Books, Memoirs, Films, and Media

Learning to Live Life in Recovery

VIDEO – NUDGE FROM THE JUDGE – Oct. 25, 2023 - McEwen lives in eastern Ohio along the West Virginia…

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How Getting Sober Helped Dolphins Coach Achieve NFL Dream

VIDEO – THAT’S THE WAY SOBRIETY WORKS –   Oct. 22, 2023 - McDaniel had been open about his story…

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News Anchor Tells His Story of Addiction To Students

GIVING BACK –   Oct. 25, 2023 - “Hopefully, they can relate and be able to see how he overcame…

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Nick Saban Explains Why He Quit Drinking Years Ago

WINNING –   Oct. 26, 2023 - The 71-year-old Saban explained to party boy Pat that his own partying days…

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L.A. Model Nichole Coats’ Cause of Death: “cocaine and ethanol toxicity”

INSANELY SAD – Oct. 24, 2023 - The drug-related death of a Los Angeles model has been ruled accidental after…

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From Drug Addiction to Graduation

VIDEO – BEAUTIFUL VISION – Oct. 25, 2023 - The high school dropout earned her GED and enrolled at Honolulu…

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‘Love U 4-Ever’ — Lives Broken by Drug Addiction

AUDIO – ANN FARABEE –   Oct. 18, 2023 - She and I spent much of the next day at…

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Pharmacist and Clinic Owner Get Prison for $6M Pill Mill Scheme

BUSINESS AS USUAL – Oct. 26, 2023 - Sokari “Momma” Bobmanuel, 63, was sentenced to 14 years in prison following…

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Dating While Sober

HOLDING HANDS – October 25, 2023 - Historically, dating has been deeply entwined with going out for a drink. But what…

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Man Shares Getting Off Drugs Road to Recovery

VIDEO – LOVING THE SOBER LIFE – Oct. 24, 2023 - His dreams of being a United States Marine and…

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The Never Ending Cycles of My Eating Disorder

IF YOU BAKE IT, THEY WILL COME – Oct. 2023 - From as far back as I can remember food…

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White Patients More Often Than Black Patients to be Given Opioids for Pain in ER

FAVORITISM? –   Oct. 27, 2023 - We examined more than 200,000 visit records of patients treated for pain, taken…

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Government Warns of Hidden Ingredients in Arthritis, Pain Products

DANGER IN THE USA – Oct. 25, 2023 - “It is interesting that these products have hidden ingredients that are…

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Nan Goldin on Vaping, Orgasms, and Greek Myths

MORE –   Oct. 24, 2023 - Since the 80s, Goldin has been working hard. Last year, the Laura Poitras-directed…

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NYPD Officer Allegedly Sold Fentanyl and Heroin While On Duty

NEFARIOUS MULTI-TASKING – Oct. 21, 2023 - A female NYPD officer who boasted about how much she loved her job…

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How Much Caffeine Is Too Much?

BEAN THERE DONE THAT – Oct. 27, 2023 - Although caffeine can have a positive impact on focus and energy,…

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Matthew Perry Passes at 54

THE SADDEST –   Oct. 29, 2023 - Mr. Perry’s character, Chandler Bing, was a successful executive known on the…

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Going Sober at 24 Has Dramatically Changed My Life

VIDEO – FOR THE BETTER! – Oct. 26, 2023 - Emma McClarkin, chief executive of the British Beer and Pub…

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I Was Drinking 5 Bottles of Wine Every Day

VIDEO – 5.4.3.2. ... NONE – Oct. 22, 2023 -  “I began hiding drinking far more than I ever had…

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Program Encourages Drug Treatment Over Arrest is Success

VIDEO – TREAT DON’T COMMIT – Oct. 23, 2023 - Branch was arrested last summer on drug possession charges. When…

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What Science Says about Social Media Addiction

“Just like a slot machine!” – Oct. 25, 2023 - Experts who study internet use say that the magnetic allure…

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Opioid Crisis Is Worse Despite Congress’ $20 Billion Effort To Stop It

DO THEY EVEN CARE? – Oct. 22, 2023 - When that option ended on Sept. 30, the two states which…

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Rite Aid, CVS & Walgreens To Close More Than 1,500 Stores Due to Crime. Whose Crimes?

WHO’S CRIME? –   Oct. 23, 2023 - The nation’s largest drugstore chains, Rite Aid, CVS and Walgreens, will shutter…

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The True Story and Criminal Case Behind ‘Pain Hustlers’

THAT’S A TRUE STORY –   Oct. 27, 2023 - The article detailed the various techniques that the pharmaceutical company…

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Why Drug Abuse Treatment Is Never ‘one size fits all’

NPR AUDIO – IT’S ALWAYS COMPLICATED –   Oct. 24, 2023 - Whether it be opioids, alcohol or other drugs,…

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Quote of the Week – Soren Kierkegaard

“The most common form of despair is not being who you are.” – Soren Kierkegaard

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Jeffrey Epstein Survivor Dies in Florida of Overdose

ACCIDENTAL? – Oct. 17, 2023 - Carolyn Andriano, 36, was found dead in a hotel room in West Palm Beach,…

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How To Support Employees Overcoming Addiction

AUDIO – WITH A PROFESSIONAL –   Oct. 19, 2023 - The first key step is to educate yourself and…

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John Stamos’ Tell-All Memoir ‘If You Would Have Told Me’

HONEST 5th STEP –   Oct. 20, 2023 - ‘That’s when I was confusing the universe, because I’m not a…

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Why Nutrition Matters in Recovery with Dr. David Wiss

VIDEO – YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT – Oct. 16, 2023 - On today’s Alternative to Meds Podcast, host Debbie…

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