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Treatment Works

AUDIO – SO DOES AA –   June 25, 2024 - APA has helped “move the needle” in a positive…

5 months ago

Quote of the Week by Charles Bukowski

“My heart is a thousand years old. I am not like other people.” – Charles Bukowski, 1920–1994

5 months ago

2nd Drug Rehab Exec Dies by Suicide – 160 Employees & Patients Left Scrambling

TRAGEDY – June 26, 2024 - (CEO Peter Schorr, CAO Scott Korogodsky: Both found dead in less than a week.) Chaos and…

5 months ago

Rob Lowe On His Sobriety: ‘It Doesn’t Get Any Easier’

YES IT DOES TOO ... –   June 19, 2024 - “33 years ago today I found recovery and a…

5 months ago

Hunter S. Thompson: Real Life Alcoholic

VIDEO – A LOOK BACK –   Oct. 13, 2023 - (Original Air Date: 2/6/03) Hunter S. Thompson reminisces about…

5 months ago

Sheriff’s Deputy Died of Meth Overdose While on Duty

MYSTERIOUS –   June 20, 2024 - Jonathan Stewart died from the effects of methamphetamine April 27. An LA sheriff’s…

5 months ago

10 Left Homeless and 2 Pets dead after Sober Home Destroyed By Fire

THANK GOD NO ONE DIED –   June 7, 2024 - A fire at a sober living home in Fresno…

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Model Shows Better Access to Methadone Could Save Lives

WOULD SAVE LIVES –   June 19, 2024 - In France, the majority of people with an opioid use disorder…

5 months ago

Donovan Harmel Mentors the LGBTQ+ Community Through Sobriety

VIDEO – WE ARE ALL ONE –   June 11, 2024 -  Donovan Harmel, 78, grew up on a farm…

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‘Scam Alert’ About California Treatment Claims

AUDIO – SAY WHAT? –   June 12, 2024 - “The Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health’s Overdose Response…

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Father Joe’s Changing Shelter Into Sober Living and Detox

VIDEO – GREAT IDEA! –   June 13, 2024 - “There was meth, there was heroin, there was crack and…

5 months ago

Internet Could Be Worsening Our Fear of Small Holes

DON’T ASK –   June 16, 2024 - When some people look at clusters of small holes, like those seen…

5 months ago

Embarrassing Viral Moment Leads Him To Sobriety

IT TAKES WHAT IT TAKES –   June 20, 2024 - When a photo of David Hobbs arrested in a…

5 months ago

Finding Purpose Through Sobriety, Creativity, & Content Creation

VIDEO – NO LIMITS –   June 20, 2024 - Chaz and Bill discuss the behind-the-scenes challenges and dedication required…

5 months ago

175,000 Marylanders Get Pardons for Marijuana Convictions

VIDEO – FINALLY –   June 17, 2024 - “We are taking actions that are intentional, that are sweeping and…

5 months ago

Volunteer Corps Helps Recovering Addicts

BEING OF SERVICE –   June 20, 2024 - Chelsea Donnor said she struggled with drug and alcohol addiction for…

5 months ago

JOE WILLIAMS “Lush Life” LIVE

VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE –   1981 - This segment of a television broadcast is from a 1981 tribute to…

5 months ago

Cops Seize Phone & Laptop From Matthew Perry’s Friend

MORE TO THE STORY – June 19, 2024 - Law enforcement arrived with a search warrant to the mystery woman's sober…

5 months ago

Actor Donald Sutherland Dead at 88

ONE OF OUR FAVORITES – June 20, 2024 - Donald Sutherland, a Canadian actor whose career spanned more than six decades,…

5 months ago

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Failed Children on Safety

LIKE PARENTS? –   June 22, 2024 - The C.E.O. and his team drove Meta’s efforts to capture young users…

5 months ago

What ‘Zebra Striping’ Alcohol Means

VIDEO – ONE WITH, ONE WITHOUT –   June 20, 2024 - The number of people zebra striping rises to…

5 months ago

AA Meetings in the White House? Fat Chance!!

WILL HUNTER BIDEN BE INVITED TO SPEAK? –   June 20, 2024 - Is America ready to elect a recovering…

5 months ago

The New Sobriety: Cara Delevingne, Lana Del Rey, Demi Lovato & Others…No Longer Drink Booze

BEAUTIFUL AND SMART –   June 17, 2024 -  The list of celebrities advocating for abstinence is endless and continues…

5 months ago

What Ozempic Taught Johann Hari

TO EAT LESS? –   June 7, 2024 -  Hari reappeared with a best seller, Chasing the Scream, on the…

5 months ago

What is Emotional Sobriety! And Why Don’t I Have It Yet?

WHO DOES? –   June 18, 2024 - Amy Dresner explores the concept of emotional sobriety and why she feels…

5 months ago

Are Animals Conscious?

VERY? –   June 15, 2024 - Charles Darwin enjoys a near god-like status among scientists for his theory of…

5 months ago

Anne Lamott Talks About Love, Family, and Forgiveness

AUDIO – ETERNITY AND INFINITY –   June 19, 2024 - In this 40 minute Happier Book Club episode, we…

5 months ago

“They Die Like Flies” in Honduras!

BUT THEY’RE HUMANS –   June 20, 2024 - “Alcoholism is a nasty disease that has a firm grip on…

5 months ago

Alaskan Alcohol Deaths Double in One Decade

SMOKE MORE POT –   June 20, 2024 -  The study estimates that Alaskans spend just over $827,000 on alcoholic…

5 months ago

Execs at Done. First Telehealth Arrested for ‘Scheme to Profit from Adderall’

MONEY MATTERS? –   June 18, 2024 - Done ADHD was an “online subscription-based treatment program” for people with ADHD.…

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