assistant Stat... Read More...

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Sharon Gless: Beating Alcoholism & Finding Calm

BEING ON TV CAN BE HARMFUL TO YOUR HEALTH – Jan. 25, 2022 - From her apartment on Fisher Island, off the coast of Miami, Sharon Gless is happily recounting tales of Cagney & Lacey – the hit Eighties cop sho... Read More...

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Nikki Sixx on Why He Left California for Wyoming

VIDEO – WIDE OPEN SPACES? – Jan. 22, 2022 - The book describes how his father abandoned him early on and his mother was a wild child who dated Richard Pryor. It also explores how he was never allowed to know hi... Read More...

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Why I Opted For Sobriety

BRING ME A BOTTLE YOUR BEST SELTZER – Jan. 28, 2022 - After changing her habits, she wrote her book Mindful Drinking: How Cutting Down Can Change Your Life as a guide to rebooting your relationship with alcoho... Read More...

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Remembering Joe McGarry – An Irishman Who Beat Alcoholism

GET THEE BEHIND ME GUINNESS – Jan. 28, 2022 - He appeared in another documentary shot in the House during the refurbishment called ‘Men of Arlington’, he was also photographed for the ground-breaking novel of e... Read More...

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Give Your Liver a Better Longer Life

AND NOT SO MANY PAIN AU CHOCOLATE – Jan. 16, 2022 - When excessive fat accumulates within the liver due to alcohol, it is known as alcoholic fatty liver disease. However, when the same happens due to excessive... Read More...

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