The Battle Over Funding for Addiction Research NBC VIDEO – MUST WATCH – Nov. 8, 2025 - Nearly 30 million Americans are diagnosed with alcohol use disorder, but the amount of funding to research what causes alcoholism tends to be less than funding allocated to res... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025Drug Abuse and Addiction
How a Homeless Man Escaped the Grip of Fentanyl ONE HOT MEAL AT A TIME – Dec. 3, 2025 - WHEN EVAN CARVER shuffled into the chapel of Salvation Army’s rehab center looking frail and steadying himself with a walker, he wasn’t sure he could quit fentanyl for good. Bu... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025Drug Abuse and Addictionfentanylhomeless
‘Beer belly’ Associated With Heart Risks TIME TO EXERCISE – Dec. 1, 2025 - While 69% of men and 56% women were overweight or obese those numbers were 91% and 64%, respectively, when using WHR. Overall, participants with a high WHR were associated with multi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025
Millions of children and teens face Social Media Ban ABOUT TIME – December 9, 2025 - Australia has enacted a world-first ban on social media for users aged under 16, causing millions of children and teenagers to lose access to their accounts. Facebook, Instagram, Th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDec 16 2025internetSmartphone Addictionteenagers
Everything Rob Reiner’s Son Nick Said About Drug Addiction Before His Arrest FAMILY TRAGEDY – Dec. 3, 2025 - In 2015, Nick revealed how living on the streets shaped him, telling People, “When I was out there, I could’ve died. It’s all luck. There were a lot of dark years there.” Nick re... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthTrauma
ANDY DICK GOIN’ TO REHAB UPDATE – DEC. 12, 2025 - After Andy Dick’s drug overdose this week provoked panicked concern among friends, he’s checked himself into rehab … Andy tells TMZ he is currently entering a rehabilitation facility in the P... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 16 2025RecoveryRehab
Dick Van Dyke Says Getting ‘Rid of Booze & Cigarettes’ Is Why He’s ‘Still Here’ SECRET OF LIFE – December 9, 2025 - Dick Van Dyke says that changing his lifestyle all those decades ago is likely the reason he may make it to 100. "I got rid of booze and cigarettes and all that... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 16 2025
Doctor’s Holiday Mental Health and Recovery Tips VIDEO – NO COMPLACENECY – Dec. 5, 2025 - The holidays are often portrayed as joyful, warm, and filled with togetherness — but for those in addiction recovery or struggling with mental health challenges, the season ca... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025life expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Smoke it! NEVER Vape Cannabis Rasta Mon NOT Gimmick Man – Dec. 3, 2025 - Studies have indicated that the side effects and health risks from cannabis are different depending on whether you smoke or vape it. … vaping might sound like the safer opti... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionmarijuanapotsmokingVapingweed
Quote of the Week – Hillel the Elder “A single candle can light a thousand more without extinguishing itself.” – Hillel the Elder ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025quote of the week
Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and the “Alcoholic Pill Popper” FORGIVE ME – Dec. 2, 2025 - It’s the day of Bronwyn’s “Spill the Boston Tea Party.” Angie is the first to arrive at the loading dock and waits for the other women. Britani, Heather, and Whitney chat in the car on the... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 09 2025
Liam Gallagher Quitting Alcohol Again After Breaking Sobriety During Oasis Reunion Tour KEEP COMING BACK – Nov. 30, 2025 - In March, Gallagher tweeted that he’s “not interested in the booze at the moment I’ve had enough.” He reiterated as much earlier this month, when he revealed he quit imbibing ahead ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 09 2025RecoveryRehab
Ethics Commissioner Caught Driving Under The Influence NOBODY’S PERFECT – Dec. 1, 2025 - Patricia “Patty” Ann Schuh, 67, was arrested after causing a wreck at Veterans Parkway. The incident happened around 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 1. In a report obtained by The State Jou... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025
More Adults in 20s and 30s Dying from Drugs & Alcohol STOP DYING SO MUCH! – Dec. 1, 2025 - Department Epidemiologist Megan Hanley said the report used 2023 Illinois Department of Public Health data, which showed a concerning trend. Hanley said that although substance... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025Drug Abuse and Addiction
I Work With Companies to Confront Addiction in the Workplace REAL HUMAN RESOURCE – Nov. 30, 2025 - Addiction doesn’t always show up in the way that society likes to portray it. Many people are able to maintain their lifestyles without subscribing to what the media tells us add... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Children With Phones at 12 Risk Serious Health Problems BRAIN DISTORTIONS? – Dec. 1, 2025 - The study published Monday in the peer-reviewed journal Pediatrics found that owning a smartphone during early adolescence is associated with increased risks of mental health issue... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDec 09 2025internetinterventionMental HealthSmartphone Addictionteenagers
Do Ultra-processed Foods Cause Colorectal Cancer? WHAT DO YOU THINK? – Nov. 30, 2025 - Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in U.S., according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). While this type of cancer has traditionally affected old... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerDec 09 2025diet sodaEating Disorderfood addiction
One Doctor Rethinking Addiction Care in Family Medicine NEW IDEAS ARE HIP – Dec. 1, 2025 - I was drawn to family medicine even before medical school. My background was in public health, and I spent a summer in Santiago, Chile, where I was paired with a family doctor... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
To Move Beyond Abstinence-Only – How to Measure Recovery HAPPINESS – Dec. 1, 2025 - Recovery from a substance use disorder has traditionally been conflated with “sobriety,” or total abstinence. In reality, many people recover while continuing to use drugs, but in safer, mo... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Memory of Newark Man Who Battled Addiction Lives On AUDIO – CARRYING ON HIS DREAM – Dec. 2, 2025 - Earle VanBlarcom III’s dream was to open a resource center to help other people like him struggling with addiction. After he got clean in 2018, VanBlarcom founded a n... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Fentanyl Vaccine About to Get Its First Major Test NEEDLES – Dec. 3, 2025 - JUST A TINY amount of fentanyl, the equivalent of a few grains of sand, is enough to stop a person’s breathing. The synthetic opioid is tasteless, odorless, and invisible when mixed with othe... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025Drug Abuse and Addictionfentanyl
Olivia Dean – Man I Need VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 597,637 views since Oct, 2025 - Olivia Dean performs Man I Need on Later... with Jools Holland. “She's on the cusp of a meteoric rise in the industry, you can tell she’s on that road, some... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025grammy winner
Lauren Silverman Marks 1 Year Since Ditching Booze NEW AND LOVING IT – Dec. 2, 2025 - She admitted that going sober had helped her ‘show up better’ for her children and her fiancé Simon Cowell, while also improving her sleep, moods and confidence. The socialite, 48, ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 09 2025
Shock Booze Photos That Made Celebrities Quit Drink For Good LOOKING BACK AND AHEAD – Nov. 29, 2025 - BEING in the public eye may seem glamorous, but behind flashy Instagram pics and champagne on tap, a number of celebrities have revealed the dark toll alcohol has had on their... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 09 2025
Sarge Pickman RIP–Tributes Pour in as 64-year old Jewish Black Sober Comedian Passes SAD PASSING – Dec. 1, 2025 - He was a popular stand-up comedian in Boca Raton, Florida. He died on December 1. He was born, Steven Charles Pickman. Boca Raton residents reacted with an outpouring of grief, rememberin... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 09 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Fear of Possible Patient Trafficking in Santa Monica, California VIDEO – THIS AIN’T RIGHT – Nov. 30, 2025 - City officials have shut down an unpermitted sober transitional living facility that suddenly housed more than 40 people in a luxury Ocean Avenue building last week, prompti... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Drugs, Guns & Blackouts – Then 10 Words Changed Everything DRAMATIC INTERVENTION – Nov. 30, 2025 - Kit, now 41 and five years sober, recalls the terrifying moment in the Caribbean as something she’s fortunate to have survived amid her 12-year battle with booze addiction.&nbs... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025RecoveryRehab
Doctor Who Gave Matthew Perry Ketamine Gets 30 Months in Prison NOT REALLY A FRIEND – Dec. 3, 2025 - Mr. Perry, who played Chandler Bing on “Friends” and had long struggled with addiction, became increasingly reliant on ketamine in the weeks before he was found unresponsive in hi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 09 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionTrauma
What Snapchat Knows About Addicted Users LOCK THEM UP – Dec. 3, 2025 - Nearly two thirds of 13 to 17-year-olds in the UK have a Snapchat profile. And the company claims it has nearly a billion monthly active users. The documents we found show that some u... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDec 09 2025internetSmartphone Addiction
Best Movies of 2025 FILMS ARE BETTER IN THEATERS – Dec.3, 2025- It was another great year for the movies and another horrible, hair-on-fire year for the industry, as each month brought more bummer box-office news. The bigger picture is ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025