Meth Addict Seizes the Light After Giving Birth AUDIO – NPR STORYCORPS – Aug. 2, 2024 - Irene Montoya is the owner of Sunflower trucking in Cheyenne, Wyo. She drives a dump truck. She’s also raising her 14-year-old son. 15 years ago, her life looked very d... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 06 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionmethRecovery
Sober Bars Are Redefining Nightlife SOCIALIZE WITHOUT STOLI – July 27, 2024 - Marshall is a member of a small class of sober bar owners who want to upend the idea that bars are exclusively places where alcohol is served. He and other sober bar i... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 06 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediasobriety
‘Absolutely worked for me’: AA meetings provide hope for the future AUDIO – IT WORKS IF YOU WORK IT – July 30, 2024 - “It’s a family disease,” said Amy, a member of the Al-Anon group. “I’ve heard it said that for every alcoholic out there, some 14 other people will suffer from the ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 06 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Facility Cooperating With FBI Investigation Into ‘Possible’ Fraud ANYTHING IS ‘POSSIBLE’ – Aug. 2, 2024 - ARC has developed a reputation for aggressive expansion since it was launched by Tim Robinson, a lawyer who founded the company with a single halfway house for alcohol t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 06 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fentanyl That Killed Infant PRISON BOUND – July 30, 2024 - Federal investigators said Mendez cut, capped and packaged the drugs blamed for the baby’s death. Mendez, unlike his girlfriend, is represented by the federal public defender’s o... Read More...Aug 06 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylTrauma
Street Musician Finds Joy & Sobriety Through Music VIDEO – HEALING OUT LOUD – July 27, 2024 - Every day, in extreme heat, cold, or rain, Darin Rohrer can be found in this Target parking lot always with his guitar. Since getting sober, Rohrer spends every day plucki... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 06 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoverysobriety
Solanus Casey Healed My Alcoholism and Changed My Life THE GROOVE IS IN THE HEART – July 30, 2024 - I came to know Blessed Solanus Casey 63 years after his death in July 1957 and three years after his beatification ceremony, held in November 2017. Providentially, ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 06 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediasobriety
Healing Trauma Through Storytelling & Justice in Addiction Medicine VIDEO – TED TALKS MATTER – Aug. 1, 2024 - Cara Poland is an internationally respected mentor, teacher, physician, researcher and advocate for advancements in addiction medicine and associate professor in the Michig... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 06 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental HealthTrauma
Owner Makes First Public Appearance at Camp Since Suspected Overdose GOSSIP or REALITY? – July 28, 2024 - Colts owner Jim Irsay appeared at his team’s training camp practice Sunday, marking his first public outing since a suspected overdose at his Indiana home in December. He h... Read More...Aug 06 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOverdose
Power of Positive Thinking in Overcoming Addiction WE LOVE YOU NORMAN VINCENT PEALE – Aug. 2, 2024 - Your mind will be key in overcoming your addiction. Its past workings lead you to substance use and its current state will lead you out of it. If you wan... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 06 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Woman Celebrates 10 Years of Sober and Spreads the Message VIDEO – SHARING THE GOOD NEWS – Aug. 2, 2024 - Caitlin Perez is celebrating 10 years of sobriety. Three overdoses later, Perez said she found herself back in a courtroom ready to go to prison, until she was given a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 06 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Building Partnerships Critical to Addiction Treatment Revenue Growth IT’S A BUSINESS BABY – Aug. 2, 2024 - “We started out for many years just doing residential care. And as we move more payers, we saw an opportunity to expand into partial , which led to an opportunity to grow... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 06 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Harm Reduction Seeks to Help Addicted Individuals VIDEO – LET THERE BE LIGHT – July 30, 2024 - Harm reduction programs look to help those dealing with addiction by providing them with things like clean needles. Critics say harm reduction only makes things wor... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 06 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Alan Watts on Life After Death VIDEO – THE ULTIMATE STEP – 20th Cent. - Discover Alan Watts’ groundbreaking insights bridging Eastern philosophy and Western thought, urging us to question our understanding of life and our place in the universe. ... Read More...Aug 06 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and Medialife expectancy
Gil Scott-Heron – The Bottle (Official Version) VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 4.4 Million views - 14 years ago: This was one of the very first songs to address the issues of alcoholism & alcohol abuse! I am a Native Man who was career drinker for 25 years... Read More...Aug 06 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winner
Inside Hallmark Star Ali Liebert’s Sobriety Journey FREEDOM TO BE – July 29, 2024 -Ali Liebert, who’s in a relationship with non-binary Hallmark star Donia Kash, has only discussed her sobriety journey a handful of times on social media. Read More: https://w... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 06 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Anita Raey Shares Battle With Alcoholism WE ARE EVERYWHERE – July 27, 2024 - Anita Raey was addicted to weed, masturbation, smoking among other things. “I used to tell people I could never marry a man who doesn’t drink. Nobody told me to quit. No amo... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 06 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
SF First City to GIVE Addiction/Recovery Books To All Libraries BOOKS TO GO BY – July 29, 2024 - The program, “Read to Recovery,” will provide books on healing from substance abuse for free to anyone at all San Francisco library branches even if they don’t have a lib... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 06 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Simone Biles Says ‘Mental Health’ Matters BODY/MIND/WINNER – Aug. 2, 2024 - After winning the all-around competition on Thursday, Aug. 1 at Bercy Arena in Paris, Biles, 27, reflected on a meditative moment from her gold medal performance. In a Instagr... Read More...Aug 06 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental Health
Med Students Begin Their Careers With a White Coat and Narcan FINALLY – July 26, 2024 - For first-year medical students in Philadelphia, the beginning of their career in health care is often marked with ceremony, sacred oaths and, more recently, tools to combat the addic... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 06 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionOverdoseRecovery
A Legacy of Cruelty to Sexual and Gender Minority Group TO EACH HIS OWN – July 27, 2024 - When the Journal was founded in 1812, there was no such thing as an LGBTQ+ community, and the medical terms “homosexual” and “transsexual” had yet to be coined. Between 1812 a... Read More...Aug 06 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediagayTrauma
Elton John at 34 Years of Sobriety: “My life has never been better.” HE’S STILL STANDING – Aug. 2, 2024 - The legendary British singer-songwriter has taken to Instagram to share a photo of his coin - a well known token given to members of AA (alcoholics anonymous) and NA (narco... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 06 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietygrammy winner
Acne Medication Set Off Rare Chain Reaction That Killed DRUGS ARE DANGEROUS – July 17, 2024 - Izzy McKinney was a healthy teenager who wrote poetry, played the mandolin and took pride in her flair with an eyeliner pencil. She also had acne. She tried topical med... Read More...Aug 06 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediateenagersTrauma
Disturbing Footage Shows Zombies Swamp Bus Station VIDEO – REAL HORROR FILM – July 30, 2024 - Disturbing new video has emerged of zonked-out drug addicts stumbling like zombies inside a Canadian bus station — with many suggesting it was the flesh-rotting drug ... Read More...Aug 06 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
San Francisco Could Pay Cash to Stay Clean VIDEO – WEEKLY STIPEND – July 29, 2024 - The proposal, called “Cash Not Drugs,” would create a voluntary sobriety incentive for eligible residents on public assistance, offering up to $100 a week for those who test... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 06 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Pete Davidson Checks into Wellness Facility – Seeking Mental Health Treatment UPS AND DOWNS – July 31, 2024 - On Wednesday, July 31, it was confirmed that the Saturday Night Live alum, 30, is taking some time to focus on his health. The move comes after a string of more than 200 live st... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 06 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental HealthRecovery
Man Has ‘one trick’ To Stop Drinking For Good VIDEO – Or 12 STEPS? – Aug. 2, 2024 - Self-improvement coach Clark Kegley shared some of the tips and tricks he’s picked up throughout his sobriety journey in the hopes that they will be of service to other people ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 06 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediasobriety
Gen X and Millennials at Higher Cancer Risk Than Baby Boomers OBESITY MATTERS – July 31, 2024 - Cancers with the most significant increased risk are kidney, pancreatic and small intestine, which are two to three times as high for millennial men and women as baby boomers.... Read More...Aug 06 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerlife expectancy
Quote of the Week – Martin Luther King, Jr. “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” – Martin Luther King, Born: Jan. 15, 1929 - Assassinated: April 4, 1968 ... Read More...Aug 06 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediaquote of the week
Celine Dion Closes Olympic Opening Ceremony with Courageous Tour de Force VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – July 2, 2024 - Celine Dion sings "Hymne A L'Amour" at the base of the Eiffel Tower following the cauldron-lighting. CONTINUE@Youtube ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winnerJuly 30 2024