Dec 14 2021

Adolescent Females in Texas Face Barriers to Treatment

AND SO MUCH MORE –   Dec. 3, 2021 - A birthday without cake, presents and miles from her high…

3 years ago

Treatment Center Hearing Should Be Emotional and Confrontational

NO TIME TO DIE –   Dec. 11, 2021 - Others have long lists of questions for Michelle Baass, director…

3 years ago

Are We Losing the War for Our Children?

WHO’S EVEN TRYING? –   Dec. 3, 2021 - Even more so, sadness and anxiety have ensnared many young people…

3 years ago

Tom Hardy Said He Would Have Sold His Mother For Crack

BUT COULDN’T FIND A BUYER? –   Dec. 3, 2021 - Recently, the first look of Hardy’s famous period crime…

3 years ago

‘Little House on the Prairie’ star Karen Grassle Gets Candid on Sobriety

ACTING HIGH –   Dec. 4, 2021 - Former co-stars didn’t immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment regarding…

3 years ago

“I was told the 12 steps would cure my addiction. Why did I end up feeling more broken?”

BECAUSE YOU COULD FEEL AGAIN –   Dec. 4, 2021 - On check-in, I was told I have a disease…

3 years ago

Opioid Reckoning’ Calls Out the Twelve Steps in an Age of Fentanyl

IS SHE CALLING BILL WILSON A MURDERER? –   Dec. 4, 2021 - That’s the thorny question raised in “Opioid…

3 years ago

Former Alcoholic Targets 70 Triathlons in 70 Days

WHY WOULDN’T HE? –   Dec. 3, 2021 - Before the pandemic, Mr Stone worked as a scuba instructor overseas,…

3 years ago

Drug Overdose Strategy Pushes Treatment for Some, Prison for Others

WHO DECIDES WHO GETS HELP? –   Dec. 8, 2021 - A class-wide scheduling of fentanyl-related substances may sound wonky,…

3 years ago

As Drug Overdoses Climbed the State Failed to Inspect Residential Treatment Programs

SAY IT ISN’T SO SANTA –   Dec. 3, 2021 - “The COVID pandemic wreaked havoc in the lives of…

3 years ago

Opioid Addiction Is Getting Worse

IS LOVE THE ONLY SOLUTION? –   Dec. 9, 2021 - Maia Szalavitz writes for the New York Times about…

3 years ago

Decreasing Opioid Deaths, Not With Abstinence, But Harm Reduction

THE EASIER, SANER WAY? –   Dec. 10, 2021 - “It doesn’t address the underlying condition. It’s not preventing ongoing…

3 years ago

Marijuana May Make Sleep Worse

BUT ONLY IF YOU’RE AWAKE TO BEGIN WITH –   Dec. 6, 2021 - Moderate consumption — using weed less…

3 years ago

Injectable Drug To Treat Opioid Addiction Now

PERFECT! –   Dec. 8, 2021 - Dr. Nathaniel Day, medical director for the Virtual Opioid Dependency Program administered by…

3 years ago

Blood Tribe Showcasing Sobriety Success Stories

WATCH – ‘IT’S NOT EASY, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE’ –   Dec. 8, 2021 - Four members are a part…

3 years ago

How to Avoid the Toxic Drinking Culture this Christmas…without missing out

UBER –   Dec. 4, 2021 - “Because alcohol is a depressive, it might make you feel down and cause…

3 years ago

Former Browns’ Safety Jordan Poyer’s Battle With Alcoholism

WHEN HONESTY BECOMES THE GOAL –   Dec. 3, 2021 - “A big part of my sobriety is to lean…

3 years ago

Drew Barrymore’s “quiet, confident journey” to Sobriety

WATCH – FROM E.T. to FINDING HER WAY HOME –   Dec. 9, 2021 - The actress is known for…

3 years ago

WARNING! Young People Face ‘Devastating’ Mental Health Crisis According to Surgeon General

WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO SAVE OUR CHILDREN? –   Dec. 7, 2021 - Although blame for adolescent distress is…

3 years ago

When Star Sharon Gless Realized She Was An Alcoholic on ‘Cagney & Lacey’

LIFE IMITATING ART? –   Dec. 9, 2021 - But, as it turned out, playing an alcoholic wasn’t that much…

3 years ago

Gloria Harrison: A Story of Hope and Healing

SHE’S NEVER GIVEN UP –   Dec. 6, 2021 - Gloria’s story, is shocking in the brutality of the reactions…

3 years ago

Flavor Flav Gets A Taste for Sobriety

TIME’S UP –   Dec. 8, 2021 - The 62-year-old former rapper, hip-hop and reality TV star, whose legal name…

3 years ago

UK Overhauls Drug Strategy to Focus on Recovery Not Prison

NOT THE AMERICAN WAY –   Dec. 5, 2021 - The overhaul has been drawn together by at least six…

3 years ago

‘Rife’ Cocaine Use Reported in U.K. Parliament

DR. WHO KNEW? –   Dec. 5, 2021 - “The accounts of drug misuse in parliament given to the Sunday…

3 years ago

Positive Portrayals of Mental Illness in Video Games

IT’S NOT A GAME –   DEC. 8, 2021 - Some games already appear to be attempting this feat, but…

3 years ago

Drug Czar: It’s Time to Treat Addiction Like Chronic Disease

AND NOT A CRIME –   Dec. 8, 2021 - And that support means approaching addiction and substance use not…

3 years ago

SAMHSA Announces Unprecedented $30 Million Harm Reduction Grants

MONEY CHANGES EVERYTHING? –   Dec. 8, 2021- SAMHSA will distribute $10 million per year over the next three years.…

3 years ago

Botox Manufacturer Settles $200 Million in Opioid Case

THEY SHOULD HAVE STUCK WITH FACES –   Dec. 8, 2021- “For more than two decades, opioids have wreaked havoc…

3 years ago

Venus Williams Talks About Mental Health

LISTEN – GRAND SLAM FOR LIFE –   Dec. 9, 2021 - Williams, who is still playing competitively at age…

3 years ago

Quote of the Week — Dolly Parton

“I always count my blessings more than I count my money. I don’t work for money, never did.” —Dolly Parton

3 years ago