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Can We Solve Our Addiction to Consumerism?

PODCAST – RENT – Jan. 5, 2024 - Alarmed by the rising tide of waste we are all creating, my family and I decided to try to make do with much less. But while individual behaviour is important, real change will require... Read More...

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Calm Your Anxiety With Food

AND THE SERENITY PRAYER – Dec. 16, 2023 - Many people think, If it’s anxiety, I’ve got to take medication. And while I really believe in therapy, and certainly for a certain number of my patients, medications can be ... Read More...

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Gay and Sober: Giving Up Alcohol in the LGBTQ Community

IT’S HARD, IN A GOOD WAY – Dec. 29, 2023 - Chris Uhl poses outside of Metro Gallery on Dec. 28, 2023. He quit drinking a year and said, “Cutting alcohol out of my life was one of the best decisions I ever made... Read More...

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Life After Meth — Learning to Open and Close the Curtains

PERSONAL ACCOUNT – Dec. 17, 2023 - When I was on meth, I was busy. Very busy. There was gardening to do, color-coding the closet, taking apart doorknobs, trying to put doorknobs back together and trips to Home... Read More...

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Chris Christie Wants Outright Renovation to Addiction Recovery Programs

VIDEO – IT’S ABOUT TIME – Dec. 22, 2023 - The Republican presidential candidate and former New Jersey outlined his national drug crisis plan earlier this week -- sharing his roadmap that focuses on ending the stigm... Read More...

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Methadone Withdrawal-Related Psychosis in Patients With Hormone-Dependent Breast Cancer

DANGER AHEAD – Dec. 28, 2023 - Methadone withdrawal usually presents as a classical opiate withdrawal syndrome, including symptoms such as restlessness, pupillary dilation, sweating, insomnia, irritability, sneezing,... Read More...

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Kat Von D: Which Addiction Was Toughest to Quit

SMOKIN’! – Dec. 17, 2023 - Kat Von D has opened up about which of her addictions was the hardest to kick during an interview with Theo Von. She’s been sober since 2007, but also underwent a period where she bec... Read More...

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What To Know About Nitazenes?

VIDEO – IT AIN’T GOOD – Dec. 23, 2023 - The coroner told CBS News that while Denver has seen a decrease in fentanyl overdoses, use of nitazenes has emerged — which “raises new concerns.” Nitazenes were first develope... Read More...

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Matthew Perry’s Final Days a Mix of Nicotine Lollipops and Testosterone Shots

BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY – Dec. 16, 2023 - The eye-opening report noted that aside from a lethal amount of ketamine mixed with the opioid-like drug buprenorphine, which is used to alleviate pain and hel... Read More...

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Jon Pardi ‘Retired’ From Drinking Because He Was Unhappy

OR SICK AND TIRED? – Dec. 28, 2023 - “I was pre-diabetic, and I was just like, ‘I gotta stop.” Pardi also acknowledged that getting sober may not be a lifelong commitment. “I’m retired, OK? Doesn’t mean I can’t come ... Read More...

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Paul Johansson: Depression & Alcoholism on One Tree Hill, 2003-2012

DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL – Dec. 21, 2023 - Paul explained: “ was awful. I was ... I’ve never spoken about this before ... I was deeply depressed and I was drinking ... I go from lean basketball body to someone w... Read More...

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‘Sober living homes were little more than drug dens’

DIRTY MONEY FROM GETTING CLEAN – Dec. 17, 2023 - Last month, Aetna filed a lawsuit against a slew of rehabs and their operators in Orange, Los Angeles and Riverside counties, claiming fraud, negligent misrepre... Read More...

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Substance-Abuse Stigma Impedes Treatment

STOP DISCRIMINATING – Dec. 15, 2023 - Overall, stigma research has focused primarily on mental health problems, the authors wrote. But studies indicate that SUD is typically more stigmatized than mental illnes... Read More...

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Mayor’s Drinking Problem Recovery: This Time It’s Different

VIDEO – QUIT WHILE YOU’RE AHEAD – Dec. 11, 2023 - Tory Whanau has promised “it’s different this time” after previously saying she would keep certain socialising to her home, but then admitting an alcohol probl... Read More...

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“Decide to Survive” Brittany Midolo’s Journey of Recovery

VIDEO – NEW BOOK TO LOVE LIFE – Dec. 14, 2023 - She is a woman from West Michigan who has had her journey with addiction and recovery. She joined the Fox 17 Morning Mix to share her story, and how she’s using it to... Read More...

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Dr. Vincent “Peter” Hayden, Who Brought Culturally Specific Approach to Recovery Prepares New Chapter

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MAN – Dec. 14, 2023 - Hayden used his life experiences to shape his commitment to helping his community fight the battle against addiction. “The gratifying thing for me was to know th... Read More...

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Humana Faces Class-Action Lawsuit for Misuse of Algorithm

INSURANCE COMPANY GREED – Dec. 13, 2023 - Besides the premature termination of rehab care, Humana is also accused of using artificial intelligence (AI) to deny elderly patients the care they were owed under their Med... Read More...

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Why so Many Americans are Dying Early?

AUDIO – DIET COKE? – Dec. 12, 2023 - Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf recently took to X to mourn the “catastrophic” decline in U.S. life expectancy. Annual deaths for all causes should... Read More...

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Niko Moon Opens Up About His Sobriety Muse

THE GUIDING STAR – Dec. 15, 2023 - Niko Moon carried the bundle of firewood across the backyard where his wife and child huddled, their backs turned against the crisp November day. It has been a challenging ye... Read More...

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How Charlie Found Solace In Sobriety

AMEN – Dec. 14, 2023 - He looked at the joint in his ashtray and thought about taking a few hits to calm down. As he went to light the joint, all he could see were the faces of his two young daughters. ... Read More...

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Are Lawyers Really Blaming Black Men for Their Own Deaths?

LIFE GOES ON – Dec. 14, 2023 - More than a week after an officer involved in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis claimed that he wouldn’t do anything differently when attempting to arrest the Black man, the legal represen... Read More...

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I’m gay and recently got sober after partying for two decades & now I’m behind on life. Will I ever catch up?

ALWAYS – Dec. 15, 2023 - Getting sober is a huge, huge accomplishment, and you should feel really proud of yourself. It can be really easy to fall into a life of partying as a queer person, and a lot harder to... Read More...

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Nikki Sixx Says His Sobriety Gives Him ‘Clear Vision’

A BEAUTIFUL VISION – Dec. 13, 2023 - The Mötley Crüe bassist, who turned 65 on Monday, has been sober for 22 years. The husband and father of five, who rose to fame in the 1980s with the legendary rock band. S... Read More...

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How to Prevent Anger’s Damage to Your Brain

EAT CHOCOLATE? – Dec. 14, 2023 - When I was in college and proudly showed my mother my new Volkswagen, she tearfully said, “How could you? The Germans murdered 33 of our relatives.” I wanted to say, “Mom, the peop... Read More...

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Matthew Perry was NEVER clean

VIDEO – SAD FINAL SCENE – Dec. 17, 2023 - Matthew Perry, who died last month aged 54 following a ketamine overdose, was ‘never’ clean. ‘He could be quite a manipulative person when it came to his struggles with usi... Read More...

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Applesauce Pouches Contaminated on Purpose?

ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE – Dec. 14, 2023 - The FDA says it currently believes the adulteration is “economically motivated.” U.S. children under the age of 6 have tested positive for lead poisoning after consuming ... Read More...

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Buffalo Bills’s Jordan Poyer On His Alcoholism, Anxiety and Depression…

MANY PATHS TO HEALING – Dec. 14, 2023 - He still felt like there was something missing because I have this beautiful house, a beautiful family, everything anyone could ask for,’ Poyer revealed about his struggles. ‘I... Read More...

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Hunter Biden On “Moby Pod” and His Sobriety

VIDEO – RECOVERY CHAT – Dec. 15, 2023 - President Biden’s son spoke to Moby on his podcast “Moby Pod” about his love for painting in the second part of a two-part interview with the musician. “I paint at least ... Read More...

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How to Discipline an In-School Overdose? You Don’t

AUDIO – GET THEM HELP! – Dec. 15, 2023 - Perched above a major highway in central Los Angeles sits an unassuming high school where students are all too familiar with the sound of ambulance sirens. This fall, the pr... Read More...

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MDMA Moves Closer to FDA Approval

ECSTASY FOR BIG PHARMA – Dec. 14, 2023 - The biotech company MAPS Public Benefit Corporation (MAPS PBC) is a step closer to official approval for its MDMA-based therapy that supposedly treats post-traumatic stress di... Read More...

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