Treatment centers in Maryland struggle Time to come together – Nov. 8, 2020 - On a summer evening in August, Holt relapsed in Brooklyn Park and contacted Pascal Crisis Stabilization Center in Crownsville for short term help. They picked him up, but ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Film Festival Flix Announces Partnership with Reel Recovery Film Festival Movies delivered to your home – Nov. 5, 2020 – Reel Recovery Film Festival patrons and ticket holders will be able to view feature films with themes like vulnerability, battling within, willingness, and much mo... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionLeonard Buschelnonprofit organizationNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film Festival
Scott Darlow Chats His New Single & Sobriety WATCH – Living the good life – Oct. 28, 2020 - This morning on the show, Triple M’s Pablo chatted to singer and muscian, Scott Darlow, about his new single, sobriety and, how much he loves Christmas trees! H... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Dog Who Saved Me A Tail of Hope – October 2020 - Brayson’s name was meant to sound soft and approachable for fear of the stigma that Pit Bulls have had to contend with in recent years. And he was soft, friendly and loving. At m... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabsuicide
Residents go to court against rehab house Recovery is not against the law! – Oct. 28, 2020 - The house next to them on Oakwood Drive Southwest, which had been a single-family residence, was sold in June and converted into a temporary home for clients ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Michigan’s first public recovery high school opens WATCH – Education Matters! – Oct. 26, 2020 - The school will be on Wellspring’s Farmington Hills campus, but it is open to students from across the state. The 80-acre campus includes a library, computer lab,... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Addiction Symptoms and Treatment for Professional Men Ask for directions already! – Oct. 28, 2020 - The men we treat also struggle with sharing emotions. Asking for help and showing humility and vulnerability is usually associated with sharing emotions. That again... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionMental Healthnonprofit organizationNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Illuminating look at lives in poverty & alcoholism SHUGGIE BAIN – Oct. 31, 2020 - When Hugh “Shuggie” Bain is five years old, his drunk mother Agnes calmly sets fire to the curtains in their room and clings to him as they burn, until his father rushes in to put... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionNov 3 2020RecoveryRehab
Q&A with Chet Hower of Hower Lodge Stick with the Winners! – October 30, 2020 - I feel blessed to live in the age where recovery is possible. It has allowed me to be a Father, Partner, Husband, Grandfather, and a part of the solution! M... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousDrug Abuse and Addictionnonprofit organizationNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Why the pandemic is inspiring many to give up alcohol No one will notice but you – Oct. 25, 2020 - Maritza Chesonis-Worthington, a functional nutritionist & hormone expert, told Salon it used to be hard for her to imagine giving up alcohol — until the pandemi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCoronavirusNov 3 2020RecoveryRehab
Crystal Waltman earns national award for ‘Quitting to Win’ MEDIA: Book Suggestion – Oct. 30, 2020 - “My book was up against hundreds of books from authors throughout the world and I’m truly honored to have won this award,” Waltman said. “I wrote this book as my way to... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietydepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Paige (no last name) Celebrates 2-Years Of Sobriety Wrestling with demons – Oct. 20, 2020 - Paige also mentioned that her brother is celebrating 6-weeks of sobriety. She noted that he seems to have aged backward in the last 2 months. “He is 6 weeks in ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionOctober 27 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
How to Deal with Illness During Addiction Recovery Avoid narcotics – Oct. 19, 2020 - No Time to Self-Medicate Most individuals who were actively abusing drugs or alcohol will have turned to these potentially harmful substances as a means of self-medication, reg... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionlonelinessMental HealthOctober 27 2020RecoveryRehab
Astros legend Jeff Bagwell opens up about alcoholism Swinging – Oct. 21, 2020 - I remember looking in the mirror in the morning, at 7 o’clock in the morning, and saying. ‘What are you doing, man? You’re killing yourself.’ And still could not stop, because for me ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyOctober 27 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Medical worker who reduced viewers to tears in documentary relapsed and seeks money for rehab ‘before I die’ Everyone needs a second chance – Oct. 20, 2020 - ‘I’m struggling and I just hope I can raise the funds to end this ordeal. My love goes out to all of you and I’m sorry to have to ask for help.’ Donations have sinc... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionOctober 27 2020RecoveryRehab
Movie on addiction now streaming on Amazon Prime WATCH – “Right Before Your Eyes” – Oct. 18, 2020 - A local filmmaker’s movie is now available on Amazon Prime. Lebanon County resident David Vincent Bobb directed, wrote, and produced the movie, “Right Before ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOctober 27 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
More complaints file in from former residents of troubled ‘sober homes’ One bad apple? – Oct. 23, 2020 - Shelton pitches himself as a reverend and a therapist. On LinkedIn, he claims several state medical credentials. His name doesn’t show up on a search for any licenses in the st... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOctober 27 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The ‘Sober Mom Squad’ Is An Online Community For Moms Who Don’t Drink Ladies who don’t lunch – Oct. 23, 2020 - When a person is addicted to a substance — whether it is a drug or alcohol — and they get clean, there is a 40-60% chance that they will relapse at least once before th... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCoronavirusOctober 27 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Dr. Bob and Bill W. Speak: AA’s Cofounders Tell Their Stories MEDIA: Book Choice/FREE CD Included – Available now: Recorded conversations to tell the personal stories of AA cofounders Dr. Bob and Bill W. The book and CD reveal the cofounders’ unique contributions to the creatio... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Medianonprofit organizationOctober 27 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Tour the Betty Ford Center with Susan Ford Bales LISTEN – William Moyers and Susan Ford – OCT. 12, 2020 - 0:00:24 William MoyersHere we are, it’s a beautiful day. We’re outside on the campus. What does it feel like for you knowing the history that you hav... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictionnonprofit organizationOctober 27 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Q&A with Executive Joey Carson Stick with the Winners! – October 23, 2020 - Joey Carson is a Transformative leader and change agent with over two decades of broadcast television and digital content production experience. His numerous television cr... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyInterviewOctober 27 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Lena Dunham on “Magical Things” Since Sobriety GIRLS gone mild – Oct. 23, 2020 - The pandemic has brought a whole new layer of anxiety, and also a whole new mode of needing to sit with myself. It’s like hitting a new level in a video game and having to battle dif... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCoronavirusInterviewOctober 27 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
How Sobriety Helped Me Wake the F*ck Up Politically Think Feel Act – Oct. 20, 2020 - Hearing racist and homophobic insults were a standard part of life in Waco. So common that I didn’t think much about it. I, too, even engaged in ignorant dialogue and derogatory slurs... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionOctober 27 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Robert Downey, Jr. Opens up About Heavy Drug Use WATCH – The son also rises! – Oct. 24, 2020 - In a new interview on Netflix’s My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman, the now-sober Iron Man actor recalls being in a “near-coma” at points bef... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionOctober 27 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
From a Simple Idea, to the Longest Recovery Event Come for the Recovery, Stay for the Films – October 21, 2020 - It’s no secret that 2020 pummeled some industries—particularly those where people gather close together—and social distancing rules are almost imp... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionInterviewnonprofit organizationNov 17 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Chasing the News…Sobriety Slam! Episode 3 – Rebels WATCH - Web Series Host: William Cope MoyersEpisode 3: Rebels“Maintaining sobriety through 2020 and beyond”Sober artists discuss the pandemic, creativity and Zoom rooms. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krvJs7s9vd4&a... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCoronavirusOctober 27 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Telemedicine for drug addiction treatment Talk to the screen – Oct. 12, 2020 - Telemedicine has long been seen as a potential remedy, but pre-pandemic adoption rates were low among addiction treatment providers, according to studies by Lori Uscher-Pin... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionOctober 20 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
What You Should Know About Your Sober Friend Compassion and Understanding – Oct. 14, 2020 - Dry January, Sober October, no longer full of shame Thursday. I have been in recovery for three years and nearly three months and haven’t had a drink since that last pin... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCompassionMental HealthOctober 20 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Apparel Co. shares message of gratitude with recovery community WATCH – Paying it forward – Oct. 15, 2020 - As Chris Bilyk pulls a shipping label off the printer he says, “I’m a one man show.” Moments later Bilyk slides a gray t-shirt into a bag and seals the end. “This... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthOctober 20 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
The One Thing Harder Than Getting Sober Challenging – Oct. 10, 2020 - Getting through those months was tough. I came up with every excuse I could think of to go back to drinking. I considered throwing in the towel and resigning myself to a life as a drunk.... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionOctober 20 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab