Books, Memoirs, Films, and Media

Books, Memoirs, Films, and Media

Napa Recovery Homes Sold…AGAIN

AUDIO – BUSINESS IS BUSINESS – Feb. 23, 2024 - Mentis, a Napa County mental health nonprofit, announced that the south Napa properties the Gasser Foundation “gifted” to Mentis in November have been officially sold ... Read More...

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She was Arrested and it Saved Her Life

IT’S NEVER TOO LATE – Feb. 18, 2024 - Jill Cichowicz, who founded the group 2 End The Stigma, smiles on Saturday as she talks to guests during the seventh annual “A Night For Scott” at the John Marshall Ballrooms in ... Read More...

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Jessica Chastain Plays Troubled Recovering Alcoholic

VIDEO – THE BEST KIND – Feb. 22, 2024 - Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard star in a new film Memory. Sylvia is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life: her daughter, her job, her AA meetings. ... Read More...

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Mark Zuckerberg Made $28 Billion on Feb. 2

ON OTHER’S LABOR – Unless he sells or buys more shares of company stock, and assuming the quarterly dividend remains at the same level, Zuckerberg will also gain off of the company’s dividend payouts to the tu... Read More...

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Mark Zuckerberg – “It’s Not My Fault.”

IT NEVER IS – Feb. 23, 2024 - FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM CEO is arguing he can’t be held personally liable for accusations that his platforms have led to kids being addicted to social media. A ruling in the bill... Read More...

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Mother Arrested After Harrowing Tale of Opiate Exposure and Negligence

FAMILY DISFUNCTION – Feb. 15, 2024 - In the quiet of an ordinary day, a distressing revelation unfolded as two young children were rushed to the hospital, their systems coursing with opiates. This grave discov... Read More...

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How One Mom Overcame Opioids to Help Others

VIDEO – FROM HELL TO HEALER – Dec. 20, 2024 - When meeting Jodi Borrelli, it’s hard to believe that several years ago, she was addicted to heroin, living on the streets and was wanted by the Sheriff’s Department. Her... Read More...

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Rescue Dog Saved Him From Addiction

GOD = DOG – Feb. 23, 2024 - The dog that saved Mike Favor’s life was a German shepherd puppy named Honey: 8 weeks old, heart condition, four months to live. This was in 2016, and Mr. Favor was trying to get sober, af... Read More...

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Drug Deaths Have Devastating Impact on Loved Ones

COUNTRY IN CONSTANT MOURNING – Feb. 21, 2024 - 125 million American adults know at least one person who died by overdose. For many, it was a devastating loss. 40% of Americans know someone who died of a ... Read More...

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Bigger Scandal Than Thalidomide!

BABIES DEFORMED AGAIN – Feb. 22, 2024 - Since the 1970s, it has been known that sodium valproate can harm babies in the womb. So why was it prescribed to pregnant women? “My kids are fabulous, but I’d known for years... Read More...

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The New Definition of Sober

SEMANTICS SHMANTICS – Feb. 19, 2024 - We’ve seen multiple societal changes in our lifetime, from fashion trends to laws, to name just two, and as I wrote in my last post, there have been a number of changes to... Read More...

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7 Alarming Maternal Mental Health Statistics

MOTHERHOOD AIN’T EASY – Feb. 7, 2024 - About one in 10 people who can become pregnant worldwide deal with mental health issues during pregnancy and the postpartum period, according to the World Health Organization. O... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Marilyn Monroe

“Most importantly, keep smiling. Because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.” – Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962 ... Read More...

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Do You Have a Phone Addiction?

WHO DOESN’T? – Feb. 12, 2034 - During a recent executive program, we conducted a micro-experiment. Participants opted to surrender their mobile phones for one evening and get them back the next morning. During... Read More...

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Treatment For Teens Inacce$$ible As Opioid Deaths Rise

VIDEO – WHY? – Feb. 9, 2023 - “People are desperate,” said Pattie Vargas, a California mother who took out a second mortgage to pay for a spot at a facility for her son Joel, who was addicted to meth as a teen and ... Read More...

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Lots of Young People on Lots of Psychiatric Drugs

THEY’RE CUSTOMERS FIRST AND FOREMOST – Feb. 16, 2024 - Growing numbers of children and adolescents are being prescribed multiple psychiatric drugs to take simultaneously. The phenomenon is increasing despite warnings... Read More...

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LINDA ROBSON: My Soul Shattering Breakdown Memoir

WRITING IT ALL DOWN – Feb. 9, 2024 - I was one of life’s strong people. I soldiered on, no matter what. Whatever the world threw at me, I could cope with it. I was the least likely candidate for a breakdown. ... Read More...

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Dad Gives Back to Aftercare Charity

WHAT GOES AROUND... – Feb. 10, 2024 - Barry Bannon, who almost “lost himself and his family due to addiction” is pounding the tarmac for 100 consecutive days in his third year of giving back to the charity that not o... Read More...

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Gen Z Turns To Books & Libraries ‘Reading is so sexy’

BETTER THAN DRINKING! – Feb. 9, 2024 - “The gen Z book sphere is incredibly broad,” says Hali Brown, the 28-year-old co-founder of Books on the Bedside, a popular TikTok account dedicated to gen Z reading habi... Read More...

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SOBRLIFE Clothing Unveils Trendsetting Clothing Collections

NO MORE STIGMA – Feb. 23, 2024 - Harold Jones, PhD, SOBRLIFE Clothing stands for shattering the stigma around addiction and the resilience of recovery. Dr. Jones, himself a testament to the transformative powe... Read More...

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Bartender Uses Sobriety To Help Others in the Hospitality Industry

VIDEO – ZERO TO HERO – Feb. 13, 2024 - In 2016, a former restaurant manager was struggling with his addiction to alcohol. “I know exactly the kind of person I was. I mocked sobriety when I was drinking that ... Read More...

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Kids Overdose! Can Pediatricians Help?

MALPRACTICE? – Feb. 17, 2024 - Pediatricians responded to the survey by saying they don’t have enough patients to justify learning about this type of care, or don’t think it’s a pediatrician’s job. “It’s seen ... Read More...

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Patrick Christys Thanks Viewers for Support after Opening up on Alcohol Addiction

VIDEO – NO SHAME NO BLAME – Feb. 15, 2024 - Patrick Christys and Emily Carver have thanked GB News viewers for their support after opening up on Patrick’s battle with alcoholism. The GB News star said the response ha... Read More...

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NJ Overdose Deaths Fell Sharply in 2023!!!

GOOD NEWS – Feb. 15, 2024 - With the encouraging decline as a backdrop, Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday announced a $95 million plan over the next three years to increase services for addicts. The drop is a welcome reli... Read More...

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NY to Distribute $95M to Expand Safe-Syringe Sites

LIKE SEAT BELTS FOR USERS – Feb. 15, 2024 - “While we are flattening the curve for some, we are not flattening the curve for all,” Baston said. “As we’ve seen the numbers drop off for white New Jerseyans, we’v... Read More...

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Biden’s Drug Czar Shares Vision for Tackling Overdose Crisis

BETTER START SOON! – Feb. 115, 2024 - Gupta: When we look at these types of epidemics across the country, where we find successful examples is where there’s a really good balance of both expanding treatment, a... Read More...

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The Next Deadly Drug Here By Summer?

VIDEO – AIN’T NO CURE FOR THE SUMMERTIME BLUES – Feb. 14, 2024 - “It scares us just as much as it scares you,” ASAC Giordano tells Channel 11 News. “Do not think that this can’t happen here because it’s already here.... Read More...

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State Investigating Recovery Company

VIDEO – TAKING ADVANTAGE – Feb. 14, 2024 - After KARE 11 reports about questionable billing, the Human Services Inspector General confirmed an investigation of Kyros and Refocus Recovery. WATCH@KARE11 ... Read More...

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Toxic Pesticide Found in 4 out of 5 People

OATMEAL, WHO KNEW? – Feb. 15, 2024 - “Chlormequat is primarily used on grain crops like oats, wheat and barley,” Alexis Temkin, a senior toxicologist at the nonprofit Environmental Working Group (EWG) and lead author... Read More...

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More OD Deaths Linked to Smoking Drugs Than Injecting Them

CONTRADICTORY? – Feb. 15, 2024 - While the number of adults who injected drugs increased during that period, the data now points to a high number of people who are smoking drugs. The latest research is the lar... Read More...

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