WAXAHATCHEE – TIGERS BLOOD WHAT’S IN A NAME – MARCH 20, 2024 - On her sixth album ‘Tigers Blood’, Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield is distancing herself from her demons and embracing home. Katie Crutchfield is back, the Alabama-bor... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMar 26 2024RecoveryRehab
Biden Moves to Relax Federal Weed Restrictions TIME HAS COME TODAY – March 7, 2024 - President Joe Biden reiterated that nobody should go to prison for cannabis use, and touted his administration’s moves to evaluate whether federal marijuana restrictions s... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 19 2024marijuanapotweed
Decriminalizing Drugs Could Help More People Seek Treatment VIDEO – IT’S THE ONLY SOLUTION – March 11, 2024 - “If you reduce stigma and fear of criminalization, people are more likely to be vulnerable and honest about the struggles they have,” Schaffner said. “When they’re ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionMar 19 2024Recovery
Three Months After Leaving Patton State Mental Hospital She Was Dead AUDIO – SCANDAL or FATE? – March 13, 2024 - The department agreed to pay the Amity Foundation roughly $121 million over five years to oversee and review reentry homes in Los Angeles County, Taxpayers paid about $5,... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediainterventionlife expectancyMar 19 2024Mental Health
What Is RECOVERY CAPITAL? IT’S EVERYTHING – March 11, 2024 - Recovery capital is comprised of social, physical, cultural and human forms of capital. It consists of, but is not limited to, personal and social characteristics, networks, ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 19 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Life Without TikTok INDIA BLOCKS TikTok – March 15, 2024 - What happened when the world’s most populous nation turned off TikTok. In June 2020, after a violent clash on the India-China border that left at least 20 Indian soldiers dead, ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetinterventionMar 19 2024Smartphone Addiction
What I Have Learned Through Childhood Trauma THIS TOO SHALL PASS – March 2024 - I will never say that my trauma in childhood was a positive thing. In an ideal world there would be no such thing. However, for many of us it is a fact of life. Most of us have had ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMar 19 2024Mental HealthTrauma
Daughter Says State Should be Accountable for Father’s Death VIDEO – REHABS OR GOLD RUSH – March 13, 2024 - I’m an only child, he only had me and I only had him,” Carletta Leslie said. Carletta’s father, Carson, died back in September 2022 after he went missing from Flagsta... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMar 19 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
“The Good Boss” Helps People Break Cycle of Homelessness and Addiction VIDEO – THE GOOD NEWS BOSS – March 8, 2024 - Victor Oliveira will be the first to tell you that, 12 years ago, he couldn’t have imagined what he would be doing now. In 2012, he was released from a Massachusetts sta... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionMar 19 2024RecoveryRehab
The Profound Impact of Alcohol & Drugs on Your Brain WHAT DAMAGE? – March 10, 2024 - Each of your brain cells has your genetic code stored in long strands of DNA. For all that DNA to fit into a cell, it needs to be packed tightly. This is achieved by winding the DNA ar... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMar 19 2024Mental Health
Walk-in Suboxone, Sublocade, and Vivitrol Treatment Clinic Opens VIDEO – STEP RIGHT UP – March 11, 2024 - “People are dying,” said Dr. Elena Yanchar, chief of psychiatry at The Centers. “People are dying at numbers they shouldn’t be. People are suffering, and we have treatment.” D... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 19 2024RecoveryRehab
Dean McDermott Reveals He Became a Drug Counselor after Getting Sober VIDEO – A STAR KEEPS SHINING – March 13, 2024 - McDermott, 57, explains that he “went into treatment and put life back together,” adding he owes his life and newfound way of living to Harmony Place Treatment Center ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMar 19 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
THE WAR ON RECOVERY HOW NUTS IS THIS? – March 5, 2024 - A yearlong investigation by STAT shows that virtually every sector of American society is obstructing the use of medications that could prevent tens of thousands of deaths ea... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 19 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Microplastics Found Clogging Human Arteries LIKE OUR RIVERS AND STREAMS? – March 9, 2024 - ”It’s extraordinary,” cardiologist Eric Topol, “I’m a cardiologist for three decades plus and I never envisioned we’d have microplastic in our arteries and its pr... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediainterventionlife expectancyMar 19 2024Trauma
Oregon Lawmakers Ready to End Decriminalization ‘experiment’ VIDEO – WAR ON DRUG ADDICTS BACK ON – March 3, 2024 - “About four Oregonians a day are dying because of overdoses,” state Sen. Tim Knopp, a Republican and minority leader in the upper chamber, said” on Sunday. “The... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 12 2024War On Drugs
Ex-Suns Player Rex Chapman’s Terrifying Memoir Sparks Conversations on Addiction VIDEO – WRITING IT DOWN – Feb. 28, 2024 - While Chapman was flying high at the NBA level with athleticism and his distinct style of play, he sustained a variety of injuries. He sustained 10 injuries, seven of which... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMar 12 2024Recovery
College Students Thrive in Substance-Free Living on Campus GOOD GRADES WITHOUT GIN – Feb. 29, 2023 - There’s enormous pressure at college to drink and not everybody wants to feel that pressure. Substance-free dorms are a tool that can help support and build healthy ha... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 12 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘I used to be a happy drunk: I ain’t any more’: Paul Gascoigne on alcohol addiction VIDEO – KICKING IS THE GOAL – March 6, 2024 - He revealed that he recently attended an AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meeting. Gascoigne said on the High Performance podcast: “If I want to make it a bad day, I’ll go in th... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousinterventionInterviewMar 12 2024RecoveryRehab
90% of Liver Transplant Websites Use Stigmatizing Language A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME... – March 6, 2024 - A “vast majority” of liver transplant centers use stigmatizing language, such as “alcoholic” or “alcohol abuse,” when describing patients with alcohol use disorder... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediainterventionlife expectancyMar 12 2024
Rehab Offers Specialized Program for Sex Addiction in Los Angeles ZIP IT – March 5, 2024 - “Our Sex Addiction Treatment Program is rooted in compassion, understanding, and a commitment to holistic healing,” stated Joni Ogle, CEO of The Heights Treatment Center. “We believe t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMar 12 2024RecoverySexual Addiction
Public Opinion Sought On Sober Living Homes: Time to Speak Up A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME – March 7, 2024 - More than 200 people representing 37 jurisdictions across the state have participated in one of the seven public meetings facilitated by the Task Force, as momentum and ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 12 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Recovery Center CEO Empowers Women on Seeking Leadership Positions VIDEO ONLY – SHE HAS KNOW HOW – March 8, 2024 - The CEO of Nexus Recovery Center is doing her part to empower women on International Women’s Day. WATCH@NBCDFW ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMar 12 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Sobriety Centers of New Hampshire Acquired by Summit Behavioral Healthcare NEW ENGLAND TAKEOVER? – Summit BHC has acquired Sobriety Centers of New Hampshire. This marks the private equity-backed substance use disorder provider first move in the New England market. Sobriety Centers of ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 12 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Therapy Dog Helping Women Overcome Addiction VIDEO – PAWS WHEN AGITATED – March 7, 2024 - “I’ve created meaningful friendships. Ozzie is a part of that,” said Abbey Colburn, a client at the Adult and Teen Challenge of Western Wisconsin. Ozzie is in the... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 12 2024Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
U.S. House Votes Next Week on TikTok Ban BAN THIS! – March 7, 2024 - A powerful House committee advanced a bill on Thursday that could lead to a nationwide ban against TikTok on all electronic devices, renewing lawmakers’ challenge to one of the world... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetinterventionMar 12 2024Smartphone Addiction
Single Dose of LSD Provides Immediate & Lasting Relief from Anxiety UNLESS YOU SWALLOW IT – March 7, 2024 - Professor David Nutt, director of the Neuropsychopharmacology Unit at Imperial College London’s division of brain sciences, who researches psychedelics, said in an email that t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMar 12 2024Mental HealthPsychedelics
Ibogaine Enthusiast Explores Economic Benefits LEGALIZE IT – March 3, 2023 - Ibogaine By David Dardashti, an organization focusing on providing ibogaine treatment to those afflicted with opiate addiction, recently visited Ohio to explore the potential economic be... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 12 2024PsychedelicsRecovery
Calgary Opens First of Its Kind Recovery Centre LEADING THE WAY – Feb. 29, 2024 - Most knew Victoria Burns as an ace student securing straight A’s at one of the country’s most prestigious universities. But underneath the McGill student’s intellectual sharpn... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 5 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Rex Chapman: The ‘Other Side’ of Drug and Gambling Addiction IS PEACE OF MIND – Feb. 20, 2024 - After what he described as a routine surgery, Chapman developed an opioid addiction and, at one point, was taking up to 50 painkillers a day. He says the drug addiction was a gat... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionGaminginternetinterventionInterviewMar 5 2024RecoveryRehab
Lured In: Understanding and Overcoming Gambling Addiction in Youth IT’S A LONG SHOT – Feb. 26, 2024 - “Sports betting used to be taboo, now it’s openly promoted and easily accessible through phones,” says Dr. Louise Stanger, an interventionist and gambling addiction expert. “... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetinterventionMar 5 2024teenagersvideo games