To Help with Family’s Sobriety There Are Many Options WATCH – THERE IS ALWAYS HELP, SOMEWHERE – Oct. 29, 2021 - Daniel says, “I’m not a doctor, I don’t have a PhD. My expertise is life. I think I’m qualified to help people because I started to drink alcohol at th... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 2 2021RecoveryRehab
Happy Pill Finds Poppy Introspection In Songs Born of Sobriety DELICIOUS SONG AND STORY – Oct. 30, 2021 - He’s been here ever since, and in August, Fenton’s band Happy Pill released their first album. “Decent Descent” is a chill, catchy mix of rock and pop, and even... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 2 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Lawyers, Watch Out for These Five Signs of Addiction! LISTEN – DON’T TAKE THE FIFTH – Oct. 26, 2021 - Plate Spinning As the head of a law firm, I had hundreds of plates spinning up in the air, maybe thousands. It was all way too much, especially on a dai... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthNov 2 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehab
Woman Will Run NYC Marathon to Honor Her Deceased Brother SO MUCH SADNESS IN THE WORLD – Oct. 30, 2021 - “Sam is the reason why I started running and he will be with me in spirit every step of the way during the marathon,” said Wohltjen, who is participating in... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 2 2021OverdoseTrauma
Duchess of Cambridge Says Addiction Can ‘Happen to Any of Us’ AND SOMETIMES IT DOES – Oct. 19, 2021 - She added that it is crucial to recognize “what lies beneath addiction” so “we can help remove the taboo and shame that sadly surrounds it.” The duchess was joined by popular... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 2 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Remi Wolf’s “Juno” Captures Journey to Sobriety MUSIC MAKES A DIFFERENCE – Oct. 27, 2021 - Wolf’s songs exude such joy so much that at first listen you would never assume that she is discussing such serious and personal topics. She proves that there i... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthNov 2 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Woman Accused of Dealing Hard Drugs At Treatment Center WATCH – WILL SHE DO HARD TIME? – Oct. 26, 2021 - “When he shared with us that he had relapsed — the most recent location where he was buying was from this person (Gilley) who was operating and running this facilit... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 2 2021RecoveryRehab
First Responders Discuss addiction, Use of Narcan PLEASE WATCH – IT’S GETTING WORSE – Oct. 27, 2021 - “All of a sudden, become every single role of the family. They had to become the sole provider; they had to become the teacher; they had to be everything.” ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionNov 2 2021OverdoseRecoveryRehabTrauma
The New Wave of Killer Synthetic Drugs BODIES ON THE SHORE OF DESPAIR – Oct. 28, 2021 - Quinones has been on this beat for years. In 2015′s “Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic,” Quinones outlined an innovative heroin distribution sys... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyNov 2 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaTrauma
Sam Quinones Foretold the Opioid Crisis, Sounds Alarm on the Coming Tsunami of Deaths LISTEN UP – HE KNOWS WHERE ALL THE BODIES ARE BURIED – Oct. 29, 2021 - When you finished “Dreamland,” did you think you would write another drug book? No, because I was still thinking old school, and I ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 2 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryTrauma
Cheap Antidepressant Lowers Risk of Covid Hospitalization WATCH – HELP TWO BIRDS WITH ONE PILL – Oct. 28, 2021 - “Fluvoxamine may reduce the production of inflammatory molecules called cytokines, that can be triggered by SARS-CoV-2 infection,” Reiersen said in a statement... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyNov 2 2021RecoveryTrauma
Leading Addiction Recovery Reformer Was on the Payroll of a Rehab Center HAND IN THE TILL – Sept 27, 2021 - Testifying under a grant of immunity from prosecution, Way said that for seven years, he had been paid $55,000 annually as a consultant for Southwest Nu-Stop, a Kingsessing-b... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOct 26 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Workshop Aims to Combat Artists’ Addiction, Isolation and Death THE WAY TO MAN’S ART IS THROUGH HIS HEART – Oct. 2021 - During a recent workshop, seven students were in a music class led by Wil Snyder, a pianist who plays 13 other instruments. “When I teach ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancylonelinessMental HealthOct 26 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
3,415 Violations at Drug Rehabs in Pennsylvania as Lawmakers Rip Lack of Data THE CUSTOMER IS NEVER RIGHT – Oct. 23, 2021 - Republican Rep. Mark Gillen of Berks County said, “It is inexcusable that that data is not available on a center-by-center basis.” Until recently, DDAP had a da... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOct 26 2021RecoveryRehabTrauma
Florida Rehab Fires Employee, Discharges Client For Abuse Claims THE CUSTOMER IS NEVER RIGHT AGAIN? – Oct. 22, 2021 - Complaints were filed internally and with DCF against the South Florida-based St. John’s Recovery Place, which operates a location on Silver Palm Avenue in Melb... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOct 26 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Nikki Sixx New Book Dives Into Dysfunctional Childhood WATCH – WRITES THE WRONGS – Oct. 20, 2021 - “The First 21: How I Became Nikki Sixx” (Hachette, 224 pp., out now) lists both Sixx and Frank Feranna – the musician’s real name – as its authors. It’s a fitting duality... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerinterventionInterviewOct 26 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Police Chief Says Criminalizing Drugs Causes Most Deaths THE LAW THAT KILLS EVERY DAY – Oct. 23, 2021 - “The vast majority of those deaths would have been entirely preventable,” he said, adding: “In 21 years of police service I have slowly, perhaps too slowly,... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewlife expectancyMental HealthOct 26 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
50-Year War on Drugs Imprisoned Millions of Black Lives That Didn’t Matter EXCEPT TO THE PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX – July 21, 2021 - Yet the loser is clear: Black and Latino Americans, their families and their communities. A key weapon was the imposition of mandatory minimums in pris... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancyMental HealthOct 26 2021RecoveryWar On Drugs
They Raised $118 Million For a Recovery Startup SURE THAT’S ENOUGH? – Oct. 21, 2021 - More than 20,000 people have gotten treatment via Workit and the company has contracts with over 230 health plans, which helps solve one of the biggest hindrances to peopl... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOct 26 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Shrooms! Shamans! Kosher LSD! Why LA Is Suddenly Tripping Out EVERY DAY IS A HIGH HOLIDAY – Oct. 21, 2021 - PICTURE YOURSELF NOT in a boat on a river but instead on a sectional sofa in a sunken living room in a majestic $9-million-dollar Point Dume mansion overlooking th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 26 2021Psychedelics
Biden Drug Policy Could Widen Racial Disparities, Civil Rights Groups Warn LISTEN – DO ANY LIVES MATTER – Oct. 22, 2021 - In recent years, Cook said, about 70% of defendants charged with fentanyl-related crimes have been people of color. She said the new Biden plan will worsen those ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthOct 26 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabWar On Drugs
Gwyneth Paltrow Credits Orgasms, Sobriety & Naked Cuddles for Good Night’s Sleep Goop Sober – Oct. 21, 2021 - Once in the bed - she aims for 8.30pm - Gwyneth relies on some nighttime assistance from husband Brad Falchuk, 50, revealing the pair - who sleep naked - rely on plenty of ‘s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthOct 26 2021RecoveryRehab
Brain-Based Treatment for Recovery, Relapse Prevention & Improved Mental Health by Sonnee Weedn, Ph.D. A Pioneer in the Field of Neuro-Engineering – October 10, 2021 - Sonnee Weedn, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist with offices in Novato and Newport Beach, CA, provides neuro-engineering in her local offices and t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental HealthOct 19 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
How One Dentist is Addressing Homelessness and Addiction WATCH – ONE TOOTH AT A TIME – Oct. 10, 2021 - Dr. David Frank, owner of Walden Dental in Austin, has worked with addiction recovery organization Recovery Unplugged as patients from the center began attending his cl... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictionhomelessinterventionlife expectancyMental HealthOct 19 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
USA’s Record high of 96,000 Drug Deaths in 12 Months WATCH – AMERICAN TRAGEDY – Oct. 13, 2021 - Reported drug overdose deaths in the United States hit a new high of more than 96,000 in the 12-month period ending March 2021, according to data released Wednesday by th... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancyMental HealthOct 19 2021opioid crisisOverdoseTrauma
A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery by David Poses MEDIA: BOOK SUGGESTION – Fall 2021 - “A moving, tender, thoughtful account of addiction and also a compelling critique of a lot that’s wrong with the dominant model of addiction treatment.”—Johann Hari, New Yo... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 19 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Alex Murdaugh Arrested at Drug Rehab Charged With Stealing Housekeeper’s Money WATCH – FASCINATING – Oct. 14, 2021 - A prominent South Carolina lawyer has been charged with stealing insurance settlements meant for the sons of his late housekeeper, state police said Thursday. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthOct 19 2021RehabTrauma
What’s New: From ‘Dopesick’ to ‘Hightown,’ Three Shows About the Opioid Crisis WATCH – I LIKE TO WATCH – Oct. 13, 2021 - ‘Hightown’ When Jerry Bruckheimer is considering a new project, he asks himself if he’d watch it on TV or leave his home to see it in a theater. If the project checks ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 19 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaTrauma
“Gambling Felt More Natural To Me Than Brushing My Teeth” – Paul Merson IT’S ONLY MONEY & YOUR LIFE – August 11, 2021 - “I get up in the morning, and I say: ‘Today I will not have a bet, I will not drink, I will not take drugs’,” he says, “that’s doable, but living with ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionGaminginterventionInterviewMental HealthOct 19 2021RecoveryRehabvideo games
Tallahassee Experiences Increase In Crime and Drug Use WAR ON POOR PEOPLE CONTINUES – Oct. 10, 2021 - The layout of Tallahassee and the many different demographics present contribute to the high rate of drug use. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancylonelinessMental HealthOct 19 2021OverdoseRecoveryRehabTrauma