New Law Rewards Addiction Treatment Centers For Success AUDIO – WILL MONEY CHANGE ANYTHING? – Mar. 30, 2022 - Amid the opioid crisis, West Virginia is introducing a new way to encourage addiction treatment providers to do better. That new idea is to pay provide... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 5 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
This Army’s Mission Battles Drug Abuse SURRENDER TO WIN – March 31, 2022 - It was then that Jones, an Army combat veteran who served in Iraq in 2004-05, turned to a different kind of army — Sage’s Army. Jones, a Donora resident, is now a certifi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryApril 5 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
K-9 Hero Saves the Day VIDEO – TAKING MATTERS INTO HER OWN PAWS – Mar. 30, 2022 - A Los Angeles police dog is getting some extra praise after the hard-working K-9 helped authorities find 104 pounds of illegal drugs. According t... Read More...April 5 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionmeth
Staying Active Is a Must INERTIA IS NOT KOSHER – April 2, 2022 - It was at his little brother’s funeral in Georgia that 39 year-old Tripp Freeman had a sobering realization. If he were to die that day, the only constant in his life wo... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 5 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRehab
The Challenge of Getting (and Staying) Sober on Reality TV IT WORKS IF YOU WORK IT – April 1, 2022 - Alcohol has always been a central character on reality TV. Tables have been flipped, torches in the Hamptons have been tossed, and plenty of fists thrown by cast mem... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 5 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Can Technology Reduce Substance Abuse? PHONING IT IN – March 31, 2022 - UCF clinical psychologist and Professor Lidia Meshesha works tirelessly to help improve the lives of people afflicted by addiction. She knows from previous studies, that many... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 5 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSmartphone Addiction
A Fond Farewell By Christopher Dale THE SAD DEMISE OF THE FIX – April 4, 2022 - As a writer and recovering addict, the highest praise I can give a media outlet is it made me better at each. TheFix.com, which suddenly and su... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 5 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionInterviewlife expectancyRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabWriters In Treatment
Where Have All the Artist-Addicts Gone? THEY’RE DEAD? – Mar. 24, 2022 - Any list of the great authors and poets of the 20th century would include countless addicts: Lucia Berlin, Elizabeth Bishop, Raymond Carver, John Cheever, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Er... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 5 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRehabTrauma
Next Big Addiction Treatment EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN – March 31, 2022 - “The old rule of thumb is that one-third of people get better, one-third stay the same, and one-third continue to get worse,” said Dr. Michael Bogenschutz, a psyc... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 5 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionPsychedelicsRecovery
Deadlier Than Covid and Opiates READ THE LABELS – March 25, 2022 - Front-of-package warning labels that alert consumers to unhealthy levels of sodium, as pioneered by Chile and now implemented in Israel, Mexico and elsewhere, give consumers ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 5 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRehab
My Dream Man is Now a Meth Addict PRINCE CHARMING TINA – March 30, 2022 - By August 2020 when Sally fled the relationship the man she loved was ‘no where to be found’. The man that had replaced him was psychotic, irrational and had a $3000-per-... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 5 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionmethRecovery
Startups Speed It Up For Anyone To Get ADHD Drugs WHEN, WHERE, WHO AND IT DOESN’T, WHY – March 26, 2022 - “All day every day, people were demanding Adderall,” she said, adding that “you can’t diagnose people in a half hour.” Cerebral said it encourages proper... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMarch 29 2022Mental HealthRecovery
Addiction: It’s Not Just About Drugs Anymore ADDICTED TO EVERYTHING – Mar. 23, 2022 - The parents of a 13-year-old middle school student brought their son to a counselor of my acquaintance. “He spends all of his time after school—night after night—p... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfood addictionGaminginternetinterventionMarch 29 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehabSmartphone AddictionSuper Bowlvideo games
Why Are Addictions So Powerful? by Dr. Gabor Maté VIDEO – PASSION PLAY – March 23, 2022 - From TEDx Talks: “As a medical doctor, I work in Vancouver, Canada, and I have worked with some very, very addicted people. People who use heroin, they inject cocaine, t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMarch 29 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Sub-Hallucinogenic DMT Patch in Development VIDEO – HALLUCINOGENICS GO MAINSTREAM – March 22, 2022 - Jacqueline L. von Salm’s team is working on a patch that would provide a micro-dose of the hallucinogenic drug DMT at levels low enough to avoid ha... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMarch 29 2022PsychedelicsRecoveryRehab
SF District Attorney on Drug Addiction Crisis VIDEO – POLITICIAN WITH HEART – March 19, 2022 - San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin joins TYT to discuss drug addiction in San Francisco and how to remedy the problems associated with it. more@YouT... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMarch 29 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehabTrauma
Focus on Smoking, Obesity and Alcoholism has ‘Gone Backwards’ A VISIONARY? – March 23, 2022 - He warned that some of the solutions would “require political capital” and were “not necessarily going to be immediately popular”. Prof Whitty said the temptation was to “alwa... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionMarch 29 2022marijuanaMental HealthRecoveryRehabsmoking
Fentanyl Testing Strips Highly Illegal in Texas VIDEO – DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS – Mar. 23, 2022 - Fentanyl testing strips can be used to test drugs, powders and pills for the presence of fentanyl, which is often more potent than other drugs and can be fatal. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionMarch 29 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryRehabTrauma
Doctor Convicted for Fraud: $112 Million In Addiction Treatment Services Never Rendered ANYTHING FOR A BUCK – March 24, 2022 - Santeiro, who is a doctor, was convicted of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and wire fraud, and eight counts of healthcare fraud. He faces up to 20 years in priso... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMarch 29 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Three Cups of Coffee a Day ‘could add years to your life’ ESPRESSO TOO? – March 24, 2022 - Antioxidants in the beans improve health by boosting the metabolism, reducing swelling and cutting fat build-up, scientists said. This means even decaf is good for your heart... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMarch 29 2022Mental Health
How Qigong Can Treat Addiction MOVING AND GROOVING – March 25, 2022 - Attending one of Miller’s virtual classes during lockdown, it was easy to see that participants’ stress and anxiety was high. At first the screen was filled with scrunche... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMarch 29 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Britney Spears: Victim of Societal Objectification FINALLY FREE – Mar. 24, 2022 - She may have been silenced by her conservatorship for 13 years, but Britney Spears is refusing to be silenced any longer. The singer is taking her newfound freedom to social medi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMarch 29 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Sobriety Surprises-Stars Who Revealed They Got Sober SHARING THE ANONYMOUS SECRET – March 25, 2022 - Hollywood is no stranger to sober celebs, with many using their experiences to help other alcoholics and addicts find the courage they need to start their sobrie... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMarch 29 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘Gas Station Heroin’ CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED – March 25, 2022 - And it’s legal in Mississippi. Officials discussed the drug at Friday’s Mississippi State Medical Association COVID-19 briefing. “We’ve been seeing it probably the la... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionMarch 29 2022Recovery
Celebrities Pay Heartfelt Tribute To ‘Coolest Dude Ever’ Taylor Hawkins RIP Mar. 26, 2022 - The death of the Foo Fighters drummer sparked an outpouring of grief on social media. more@HuffPost ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerlife expectancyMarch 29 2022Recovery
House Full Of Children Under 8 Treated For Overdosing VIDEO – NOT THRILL PILLS – March 23, 2022 - “They were left unsupervised for a short period of time and one of the kids that have prescription medication got into it and shared with the other children here,” L... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMarch 29 2022Mental HealthOverdoseRecoveryteenagersTrauma
Recovery Center’s CEO Faces Accusations of Sexual Misconduct AUDIO – FROM CASH TO CRASH – March 22, 2022 - Elizabeth is not alone. An NHPR investigation has discovered multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, abusive leadership, and retaliation by Spofford while he wa... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMarch 29 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocaterelapseTrauma
Overdose Deaths Reduced GOOD NEWS, FINALLY – March 21, 2022 - There is no question the state has made progress fighting the drug overdose epidemic. But evaluating that success – and deciding where to invest resources – requires lookin... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMarch 29 2022Mental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Taylor Hawkins, Foo Fighters’ Drummer, Dies at 50 GONE TOO SOON – Mar. 25, 2022 - Recognizable for his flailing limbs, surfer’s good looks and wide, childlike grin, Mr. Hawkins became a member of the band led by Dave Grohl for its third album, “There Is Nothin... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerinterventionMarch 29 2022OverdoseRecoveryRehabTrauma
The David Bowie Song About His Drug Addiction VIDEO – MOONAGE DAYDREAM – March 24, 2022 - For most of the 1970s, David Bowie’s life revolved around when he’d be getting his next hit of drugs. After he managed to shake off his sordid habits, Bowie reflecte... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerMarch 29 2022RecoveryRehab