Family of Man Found Frozen to Death is Suing Rehab VIDEO – HOPING THEY WIN BIG – Feb, 14, 2023 - TEANECK, New Jersey (WABC) - The family of a Hackensack man who died of hypothermia after he was found outside the rehabilitation center where he was staying is suing the... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 21 2023interventionRecoveryRehab
Is the TikTok BORG Trend Just Another Reason for Binge Drinking? AIN’T TOO BRIGHT – Feb. 16, 2023 - A new TikTok trend is sweeping college campuses across America and it’s certainly turning heads. The new “BORG” trend, which stands for “blackout rage gallon” is a new fad on ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneFeb 21 2023Smartphone Addiction
Is Good Chocolate Good For Your Heart? Hell Ya! SWEET! – Feb. 12, 2023 - As myths have evolved over cocoa’s several thousand year history as a food, so too has the scientific pursuit to understand how it may influence our health. Cocoa contains lots of bioac... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 21 2023food addictionlife expectancy
EXCLUSIVE Interview With Hockey Legend Justin Bourne By Felicia Naoum RECOVERY HERO – Feb. 19, 2023 - Justin Bourne is not one to live only in the shadows of his father, famous four-time Stanley Cup winner, Bob Bourne, but Justin does sympathize with his father, who like Justin, ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 21 2023interventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
ENGLAND May Be On Brink of Becoming a ZOMBIELAND ONE ZOMBIE AT A TIME – Feb. 14, 2023 - EU drug enforcement chiefs believe that Mexican cartels are seeking to expand their billion-dollar empire beyond American shores, putting Europe’s untapped market in their cross... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 21 2023fentanylopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
Ricardo Rodriguez Filming Documentary On His Addiction/Recovery GETTING OFF THE MAT – Feb. 12, 2023 - “Last few months I’ve been filming my #AddictionRecovery process. From getting out of rehab to living in a recovery home, dealing with homelessness to building @3Lega... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 21 2023RecoveryRehab
DJ Kahikina Says Sobriety Helps Him Serve Others Better VIDEO – NEVER TOO OLD TO SOBER UP – Feb. 7, 2023 - He’s the voice many Hawaii Islanders have known and loved since 1979. Even when DJ Kahikina - real name Tommy Ching, and formerly called The Polynesian Pirate - has... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 21 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
School Chief Claims Dad Michael Refused Drug Rehab for Bullied Girl, 14, Who Killed Herself MOM DIED TOO – Feb. 10, 2023 - Though her father, Michael Kuch, stated Brandy died due to addiction, now, Superintendent of New Jersey’s Central Regional School District Triantafillos Parlapanides claims that she die... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionFeb 21 2023life expectancyMental HealthsuicideteenagersTrauma
Ryan Phillips: Benzos Are Not The Cure for Addiction VIDEO – GOOD INTERVIEW – Feb. 2, 2023 - At the height of Ryan Phillips’s fame and game prowess he was arrested for importing a large amount of marijuana into the United States over the Canadian border. Phillips was ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 21 2023interventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Is Smartphone Addiction On The Rise? PANTS POCKET OR DESK? – Feb. 15, 2023 - Fear of being without your smartphone even has a name – this is known as nomophobia – which stands for NO MObile PHone PhoBIA. martphones fuel internet addiction because ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneFeb 21 2023Smartphone Addiction
‘Sober Mofos’ Podcast Shines Light on Long-Term Sobriety FREE ADVICE – Feb. 14, 2023 - As the author of five best-selling books on addiction and recovery, Mr. Foster brings first-hand knowledge and advice on traveling the road of recovery. In addition to his insight ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 21 2023interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Disease In Marijuana Crops Could Force Growers To Change Their Practices AUDIO – LEGALLY TOXIC – Feb. 14, 2023 - That’s grower Ed DeSousa, and the virus he’s referring to is called hop latent viroid, a plant-specific pathogenic RNA that’s been called the greatest threat to the cann... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 21 2023interventionmarijuanapot
Woman Arrested When 19 Month Old With High Blood Alcohol Content Becomes ‘critically ill’ VIDEO – THE DEVIL? Or Victim of Disease? – Feb. 15, 2023 - Tests were administered and it was determined the child had an alcohol serum level of 149 mg/dL which is equivalent to .149 BAC. The child was diagnosed wit... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 21 2023
Is the Brain Wired Differently in People With Addiction? YES MAYBE NO PERHAPS – Feb. 16, 2023 - Risks associated with substance abuse include dangerous driving, missed work, problems with depression, anxiety, health and money problems. Yet people with addictions seem... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 21 2023interventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Break The Cycle of Secrecy Impacting Children with Alcoholic Parents GOOD ADVICE – Feb. 16, 2023 - Alcohol misuse is defined as when someone’s drinking becomes harmful, or they become dependent on alcohol. While it might have negative effects on the drinker, they are not the only ones... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 21 2023interventionRecoveryRehabTrauma
Liver of Frat Hazing Victim Saves Recovering Alcoholic’s Life SWEET IRONY – Feb. 17, 2023 - After corresponding for about a year, Herold and the Foltz family met recently outside of Columbus at the high school where Stone Foltz graduated. Herold was honest in sharing h... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionFeb 21 2023
What is Recovery? with Ryan Hampton VIDEO – SOBRIETY AND A WHOLE LOT MORE – Feb. 14, 2023 - Why does Partnership to End Addiction focus on supporting the parents and close family members of those struggling with addiction? Because study after study sho... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 21 2023internetinterventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Demi Burnett Opens Up About Sobriety and Autism BEHIND THE LOOK – Feb. 16, 2023 - The 27-year-old then went on to talk about her life before sobriety, admitting, “I used to be drunk all day every day. I used to drink almost a bottle of Tito’s a day. I honest... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 21 2023interventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Lucy Hale – 1 Year Sober After ‘private’ Journey of ‘self-love’ VIDEO – IT IS ALL ABOUT LOVE – Feb. 15, 2023 - “While this journey has mostly been private, I felt compelled tonight to let anyone who is struggling know that you are not alone and you are loved,” she concluded. H... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 21 2023internetinterventionRecoveryRehab
FDA Panel Backs Making Narcan an Over The Counter Drug OVERDOSE DRUG OVER THE COUNTER – Feb. 15, 2023 - The manufacturer, Emergent Biosolutions, said it would revise the packaging and labeling to address those concerns. The FDA will make a final decision on the dru... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 21 2023interventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Former Philadelphia Eagle Awarded $43.5 Million in Medical Malpractice Case PENALTY / TOUCHDOWN – Feb. 14, 2023 - Maragos, who tore his posterior cruciate ligament during the Eagles’ 2017 Super Bowl-winning season, had alleged medical negligence against Dr. James Bradley and Rothman Or... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 21 2023interventionRecoverySuper BowlTrauma
Pentagon Finally Stops Hiding Military Overdose Epidemic PURPLE BROKEN HEARTS – Feb. 16, 2023 - The demographics of those hardest hit paralleled the opioid crisisin the civilian population, where people without college degrees have suffered the most from the scourge of opi... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 21 2023interventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryTrauma
1 in 8 Older Americans Are Junk Food Addicts EAT YOUR HEART OUT – Feb. 14, 2023 - To meet the criteria for addiction, older adults who were polled had to report experiencing at least 2 of 11 symptoms of addiction in their intake of highly processed food, ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating DisorderFeb 21 2023food addiction
Simple Way To Reduce Overdose Deaths GOOD NEWS? – Feb. 12, 2023 - As health economists, we separately participated in two recent studies that showed the payoffs from straightforward and inexpensive mailings. In one, researchers fol... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 21 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
ANGELS OVER TEXAS: Moms put dead children’s pics on billboards FACING THE FACTS – Feb. 11, 2023 - Now, eight digital and four vinyl billboards have been set up across the state with the faces of the 25 people, who died after taking the drug. The signs also come with a caption th... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 21 2023fentanylopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
Celebs Who Got Addicted to Drugs as Child Actors AND STAYED IN SHOW BUSINESS – Feb. 6, 2023 - Meanwhile, there are also many child actors who fell victim to the dark side of Tinseltown, sampling drugs and alcohol at a young age and eventually finding themselves cau... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 21 2023interventionRecoveryRehab
Financial Incentives Could Be the Next Big Thing in Addiction Treatment MONEY FOR NOTHING – Feb. 15, 2023 - Contingency management on its own is likely a failing proposition for addiction treatment providers. That’s why Greenville, South Carolina-based Crossroads Treatment Centers includ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 21 2023interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
I’ve been sober for 3 years – an app has been key to my recovery HOW APP-ROPRIATE – Feb. 12, 2023 - The app prompts you to post a photo and text marking your sobriety, which others can comment on, and it’s uplifting knowing you aren’t alone. I started experimenting with dru... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 21 2023internetinterventionRecoveryRehab
Benefits of Attending an AA Meeting AND SO MUCH MORE – Feb. 16, 2023 - Attending an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting is a powerful step towards overcoming addiction that should not be overlooked or taken lightly. Not only will you gain knowledge about... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousFeb 21 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Quote of the Week – Tim McCarver “Bob Gibson is the luckiest pitcher I ever saw. He always pitches when the other team doesn’t score any runs.” – Tim McCarver, Oct. 16, 1941 - Feb. 16, 2023 ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 21 2023quote of the week