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Q&A with Chris Herren, Founder of Herren Wellness

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – January 20, 2021 - An extraordinary basketball player, Chris Herren was a celebrated star in his native Fall River, MA before graduating high school. He went on to play at Boston Colle... Read More...

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Using Analytics to Attack Addiction

NUMBERS CAN’T LIE – Jan. 19, 2021 - The students designed an approach grounded in finding “unobvious and of interest” information. First, they determined what defined a “typical” patient at Hazelden Betty Ford—... Read More...

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Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford on Showtime

THE FIRST LADY OF REHABS – Jan. 21, 2021 - Set in the White House, the political drama is a look at America through the eyes of various first ladies. Season 1 will focus on Eleanor Roosevelt and Michelle Obama... Read More...

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Bill, Lois and Bernie

WINNING CAPTION BY DEAN H. - “LOST WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S” – Thank you to our winner, Dean H. who receives a $100.00 Global-Sober book for best caption. Contest ended Sunday at 6pm PT. Book courtesy of the Addiction Rec... Read More...

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Experts Say Why Pandemic is Causing More Relapse and Overdose

WATCH – Despair and Addiction – Jan. 8, 2021 - “She was staying with a mutual friend.” It’s still very fresh in Danielle Owen’s mind as she recounts a tragic story of personal loss. Owen says her friend’s husb... Read More...

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Alcoholics Anonymous Co-founder Had Mayo Roots

She was like nun other – Jan. 9, 2021 - That patient would be the first of millions to participate in the 20-step programme of recovery, the beginning of Alcoholic Anonymous (AA), which she founded with Dr. Bob... Read More...

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Study Finds One Small Drink Daily Raises Risk of Atrial Fibrillation

Is it worth it? – Jan. 13, 2021 - “Many people have palpitations and dizziness, but one of the bad things about atrial fibrillation is that it’s asymptomatic and can lead to other problems such as stroke. In m... Read More...

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“Free Yourself From Yourself” Book Offers Strategic Approach to Addiction Recovery

Good book – Jan. 13, 2021 - Stewart is no outsider when it comes to addiction and recovery. At the age of forty, he found himself homeless and hopeless. With only a few possessions and dollars to his name, addi... Read More...

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Author Shares Stories of Addiction in New Book

No one is too small to grow – Jan. 13, 2021 - So, do the same for a human being,” she said. In December, Kőrösi self-published “Our Society: Addiction and More Uncovered.” The book culminates months o... Read More...

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I Thought of Relapsing When Rioters Stormed The Capitol. Then an Amazing Thing Happened.

A New Dawn Coming – Jan. 13, 2021 - Feeling means knowing deep down that these were the heinous acts of truly free people ― people who operated without fear of consequence. And feeling meant acknowledging that I, an... Read More...

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Therapist Puts New Face on Alcoholism

Not Without Blemishes – Jan. 13, 2021 - “Since the onset of COVID, alcohol use skyrocketed as a coping mechanism. Everyone’s looking for relief. People drink for relaxation, to calm nerves, to sleep, as a ritual, t... Read More...

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Wil Wheaton Celebrates 5 Years of Sobriety with Reflective, Emotional Post

Where there’s a Wil, there’s a way – Jan. 12, 2021 - Wheaton also mentioned interacting with his wife Anne before passing out from consuming too much alcohol. He woke up the next day and asked his friend Talking Dea... Read More...

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Sober Stars Step Into Spotlight Amid “Dry January” Focus

Abstinence Becomes Them – Jan. 13, 2021 - Helping smack down that notion is Danny Trejo who, at 52 years sober, recently filmed a PSA on behalf of CRI-Help, an L.A.-based nonprofit treatment center. The spot finds ... Read More...

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Rob Lowe Reflects On Sobriety: ‘You Have To Want To Do It’

WATCH – Getting More Out of Life – Jan. 17, 2021 - Rob Lowe is Willie Geist’s virtual guest on this weekend’s “Sunday Sitdown” for “Today”, and he reflected on the wildness of his younger years — and how they u... Read More...

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Excessive Drinking During Covid Hits Women Harder

LISTEN – Women Suffer More – January 14, 2021 - From the earliest days of the pandemic, social media has been flooded with jokes and memes about turning to alcohol to cope. But 10 months later, many are reevaluat... Read More...

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New Law Requires Faster Treatment for Addiction

WATCH – Not fast enough – Jan. 1, 2021 - “You’re talking about really sick people with a chronic progressive life-threatening brain disease who are presenting for care, they’re going to be admitted into care. And th... Read More...

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Étienne Boulay Celebrates 4 Years

Safe in the end zone – Jan. 7, 2021 - Étienne Boulay revealed this Wednesday on social networks that he has been sober for 4 years now. 4 years ago to the day, I escaped it for the thousandth time. I had tried ... Read More...

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County Offering Treatment to Inmates Dealing with Addiction

WATCH – What a good idea – Jan. 6, 2021 - Cumberland County Jail has now hired Medication Assisted Treatment Re-Entry Coordinator Jessica Verdajo, who will work to add more accessibility to medical treatment fo... Read More...

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Alcohol Monitoring Devices Work

Careful with your mouthwash – Dec. 2020 - The OMNI Institute served as the research partner and provided support with data collection, analysis, and reporting. OMNI is a non-profit research and evaluation consu... Read More...

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‘Wonder Woman’ Lynda Carter In Recovery 23 years

One super power at a time – Jan. 7, 2021 - According to the outlet, there is a history of alcoholism in the actress’ family. And during the time Carter began drinking, she was unhappily married to her first hus... Read More...

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The Road to This Wedding Was Paved With Theft, Lies, Tears

Sobriety sometimes leads to marriage – Jan. 8, 2021 - The lessons from the love story of Irene Sibaja and Hal Karp are many, but here are some of the more obvious: The old dating adage “right person, wrong tim... Read More...

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Q&A with Jeannie Rabb-Marshall, publisher of Keys to Recovery

Stick with the Winners! – January 5, 2021 - Many of you will remember Jeannie from the Steps for Recovery newspaper, where she worked until 2008 with business partner and good friend Jason Levin, who passed awa... Read More...

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Biggest Danger Sign You’re Drinking Too Much

You’re reading this article – Jan. 9, 2021 - “If your pattern of drinking results in repeated significant distress and problems functioning in your daily life, you likely have alcohol use disorder,” their heal... Read More...

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Men Find Community, Self-worth at Recovery Farm

Planting Esteem Seeds – Jan. 9, 2021 - He lost his job and, over the summer, his ex-fiancé beat him up, putting him in the hospital with a broken arm, a fractured foot and a gash across the bridge of his nose.&... Read More...

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Mum Shares 10-Step Guide to Sobriety

No boozeyness anymore – Jan. 5, 2021 - Justine quit alcohol when she was 40 years old after she spent most of her thirties ‘medicated from alcohol 24/7’. ‘The single turning point was my nine-year-old daught... Read More...

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Juggling My Children, Their Alcoholic Sitter and My Own Sobriety

All in a days daze – Jan. 8, 2021 - But the struggle doesn’t end with the physical. It’s mental. The misery of protracted withdrawal — dysphoria, depression, irritability — can drag on for weeks. Twelve-step p... Read More...

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Memoir Reflects on Prison, Addiction

LISTEN – Yourself, destiny, fate, dreams, public defender – Jan. 4, 2021 - In describing his memoir, “The Five People You’ll Meet in Prison,” author Brandon Stickney offers a hard look at New York’s prison system a... Read More...

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‘Mr. Sobriety’: Robert Cote remembered

We can, he did – Dec. 27, 2020 - He also created the Addiction Counselor Education Program at Westfield State University (then Westfield State College) and served as the director for 25 years (an extension of t... Read More...

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Journalist Terry DeMio Covers the Battle Against Addiction

All original writing – Dec. 30. 2020 - Why journalism matters. Journalism is living history that tells truths we might never learn otherwise. It quickly informs people, and the rapid publication of journalism ... Read More...

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Adrian Ray Evans Pens Fourth Book on Alcoholism

He Can’t Stop – Jan. 1, 2021 - “We can’t meet now because of COVID,” Evans said. “But when we can meet, I’m there.” He said, “I was 50 when I quit drinking. It was a very serious problem for me for the last 14 t... Read More...

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