Coronavirus

87% of people with eating disorders say symptoms are worse during COVID

Feast or Famine –   August 28, 2020 - The study traces 129 people in recovery or treatment, providing a…

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Casino Reopenings Bring Gambling Addiction Back Into Focus

LISTEN – They'll always take your action at G.A. – August 20, 2020 - But after reopening in mid-June, business…

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Managing Recovery in Virtual World

Online for life? –   August 28, 2020 - Call people: Most support groups will offer a phone list of…

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Denver Reports 83% Increase in Drug Deaths in First Half of Year

Dying for that Fentanyl Feeling – August 27, 2020 - Health officials are urging people to review the resources below and…

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I’m celebrating 64 years of sobriety, I know what isolation does to those in recovery

Trying minds for trying times – August 28, 2020 - By all accounts, the number of relapses nationwide has increased…

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Pennsylvania facilities buckle and begin to close under COVID-19 strain

Oh no! Needed now more than ever – August 26, 2020 - The result is a historically underfunded system buckling…

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Women’s Mental Health

“Sisters are doin’ it by themselves” – August 28, 2020 - From my work at Wellbridge Addiction Treatment and Research,…

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WATCH NOW!

WATCH – A Webinar Affair to Remember Chasing the News...Stone Cold Sober! with Dr. Tian Dayton, William Cope Moyers, Ryan Hampton, Courtney…

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I Won’t Drink Today, and I Won’t Get the Virus Today

Sobriety is the best defense – August 26, 2020 - For this superpower, I have to thank Alcoholics Anonymous. I…

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Coronavirus pandemic creates ‘perfect storm’ for addiction dangers

WATCH – Bridge over troubled waters –   August 18, 2020 - In Clark County, Nevada fentanyl-related deaths have jumped…

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Luann De Lesseps: Sobriety’s Helping Me Thru Pandemic

WATCH – Sober Housewives of the Pandemic – August 20, 2020 - Luann understands why studies show alcohol use is…

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At Talkspace, Start-Up Culture Collides With Mental Health Concerns

Making money from depression? –   August 7, 2020 - As Mr. Lori drank a tall glass of red wine…

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Maintaining Emotional Sobriety During Covid-19: The Workbook by Tian Dayton Ph.D.

MEDIA: Book of the Month – 2020 - So this can lead to what’s called “anticipatory grief”, and the feelings…

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Wife assaults husband during celebration of her sobriety

Unclear on the concept – August 21, 2020 - He said the children were locked in the back bedroom and…

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What Addiction Recovery Can Teach About Coping With COVID? by Sarah Allen Benton

How to be human? Humane? –   August 19, 2020 -  Try not to be overly reliant on people, places,…

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Deadly Overdose Spike During Pandemic

LISTEN – How much more horrible will it get? –   August 13, 2020 - Making matters worse is a…

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Twenty years without drink … then they shut down AA

Opinion: Zoom dooms some – August 16, 2020 - When Covid-19 shuttered the world, it also shuttered AA, which is…

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Steve-O Duct-Tapes Himself to Billboard

Panoramic Putz –   August 13, 2020 - On his Instagram Story, he filmed himself atop the structure. “Hey, everybody.…

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Teen vapers up to 7 times more likely to get COVID-19

WATCH – Must be awesome – August 11, 2020 - So when an unfamiliar virus began sending scores of patients…

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Recovering writer’s pandemic cautionary tale

WATCH – She’s been there, done that – Aug. 14, 2020 - The Seattle journalist said she missed almost a…

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Coronavirus Crisis Disrupts Treatment for Another Epidemic: Addiction

Crazy Times! Drugs Can Kill! – August 2, 2020 - And that has left people who have another potentially deadly…

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AA meetings still going strong during COVID-19

WATCH – Zoom and six feet away... – August 6, 2020 - He says he was at his wits end:…

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Duo helps people suffering from addiction

WATCH – Human interest story –   August 5, 2020 - “According to numbers I received from the 911 center,…

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From prison to vegan restaurateur

WATCH – Jane Velez-Mitchell is happy –   August 8, 2020 - August 9 marks six years since he attempted…

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Some say pandemic caused them to go back to their addiction

WATCH – Almost Heaven, West Virginia – August 8, 2020 - Santrock said the stress of COVID-19 along with isolation…

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Sex addicts turn to porn and rehab to avoid hook-ups

Hooked on a feeling... –   August 9, 2020 - Ms. McConkey said the prevalence of people going out and…

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Advocates in recovery make addiction services voting issue

The Power of the Ballot – August 11, 2020 - The group began its work in earnest in 2018, working…

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Psychological Exploration of Zoom Fatigue

You have entered the Zoom Zone – July 26, 2020 - Moreover, how that social interaction happens seems to matter.…

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25 Years After Jerry Garcia Passed, Deadheads Mourn His Death

LISTEN - “We will get by, we will survive!” – August 6, 2020 - According to sources familiar with the…

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Chasing the News … stone cold sober

Chasing the News ...stone cold sober Webinar hosted by William Cope Moyers“Maintaining sobriety in an era of uncertainty”A conversation discussing…

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