Feb 13 2024

Owner of Sober Homes Facing Felony Gun and Drug Charges

LOADED – Feb. 2, 2024 - The owner of a faith-based sober living & behavioral health counseling non-profit in Lexington…

10 months ago

SOBER: What Does It Mean? Anything!

NEW YORK TIMES – Feb. 4, 2024  - Notions of what constitutes sobriety and problematic substance use have grown more…

10 months ago

27 People Share Their Rock Bottom Moment of Clarity

LOOK BACK – DON’T GO BACK! –   Feb. 8, 2024 - For many people who struggle with alcohol, becoming…

10 months ago

‘Just say no’ can kill kids.’

TEACH, DON’T PREACH – Feb. 3, 2024 - Melanie Ramos was only 15 years old when she died of a…

10 months ago

Young People Are Drinking Less

UNTIL WHEN? –   Feb. 6, 2024 - Young people seem to be getting the message about the dangers of…

10 months ago

Lack of Oversight In Treatment Industry Leads To Corruption

HEALTH-CARE IS WEALTH-CARE – Feb. 7, 2024 - The report highlighted questionable practices at treatment facilities and sober living houses…

10 months ago

New Jersey Will Receive Nearly $9.5M from Opioid Settlement

AIN’T ENOUGH –   Feb. 2, 2024 - “When you visit a physician, you do not expect that the details…

10 months ago

‘From Rags to Riches’: Musician Talks About Addiction

SINGING A NEW TUNE – Feb. 3, 2024 - In 2020, Johnson told his story about how he initially got…

10 months ago

Marijuana Use Increases Asthma Risk

VIDEO – WEED=WHEEZE –   Feb. 2, 2024 - “In the first nationally representative study of cannabis use and asthma…

10 months ago

Fake Scientific Papers Push Research Credibility to Zero?

WHO YOU GONNA CALL? –   Feb. 3, 2024 - Last year, 10,000 sham papers had to be retracted by…

10 months ago

Psychedelic Drugs Can Treat Addictions — Time We Got Over Moralistic Fears!

AUDIO – THEIR NOT A SLIP? – Feb. 8, 2024 -  In 1933, the founder of AA, Bill Wilson, achieved…

10 months ago

Doing Play about Recovering from Alcoholism

THE LOST WEEKEND FOUND – Feb. 8, 2024 -  As a person who is a recovering alcoholic, I was always…

10 months ago

How Sobriety Became Secret Weapon for Young Creatives

AND OLD CREATIVES TOO – Feb. 8, 2024 - For filmmaker Molly Manning-Walker – whose astonishing and critically-acclaimed debut film…

10 months ago

‘Butterflies’ Is Compelling and Evocative Piece on Sobriety

AUDIO – ONCE A CATERPILLAR – Feb. 8, 2024 - Her latest release, ‘Butterflies’, can be considered her most intimate…

10 months ago

Fentanyl-Detecting Dogs at Work

MAN’S BEST FRIEND –   Feb. 5, 2024 - Washington State has advanced a bill to train drug-sniffing dogs to…

10 months ago

Mickey Mantle’s Struggles: Alcoholism and Regrets

HOW MUCH BETTER...? –   Feb. 10, 2024 - In 1962, Mantle wasn’t exactly a young buck anymore. Before notions…

10 months ago

Virginia Recognizes Service of John Shinholser of The McShin Foundation

VIDEO – A TRAILBLAZER – Dec. 2023 -  U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today honored Virginian John Shinholser on the floor…

10 months ago

Drew Barrymore: “I Can’t F**king Believe I’m Alive Sometimes”

WHAT A LIFE –   Feb. 8, 2024 - “Part of why I’m single now is because I had so…

10 months ago

SNL Player on 40-Year Coke Habit & Surviving Gunshot Wound

LIVES TO TELL THE TALE –   Feb. 3, 2024 - Garrett Morris has had quite the Hollywood ride.”Some producers…

10 months ago

Unraveling Mystery of Kansas City Chiefs Fans’ Frozen Fentanyl Deaths

THE END –   Feb. 3, 2024 -  She walked upstairs, looked out the large back windows and saw a…

10 months ago

Gambling and the Politics of Addiction

BUREAUCRACY NOW – Feb. 7, 2024 - Historically, addiction has often been seen as a criminal problem. The addicted person…

10 months ago

We Document Our Whole Lives Online – but Should We?

YOUR 15 MINUTES IS OVER – Feb. 8, 2024 - ‘You Don’t Need To Document Everything’  questioned it all. The…

10 months ago

Online Sports Betting Rises Due to Online Gambling

VIDEO – YOU CAN’T LOSE, IF YOU DON’T BET –   Feb. 7, 2024 - Brian Meister once gambled and…

10 months ago

After Struggling With Opioids Jamie Lee Curtis Is 25 Years Sober

HOLLYWOOD ROYALTY – Feb. 3, 2024 - I was an opiate addict, and I liked to get opiate buzz,” the…

10 months ago

Minnesota Treatment Centers Closing Down

SAD FOR THE LOCALS –   Feb. 3, 2024 - Minnesota teens struggling with drugs or alcohol have few options…

10 months ago

Scientology-Linked Rehab Left People’s Minds Shattered

SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE –   Feb. 3, 2024 - An unregulated rehab centre linked to the Church of Scientology…

10 months ago

Phthalates aka “everywhere chemicals” Found in the Womb

VIDEO – IS NO PLACE SAFE? –   Feb. 7, 2024 -  The US saw roughly 57,000 preterm births caused…

10 months ago

Here’s How To Curb Your Sugar Addiction

ONE MACAROON AT A TIME –   Feb. 7, 2024 - Professor Serena Bartlett is an addiction neuroscientist. She has…

10 months ago

Podcast Details Sexual Misconduct in the Treatment Industry

AUDIO – LOCK THEM UP –   Feb. 3, 2024 - Her reporting details two women’s efforts to bring to…

10 months ago

Quote of the Week – Usher

“My idea of artistry has always been ‘try everything until you find out what works.’” – Usher

10 months ago