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Tsundoku: The Art of Buying Books and Never Reading Them

FOR THE FEEL OF THEM? – April 2021 - Professor Andrew Gerstle teaches pre-modern Japanese texts at the University of London. He explained to the BBC the term might be older than you think - it can be found i... Read More...

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With “Kicking The Stigma”, Colts Support Mental Health.

WATCH – LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD – April 14, 2021 - “It’s always about how can you make the world a better place,” Irsay said. “If you’re involved in the business, in this case of entertainment – we are bless... Read More...

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Unique donation helps local women recover from addiction

WATCH – UPLIFTING STORY – April 16, 2021 - “I know that it might make you blush a little bit, but they’re one of the things we don’t realize ‘oh wow that’s really a need’,” said Jessica Stump, the intake coordi... Read More...

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Lena Dunham celebrated three years of sobriety

NAKED SOUL – April 12, 2021 - Lena Dunham is ready for mental health to not be considered a secret anymore. The multitalented star revealed on The Drew Barrymore Show that she at first was resistant to seek tre... Read More...

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‘Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story’

A LEGEND IN OUR MIDST – April 13, 2021 - When Oleg passed, he left me his autobiography to complete. As I interviewed top Soviet actors and directors, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Walter Hill, Roger Donaldson, as well ... Read More...

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A Higher Power Outage: Zoom Meetings & Spirituality

by Christopher Dale WHAT WOULD BILL W. DO? – April 20, 2021 - Undoubtedly, Bill would be impressed with, and grateful for, the technology. But unlike an airborne Washington, for Bill the novelty would soon w... Read More...

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Philip Lawrence To Host CBS Competition Series

WITH A SONG IN HIS HEART – April 15, 2021 - It comes after Deadline revealed that World of Dance host Jenna Dewan was set as one of the judges for the series. The series, which is exec produced by NCIS: Los ... Read More...

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How to ‘inoculate’ kids against addiction

GET ’EM WHEN THEY’RE YOUNG – April 6, 2021 - As kids begin to notice unhealthy behaviors in others, such as smoking, drinking alcohol, eating a lot of sugar, not eating vegetables, or drinking too much soda, ta... Read More...

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Kate Gunn on living sober: “The benefits were extreme and that’s what keeps us going.”

LISTEN – SO EASY TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE – April 4, 2021 - Kate has written a book called ‘The Accidental Soberista’ which details the unexpected bliss of an alcohol-free life. Speaking to Alive and Kicking Cla... Read More...

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‘Portraits of Recovery’ paints a hopeful picture of Native addiction treatment

WATCH – IT TAKES A TRIBE – April 5, 2021 - The video, Norris-Barrett explained, shows White describing the traditional nature-based approach he took to recovery at Red Lake Chemical Health. “You see Carl pick t... Read More...

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At George Floyd’s Treatment Center, Clients See Racism in Addiction Assumptions

ONCE AN ADDICT...? RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE! April 11, 2021 - Attention to the fentanyl and methamphetamine found in Floyd’s system following his death goes beyond the courtroom: Duke University is investigating the... Read More...

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Twin’s fitness journey to sobriety inspires business

WATCH – SOBER MUSCLE INC. – APRIL 5, 2021 - “I was a good kid. Good grades, I was focused, I was easy going, I was happy,” he recalled to News 3. But it wouldn’t last. Addiction returned to Ashburn’s life in... Read More...

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Caron Treatment Centers cuts unusual contract with Independence Blue Cross

BUSINESS NEWS – April 9, 2021 - IBC would pay the nonprofit, which for about 20 years had not accepted insurance, a single upfront fee for its members and then get out of the way, avoiding the usual policing of... Read More...

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Charlie Sheen: “Tigers Blood”, “Winning”, Two and a Half Men & Road To Recovery

WATCH – STAYING ALIVE – March 23, 2021 - Charlie shares what it was like growing up the son of a famous actor, Martin Sheen as well as the sibling of Emilio Estévez. When did his loved ones first intervene to h... Read More...

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Q&A with Amanda Marino, Co-Founder of Next Level Recovery

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – April 9, 2021 - Amanda Marino is a Certified Intervention Professional (CIP), Certified Recovery and Life Coach, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Alternative Medicine. She is ... Read More...

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How I learned to love Zoom 12-step meetings

NO MORE ZOOM GLOOM – April 8, 2021 - “You could hear the plopping of her poo,” he recalls. “She put the camera back on her face like nothing happened.”) Meetings were attacked by Zoom bombers. Hate speech... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – DMX

“The curse turned to grace when the hurt turned to faith.” —DMX (Dec. 18, 1970 – Apr. 9, 2021) ... Read More...

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New Mexico Legalizes Recreational Marijuana

ANOTHER STATE GOES TO POT – April 1, 2021 - New Mexico was set to become the 16th state to legalize recreational marijuana after the Legislature passed a bill on Wednesday, joining a national movement to rethink ant... Read More...

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Margo Price: ‘My Mind Is Clear and My Heart Is Full’

SAVE THE COUNTRY – April 2, 2021 - Price wrote that her decision to get sober came after she “started drinking more frequently again” during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly during the late summer and early ... Read More...

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Celebrity groomer helps people battling addiction

WATCH – THE MIRACLE OF MEN – March 24, 2021 - Now, they’re ready to take their efforts a step further by creating a structured sober living facility in Southern California that’s equipped with a “community of r... Read More...

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You got sober? Good for you, but we can’t date

ESSAY/OPINION/AL-ANON SHARE – March 27, 2021 - My brilliant and weirdly eccentric father, who I thought was the most interesting man in the world, indulged in a combo of pills and alcohol. Even as a teenager... Read More...

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Marti Pellow: ‘Every day I punch addiction in the face!

WATCH – SINGING SOBER – March 29, 2021 - Of all the pop stars, Pellow seemed such an unlikely addict – so clean-cut, bouncy and upbeat. After being outed by the tabloids in 1999, he never denied his problems. B... Read More...

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Paige talks about her sobriety

WRESTLING FOR LIFE – April 1, 2021 - “Honestly, the drug thing, (stopping drugs), kind of happened when I got the call that I could go back to WWE because that lifted my spirits a lot. I was like, ‘Damn, well, ... Read More...

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“Runaway Princess: A Hopeful Tale of Heroin, Hooking and Happiness’

CATCH HER IF YOU CAN – April 2, 2021 - Runaway Princess: A Hopeful Tale Of Heroin, Hooking and Happiness is a true story, laced with wicked humor and much pathos, of Mary Goggin’s Irish Catholic upbringing... Read More...

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Minnesota band “Communist Daughter” embrace new Alaska home

WATCH & LISTEN – BEING SOBER IS VERY COOL – April 2, 2021 - After almost a decade of steady touring and hustling to make their harmonious indie-rock group Communist Daughter one of Minnesota’s great shoulda-been... Read More...

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Q&A with Amy Dresner, Best-Selling Author

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – April 6, 2021 - Amy Dresner is a journalist, author and former comedian as well as a recovering addict and alcoholic. She was a regular columnist for the addiction/recovery magazine Th... Read More...

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George Floyd could change how we talk about drug abuse and Black Americans

WATCH – LONG OVERDUE CONVERSATION – April 3, 2021 - As the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the United States, Floyd, the father of two young daughters, started using again: he lost his job as a nightclub security gu... Read More...

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‘Jackass’ team ‘tortured’ me with 90-day rehab stint’ says: Bam Margera

WATCH – 18 DIFFERENT JAGGED LITTLE PILLS – April 2, 2021 - “What’s the point of a $5 million contract that I have to walk on eggshells and jump through your hoops — which is already impossible — to obey if I’m dead?... Read More...

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Drug treatment should be incentivized, NOT forced

LISTEN – ATTRACTION NOT COERCION – MARCH 31, 2021 - The Washington Post has been running a series about reimagining public safety, and one of the guest columnists is Kassandra Frederique, the executive director of t... Read More...

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