Spike Lee’s Tribute to New York, New York What's Going on? Pandemic: 2020. @YouTube https://youtu.be/HRRvhO0Chg4 ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusMay 26 2020
New Crime drama ‘Hightown’ mixes murder, opioids, recovery Addictive TV – May 15, 2020 - A murder that reverberates through the idyllic vacation spot. James Badge Dale (“Rescue Me”) co-stars as local cop Det. Ray Abruzzo, who has ties to the victim, fentanyl addic... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 19 2020opioidsRecovery
Logan Williams’ death ‘is not going to be in vain’ Not In Vein – May 15, 2020 - After years of dealing with her son’s devastating secret, Marlyse says she’s now determined to bring awareness to the opioid epidemic. “His death is not going to be in vain,” she sa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylMay 19 2020
Memoir exposes the trauma of personal, family drug addiction Double Winner May 14, 2020 - Danler’s is a reflective redemption story told from experience. She’ll join Anna Wiener, author of “The Uncanny Valley,” for a virtual discussion of the book via ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 19 2020Recovery
What We Lose: From the Classroom to Zoom Body Language and Focus – May 4, 2020 - These Zoom intimacies are often endearing, and at times I welcome the strange, unexpected ways this period of enforced isolation brings about new kinds of closeness with ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusMay 19 2020Mental Health
Rob Lowe celebrates 30 years of sobriety On a High Note – May 11, 2020 - Rob Lowe has marked his 30th anniversary of sobriety. The US star, 56, told people struggling with addiction that “there is hope”. Former West Wing actor Lowe wrote on Instagram:... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 19 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Pandemic Superstar and Human Delight Leslie Jordan OUTrageous OUTstanding – April 27, 2020 - Jordan’s distinct personality has filled a wide coronavirus need. His (usually) twice-daily videos put a hilarious relatable spin on just how awful being forced to she... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusMay 19 2020
Women Who Rise – Jeanie Griffin Women Who Rise – May 4, 2020 - Women Who Rise is a collection of 30 stories of women who have risen from situations that inspire the soul’s journey. In this special edition cover we dive deeper into the story o... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 12 2020
Pete Davidson Shares Hilarious Story of Quarantining in His Mom’s Basement No more debasement – May 7, 2020 - “Me and Judd released this video to kind of try and get it out there that the movie’s coming out,” Davidson said, referring to his upcoming collaboration with Apatow, The King of St... Read More...Alcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCoronavirusMay 12 2020
Pictures reveal the intensity of motherhood Belated Happy Mother’s Day – May 8, 2020 - Karla Gachet (Topanga Canyon, California) We are lucky to live surrounded by nature. Because of the quarantine we have made it a point to get our two sons ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusMay 12 2020
Dr. Daniel Francis on How to Stay Sober 90 Zooms in 90 Days? – May 7, 2020 - All that probably comes as a relief, but what should you do? The process usually begins with community. Whether you find that community in an in-person group like AA, in an ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusMay 12 2020
Don’t Forget About Us: People Still Need Addiction Care OPINION: Ryan Hampton – May 10, 2020 - Nationally we’re seeing increased unemployment and poverty, mandatory changes to daily routines, and increased anxiety and stress which are only magnified for people manag... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCoronavirusMay 12 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Little Richard, one of rock’s earliest pioneers, dead at 87 Whole Lotta Shakin’ to the End – May 9, 2020 - “He played piano,” Cohn wrote, “and he’d stand knock-kneed at the keyboard, hammering away with two hands as if he wanted to bust the thing apart. At climactic mom... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 12 2020
Michael McClure, famed Beat poet who helped launch the SF Renaissance, dead at 87 Obituary – May 6, 2020 - An article in the Los Angeles Times described him as the role model for Jim Morrison of the Doors. He later had a long association with another member of the Doors, Ray Manzarek. They r... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 12 2020
Amazon Prime launch for documentary into Scots surgeon’s ‘miracle cure’ for drug addiction Electrifying – May 1, 2020 - “In one of the states in America the police were told by the authorities not to do anything if addicts were overdosing - not to use Narcan to revive them. “It’s the only thing that wi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 5 2020
Fear and Courage in the Time of COVID-19 By Thomas Moore – Sometimes it is not only all right but appropriate to be afraid and anxious. In these days of a runaway virus some fear will help keep you safe and healthy. At the same time, you don’t want to b... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusMay 5 2020
Emotional Sobriety Radio w/Dr. Allen Berger Worth A LISTEN – April 25, 2020 - These are difficult days. Managing our way through this crisis requires a commitment to what Dr. Allen Berger calls “emotional sobriety.” Dr. Berger is a clinical psychologist,... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 28 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Locked down? Open up to … cross-genre singer Laura Nyro Woman of the Other World – April 26, 2020 - Nyro, born Laura Nigro, died at age 49 in 1997. By this point in her life she recorded rarely, performed live only now-and-again, and declined to appear on television. She... Read More...April 28 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirus
Michael Jordan remembers Bulls ‘traveling cocaine circus’ Send In The Clowns – April 20, 2020 - The six-time NBA champion went on to tell a story from his rookie season where he walked into a hotel room and stumbled upon a scene ranging from things as (now) mundane as weed... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 28 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
Courtney Friel on Life as a Party Girl, Recovery, and Sobriety What a Pro! – April 6, 2020 - One night, I had to edit my story back at the station, so I stopped at a drive-through for a bite before heading to the gas station to pick up a large beer. I emptied out my soda, ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 14 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCoronavirus
Exclusive Interview: Courtney Friel eBulletin Original – As a news anchor and reporter on television, Courtney Friel currently works for KTLA-TV in Los Angeles. She previously reported on entertainment news for the Fox News Channel.... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyInterviewMarch 24 2020
As opioid crisis grinds on, film offers insights into fighting addiction Leave it in Park – March 13, 2020 - This hypothesis is the unifying theme of Rat Park, a documentary examining three vastly different approaches to drug policy: in the U.S., Portugal and the Philippines. Today, amid ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMarch 24 2020
‘Lost in Ghost Town’ – Drug Memoir with a Redemptive Finish MEDIA: Book Feature – MARCH 11, 2020 - The timeline bounces back and forth between his childhood, starting at age seven, to his adult life in Venice, California. Growing up, he writes, his father was gone a lot... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMarch 17 2020
‘A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad’s an Alcoholic’ MEDIA: Film Review – March 12, 2020 - We first meet our heroine, Saki Tadokoro, as a young girl running down a steep river bank to greet her soused father (Kiyohiko Shibukawa) who is partying with his baseball... Read More...Alcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMarch 17 2020
The Way Back…Time Out says ** stars Not the worst film of the year – April 24 2020 - The template is too familiar: a star athlete of yore, Affleck’s careworn Jack Cunningham gets a second shot at glory when he is asked to coach his alma mater’s hopele... Read More...Alcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMarch 10 2020
Has social media become a socially acceptable addiction? Just Like Coffee – Feb. 18, 2020 - Galen joined Know Your Value co-founder and “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski and Cosmopolitan Editor-in-Chief Jessica Pe... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 25 2020
Addiction Memoirs are a Genre in Recovery Sharing is Good – Feb. 13, 2020 - Hitting Bottom “Stray” is a literary coming to terms with her parents’ substance abuse, as well as her own periods of heavy drinking, cocaine and sedative use. Her father is a ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 18 2020
Courtney Friel’s Tonight at 10: Kicking Booze and Breaking News New Book Recommendation – Feb. 2020 - “Love Courtney’s voice—she’s fun, funny, frank and candid! No doubt Tonight at 10 will help many people struggling with addiction.”-Ben Stein, editorial columnist at The Wa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 18 2020
The Story The Pharmacist Can’t Tell It’s All Here – Feb. 16, 2020 - Watching The Pharmacist, I kept getting caught between the series’ fealty to the conventions of a Netflix true-crime binge—the raspy, ominous score; the suspenseful cliff-hanger... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 18 2020
A Widow, Not A Wife: ‘Smacked’ Explores An Ex-Husband’s Secret Addiction NPR Fresh Air! – February 4, 2020 - “I tried to listen for a heartbeat and I couldn’t hear one ... I ran out of the house because I was afraid,” Zimmerman says. When the police and EMTs arrived, they identified... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 11 2020