Woman overcomes opioid addiction ADDICTION IS NOT A DEATH SENTENCE – July 2, 2021 - That is when she entered the Bedford County Family Treatment Docket. “I call it my Saturday night epiphany,” Sweigar said. “This has got to change, because ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 13 2021opioid crisisopioidsoxycontinRecoveryRehab
CEO on overcoming addiction and building a multimillion-dollar dating app 13th STEPPING AS A CAREER MOVE? – July 6, 2021 - Hinge didn’t help McLeod find his soulmate — he ultimately married the college girlfriend he was heartbroken over after they reconnected. But the app is n... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionInterviewJuly 13 2021RecoveryRecovery Advocate
What Can Surfing Tell Us About Addiction? BOOK REVIEW: THE DROP – July 7, 2021 - Then came this: “That many surfers have struggled with drug addiction will probably come as no surprise.” If, like me, you’ve read more books about, say, the origins of th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 13 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRehabTrauma
How I Was Welcomed to Rehab WITH 12 STEPS – JULY 6, 2021 - Ron’s gold track pants make a swishing sound as he walks toward me, his right hand outstretched. Tall and skinny with the impeccable posture my mother would love, he’s prob... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 13 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
St. Francois center closure could put patients at risk WATCH – METHADONE OR DIE! – July 9, 2021 - “It was working. It was working great, I was able to go to work every day and not be sick. I was able to be productive, like, you know I had hope,” said another client... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 13 2021OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Loretta Lynn’s granddaughter, ‘If I wasn’t sober, I wouldn’t be here’ NONE OF US WOULD BE – July 9, 2021 - “Memaw is not on the road anymore and that’s grief for her and a grief for us and a grief for the fans,” said the 44-year-old. “But she’s still so witty and so very t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerInterviewJuly 13 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Drug, alcohol, jail deaths puts spotlight on fallout from ‘war on drugs’ WATCH – ONLY POOR PEOPLE DIE IN WAR – July 4, 2021 - “The fact that we have criminalized some of these things and used punishment as a form of dealing with it goes along with the stigmatized idea that substance us... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 13 2021RecoveryTraumaWar On Drugs
Woman’s book on addiction brings hope from pain HEALING AND HOPE – July 6, 2021 - “Last year I thought of all these moms that I know and all the kids that died from addiction — I said let’s put a book together and we’ll dedicate a chapter to our kids,” she s... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 13 2021OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Purdue Settlement Will Unlock Sackler ‘Secrets’ MASS MURDERERS ON PARADE – July 8, 2021 - Roger Brunelle Jr, president of the International Union of painters and Allied Trades, District Council 35 in Boston, lost his 26 year old son Brent Hastings to a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 13 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryTrauma
How David Crosby helped Drew Barrymore with sobriety MEETINGS, MEALS AND FELLOWSHIP – July 7, 2021 - We took her to school in the morning and tried to be a good influence. I think we were kind and loving, and it felt good to do. “You try to do stuff, and you’re n... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 13 2021marijuanaMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Methamphetamine in rivers can turn trout into addicts ...AND PERCH INTO PUSHERS – July 6, 2021 - Previous surveys have revealed low levels of methamphetamines and other illicit substances in urban waterways. “Whether illicit drugs alter fish behavior at levels inc... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 13 2021methTrauma
How Should We Do Drugs Now? ONE DAY AT A TIME – July 9, 2021 - The blunt binaries of “Just say no” that have held sway for so long have kept us from having this conversation and from appreciating how different one illicit drug is from anothe... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 13 2021PsychedelicsRecoveryWar On Drugs
Driven by Drug Policy THE BARBARIC DRUG LAWS OF AMERICA – July 8, 2021 - I have a million stories about my older brother, Billy, that exemplify the harms of the United States criminal justice system. I spent years trying to shepherd... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 13 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabWar On Drugs
Opioid addiction apps sharing sensitive data with third parties NOT BETTER APP – July 7, 2021 - Despite the vast reach and sensitive nature of these services, the research found that the majority of the apps accessed unique identifiers about the user’s device and, in some case... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 13 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Robert Downey Sr., Filmmaker and Provocateur, Is Dead at 85 A MAN OF HIS TIME, A MAN AHEAD OF HIS TIME, A MAN FOR ALL TIME – July 7, 2021 - The film, though probably a financial success by Mr. Downey’s standards, made only about $2.7 million. (By comparison, “Butch Cass... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionLeonard Buschelnonprofit organizationRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Former Deputy and COO Bill Collins goes to any Wavelengths helping clients FOLLOWING THE LAWS OF RECOVERY – July 5, 2021 - To me, law enforcement is about people and building relationships where trust can be established. When there is trust, anything can happen. I could tell you count... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 6 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘Stay in the soul’: treatment program a lifeline for men BOYS TO MEN – June 29, 2021 - Diverse in age and race, the group is assembled for a monthly Birthday Night, which will celebrate three residents whose birthdays fall in May as well as 18 men who are marking sobriety... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 6 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
This rabbi was addicted to opioids BACK FROM THE LAND OF NOD – June 29, 2021 - “In some ways, this is very personal and I can totally respect somebody’s feeling like, ‘this is my business, it doesn’t affect what I do.’ I feel about it dif... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 6 2021opioid crisisopioidsoxycontinRecoveryRehab
Opioid crisis is the setting of thriller ‘Crisis,’ a sober look at the drug epidemic ONE DREADFUL FILM – June 30, 2021 - Jarecki’s densely plotted thriller could just as well have been titled “Déjà vu,” given how tragically familiar it will probably feel to innumerable grieving families. Whi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 6 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecovery
The Duchess of Cambridge becomes patron of addiction recovery charity MORE HELP IS NEEDED – June 24, 2021 - The duchess said she was “delighted” the two charities had taken “this bold step to join forces and help more people, families and children to overcome addiction”. ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 6 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Couple’s YouTube channel helps addicts with recovery WATCH – IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE – June 28, 2021 - Olivia Bender and Scott Sample chose recovery years ago. Now, they’re helping others choose it, too. “We’re doing our part to bring it to our community that... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionJuly 6 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Man pursues dual passions: Restoring cars and helping people in recovery DRIVING YOUNG PEOPLE IN OLD CARS TO MEETINGS? – June 30, 2021 - He was fortunate that he has no lasting health or legal repercussions from those years, though he had terrible credit for a while, and he h... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 6 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Rhode Island first state to pilot drug injection sites SAFETY FIRST – July 1, 2021 - “If we are truly going to rein in the drug overdose epidemic, we must recognize drug addiction as the health problem it is, rather than as merely a crime,” Sen. Josh Miller, who ch... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 6 2021Mental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehab
Paramedics answer more than 70 non-fatal overdoses in two days LIVING ON THE EDGE, OR DYING, WHATEVER – July 2, 2021 - On average, emergency responders receive roughly 14 calls per day. Despite the high number of drug-related calls, TPH said paramedics didn’t get... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 6 2021Mental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryTrauma
Two Treatment Providers Charged BRIBERY SOUNDS SO QUAINT – July 3, 2021 - Two Philadelphia addiction treatment providers face criminal charges for allegedly bribing recovery homes for referrals and forcing patients into substandard care... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 6 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Eleven overdose at Florida Behavioral Health center IS NO PLACE SAFE? July 3, 2021 - Eleven people, two adults and nine juveniles, were taken to a hospital Sunday following overdoses at a behavioral center near Orlando, officials said. Orange County Fire Rescue said p... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 6 2021OverdoseRecoveryRehab
MÖTLEY CRÜE’s NIKKI SIXX Celebrates 20 Years Of Sobriety MOTLEY NO MORE – July 2, 2021 - And do you know what you’re gonna do? YOU’RE GONNA STAY SOBER ONE DAY AT A TIME. You are the miracle, the one that breaks the addiction chain, the one who is a living amens. The ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 6 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Andy Dick Arrested With a Deadly Weapon WATCH – NO PUN INTENDED – June 29, 2021 - The comedian’s girlfriend, Elisa Jordana, opened up about the arrest via her YouTube show, “Kermit and Friends” on Tuesday, detailing what she knew about the alleged in... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 6 2021Mental HealthRecovery
The War on Drugs Comes to the Doctor’s Office IT’S COMPLICATED – June 30, 2021 - On November 21, 2017, Ashley was at Joshi’s office for a telehealth therapy appointment with her psychologist when Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) agents arrived with a s... Read More...Addiction RecoverybuprenorphineDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 6 2021RecoveryWar On Drugs
Danny Trejo opens up about being typecast — and close call with Mexican Mafia CHICO MALO OF RECOVERY – JUNE 29, 2021 - An assistant director stopped him that day on the set. “You have a good look,” the crew member said. “Can you play a convict?” Funny question. He got hau... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 6 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab