Compassion

Quote of the Week – Emily Dickinson

“The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.” —Emily Dickinson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpGVFTsyqxc

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Sobriety Walk For Tribal Members To Share

ONLY ONE FAMILY –   March 3, 2022 - The legacy of alcohol and drug use as a coping mechanism…

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‘Beyond Ed Buck’: When Will Black Queer Lives Matter?

VIDEO – SO SICKENING –   Feb. 24, 2022 -  The film asks why a predator was allowed to do…

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‘Devastating’: London Addiction Recovery Centre to Shut

NO SALVATION? –   Feb. 25, 2022 - That means many London-area residents seeking help with long-term addiction must go…

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Exciting Results Treating Opioid Habit with ‘Mindfulness’

LET’S PLAY CONCENTRATION –   Feb. 28, 2022 - “Rather than getting caught up in the pain or craving,” Garland…

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Man Changes Lives After Losing Son To Addiction

CHANGE OF HEART TOO –  Feb. 27, 2022 - After dealing with the tragic loss of a son to addiction…

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Woman Uses Life Experience To Help Women Tackle Sobriety

A FOUR LEAF CLOVER –  Feb. 25, 2022 - Having grown up familiar with alcoholism, binge-drinking and using recovery coaches…

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Mom Shares Son’s Battle with Addiction in Obit

THE GOOD DIE YOUNG –   Feb. 25, 2022 - Hunter Lee Clemons died on Feb. 10 “after a long…

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Michael Keaton’s Emotional Speech After Winning His SAG Award for Dopesick

TEARFUL ACCEPTANCE –  Feb. 28, 2022 - Michael Keaton was teary-eyed as he accepted the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Award…

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Quote of the Week – President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine

"We know what we are protecting: the country, the land, the future of our children." —President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine 

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‘Lisa’s Light’: Couple Aim to Illuminate Addiction

CATHARSIS –  Feb. 16, 2022 - Her parents, Gary and Judy Stoefen, have written a book detailing her successes and…

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Can ‘Safe’ Injection Sites Make Difference?

IS ICE CREAM COLD? –  Feb. 17, 2022 - This month, drug-policy experts also flagged the Department of Justice’s decision…

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Jails Finally Allowing Medical Care For Opioid Addiction

FINALLY SOME HUMANITY –   Feb. 18, 2022 - Sedgwick’s joins at least a few other Kansas jails that do…

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Father Sues Pharmacy After Son Overdoses

J’accuse –   Feb. 7, 2022 -  Facts of the Case - Mr A was a 21-year-old university student who…

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Mom Says 17-Year-old Son Was Denied Treatment For His Drug Addiction

VIDEO – KEEP TRYING AND STAY ALIVE –   Feb. 8, 2022 - Benton says she was stunned when her…

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Drug Refuge Lets San Francisco’s Addicts Inject

DEATH REDUCTION? –  Feb. 11, 2022 - A short distance from the headquarters of technology giants on Market Street in…

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“I appreciate life”: Dan O’Toole On One Year of Sobriety

VIDEO – 24/7, 365 –   Feb. 10, 2022 - “I got fired on a Wednesday, the Super Bowl was…

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She Celebrates 10 Years of Sobriety With State Trooper Who Arrested Her

VIDEO – SUPER TROOPER –  Feb. 10, 2022 - Martin’s parents were summoned to pick up her daughter, while Martin…

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Mothers Protest SF Safe Injection Site

IT’S COMPLICATED –  Feb. 4, 2022 - Mothers Against Drug Deaths will protest outside the center at 8 a.m. Saturday…

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Student’s Death Renews Calls to Stock Narcan in Schools

ALONG WITH EDUCATION? –  Jan. 25, 2022 - What they’re saying: “[National Association of School Nurses] supports safe and effective…

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What Forgiveness Really Means

STEP 9 ANYONE? –   2022 - “To forgive is to assume a larger identity than the person who was…

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Lessons From Business Leader With 25 Years of Sobriety

STEPS TO SUCCESS –   Jan. 25, 2022 - To me, the 12 steps are about life transformations, not new…

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Quote of the Week –Greta Thunberg

“We can’t save the world by playing by the rules, because the rules have to be changed. Everything needs to…

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Perry Gaidurgis – Shattering the Silence

43 YEARS IN THE MAKING –  Jan. 20 2021 - Perry Gaidurgis (oldest of eight children) was released in 1979…

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Q&A with Clinical Director of The Foothills, Bridget Camacho

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! –  Jan. 21, 2022 - Bridget Camacho is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who specializes in…

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X Factor’s Janet Devlin – Transformation, Alcoholism & Health Battle

STAR FACTOR –   Jan. 18, 2022 - Back in 2011, then-16-year-old Janet Devlin peered out at the judges from…

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Dr. Drew Applauds “Euphoria” for Its Portrayal of Drug Addiction

VIDEO – GOOD CONVERSATION –   Jan. 17, 2022 - If your not a drug addict or kicked the stuff…

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Campaign to ‘End Addiction Stigma’ Garnering Attention

VIDEO – FROM STIGMA TO STIGMATA –   Jan. 17, 2022 - Seivwright said Vermont Department of Health surveys have…

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DJs And Ravers Are Embracing Sobriety

DANCING THE NIGHT AWAY HEALTHY –   Jan. 14, 2022 - A quarter of people surveyed by charity Action on…

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Olympic Boxer Shares How Quitting Alcohol Changed His Life

STEPS INTO THE RIGHT CORNER –   Jan. 15, 2020 - One of the most immediate things he noticed within…

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