Zeke Talks Ankle Bracelets, Sobriety, and Surfing VIDEO – MAKING WAVES – Jan. 11, 2024 - He’s also been to jail and to rehab, and won a national title wearing a court mandated ankle bracelet after not surfing for almost two years. Today, Zeke’s still sober and surfi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 16 2024RecoveryRehabsobriety
Charlie Sheen’s Rollercoaster Year of Sobriety, Single Fatherhood and Return to TV VIDEO – JUST MAN ENOUGH – Jan. 10, 2024 - He’s completely transformed his personal life by getting sober, putting a bigger focus on parenting, and keeping a strong bond with his father and brother, Martin Sheen and E... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJan 16 2024
Investigation Could Provide Information on Treatment Centers VIDEO – FLORIDA, Where using is safer than rehab? – Jan. 12, 2024 - People seeking treatment for addiction in Florida can find 3,000 programs from the Panhandle to the Keys. The newspaper followed a couple lost in th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 16 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Zippy’s Manager Saves Man From Fatal Overdose VIDEO – ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH – Jan. 11, 2024 - For Leialoha Arcangel, her Sunday morning shift at Zippy’s Vineyard started out anything but normal. “The words were, someone was dead in the back and they needed help.” ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 16 2024OverdoseRecovery
See final moments of ODing patient discharged by doctor who thought he was ‘playing possum’ VIDEO – PLAYING DEAD – Jan, 11, 2024 - Disturbing bodycam footage shows a man’s final moments suffering from an overdose at a hospital before a doctor handed him off to police and suggested they bring him to a ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 16 2024OverdoseRecovery
‘Designer Xanax’ Behind 1 in 7 Overdoses in US A DOWN FOREVER – Jan. 9, 2024 - Bromazolam is a benzodiazepine - a class of drugs used to treat anxiety - Benzodiazepines, or benzos, are depressants that cause sedation, slowing the body and brain down. Howev... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 16 2024Overdose
Double BIG MAC is Insane VIDEO – HEALTH WARNING – Jan. 10, 2024 - Celebrity chef Curtis Stone says foodies should be wary of McDonald’s’ new Double Big Mac ... and he thinks the mega burger should come with its own freakin’ warning. Curtis j... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaEating Disorderfood addictionJan 16 2024
KENTUCKY Ranks 7th Best States for Addition Treatment VIDEO – ANOTHER WINNER’S STORY – Jan. 12, 2024 - Robert Downing, 32, has tattoos embodying his life’s journey. Despite having a great family and parents, Downing said he felt like he never fit in, no matter where he ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 16 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Prescriptions of Singulair Continues Despite Delayed FDA Warning and Reported Horrific Side Effects BIG PHARMA WINS AGAIN – Jan. 9, 2024 - Ashley and Chris Bracken, Genevieve’s parents, in Genevieve’s bedroom. Ms. Bracken said she and her husband learned more about their daughter’s mental state after her death. (NY... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 16 2024Trauma
Quote of the Week – George Bernard Shaw “You use a glass mirror to see your face: you use works of art to see your soul.” – George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950 ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 16 2024quote of the week
6 Ways To Cure Your Crippling Phone Addiction YOU KNOW YOU NEED TO READ THIS – Jan. 4, 2024 - Are you resolving to cut down your screen time in 2024? Here are a cyberpsychologist’s best tips for using smartphones mindfully … And while social media can be ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetinterventionJan 9 2024Smartphone Addiction
Frankie Grande Says Sobriety ‘Repaired Relationships with Ariana and My Family’ SISTERLY LOVE – Jan. 5, 2024 - “It was a rock bottom moment. It was after the Manchester bombing and I realized that I could not show up to help my family,” he explained, referring to the suicide bombing that l... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewJan 9 2024RecoveryRehab
Lucy Hale Marks Two Years of Sobriety AIN’T NO LIE – Jan. 2, 2023 - In a heartfelt post celebrating two years of sobriety, the Pretty Little Liars alum reflected on how the decision to quit drinking has changed her life. “This continues to be th... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJan 9 2024
Suzanne Shaw Gets 4 Years Sober and Shares ‘embarrassing’ Throwback Videos VIDEO – LOOKING BACK oh my – Jan. 5, 2024 - Suzanne put together a montage video to mark the milestone, including clips of herself that she called ‘embarrassing’ when she did drink, telling fans how it was ‘time to... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJan 9 2024RecoveryRehab
Matthew Perry’s Death Underscores Significance of Buprenorphine OPINION PIECE – Dec. 31, 2023 - I think is just as important to point out is what was NOT found in Perry’s system: opioids such as heroin, oxycodone and the highly potent, synthetic fentanyl ... While the exac... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 9 2024
Is Ketamine Safe for Depression, and Is It Addictive? BETTER USE AS DIRECTED – Dec. 21, 2023 - To understand more about ketamine, how it works and when doctors use it to help with depression in supervised settings, we consulted with Dr. Pat Fehling, a psychiatris... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 9 2024
‘Jesse’s Gift’ Is About Addiction, Forgiveness and Touching Hearts MOVIES TELL GREAT STORIES – Jan. 6, 2023 - The movie portrays a real picture of someone who has fallen to that low place and, as such, does have scenes of drinking, being drunk and a strip club (with no nudity). “We ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 9 2024Recovery
‘I Love Not Drinking’: A Sober Anthem for Dry January music VIDEO – SING A SONG OF FREEDOM – Jan. 5, 2024 - Eric Hirshberg’s “I Love Not Drinking” is not your typical sobriety song. Released to coincide with Dry January — the month where people attempt to not drink for 31 ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 9 2024RecoveryRehab
Alcohol-Free Festival for the Sober-Curious IT’S A START – Jan 2, 2024 - In a city as famously boozy as Philly, the concept of a “dry January” can be hard to envision. But for Philadelphians who are committing to an alcohol-free start to the new year, an upcom... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJan 9 2024Recoverysobriety
Iran Hangs Nine Drug Dealers OVERKILL – Jan. 2024 - Iran lies on a major opium-smuggling route between Afghanistan and Europe and has one of the world’s highest rates of domestic opiate use. In June, Amnesty International reported that Ir... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 9 2024life expectancyTrauma
JUDAS PRIEST’s ROB HALFORD Celebrates 38 Years AUDIO – QUITTING WORKS – Jan. 6, 2024 - Each one of you make this sober birthday happen. Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow is uncharted. Today is all that matters. Prayer, self-inventory, amending, holding out your hand ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJan 9 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Top 7 Addiction Treatment Methods of 2023 USE THEM NOW – Jan. 3, 2024 - Excessive social media use mimics addiction—and can be self-treated. During 2023, a trend gained steam, mostly among young people: the use of so-called “dumb phones” that do nex... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionEating DisorderJan 9 2024RecoverySmartphone Addiction
Doctors As Vulnerable to Addiction As Anyone STEALING SCRIPTS NOT NECESSARY – Jan. 4, 2024 - Ariella Morrow, an internal medicine doctor, gradually slid from healthy self-esteem and professional success into the depths of depression. She suffered a strin... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewJan 9 2024RecoveryRehab
How John Coltrane’s ‘My Favorite Things’ Changed American Music VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – Jan./Feb. 2024 - Looking back at the moment when one of our greatest jazzmen raised the stakes for everyone who came after. They gathered one afternoon in late October of 1960, at the At... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiongrammy winnerJan 9 2024
Infant’s Capability for Consciousness THEY KNOW! – Jan. 2, 2024 - When does consciousness begin? There is evidence that some form of conscious experience is present by birth, and perhaps even in late pregnancy, an international team of researchers... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 9 2024life expectancyMental Health
My 30-Year Quitting Addiction ESSAY THIS – Jan. 5, 2024 - I quit meat. Then cigarettes. Then alcohol. Then caffeine. Then eating after 8 p.m. What am I doing? Four times out of five, when I tell a person that I don’t drink, that person res... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewJan 9 2024RecoveryRehab
Flesh Rotting Drug Stays Popular PHOTO GALLERY – DARE YOU TO LOOK? – Dec. 30, 2023 - Tranq makes life darker. The opioid crisis has morphed into something even scarier: a variable, volatile mix of addictive substances. READ@WSJ ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJan 9 2024
9 Easy Ways to Be Healthier in 2024 AND NO BOOZE – Jan. 2, 2024 - Sometimes trying to be healthy feels like just another item on your endless, exhausting to-do list. Here on NPR’s health team, we don’t want to add to anyone’s stress. The good news is t... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 9 2024life expectancyMental HealthRecovery
Consulting Company Fined $78 Million For Opioid Deaths NO JAIL TIME? – Dec, 30, 2023 - Consulting firm McKinsey & Co has agreed to pay $78 million to resolve claims by U.S. health insurers and benefit plans that it fueled an epidemic of opioid addiction through its w... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 9 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
Is the “God factor” Necessary For Addiction Recovery? LIVING IN AWE – Jan. 5, 2023 - “We’ve put fancy names on idolatry like addiction, but things like addiction just provide a temporal satisfaction. If we’re worshiping the creation — or something temporal — rath... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGodJan 9 2024Recovery