Details About Matthew Perry’s Death Raise Questions About Addiction IT’S COMPLICATED – Aug. 20, 2024 - Fans of “Friends” star Matthew Perry may find new revelations about his final days both heartbreaking and puzzling. An addiction specialist at MUSC Health offers some insight... Read More...Aug 27 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionOverdoseTrauma
Man Linked to Woman’s Death Sentenced to Prison VIDEO – TOO SAD! – Aug. 23, 2024 - A Houston man who was accused of dealing the drugs that killed a young woman is going to prison. Adam Briggs, 40, was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday after pleading... Read More...Aug 27 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionTrauma
Hollywood’s Quiet New Drug Habit MODERATION IS THE KEY? – Aug. 21, 2024 - The animal tranquilizer and club-drug “Special K” has made a comeback as a trendy antidepressant for creative elites. Unlike many celebrities’ high-profile struggles wit... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 27 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addiction
Quote of the Week – John Cassavetes “Say what you are. Not what you would like to be. Not what you have to be. Just say what you are. And what you are is good enough.” – John Cassavetes, 1929, New York–1989, Los Angeles ... Read More...Aug 27 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediaquote of the week
Daily Marijuana Use Linked to Cancers LOST IN THE WEED – Aug. 14, 2024 - Cannabis use disorder is diagnosed when a person has two or more of such symptoms as craving weed, becoming tolerant to its effects, using more than intended, using marijuana... Read More...Aug 20 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerDrug Abuse and Addictionmarijuana
NFL Coach Dan Quinn Supported Mike McDaniel’s Sobriety Journey VIDEO – TEAM WORK – Aug. 16, 2024 - Mike McDaniel and Dan Quinn coached together in Atlanta, when Quinn was the Falcons head coach and McDaniel was an offensive assistant. CONTINUE@YouTube ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 20 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Older Adults Get No Benefits From Any Alcohol Beverage STILL OR SPARKLING? – Aug. 8, 2024 - The researchers found no reduction in heart disease deaths among light or moderate drinkers, regardless of this health or socioeconomic status, when compared with occ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 20 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and Media
Are You ‘addicted’ To Your Phone? ONLY WHILE AWAKE (OR NOT) – Aug. 26, 2024 - “It’s hard not to resist picking it up and swiping it open,” Gloria Mark, chancellor’s professor of informatics at the University of California, Irvine, who studies the imp... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 20 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneSmartphone Addiction
Her Son Died In His Dorm. Where was the Narcan? WHERE IS LOVE? – Aug. 23, 2024 - This spring, Vera-Schubert reached out again, saying Bobby had relapsed. On April 12, a roommate found him slumped over his desk in his dorm, apparently overdosed from fake Xan... Read More...Aug 20 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionOverdose
Alexisonfire’s Wade MacNeil on Sobriety IT IS ALL GOOD – Aug. 10, 2024 - MacNeil said his own mindset on touring has shifted in recent years, after he entered a rehab program in early 2020 to address his alcohol and substance abuse issues. The guita... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 20 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionRecovery
Josh Todd Opens Up About 30 Years Of Sobriety THE COLORS OF SOBRIETY – Aug. 14, 2024 - Buckcherry singer Josh Todd spoke openly about his nearly 30 years of sobriety with Australia’s Heavy, revealing how improved his life has been since he became sober. “... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 20 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Passenger Recovery Normalizes Sobriety With Music and Art DESIGN, COMPOSITION, TENSION, BALANCE, LIGHT AND HARMONY – Aug. 14, 2024 - When Christopher Tait first entered recovery for drugs and alcohol, creating and experiencing music and art made the journey feel like... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 20 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Sobriety – Falling in Love & Gratitude Over Annoyance AUDIO – GOOD LISTENING – Aug. 15, 2024 - FIRST THING: Amy & Amanda talk about sobriety + wellness over alcohol. Grateful for Amanda sharing such a personal part of her life with us. SECOND THING: There’s a t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAug 20 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and Media
Author Shares Story of Sobriety and Faith: “Every Day Is a New Day” VIDEO – YOUTUBE ROCKS – Aug. 15, 2024 - Author shares story of sobriety and faith in new book, “Every Day Is a New Day: A Story of Faith. CONTINUE@YouTube ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 20 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietysobriety
Awareness Campaigns Save Lives BE WOKE – Aug. 14, 2024 - One of the most recognized national awareness and prevention resources is the International Overdose Awareness Day website, which provides extensive resources and ways to get involved... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 20 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reduction
Overcoming Pill Addiction: Michelle Vargas’ Journey VIDEO – REVELATORY – Aug. 16, 2024 - In this episode of Candidly with Coffee, the host welcomes back her niece, Michelle Vargas, for an in-depth discussion about her ongoing sobriety journey. Michelle, who has prev... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 20 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addiction
America’s Overdose Capital Where Former Addicts Are Helping People Get Sober EACH ONE TEACH ONE – Aug. 14, 2024 - “That’s the ‘Roach’s Inn’,” Richie said, as we drove past a dilapidated motel. The Coaches’ Inn - it was the kind you see in the movies. “Dead bodies found in that place... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 20 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionsobriety
‘God Is Great’: Chet Hanks Celebrates Sobriety SURE IS – Aug. 16, 2024 - “This is my sobriety anniversary,” the 34-year-old said while viewing his Twelve Steps app tracker. “Two years ago today, I was coming off a three-day coke binge where I didn’t eat... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 20 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Five Arrests Made in Death of Matthew Perry VIDEO – BREAKING NEWS! – Aug. 15, 2024 - “They knew what they were doing was wrong. They knew what they were doing was risking great danger to Mr Perry, but they did it anyways. In the end, these defendants were mo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 20 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
What Is Ketamine Infusion Therapy? SPECIAL K INDEED – Aug. 16, 2024 - Ketamine is an anaesthetic that can be used to treat depression, anxiety and pain in a medical setting. However, it also has dissociative effects - meaning it can distort ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 20 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Media
Graham Nash Acoustic “Chicago” on the Howard Stern Show VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 2013 – Graham Nash told Howard Stern the story behind writing “Chicago” before playing the song on the Stern Show in 2013. CONTINUE@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8djfZWmz... Read More...Aug 20 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winner
Richard Osman Opens Up On Lifelong Addiction MORE WILL BE REVEALED – Aug. 15, 2024 - The popular 53 year old television presenter confessed that his issues with overeating began when he was just nine, a coping mechanism developed in response to his fathe... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAug 20 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Demi Lovato Opened Old Wounds A STAR IS REBORN – Aug. 14, 2024 - “I was filled with gratitude, and there was this sense of wonder and excitement,” she recalls. “It was very much the honeymoon phase of my career, right before the train got ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 20 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Potential Fraud in Health Facilities VIDEO – IT AIN’T THE FIRST TIME – Aug. 16, 2024 - The addiction treatment center first came under fire in June after the death of two top executives, which led to the company abruptly closing its doors in Pen... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 20 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Implantable Robotic Narcan Dispenser Reverses Overdoses VIDEO – GET SOME TODAY – Aug. 24, 2024 - Researchers have developed a new device that will help to eliminate those delays and potentially save the lives of people who overdose. About the size of a stick of gum, it ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 20 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionOverdoseRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Have Hackers Stolen the Social Security #s of Every American? CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT – Aug. 14, 2024 - Teresa Murray, consumer watchdog, said that bad actors could do “all kinds of things” with the leaked information, the most worrisome probably being to try to take... Read More...Aug 20 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediainternetintervention
Addiction is American’s Problem! Ain’t Going Away Anytime Soon AUDIO – IT FEELS SO GOOD – Aug. 15, 2024 - Aside from the excruciating physical and psychological pain of withdrawal – your bones feeling as though they’re being crushed from within, your whole body gripped by... Read More...Aug 20 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
Gabor Mate Says Our Culture is Killing Us VIDEO – DO YOU AGREE? – July, 2024 - We often equate normality with health. But what constitutes normal in Western societies? Esteemed physician and addiction specialist Gabor Maté explores the root causes of our p... Read More...Aug 20 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMental Health
The State Plagued by Addiction, Suicide and Incest VIDEO – IS THIS OUR AMERICA? – Aug. 14, 2024 - During conversations, they learn that drugs are a major problem, teachers are in short supply, and incest is another issue. One woman in the store tells the ca... Read More...Aug 20 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
Hundreds of Thousands of Parents Died From Drugs Use THE KILLING FIELDS of the USA – Aug. 14, 2024 - A young boy places a stone on the grave of his father as friends and family gather to commemorate the first anniversary of his death from heroin overdose. Betwee... Read More...Aug 20 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOverdoseTrauma