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How Your Mindset Can Change Your World

WATCH WHAT YOU THINK – April 28, 2022 - Perhaps the most famous expectation effect is the placebo response, in which positive beliefs about a treatment can relieve patients’ symptoms and accelerate recovery. As... Read More...

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Florence Welch Talks Sobriety & The Lure of Motherhood

SOBRIETY IS BIRTHING – April 26, 2022 - The photographer and director Autumn de Wilde, responsible for the album’s artwork and Welch’s new music videos, was instrumental in creating Florence’s new liberated wor... Read More...

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How-To Travel Guide for the Newly Sober

DON’T FORGET YOUR GRAPEVINE – April 18. 2022 - What felt like her unchangeable future proved not just changeable but also hopeful. That PBS moment sparked something within Hong. In 2013, two years after watchin... Read More...

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Artist Uses Woodworking To Overcome Addiction

VIDEO – 12 WOODEN STEPS – April 19, 2022 - “It’s kind of amazing how many times I’ve heard the story that led them to woodworking,” Hardin said. One tool Hardin still keeps in his shop today is his Lufkin ... Read More...

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Denise Welch Celebrates 10 Years of Sobriety: ‘The best decision I ever made’

A DECADE WELL SPENT – April 19, 2022 - ‘10 yrs ago today I took my last alcoholic drink. Not a sherry trifle since and it’s been the best decision I ever made. It changed my life and the lives of everyone I lov... Read More...

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‘It cost me everything’: Coach Shares Sobriety Journey

VIDEO – FROM SAUCE TO SPORTS – April 19, 2022 - For him, sobriety is a daily process. “Fourteen years, three months, and three days,” Dodd says. “I was 48 when I got sober.” Dodd shares his elite level m... Read More...

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The Ins and Outs of Recovering from Addiction

FAMILY TIES – April 20, 2022 - By 24, Lisa was no longer in a relationship and started drinking more. The drinks allowed her to forget about her ex-boyfriend and feel free of any thoughts that would bring her d... Read More...

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I Took A Break From Weed After Smoking For 3 Years

HOW LONG DID THAT LAST? – April 20, 2022 - Before I share how my “No Marijuana March” went, let me make a couple things clear: I love weed (still do), and I am certainly not condemning anyone who partakes in d... Read More...

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Keith Urban’s ‘Lucky’ That Addictions, Sobriety ‘Hasn’t Defined Creativity’

THE MUSE NEVER LEFT HIM – April 18, 2022 - Keith Urban says he’s “lucky” that his music and creativity remain unaffected by his sobriety now 15 years later. He told the Sunday Times, “I’m glad it didn’t change ... Read More...

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You Lived Through Covid, Now Don’t Die From Alcohol

THE ROAD TO SOBRIETY – April 20, 2022 - The Buddhists say the odds of being born a human is the same as if there was a single round life preserver floating in the Pacific Ocean and every 100 years a porpoise pop... Read More...

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Kicked Out of Christian Program Because of Her Sexual Orientation

VIDEO – WWJD – April 19, 2022 - “The state successfully argued that early termination could not be considered until resolving the alleged probation violation. Judge Souto then heard testimony from multiple witn... Read More...

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Multiple Middle School Students Possibly Overdose

MIDNIGHT IN AMERICA? – April 22, 2022 - A source told Mid-Hudson News that the students were reported to be suffering from a reaction to a drug that they had ingested. Poughkeepsie City School District Super... Read More...

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Coffee House Offers Fresh Start to Recovering Addicts

VIDEO – COFFEE AND ADDICTS, WHAT A FIT – April 22, 2022 - “We felt like we could have a business that would really help people coming out of incarceration and recovering from addition,” Paula Holtz said. Fr... Read More...

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San Francisco Gets $10 million opioid Settlement

NO ONE GOES TO PRISON – April 20, 2022 - San Francisco sued Endo, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and Allergan Plc, drug distributor Anda Inc, pharmacy Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc in 2018. The companies cr... Read More...

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Nicki Minaj Opens Up About Sobriety

VIDEO (at your own risk) – PUTTING AWAY THE GANGA – April 22, 2022 - “I used to b happy when I was high,” Nicki wrote in part. “Now I’m happy when I’m sober. No judgment to anyone. Be gentle with yourself.” Sh... Read More...

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‘Teen Mom 2’ Star Shares Uplifting Message About His Sobriety

UP BUT NOT HIGH – April 20, 2022 - In an April 20 Instagram post, Sean shared a series of photos of him with his girlfriend, “Teen Mom” star Jade Cline, and their daughter, Kloie, alongside a lengthy capt... Read More...

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I Stopped Drinking And My Sex Life Changed

FOR THE BETTER – April 19, 2022 - For three years, Liam and I hooked up in parks, parties, cars and alleys. For us, this was an act of defiance against anyone ― nuclear family members, acquaintances, strangers ... Read More...

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Veterinarians Suffering From Burn Out

ITS RAINING CATS AND DOGS – April 18, 2022 - The resulting spike in pet health concerns has been straining a corner of the medical world that doesn’t get as much attention as doctors and nurses: veterinarians.... Read More...

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NAATP Strives for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Addiction Treatment

A FORCE FOR CHANGE – April 4, 2022 - In 2020, NAATP engaged a DEI Advisory Committee to discuss the impact of systemic racism and other forms of discrimination on addiction treatment and recovery. This Committee no... Read More...

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55 Celebrities Who Quit Drinking

NON-ALCOHOLIC PERFORMERS – April 21, 2022 - While we’ve all had one too many cocktails or whatever it may be at that Thursday evening happy hour, many, including some of our favorite celebrities, have chosen to... Read More...

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Steve-O’s Good Life In Sobriety

VIDEO – CHANGE IS FREE OF CHARGE – April 22, 2022 - Approximately a year after announcing his sobriety, Steve-O, whose real name is Stephen Gilchrist Glover, teamed up with Lacey Schwimmer to compete on the ei... Read More...

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Pandemic Stress & Loneliness Making Addiction More Common

HOW DO WE COPE? – April 18, 2022 - Eliana Leve, director of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s New York services, agreed: “Addictive behaviors are often linked to emotional and social deficits. The isolation... Read More...

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Nonprofit Tackles Stigma Around Substance Use

AUDIO – SOBERING CONVERSATION – April 20, 2022 - “I didn’t want not one more family member to be in the dark and living with the terror that they would lose their family member,” Porter said. Be Part of the ... Read More...

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Drug Kingpin Johnson & Johnson Pays $99 Million For Over-Marketing Highly Addictive Drugs

IS EL CHAPO A STOCKHOLDER? – April 8, 2022 - West Virginia previously reached a $26 million settlement with Endo International Plc, which had also been a defendant in the ongoing trial. The Mountain s... Read More...

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Substance Abuse Addressed At Spoon River College

VIDEO – SHARE ’TIL IT HURTS – April 13, 2022 - “These kids are struggling,” Ryan said. “Depression, thinking of suicide, we need more resources but we need to talk about it. People need HOPE. People need purpos... Read More...

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Three Virginians Fighting Addiction Their Own Way

VIDEO – PROGRESS IN THE SOUTH – April 14, 2022 - Virginia has been plagued by addiction since the late 1990s when Purdue Pharma introduced Oxycontin. Since then, the regulations surrounding the accessibility of... Read More...

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Fun and Sobriety Are Not Mutually Exclusive

AUDIO – DANCE LIKE NO ONE IS WATCHING – April 13, 2022 - Your friend says to you, “Let’s get drunk and have some fun.” Or maybe they say, “We got so drunk last night—wasn’t that fun?” Depending on the person m... Read More...

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‘The Flight Attendant’ Season 2 Does Better With Sobriety

IF YOU LOVE TV – April 13, 2022 - Cassie’s new side job as a CIA asset is a perfect lead-in to a twisty new mystery, but unlike last season, which had very clear stakes – Cassie woke up next to a dead body in a... Read More...

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American Children 8 and Older Should Be Screened for Anxiety

THE HAPPIEST COUNTRY ON EARTH – April 12, 2022 - The U.S. task force recommended screening for anxiety regardless of whether a clinician has been looped into any signs or symptoms. “It’s critical to be able... Read More...

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Criminalizing Drug Addiction Doesn’t Decrease Overdoses

LEGALIZE THEM ALL? – April 14, 2022 - A bill moves through Colorado’s legislature to tighten penalties on the possession and distribution of fentanyl, experts note the complexities and hardships of addiction. ... Read More...

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