Longtime Coroner Sentenced for Illegally Prescribing Drugs VIDEO – MONEY FOR SOMETHING – June 29, 2023 - He also worked as a family physician for 45 years, most recently practicing in both Crescent Springs and Fort Wright. In October 2021, the Kentucky Board of Medical ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 4 2023RecoveryTrauma
Can Ozempic Cure Addiction? AUDIO – DEFINITELY MAYBE – June 25, 2023 - Episode Notes Semaglutide, otherwise known as Ozempic, has been making headlines as a weight loss drug – despite only having FDA approval to treat diabetes. Now, some say it... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 4 2023Recovery
Yes. Addiction is a Disease…of Desire! by Michael W. Clune OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES – June 29, 2023 - Addicts are enslaved by what we want. We don’t want what we want. Language must perform contortions to convey the paradox of addiction. The Apostle ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 4 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Emergency Rehab for Pete Davidson TOO MUCH...? – June 28, 2023 - Pete Davidson, 29, is said to be receiving in-patient therapy to address issues related to post-traumatic stress disorder and his prior borderline personality disorder diagnosis ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 4 2023marijuanaMental HealthpotRecoveryRehabsmoking
Russell Brand: Addicts Know The Real Truth VIDEO – HE KNOWS OF WHAT HE SPEAKS – June 29, 2023 - 02:54 Your early context09:05 What would have made you feel more valued?15:19 Do you feel sorry for your younger self?16:44 What direction would you hav... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 4 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Is Tranq Safer Than Fentanyl? IS DRIVING SAFER THAN WALKING? – June 24, 2023 - U.S. regulators approved xylazine in 1971 to sedate animals for surgery, dental procedures and handling purposes. In humans, the drug can cause breathing and... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionJuly 4 2023RecoveryRehabTrauma
From Growing Up With Addicts To Yale Graduate IT’S NOT GENETIC – June 28, 2023 - She explained that she and her older brother had lived with their parents when she was a baby, but eventually, her parents got divorced. Following the divorce, both she and h... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 4 2023Mental HealthRecoveryTrauma
Health & Human Services Awards $31.5M in Grants for Children & Young Adults COMPASSION OR CASH GRAB? – June 28, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), announced the award of $31.5 million ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionJuly 4 2023Mental HealthRecovery
15-Question Test Tells if You’re Addicted to Your Phone WHO ISN’T? – June 24, 2023 - The Smartphone Compulsion Test was developed by David Greenfield, who is the founder of The Center for Internet and Technology Addiction and assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at ... Read More...Addiction Recoverycell phoneinterventionJune 27 2023Smartphone Addiction
It Takes a Lot of Hard Work to Realize How Stupid Hard Work Is SAM DELANEY – Jan. 19, 2023 - Giving up drink and drugs felt like a big sacrifice at first but, quite quickly, I realised it was the opposite. Sobriety introduced a bunch of brilliant new stuff. Energy, curiosity, fi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 27 2023RecoveryRehab
Calls for Cigarette-Style Warning Labels for Ultra-Processed Foods LIVE TO EAT or EAT TO DIE – June 21, 2023 - “Awareness of what is ultra-processed food is actually fairly low but they are familiar foods in your shopping trolley. “They include pizza, ice cream, crisps, ma... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionJune 27 2023
Sobriety Graduation Court VIDEO – THE ULTIMATE DIPLOMA – June 21, 2023 - Sobriety court graduation held at 55th District Court. WATCH@WILX ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 27 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Evolving Landscape of Workplace Cannabis Testing UNLESS YOU’RE IN A BAND – June 23, 2023 - “The reasonable thing for an employer to assume is that they are a risk factor if there’s any recent use at all, either alcohol or marijuana. And then the same goes for opio... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 27 2023marijuanapotsmoking
Borderline Personality Disorder No Longer Belongs in Clinical Practice I HATE YOU I LOVE YOU I HATE YOU I LOVE YOU – June 9, 2023 - According to the authors, “Borderline Personality Disorder” emerged as a category during the heyday of psychoanalysis where it was used to denote si... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJune 27 2023Mental HealthRecovery
Man Shares Video of The Moment He Decided to Quit Alcohol VIDEO – AND STAYED QUIT – June 24, 2023 - Todd told Newsweek that the start of the video came from a night of drinking in the summer of 2021 that followed from a daytime business networking event where he was repre... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewJune 27 2023RecoveryRehab
TikToker Star Going to Rehab! ONE TWEET OVER THE LINE – June 21, 2023 - Andrea said she is going to “fully embrace it and make the best of it” instead of feeling shamed or embarrassed. She went on to say the experience might be “sucky” before ass... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionJune 27 2023RecoveryRehab
Bam Margera Leaves Detox Early to Have Some Fun MORE 4th STEP MATERIAL – June 24, 2023 - It’s a sharp turn for Bam, who started the detox June 7 after cops put him on a 5150 psychiatric hold following a video rant where Bam threatened to smoke crack until h... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 27 2023RecoveryRehab
Hipocrite Katy Perry ‘indulges little bit of booze’ Despite ‘Sobriety Pact’ with Orlando Bloom I DON’T DO DRUGS, I ONLY SMOKE WEED – June 23, 2023 - While talking about the pact, the American singer told People: “We did this because he’s shooting a movie in London right now that’s taking every ounce of his foc... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJune 27 2023RecoveryRehab
WATCH: Merrick Garland Talks About Fentanyl Supply VIDEO – SUPPLY & DEMAND! – June 23, 2023 - Garland said three other Chinese-based chemical manufacturers faced charges in the Eastern District of New York. “As alleged in the indictments, each of these compani... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionJune 27 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Tom Holland Debunks ‘The Wildest Rumor’ About Why He Got Sober HE’S A STAR – June 19, 2023 -The English actor recently caught up with BuzzFeed to talk about making The Crowded Room and, during the chat, he got candid about his decision to stop drinking alcohol. He also di... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewJune 27 2023RecoveryRehab
Getting Volunteers Drunk at Field Sobriety Training VIDEO – HAPPY GUINEA PIGS – June 16, 2023 - Sgt. David Bentz said this type of training gives officers a big advantage over regular police academy training. “We take the officers, give them 24 hours of trainin... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJune 27 2023Recovery
$$$ Fund Invests Millions in Banyan Treatment Centers SOLD FOR MANY MILLIONS – June 2, 2023 - Joe Tuttle, President & CEO of Banyan Treatment Centers says "Our team delivers evidence-based treatment models with deep empathy for our patients. TPG's focus on improvin... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 27 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Dentist Faces Life in Prison for Prescribing Opioids VIDEO – DR. FEEL DEAD – June 23, 2023 - He charged one of his patients $37,000 for dental procedures and prescribed the patient unnecessary amounts of narcotics, including morphine. That patient died days later due... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 27 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Mexico had Methods to Tackle Addiction in the 1940s LEGALIZE IT – June 20, 2023 - But harm reduction is far from a new idea. While we frequently hear U.S. politicians and media outlets cast blame on Mexico for the rising number of drug-related deaths in the Unit... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJune 27 2023Recovery
Abstinence NOT Required: Program Prioritizes Saving Lives STAYING ALIVE – June 11, 2023 - Doctors used metal plates to reconstruct his lower legs and Kelly spent months learning to walk again. So began his plodding journey into the depths of substance use disorder, a downwa... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 20 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Corrections Employee Charged with Bringing Suboxone into Jail IS THAT WRONG? – June 15, 2023 - The charges against the ex-employees, 40-year-old Jessica Schroeder and 27-year-old Amanda Caban, date back to an incident last June in which an inmate at Wildwood was allegedly found... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 20 2023RecoveryRehab
Israeli Pharma Co. Pays $193M Opioid Settlement To Nevada PETTY CASH – June 7, 2023 - “This settlement is the most recent example of my office’s work to hold accountable those who contributed to the opioid epidemic facing Nevadans,” said AG Ford. “I am proud of the w... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 20 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
Cara Delevingne Found Community Through Sobriety ANYONE CAN BE SOBER – June 15, 2023 - “It’s something you can’t hide. You can only be cured by talking about it,” Delevigne said about anxiety, which has been struggling with for years, according to PEOPLE. “I’m done... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJune 20 2023RecoveryRehab
Graduating from High School for Teens in Recovery AUTHENTIC HIGHER EDUCATION – June 16, 2023 - This was a moment they, at one point, believed would never happen, because they lived in fear that their young loved ones would end up dead of an overdose or flunki... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 20 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabteenagers
Use of Non-LSD Hallucinogens Increasing WHY BOTHER? – June 9, 2023 - “The use of psychedelic and hallucinogenic drugs for a range of therapeutic uses is increasing, given accumulating yet still preliminary data from randomized trials on clinical effectiven... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 20 2023Psychedelics