National Recovery Month 2021 WHEN ONE MONTH IS NEVER ENOUGH – Sept. 1, 2021 - Now in its 32nd year, Recovery Month celebrates the gains made by those in recovery, just as we celebrate improvements made by those who are managing other heal... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 7 2021
Former Priest Celebrates 19 Years of Sobriety WATCH – “A SAINT AND A SINNER,” BY STEPHEN DONNELLY – Sept. 1, 2021 - “What is a man’s life worth if he’s judged solely by his worst days?” National Recovery Month answers the question Donnelly posed in “A Sai... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 7 2021
Blackfoot Helping Blackfoot Recovery Camps WATCH – NATURE HEALS – August 26, 2021 - Mills describes the project as “Blackfoot helping Blackfoot.” The camps will be led by Blackfoot people and include traditional healing and ceremony. He hopes to hav... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
California to Pay Addicts to Stay Sober DOUBLE WINNERS – August 26, 2021 - Meanwhile, a similar proposal is moving through California’s Democratic-controlled Legislature. It’s already passed the Senate with no opposition and is pending in the ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Understanding Connections Between Substance Use and Other Life Problems AWARENESS IS THE FIRST STEP – August 25, 2021 - Delivered virtually, Hazelden Betty Ford’s RecoveryGo® online solutions bring our world-class outpatient addiction and mental health care, recovery support... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionmarijuanaMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
ADHD’s Strong Connection to Substance Abuse LISTEN – MAYBE MAYBE NOT MAYBE MAYBE NOT – August 25, 2021 - “One potential explanation for the extremely high rate of illicit drug use among those with ADHD is the accelerated gateway hypothesis,” co-author S... Read More...August 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecovery
Have AA Meetings Become Superspreader Events? by Christopher Dale MASK UP! – EXCLUSIVE by Christopher Dale for the Addiction/Recovery eBulletin August 24, 2021 - Alcoholics Anonymous is supposed to save lives, not risk them. And that, in ten words, is why if... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Drug Addiction Took My Congregant’s Life A RABBI MOURNS – August 17, 2021 - Although our community had grown close to him, I had no idea that Jeff struggled with addiction until it took his life. Who knows what opportunities may have been open ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAugust 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthOverdoseTrauma
Q&A with Kristabell Stansbury, CEO Chrysalis CC HEALING IN THE ROCKIES – August 17, 2021 - Hi Kristabell, where are your from? We’d love to hear about how your background has played a role in who you are today? I was born and raised in what used to be... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
What Can Surfing Tell Us About Addiction? BOOK REVIEW – July 8, 2021 - How convincing this book is as a therapeutic primer, I am utterly unqualified to judge. What I can say is that you don’t need to love or even be interested in surfing to feel passa... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Why We Missed Hugs WARMTH AND AFFECTION – August 16, 2021 - Similar to regular hunger, touch hunger serves as an alert that something important is missing – in this case, the sense of security, intimacy, and care that come... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAugust 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusdepressioninterventionlonelinessMental HealthRecoveryRehabTrauma
A Little Insult Goes a Long Way MORE KINDNESS PLEASE – August 21, 2021- SELF-DEPRECATORS ARE MORE LIKELY TO ACCEPT MISTREATMENT OR DISRESPECT FROM OTHERS 64% of Self-Deprecators consistently put others’ needs ahead of their own,... Read More...August 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionMental Health
10 Things Marlee Matlin Suggests Doing Now NOW AND FOREVER – August 9, 2021 - 6. Get good sleep I used to go to bed at 2 or 3 a.m. and sleep till noon. Now I like going to bed at 9:30. I need my energy to do the things I have to do during t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Quote of the Week – Chuck Close “Every idea occurs while you are working. If you are sitting around waiting for inspiration, you could sit there forever.” —Chuck Close (July 5, 1940 – Aug. 19, 2021) ... Read More...August 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionlife expectancyquote of the weekRecovery
Addiction Rehab CEO Dead at 51 SAD ENDING – August 16, 2021 - Last year, Greiss pleaded not guilty to federal charges of conspiracy and paying for patients at two addiction rehabs where was chief executive, South Coast Counseling and Elite ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 24 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Sweeping Mental Health Under the Rug NO RELIEF IN SIGHT – August 11, 2021- According to the Associated Press, “in California, a quarter of the 161,000 people experiencing homelessness also have a severe mental illness.” They “pinball” betwe... Read More...August 17 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionMental HealthRecovery
Formerly homeless woman given furniture, TV, gift cards after finding housing WATCH – SHE’S IN HEAVEN – August 11, 2021 - Mallard has only spent a week in the new apartment. She said she’s still getting accustomed to sleeping in her own bed. NewsChannel5 viewers donated a TV and stan... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 17 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionhomelessinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Judge encourages new mom’s sobriety efforts THE PROMISES COMING TRUE – AUGUST 13, 2021 - A new mom is being encouraged in her efforts to stay sober after assaulting her partner the last time she was intoxicated. Lissa Manning pleaded guil... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 17 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘Kimber would be dead’: How an overdose safety hotline saved her life HARM REDUCTION = DEATH REDUCTION – August 13, 2021 - “I know the people who ended up dying are the people who come out of rehab and use,” King said. “I just wanted to be safe.” She called the number. If she... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 17 2021CompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOverdoseRecoveryRecovery Advocate
She Died of Opiate Use and Her Parents Open a Recovery Center THE FAMILY AFTERWARDS – August 10, 2021 - The parents of a Vermont woman who died from an opioid overdose in 2019 are holding an open house this weekend at a recovery center created in her memory. Gre... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAugust 17 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Homeless man stuck in loop of fractured system SHAMEFUL CYCLE OF DESPAIR – August 7, 2021 - “The public just doesn’t know. They’re mad about all the encampments and people on the streets because they don’t understand what it takes to deal with this other t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 17 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryTrauma
Congresswoman Celebrates Opening of a New Recovery Center WHERE WE CAN ALL GET HEALED – August 13, 2021 - “Here in West Virginia, we’re a family. We help each other through hard times, and when we see a neighbor struggling, we do what we can to help them get back on their... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 17 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Quote of the Week – Mahatma Gandhi “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” —Mahatma Gandhi ... Read More...August 17 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionlife expectancyquote of the week
Mental Health Teams Get Better Outcomes Than Police NURSES NOT NIGHT STICKS – July 27, 2021 - New York’s program is modeled after a successful, decades-old program in Eugene, Ore., known as Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets, or CAHOOTS. Other similar ... Read More...August 10 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryTrauma
Saginaw Grant, ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘The Lone Ranger’ Dead at 85 PEACE – August 1, 2021 - “Saginaw loved this country and fought in Korea as a Marine. He bore the mark of this service as a proud reminder and had a deep love for bulldogs (the mascot for the US Marines),” the ... Read More...August 10 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionlife expectancy
Psychology Director gives mental health warning signs for kids WATCH – WATCH FOR KIDS AT PLAY – August 4, 2021 - “We’ve seen an increase still in ingestion of drugs, and a significant amount, some suicide and some not. And then others increase in eating disorders. S... Read More...August 10 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusinterventionMental HealthRecoveryteenagersTrauma
Naloxone Kits Save 500 Lives IF UTAH CAN, SO CAN EVERYONE – August 4, 2021 - Utah Naloxone announced Monday, law enforcement agencies reported saving 500 lives from overdoses since 2016. The group has partnered with agencies to equi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 10 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOverdoseRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Meghan’s pal seeks refuge in sobriety post scandal WATCH – ROYAL RECOVERY – August 3, 2021 - “I’ve spoken about mental illness for years as well as being a hard worker my whole life but never thought I’d have to go through intense treatment the way I did this y... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 10 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehab
The Exploding Male Mental Health Crisis SILENCE = DEATH – August 4, 2021 - Q: Why are the recorded rates of anxiety and depression among males so much lower than among females? Kristin Wilson: For girls, it’s much more acceptable to talk... Read More...August 10 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryteenagers
Male Survivors Of Abuse Struggle To Find Treatment LISTEN – KEEP LOOKING – July 26, 2021 - ROCK: He knew he needed help, but there were few therapists specializing in this kind of trauma in Boston. Holland shoved his pain back down. It took another fi... Read More...August 3 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionMental HealthTrauma