10 Reasons Why Your Addiction Treatment Efforts Are Failing SO MUCH WORK TO DO – April 2021 - Some people fail to respond to treatments because they have an untreated dual diagnosis. A dual diagnosis is a situation in which a patient has to deal with an untreated proble... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 27 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
A Tribute to Terence Gorski HIS WORK CONTINUES – April 1, 2021 - I benefited from this article as much as any information I received while in treatment. The insight and knowledge I gained has compelled me to pass it on to patients, ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 27 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Teen’s letter about dad’s alcoholism goes viral WATCH – FAMILY LOVE – April 2021 - She continued for three pages, detailing the pain she felt after her parents’ divorce — mostly because of her dad’s addiction — and how her father finally sought rehab after h... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 27 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninternetinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabteenagers
Dedee Pfeiffer Talks Road To Sobriety WATCH – IT TAKES ALL KINDS – April 20, 2021 - Dedee Pfeiffer, best known for her role in the hit ‘90s sitcom “Cybill”, is back on the small-screen after taking a 10-year break to sober up and get her masters in... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 27 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Sober for years she helps addicts through pandemic JUST LIKE MOTHER TERESA – April 22, 2021 - Oh, and the pandemic. She almost did not have time for it, she says. She’s not being cavalier or reckless, Ross says. “I have literally just been so busy,” she said. “... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 27 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Alcoholics Anonymous: CONCERNED ABOUT A DRINKING PROBLEM? AA PROMOTION? – April 21, 2021 - We discovered that we had an illness called alcoholism - often referred to by the medical community as “Alcohol Use Disorder.” We found out that many people suffered from the... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 27 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionCoronavirusRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Wavelengths’ Founder Warren Boyd, Opens Rehab in Hometown Petaluma YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN – April 13, 2021 - One unique addition Boyd brings to his Petaluma location is equine therapy, where clients feed, groom, and ride horses. This therapeutic approach helps build communicati... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 27 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Wake Up and Discover How to Be a Sexual You Without Alcohol THE BEDROOM IS THE PLAYGROUND FOR ADULTS – April 24, 2021 - But from my experience, recovery from alcoholism is an ongoing cycle of Pain-Growth-Slide, no matter what the topic. This means: There’s going to be p... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 27 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionMental HealthRecovery
Jerry Lee Albin, Who Found Sobriety After a Hard Life, Dies, 75 WHAT A LOVE STORY!!! – April 19, 2021 - They divorced in 1952; Mr. Albin’s mother cited “extreme cruelty and gross neglect of duty.” Mr. Albin said his father had once shot his dog to teach a lesson. Jerry Lee le... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 27 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Jack Osbourne celebrates 18 years: ‘It’s life on life’s terms’ STILL NEEDS ALANON – April 22, 2021 - Alongside a screenshot of an app which tracks his sobriety, he wrote: “It’s not that it get easier or harder, It’s just that it’s life on life’s terms. If anyone is trying to ge... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 27 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Cost and value of opiate detoxification treatments IT’S SIMPLE & IT’S COMPLICATED – April 23, 2021 - The difference is still clearly evident when comparisons are made of the full detoxification treatment packages. In our calculations, the costs of a 3-week in-pa... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 27 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery Advocate
New Yorkers ‘Just 4/24’ holiday to ‘celebrate in the name of sobriety’ LITTLE LATE for 2021, but GREAT IDEA! – April 20, 2021 - “Just for 24 is a day to celebrate your recovery and support your friends in recovery by having fun in the name of sobriety,” she added. She said that... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 27 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
One saleswoman’s journey to sobriety and entrepreneurship IMAGINATION – April 19, 2021 - From the outside, she said, she was keeping it all together, but internally, she said she realized she was “not doing so good.” But Taylor, who now considers herself in recover... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 27 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
“Without sobriety, this album or this band wouldn’t exist.” ROYAL BLOOD – April 16, 2021 - “There are people in my life now who have got sober, and now helping fucking crack addicts,” says Kerr. “It’s amazing. Someone reached out to me that way. I feel like I have a res... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 20 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCoronavirusDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerinterventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Non-Profit Trains 50,000 in Addiction Recovery Support HAND TO HAND COMPASSION – April 14, 2021 - HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, New England non-profit, The Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR), has developed an industry-leading training department that has ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 20 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
True Works of Genius: Global Sober Books THE WORLD AT YOUR FINGERTIPS – April 13, 2021 - Peter T. has authored eight books, and very few folks know his full name. Such is a life and a lifestyle shaped by Alcoholics Anonymous. In early 2020, j... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 20 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Pandemic Taught Me I Had A Drinking Problem BOOZY ESSAY – April 15, 2021 - I got bored of so much drinking. One night, I looked down into my half-empty stem glass and sighed, like, “You again?” It became as monotonous as remote learning, and it wasn’t re... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 20 2021CoronavirusinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
19 Celebs Who Struggled With Addiction ACTING NATURALLY – April 13, 2021 - Most people at least know someone who suffers from an addiction, but it’s often not talked about in our culture. In an effort to help break barriers associated with addiction... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 20 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Lena Dunham celebrated three years of sobriety NAKED SOUL – April 12, 2021 - Lena Dunham is ready for mental health to not be considered a secret anymore. The multitalented star revealed on The Drew Barrymore Show that she at first was resistant to seek tre... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 20 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery Advocate
A Higher Power Outage: Zoom Meetings & Spirituality by Christopher Dale WHAT WOULD BILL W. DO? – April 20, 2021 - Undoubtedly, Bill would be impressed with, and grateful for, the technology. But unlike an airborne Washington, for Bill the novelty would soon w... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 20 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Kate Gunn on living sober: “The benefits were extreme and that’s what keeps us going.” LISTEN – SO EASY TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE – April 4, 2021 - Kate has written a book called ‘The Accidental Soberista’ which details the unexpected bliss of an alcohol-free life. Speaking to Alive and Kicking Cla... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 13 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘Portraits of Recovery’ paints a hopeful picture of Native addiction treatment WATCH – IT TAKES A TRIBE – April 5, 2021 - The video, Norris-Barrett explained, shows White describing the traditional nature-based approach he took to recovery at Red Lake Chemical Health. “You see Carl pick t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 13 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
At George Floyd’s Treatment Center, Clients See Racism in Addiction Assumptions ONCE AN ADDICT...? RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE! April 11, 2021 - Attention to the fentanyl and methamphetamine found in Floyd’s system following his death goes beyond the courtroom: Duke University is investigating the... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 13 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Twin’s fitness journey to sobriety inspires business WATCH – SOBER MUSCLE INC. – APRIL 5, 2021 - “I was a good kid. Good grades, I was focused, I was easy going, I was happy,” he recalled to News 3. But it wouldn’t last. Addiction returned to Ashburn’s life in... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 13 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
April is Alcohol Abuse Awareness Month DEMI LOVATO’S MINI-BAR? – April 9, 2021 - “Alcohol and drug use problems can have devastating impacts on individuals, their families and our communities,” says Khan. Efforts in Utah to address the state’s o... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 13 2021August 4 2020interventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Caron Treatment Centers cuts unusual contract with Independence Blue Cross BUSINESS NEWS – April 9, 2021 - IBC would pay the nonprofit, which for about 20 years had not accepted insurance, a single upfront fee for its members and then get out of the way, avoiding the usual policing of... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 13 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Charlie Sheen: “Tigers Blood”, “Winning”, Two and a Half Men & Road To Recovery WATCH – STAYING ALIVE – March 23, 2021 - Charlie shares what it was like growing up the son of a famous actor, Martin Sheen as well as the sibling of Emilio Estévez. When did his loved ones first intervene to h... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 13 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Q&A with Amanda Marino, Co-Founder of Next Level Recovery STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – April 9, 2021 - Amanda Marino is a Certified Intervention Professional (CIP), Certified Recovery and Life Coach, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Alternative Medicine. She is ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 13 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Pandemic drinking is dangerous for women WATCH – A NEW “DAWN” WITHOUT ALCOHOL – April 8, 2021 - Alcohol consumption has increased during the pandemic and it could be putting many women at an increased risk of breast cancer. A growing group of women ar... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 13 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusinterventionMental HealthRecovery
Can 12-Step Groups and Psychedelics Coexist? WHAT WOULD BILL W. DROP? – April 8, 2021 - After years of daily opioid use, Kevin was finally succeeding at his recovery. In 2011, he moved into a halfway house, got a sponsor, and started going to 12-step meetings ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 13 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab