Beacon House in Pacific Grove Closing A champ goes down swinging – Dec. 22, 2020 - An important player in the drug and alcohol addiction treatment network for more than 60 years is closing at the end of the month, a victim of a combination of the p... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionCoronavirusDec 29 2020Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
John Mulaney Has Checked Into Rehab Admitted into not ‘Checked’ into – Dec. 21, 2020 - The former Saturday Night Live writer, 38, is seeking treatment after relapsing following a decades-long battle with addiction. Mulaney’s rep did not immedi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 22 2020Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Heartwarming! Drug Rehab Centre Offers Free Treatment Via Christmas Raffle Win Win – Dec. 18, 2020 - Even before the COVID-19 pandemic put millions of Americans out of work, lacking the financial means to pay for addiction treatment meant people have long relied on a mixed bag of reh... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionCoronavirusDec 22 2020Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
4 treatment centers get almost no money seized by Osceola County The fix is in? – Dec. 16, 2020 - “We have the opportunity today to provide some well needed funds to organizations that really need it within this community,” said Daniel Warren, director of OCIB and who also i... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 22 2020Drug Abuse and Addictionintervention
Woman admits to ‘heinous and thoughtless’ drug deal Not the face of evil – Dec. 18, 2020 - According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, fentanyl — a synthetic opioid — is 80 to 100 times stronger than morphine, which is processed to make heroin. In ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 22 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin Addictionopioid crisisopioids
Addiction specialist may get the rose What is a bachelorette? – Dec. 18, 2020 - Clark recently shared a story about someone who played a major role on his road to recovery from addiction. He called the woman in question, Rhonda Jackson, his “ang... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionCoronavirusDec 22 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Restaurateur Launches Sober Living House WATCH – Cooking with Love – Dec. 18, 2020 - A well-known Chattanooga business owner who has been sober for 19 years has opened a home to help other women struggling with addiction. Restaurant owner Scottie B... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDec 22 2020Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Patrick Kennedy pitches himself for ‘drug czar’ Will He Outlaw Marijuana? – Dec. 18, 2020 - He would also help to coordinate domestic and international policing efforts, a role that requires collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Administration, military, ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 22 2020Drug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Brian Marshall Details Journey to Sobriety in New Mini-Doc WATCH – Transformational – Dec. 17, 2020 - It begins with the bassist discussing his gear and his musical relationship to bandmates Scott ‘Flip’ Phillips, Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy, but soon takes a perso... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 22 2020Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
John Owen Lowe Came a Long Way to Overcome Addiction — Who Is Rob Lowe’s Son? Families heal together – Dec. 20, 2020 - Actor Rob Lowe’s son John Lowe has fought for sobriety in silence for years, but now he’s opened up about his battle against addiction. John Lowe, 25, is the younges... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 22 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Nina Hagen Spiritually Inspired Chili Peppers’ “Give It Away” WATCH – It's Christmas - GIVE IT AWAY – Dec. 20, 2020 - Anthony Kiedis’ detailed account of Nina Hagen’s colorful appearance accurately captures what made the international punk rocker such a unique force throughou... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 22 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Brantley Gilbert Celebrates 9 Years of Sobriety Save the Country ... Music – Dec. 18, 2020 - Gilbert’s battle with substance abuse began soon after he graduated from high school, in Jefferson, Georgia. As the son of a Baptist preacher, the singer had a relig... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDec 22 2020Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Buvidal Approved for Treatment of Opioid Dependence Subcutaneous injection once a week – Dec. 18, 2020 - Camurus AB (NASDAQ STO: CAMX) announced today that the Swiss agency for therapeutic products, Swissmedic, has approved weekly and monthly Buvidal® prolonged... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 22 2020Drug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioids
Overdose epidemic needs state action to remove barriers to care Make it Free? – DEC. 16, 2020 - “SADLY, THE DRUG OVERDOSE EPIDEMIC CONTINUES, AND IT HAS BECOME MORE COMPLICATED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC,” SAID PATRICE A. HARRIS, M.D., M.A., CHAIR OF THE AMA OPIOID TASK F... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDec 22 2020Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseRecoveryRehab
Overdose Deaths Outpace COVID-19 Deaths in SF Heaven’s Overcrowding... – Dec. 19, 2020 - The crisis fueled by the powerful painkiller fentanyl could have been far worse if it wasn’t for the nearly 3,000 times Narcan was used from January to the begi... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDec 22 2020depressionDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin Addictionlife expectancyMental Healthmethopioid crisisopioidsOverdose
Writers In Treatment: Melding Recovery, Arts, and The Information Praise for the eBulletin – Nov. 11, 2020 - Driving his Volvo home one night from his job at a Los Angeles rehab, Leonard experienced a life-changing event. Without warning, a distracted driver in an SUV ran a r... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDec 22 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionExperience Strength and Hope AwardsLeonard Buschelnonprofit organizationRecoveryRecovery AdvocateWriters In Treatment
Unmasking Mental Illness and Addiction in Pandemic World Madness of America – Dec. 18, 2020 - New York City struggled and then regained its footing after becoming the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic last spring. Like the rest of the United States, it is again exp... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDec 22 2020depressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecovery
Man guilty in $32,000,000 pawn shop scheme targeting drug addicts Crime pays, for a while – Dec. 16, 2020 - The defendants “specifically recruit boosters who are opioid addicts and who use the proceeds of their ‘sales’ to purchase illegal drugs,” IRS special agent Giulio Scoc... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 22 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionMental Healthopioid crisisopioids
Outbreak Grows at Green Mountain Treatment Center Part of Granite Recovery, N.H. LISTEN – I wish this was fake news – Dec. 18, 2020 - Rick Ganley: Yeah, and per your reporting this week, clients and staff say a lot of this could have been prevented if the company had just been prepared for it. ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCoronavirusDec 22 2020Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
U.S. Overdose Deaths Reach Record Highs WHY? – Dec. 17, 2020 - The primary driver behind the record-breaking numbers appeared to be the use of synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, which increased 38.4%. Of 38 U.S. jurisdictions with available synth... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 22 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin Addictionlife expectancyMental Healthmethopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinrelapse
Take The ACE Quiz — And Learn What It Does And Doesn’t Mean Holiday Fun – 2015 - So, you’ve got your score. Now what? First, remember that the ACE score isn’t a crystal ball; it’s just meant as guidance. It tells you about one type of risk factor among many. It doesn... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 22 2020depressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecovery
Waxahatchee’s ‘Saint Cloud’ Confronts Sobriety & Recovery With Vivid Empathy WATCH – Music soothes the savage addiction – December 18, 2020 - Katie Crutchfield grew up in Alabama and lives in Kansas City, but the story behind Saint Cloud, her fifth and best album as Waxahatchee, begins... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDec 22 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Elton John On NPR’s Fresh Air LISTEN – Great share! – Dec. 18, 2020 - Sir Elton John spoke with Terry Gross after the publication of his memoir, ‘Me.’ The book was pretty forthcoming about family, addiction and sexuality, and so was the convers... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDec 22 2020depressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Addicted Australia WATCH – America should do one... – Dec. 9, 2020 - Ten Australians fighting their addictions. What does it take to change a life? New series, Addicted Australia. We gain extraordinary access to the lives of a gr... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 15 2020Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
New Luxury Recovery Center Opens in North Alabama WATCH – The sumptuousness of sobriety – Dec. 7, 2020 -The recovery center offers a non-clinical approach to the problem of drug and alcohol dependence by using the 12 steps. “Hard things happen in life, but... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDec 15 2020Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Police commander asks if drug use is really crime? War on Addicts! – Dec. 10, 2020 - But there’s also fallout from alcohol and even second-hand smoking. Both these legal drugs often have unwanted side effects on the individual who chooses to use them. We deal with a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 15 2020Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Staten Island doctor admits to prescribing opioids in return for sexual favors Creep of the Week – Dec. 9, 2020 - He took particular interest in his younger patients who were struggling with substance abuse and prescribed them powerful narcotics in exchange for sexual favors, officials said. ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 15 2020Drug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioids
Relapse as a Path to Sobriety Voice of recovery – December 8, 2020 - If you had told me 15 years ago that I would grow up to be an IV-using, heroin-addicted shell of a person, I would have never believed you. I grew up in a devoutly religi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDec 15 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsRehabrelapse
Emily Summit with Leonard Buschel Happy. Sober. Free! – December 2020 – Learn secrets on how to cultivate freedom, confidence, joy and abundance in sobriety! Free online show! Hosted by Emily Killeen. more@HappySoberFree ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 15 2020Drug Abuse and AddictioninternetLeonard BuschelMental HealthRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Danny Trejo, 52 Years Sober, Urges Those Fighting Addiction to Seek Treatment During Pandemic What a wonderful way to live! – Dec. 13, 2020 - The spot — part of CRI-Help’s “Fight” campaign — debuts on the eve of the center’s 50th anniversary and is aimed at raising awareness around substance abuse recov... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCoronavirusDec 15 2020depressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab