LOCKDOWN: The Emotional Impact of COVID-19 and Quarantine – FREE! Watch at Home! World Premiere! – Sept. 4, 2020 - Wednesday, September 9 - Sign-up Now! Watch at home, office or facility. Online or streaming. more@FilmFestivalFlix ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryrelapseSept 1 2020
MTV to premiere series on teenagers battling addiction WATCH – A show showing the reality – August 31, 2020 - That’s why she decided to let others see what the battle of addiction looks like. It’s a story that – while it may be difficult to watch, and difficult fo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabSept 8 2020teenagers
More than one person a day died of an overdose in SF last year American Horror Story – Sep. 1, 2020 - According to a Department of Public Health report released Monday, 441 people died of an overdose in 2019. That is more than one per day for an entire year, and an ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylOverdoseSept 8 2020
Al-Anon: Recognizing Abuse and Those Left Behind Program of difficult options – August 30, 2020 - Societal judgments create shame when people attempt to receive addiction recovery treatment. DePasquale said that is why some people do not reach out for help sooner. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoverySept 8 2020
New Jersey Govenor signs ‘Overdose Awareness Day’ resolution Hymn for the Dying – Sept. 2, 2020 - “Every single life lost to an overdose is a tragedy made all the more heartbreaking with the knowledge that many of those deaths could have been prevented if more people ha... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocaterelapseSept 8 2020
Addiction and overdose are dirty words. That only makes them more dangerous. The truth shall set you free – Sept. 1, 2020 - I found out later that my parents had been harboring a dark secret that ultimately killed them, a secret that I’ve taken on the burden of owning now that they’re gone: T... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehabSept 8 2020
Walmart Sued Over Opioids Everyone knew! – August 24, 2020 - “Revelations concerning Walmart are not emerging because Walmart somehow chose to ‘come clean’ on its deplorable refusal to control how its nationwide pharmacies distributed ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinSept 1 2020
Even with a license to prescribe Buprenorphine many doctors are mum Prejudice, Knowledge, or Ignorance? – August 28, 2020 - As of 2018, only about 5% of physicians had a license to prescribe buprenorphine — despite increasing demand for the drug and an overdose crisis that killed 70,... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDrug Abuse and AddictionSept 1 2020
Opioid crisis is ‘a product’ of U.S. health care WATCH – Die Suckers Die – August 29, 2020 - The pharmaceutical industry’s opportunism — enabled by the backing of politicians and federal regulators — along with the emerging medical consensus that opioids wer... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsSept 1 2020
Chem-Free Sobriety: natural recovery from substance use disorders MEDIA: Book Recommendation – April 28, 2020 - Each story provides answers to the following questions: When did you start drinking or using drugs, and how did it progress? Looking back, when do you think ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateSept 1 2020
Overdose Awareness Vigil held Aug. 31 Community Caring – August 29, 2020 - As he did at last year’s inaugural event, Father Neal Longe of St. Ann’s Episcopal Church will lead the crowd in prayer, while candles will be provided by Betz, Rossi &... Read More...Alcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateSept 1 2020
Managing Recovery in a Virtual World Online for life? – August 28, 2020 - Call people: Most support groups will offer a phone list of members. If you like the way a person shares about their recovery, call them after the meeting and talk to them.... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehabSept 1 2020
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 be proactive about preventing overdose deaths: Find out more about naloxone and where t... Read More...Addiction RecoverybuprenorphineCoronavirusDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanylopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseSept 1 2020
Brothers beat addiction after hearing of mother’s suicide while serving prison time Family Freedom – August 31, 2020 - Timmy, who runs the podcast with fellow recovering addict James Leonard, has been clean from drugs for nine years. For his brother Tommy, the path to a drug-free life has tak... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoverySept 1 2020suicide
Masked robber hits CVS for oxycodone Drugstore Cowboy – August 28, 2020 - NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — Thursday evening, an armed robber struck the CVS in North Myrtle Beach-- but not for cash; police say the robber wanted drugs. Ri... Read More...Drug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsoxycontinSept 1 2020
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 under the weight of dual pandemics: addiction and the coronavirus. Since March, 10 facilities have closed,... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehabrelapseSept 1 2020
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, I have seen, first-hand, the danger of heightened risk for alcohol and drug abuse that has resulte... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehabrelapseSept 1 2020
Positive Drug Tests Among U.S. Workers Reach Highest Level in 16 Years Fly the 420 Friendly Skies – August 25, 2020 - The percentage of working Americans testing positive for drugs climbed last year, particularly for marijuana, according to a new report, indicating employee drug use w... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionSept 1 2020
YouTube star Landon Clifford’s suicide after struggle with depression…drugs WATCH – Life’s Struggle – August 29, 2020 - YouTube star and young father Landon Clifford hanged himself after struggling with depression and drug addiction for years, his heartbroken wife told their nearly 1.4 milli... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetlonelinessMental HealthSept 1 2020suicide
Jeff Hardy On Drug Addiction Storyline Drama queen? – August 27, 2020 - Filming the heavier scenes during the feud: “There was some heavy stuff there in the beginning, especially with the wreck scenario. It was just very heavy stuff. I’m always interested... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 1 2020
A Bill to Decriminalize All Drugs FINALLY! – August 20, 2020 - “The world we are proposing will significantly reduce the harm experienced by the most marginalized in our society and actually improve public and community health,” said Queen Adesuyi, a... Read More...Alcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabrelapseSept 1 2020
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 125% compared to this point last year, according to data from Southern Nevada Health District... Read More...Alcohol AddictionAugust 25 2020CoronavirusDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancylonelinessMental HealthRecoveryRehabrelapse
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 or symptoms we’re referring to are referred to as pre-trauma symptoms. We want to avoid these cumulative, pre... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 25 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery Advocate
‘Hi, My Name is Dicky’ Quit or Die? – August 18, 2020 - “I couldn’t really see myself coming out of it.” But come out of it he did, and a decade later, Clune is sharing his story in “Hi, My Name is Dicky,” a raw documentary available on... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAugust 25 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
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 he went outside where she followed him and hit him some more. When he tried to push her away he said she bit him ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 25 2020CoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionmethRecovery
Agency chosen by Sober Grid for addiction-recovery support campaign Phoning it in? – August 20, 2020 - Ascent, a subsidiary of Sober Grid Inc. in Boston, has been awarded funding from the Ohio Mental Health and Addiction Services Agency to deliver treatment services that... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 25 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionMental Healthnonprofit organizationRecoveryRecovery Advocate
New film depicts grim side of addiction WATCH – MEDIA: Coming soon... – August 21, 2020 - SNO BABIES depicts the grim realities of addiction and its effects on families. Kristen and Hannah are likeable, college-bound teens - and heroin addicts - hiding the... Read More...Alcohol AddictionAugust 25 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addiction
Jack Cassidy puts out first Christian single on overcoming addiction The Lord’s Prayer? – August 21, 2020 - In a recent interview with Christian Post, Cassidy says, “My faith is the number one thing in my life and has such deep emotional meaning that resonates with me. Every ti... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 25 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionRecovery
After 24 years, woman finds sobriety and a new passion WATCH – Charmed Life – August 19, 2020 - “It went from cocaine to oxys to heroin to heroin and crystal meth and it was just a never-ending process,” Staples explains from the Layman Way Recovery Center in Alfred that... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 25 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionoxycontinRecoveryRehab
Does providing safe drug-use kits help or enable? Legalize It! – August 22, 2020 - Many youth who are in this situation fail to gain the notion of personal responsibility for their actions, which hinders their capacity to develop the independent living s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 25 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionRecovery