Daughter Finds Mother Dead: Was it an Overdose? HEARTBREAKING – May 27, 2025 - The daughters of a U.S. Army veteran whose body was found in a homeless encampment are raising concerns about the LA Police Department’s handling of their mother’s case. Lucrecia Macias... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessJune 03 2025Overdose
Soap Star Paul Danan Found Dead After Lethal Drug Overdose NO ONE KNOWS WHY – May 28, 2025 - Danan reportedly died while watching TV at his home. A postmortem examination determined that Danan’s death was caused by a combined toxicity of heroin, cocaine, methadone, codeine, ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 03 2025Overdose
Want to Quit Alcohol? Stay Away From THC! NO MARIJUANA MARTINIS? – March 19, 2025 - Swapping one addictive, mind-altering substance for another isn’t harm reduction; it is exploitation and a tried-and-true marketing tactic of the addiction-for-profit i... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 03 2025marijuana
CEO Grew up with Smack Addict dad – now runs a multimillion-dollar agency SUCCESS AND THEN SOME – May 25, 2025 - This millennial founder got his start working alongside Diary of a CEO’s Steven Bartlett, before launching a rival multimillion-pound marketing agency of his own. But befo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionJune 03 2025
Puppy Revived After Overdose – Owner Charged BASTARD – May 28, 2025 - Hospital workers revived a puppy with Narcan after an apparent overdose in St. Louis. The puppy’s owner now faces criminal charges. The Attorney’s Office has charged Ashley Harris, 3... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 03 2025Overdose
Brother’s Struggles Inspire Woman to Help Addicted Homeless GOD BLESS HER – May 27, 2025 - Equipped with clothing, food and medical supplies, Lisa Lipyanic of Wind Gap tries to help people who live on the streets like her brother had been doing for many years. Randy Lipyanic ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessJune 03 2025
Drug Prevention That Actually Works for Today’s Youth NOW MORE THAN EVER – May 25, 2025 - Forget the outdated slogans. “Just say no” doesn’t cut it anymore. Today’s teens and young adults live in a world of pressure, performance, and constant scrolling — and they ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 03 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabteenagers
The Gateway Drug Is Alcohol VIDEO – NOT ILLEGAL ANYWHERE – March 2, 2025 - For many young people, alcohol is the first substance they try, according to Chris Tuell, a clinical psychotherapist and a chemical and behavioral addiction specialist ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 03 2025
How San Francisco is Changing Response to Drug Addiction TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGING – May 28, 2025 - Last week, Mayor Daniel Lurie signed District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey’s “Recovery First” ordinance to guide the city’s response to addressing substance abuse with an ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 03 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Overdose Deaths Fell 27% Last Year PRAISE THE LORD – May 17, 2025 - There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded. Experts say several things could be driving the decline. T... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductionMay 27 2025OverdoseRecoveryRehab
Recovery.com Acquires RedFox AI LESS EMPLOYEES? MORE PROFITS? – May 21, 2025 - Recovery.com has been actively weaving AI into its products and internal workflows, and this acquisition is poised to significantly advance these efforts. RedFox A... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 27 2025RecoveryRehab
America’s Best/Worst Addiction Centers 2025 Survey VOTING FOR LIFE – May 19, 2025 - To help guide individuals and families looking for the best possible substance abuse treatment, Newsweek is partnering with global data analytics firm Statista for the sixth-annual ra... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 27 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Rob Ekno: Addiction’s Toll on Mental Health VIDEO – ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? – May 19, 2025 - “We think we’ve done enough dumb things, or horrible things, to never be worthy,” Rob said. “And so, why get sober, I’ve already screwed up my life let me just keep maki... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 27 2025Mental Health
Doctor’s ‘Pill Mill’ Scheme Results In Prison Sentence UNLUCKY 13 (Years) – May 15, 2025 - The doctor was sentenced to 13 years in prison for running a pill mill scheme out of an urgent care center. The scheme was tied to multiple fatal drug overdoses, according to feder... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 27 2025
Teen Hip-hop Star’s Rise Derailed By Abuse at N.J. Rehab HORRIFICAL – May 22, 2025 - A now-defunct youth drug rehabilitation program subjected a budding hip-hop artist to years of abuse in the early 1990s, derailing what his attorneys describe as a promising music career, ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 27 2025RecoveryRehab
‘Honey Boo Boo’ Was Mama June’s ‘little moneymaker’ During Drug Addiction THE PAST ISN’T OVER – May 17, 2025 - Former child star Alana Thompson claims Mama June chose drugs and men over her daughter while squandering her reality fortune. Behind Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson’s pagean... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 27 2025
Young People Aren’t Drinking Alcohol: They’re Sipping Cans of THC NO LUNG CANCER – May 18, 2025 - Instead of ending a long day with a glass of wine, 26-year-old Bre Giglio pulls out her favorite THC drink, which contains a cannabis compound and gives her a soothing buzz... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionmarijuanaMay 27 2025teenagersweed
The Hidden Toll of Substance Use Among Veterans THE WAR AT HOME – May 21, 2025 - On Memorial Day, Americans nationwide honored the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. Ceremonies were held, flags flown at half-staff, and famili... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 27 2025RecoveryRehab
A ‘nightmare’: Teens Struggle with Vaping Addiction VIDEO – YOUTH MARKET – May 12, 2025 - Every year Alternative Products Expos happen at convention centers across the U.S., showcasing smoke shop wares from tobaccos and vapes to accessories and CBDs. Earlier thi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 20 2025teenagersVaping
Trainspotting Helps Researchers Identify Brain Region Biased Towards Drug Cues ACTION IN SCOTLAND – May 14, 2025 - Researchers have found that a brain region that is implicated extensively in value-based decision-making and craving in people with heroin use disorder – shows synchron... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 20 2025
Life after: the party WHAT A STORY – May 13, 2025 - Brandon Block – superstar '90s DJ and fabled hedonist – wasn’t about to let a trifling bit of lung disease stand between him and his drugs. Recovering in a hospital isolation unit, he ch... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 20 2025
Addiction Isn’t Just About Brain Chemistry… IT’S ALL IN YOUR MIND – May 8, 2025 - Consider someone addicted to alcohol, drugs, or a behavior like gambling. Why do they continue, even when they say they want to stop? It’s a question that highlights a fund... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 20 2025Mental Health
‘I’m only 24 and will have no bladder’ KETAMINE – May 15, 2025 - A 24-year-old has opened up about how his party drug addiction destroyed his life. He was just a child when he was first introduced to the substance and now has life-changing health struggle... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionMay 20 2025
Owner Linked to Multiple Evictions – Unlicensed Sober Living Homes ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT – April 29, 2025 - “It’s heartbreaking. It’s heartbreaking to hear the clients talk to their facilitator or me and say, what are we going to do? We don’t have any place to go, and they’re still s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 13 2025RecoveryRehab
3 Incredible Artists Who Tragically Died too Soon Juice WORLD too! – April 27, 2025 - Sadly, popular music has lost more people amongst its ranks than we’d like to remember. Why is it that so many of the great songwriters and performers are also addicts? Why d... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 13 2025
Medicaid Undoing Linked to Disruptions in Opioid Addiction Treatment CRAZY WORLD – May 2, 2025 - The massive national effort to return the Medicaid enrollment process to its pre-pandemic rules starting in April 2023 may have disrupted the care of people receiving treatment for opioid ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 13 2025opioid crisisopioids
The Untold Story of CDC’s Disastrous War on Opioids VIDEO – UNBELIEVABLE – April 25, 2025 - Host Robert Scheer dives into a critical discussion with Dr. Charles LeBaron, a distinguished physician and CDC veteran, who has authored a compelling and essential book,... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 13 2025opioid crisisopioidsOverdose
Teens Who Want to Quit Vaping Can Take Varenicline ONE DRUG DESERVES ANOTHER – May 8, 2025 - Varenicline, a prescription medication sold under the brand name Chantix, has been shown to help adults stop smoking. And a small clinical trial in adults found it may be eff... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 13 2025teenagersVaping
Toddler On Narcan Drip to Help Keep Her Alive GUILTY! – May 6, 2025 - Parents were convicted of second-degree assault after their toddler had to be put on a Narcan drip to keep her alive after overdosing on fentanyl.’When she returned to the car, she... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 13 2025Trauma
Woman Accused of Being a ‘Body Broker’ GOING FOR THE GREEN – April 30, 2025 - Blue Cross Blue Shield is suing several people, including a Goodyear woman, for their alleged involvement in sober living fraud spanning different states. They say Rad Lif... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 13 2025RecoveryRehab