Quote of the Week – Irving Stone “There are no faster or firmer friendships than those formed between people who love the same books.” – Irving Stone, b. San Francisco 1903 - d. Los Angeles 1989 ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 28 2024quote of the week
Can We Exercise Away Addiction and Depression? BULLSH*T – May 16, 2024 - Intense physical exercise has received major attention as an effective way to reduce cravings and remain sober by celebrities like the rapper Eminem. In 2024, Em posted his annual upd... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 21 2024RecoveryRehab
How The Heart Rewires The Brain THINKING YOU’RE IN LOVE – 2024 - New science shows the heart is far more than a pump. This intelligent organ generates powerful electromagnetic signals that fundamentally influence brain processes like cogniti... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionlife expectancyMay 21 2024Mental Health
Punk Proud of Favorite Artist’s Sobriety Until He Credits It to Jesus HIGHER POWER INDEED – May 17, 2024 - Ian McSeamus, the infamous frontman of the punk band Ghost Chode, said he is celebrating six months of sobriety which drew a huge reaction until he attributed the accomplis... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 21 2024sobriety
When You Stay Inside All Day – This Is What Happens To Your Blood Pressure GONNA BE HIGH – May 9, 2024 - The researchers point out that people experiencing loneliness have been shown to have increased blood pressure levels and increased peripheral vascular resistance, or the circulat... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MedialonelinessMay 21 2024
I Was Addicted To Meth For 7 Years And No One Knew EXCEPT HER – May 14, 2024 - I was “dating” a bad boy at the time. Our relationship only lasted a summer, but we were together long enough for him to introduce me to methamphetamine, which he sold. I hardly dra... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMay 21 2024methRecoveryRehab
WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH? EASY DOES IT – May 2024 - First and foremost, a healthy mind is an editing a mind, an organ that manages to sieve, from thousands of stray, dramatic, disconcerting or horrifying thoughts, those particula... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionlife expectancyMay 21 2024Mental Health
Spreading Hope and Sobriety Through Music VIDEO – JOYOUSLY – May 14, 2024 - Daniel Rochelle, Jr.’s father and namesake was a huge influence in his life, his hero and the person who taught him about music. He was a wonderful father but was addicted to alcoh... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 21 2024Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
American Workers Cheating to Pass Drug Tests VIDEO – HOPEFULLY NOT PILOTS – May 15, 2024 - Marijuana positivity increased in 13 out of 15 industries, with finance and insurance representing the largest jump. That sector saw a 35.7% jump in positive marijuana ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 21 2024
Richard Webber Given ‘first-hand knowledge’ of Father’s Alcoholism AUDIO – ACTING WHAT HE KNOWS – May 16, 2024 - Grey’s Anatomy’s Richard Webber actor knows what living with alcoholism is like “first-hand” to his dad. In the first six seasons of the ABC and Disney+ medical drama, ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 21 2024
Recovery Is Possible VIDEO – TO ANYONE! – MAY 15, 2024 - A message of hope from the depths of darkness. Elmore Smith, a recovered drug addict, said. “When you see me, you see hope, you see a miracle, because I was the one... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 21 2024RecoveryRehab
Get Sober – Get Housing in California IT’S COMPLICATED – May 16, 2024 - The bills come as California’s homelessness population is skyrocketing, having increased from about 118,000 in 2016 to more than 181,000 last year. Some critics blame and want... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionMay 21 2024RecoveryRehab
Psychiatrist Wants to Make Kids Into ‘Healthy Gamers’ AUDIO – PLEASE DO! – May 14, 2024 - “The challenge with video games is that when we play one game, we don’t just have pleasure in that game,” says psychiatrist Alok Kanojia. “Our brain wants more, and so kids are p... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetinterventionMay 21 2024video games
Yachting Stewardess Starts Sober Crew Social Club CALMER SEAS – May 12, 2024 - Laura emphasizes that she doesn’t necessarily believe there’s anything inherently wrong with alcohol, but some people do not tolerate it well. However, there is a stigma in yachtin... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 21 2024sobriety
Important New Book by William Moyers PRE-ORDER NOW – William Cope Moyers was a model of sober success. As his inspiring story of overcoming addiction was on its way to becoming a New York Times bestseller everyone thought he had finally achieved the re... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 21 2024
Walgreens Offering Cheaper Version of Opioid Reversal Drug SAVE-A-LIFE CHEAPLY – May 15, 2024 - Walgreens’ version of the drug is $34.99, according to the release, which the parent company says is “a lower price than the comparable national brand product at Walgreens ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 21 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Taylor Swift Fans Use Lyrics to Discuss Addiction VIDEO – ONE VERSE AT A TIME – May 11, 2024 - Julianne Griffin shares her fearless story of addiction and how she’s helping others through a virtual Taylor Swift-themed recovery group. At first glance, a Swift ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietygrammy winnerMay 21 2024
Hilary Phelps Talks Women’s Wellness SWIMMING WITH WINNERS – May 13, 2024 - After celebrating 15 years of sobriety a couple of years ago, Hilary Phelps (hilaryphelps.com) realized the power of sharing her story to offer hope and encouragement to ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 21 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabsobriety
OPINION: Providing Safe Supply Would Reduce Overdoses GOOD IDEA – May 13, 2024 - It seems very cruel to me to recognize how many people are visibly struggling with drug addiction in our state and, essentially, to think that punishment will be a more effective mot... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductionMay 21 2024Overdose
Michael Floyd’s Inspiring Journey to Sobriety and the NFL USING THE STEPS – May 15, 2024 - Michael Floyd, once a standout wide receiver for Notre Dame and the NFL, has opened up about his battle with addiction and his journey to sobriety. After a stellar college care... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 21 2024sobriety
Mike Santana Shares Emotional Moment of Clarity great AUDIO – NEW KIND OF CHAMPION – May 17, 2024 - Mike Santana went through hard times in recent years, and he came out on top passing one year of sobriety. During an interview airing on Impact Santana shared the ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewMay 21 2024RecoveryRehab
Patient Broker Goes To Prison For Preying On NJ Drug Addicts FROM BROKER TO BROKEN – May 17, 2024 - The confessed schemers enlisted “recruiters” to pay users addicted to heroin and other drugs with “robust” private health insurance several thousand dollars to enter spec... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 21 2024Trauma
If You Do This While Driving – You May Be a Psychopath VIDEO – AMONG OTHER THINGS – May 14, 2024 - Talk about a highway to hell. New research has found that people who commonly text and drive are concerningly associated with psychopathic behavior. Along with co... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneMay 21 2024Smartphone Addiction
Dozen of Teens Sexually Abused at ‘Sinister’ Detention Center AUDIO – WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT? – May 15, 2024 - “Among the allegations were multiple episodes of improperly restraining, punching, choking, physically abusing juvenile residents, handcuffing a minor resident to th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMay 21 2024Trauma
The Most Misunderstood Addiction LOSING IS ALSO ADDICTIVE – May 14, 2024 - With bright, flashing lights and the rush of excitement with winning, it’s no surprise that gambling leads to a shocking, drugless high. Compulsive gambling, also call... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetinterventionMay 21 2024Mental HealthRecoveryvideo games
Instagram and Facebook Under Investigation For Causing Children Great Harm DOES ANYBODY EVEN CARE? – May 16, 2024 - The European Union has opened a formal investigation into Meta over concerns that it isn’t doing enough to safeguard the mental and physical health of children who use ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetinterventionMay 21 2024Smartphone Addiction
Rival Addiction Centers Do Battle VIDEO – MONEY MATTERS – May 13, 2024 -Jason Ackner, who is trying to build the facility, said competition has spread misinformation about his project. He said these were lies to convince the public and commissioner... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 21 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Drug Overdose Deaths Down GOOD NEWS – May 15, 2024 - “There’s been a lot of billboards, newspaper ads and TV stuff surrounding naloxone — where it’s available, where people can get naloxone for free,” Zoucha said, referring to the opio... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 21 2024Overdose
Rethinking the Removal of Kids From Moms Struggling With Addiction SAVE the CHILDREN RIGHT NOW – May 15, 2024 - Addiction is so prevalent and the effects so severe that child welfare agencies are struggling to find enough foster families to care for substance-exposed infants.... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 21 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Quote of the Week – Alice Munro “The constant happiness is curiosity.” – Alice Munro, July 10, 1931 – May 13, 2024 ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 21 2024quote of the week