Books, Memoirs, Films, and Media

The Troubled Life of Edgar Allan Poe

THE PIT SWINGS BOTH WAYS – June 5, 2023 - Previous articles in this blog have described the tortured lives…

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Where the Pills and the Money Kept On Flowing

FLORIDA – June 8, 2023 - The pill mills were run by Jeff and Chris George, twin brothers whose desire…

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Social Media Needs Mental Health Warning Label

OUR CHILDREN GOING INSANE –   June 8, 2023 - In his testimony before a Senate Health, Education, Labor and…

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Narcan, Crackpipe, Tampons, Lip Balm in Vending Machine

IN EVERY SUBWAY STATION! –   June 5, 2023 - Commissioner Ashwin Vasan just unveiled a vending machine that dispenses…

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‘El Chapo’ Guzman’s Wife Transferred to Halfway House in Long Beach, CA

VIDEO – IMAGINE THE PILLOW TALK – June 8, 2023 - The BOP official told ABC News it’s typical for…

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Are Antidepressants Addictive?

IS DEPRESSION ADDICTIVE? – June 8, 2023 - Treatment for depression and any mental condition isn’t a one-size-fits-all experience. Each…

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Wendy Williams Is Near Death Due to Alcoholism

AUDIO – SADDEST STORY EVER? –   June 8, 2023 - Kevin told the outlet that his mother’s physical and…

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Drug Use Kills 300 Americans Day

VIDEO – BRILLIANT SACKLER TAKE-DOWN – June 8, 2023 - Inside the Sackler dynasty and the company, Purdue Pharma, that…

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Substance Abusers Mistreated by Doctors?

AUDIO – STIGMA CAN KILL – June 6, 2023 -  STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Drug overdose deaths in this country are…

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The Healthiest Meat You Can Eat At Cookouts

FOGHORN LEGHORN? –   June 7, 2023 - “When it comes to choosing the healthiest type of meat for summer…

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Recovery From Addiction Is Journey

NOT TAKEN ALONE –   June 5, 2023 - Willard Sexton, a staff member and former Allen House patient, says…

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Quote of the Week – Taylor Swift

“I think you really have to tap into your sense of humor in order to survive.” – Taylor Swift

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The Neuroscientist Who Became Sobriety’s Biggest Zealot

SCIENCE ON OUR SIDE – May 30, 2023 - It wasn’t until his parents divorced and he started running around…

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Chatbot Replaces Humans at National Eating Disorders Association Helpline

FOR FOOD-LIKE SUBSTANCES – May 26, 2023 - Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft, a professor of psychiatry whose team developed Tessa, told NPR…

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Tuc Watkins Opens Up on the Importance of Camaraderie

VIDEO – SOBER TO THE CORE –   May 29, 2023 - He made his mark to soap opera fans…

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3 Reasons Why Sober Dating Can Help You Find Your True Match

ONLY 3? – May 28, 2023 - While consuming alcohol might make you less anxious and more fun and gregarious…

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After Polio, Alcoholism and Cancer, Sid Korn Lives to Help Others

ONE BOOT AT A TIME – May 26, 2023 - Born in New York in 1944, Korn experienced a severe…

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Drug Court Honors Graduates

SOBRIETY DIPLOMA –   May 26, 2023 - Dallas LeBlanc never considered himself an addict. In his mind, it was…

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FDA Warns About Herbal Drug Kratom

GOOD, BAD OR WHO KNOWS? – May 27, 2023 - Kratom is extracted from the leaves of Mitragyna speciosa, a…

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Natasha Spencer Opens Up on Sobriety

SHE’S BIG IN THE UK –   May 28, 2023 - “I want to write this in hopes it will…

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Sober Inebriation

WORDS TO LIVE BY? – May 28, 2023 - The scene is more than a little amusing and deserves to…

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Man Walks 24 Hours Handing Out Care Packages to Those Struggling With Addiction

VIDEO – GIVING BACK LOVE –   May 28, 2023 - “Anything that can connect me to the guy that…

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‘I yelled, “I’m putting this up your nose”’: what it’s like to use Narcan

JUST SAY YES – May 30, 2023 - Naloxone, better known by the brand name Narcan, reverses overdoses by binding…

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Stages of People Addiction by Maria Palumbo

CODA COMPLAINT –   May 30, 2023 - Stage 2: Be obliterated in mind and body and consider maybe I…

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Elton John Answers the Proust Questionnaire

FROM THE HEART – June 2, 2023 - The music legend, whose farewell concert, “Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger…

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John Mulaney’s Sitcom Was Supposed to be About Sobriety

VIDEO – NETWORK COLD FEET? –   June 2, 2023 - “It was based on the time in my life…

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Amitai Etzioni, 94, Dies; Envisioned Society Built on the Common Good (like AA?)

THE GOOD DOCTOR – June 1, 2023, Dr. Etzioni, a German-born Jew who fled the Holocaust, fought for Israeli independence…

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LA Comedians Prove ‘Sober Comedy’ Isn’t An Oxymoron

NEITHER ARE WE –   June 1, 2023 - The first “Party On” show was in May, with about 40…

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James Gunn Reflects on His Drug Addiction

HE IS THE SUPER HERO – May 28, 2023 - In a new interview with EL PAÍS, James Gunn revealed…

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Forcing Drug Users Into Treatment is Violent Policy

RENDITION? –   May 25, 2023 - But after years of housing unaffordability, an increasingly poisonous drug supply and inaccessible…

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