What the New Drug Policies Mean For You, Personally Smoke two joints in the morning... – November 9, 2020 - Here are all the answers to the drug policy questions you no longer need to be (as) afraid to Google on your work computer. So … can I legally d... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionmethNov 17 2020oxycontinRecovery
Lucille Ball Was a ‘Crucial Part in My Recovery’ From Drug Addiction WATCH – The pressure was on – Nov. 10, 2020 - Actor Keith Thibodeaux landed the role of Lucy and Ricky Ricardo’s son Little Ricky in 1955. With the birth of the most famous sitcom couple’s child being in the n... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthNov 17 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘We Are Tired, And Fed Up’: Residents Say Treatment Programs Saturating Harlem WATCH – There goes the neighborhood – Nov. 14, 2020 - “To see someone shooting dope and not caring who is around … That’s a hard pill to swallow,” Harlem resident Sherzon Green told CBS2’s Cory James. And hard ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionhomelessinterventionMental HealthNov 17 2020RecoveryRehab
Review MEDIA: Film Recommendation After binge watching Netflix’s mini-series QUEEN’S GAMBIT, which I enjoyed tremendously, I listened to a rare interview with the author, Walter Tevis, who also wrote The Hustler, The Color ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionnetflixNov 24 2020
Mike Tyson: I put baby urine in a fake schlong to pass drug tests Can’t Touch This – November 10, 2020 - The boxing legend, 54, explained on his “Hotboxin’ ” podcast this week how he faked his way through drug tests — and his strategy is a pissah. “It was awesome, man,” T... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthNov 17 2020RecoveryRehab
Mariah App, reveals haunting link of Met’s Sackler Wing to opioid crisis Exposing the Truth – November 7, 2020 - The billionaire Sackler family is known for donating millions of dollars to museums and cultural institutions around the world. The Mariah App, however, ca... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 10 2020opioid crisisopioidsoxycontinPurdue Pharma
Psilocybin therapy 4 times more effective than antidepressants Side effects might include God – Nov. 4, 2020 - Over the last few years promising preliminary research has shown psilocybin to potentially be effective in helping terminal cancer patients manage end of life anx... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Ashley Addiction Treatment’s Joint CEOs Time to share – Nov. 6, 2020 - Ashley’s powerful legacy of treating each patient with dignity and respect together with its innovative clinical advancements have placed it at the forefront of the addiction and subst... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
How Oregon’s Decriminalization of Drugs May Help Decrease Addiction and Overdoses WATCH – Time will tell – Nov. 6, 2020 - Oregon has become the first state to decriminalize hard drugs like heroin and cocaine. Drug Policy Alliance Executive Director Kassandra Frederique explains how this mov... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionMental HealthNov 10 2020opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseRecoveryRehab
Alberta eliminates $40/day fee for residential treatment Canada - Where Human Life Still Matters – Nov. 6, 2020 - “For the first time in Alberta’s history, publicly funded addiction treatment will be extended to all Albertans,” says Associate Minister of Mental Heal... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘Street Team’ has given out 90 doses of Narcan Hand to Nose – Nov. 7, 2020 - Several addiction experts have blamed months of intense stress and isolation for the uptick in drug overdoses. The Street Team has spread out on Ridgewood Avenue and the s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 10 2020OverdoseRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Jim Ramstad, congressman championed mental health and recovery issues, dies at 74 Loss of a good guy – Nov. 6, 2020 - Shortly before his death, Mr. Ramstad celebrated his 39th year of sobriety. He spoke openly on how he hit his low point. In 1981, he awoke from a blackout in a South Dakota ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Expert details psychiatrist’s role in tackling opioid crisis Doctors know... – Nov. 7, 2020 - Currently available medication-assisted treatments for opioid use disorder include methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone. According to Sauvé, methadone allows those with opioi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDrug Abuse and AddictionmethNov 10 2020opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseRecovery
Oregon Decriminalizes Small Amounts of Heroin and Cocaine It’s about time! – Nov. 7, 2020 - “This is incredible,” said Kassandra Frederique, executive director of the advocacy group Drug Policy Alliance. “This is like taking a sledgehammer to the cornerstone of the d... Read More...Addiction RecoverydepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionMental HealthNov 10 2020War On Drugs
Kicking Addiction: Recovery through love of shoes WATCH – Running towards success – Nov. 8, 2020 - A new shoe store not only offers a line of exclusive sneakers and clothing, but inspiration for those working to kick an addiction. more@CBS58 ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Study examines incoming medical student knowledge of opioid overdoses and substance use disorders Time to teach about life? – Nov. 8, 2020 - Three students at the Wayne State University School of Medicine led a new study now in press that reveals incoming medical students have greater opioid overdose knowle... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthNov 10 2020opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseRecovery
Q&A with Paul Steinbroner, filmmaker Stick with the Winners! – November 10, 2020 - So grateful for my long-term partnership with my cinematic partner William Cohen (dearly departed) and Dr Darryl Inaba formerly director of the Haight Ashbury Free ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionInterviewNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Ricky Byrd on Changing the Conversation Around Addiction LISTEN – Music is Magic – Nov. 6, 2020 - Byrd spoke with Kyle Meredith about playing to recovery music groups and how the conversation and stigma has changed since becoming sober in the late ’80s. The singer-s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Voters rejecting the war on drugs America – Giving Peace a Chance – November 7, 2020 - People want a truce in the War on Drugs. Cannabis has been rebranded as a wellness panacea. Mushrooms and MDMA are making headlines as therapy tools, not party f... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancyMental HealthNov 10 2020RecoveryWar On Drugs
Treatment centers in Maryland struggle Time to come together – Nov. 8, 2020 - On a summer evening in August, Holt relapsed in Brooklyn Park and contacted Pascal Crisis Stabilization Center in Crownsville for short term help. They picked him up, but ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
After Meth: Dealing, desperation and a house fire WATCH – Downward spiral ends on film – Nov. 5, 2020 - Moneyas escaped through the front window. That house fire saved him. “Here I am crying to get out of this house and 15 hours before I was trying to kill ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionmethNov 10 2020opioid crisisopioidsRecovery
Film Festival Flix Announces Partnership with Reel Recovery Film Festival Movies delivered to your home – Nov. 5, 2020 – Reel Recovery Film Festival patrons and ticket holders will be able to view feature films with themes like vulnerability, battling within, willingness, and much mo... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionLeonard Buschelnonprofit organizationNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film Festival
From Addiction and Loss to Recovery and Empathy WATCH – On the front lines – Nov. 6, 2020 - CORE not only offers peer support but also connects patients to comprehensive treatment for substance use. As a Certified Recovery Specialist, O’Donnell visits peopl... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthNov 10 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
When Justice Department lawyer exposed the agency’s secret role in drug cases, intelligence community retaliated. New Yorker by Ronan Farrow – Oct. 30, 2020 - “When I get really pissed,” McConnell told me, “I get monotone, I don’t blink.” He related to Padden what he had found in the Helios database. Padden, sixty and heavy... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthNov 3 2020opioid crisisopioids
The Dog Who Saved Me A Tail of Hope – October 2020 - Brayson’s name was meant to sound soft and approachable for fear of the stigma that Pit Bulls have had to contend with in recent years. And he was soft, friendly and loving. At m... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabsuicide
In the Pandemic, a Shifting Ballot Debate on Legalizing All Drugs It’s about time – Oct. 26, 2020 - New tax revenues from drug sales would be channeled toward drug treatment. Supporters of the Oregon proposal, Measure 110, say the swirling, transformational forces of 2020 ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Residents go to court against rehab house Recovery is not against the law! – Oct. 28, 2020 - The house next to them on Oakwood Drive Southwest, which had been a single-family residence, was sold in June and converted into a temporary home for clients ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
California sheriff’s department to pair therapists with deputies Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson? – Oct. 24, 2020 - A sheriff’s office in Nevada County, California, is launching a program to partner deputies responding to certain types of non-criminal 911 calls with a lice... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionMental HealthNov 3 2020OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocatesuicideTrauma
Keys for Successful Warm Hand-Offs with Stimulant-Using Patients Trying to stop the madness – Oct. 29, 2020 - Since receiving a Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) state targeted response grant in 2017, the Chicago-based Gateway Foundation has worked with substa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancyMental HealthmethNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Michigan’s first public recovery high school opens WATCH – Education Matters! – Oct. 26, 2020 - The school will be on Wellspring’s Farmington Hills campus, but it is open to students from across the state. The 80-acre campus includes a library, computer lab,... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab