RuPaul’s Sobriety Helps Him Stay Grounded AND RELEVANT – March 9, 2024 - The Emmy-winning host and executive producer of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ and author of a new memoir, ‘The House of Hidden Meanings,’ says, “the truth was always there, no matter how ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 19 2024RecoveryRehab
Walk-in Suboxone, Sublocade, and Vivitrol Treatment Clinic Opens VIDEO – STEP RIGHT UP – March 11, 2024 - “People are dying,” said Dr. Elena Yanchar, chief of psychiatry at The Centers. “People are dying at numbers they shouldn’t be. People are suffering, and we have treatment.” D... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 19 2024RecoveryRehab
Dean McDermott Reveals He Became a Drug Counselor after Getting Sober VIDEO – A STAR KEEPS SHINING – March 13, 2024 - McDermott, 57, explains that he “went into treatment and put life back together,” adding he owes his life and newfound way of living to Harmony Place Treatment Center ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMar 19 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
THE WAR ON RECOVERY HOW NUTS IS THIS? – March 5, 2024 - A yearlong investigation by STAT shows that virtually every sector of American society is obstructing the use of medications that could prevent tens of thousands of deaths ea... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 19 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Kentucky Considers Psychedelics to Treat Opioid Addiction MY OLD KENTUCKY OM – March 13, 2024 - Kentucky’s new attorney general, Russell Coleman, has urged a commission tasked with fighting drug abuse to “step back” from a proposal to invest in a psychedelic drug as ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 19 2024Psychedelics
Gangsters, Money & Murder: How Chinese Organized Crime Is Dominating America’s Illegal Marijuana Market GREED and VICIOUSNESS – March 14, 2024 - It seemed an unlikely spot for a showdown between Chinese gangsters: a marijuana farm on the prairie in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma. On a Sunday evening in late Novembe... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 19 2024marijuanaweed
Oregon Lawmakers Ready to End Decriminalization ‘experiment’ VIDEO – WAR ON DRUG ADDICTS BACK ON – March 3, 2024 - “About four Oregonians a day are dying because of overdoses,” state Sen. Tim Knopp, a Republican and minority leader in the upper chamber, said” on Sunday. “The... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 12 2024War On Drugs
She Fought Her Way to Sobriety but it Wasn’t Enough to Avoid Prison SUPREME STAMINA – March 6, 2024 - Georgia Sloan lived half her life in trauma and abuse when she started using drugs. Her mother was addicted. Her father was murdered when she was a child, and her stepfather... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 12 2024RecoveryRehabsobriety
Ex-Suns Player Rex Chapman’s Terrifying Memoir Sparks Conversations on Addiction VIDEO – WRITING IT DOWN – Feb. 28, 2024 - While Chapman was flying high at the NBA level with athleticism and his distinct style of play, he sustained a variety of injuries. He sustained 10 injuries, seven of which... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMar 12 2024Recovery
College Students Thrive in Substance-Free Living on Campus GOOD GRADES WITHOUT GIN – Feb. 29, 2023 - There’s enormous pressure at college to drink and not everybody wants to feel that pressure. Substance-free dorms are a tool that can help support and build healthy ha... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 12 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Public Opinion Sought On Sober Living Homes: Time to Speak Up A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME – March 7, 2024 - More than 200 people representing 37 jurisdictions across the state have participated in one of the seven public meetings facilitated by the Task Force, as momentum and ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 12 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Tarpon Hunting Gives Solace to Recovering Addict IT’S FISHING – March 8, 2024 - Hours wrestling a 200-pound tarpon isn’t everyone’s idea of peace, but it is Jill Sanders. Because when you’re a recovering heroin addict, keeping busy helps. “I don’t have any bad thin... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionMar 12 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Recovery Center CEO Empowers Women on Seeking Leadership Positions VIDEO ONLY – SHE HAS KNOW HOW – March 8, 2024 - The CEO of Nexus Recovery Center is doing her part to empower women on International Women’s Day. WATCH@NBCDFW ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMar 12 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Sobriety Centers of New Hampshire Acquired by Summit Behavioral Healthcare NEW ENGLAND TAKEOVER? – Summit BHC has acquired Sobriety Centers of New Hampshire. This marks the private equity-backed substance use disorder provider first move in the New England market. Sobriety Centers of ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 12 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Therapy Dog Helping Women Overcome Addiction VIDEO – PAWS WHEN AGITATED – March 7, 2024 - “I’ve created meaningful friendships. Ozzie is a part of that,” said Abbey Colburn, a client at the Adult and Teen Challenge of Western Wisconsin. Ozzie is in the... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 12 2024Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Trump’s White House Was Awash in Uppers and Downers JUST LIKE THE OLYMPICS – March 3, 2024 - . One former official tells Rolling Stone, the White House at that time was “awash in speed.” The anti-anxiety medication Xanax was also a popular, easy-to-get drug dur... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 12 2024
I Wanted a Diet Pill to Lose Weight and Was Hooked in 4 Days ELIXIR MY ASS – March 2, 2024 - When Emma first found tianeptine, she had just had her second baby six months earlier and was looking for something to help her lose weight. “I had just started vaping and I went to th... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionMar 12 2024
Ibogaine Enthusiast Explores Economic Benefits LEGALIZE IT – March 3, 2023 - Ibogaine By David Dardashti, an organization focusing on providing ibogaine treatment to those afflicted with opiate addiction, recently visited Ohio to explore the potential economic be... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 12 2024PsychedelicsRecovery
‘Black Balloon Day’ Remembers Those Lost to Overdose AND THOSE LEFT BEHIND – March 6, 2024 - “The black balloon is a symbolism of death, and today is Black Balloon Day,” said Tahira Malik, founder of Samad’s House. “Historically, when you go to a funeral, you’re wearin... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancyMar 12 2024OverdoseTrauma
Calgary Opens First of Its Kind Recovery Centre LEADING THE WAY – Feb. 29, 2024 - Most knew Victoria Burns as an ace student securing straight A’s at one of the country’s most prestigious universities. But underneath the McGill student’s intellectual sharpn... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 5 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Striking a Chord of Sobriety – Musicians Lead by Example THE MELODY OF THE GODS – Feb. 24, 2024 - Discover how artists like Sam Canty and Tyler Childers are reshaping the music industry narrative by embracing sobriety, highlighting the strength and creativity of the... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 5 2024RecoveryRehab
Rex Chapman: The ‘Other Side’ of Drug and Gambling Addiction IS PEACE OF MIND – Feb. 20, 2024 - After what he described as a routine surgery, Chapman developed an opioid addiction and, at one point, was taking up to 50 painkillers a day. He says the drug addiction was a gat... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionGaminginternetinterventionInterviewMar 5 2024RecoveryRehab
Pills Sold Nationwide @ Amazon & Walmart Contain Poison WARNING! – Feb. 24. 2024 - Dietary supplement products sold across the nation are being recalled as they have been found to contain a poisonous plant, posing a serious health risks to those who’ve purchased the pil... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 5 2024
Portugal Decreased Its Opioid Crises – America Increased Theirs CHARITY vs. GREED – Feb. 24, 2024 - Municipal Police in Porto, Portugal regularly patrol areas used by drug consumers. Police in Portugal don’t arrest people who use drugs. Instead they have a strong track record ref... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 5 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Stopping Fentanyl Deaths by Knocking on Doors and Giving Out Overdose Kits THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE – Feb. 25, 2024 - On a narrow North Philadelphia street lined with row houses and a busy auto body shop, Marsella Elie climbs the front steps of a private residence and knocks hard o... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionMar 5 2024OverdoseRecovery
11 Great Movies About Getting Sober FILMS FOR LIFE – Feb. 26, 2026 - Critic Roger Ebert, himself a recovering alcoholic, gave When a Man Loves a Woman four stars and wrote that it was: “a wise and ambitious film about the way alcoholism affects ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 5 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘The Black Balloon Project’ is Stories of Those Who Died From Overdosing VIDEO – THE SYMBOLISM OF LOSS – Feb. 26, 2024 - Gabi Deaton’s The Black Balloon Project shares the stories of people who have died of an overdose through photos of their loved ones. Each photo is paired with a ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 5 2024OverdoseTrauma
Non-profit Helping Women Recover From Addiction VIDEO – USED, NOT DAMAGED – Feb. 25, 2024 - Secondhand clothing is giving people a second chance at life. Two thrift stores sell gently used clothes, shoes and other items and the proceeds go to the non-pr... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 5 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Road to Recovery: Candid Conversation About Drug Addiction ONLY VIDEO – TWO TRIBES – Feb. 28. 2024 - Two First Nations men from Calgary share their thoughts on the opioid crisis. They talk about their journey through addiction and treatment, and the importance of friendship.... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMar 5 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Overcoming Poverty He Passed the Bar; Then His Suboxone Screwed Him NON-GUILTY AS CHARGED – March 2, 2024 - Buprenorphine had changed Scott’s life — it gave him a sense of normalcy, he said, and set him on the path to law school. His future, however, would come to hinge on a c... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMar 5 2024Recovery