Backstreet Boy Wants People To Call Him By His Birth Name Hi ALEX – Jan. 22, 2026 - AJ McLean said his sobriety was already secure, he realized he needed to explore the emotional roots of his addictive behaviours and, in doing so, separate his true self from his pop star pe... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Luxury Themed Sober Living Apartments Across the US ANY VACANCIES? – Jan. 6, 2026 - Sober Apartments of America (SAA) today announced the launch of its premium sober living communities, introducing a new standard in recovery housing designed specifically for young pro... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Psychedelics, Sobriety, and Belonging TRIPPING SOBERLY – Jan. 13, 2026 - Historically, it has been a refuge, resistance, and chosen family – spaces where safety, visibility, and connection were possible when they weren’t elsewhere. Substances, for many, ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionPsychedelics
Addiction is Addiction – ‘No One Sets Out To Be An Addict’ VIDEO – REAL CONVERSATION – Jan. 22, 2026 - Emma Metcalfe has spent years recovering from alcoholism but now runs her own charity to help others living with addiction. Read More ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
District Attorney’s Program Graduates Three Ex-Addicts A GOOD MAN – Jan. 21, 2026 - District Attorney Ricky Babin announced in a news release that the individuals have been recognized for their successful completion of the program, which was implemented in 2019 to addres... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Sober Bartender Reinvents Zero‑Proof Cocktails AUDIO – BRAVO! – Jan. 21, 2026 - This week on The Dish, we’re sharing a story that originally aired on Stateside from Michigan Public. Host April Baer sat down with Max Schikora, the bar manager at Echelon Kitchen an... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediasobriety
Nurses’ Fear of Discipline Keeps Them From Seeking Addiction Treatment IRONY – Jan. 22, 2026 - Courtney Robinson credits Greg Gardner, a peer recovery coach with the Georgia Council for Recovery, with helping her decide to get treatment for her alcohol addiction despite her fears ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Social Media Challenge Led Children to Overdose & Hospitalizations VIDEO – CRIMINAL!!! – Jan. 22, 2026 - A mother of one of the children who participated in the so-called “challenge” is sharing her story while warning others about what turned into a scary situation. According to ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
Recovery Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Shift from Incarceration to Treatment AUDIO – IT’S AN ILLNESS NOT A CRIME – Jan. 23, 2026 - “Recovery starts with keeping people alive long enough to get help,” Nelson said. As lawmakers prepare to make those funding decisions, they are also considering ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Woman Breaks Cycle of Addiction Through Faith THROUGH PRAYER and MEDITATION – Jan. 23, 2026 - Buhr said her childhood was shaped by loneliness. In her adolescence, she said she was pulled into methamphetamine addiction by a close family member and also suffered ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Woman Detoxed Alone in B&B A NIGHT TO REMEMBER/FORGET – Jan. 6, 2026 - McGibbon said after disclosing her drug use to health professionals in 2020 she was referred to a community addiction team who “gave me a worksheet and sent me home”, promp... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRehab
Society Has Many Failures in Addiction Treatment HE SHOULD KNOW – Jan. 25, 2026 - By David Stern - Addiction is an overwhelming problem. About 20% of the US population suffers from addiction to drugs/alcohol. Unfortunately, only 10-20% of those are receiving treatm... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Did a Celebrated Researcher Obscure a Baby’s Poisoning? SOUL SACRIFICE – Jan. 26, 2026 - On April 18, 2005, a Canadian woman named Rani Jamieson gave birth to a healthy boy. It was an unremarkable pregnancy but a painful delivery; a doctor had to use surgical scissors to ... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaTrauma
How to Turn Anxiety Into Adventure GOOD QUESTION – 2025 - Recently a friend celebrating a milestone birthday (one signaling that the second half of life was upon her) announced that her new goal was to stop feeling so anxious about everything, and ins... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental Health
Chuck Negron Dead at 83: Three Dog Night Singer Spent Millions on Heroin – Lived 35 Years Sober Before Heart Failure Claimed His Life SAD PASSING – Feb. 3, 2025 - The singer, renowned for his powerful vocals and hits like ‘Joy to the World’, passed away on Monday at his home in Studio City, California, surrounded by family. His publicist confirmed... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Chuck Negron with Three Dog Night – Joy To The World MUSICAL INTERLUDE – FOREVER - Three Dog Night's biggest hit is widely considered to be "Joy to the World," which spent six weeks at #1 in 1971, became the year's top pop single, and remains their signature song, famo... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winner
Vape Flavor Bans Increase Cigarette Sales SMOKIN’ – Jan. 21, 2026 - Ban flavored vapes and expect an increase in cigarette sales: It’s a familiar concept to experts who recognize the two as economic substitutes. Amid battles over access in the United States,... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerDrug Abuse and AddictionnicotineSlidersmokingVaping
American Idol’s Tristan Harper Brings Addiction Awareness To Students VIDEO – “IT HURTS” – Jan. 22, 2026 - Among the speakers was American Idol contestant Tristan Harper who placed fifth on the show in 2024. Harper shared his personal journey and spoke about his own loved ones who have... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietySlider
Inside Nick Reiner’s Life of Privilege, Pills and Pain WITHOUT GRATITUDE – Jan. 24, 2026 - Friends say Reiner bounced constantly between rehab centers and his family’s Los Angeles mansion, where he killed his parents, Rob and Michele. Unemployed at 25, Nick had spent a d... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionRehabSliderTrauma
10 Non-Alcoholic Beer Brands To Avoid and 15 to Buy STAY STOUT – Jan. 25, 2026 - Since the number of non-alcoholic beers has increased so dramatically, Chowhound wanted to see which of these beers were worth trying. I, the sober individual on staff, was charged with s... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaSlidersobriety
Gambling Addiction Rises as 67 Million Americans To Bet on Super Bowl PAYDAY – Feb. 3, 2025 - Craig Johnson, a licensed mental health counselor specializing in gambling addiction, said, “Usually you’re going to see some progression of the process and the person often will start to... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaSliderSuper Bowl
Quote of the Week – Bad Bunny “The hate gets more powerful with more hate. The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love.” – Bad Bunny, b. March 10, 1994 ... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winnerquote of the week
Beyond Belief Sobriety w/Author of HIGH! – Confessions of a Cannabis Addict VIDEO – IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD(S) – June 2022 - Things could have played out very differently for Leonard Lee Buschel. A powerful combo of early-childhood trauma, temperament, a “professional” opportuni... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionInterviewLeonard BuschelRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionLeonard BuschelRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Publisher Turns 27* and is subject of a piece in Shout Out LA A PUFF PIECE ON AN EX-POTHEAD – August 2, 2021 - Occasionally the gang and I would wait at the news stand for the ‘bulldog’ edition, dropped off at 11pm. An early edition of the morning Inky, nickname for the Phila... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionInterviewLeonard BuschelRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Robert Downey Sr., Filmmaker and Provocateur, Is Dead at 85 A MAN OF HIS TIME, A MAN AHEAD OF HIS TIME, A MAN FOR ALL TIME – July 7, 2021 - The film, though probably a financial success by Mr. Downey’s standards, made only about $2.7 million. (By comparison, “Butch Cass... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionLeonard Buschelnonprofit organizationRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Writers In Treatment: Melding Recovery, the Arts, and Information The accident that led to a Film Festival November 12, 2020 - For the past twelve years, Leonard Buschel has been an instrumental force in adding flavor and culture to the recovery community by filling ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyExperience Strength and HopeExperience Strength and Hope AwardsLeonard Buschelnonprofit organizationRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalWriters In Treatment
Leslie Jordan Fan Mail “Who knew when Leonard started his recovery bulletin years ago, how pertinent and necessary it would become in the days of hunkering down from the Covid 19 virus. When one has exhausted all the available online... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyLeonard BuschelRecoveryRecovery Advocate