Christian College Fined $37.7 Million for Cheating & Lying NOT EXACTLY VERY CHRISTIAN – Oct. 31, 2023 - The Education Department says 7,547 students enrolled in its doctoral programs from Nov. 1, 2018, to Oct. 19, 2023. The government is fining the school $5,000 for its misr... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionNov 7 2023
Jessica Simpson Celebrating Six Fabulous Years Sober! STEPS TO HEALTHINESS – Nov. 3, 2023 - She continued, “Personally, to do this I needed to stop drinking alcohol because it kept my mind and heart circling in the same direction and quite honestly I was exhauste... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyNov 7 2023RecoveryRehab
When Addiction Leads to Financial Ruin BORROW MONEY – Nov. 1, 2023 - The study also found that just one-third of those billions is borne by the government, with the remainder falling on the shoulders of individuals and the private sector. In Ohi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 7 2023RecoveryRehab
‘Pharmageddon’ Could Close Pharmacies: Not All Pills Are the Same VIDEO – MISTAKES MATTER – Oct. 31, 2023 - Lannie Duong, a clinical pharmacist based in California, is one of the key organizers of the protests. She said that, along with sickouts and walkouts, members have discuss... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 7 2023Recovery
Matthew Perry Was Brave to Speak About Sobriety Without Full Recovery OPINION: TIME WILL TELL – Nov. 1, 2023 - I can’t stand moral puritans who sniff about free will and justify the deaths of addicts by saying they are “chosen”. Anyone who has known or been a person with substan... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 7 2023RecoveryRehab
Quote of the Week – Mark Twain “No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot.” – Mark Twain, 1835-1910 ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 7 2023quote of the week
Learning to Live Life in Recovery VIDEO – NUDGE FROM THE JUDGE – Oct. 25, 2023 - McEwen lives in eastern Ohio along the West Virginia border and participates in the Steubenville Municipal Mental Health Court. When she was evaluated by health professi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthOct 31 2023RecoveryRehab
How Getting Sober Helped Dolphins Coach Achieve NFL Dream VIDEO – THAT’S THE WAY SOBRIETY WORKS – Oct. 22, 2023 - McDaniel had been open about his story in the past. When the Falcons were playing in Super Bowl 51 against the Patriots, he spoke to Tom Pelissero — then... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyOct 31 2023RecoveryRehab
News Anchor Tells His Story of Addiction To Students GIVING BACK – Oct. 25, 2023 - “Hopefully, they can relate and be able to see how he overcame the struggles in his life and can really help motivate them and to inspire them to do things differently,” Robinson ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewOct 31 2023RecoveryRehab
Nick Saban Explains Why He Quit Drinking Years Ago WINNING – Oct. 26, 2023 - The 71-year-old Saban explained to party boy Pat that his own partying days were over when he and Miss Terry had kids and they started to get older and looking to him to set an exampl... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyOct 31 2023Recovery
L.A. Model Nichole Coats’ Cause of Death: “cocaine and ethanol toxicity” INSANELY SAD – Oct. 24, 2023 - The drug-related death of a Los Angeles model has been ruled accidental after her body was found inside her luxury apartment last month. Nichole Coats, 32, died on Sept. 10 as a resu... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 31 2023OverdoseTrauma
From Drug Addiction to Graduation VIDEO – BEAUTIFUL VISION – Oct. 25, 2023 - The high school dropout earned her GED and enrolled at Honolulu Community College.“I had a lot of catching up to do and a big hole to climb out of,” she said. McComas did... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewOct 31 2023RecoveryRehab
America’s Adderall Shortage ‘is driving ADHD patients to use METH’ as Britney Spears’ ex says he feared she’d overdose TOUGH CHOICES – Oct. 23, 2023 - The ongoing Adderall issue has been attributed to worker and supply shortages at the Israel-based Teva Pharmaceuticals, which made one out of four branded and generic Adderall p... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionmethOct 31 2023OverdoseRecoveryTrauma
‘Love U 4-Ever’ — Lives Broken by Drug Addiction AUDIO – ANN FARABEE – Oct. 18, 2023 - She and I spent much of the next day at the funeral home. Standing by the casket, she cried constantly and uncontrollably. I just sat with my head down, unable to offer en... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 31 2023
Pharmacist and Clinic Owner Get Prison for $6M Pill Mill Scheme BUSINESS AS USUAL – Oct. 26, 2023 - Sokari “Momma” Bobmanuel, 63, was sentenced to 14 years in prison following her conviction at trial for conspiracy to unlawfully distribute and dispense controlled substances. Alan... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOct 31 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Dating While Sober HOLDING HANDS – October 25, 2023 - Historically, dating has been deeply entwined with going out for a drink. But what happens if one of the two dating parties has opted for a life of sobriety? What are the pros and c... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaOct 31 2023RecoveryRehab
Man Shares Getting Off Drugs Road to Recovery VIDEO – LOVING THE SOBER LIFE – Oct. 24, 2023 - His dreams of being a United States Marine and coming back to Laredo to be a Texas State Trooper came to an end, so, he became a drug dealer. “It was exciting, it wa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 31 2023RecoveryRehab
The Never Ending Cycles of My Eating Disorder IF YOU BAKE IT, THEY WILL COME – Oct. 2023 - From as far back as I can remember food was difficult. Every time my family ate at a restaurant, it never failed. I barfed after every meal. “Alah, Ag sar sarwa manen.” Tr... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaEating Disorderfood addictionOct 31 2023
White Patients More Often Than Black Patients to be Given Opioids for Pain in ER FAVORITISM? – Oct. 27, 2023 - We examined more than 200,000 visit records of patients treated for pain, taken from a representative sample of U.S. emergency departments from 1999 to 2020. Although white patien... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 31 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Government Warns of Hidden Ingredients in Arthritis, Pain Products DANGER IN THE USA – Oct. 25, 2023 - “It is interesting that these products have hidden ingredients that are used to reduce swelling and inflammation,” Tsourounis said. “I don’t know if this was intentional, but it se... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOct 31 2023Recovery
Nan Goldin on Vaping, Orgasms, and Greek Myths MORE – Oct. 24, 2023 - Since the 80s, Goldin has been working hard. Last year, the Laura Poitras-directed documentary about her life, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, was nominated for an Oscar. At the same t... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewOct 31 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
NYPD Officer Allegedly Sold Fentanyl and Heroin While On Duty NEFARIOUS MULTI-TASKING – Oct. 21, 2023 - A female NYPD officer who boasted about how much she loved her job was busted this week for allegedly dealing large quantities of narcotics, including fentanyl and heroin, wh... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylOct 31 2023
How Much Caffeine Is Too Much? BEAN THERE DONE THAT – Oct. 27, 2023 - Although caffeine can have a positive impact on focus and energy, consuming too much of it can give way to some unpleasant implications, Kevin Shah, M.D., cardiologist and direc... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Medialife expectancyOct 31 2023
Matthew Perry Passes at 54 THE SADDEST – Oct. 29, 2023 - Mr. Perry’s character, Chandler Bing, was a successful executive known on the show for his witty and sardonic personality. “Friends” has endured decades after it first aired in 19... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyOct 31 2023RecoveryRehab
Going Sober at 24 Has Dramatically Changed My Life VIDEO – FOR THE BETTER! – Oct. 26, 2023 - Emma McClarkin, chief executive of the British Beer and Pub Association, said alcohol-free beer was a huge area of growth in the UK, with sales of no and low-alcohol beers mo... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewOct 31 2023RecoveryRehab
I Was Drinking 5 Bottles of Wine Every Day VIDEO – 5.4.3.2. ... NONE – Oct. 22, 2023 - “I began hiding drinking far more than I ever had before. I was hiding bottles of wine around the house, I was drinking at work,” she said. “A bottle of something in ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewOct 31 2023RecoveryRehab
Program Encourages Drug Treatment Over Arrest is a Success VIDEO – TREAT DON’T COMMIT – Oct. 23, 2023 - Branch was arrested last summer on drug possession charges. When she was taken to a police station, she was offered the option to have her charges dropped if she agreed to... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOct 31 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
What Science Says about Social Media Addiction “Just like a slot machine!” – Oct. 25, 2023 - Experts who study internet use say that the magnetic allure of social media arises from the way the content plays to our neurological impulses and wiring, such that consu... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetOct 31 2023Smartphone Addiction
Opioid Crisis Is Worse Despite Congress’ $20 Billion Effort To Stop It DO THEY EVEN CARE? – Oct. 22, 2023 - When that option ended on Sept. 30, the two states which used it — South Dakota and Tennessee — steered their Medicaid recipients with substance use disorder toward treatment faci... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 31 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
Rite Aid, CVS & Walgreens To Close More Than 1,500 Stores Due to Crime. Whose Crimes? WHO’S CRIME? – Oct. 23, 2023 - The nation’s largest drugstore chains, Rite Aid, CVS and Walgreens, will shutter more than 1,500 stores, leaving millions of Americans without access to healthcare in ‘pharmacy d... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 31 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma