FDA Opens the Door to Clinical Use of LSD THE DOORS OF PERCEPTION – March 26, 2024 - LSD is still illegal, but recent studies show that this powerful compound is not usually dangerous if taken under controlled circumstances and that it has the potenti... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 2 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionPsychedelics
Steve-O Marks 16-Year Sobriety Anniversary VIDEOS – SWEET 16 FOR SURE – March 29, 2024 - Having risen to fame through his work as an entertainer and his iconic performances on Jackass, millions of people across the globe became fans of Steve-O and were keen... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 2 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
What Helped Rapper Mark Smith Quit Getting High? WHEN IT TIME, IT’S TIME – March 29, 2024 - The hip hop artist Shifty Presidents - real name Mark Smith - decided it was time to quit drinking alcohol and stop taking drugs on his 40th birthday. “I made a decla... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 2 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehab
Kids Sniffing This Pantry Staple to Get High IT’S NOT GLUE – March 19, 2024 - The woman, who goes by the name Lakeview Living on TikTok, ignited the controversy after speaking with a teacher who related the issues that schools in their area are experienc... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 26 2024teenagersTrauma
Germany to Legalize Marijuana EUROS FOR INDICA – March 22, 2024 - We did it! Prohibition is over!” Green MP Kirsten Kappert-Gonther wrote. “On April 1, 2024, we will make history and, together with the federal states, end the prohibition o... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 26 2024marijuanapot
‘Safe, Simple, Cost-effective:’ Acupuncture as Opioid Alternative VIDEO – THE RIGHT KIND OF NEEDLE – March 21, 2024 -For Kayla Rath, a correctional officer in the armed forces, this method has made a major difference in her life — both at work and at home. I can say that in... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 26 2024Mental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecovery
‘They’re All High’: Police Say Rats Can’t Stop Eating Marijuana OR LISTENING TO JAZZ – March 13, 2024 - The gang of pesky rodents became “high” after making their way into the department’s evidence room to nosh on narcotics, New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 26 2024marijuana
‘Locks for Addiction’ Founder Heartbroken After Vandalism VIDEO – ONE FROM THE HEART – March 19, 2024 - For years now, a Lexington mother has tried to bring hope to those working towards sobriety. But she came across a disheartening scene this weekend. Pam Stamper sta... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 26 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
A Psychedelics Reporter With a Changing Perspective PRISM VISION – March 20, 2024 - As a reporter covering psychedelic medicine for the Health and Science desk at The New York Times, the drugs that often command my attention are familiar to any veteran psychona... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMar 26 2024Psychedelics
Hawaiian Hotels/Restaurants Could Be Required to Stock Narcan AUDIO – THE HOMELESS SHELTERS TOO? – March 21, 2024 - “We really want to get health and harm reduction folks out there with the counselors to really try to offer people options to get into therapy and treatments so t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionMar 26 2024OverdoseRecoveryRehab
Record Breaking 108,000 Americans Died of Overdoses in 2022 VIDEO – THEIR COMPLETION OF REALITY – March 22, 2024 - The CDC has not yet reported overdose numbers for 2023, although provisional data through the first 10 months of the year suggest overdose deaths continued to be... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 26 2024OverdoseTrauma
Lawmakers Shoot Down Plan to Crack Down on Sober Living Homes CRACKED UP – March 22, 2024 - Lawmakers are working to tighten the reins on fraudulent sober living homes after bad actors defrauded Arizona’s Medicaid agency out of billions of dollars. But one such bill was ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 26 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
WAXAHATCHEE – TIGERS BLOOD WHAT’S IN A NAME – MARCH 20, 2024 - On her sixth album ‘Tigers Blood’, Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield is distancing herself from her demons and embracing home. Katie Crutchfield is back, the Alabama-bor... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMar 26 2024RecoveryRehab
How To Handle Any Addiction Treatment Before Gabor Maté - This simple sketch is both funny and informative. Coaching techniques are a little more nuanced now, but I hope you find Bob's approach to change management enjoyable. Watch@YouTube... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 26 2024Recovery
Biden Moves to Relax Federal Weed Restrictions TIME HAS COME TODAY – March 7, 2024 - President Joe Biden reiterated that nobody should go to prison for cannabis use, and touted his administration’s moves to evaluate whether federal marijuana restrictions s... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 19 2024marijuanapotweed
Decriminalizing Drugs Could Help More People Seek Treatment VIDEO – IT’S THE ONLY SOLUTION – March 11, 2024 - “If you reduce stigma and fear of criminalization, people are more likely to be vulnerable and honest about the struggles they have,” Schaffner said. “When they’re ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionMar 19 2024Recovery
Survivors Share What Gives Them Hope VIDEO – IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS – March 10, 2024 - Stephen Dees understands the power of hope, something he found through his faith. “Today, I’m a minister, I’m an ordained minister, I have a beautiful ca... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 19 2024RecoveryRehab
How a Once-Promising Doctor Became the “Pill Mill Killer” A MURDERER IN OUR MIDST – March 2024 - This haunting and propulsive debut follows a journalist’s years-long investigation into his father’s old classmate: former high school valedictorian Paul Volkman, who onc... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 19 2024
What Is RECOVERY CAPITAL? IT’S EVERYTHING – March 11, 2024 - Recovery capital is comprised of social, physical, cultural and human forms of capital. It consists of, but is not limited to, personal and social characteristics, networks, ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 19 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
“Pretty Wrecked”: A Memoir about Addiction, Recovery and Triumph TEMPLE GRADUATE TELLS ALL – March 11, 2024 - Before publishing her memoir, Tracy Viola gave an advanced manuscript to six of her friends. She printed and bound the copies at Staples and saw “Pretty Wrecked: Confessio... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 19 2024RecoveryRehab
“The Good Boss” Helps People Break Cycle of Homelessness and Addiction VIDEO – THE GOOD NEWS BOSS – March 8, 2024 - Victor Oliveira will be the first to tell you that, 12 years ago, he couldn’t have imagined what he would be doing now. In 2012, he was released from a Massachusetts sta... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionMar 19 2024RecoveryRehab
“It is okay to be different” Says City Council member Alice Woods VIDEO – EXPERIENCE COUNTS – March 8, 2024 - Staunton High School gave Alice Woods the platform to speak about her personal experiences with drug addiction and recovery. Though the stories were dark, Woods and staff... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 19 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Daily Cannabis Users 25% More Apt to Heart Attack WEEKLY OK? – March 11, 2024 - Given that their findings link cannabis usage to cardiovascular disease, however, the researchers suggested that doctors screen patients for cannabis use and advise them to not smoke it,... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 19 2024marijuanapotsmokingweed
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