Coronavirus Crisis Spurs Access to Online Treatment for Opioid Addiction NPR Report – April 20, 2020 - “I wish there was another way to get this done besides a pandemic,” says Dr. David Kan, chief medical officer of Bright Heart Health, a Walnut Creek, Calif., company. It has recent... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 28 2020CoronavirusinternetopioidsRecoveryRehab
I walked out of rehab and into a pandemic SOBER – April 21, 2020 - Recovery is difficult and all too often bound toward failure. As someone new to sobriety, I’m in no position to talk with any authority on how to be successful. But as someone working t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 28 2020CoronavirusRecoveryRehab
LISTEN: Alcoholism And Coronavirus Listen, this guy’s an Idiot – APR 20, 2020 - Consider the plight of the alcoholic during this coronavirus shutdown. Liquor is still widely available at stores and even now via delivery. At the same time, social dist... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionApril 28 2020Coronavirus
‘Not the same on Zoom’ Reality TV Anyone? – April 20, 2020 - In normal times, he’d be able to turn easily to his counsellor, Tham Yuen Han – or Han, as her clients call her. For nine years, Eugene has been attending recovery su... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 28 2020CoronavirusinternetRecoveryRehab
Getting people into rehab can be hard. Try doing it during the coronavirus crisis If not now, when? – APRIL 24, 2020 - In recent days, Heller said, he has heard from a couple of former residents who relapsed during the pandemic, as well as from two former patients who work in Silicon Valley ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcoholics AnonymousApril 28 2020CoronavirusRecoveryRehab
Coronavirus isolation could mean death for America’s opioid addicts So Could Scoring – April 25, 2020 - “Instead of walking in, they call or we do it through video so they don’t have to come in unnecessarily and potentially put themselves or others at risk,” Smith said. Whil... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 28 2020Coronavirusopioids
Locked down? Open up to … cross-genre singer Laura Nyro Woman of the Other World – April 26, 2020 - Nyro, born Laura Nigro, died at age 49 in 1997. By this point in her life she recorded rarely, performed live only now-and-again, and declined to appear on television. She... Read More...April 28 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirus
Addiction Crisis Looms As Most Vulnerable Fall Through Pandemic Cracks Catch Them If You Can – April 25, 2020 - She said while the funding for prevention and early intervention was welcomed and useful, she was concerned about the level of support for those already addicted during ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 28 2020CoronavirusDrug Abuse and Addiction
Lizzo Reveals How Quarantine Has Affected Her Mental Health 110% Real – April 22, 2020 - Lizzo has always been a positive light in the music world since her rise to stardom, but her calming voice and encouraging words are more crucial than ever in the wake of the pandem... Read More...April 28 2020CoronavirusMental Health
Extra Payments Motivate Sobriety & Employment for People Recovering from Addiction Cash is King – April 20, 2020 - In a report on the study, described in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health online Feb. 21, the investigators say their intervention could be used widely in low-inc... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 28 2020CoronavirusRecovery
Finding the Magic of Cinema in the Tedium of Quarantine My House is Now a Multiplex – April 21, 2020 - The idea for the shorts came from the festival’s artistic director, Orestis Andreadakis. After chancing upon an essay he had at home by the French author Georges Perec,... Read More...April 28 2020Coronavirus
‘Zoom fatigue’ is taxing the brain. Here’s why it happens. Sobering information – APRIL 24, 2020 - This leads to problems in which group video chats become less collaborative and more like siloed panels, in which only two people at a time talk while the rest listen. Be... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcoholics AnonymousApril 28 2020CoronavirusRecoveryRehab
Top 20 pharma companies: Bottom 2019 revenue Bottom Line is Their God – April 20, 2020 - Looking forward, global economies are relying on the pharmaceutical industry to produce solutions, and many of the companies on this list are involved in the race for... Read More...April 28 2020Big PharmaCoronavirus
Women recovering from human trafficking and addiction making masks for nonprofit Not for Halloween! – April 11, 2020 - The projects are helping keep the lights on. “That’s almost two months of rent,” Smith says. “And right now, while the women aren’t working, we have to pay for all their... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 21 2020Coronavirus
The Scary Relationship Between Vaping and Coronavirus Vent-O-Later – April 13, 2020 - Research on vaping’s long-term health effects is still limited. But given what we know about smoking, COVID-19 and other respiratory infections, health experts confidently say th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 21 2020CoronavirusVaping
Officials, health experts worry coronavirus will set back opioid fight Staying on the defensive – April 10, 2020 - Only three months ago, when reported U.S. coronavirus cases were in the single digits, the Trump administration celebrated some rare good news in the battle against o... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 21 2020Coronavirusopioids
Social distancing creates unique challenges for Minnesota’s LGBTQ+ community No YMCA either – April 13, 2020 - “Community is vitally important for LGBTQ+ people,” Sorensen said. “And when you’re LGBTQ+ and in recovery, it’s even more important. I can tell you from personal experience th... Read More...April 21 2020Coronavirus
Philadelphia Horror Show Rocky Road – April 13, 2020 - One long-established source of mine, who uses heroin and crack cocaine,described watching a man he knows get pummeled by members of a drug dealing “set”—allegedly for just passing ... Read More...April 21 2020CoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionPhiladelphia
DANNY TREJO DISHES HUNDREDS of FREE MEALS!!! Machete that Covid-Bugger – April 15, 2020 - As you know ... Danny owns Trejo’s Tacos, a popular joint with several locations across L.A. Staff at his location on the westside prepped the bowls filled with carnitas,... Read More...April 21 2020Celebrity SobrietyCoronavirus
Is COVID-19 triggering your eating disorder? Make Peace with your Pantry – April 16, 2020 - This is objectively a difficult time and self-care has never been more important. ” A person might also feel triggered by the increased conversations surrounding f... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 21 2020CoronavirusEating Disorder
Seth Rogen on smoking weed during quarantine Rehabs Get Ready for BONGERS – April 17, 2020 - Rogen turned 38 on April 15 and to celebrate the day, his wife Lauren Miller had some of Rogen’s pals drive by and wish happy birthday, which suited the “Superbad... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 21 2020CoronavirusmarijuanaMental Health
Indicted rehab center founder accused of dealing drugs, killing addicts, asks to be released from jail because of COVID-19 In or Out, He’s Guilty – April 13, 2020 - David Francis’ lawyer, Casey White, filed a motion Monday asking for pretrial release, saying Francis is not a danger to anyone and he’s at risk from the virus because ... Read More...April 21 2020CoronavirusRehab
Addiction battle unabated in Kensington Hooked - WATCH in Horror – April 18, 2020 - Flynn also talked to Michael, a man born and raised in the Kensington neighborhood, who says he is not planning on leaving the area. He’s a recovering addict, so he’s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 21 2020Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Gabor Maté on How Your Past Is Affecting Your Present Be Here Now – April 8, 2020 - This came at the right time for me. A reminder to stop scrolling, as I was using my technology as a way to avoid some powerful feelings of grief which this current situation ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 21 2020Coronavirus
9 things you can do to make working from home more joyful An espresso maker! – April 15, 2020 - Create a sensory landscape. With their dull color palettes, synthetic carpets and humming HVAC systems, most workplaces have a joyless sensory landscape. Add in the n... Read More...April 21 2020Coronavirus
Quarantine may lead to wider social media addiction LIKE ME LIKE ME LIKE ME – April 2020 - One Rutgers student said that since going into quarantine, she spends an average of 5 hours a day on TikTok, calling it a never-ending hole of content. Although social isola... Read More...April 21 2020cell phoneCoronavirusinternet
Psychiatrists Count on Teletherapy to Reach Isolated Patients Face to FaceTime Therapy – April 9, 2020 - There are now also even fewer in-person treatment options for some of the most acutely mentally ill in New York, Muskin says; the psychiatric wards at Columbia, where ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 14 2020cell phoneCoronavirus
America’s having a nervous breakdown. Can telemedicine fix it? It Will Take More Than That – April 9, 2020 - For therapists, there’s an added challenge of building trust with their patients when there’s a digital barrier between them. “So much of counseling has to do... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 14 2020cell phoneCoronavirusRecovery
Trey Anastasio Shares New Song Phishing for Answers – April 6, 2020 - "Are You There Colleen?” is the 10th new song shared by Trey Anastasio since the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic led him to join millions of others sheltering in place and u... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 14 2020Celebrity SobrietyCoronavirus
Struggling With Addiction During COVID-19? You’re Not Alone It only feels that way – April 8, 2020 - Substance use is going to skyrocket during this pandemic. During this time of uncertainty, some people may cope by using alcohol or drugs. “You can have a mild ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 14 2020CoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionRecovery