April 14 2020

Psychiatrists Count on Teletherapy to Reach Isolated Patients

Face to FaceTime Therapy –  April 9, 2020 - There are now also even fewer in-person treatment options for some…

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America’s having nervous breakdown. Can telemedicine fix it?

It Will Take More Than That –  April 9, 2020 - For therapists, there’s an added challenge of building trust…

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I’m Struggling to Stay Sober. AA Zoom Meetings Are Keeping Me Afloat

Better Than Nothing! –  April 5, 2020 - The grace of being saved that night was too precious to squander…

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Trey Anastasio Shares New Song

Phishing for Answers –  April 6, 2020 - "Are You There Colleen?” is the 10th new song shared by Trey…

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Our Health Is in Danger. Wellness Wants to Fill the Void. Can it?

Very Disturbing READ –  April 6, 2020 - The caption is riveting. Bacon has assembled a menagerie of emoji —…

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Dear Abby: Friendship with alcoholic causes guilt, sorrow

Ab-alon? –  April 5, 2020 - Dear Enabler: I have two suggestions for you, and I hope you will avail…

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Joe Wicks opens up about father’s battles with drug addiction

Like father, like son – not always... –  April 6, 2020 - “Because of my dad’s addiction, and the damage…

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Jada Pinkett Smith’s Mom Says Self-Quarantine Inspired Her to Reconnect With Sobriety Groups

Connection Cures Cravings? –  April 7, 2020 - “I celebrated 29 years [sober] in December, so I’m in my 30th…

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Struggling With Addiction During COVID-19? You’re Not Alone

It only feels that way –  April 8, 2020 -  Substance use is going to skyrocket during this pandemic. During…

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For Some, Sobriety Is Easier in Quarantine

Very...some –  April 8, 2020 - More than 90 days later, Lombardi is still abstaining. But she was surprised by…

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The Digital Burnout Was Coming. The Pandemic Is Expediting It

Fresh Air? –  April 10, 2020 -  A Love Story, out now, chronicles author Casey Schwartz’s lifelong obsession with humanity’s…

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Ex-Vikings DE Everson Griffen Lived in Sober House

Always room for one more –  APRIL 10, 2020 - In late September 2018, the Vikings ordered Griffen to undergo…

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Cowboys’ Aldon Smith on substance-abuse: ‘I was in really dark place,’ slept under cars

Seeing the light of recovery –  April 9, 2020 - “I would say 2018 was a tough year,” Smith told…

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‘Tiger King’ opens up about struggle with drug addiction

No, you’re kidding? –  April 10, 2020 - Finlay left the relationship and the zoo behind and is now engaged…

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Treating addiction during the pandemic

Recommendations –  Apr 10, 2020  -  In-person meetings are not just a means to find social connections, they provide accountability.…

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Bank Employees Call 911 While Robbery Suspect Pauses for Alcoholic Drink

Probably for nerves – April 12, 2020 - Officers subsequently arrived and arrested Gutierrez without incident. He was booked into…

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Any smoke inhalation is COVID-19 risk

Quitting Time? –  April 10, 2020  -You’re already making your body fight off foreign particles before it even has to…

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Lena Dunham celebrates two years of sobriety

Girls! Gone Not So Wild –  April 10, 2020 - The 33-year-old writer and actress posted a carefree and fresh-faced…

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Telehealth for addiction during pandemic

Dr. Watson, Come Here, I want you –  April 11, 2020 - The rules were revised in order to promote…

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Addiction treatment center adapts to social distancing amid pandemic

Census 100% –  April 10, 2020   - “We were getting more and more recoveries,” Beste said. “Initially when social…

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Charity compares homosexuality to drug addiction

Not Satire –  April 10, 2020 - Last week, the Christian charity Samaritan’s Purse opened at tent hospital in Central…

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Who’s Drinking While Working From Home

Everyone working from home? –  April 9, 2020 - If you find yourself or anyone in your household reaching for…

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Ex-Yankees, Mets star Darryl Strawberry’s powerful call for sobriety during coronavirus pandemic

Advice from a Slugger... –  April 6, 2020 - The slugger-turned-St. Louis pastor shared a message for those struggling to…

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Courtney Friel on Life as Party Girl, Recovery, and Sobriety

What a Pro! –  April 6, 2020 - One night, I had to edit my story back at the station,…

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Incredible Human Damage From OxyContin Dealers Continues to Be Revealed

Dead bodies in all 50 states –  April 13, 2020 - A National Bureau of Economic Research working paper published…

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Falling Down Mountain of Meth – A True Story

A Woman’s Tale –  April 2, 2020 - I instantly felt a rush of energy and … happiness. From then…

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America’s new opioid shortage

No Plan for pandemic –  April 10, 2020 - While the pandemic is unprecedented, such shortages are not. Health experts…

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Chynna Rogers, Philadelphia rapper, dies of overdose at 25

Hard Drugs Down a Dead End Street –  April 11, 2020 - The Philadelphia native signed with the agency Ford…

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Quote of the Week – Barry Gibb

“If you give a little more then you're asking for your love will turn the key.” —Barry Gibb

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Log Cabin! Historic AA site saved

GOOD NEWS on Robertson Blvd. –  April 8, 2020 - According to a WeHo City press release, an agreement was…

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