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Maintaining Your Sobriety During the Holiday Season

NO SLIPPING ... ON THE ROCKS – Dec. 7, 2023 - Whether you are watching commercials on TV, scanning your social media, or listening to the radio, the idea of alcohol use being equivalent to holiday merriment is... Read More...

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Former Miss America Runner-Up Shares Drug Struggles After Jail

PRAYERS – Dec. 4, 2023 - Cullen Johnson Hill, who was first runner-up in the Miss America 1995 pageant, gave an unfiltered look at “what addiction looks like” to inspire others to quit drinking. “I’ve just ... Read More...

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How to Snap out of a Bad Mood

MIND OVER WHAT’S THE MATTER – Dec. 2, 2023 - The impressive findings from this innovative study have real practical value in anyone’s life, even if you do not have diagnosed depression. If all it takes is 10 m... Read More...

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Eating Fatty Foods Reduces Brain Oxygenation

THAT’S NOT GOOD – Dec. 6, 2023 - Eating high-fat foods during periods of mental stress attenuated cerebral oxygenation in the pre-frontal cortex, resulting in a depletion of oxygen delivery (39% reduction in oxygenat... Read More...

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Physician Sentenced in $1.2M Opioid Scheme

MAKING A LIVING KILLING – Dec. 7, 2023 - Texas-based pain management specialist Oscar Lightner, MD, has been sentenced to seven years in prison over his role in the operation of a pill mill clinic that unlawfu... Read More...

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Breaking Down the Science and How To Detox From THC

START TODAY – Dec. 2023 - In this article, we will break down the science behind THC detox, making it simple and easy to understand. You’ll learn why detoxing from THC is crucial for certain situations and how... Read More...

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Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino and the Shocking Lengths He Took To Hide $500,000 Drug Habit

VIDEO – FAME IS A DRUG TOO – Dec. 1, 2023 - In his upcoming memoir, Reality Check: Making the Best of The Situation, the 41-year-old talks candidly about how his $500,000 addiction controlled his life, and led ... Read More...

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There is NO MONEY in sobriety,’ Attorney says of Rehab Scam

SHOCKING VIDEO – MUST WATCH – Nov. 25, 2023 - A billion-dollar rehab industry is accused of making money off addiction. Brokers get kickbacks to lure drug addicts to certain treatment centers. WATCH@NewsNat... Read More...

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Murder on the Space Coast: Pill mill victim tells police about first visit with Dr. Gayden

VIDEO – DO MUCH HARM – Nov. 28, 2023 - Korrianne Lundstrom talks about her experience on her visit to Dr. John Gayden’s Indialantic office and the strength of Oxycodone he prescribed. WATCH@FloridaToday ... Read More...

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These 2 Words Stop Addiction

NOT EASY? – Dec. 1, 2023 - And the words are: mindful acceptance/commitment. Okay, maybe that’s three words, or two with a slash. Either way, mindful acceptance/commitment is a proven and potent tool for chang... Read More...

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Why the DSM Is Mostly False

MORE THAN MEDS – Nov. 28, 2023 - In psychoanalysis, little importance was given to diagnosis, unlike the medical tradition. Diagnoses were ‘labels,’ mere shorthand categories for communication. They weren’t ‘real’ an... Read More...

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Listen to a Different Approach Supporting Those With Addiction

AUDIO – WWJD? – Nov. 30, 2023 - Almost one-third of adults in the U.S. say they, or someone in their family, have been addicted to opioids. Often, families have been encouraged to use a “tough love” approach ... Read More...

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I Was Diagnosed as a Love Addict

OF LIFE? – Nov. 29, 2023 - When I was in my mid-twenties, I sat myself in the consulting room of a steely therapist, who told me that I was doing everything wrong when it came to love. For me, she said, love was all ... Read More...

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Reporting on Addiction Accurately

VIDEO – AND SOBERLY? – Nov. 27, 2023 - The organization Reporting on Addiction began as a response to what its founders identified as misinformed, harmful coverage of opioid use disorder and the people and communitie... Read More...

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Clare Kennedy’s Street Recovery Coffee Shop (and food)

VIDEO – IT’S OPEN AND NEEDS SUPPORT – Nov. 2023 - Our Recovery Coffee Shop will provide a friendly, safe and sober space for people to be introduced to how to recover from addiction from our volunteers with lived ex... Read More...

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Rehabs Prey on Addicts Trapped in the ‘Florida Shuffle’

VIDEO – WHEN HEALING IS SO PROFITABLE – Nov. 24, 2023 - “We go on a cycle of like traveling from place, to place, to place, to place until I had gone to like at least 24 facilities,” she said. Jaynes had unknowingly ... Read More...

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‘American Nightmare’: How 30 Unlicensed Sober Homes Almost Took Over a Community

VIDEO – LIKE AN INFESTATION? – Nov. 20, 2023 - “At one point, there was like a person passed out sleeping at the park, needles everywhere, beer cans, and again, the neighborhood has been around for six months at th... Read More...

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‘I landed on love’: A Different Approach to Addiction

AUDIO – FATHERS LOVE SONS – Nov. 20, 2023 - Ken and his now late wife Barbara turned to support groups for loved ones of people with substance use disorders. The meetings helped them find resources about treatment an... Read More...

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Psychiatry Specialist Breaks Down Addiction/Recovery

VIDEO – A DOCTORS OPINION – Nov. 20, 2023 - For many dealing with addiction, it can be difficult to admit there is a problem and that they need help. Even when they seek help, it may take several attempts before th... Read More...

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Colts Owner Jim Irsay Says Overdose Almost Killed Him

THE END ZONE THERE’S NO COMING BACK FROM – Nov. 20, 2023 - Irsay, who has spoken candidly in the past about his battles with drugs and alcohol, made the revelation in an interview with Andrea Kremer for HBO’s ... Read More...

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‘Addictions Don’t Discriminate’

FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE – Nov. 23, 2023 - ‘Addictions Don’t Discriminate’ is the name of a temporary exhibit set up by the Medicine Hat Drug Coalition. It’s National Addiction Awareness week in Canada, and this... Read More...

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The Road to Recovery

THE MOUNTAIN COMES TO MOHAMMED – Nov. 21, 2023 - Dr. Francesca Beaudoin was the first physician in the nation to serve patients in a mobile drug recovery unit. The van, an innovative public health intervention on whe... Read More...

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Vending Machines For Reducing Deaths

VIDEO – ALL LIVES MATTER – Nov. 21, 2023 - The agency announced a new, free Narcan vending machine will be in its arrest processing center in collaboration with the group CARE Partnership, which is providing the pr... Read More...

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Rethinking Drug Addiction and Treatment

THOUGHTS ARE THINGS – Nov. 17, 2023 - When Maia Szalavitz was in the throes of her drug addiction she was injecting speed balls, a mixture of heroin and cocaine, as much as 40 times a day. She is one of the lu... Read More...

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Hank Crapser: Single Dad, Former Addict, Helping Others

EVERYDAY IS FATHER’S DAY – Nov. 19, 2023 - He hands out his business card with pride, excited to speak about the work he does. He feels obligated to help those in need, as so many tried to do for him for so long, he ... Read More...

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Robbie Williams Lived Through Hell Before Embracing Sobriety

ROCK ‘N ROLL SOBERSTAR – Nov. 19, 2023 - Speaking to The Sun, the singer got candid about that dark time in his life, sharing what was going through his head at the time: “I thought I could snort the most, take the m... Read More...

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Preventing Suicide: The Power of Resilience and Positive Emotions

HOLDING HANDS OF COMPASSION – Nov. 17, 2023 - To understand how positive emotions build resilience, it helps to know a little bit about the biology of emotions. When we experience an emotion, whether positive ... Read More...

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Cyber-attack has grim side-effect as expert issues ‘health warning’

THIEVES DON’T USE THE DOOR – Nov. 18, 2023 - This can look like losing the ability to function and cope with everyday activities, the Georgia Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division noted. Other sym... Read More...

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Ingestible “smart pill” May Detect Overdosing

THEN WHAT? – Nov. 17, 2023 - n this study, 10 participants undergoing sleep studies at the WVU Medicine Sleep Evaluation Center swallowed a Celero Systems Vitals Monitoring Pill (VM Pill), a device the size of a vita... Read More...

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