‘From Rags to Riches’: Musician Talks About Addiction SINGING A NEW TUNE – Feb. 3, 2024 - In 2020, Johnson told his story about how he initially got started in music: his mother having a keyboard around the house and learning how to play the piano. Over the last four ye... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 13 2024interventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Marijuana Use Increases Asthma Risk VIDEO – WEED=WHEEZE – Feb. 2, 2024 - “In the first nationally representative study of cannabis use and asthma in the U.S., a consistent positive linear relationship (dose-response) was observed between frequency of... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 13 2024marijuanapotsmokingweed
Fake Scientific Papers Push Research Credibility to Zero? WHO YOU GONNA CALL? – Feb. 3, 2024 - Last year, 10,000 sham papers had to be retracted by academic journals, but experts think this is just the tip of the iceberg. Tens of thousands of bogus research papers... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 13 2024intervention
Psychedelic Drugs Can Treat Addictions — Time We Got Over Moralistic Fears! AUDIO – THEIR NOT A SLIP? – Feb. 8, 2024 - In 1933, the founder of AA, Bill Wilson, achieved his abstinence as a result of a psychedelic experience, and when LSD was made available for research in the Fifties, ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 13 2024PsychedelicsRecovery
Doing a Play about Recovering from Alcoholism THE LOST WEEKEND FOUND – Feb. 8, 2024 - As a person who is a recovering alcoholic, I was always looking for this kind of play. I’ve never quite seen a story like this on stage, or read it. I read it furiously i... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 13 2024RecoveryRehab
How Sobriety Became a Secret Weapon for Young Creatives AND OLD CREATIVES TOO – Feb. 8, 2024 - For filmmaker Molly Manning-Walker – whose astonishing and critically-acclaimed debut film How to Have Sex perfectly distils British drinking culture – her experience with drink... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 13 2024Recoverysobriety
‘Butterflies’ Is a Compelling and Evocative Piece on Sobriety AUDIO – ONCE A CATERPILLAR – Feb. 8, 2024 - Her latest release, ‘Butterflies’, can be considered her most intimate and introspective work to date. Within the lyrics lies a subtle nod toward her struggles with mental ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 13 2024RecoveryRecovery Advocatesobriety
Fentanyl-Detecting Dogs at Work MAN’S BEST FRIEND – Feb. 5, 2024 - Washington State has advanced a bill to train drug-sniffing dogs to detect fentanyl—and limit police liability in civil lawsuits over damages that result.Police wouldn’t be l... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 13 2024fentanyl
Mickey Mantle’s Struggles: Alcoholism and Regrets HOW MUCH BETTER...? – Feb. 10, 2024 - In 1962, Mantle wasn’t exactly a young buck anymore. Before notions like staying hydrated and getting enough sleep, they all must’ve been miserable, and his devastating le... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 13 2024
Virginia Recognizes Service of John Shinholser of The McShin Foundation VIDEO – A TRAILBLAZER – Dec. 2023 - U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today honored Virginian John Shinholser on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives for his dedication to Virginians seeking reco... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 13 2024Recovery Advocate
Drew Barrymore: “I Can’t F**king Believe I’m Alive Sometimes” WHAT A LIFE – Feb. 8, 2024 - “Part of why I’m single now is because I had so much fun. Part of why I don’t miss drinking is because I did. I’m glad I had a nudist, exhibitionist, wildflower, wild-child, little... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 13 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
SNL Player on 40-Year Coke Habit & Surviving Gunshot Wound LIVES TO TELL THE TALE – Feb. 3, 2024 - Garrett Morris has had quite the Hollywood ride.”Some producers didn’t want a Black cast member but Lorne Michaels knew the show needed one,” Morris, who just received a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 13 2024interventionInterviewRecovery
Unraveling Mystery of Kansas City Chiefs Fans’ Frozen Fentanyl Deaths THE END – Feb. 3, 2024 - She walked upstairs, looked out the large back windows and saw a grisly tableau on the snow-covered patio. Mahoney first spotted the frozen body of one man, David Harrin... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 13 2024fentanyl
Gambling and the Politics of Addiction BUREAUCRACY NOW – Feb. 7, 2024 - Historically, addiction has often been seen as a criminal problem. The addicted person acts wrongly or illegally, and the problem of addiction is one of assigning blame and, where app... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 13 2024GaminginternetSuper Bowlvideo games
We Document Our Whole Lives Online – but Should We? YOUR 15 MINUTES IS OVER – Feb. 8, 2024 - ‘You Don’t Need To Document Everything’ questioned it all. The essay was promoted by a video taken on New Year’s Eve in Paris, which showed hundreds of people recording the f... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneFeb 13 2024internetinterventionMental HealthSmartphone Addiction
Online Sports Betting Rises Due to Online Gambling VIDEO – YOU CAN’T LOSE, IF YOU DON’T BET – Feb. 7, 2024 - Brian Meister once gambled and lost a year’s salary in one night of sports betting. He is a recovering sports gambling addict who now shares his story in th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 13 2024GaminginternetinterventionSuper Bowlvideo games
After Struggling With Opioids Jamie Lee Curtis Is 25 Years Sober HOLLYWOOD ROYALTY – Feb. 3, 2024 - I was an opiate addict, and I liked to get opiate buzz,” the “Halloween Kills” star explained on July 2023. “And if fentanyl was available, as easily available, as it is today on... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 13 2024opioid crisisopioids
Minnesota Treatment Centers Closing Down SAD FOR THE LOCALS – Feb. 3, 2024 - Minnesota teens struggling with drugs or alcohol have few options for help after several treatment centers closed last year. Clinics that prescribed opioid addiction medi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 13 2024interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Scientology-Linked Rehab Left People’s Minds Shattered SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE – Feb. 3, 2024 - An unregulated rehab centre linked to the Church of Scientology put mentally ill people through intense psychological drills that allegedly left them “traumatised” and... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 13 2024interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Phthalates aka “everywhere chemicals” Found in the Womb VIDEO – IS NO PLACE SAFE? – Feb. 7, 2024 - The US saw roughly 57,000 preterm births caused by phthalates in 2018. More than 8 million metric tons of phthalates and similar chemicals are consumed annually — ei... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerFeb 13 2024life expectancyTrauma
Here’s How To Curb Your Sugar Addiction ONE MACAROON AT A TIME – Feb. 7, 2024 - Professor Serena Bartlett is an addiction neuroscientist. She has studied sugar and its effects on the brain. “Sugar uses exactly the same neural pathways as alcohol and... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating DisorderFeb 13 2024food addictionRecovery
Podcast Details Sexual Misconduct in the Treatment Industry AUDIO – LOCK THEM UP – Feb. 3, 2024 - Her reporting details two women’s efforts to bring to justice the owner of a network of treatment centers in California and Colorado who was routinely sexually assaulting clien... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 13 2024interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Quote of the Week – Usher “My idea of artistry has always been ‘try everything until you find out what works.’” – Usher ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 13 2024grammy winnerquote of the week
Addicts Not Self-Destructive? JUST SELF DELUSIONAL – Jan. 27, 2024 - One of many misunderstandings about addiction is that it is self-destructive. However, people suffering from addictions are not either intending to harm themselves or uncaring a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 6 2024intervention
From Prisoner to Rehab Drug Counselor VIDEO – FROM ZERO TO HERO – Jan. 26, 2024 - Cocaine addiction, sexual abuse, a robbery conviction and prison time as far away as Kentucky is an incredibly difficult journey to survive. But the story of Kimberly Vil... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 6 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
First of-its-kind Opioid Center Coming to Las Vegas Colorful VIDEO – IT TAKES A VEGAS – Jan. 29, 2024 - “It will have 240 beds and an intake for detox.” Unlike many facilities, this center has no time frame for how long a person can stay. “We want people to get healthy o... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 6 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehab
How Reddit Saved My Sobriety FASCINATING – Jan. 30, 2024 - When I was about eight or nine months into my sobriety, I had one of the worst days of my life. My problems started at work. I was a recent law school graduate working at a mid-size publ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 6 2024RecoveryRehab
Kids Don’t Get Science-Backed Drug Prevention IS SCIENCE TOO WOKE? – Jan. 11, 2024 - As science teacher Zach Lazar looks out across his classroom at South Eugene High School, he sees more kids struggling than he did before the pandemic. In the past two ye... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 6 2024interventionteenagers
Can a Brain Implant Treat Addiction? SCIENCE MAY ONE DAY DO SO... – Jan. 31, 2024 - Some experts tout deep brain stimulation as a lifeline for people struggling with opioid use. Others question the hype. Elena Daly was packing for a family vacatio... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 6 2024interventionRecovery
On Stage: Recovering Alcoholic’s Tough Tale Boldly Told ON BROADWAY? – Feb. 1, 2024 - It never rains but it pours. Sometimes, however, it doesn’t pour rain. What’s poured instead is scotch, bourbon, rum, and beer. Sean Daniels is the author of this unyielding autob... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 6 2024RecoveryRehab