Why I Quit Smoking Weed BECAUSE I COULD – Nov. 6, 2025 - I’ve always been good at quitting obligations (see: piano lessons, ballet classes, infinite sports teams, and, in one memorable instance, a babysitting job that would have required me... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediamarijuanaNov 11 2025weed
Bohemian Rhapsody Flashmob VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 18,000,000 Views - Absolutely brilliant. I was having a bad day, and this made me cry uncontrollably. Thank you all involved including the crowd. Now got the strength to carry on. This ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winnerNov 11 2025
Anthony Hopkins Opens Up About Alcoholism VIDEO – A STAR IS SOBER – Nov. 7, 2025 - Sir Anthony Hopkins has had one of the most storied careers in film and now the Welsh actor is releasing his first memoir, “We Did Ok, Kid,” where he recounts the moments that... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyNov 11 2025
Person of the Week: Susan Campanaro STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Nov. 11, 2025 - I am a director, actor, entertainer, creative coach & teacher in NYC. I have a nightlife persona Lavinia Draper IG/FB/TikTok @mslavinianycI wrote a musical Doing Time Wit... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaInterviewNov 11 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Over-the-counter Pain Pills Outperform Opioids After Tooth Pulled CHEAPER TOO! – Nov. 6, 2025 - We wanted to determine whether the pain medication’s effects were consistent in males and females separately. And what we found is that in both subgroups (males and females), the non-opi... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 11 2025
$53 Billion Rehab Industry Fails Those It’s Supposed To Help AUDIO – ONE CLENT AT A TIME – Nov. 3, 2025 - A new book explores the dark side of the drug rehabilitation industry. It’s called “Rehab: An American Scandal,” and it’s written by Shoshana Walter, an investigative repo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 11 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
FDA Becomes “clown show” Amid Latest Scandal BOZO MAKES A COMEBACK – Nov. 4, 2025 - An alleged extortion attempt, a petty yearslong grudge, shocking social media posts, and ominous text messages make up the latest scandal at the Food and Drug Administration, an... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 11 2025
Families Stay Together As Parents Recover From Addiction TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL – Nov. 6, 2025 - Our Place, housed in an apartment building provides free housing to adults and their children as parents go through recovery and receive mental health treatment, employment a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 11 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Exploring Psychedelics For PTSD treatment VIDEO – GUIDED TRIPS – Nov. 7, 2025 - More American veterans die by suicide each day than the average daily combat deaths during the Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan wars combined, California Governor Gavin Newsom rece... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 11 2025PsychedelicsTrauma
Experts Warn 1 Alcoholic Drink Increases Cancer Risk EVEN A BEER? – Nov. 7, 2025 - Alcohol is a risk factor for liver cancer and cancers of the mouth, throat, and esophagus in smokers, as well as colon, rectal, and breast cancer for women. Only 37 percent of adul... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerNov 11 2025
Court Battle Exposes Ugliest Strategies of Rehab Business MONEY MONEY MONEY – Nov. 6, 2025 - “Bro,” the text chain says, “you can make so much fucking money off these junkies. Their (sic) going to use anyway.” “What do you mean I can make more,” came the reply. “U can ma... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 11 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
More People Dying Before Age 65 AUDIO – DEAD FOOD? – Nov. 7, 2025 - Premature deaths among 18-to-64-year-olds rose 27 percent. The report revealed stark inequities in who lives long enough to collect the benefits they’ve helped fund, finding dispar... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictionlife expectancyNov 11 2025
How to Avoid Seasonal Depression LET THERE BE LIGHT – Nov. 7, 2025 - Researchers believe that wintertime SAD is caused by reduced daylight, which can desynchronize our internal circadian rhythm from the natural light cycles outside. To fight the dar... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionMental HealthNov 11 2025
Alcohol Consumption Linked to Severe Brain Bleeding VIDEO – USE YOUR HEAD – Nov. 7, 2025 - While the adverse effects of alcohol start from the first drop, excessive drinking can lead to a brain bleed. What’s more striking is that the ‘excessive’ limit is far lower th... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 11 2025Trauma
Quote of the Week – Hannah Arendt “The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy.” – Elon Musk“The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism.” – Hannah Arendt, 1906-1975 ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 11 2025quote of the week
Rosie O’Donnell Asks for ‘Prayers’ for Daughter Chelsea SEARCHING FOR PRAYERS – October 29, 2025 - Rosie shared a much younger photo of her daughter Chelsea, now 28, on her Instagram as she asked her followers for “prayers.” “My child chelsea belle - before addiction took... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 04 2025
Sucralose Damages Human DNA HOW SWEET IT ISN’T – Oct. 28, 2025 - Regulators approved sucralose decades ago. Those studies predated modern toxicogenomics, the study of how genes respond to chemical exposure. The new findings suggest the tests us... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictionNov 04 2025
How Katie Herzog Drank Herself To Sobriety AUDIO – GOOD TRICK – Oct. 30, 2025 - Katie Herzog is a journalist and creator and co-host of the podcast Blocked and Reported, which calls itself a podcast that, quote: “Scours the internet for its craziest, silliest... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 04 2025sobriety
Musician Turns 10 Years Sober into Purpose-driven Career VIDEO – ONE NOTE AT A TIME – Oct. 31, 2025 - In 2016, Steve Kidwell was incarcerated in Fayette County, where he went through the worst detox of his life. However, he views that experience differently now. “... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 04 2025sobriety
New Jersey Town Legally Blocked Housing For People in Recovery WTF – Oct. 29, 2025 - A federal appeals court has given a sober living nonprofit a second chance to press its discrimination claims against a Hudson County town over its right to operate. Oxford House originally sued... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 04 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Meet Karen Beckles REIKI NOW – Oct. 29, 2025 - In 2026 I am launching The Funky Truth Sober Community, a Reiki supported community that is spiritually based for people who are sober and sober curious. It is meant to complement AA for t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental HealthNov 04 2025
Horrible Things Were Happening. My First Thought Was To Work. Am I Addicted? IF YOU CAN’T STOP – Nov. 1, 2025 - Have you ever heard a word that jolts you to attention? That word, for me, was “workaholism” – and when I heard it through my headphones earlier this year, listening to an audiobook... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 04 2025Recovery
13 Non-Alcoholic Beers Ranked HEINEKEN 00! – Nov. 1, 2025 - While some beer purists may scoff at the idea, there are many reasons why one may choose to drink a non-alcoholic beer. Reasons related to morals, religion, health, or addiction recovery... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 04 2025sobriety
Cincinnati: One Day Sees 30 Horrifying Heroin Overdoses SHOULD BE LEGAL AND REGULATED? – August 23, 2025 - Cincinnati emergency crews responded to 30 heroin overdoses in the course of one day Tuesday, August 23. Officials said most of the overdoses were located in the we... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionNov 04 2025Overdose
Paramedics Are Changing The Front Line of Addiction Care THEY SEE IT UP CLOSE – Nov. 1, 2025 - Many people who survive an overdose decline to be taken to the hospital, which leaves EMS personnel as their only point of contact with the health care system. Those interactions... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 04 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocate
‘Anonymously Miserable’ author Shares Story of Recovery, Loss & Resilience VIDEO – BRAVE MAN – Oct. 31, 2025 - Anthony Ysasaga has released his book described as his “raw, unfiltered journey through the depths of abuse, depression, addiction, trauma, and rage.” Ysasaga said the book c... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 04 2025
The Deadly Addiction Gripping America That Everyone is Ignoring MELATONIN MELATONIN – Nov. 2, 2025 - ‘The impacts of excessive caffeine include increased restlessness, irritability, anxiety and mental anguish. ‘In addition, can impact sleep, which creates a perpetual cy... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaEating Disorderfood addictionNov 04 2025
Trump Regime Cuts Decimate Federal Addiction/Mental Health Agency WHO NEEDS HEALTH CARE – Oct. 30, 2025 - Since January, layoffs and funding cuts at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration have ground much of the agency’s work to a halt. At the Center fo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental HealthNov 04 2025RecoveryRehab
Taylor Swift – The Fate of Ophelia (Official Music Video) VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 96,426,309 views since Oct 5, 2025 - Ophelia is a character in William Shakespeare’s drama Hamlet. She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes a... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winnerNov 04 2025
Person of the Week: Ryan Whittaker STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Nov. 4, 2025 - Ryan Whittaker got clean when he was 15 years old in 1997. He started a company called Sober Water in 2024 to “Help people. End plastic.” He donated 40 acres in Southern Color... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaInterviewNov 04 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocate