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I’m Fighting Relapse In The Pandemic: Why Do I Stay Sober? by Nour Abi-Nakhoul

Heroine NOT Heroin – May 8, 2020 - It’s a difficult time to be an addict. Researchers tend to see spikes in substance use during emergencies like COVID-19. On top of the general stress of social distancing, the shut... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 19 2020

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What We Lose: From the Classroom to Zoom

Body Language and Focus – May 4, 2020 - These Zoom intimacies are often endearing, and at times I welcome the strange, unexpected ways this period of enforced isolation brings about new kinds of closeness with ... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusMay 19 2020Mental Health

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Overdose deaths outpacing COVID-19 deaths in Tri-State area

How It Works – May 10, 2020 - “Since we were on the forefront of telehealth, we have been able to keep our clients engaged in treatment,” she said. “In fact, we are conducting more telehealth sessions through t... Read More...

CoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 19 2020Overdose

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Pandemic Superstar and Human Delight Leslie Jordan

OUTrageous OUTstanding – April 27, 2020 - Jordan’s distinct personality has filled a wide coronavirus need. His (usually) twice-daily videos put a hilarious relatable spin on just how awful being forced to she... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusMay 19 2020

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Pete Davidson Shares Hilarious Story of Quarantining in His Mom’s Basement

No more debasement – May 7, 2020 - “Me and Judd released this video to kind of try and get it out there that the movie’s coming out,” Davidson said, referring to his upcoming collaboration with Apatow, The King of St... Read More...

Alcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCoronavirusMay 12 2020

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How Do I Stay Sober Now?

Same as it ever was ... (sans meetings) – May 6, 2020 - I quit drinking on July 14, 2019, without a plan. I just woke up that day with another brutal hangover, after another night of blotchy memories, and decid... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionCoronavirusMay 12 2020Recovery

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Legendary Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard Opened Up About Sobriety While In Quarantine

Float like a butterfly, sting like a virus – MAY 6, 2020 - Those meetings have been a staple in Leonard’s life, but as you can imagine, they have hit a bit of a roadblock recently due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyCoronavirusMay 12 2020

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‘NO eviction’ order keeps relapsing people in housing

Catch-22 – May 8, 2020 - “We come from a different philosophy, we truly believe the treatment process can be pretty complex,” Shea said. Shea did say that Families in Transition will take action, even eviction, if... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusMay 12 2020Rehab

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Pictures reveal the intensity of motherhood

Belated Happy Mother’s Day – May 8, 2020 - Karla Gachet (Topanga Canyon, California) We are lucky to live surrounded by nature. Because of the quarantine we have made it a point to get our two sons ... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusMay 12 2020

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Dr. Daniel Francis on How to Stay Sober

90 Zooms in 90 Days? – May 7, 2020 - All that probably comes as a relief, but what should you do? The process usually begins with community. Whether you find that community in an in-person group like AA, in an ... Read More...

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Don’t Forget About Us: People Still Need Addiction Care

OPINION: Ryan Hampton – May 10, 2020 - Nationally we’re seeing increased unemployment and poverty, mandatory changes to daily routines, and increased anxiety and stress which are only magnified for people manag... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCoronavirusMay 12 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate

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Don’t Fight the Boredom

What day is it? – May 9, 2020 - People are so motivated to avoid boredom that they’ll often take unfortunate shortcuts to do so. In The Music Man, Harold Hill cons a whole town just by insinuating that boredom will l... Read More...

CoronaviruslonelinessMay 12 2020Mental Health

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What Psychologists and Psychiatrists Want You to Know About Anxiety Right Now!

For your information: – May 8, 2020 - In this hurry-up world, we’re not always 100% in tune with what’s going on inside our heads. “Sometimes we don’t recognize we’re dealing with excessive anxiety until physic... Read More...

CoronavirusdepressionMay 12 2020Mental Health

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75,000 Americans at risk for overdose death or suicide due to CoronaDespair

The long and winding road – May 8, 2020 - The group is calling for a robust approach from local, state and federal officials and agencies to ensure those who lose their jobs because of the pandemic can find work. ... Read More...

CoronavirusdepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 12 2020Overdosesuicide

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‘A Pandemic Within a Pandemic;’ Recovering Addict Tim Ryan, Talks Staying Sober During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Just “Don’t” – May 3, 2020 - Tim Ryan, a recovering heroin addict and host of A&E’s 2017 documentary “Dope Man,” has a message for those struggling to get clean and those in recovery who may be finding it hard to... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyCoronavirusMay 5 2020

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Why the Pandemic Will Challenge the Brain Disease Model of Addiction

It’s Complicated – APRIL 28, 2020 - That drug use is a reaction to external stress may sound obvious, but the American response to drug use has rarely addressed environmental causes, instead treating it, at dif... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 5 2020

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Due to Lockdown, Christians Are Developing Huge Porn Addiction

Small Problem? – MAY 2, 2020 - Oh, and he claims that if you were to “print out the data” from just one porn site (which he doesn’t want to name!), you’d have “…enough pornographic materials to fill the Empi... Read More...

CoronavirusMay 5 2020

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Google, Facebook, Twitter team up to support addiction recovery during pandemic

Watching the Detectives – APRIL 25 2020 - Given that Alcoholics Anonymous alone has over 66,345 groups in the U.S., totaling more than 1,361,800 members, the closure of most groups will leave large numbers of people ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusMay 5 2020Recovery

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Addicted to screens? Quarantine life could add to the threat

It's too late to stop now – April 26, 2020 - But screen time is essentially mandatory for many Garden State residents right now. Working from home can mean checking emails and text messages on one’s phone several tim... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusinternetMay 5 2020

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Fear and Courage in the Time of COVID-19

By Thomas Moore – Sometimes it is not only all right but appropriate to be afraid and anxious. In these days of a runaway virus some fear will help keep you safe and healthy. At the same time, you don’t want to b... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusMay 5 2020

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NYC Rolls Out Courier System to Deliver Methadone

Just Like Weed in LA – APRIL 23, 2020 - The patient’s “home” OTP may be far from the hotel. So the patient authorizes a “designated other”—a courier, who is an employee of the city’s Department of Health—to pick up ... Read More...

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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

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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

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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

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‘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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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