August 3 2021

Social media addiction on the rise

WATCH – DEPTH OF THINKING OBSOLETE? –    July 29, 2021 - This unhealthy relationship can often lead to the…

3 years ago

What it’s like to write about cocktails when I don’t drink

MAKE UP YOUR MIND –  July 24, 2021 - My experiences with alcohol and substances came up recently when I…

3 years ago

The Hamptons have discovered CBD cocktails

FEELING NO PAIN NOR POVERTY –  July 23, 2021 - Restricting the drug supply: One reason people get addicted to…

3 years ago

‘Mighty Ducks’ actor Shaun Weiss graduates from drug court program

MIGHTY BIG TRANSFORMATION –  July 18, 2021 - “Mighty Ducks” star Shaun Weiss is making strides in his recovery. The…

3 years ago

I Had Decided to Quit Opioids but Being in Prison Made It Harder in Every Way

HELL IS HARD TO GET OUT OF –  July 25, 2021 -  But in time, after daily use, my body…

3 years ago

Maritza Perez Focuses on Downside of Criminalizing Drug Use

IT’S ALL DOWNSIDE –    July 26, 2021 - “Targeted drug enforcement and over-policing in communities of color have led…

3 years ago

Philippine President Duterte Wants to Kill Drug Dealers

THE FINAL SOLUTION –  July 27, 2021 - The killings have alarmed Western governments, U.N. rights experts, and human rights…

3 years ago

Male Survivors Of Abuse Struggle To Find Treatment

LISTEN – KEEP LOOKING –  July 26, 2021  - ROCK: He knew he needed help, but there were few therapists…

3 years ago

Here is the art? It’s piece called ‘I Am Here.’

THE ART OF DESTIGMATIZATION –  July 30, 2021 - FRANKLIN — Amy Adams has the same name as the Hollywood…

3 years ago

Alcoholics Anonymous group shows the power of healing in communal setting

STILL GROWING A HEALTHY SOCIETY –    July 30, 2021 - The gist of this little pearl of wisdom is…

3 years ago

Anderson Cooper on his newfound addiction

WATCH – IT’S ONLY A DRUG –  July, 2021 - Best-selling author Michael Pollan talks to CNN’s Anderson Cooper about…

3 years ago

City of Parkersburg: No More Drug Treatment Centers or Sober Homes

LISTEN – WHERE ARE YOU GOING NOW? –    July 29, 2021 - She worries that rehab programs are bringing…

3 years ago

After 22 rehabs, Ione become counselor!

WATCH – NEVER GIVE UP, ALWAYS GET UP! –  July 30, 2021 - The daughter of a minister and a…

3 years ago

Philly DA Larry Krasner sues over opioid settlement

HE GOES AGAINST THE GRAIN –    July 22, 2021 - Krasner contends that his suit could generate more money…

3 years ago

Schizophrenia from marijuana use is getting higher

WANNA SMOKE A BOWL? –  July 26, 2021 - The proportion of schizophrenia cases linked with problematic use of marijuana…

3 years ago

Lily Allen Marked 2 Years “Drug & Alcohol Free”

EVERYONE CAN DO IT –    July 28, 2021 - Appearance on The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan, one person…

3 years ago

Vin Baker lost millions to addiction, found salvation in Starbucks

THREE POINT VENTE –  July 10, 2021 - “There was a point where it was just waiting for the train…

3 years ago

Drug recovery center CEO ‘bought’ patients with cash

MAY THE TASK FORCE BE WITH YOU – August 1, 2021 - James Kigar, who co-owned a substance abuse treatment…

3 years ago

The opioid epidemic isn’t insoluble, it can be dissolved with love and compassion

LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ‘ROUND –  July 23, 2021) Restricting the drug supply: One reason people get addicted to…

3 years ago

Colonel shares: ‘Almost losing my life was big wake-up call’

FALLING OUT OF LINE AND INTO THE DRINK –  July 21, 2021 - “He said that there was a suicide…

3 years ago

Why is anyone still asking if there is food addiction?

BECAUSE THEIR MOUTH IS FULL? –    July 21, 2021 - It’s long been debated in science whether or not…

3 years ago

Atlantic City Votes to End Syringe Program

NOW YOU CAN PLAY WITH NEEDLES ON THE BOARDWALK –    July 22, 2021 - Tibbitt has been so incensed…

3 years ago

Jamie Lee Curtis opens up about her pain, alcohol & pain pill addiction

WATCH – SCREAMING FOR SOBRIETY –  July 29, 2021 - While in conversation with AARP The Magazine, the Freaky Friday…

3 years ago

Pennsylvania to take down part of Treatment website for conflicting data

WHO GOT TO WHOM? –  July 27, 2021 - The deficiencies cited in the inspections of the state’s roughly 800…

3 years ago

For Philadelphians in recovery there are ‘worse things in life than being isolated’

HUNGER AND A COLD DEATH –  July 28, 2021 - “During the pandemic, they wouldn’t let us leave the house,…

3 years ago

How Amy Winehouse’s legacy is helping women in addiction recovery

I WILL GO TO REHAB, YES YES YES –    July 26, 2021 - “A lot of my addiction was…

3 years ago

Sober golf club gives people support

WATCH – ONE SWING AT A TIME –    July 29, 2021 - Orton organizes weekly play for the group.…

3 years ago

Quote of the Week – Dorothy Parker

"I don't have to attend every argument I am invited to." —Dorothy Parker

3 years ago

Simone Biles’s Big Olympic Move: Embracing Vulnerability

A PARALLEL UNIVERSE? –  July 28, 2021 - Ten years ago, or even five, an athlete of Simone Biles’s stature…

3 years ago