Doctors Hesitate to Prescribe Suboxone WTF? – July 21, 2023 - The research, published Friday in JAMA Health Forum, underscores two major challenges: allowing U.S. health care providers to provide addiction medications, and then convincing them to a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 1 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionRecoveryRehab
Stop WASTING Your Life by Dr. Gabor Maté VIDEO – START REJOICING EVERYDAY – May 2023 - Dr. Gabor Maté is a renowned speaker and bestselling author and is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics, including addiction, stress, and chi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecovery
Most Emergency Call Centers Understaffed PAY THEM MORE – July 27, 2023 - While the survey did not do a census of every 911 center, “the clear response from the sample is that most centers are understaffed,’ NENA CEO Brian Fontes told Axios. Respon... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateTrauma
988 Line Gets 5 Million Calls and Texts in 1st Year AUDIO – TALK ABOUT IT! – July 15, 2023 - Last July, the cumbersome 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline became 988. The easy-to-remember lifeline was created to help people dealing with issues like depress... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressioninterventionJuly 25 2023Mental Healthsuicide
‘There is hope’: Speakers Share Stories of Recovery WONDERFUL AUDIO – July 16, 2023 - Bush, a peer advocate for people in recovery, recounted his “rock bottom” before a crowd at the second Recovery Speaks event at Nick’s Ride 4 Friends in Auburn Saturday. Over 60 pe... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 25 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
New York Launches Overdose Prevention Campaign STOP THE DYING – July 13, 2023 - New York health officials on Tuesday launched a public service campaign highlighting the importance of naloxone, a medication that is used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJuly 25 2023OverdoseRecoveryTrauma
Ozempic Could Cure Drug Addiction CAN YOU SHOVE IT? – July 15, 2023 - Ozempic, the diabetes drug that went viral for its ability to help people lose weight and eat less, is back in the news this week. The EU announced that it would investigate... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 25 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Harsher Drug Penalties Don’t Help Addicts Recover LEGALIZE IT – July 9, 2023 - While the bill claims to go after high-level dealers and “drug kingpins,” it would actually make it easier for someone simply in possession to be brought in on intent to distribute — and ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressioninterventionJuly 25 2023Recovery
The Department of Health & Human Services Distributes $47.8 Million For Drugs, For Addiction and Other Facets of Overdose Prevention & Substance Abuse GOVERNMENTAL FUNDING – July 19, 2023 - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is announcing awards in five grant prog... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 25 2023OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Employee at Landmark Recovery Talks About Drug Use at Facility VIDEO – STAFF OR CLIENTS? – July 14, 2023 - The employee says he’s been tasked with responsibilities that he is in no way qualified for and weren’t part of the job description, such as full body cavity searches, cari... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 25 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Demi Lovato says Vision and Hearing Damage from Overdose a Reminder ‘to stay on the right path’ DAMAGE CONTROL – July 14, 2023 - Lovato previously revealed in their 2021 docuseries “Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil” that they experienced several strokes, a heart attack, pneumonia and multiple organ fa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 25 2023Mental HealthOverdoseRecoveryRehab
5 Most Popular Addiction Treatment Centers for the Wealthy QUITTING FOR A PRICE – 2023 - The Pursuitist, the ultimate luxury insider, has explored the world and brought back the inside scoop on the most exclusive and expensive addiction treatment centers for the rich ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 25 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
NJ Teams “Wrestle for Recovery” VIDEO – PINNING ADDICTION – July 15, 2023 - That’s where Rob Nucci comes in. He’s the head coach at Raritan High School where the Rockets are two-time defending sectional champions. He doubles as president of Hazle... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 25 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Sheriff’s Homeless Outreach Finds Mental Illness & Addiction AUDIO – IT’S COMPLICATED – July 12, 2023 - Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper on Wednesday announced the results of a recent homeless outreach effort and called for robust funding to address serious problems that p... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionJuly 25 2023Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
What Holds Us Back From Breaking Chains of Addiction? BAD HABITS – July 9, 2023 - What holds us back from recovery? Externals or things outside ourselves — such as being in a certain place — can slow recovery. Our own internal thoughts and addiction desires ca... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 18 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
I Drank So Much at Work I Had Blackouts VIDEO – CHANGE CAN HAPPEN – July 10, 2023 - What I’ve learned now is that drinking problems are on a spectrum. Drinking was causing a lot of problems in my life. It was causing financial stress, relationship str... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewJuly 18 2023RecoveryRehab
Tom Holland: “Why am I so enslaved by this drink?” VIDEO – THAT IS THE QUESTION – July 11, 2023 - Tom Holland reevaluated his relationship with alcohol after he was struggling to abstain from drinking for a month. “I was definitely addicted to alcohol, not shyin... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewJuly 18 2023RecoveryRehab
ER Visits for Teen Girls Booming NOT AN EASY TIME – July 12, 2023 - A second study in JAMA Network Open also showed that mental health visits to EDs across the United States decreased less than non-mental health visits during the pandemic, showing m... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJuly 18 2023Mental HealthRecoveryteenagersTrauma
Controversy Involving Sober Living House AUDIO – SYSTEM FAILURE? – July 13, 2023 - Reporter Craig Monger on “News & Views” with Joey Clark as they discuss the attempt by sober living residents to lure young girls into their facility, and their apparen... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 18 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Club House Looking For New Home VIDEO – FELLOWSHIP NEEDS TO CONTINUE – July 12, 2023 - “A little over four years ago, I hit rock bottom in my life on pretty much every level you can imagine and realized I needed help,” she said. A meeting held... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 18 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Nam Taehyun Confesses To Checking Into Rehab STARDOM’S LIGHT – July 13, 2023 - Nam Taehyun confesses to his drug addiction past, his current debt, and his check-in to rehabilitation in an in-depth interview with KBS. KBS held an interview with Nam Tae... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 18 2023RecoveryRehab
White House Lays Out Effort Against Xylazine NOT Leprosy – July 11, 2023 - WASHINGTON -- Federal officials on Tuesday called for more testing and research on xylazine, the powerful animal sedative that’s spreading through the nation’s illicit drug supply... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 18 2023Recovery
Philadelphia’s New Public Restrooms Include Narcan VIDEO – WHERE PISSING CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE – July 11, 2023 - Public restrooms are important for all members of the community and help make public spaces accessible to all. Like many U.S. cities, Philadelphia doesn’t ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJuly 18 2023RecoveryRehab
Injection Sites Would Save Lives NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT – July 9, 2023 - But addiction is not governed by commonsense, reason or logic. It is a compulsive, self-destructive disease. Addicts who can’t use in a safe environment will play Russian roul... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJuly 18 2023OverdoseRecoveryRehabTrauma
Actress Was Fired Over ‘Drug Problem’ VIDEO – ADDERALL OR NOTHING – July 6, 2023 - “I got basically let go from Pretty Little Liars Season 5 because of the weight that I had lost,” Shaw said on the podcast, “and it was really an embarrassing thing. I d... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 18 2023RecoveryRehab
Honolulu 1st Major U.S. City to Require Naloxone in Bars A SHOT OF WHAT? – July 12, 2023 - “The passage of Bill 28 by the Honolulu City Council today represents a collective commitment to saving lives and providing immediate assistance to those in the grips of addiction. N... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJuly 18 2023OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
US vs. China Over Influx of Fentanyl MADE IN CHINA – July 12, 2023 - After Blinken left Beijing, the US justice department filed criminal charges against Chen and Wang, along with six other Chinese nationals and four Chinese chemical manufacturin... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionJuly 18 2023Overdose
Three Patients Die Within a Week at Rehab WHAT A SAD WAY TO GO – July 12, 2023 - All three of these cases are suspected of involving some type of drug overdose; however, aspects of the incidents are suspicious, and no conclusions or determinations hav... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 18 2023life expectancyRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
3 Ways to Relieve Pain Without Opioids HANDS ON THERAPY – July 12, 2023 - What else works? There are alternatives to opioid for pain management, and Dr. Karam uses a conservative approach. “We will basically exhaust everything before progre... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 18 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehab
Menopause Messed with My Sobriety GROWING AWARENESS – July 5, 2023 - And this is what caused Melissa, my doctor, to wonder out loud: “Hey. Maybe it’s perimenopause?” Hot flashes, the often laughed-at harbinger of menopause, saved me. Sort of. ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 11 2023Recovery