Coronavirus

Neighbors Complain About DRUG REHAB HOTEL-19

Covid Wing Available –   Jan. 13, 2021 - According to State Epidemiologist Dr. Benjamin Chan, on Dec. 3, there…

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Sober Stars Step Into Spotlight Amid “Dry January” Focus

Abstinence Becomes Them –   Jan. 13, 2021 - Helping smack down that notion is Danny Trejo who, at 52…

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Addiction Recovery Providers Call On Biden To Address Opioid Crisis

LISTEN – More Must Be Done! –  JAN 11, 2021 - Two health crises will confront President-elect Joe Biden when…

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Excessive Drinking During Covid Hits Women Harder

LISTEN – Women Suffer More –  January 14, 2021 - From the earliest days of the pandemic, social media has…

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As Overdoses Compete with Covid-19 Deaths, Feds Make It Easier to Prescribe Addiction Drugs

While we all gently weep –  Jan. 16, 2021 - On Thursday, HHS officials did just that: physicians are no…

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2,000 Arizonans Overdosed on Fentanyl in 2020

WATCH – OD Ideation? –  Jan. 1, 2021 - That’s the grim, unfortunate reality of the drug, that Roy and…

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COVID Is Killing the Cocaine Market, So People Are Smoking More Weed

Rolling joints, not hundreds –  Jan. 4, 2021 - Aware of earlier findings that social isolation triggered spikes in drug…

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How President Biden Can Save Lives By Slowing America’s Overdose Crisis

OPINION by Ryan Hampton –   Dec. 31, 2020 - Recovery works — I’m living proof — but it requires…

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9 Creative Ways To Socialize Safely

LISTEN – Staying sane and sober –  Jan. 1, 2021 - When Vladimir Celestin and his extended family realized they…

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Report Calls for More Access to Take-Home Meds for Opioid Addictions

Pandemic relief –   Jan. 5, 2021 - “To get methadone, you have to show up in person every day…

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Addiction Risk Rises For Female Employees

But not wages –   Jan. 7, 2021 - The findings “reinforce the complex and bidirectional relationship between physical and…

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Q&A with Jeannie Rabb-Marshall, publisher of Keys to Recovery

Stick with the Winners! –  January 5, 2021 - Many of you will remember Jeannie from the Steps for Recovery…

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Covid Poses ‘greatest threat to mental health since WWII’

From across the pond... –   Dec. 27, 2020 - The coronavirus crisis poses the greatest threat to mental health…

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Musicians Battle Another Epidemic: Addiction

LISTEN – RIP Cady Groves –  Dec. 28, 2020 - Groves had a difficult upbringing, losing two older brothers to…

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Journalist Terry DeMio Covers the Battle Against Addiction

All original writing –   Dec. 30. 2020 - Why journalism matters. Journalism is living history that tells truths we…

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Adrian Ray Evans Pens Fourth Book on Alcoholism

He Can’t Stop –   Jan. 1, 2021 - “We can’t meet now because of COVID,” Evans said. “But when…

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The Gift of Sobriety: Dusty Rose

WATCH – Sharing from the heart –  Dec. 31, 2020 -  (ABC 6 NEWS) - Dusty Rose, who is in…

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Pandemic Doesn’t Stop Woman’s Sobriety

WATCH – Prayer, meditation and reading –  Jan. 1, 2021 - For thousands like Milczarski, however, those recovery keystones were…

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42 Books That Made 2020 A Little Less Awful

All Books Matter –  Dec. 30, 2020  - One example: Bea Schumacher is a devastatingly stylish plus-size fashion blogger who…

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Addicts to Get Vaccine, Gov. Cuomo says

The chosen ones –  Dec. 28, 2020 - Residents and staffers will be vaccinated at both the state-run and privately…

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Elton John Discusses ZOOM AA Meetings with The Royals

WATCH – Yes, he gets pinned –   Dec. 30, 2020 - “I connect with friends who I’ve known for…

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What Year of Staring at Our Own Faces on Zoom Has Done To Us

Zoom Zoom on my desk, who’s the fairest? –   December 30, 2020 - This year, we’ve spent an unholy…

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Behind the Historic Numbers of Drug Deaths Under COVID-19

Stay close to those you love –  Dec. 28, 2020 - Earlier during the COVID-19 pandemic, stay-at-home orders were put…

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EXCLUSIVE! Is This 55-Year Old Antiviral Drug the Cure For Covid-19?

The Doctor's Opinion August 31, 2020 - In October 1966 Stine Labs, a division of Du Pont pharmaceuticals, developed and released…

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Coping With COVID

Carefully –   Dec. 28, 2020 - With the pandemic monopolizing government time, energy and resources, treatment programs with limited…

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How Mental Healthcare and Rehab Changed During Pandemic by Mike Bayer

It’s complicated... –  Dec. 23, 2020 - Second, there’s been a noticeably larger percentage of individuals that come to us…

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Pandemic Blamed for Oregon’s 40% Increase in Drug Deaths

The most horrible time... –   Dec. 23, 2020 - “Many people who are using substances, they may be hanging…

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‘Kid of the Year’ Made App to Diagnose Prescription Opioid Addiction

And the children shall lead us... –  Dec. 3, 2020 - GR: My pop-culture news is actually MIT Tech Review.…

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Man Starts Knitting Group to Help People Recover From Addiction

Idle hands... –  Dec. 27, 2020 - As Mendonca spent his days knitting yarn and making his own unique creations,…

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CC Sabathia on Baseball, Retirement, Alcoholism

WATCH – Trailer for new doc “Under the Grapefruit Tree” –   Dec. 21, 2020 - That painful period, and…

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