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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 12 2023interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 12 2023Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
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...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 12 2023interventionMental Health
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...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 12 2023Eating Disorderfood addictionintervention
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...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 12 2023Drug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
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...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 5 2023Drug Abuse and Addictioninterventionmarijuanapotsmoking
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...Alcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 5 2023Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRehab
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 5 2023Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 5 2023Drug Abuse and Addictionintervention
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 5 2023Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRehab
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...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 5 2023interventionMental HealthRecovery
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 5 2023Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Once a Homeless Addict, Mayor Takes On Drug Crises HE CAN RELATE – Nov. 25, 2023 - “For 17 years, I was an absolutely horrible individual,” said Carter, the mayor of Oshawa, Ontario. “Horrible individual. I lied, cheated, stole.” Homeless and addicted to drugs ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 5 2023Drug Abuse and Addictionhomelessinterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryTrauma
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...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 5 2023interventionMental HealthRecoverySexual Addiction
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 5 2023Drug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehab
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 28 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 28 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 28 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘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...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 28 2023RecoveryRehab
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 28 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 28 2023OverdoseRecoveryRehab
‘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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 28 2023RecoveryRehab
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 28 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionNov 28 2023RecoveryRehab
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 28 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 28 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 28 2023RecoveryRehab
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...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressioninterventionMental HealthNov 21 2023suicide
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...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainternetinterventionMental HealthNov 21 2023
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...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionNov 21 2023OverdoseRecovery