Jake Owen Celebrates 3 Years of Sobriety: ‘I’m Proud of Myself’ GREAT COUNTRY – ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietySept 24 2024
Exclusive: U.S. Overdose Deaths Plummet AUDIO – PLUMMETS? – Sept. 18, 2024 - For the first time in decades, public health data shows a sudden and hopeful drop in drug overdose deaths across the U.S. “This is exciting,” said Dr. Nora Volkow, head of the ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOverdoseSept 24 2024
Woman Overcame Homelessness and Addiction, ‘You Mean Something to Someone’ AUDIO – PATIENCE AND COMPASSION – Sept. 12, 2024 - “My parents, my sister, my kids — they didn’t want anything to do with me,” she remembered. As her family withdrew, Hernandez-Coleman’s life unraveled. At 59, she fo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionInterviewRecoveryRehabSept 24 2024
Sean O’Malley’s Brother Mykel Finally Embraces Sobriety VIDEO – NEVER TOO LATE – Sept. 13, 2024 - “Yeah, this is cool because I missed all those other ones because I was either high or... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionSept 24 2024
Ash Grunwald Explains ‘How I Quit Alcohol’ MIND OVER MATTER – &nbs... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietySept 24 2024
Adderall Psychosis Risk? ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN – &... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthSept 24 2024Trauma
Parents Should Ignore Their Children More Often OBSERVATION BEATS NAGGING – Sept. 15, 2024 - I recently spoke with an anthropologist named Barry Hewlett who studies child-rearing in hunter-gatherer societies in Central Africa. He explained to me that children in t... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental HealthSept 24 2024
Rascal Flatts Guitarist Celebrates Three Years of Sobriety DOING THE RIGHT THING – Sept. 13, 2024 - Rascal Flatts guitarist and singer Joe Don Rooney turned to social media on Friday (Sept. 13) to reveal that he is now three years sober. The musician posted on X to thank ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietySept 24 2024sobriety
How Travel Can Promote Sobriety PASSPORT TO FREEDOM – &... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionSept 24 2024sobriety
Families Going to ‘Grief Camp’ as Toxic Drug Deaths Continue VIDEO – A PLACE TO CRY – Sept. 15, 2024 - Organizers of a retreat for families who’ve experienced tragic loss in B.C. says deman... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental HealthSept 24 2024Trauma
Coffee Can Lower Risk of Heart Disease VIDEO – IS THAT THE VOICE OF GOD SPEAKING? – Sept. 17, 2024 - Moderate caffeine intake was also associated with certain metaboli... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Medialife expectancySept 24 2024
‘Antidepressants ruined my sex life’ WHY LIVE? – Sept. 14, 2024 - Rebekah Kane went on SSRIs aged 15 for OCD. After her first pill, “complete genital numbing and loss of libido” set in. It never went away. The numbing seeped into every area of her ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionSept 24 2024
Art & Sobriety and Giving Back PAINT THE WORLD – SEPT. 18, 2024 - For Jamie Walters, art is about helping others as well as creative self-expression. “My dad was an artist,” Jamie said, calling him her most important inspiration. “I’ve always l... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 24 2024
Beaches Closed as Needles and ‘Medical Waste’ Wash Ashore FIRST JAWS, NOW THIS – Sept. 18, 2024 - The waste spread across a 60-mile radius and continued to wash up until the next day, which extended the swimming ban. Restrictions are in place until further notice at the ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionSept 24 2024
Drug Overdoses Leading Cause of Death in Teens VIDEO – TEENAGE WASTELAND – Sept. 17, 2024 - The California Overdose Surveillance dashboard says in 2023, the county had 77 opio... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinSept 24 2024teenagers
Addiction Activist’s Dying Wish Realized VIDEO – THE FINAL STEP – Sept. 17, 2024 - A woman who dedicated 25 years to supporting people with drug and alcohol issues has been honoured with a new social enterprise cafe in Stoke-on-Trent. Mrs Oliver established... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateSept 24 2024
Charles Lloyd – Requiem (Live) VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 48,914 views Jan 14, 2020 - “Requiem” is a melancholic musing in the vein of John Lewis’ “Django,” and his arrangement of the traditional Mexican folk tune “La Llorona,” awash in handsome... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winnerSept 24 2024
Blac Chyna Celebrates 2 Years Sober With Her Children VIDEO – ONE YEAR AT A TIME – Sept. 16, 2024 - The reality TV star has been on a transformation journey over the past two years, getting clean, dedicating her life to God and reversing her plastic surgery procedures. ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietySept 24 2024
Sobriety Memoir on the American Dream VIDEO – TELL NO ONE – Sept. 18, 2024 - In “First in the Family,” Jessica Hoppe chronicles her experience with sobriety as the first generation daughter of Latinx immigrants. CONTINUE@YouTube https://www.yout... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietySept 24 2024sobriety
Eric Roberts Says Addiction Cost Him His Daughter CELEBRITY REHAB ALUMNI – Sept. 18, 2024 - The Runaway Train alum got candid about how his longtime battle with cocaine addiction impacted his relationship with his 33-year-old daughter Emma Roberts, who he shares wit... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionSept 24 2024
Lucy Hale: “I wouldn’t give up my sobriety for anything” ONE ROLE AT A TIME – Sept. 13, 2023 - “I always had a desire to change, but with any form of addiction, you become powerless to this obsession. “I definitely had to go through my own process of getting sober. It took... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietySept 24 2024
The Rabbi & The Therapist on Prescription Drug Addiction VIDEO – THE YIN & YANG – Sept. 18, 2024 - In this thought-provoking episode of The Rabbi and the Therapist, we dive into the critical and often overlooked issue of prescription drug addiction. While medication... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionSept 24 2024
Hollywood Drug Clinic Operator Convicted in $3 Million Body Broker Kickback Scheme BUSINESS AS USUAL – Sept. 13, 2024 - From at least October 2018 until December 2020, the man, Casey Mahoney, 48, of Los Angeles, paid about $2.87 million to “so-called ‘body brokers’” who gave thousands of dollars to... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionSept 24 2024
Detroit Creates Team to Fight Overdoses VIDEO – WHAT PRICE FREEDOM – Sept. 14, 2024 - Detroit is creating an opioid quick response team that aims to connect overdose survivors with treatment. The team is scheduled to be up and running on Monday. CONTINU... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionOverdoseSept 24 2024
Can This Psychedelic Help Cure Opioid Addiction? TRY IT ALREADY! – Sept. 15, 2024 - The Psychedelic Assembly attracts a certain type of clientele. The walls of the group’s Manhattan meeting space are lined with LSD blotter art and Alice in Wonderland parapher... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPsychedelicsSept 24 2024
Mental Health Warning on Social Media Sites? FRIGHTENING VIDEO – IS IT TOO LATE? – Sept. 11, 2024 - “Social media platforms are designed to addict users—especially our kids —to spend countless hours digging for their algorithmic fix,” Coleman said in a news rel... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetSept 24 2024Smartphone Addiction
Philly Residents Get Meds from ‘Bupe Bus’ THE MOUNTAIN COMES TO YOU – &n... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoverySept 24 2024
Heroin Addiction Inspires Man’s Cross-Country Bike Journey VIDEO – RECOVERY BY THE MILE – Sept. 13, 2024 - Michael Seminetta, a recovering heroin addict, is riding his bike from Chicago to Santa Monica, California, to raise awareness and money for drug rehab centers af... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionRecoveryRehabSept 24 2024
Ben Yedder’s Sexual Abuse and Alcoholism? BROKEN STARDOM – ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaSept 24 2024
Quote of the Week – Lucy Hale “Wouldn’t Give This Feeling Up” – Lucy Hale on Sobriety ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietyquote of the weekSept 24 2024