The Troubled Life of Edgar Allan Poe THE PIT SWINGS BOTH WAYS – June 5, 2023 - Previous articles in this blog have described the tortured lives of remarkably creative and accomplished figures, including Herman Melville, Charles Darwin, and Abraham Linco... Read More...Alcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 13 2023life expectancylonelinessMental Health
Where the Pills and the Money Kept On Flowing FLORIDA – June 8, 2023 - The pill mills were run by Jeff and Chris George, twin brothers whose desire to get rich quick fueled the operation. The story of the Georges receives a dynamic retelling in “American Pain... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 13 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Social Media Needs Mental Health Warning Label OUR CHILDREN GOING INSANE – June 8, 2023 - In his testimony before a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions panel, Murthy warned that loneliness and isolation as well as exposure to potentially harmful c... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetinterventionJune 13 2023Mental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addiction
Narcan, Crackpipe, Tampons, Lip Balm in Vending Machine IN EVERY SUBWAY STATION! – June 5, 2023 - Commissioner Ashwin Vasan just unveiled a vending machine that dispenses free Narcan and drug-test strips — along with “safe-smoking” pipes, condoms, tampons, nicotine... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJune 13 2023methOverdoseRecovery
‘El Chapo’ Guzman’s Wife Transferred to Halfway House in Long Beach, CA VIDEO – IMAGINE THE PILLOW TALK – June 8, 2023 - The BOP official told ABC News it’s typical for inmates who have exhibited good behavior in federal prison to be moved to a halfway house - also known as a “residentia... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 13 2023Recovery
Are Antidepressants Addictive? IS DEPRESSION ADDICTIVE? – June 8, 2023 - Treatment for depression and any mental condition isn’t a one-size-fits-all experience. Each individual has their own story. Moreover, there are certain social and genetic ch... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 13 2023Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
Wendy Williams Is Near Death Due to Alcoholism AUDIO – SADDEST STORY EVER? – June 8, 2023 - Kevin told the outlet that his mother’s physical and emotional health has been on the decline ever since she was placed in a guardianship, in 2022. He believes that the ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionJune 13 2023Recovery
Drug Use Kills 300 Americans a Day VIDEO – BRILLIANT SACKLER TAKE-DOWN – June 8, 2023 - Inside the Sackler dynasty and the company, Purdue Pharma, that allegedly fuelled the US opioid epidemic. Purdue Pharma introduced the opioid painkiller OxyCont... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 13 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
Substance Abusers Mistreated by Doctors? AUDIO – STIGMA CAN KILL – June 6, 2023 - STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Drug overdose deaths in this country are at a record high. A preliminary federal count indicates they hit close to 110,000 last year. People reco... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJune 13 2023RecoveryRehabTrauma
The Healthiest Meat You Can Eat At Cookouts FOGHORN LEGHORN? – June 7, 2023 - “When it comes to choosing the healthiest type of meat for summer cookouts, chicken is a clear winner,” she tells us. “Whether you prefer the taste of white or dark meat, chic... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaEating Disorderfood addictionJune 13 2023life expectancy
Recovery From Addiction Is a Journey NOT TAKEN ALONE – June 5, 2023 - Willard Sexton, a staff member and former Allen House patient, says the most important part of his job is speaking with each resident daily. Most of them, like him, came to tre... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 13 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Quote of the Week – Taylor Swift “I think you really have to tap into your sense of humor in order to survive.” – Taylor Swift ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winnerJune 13 2023quote of the week
The Neuroscientist Who Became Sobriety’s Biggest Zealot SCIENCE ON OUR SIDE – May 30, 2023 - It wasn’t until his parents divorced and he started running around Northern California with skateboarders that he saw people regularly getting f**ked up. Though he has claimed tha... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewJune 6 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Chatbot Replaces Humans at National Eating Disorders Association Helpline FOR FOOD-LIKE SUBSTANCES – May 26, 2023 - Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft, a professor of psychiatry whose team developed Tessa, told NPR that while the chatbot was designed to be “empathetic,” “it is not, again, a human,” ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaEating DisorderinterventionJune 6 2023Mental HealthRecovery
Tuc Watkins Opens Up on the Importance of Camaraderie VIDEO – SOBER TO THE CORE – May 29, 2023 - He made his mark to soap opera fans as David Vickers on One Life to Live (1994-1996, 2001-2013) and as Bob on Desperate Housewives (2007-2012), since then Tuc Watkins has ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewJune 6 2023Recovery
3 Reasons Why Sober Dating Can Help You Find Your True Match ONLY 3? – May 28, 2023 - While consuming alcohol might make you less anxious and more fun and gregarious than your sober self, it might also take away from who you really are. Alcohol depresses your central nervous s... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJune 6 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
After Polio, Alcoholism and Cancer, Sid Korn Lives to Help Others ONE BOOT AT A TIME – May 26, 2023 - Born in New York in 1944, Korn experienced a severe run-in with polio as a young child and throughout his 79 years has dealt with aggressive forms of cancer, medical ailments, alco... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewJune 6 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Drug Court Honors Graduates SOBRIETY DIPLOMA – May 26, 2023 - Dallas LeBlanc never considered himself an addict. In his mind, it was normal to use drugs to take the edge off. But when his addiction consumed him, it took everything. Le... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 6 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
FDA Warns About Herbal Drug Kratom GOOD, BAD OR WHO KNOWS? – May 27, 2023 - Kratom is extracted from the leaves of Mitragyna speciosa, a tree native to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The products are marketed as herbal supplements... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 6 2023Recovery
Natasha Spencer Opens Up on Sobriety SHE’S BIG IN THE UK – May 28, 2023 - “I want to write this in hopes it will let the right person know, you’re never in too deep and you’re never too far gone to start making a change. It took me 6 months of tr... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJune 6 2023RecoveryRehab
Sober Inebriation WORDS TO LIVE BY? – May 28, 2023 - The scene is more than a little amusing and deserves to be included in today’s First Reading – but not only for its humor. Saint Peter touches on an ancient and essential aspect of ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 6 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Man Walks 24 Hours Handing Out Care Packages to Those Struggling With Addiction VIDEO – GIVING BACK LOVE – May 28, 2023 - “Anything that can connect me to the guy that was sleeping behind the Walmart on Indian Town Road in Jupiter is something that I hang onto,” Smith said he wants to bring aw... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJune 6 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehab
‘I yelled, “I’m putting this up your nose”’: what it’s like to use Narcan JUST SAY YES – May 30, 2023 - Naloxone, better known by the brand name Narcan, reverses overdoses by binding to the opioid receptors in the brain, blocking the effects of drugs such as fentanyl or heroin. Harm reduct... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanylharm reductionHeroin AddictioninterventionJune 6 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryTrauma
Stages of People Addiction by Maria Palumbo CODA COMPLAINT – May 30, 2023 - Stage 2: Be obliterated in mind and body and consider maybe I have a problem and it is not just my angsty misogynistic lover child. It is how damn compulsive my need for him is.... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewJune 6 2023RecoveryRehab
Elton John Answers the Proust Questionnaire FROM THE HEART – June 2, 2023 - The music legend, whose farewell concert, “Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium,” could earn him an Emmy and an EGOT, sounds off on attitude, addiction, and the perils of a st... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerInterviewJune 6 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
John Mulaney’s Sitcom Was Supposed to be About Sobriety VIDEO – NETWORK COLD FEET? – June 2, 2023 - “It was based on the time in my life when I got sober at 23 and had two roommates and was just trying to figure out: What does a good person do? That was an actual part o... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 6 2023RecoveryRehabrelapse
Amitai Etzioni, 94, Dies; Envisioned a Society Built on the Common Good (like AA?) THE GOOD DOCTOR – June 1, 2023, Dr. Etzioni, a German-born Jew who fled the Holocaust, fought for Israeli independence and launched his academic career in the United States, was a wide-ranging intellectual with a so... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 6 2023RecoveryRecovery Advocate
LA Comedians Prove ‘Sober Comedy’ Isn’t An Oxymoron NEITHER ARE WE – June 1, 2023 - The first “Party On” show was in May, with about 40 people in attendance. Vintage records hang on the Crow’s walls as old-timey light bulbs provide a soft glow. Blaine opened th... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 6 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
James Gunn Reflects on His Drug Addiction HE IS THE SUPER HERO – May 28, 2023 - In a new interview with EL PAÍS, James Gunn revealed how the process of making films has helped him deal with his past traumas. Gunn told the outlet that his “demons cha... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJune 6 2023RecoveryRehab
Forcing Drug Users Into Treatment is a Violent Policy RENDITION? – May 25, 2023 - But after years of housing unaffordability, an increasingly poisonous drug supply and inaccessible voluntary mental health supports, mainstream political parties in Canada — includi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 6 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab