He Almost Lost Everything. Then An Arrest Changed His Life LISTEN – STRANGE MIRACLE – June 19, 2021 - He found enough temporary work to pay rent on a room, ate at soup kitchens, and stole and resold goods for cash. “Feeding that addiction,” he says. “Feeding that mo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictioninterventionJune 22 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRehabWar On Drugs
How TV Shaped Perceptions Of The War On Drugs LISTEN – LIFE IMITATES ART IMITATES LIFE – June 18, 2021 - David Simon created two of TV’s most groundbreaking series about the failure of the war on drugs, set in the neighborhoods of Baltimore: HBO’s T... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 22 2021RecoveryWar On Drugs
Jim Wahlberg opens up on his opioid crisis WATCH – HELPING HELPS EVERYONE – JUNE 12, 2021 - “I was like the old song goes, ‘I was looking for love in all the wrong places.’ I was from a family of nine children, and my mom and dad worked constantl... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 22 2021opioid crisisopioidsRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Oregon’s Decriminalization Experiment Faces The Hard Test LISTEN – REALITY – June 18, 2021 - The measure, a major victory for advocates pushing for systemic change in U.S. drug policy, expands funding and access to addiction treatment services using tax revenue from t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 22 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Vitamin D deficiency may increase risk for opioid addiction I BELIEVE HIM – June 13, 2021 - People with low levels of vitamin D might be at an increased risk for opioid dependence or addiction — and the deficit could be fixed with cheap and accessible supplements, a new... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 22 2021life expectancyopioid crisisopioidsRecovery
Is the drug detox facility actually a ‘nursing or convalescent home’ per city code? LISTEN – ALL OF THE ABOVE? – June 17, 2021 - For the past nine months, citizens have attempted to learn more and have a two-way dialogue with members of the City Council. They have felt increasingly frus... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 22 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
The Bridge Sober Home Let Client Use Drugs, Die UNCLEAR ON THE CONCEPT OF CARING – June 16, 2021 - From the suit: “During the week of February 24, 2020, The Bridge failed to conduct any drug testing of Meredith Cortesis. During the week of February 24, 2020,... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 22 2021RecoveryRehabTrauma
The 50 Years War LISTEN – PRAY THE SHOOTING STOPS - NO WINNERS EXCEPT PRISONS – June 17, 2021 - In many parts of the U.S., some of the most severe policies implemented during the drug war are being scaled back or scrapped altogether... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 22 2021opioidsOverdoseRecoveryWar On Drugs
Addiction treatment failed. Could brain surgery save him? DO YOU REALLY WANT TO TAKE THIS STEP? – June 18, 2021-More than 600 days after he underwent the experimental surgery, Buckhalter has not touched drugs again — an outcome so outlandishly successful that neither ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 22 2021Mental HealthRecoveryTrauma
In 50 years, America has spent a trillion dollars fighting the war on drugs. And made 30 million arrests. WATCH – WAR, WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? IMPRISONING MINORITIES! June 17, 2021 - Despite a steep decline in illicit drug usage in the earlier years, drug use in the U.S. is climbing again and more quickly than ever. Accordi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 22 2021War On Drugs
John Stamos “Could Have Never Been a Father” Before Getting Sober WATCH – FATHERHOOD PRIDE – June 16, 2021 - Have mercy on John Stamos because fatherhood isn’t as easy as it appears on TV. With Father’s Day just around the corner, the Full House alum gave E!’s Lilliana Vazquez ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJune 22 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
If Not You, Then Who?: Harness Your Strengths to Shift from Addiction BOOK RECOMMENDATION – June 2021 - JESSE HARLESS is a leader and facilitator in the addiction recovery and mental health space. As CEO of Entrepreneurs in Recovery®, he facilitates highly experiential online and... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 15 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
ESSAY – Finding ways to not get hooked! by Maria Proulx Ledyard, junior at St. Bernard School TEENS KNOW BEST – June 10, 2021 - My relative passed away a few years ago from lung cancer. She had been a heavy smoker for years and was diagnosed shortlybefore her death. Yet, even though losing her was fores... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 15 2021Mental Healthteenagers
Addiction help & recovery through new book ALL PATHS TO SOBRIETY LEAD TO FREEDOM – May 23, 2021 - He broke free of the addiction at the age of 19 when he joined Teen Challenge, a Christian-based addiction service that offers rehabilitation from drug add... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 15 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabteenagers
Cannabis Addiction Has Drug Pushers (Big Pharma) Searching For a Quitting Pill LISTEN – OR MARIJUANA ANONYMOUS FOR A DOLLAR – June 8, 2021 - They’re among a handful of companies seeking to address what they see as a growing problem, particularly with no drugs approved by the U.S. Food and... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 15 2021marijuanaopioid crisisopioidsRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabsmokingweed
Text Alert Program Aims To Send Warnings Of Overdose Spikes HOLD THE PHONE – June 7, 2021 - The health department hopes the program, which was developed by the Partnership to End Addiction, will reach individuals at risk of suffering an overdose and alert them to... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 15 2021OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Ewan McGregor says going sober has given him ‘joy and happiness and peace’ PROMISES FULFILLED – June 10, 2021 - He added: “But at the same time, it’s quite an important part because it’s given me such joy and happiness and peace in a way I didn’t have before I was sober. It’s interest... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJune 15 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
New courses to combat stigma around substance use disorder WATCH – ADDICTS’ LIVES MATTER – June 11, 2021 - “We are excited for the opportunity to offer these courses in which we provide nurses with essential information on substance use disorder and ways we, as a commu... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 15 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
‘Sweat with Pride’ promoting addiction recovery in LGBTQ community WATCH – DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF – June 11, 2021 - “Fitness helped me recover from drugs and alcohol,” Turnipseed. “I lost a little brother and my partner to addiction.” Quinn said Gay & Sober have he... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 15 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Watch Out for Marketers Posing as Unbiased Treatment Resources USE CLEAN ADVERTISING – June 10, 2021 - The company branded its websites as impartial resources to find “the right treatment center for you,” without clearly disclosing that much of their content was paid adver... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 15 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Man Arrested For Storming Cockpit Sent To Sober Living WATCH – ON A BOAT AT SEA? – June 10, 2021 - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man accused of trying to break into the cockpit of a Delta flight will be released to a sober living house. Passenger video shows Asiel No... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 15 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
Tragic ‘Humpty Dance’ Rapper Died Of Overdose VIDEO – NOW EVERYONE KNOWS HIS NAME – June 11, 2021 - Digital Underground founding member Shock G, best known as his alter ego, MC Humpty Hump, died from an accidental overdose, medical examiners said to... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerJune 15 2021life expectancyMental HealthmethOverdoserap
Poll Shows Huge Public Opposition to “War on Drugs” MAKING A PARADIGM SHIFT – June 9, 2021 - “A different reality—one where we treat people who use drugs with dignity and respect, and one where drugs are no longer an excuse for law enforcement to surveil,... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 15 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRehabWar On Drugs
‘It was toxic’: Liam Payne says of ‘One Direction’ fame WATCH – STORY OF HIS LIFE – June 8, 2021 - Payne catapulted to fame at age 16 in “One Direction” alongside Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik in 2010 when the group competed on “The X Facto... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerinterventionInterviewJune 15 2021Mental HealthRecovery
TikTok triathlete’s amazing transformation from heroin addict to champion WATCH – NOW HE RUNS TOWARDS, NOT AWAY – June 7, 2021 - At the beginning of the pandemic, like so many other Americans, he joined TikTok. He brings people into his training and shares his message about... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 15 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
When Addiction Leads to 30 Years Behind Bars SECOND CHANCES – June 10, 2021 - In prison, Celeste has thrown herself into helping other women live lives deserving of a second chance. Now 50, she won’t be free until she is 71 – unless she gets a seco... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 15 2021life expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Sarah Brannon’s Exhibition About Addiction and Empathy POLLOCK SHOULD HAVE TRIED THIS – June 8, 2021 - Originally from Memphis, Brannon was discovered during her senior year of high school by a modeling scout in 2014. Her refined look immediately struck a ch... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJune 15 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
New Yorker of the Week: Christian Parker WATCH – SOBER RAINBOW PARTIES ALL OVER 5 BOROUGHS – June 7, 2021 - Fun for him, and others in the LGBTQ community also in recovery, does not have to involve alcohol. “We wanted something for the sober commun... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictiongayinterventionInterviewJune 8 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
California bill would allow supervised injection sites STICK WITH THE WINNERS – June 3, 2021 - A proposed new law would allow for supervised injection sites in some California counties. Supporters say it would reduce drug overdoses while critics say it would just normal... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 8 2021OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film Festival
Veteran Donates 36 Acres to Build Retreat for Homeless Vets Struggling With Addiction TRUE PATRIOTISM – June 3, 2021 - Working with two already-established homeless outreach programs—Just Believe and New Life Addiction Services—Jeff’s Camp will feature an 8,000-square-foot facility incorporatin... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 8 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab