Recovering Alcoholics Tackling Crime and Anti-social Behavior GIVING BACK – Feb. 4, 2025 - The project is being funded by Liverpool City Council and Merseyside Police. The staff, residents and those who have moved on and graduated from the unique recovery centre, will hos... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Schizophrenia Cases Triple Due to Heavy Cannabis Use WEEDS IN THE WIRING – Feb. 4, 2025 - Experts say the new study, which looked at more than 13.5 million medical records of all individuals aged 14 to 65 between 2006 and 2022, adds to growing evidence that heavy... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionmarijuanaMental Healthpotweed
Jamie Lee Curtis Celebrates Sober Life SCREAM YES – Feb. 3, 2025 - “26 years ago today I walked into my first recovery meeting. Since then, my life has completely changed,” she shared in the caption. “I have made beautiful, beautiful, friendships an... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietysobriety
Celebrity Endorsements for Scientology’s Rehab are Back! STILL CRUISING – Feb. 4, 2025 - Back in the day, Kirstie Alley was a big supporter, and she was known for her donations to Scientology’s drug rehab network, saying that it had helped her with a cocaine addiction when... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Two Reasons for Suing Summit Malibu ACCOUNTABILITY – Feb. 6, 2025 - Emily Willis’ family is suing a rehabilitation centre after the former OnlyFans star suffered from a cardiac arrest, which left her without a heartbeat for more than 30 minutes. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Overbilling & Kickbacks. State Accuses Nonprofit NUWAY VIDEO – GUILTY? – Jan. 30, 2025 - A KARE 11 investigation exposes tens of millions of dollars in questionable Medicaid billing, kickback allegations and executive enrichment. CONTINUE@YouTube https://www.yout... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionRehab
Addicted: How the World Got Hooked HAPPY PILLS – Feb. 3, 2025 - Having spent most of my career researching the human toll of drug use at almost every stage of the supply and consumption chain, I believe a complete shift in the way we think about... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
Pregnant Addict Turns Her Life Around VIDEO – BABIES MATTER – Feb. 4, 2025 - Thirty-year-old Lydia Kareha knows what it’s like to hit rock bottom. “My decisions led me down a really rough path,” Kareha said. “I had a lot of felonies. I thought I was g... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehab
Gambling Clinic Ready for Destructive Super Bowl Betting ALL BETS ARE OFF – Feb. 3, 2025 - Dr. Meredith Ginley is the director of the gambling clinic at ETSU and said that this time of year, they see an increase in gambling addiction cases. “Seeing all the advertising, fo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGamingSuper Bowl
The Art of Aging by Louise Stanger YOUNG AT HEART – December 8, 2024 - Rancho Santa Fe author Dr. Louise Stanger has released her fourth book, “Reflections on Aging from the Sunset Marquis,” which she hopes to be an inspirational guide to embracing th... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionlife expectancyMental Health
My Sober Son Behaves Like a Pompous Jerk DEAR ABBY – Feb. 4, 2025 - DEAR ABBY: My youngest son, age 27, has been clean and sober for two years, having survived the horrible addiction of fentanyl. I helped nurse him back to health. It wasn’t easy, but ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediafentanylRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Treatment for Binge Eating Disorder Shows Mixed Results NO BUFFETS – Feb. 3, 2025 - The study explores the subjective experiences of individuals with binge eating disorder and prescribed lisdexamfetamine. Although many taking the medication reported reduced binge episodes... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaEating Disorderfood addiction
Boy Dies After $500 Price Rise for Advair Asthma Inhaler GREED KILLS – Feb. 5, 2025 - A couple is suing Walgreens and a pharmacy benefits management company, alleging that their son died because he couldn’t afford a sudden $500 spike in his asthma medication. Shanon ... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaTrauma
Public Enemy – Fight The Power VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 11,974,721 views since Jul 2, 2020 - “Fight the Power” served as the theme for Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing and is featured on Public Enemy’s 1990 album Fear of a Black Planet. Gotta gi... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winner
Noah Centineo Details Sobriety Journey VIDEO ONLY – SO MATURE NOW – Feb. 6, 2025 - After Doing “A Lot of Drugs” The ‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’ alum gets candid in a new interview with the ‘Chicks in the Office’ podcast, detailing how his drug and... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
High-Achieving Men Get Free From Addiction VIDEO ONLY – ARE WE NOT MEN? – Feb. 6, 2025 - To learn more about Soberman’s Estate, including their discreet location, services and various treatment options, go to SobermansEstate.com or call 480-400-0677. CONT... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Rascal Flatts: ‘Proud’ Of Joe Don’s Sobriety TOGETHER AGAIN – Feb. 7, 2025 - After taking a four-year break, Rascal Flatts are getting ready to hit the stage again. Their return comes as guitarist Joe Don Rooney reaches three years of sobriety this September 20... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: Cocaine ‘no worse than whisky’ NO BETTER – Feb. 6, 2024 - Colombia is the world’s biggest cocaine producer and exporter, mainly to the United States and Europe, and has spent decades fighting against drug trafficking. “If you want peace, you have ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionSlider
Processed Foods Major Health Risk to Kids VIDEO – HARD TO SWALLOW – Feb. 3, 2025 - Childhood obesity has tripled since the 1970s, with one in five children overweight or obese! Experts attribute this trend to the prevalence of ultra-processed foods ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictionSlider
Addict Gets Prison for OD Deaths of Two Sisters HELL ON EARTH – Feb. 4, 2025 - Prosecutors called Anthony Del Valle an “enemy of the public,” a man so greedy that he preyed on and poisoned two disabled, drug-addicted women who considered him a friend. His la... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancyOverdoseSliderTrauma
Former NFL QB Ryan Leaf on Overcoming Addiction VIDEO – TEAM WORK – Feb. 3, 2025 - Ryan Leaf is an NFL analyst with the Bleav audio and video network and host of Last Mile Radio on Sirius XM. He was originally the second overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft by the S... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateSliderSuper Bowl
Quote of the Week – Tom Robbins “As a child, I was an imaginary playmate.” – Tom Robbins, July 22, 1932–Feb. 9, 2025 ... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediaquote 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