Books, Memoirs, Films, and Media

California Rushing to Decriminalize Psychedelics by David Smith

AUDIO – TRIPPING OUT – Oct. 4, 2023 - Many young people followed. They rode the wave of psychedelic journeys,…

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I Put Whiskey in My Morning Coffee. It Was Just the Start

WHAT A SAGA – Oct. 1, 2023 - I wasted a decade of my life drinking alcohol. I spent my…

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Recovery Reinvented Sheds Light on Addiction

LISTEN UP –   Oct. 6, 2023 - She also spoke on the importance of meeting patients where they are.…

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Peter Doherty and Katia deVidas on ‘Stranger in My Own Skin’ About the ‘Terror and Danger’ of Drug Addiction

PERFECT PAIRING – Oct. 6, 2023 - Though deVidas fears including the clip in the film will make her look…

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Artist Dani Wilson Talks About Her Sobriety

VIDEO – WORTH WATCHING – Sept. 29, 2023 - Award Winning Artist Dani Wilson Stops By To Talk About Abstract…

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Before there was ZOOM There was IntheroomsRooms.com

VISIONARIES –   Oct. 4, 2023 - Ron says, “Fifteen years ago we were told by all the experts and…

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Rock 4 Recovery Fundraiser

VIDEO – MUSIC HEALS –   Sept. 28, 2023 - The money raised will help those struggling with addiction and…

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Finding Serenity in Sobriety: Tips, Tricks and Tools

YOU NEVER KNOW WHICH ONE YOU’LL NEED –   Oct. 1, 2023 - Acceptance Acceptance is the conscious act of…

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Lean About Colorado’s Newest Regulated Substance

VIDEO – YOU MIGHT NEED IT – Oct. 2, 2023 - A product called kratom hits the same receptors as…

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Does Your Job Increase Your Odds of Overdosing?

WORKING – Oct. 6, 2023 - Overdoses killed 163 of every 100,000 people who usually worked in construction and extraction…

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Students Reflect on Their Substance Use and Paths to Recovery

HIGHER EDUCATION –   Oct. 5, 2023 - However, the similarities in her substance use don’t last long. As Farley…

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To the Temple of Tranquility…And Step On It!

BOOK REVIEW –   Oct. 3, 2023 - Begley seems to have known everyone in Hollywood, from Jack Nicholson and…

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Eddie Randle Shares His Story

MORE FOOD...FOR THOUGHT – Sept. 29, 2023 - On paper, my life seemed together. My career was progressing, and I…

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Governor and First Lady Highlight Progress at Recovery Reinvented

IT HAPPENS TO ANY OF US –   Oct. 5, 2023 - “Recovery is a gift. It’s a gift that…

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Combating Addiction in California With Gov. Gavin Newsom

AUDIO – START MAKING SENSE – Oct. 3, 2023 - As a state legislator and a lifelong Sacramentan, I see…

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The War on Drugs Didn’t Work. How Do We Address Fentanyl Crisis?

GUESS WORK? –   Sept. 28, 2023 - In other words, our colleagues want to fight the opioid crisis by…

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Ozempic Burned Off My Genitals

CAVEAT EMPTOR –   Oct. 4, 2023 - At one point, she feared she would die from the excruciating pain…

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Addicted, Homeless and Running from the Cops: How High-Flying Event Planner Hid Out at the Waldorf Astoria

VIDEO – RICHES TO RAGS TO THE STEPS –   Sept. 30, 2023 - “I was headed downhill fast. If…

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Actress Jodie Sweetin Celebrates Recovery From the Heart

QUALITY NOT QUANTITY – Oct. 6, 2023 - “The freedom, gratitude and grace that I found in being able to…

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Company Knew All About Dangerous Breathing Machines They Sold

PROFITS BEFORE PEOPLE –   Sept. 27, 2023 - “Black shavings in the chamber,” said one 2011 report that was…

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American Lung Association Suppresses Harm Reduction Information

WHO LET THE VAPES OUT? –   Oct. 2, 2023 - Its hypocrisy concerns—as many of us, unfortunately, have also…

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Sly Stone on Addiction and Aging

STILL ALIVE! – Oct. 6, 2023 - In fairness, this couldn’t have come as news. It was, he says, the…

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A.A.’s Step 10: A Way of Life

...WHEN WE WERE WRONG... – Oct. 5, 2023 - Character defects such as impatience, irritability, avoidance, blaming, etc., are never…

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Quote of the Week – Bob Dylan

“There are degrees of happiness. You go from one to the other and then back again. It’s hard to be…

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How I Rewired My Brain in Six Weeks

VIDEO – REWIRED THIS! – Sept. 18, 2023 - “It’s surprisingly hard to think of nothing at all”, is one…

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My Friend, the Heroin Addict

PHOTO ESSAY –   Sept. 25, 2023  - Despite his heavy drug use and history of physical illness, he was…

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Sober Homes Promised Shelter But Some Delivered Fraud

CRIMES OF GREED – Sept. 18, 2023 - Officials assert the schemes may have cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of…

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Social media Used to Reunite Native Americans with Those Caught Up in Fake Sober Homes

AUDIO – TRAVESTY – Sept. 15, 2023 - For months, fraudulent sober living homes have been targeting tribal reservations across…

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Decline of Non-Fatal Overdoses

GOOD NEWS (IS HARD TO FIND) – Sept. 15, 2023 - That is the good news, to be taken with…

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Addiction Treatment Clinic on Wheels

ON THE ROAD...TO RECOVERY –   Sept. 15, 2023 - When asked why Addiction Treatment Services opted to add mobile…

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