Perspectives in a City Plagued with Overdose Deaths THERE IS A SOLUTION? – May 30, 2023 - Joining MORI took Molinski out of the office, where she most often worked with patients, and into their lives. “My experience with patients in the past had been in an offi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictioninterventionJune 6 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
Influencer Dies for More ‘Traffic’ ULTIMATE JACKASS? – May 25, 2023 - Known as “Sanqiange” on Douyin, the man from Jiangsu province in eastern China died after a live-streaming contest that began at 1am on May 16. He was found dead later that a... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetJune 6 2023life expectancyMental HealthSmartphone Addiction
Visualizing Recovery from Addiction AUDIO – SEEING IS BELIEVING – May 30, 2023 - Inside the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion, a small room with bar stools, liquor bottles, and glasses filled with ice is meant to look and... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 6 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
A’s Pitcher Lucas Erceg Finally Gets Sober and Realizes MLB Dream HE WON THE STRUGGLE – May 29, 2023 - “I’m 22 years old, right? I’m drinking five or six (beers) and going out the next day and going 2-for-3,” Erceg told MLB.com last year. “I didn’t think it was (a problem). I made ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 6 2023RecoveryRehab
Hollywood’s Tom Hardy Struggled with Alcoholism at 13 HE’S A STAR – May 26, 2023 - As per the reports gathered from what the actor said during his interviews, it was revealed that Hardy was an adventurous young kid. While always looking for trouble, the Peaky Bli... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 6 2023RecoveryRehab
JUST IN! Super Wealthy Sackler Family Shielded from Opioid Lawsuits, Court Rules HE WHO HAS THE GOLD MAKES THE LAW – May 30, 2023 - The second US circuit court of appeals in New York determined the company can shield its owners from legal claims in exchange for a $6bn contribution to the company’... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 6 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaTrauma
Deficiencies Abound at State Prison CORRECTIONAL CORRUPTION – May 30, 2023 - Auditors also uncovered shortcomings in how the prison, which sits on the grounds of Fort Dix in Burlington County, tracks employee sick leave. That signals some staff ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJune 6 2023Mental HealthRehabTrauma
Dysmorphia Affecting Megan Fox SEEING IS NOT BELIEVING – May 26, 2023 - “I don’t ever see myself the way other people see me. There’s never a point in my life where I loved my body, never ever,” Fox said in a video interview with Sports Ill... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewJune 6 2023Mental HealthRecovery
Going to Couple’s Therapy TWOgetherness – May 29, 2023 - Carl Radke made a commitment to live a sober lifestyle shortly before Summer House Season 5 premiered back in early 2021, and more recently, he celebrated two years of sobriety t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewJune 6 2023Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
Quote of the Week – Honoré de Balzac “Behind every great fortune there is a crime.” – Honoré de Balzac, 1799-1850 ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 6 2023quote of the week
NEW Nasal Spray Reverses Fentanyl Overdoses LIFESAVER – May 22, 2023 - The Food and Drug Administration endorsed Opvee, a nasal spray update of the drug nalmefene, which was first approved as an injection in the mid-1990s but later removed from the market due ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionMay 30 2023OverdoseRecovery
‘Club Zero’: Disturbing Drama About Institutionalized Eating Disorders FILM REVIEW – May 22, 2023 - Anorexia, of course, is a deadly serious condition, and there are numerous dramas that have dealt with it. But the scaldingly subversive premise of “Club Zero” is that in this movie... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating DisorderinterventionMay 30 2023Recovery
Surgeon General’s Advisory on Risks of Social Media PLEASE KEEP SCROLLING – May 24, 2023 - “…The current body of evidence indicates that while social media may have benefits for some children and adolescents, there are ample indicators that social media can also... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetinterventionMay 30 2023Mental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addiction
Ireland: First Country In the World With Health Labels on Alcohol WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT – May 23, 2023 - The law would take effect from 22 May 2026 to give businesses time to adapt to a policy that mimics existing rules for other food and drink products, said Donnelly. “With... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMay 30 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Countless Veterans Lose the Battle with Addiction THE FINAL WAR – May 24, 2023 - Yet, outside of this day, we never forget the countless veterans who made it home but now fight new battles. Unfortunately, substance use, drug overdose, and suicide have claimed ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 30 2023Mental HealthRecoveryRehabrelapseTrauma
Navajo Leaders Seek Tribal Members in Sober-Living Medicare Scam IT’S COMPLICATED – May 24, 2023 - Navajo leaders said they will staff a Phoenix operations center to help Navajo tribal members displaced when sober living homes caught up in the fraud investigation are indicted or t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 30 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Antidepressants Have Destroyed My Sexual Function and Range of Emotions GOT TO GET IT UP – May 23, 2023 - This made me lethargic, tired all the time and unmotivated to do my job. I figured this was my ‘underlying depression’ and not the SSRIs. After a few more months I wen... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressioninterventionMay 30 2023Mental HealthRecovery Advocate
Less Drinking, More Thinking Podcast SOBRIETY ON THE AIR – May 23, 2023 - Lakey said he hoped the podcast would help people realise their negative relationship with drinking sooner. “Every time I am out people confide in me that they would like to be... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainternetinterventionInterviewMay 30 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Bottle of Whiskey a Day Drinker Celebrates 1 Year Sober ANYONE CAN QUIT – May 24, 2023 - After two decades of hard drinking Phil Hoye had accepted alcohol was going to kill him. “I thought, ‘This is what I’m going to die of,’” he told ABC Radio Melbourne’s Jacinta Pars... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewMay 30 2023RecoveryRehab
Expert Warns! Diet Coke Side Effects are Immediate TASTY – May 24, 2023 - He said that tooth enamel is attacked within 10 minutes. Naik said: “The phosphoric acid attacks the enamel in your teeth, while the artificial sweeteners like aspartame hit your syste... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionMay 30 2023Recovery
Minnesota to Legalize Recreational Marijuana VIDEO – IS THERE ANY OTHER KIND? – May 20, 2023 - There are 12 different business licenses a person can apply for in the adult-use market, and there are additional licenses for medical cannabis. To be eligible to... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionmarijuanaMay 30 2023potsmoking
Identifying Early Signs of Addiction is Crucial for Intervention EVERYTHING MATTERS – May 25, 2023 - People struggling with addiction may exhibit changes in their physical and emotional health, such as insomnia, weight loss or gain, mood swings, and a lack of energy. Additi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 30 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
17 Signs of a Functioning Alcoholic KNOW YOUR FRIENDS – May 25, 2023 - Frequent binge drinking after daily responsibilities are taken care ofJustifying drinking as a way of unwinding after work, a busy day with the kids, or as a rewardFrequent... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMay 30 2023Recovery
‘We don’t want you:’ Residents Upset Over Recovery Clinic THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD? – May 25, 2023 - Fusion leadership, however, emphasized the center would not be a methadone clinic but a comprehensive behavioral health treatment facility that offers methadone in... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 30 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Faith Brings Mother Out Of Addiction HIGHER POWER – May 25, 2023 - Emotionally and physically beaten up by her addiction to meth, Anna entered a year-long recovery program for women in Greeneville 13 months ago called Recovering Hearts. She said she ent... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 30 2023RecoveryRehab
Hollywood Celebrity Visits Women’s Sobriety Facility BEAUTIFUL HELPING HAND – May 26, 2023 - Gish flew here from Nashville where she was working on a film and mingled with patrons at the Brooke’s House coffee and chocolate shop in the town’s south end. “I thi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 30 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Psilocybin Can Help You Overcome Alcoholism STEP ONE? – May 24, 2023 - The time is now to change our laws and policies about psilocybin so that adult access is possible. Psilocybin mushrooms bring on mystical-like experiences that may be vital to hea... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMay 30 2023PsychedelicsRecovery
How Jason Ritter’s Sobriety Journey Changed His Life NOTHING BUT HEART – May 25, 2023 - Jason has experienced intense pain in his life, particularly after losing his father suddenly after he collapsed on the set of his hit show “8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teen... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewMay 30 2023RecoveryRehab
DEA’s Failed to Punish Distributor Blamed in Opioid Crisis AMERICA LOVES ADDICTION – May 23, 2023 - The DEA did not respond to repeated questions from The Associated Press about its handling of the case against Morris & Dickson Co. or the involvement of a high-profile co... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 30 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Boston Children’s Hospital Establishes Division of Addiction Medicine to Study SUD in Children & Adolescents ABOUT TIME! – May 25, 2023 - Boston Children’s Hospital has launched the first Division of Addiction Medicine at a pediatric institution, reinforcing the importance of addressing substance use in children and adolesc... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 30 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabteenagers