Calling Addiction a Disease is Misleading AND OLD FASHIONED? – Jan. 15, 2022 - I found little help from my own field, which is divided into sometimes clashing schools of thought about how addiction works. As a result, I looked beyond medicine and scie... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 25 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
Dr. Drew Applauds “Euphoria” for Its Portrayal of Drug Addiction VIDEO – GOOD CONVERSATION – Jan. 17, 2022 - If your not a drug addict or kicked the stuff or tried it then you shouldn’t have a say on how it is, they say mental health but you had to get to that space somehow... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJan 25 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Rob Lowe Recalls The Moment He Hit Bottom ON A NATURAL HIGH – Jan. 19, 2022 -Up until I turned 26, I spent all my time investing in my career,” the 57-year-old shared. “From 26 on, I’ve invested in me; my spirituality, my recovery, my marriage, my fam... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJan 25 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Campaign to ‘End Addiction Stigma’ Garnering Attention VIDEO – FROM STIGMA TO STIGMATA – Jan. 17, 2022 - Seivwright said Vermont Department of Health surveys have found 1 in 6 people who recognized they needed help didn’t get it — because they worried stigma would... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionJan 25 2022life expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Understanding The Effects of Drugs on the Brain VIDEO – DOPAMINE ANYONE? – Jan. 20, 2022 - There are 100 billion neurons to map, that’s 10-times the amount of stars in the sky. But Kasthuri and his team started their mission in a smaller model: A mouse. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 25 2022life expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRehabTrauma
Chrissy Teigen Celebrates 6 Months of Sobriety VIDEO – SIX MONTHS GETS A CHIP – Jan. 20, 2022 - I prob won’t be excited til a larger milestone like at leasssst 5 years, and sometimes I don’t even know if I necessarily won’t ever drink again? I have no idea... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJan 25 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Overdose Rates Higher for Older Black Men THE BLUES – Jan. 12, 2022 - Ripple effects of institutionalized racism, such as disparate access to substance use disorder treatment, racist drug policies, and bias in pain treatment, may also offer answers to... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 18 2022Mental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryTrauma
7 Common Misconceptions about a Prescription Drug Addiction PRESCRIBING DISASTER – Jan. 12, 2022 - Drug addiction is a serious and dangerous condition that can lead to many negative consequences if left untreated. When it comes to prescription drug addiction, one of th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 18 2022life expectancyRecoveryTrauma
Lawsuit Highlights Dis-ease With Addiction Centers NOT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD – Jan. 11, 2020 - Elsewhere, including in Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Michigan, communities have also thwarted the opening of such facilities. Treatment advocates say the resi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 18 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Sold Car to Buy Cocaine – Ex-addict Now Activist DRIVING TOWARDS RECOVERY – Jan. 9, 2022 - He, however, stressed that the best way to beat a drug addiction is never to start. According to the 2018 National Drug Use Survey reported by the United Nations Of... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 18 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Forgotten Approach To Recovery May Help Today COMMUNITY – Jan. 9, 2022 - In its early days Synanon ran on a dime and depended on a ‘pay-it-forward’ model, where recovering addicts helped others through withdrawal pains and shepherded them into the flow of... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 18 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Non-profit with ZERO Track Record Awarded $10 million Dollars to Fight Opioid Crisis VIDEO – NO CORRUPTION HERE – Jan. 10, 2022 - State filings showed the organization was founded in July 2020 and the address was the same as a church in a strip mall off of Interstate 95 in Lumberton, called Gr... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 18 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
To End Opioid Scourge, Rethink Sober Home Rules by Mae Baltz IT’S FLORIDA JAKE – Jan. 23, 2022 - In 2015, Gov. Rick Scott created a voluntary certification system for sober homes through the Florida Association of Recovery Residences. Concern lies in the word “voluntary... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 18 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Woman Helps Women Toward Recovery ONE ON WON – Jan. 13, 2022 - “I had tried so hard to get to that spot and finally be there,” Pola, 45, said. “Every day before that’s just been this vicious cycle of just trying to get my basic needs met while... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJan 18 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
A Good Life After Being an Addict or Alcoholic Is the Norm AUDIO – WE DO RECOVER – Jan. 15, 2022 - Americans often see the more destructive side of addiction, drug crime, people slumped in doorways and family members who are spiraling downward. Less visible are the pe... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 18 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
DJs And Ravers Are Embracing Sobriety DANCING THE NIGHT AWAY HEALTHY – Jan. 14, 2022 - A quarter of people surveyed by charity Action on Addiction said their drinking increased in lockdown, and nearly a quarter of people experiencing problems with... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 18 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Fentanyl Causes More Deaths in Americans Ages 18-45 USA USA USA – Jan. 4, 2022 - In the year ending in April 2021, fentanyl claimed the lives of 40,010 Americans ages 18-45. That’s more than car accidents (22,442), suicide (21,678), COVID (21,335), and cancer (... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJan 18 2022methOverdoseRecoveryTrauma
Most Americans Do Heal From Addiction AUDIO – LIVE AND PROSPER – Jan. 23, 2022 - The U.S. is facing the deadliest drug overdose epidemic in its history, but there is hope. Research shows most people with addiction do survive and recover, especiall... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 18 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehabTrauma
Marijuana Abuse and Addiction AS SAFE AS FIRE – Jan. 13, 2022 - Marijuana comes from the Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indica plant. It’s often made from the dried leaves and flowers of the plant and even the seeds and stems. It contains a c... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 18 2022marijuananicotineRecoverysmoking
Removing Brain Cells May Lessen Symptoms of Opioid Withdrawal HOW MANY? – Jan. 12, 2022 - In 2000, UCLA sleep researchers discovered that human narcolepsy – a condition where people are overwhelmed with daytime drowsiness and sudden attacks of sleep – was caused by a los... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 18 2022opioid crisisopioidsoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateTrauma
Overdose Deaths at Historic High. Could These Strategies Save Lives? SOMETHING NEW? – Jan. 23, 2022 - As evidence-based drug treatment and interventions became increasingly difficult to obtain during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, fatal overdoses in the United States ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionJan 18 2022life expectancyopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryTrauma
Fentanyl Becoming Accessible To Kids on Social Media VIDEO – CHILDHOOD IS DANGEROUS – Jan. 13, 2022 - “I walked into my son’s room at 8 o clock in the morning and found him dead,” Puerta said. The Santa Clarita, California, resident is now dedicated to ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionJan 18 2022OverdoseTrauma
New York Plans to Install ‘Vending Machines’ With Anti-Overdose Drugs HARM REDUCTION – Jan. 8, 2022 - This is really about expanding access to health and wellness services,” he said of the initiative, a $730,000 pilot program seeking up to six contractors. The main purpose of... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJan 11 2022RecoveryRehab
How Did COVID Change Addiction Treatment? PIVOT NOT DIVOT – Jan. 3, 2022 - “They are always told to go get help, usually at a 12-step meeting,” Chung told Verywell. “The more separation between people, the less chance of healing through support groups... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 11 2022RecoveryRehab
Will Overdose Deaths Force An End to the US ‘war on drugs’? WHY WOULD IT? – Jan. 3, 2022 - “I revived a guy who OD’ed on the street this morning on my way to work,” says Pichardo, speaking matter of factly outside her workplace — Prevention Point — one of the largest n... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 11 2022RecoveryRehabWar On Drugs
Granite Recovery Centers Bought by BayMark Health Services SOLD – Jan. 5, 2022 - Granite Recovery Centers, which operates two residential addiction treatment centers and several sober living homes in Southern New Hampshire, has been acquired by BayMark Health Services... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 11 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Treatment Centers See Decline in Numbers of Those Seeking Help WATCH – MAYBE THEY’RE NOT THERE – Jan. 5, 2022 - Margaret Pederson who works as a counselor for the Horizon Recovery and Counseling had overcome addiction herself and she offered up advice for those looking to... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 11 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Logan Paul Gets Honest About His Addiction ADDICTED TO FOLLOWERS? LIKE JESUS – Jan. 6, 2022 - “Weed is a very powerful drug. I don’t care who the f*** says it’s not a drug, it’s a f***ing drug, okay?” Paul said aggressively. “That’s how we’re starting ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJan 11 2022marijuanapotsmoking
Investing In Long-Term Addiction Recovery WATCH – AA OBSOLETE? – Jan. 6, 2022 - Ewer kept showing up. Along the way she lost over 170 pounds. But according to Ewer, fitness isn’t the biggest thing she gained at FTR. Rather, it’s a community that loves... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 11 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Am I Addicted to Caffeine? BEAN THERE DOPPIO THAT – Jan. 7, 2022 - Instead of going from six caffeinated cups of tea, coffee or cans of energy drinks per day, start with five, then four and so on. Until you reach a level at which you fe... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaDrug Abuse and Addictionfood addictionJan 11 2022Recovery