Employees “Silly” Surprise for Manager’s Sober Anniversary A REASON TO CELEBRATE – 7/1/2022 - In a video shared to Reddit under the name nameless-manager, the manager is seen sitting in his office when his employees come in and spray him with silly string while congrat... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 12 2022RecoveryRehab
Hayden Panettiere Ends Addiction to Opioids & Alcohol VIDEO – FAME FATAL – July 6, 2022 - Already a star by the age of 11 after roles on soap operas and in Remember the Titans, Panettiere says she was just 15 when someone on her team began to offer her “happy pill... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 12 2022Mental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehab
Q&A with Smart Recovery, Ted Perkins STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – JULY 8, 2022 - Ted Perkins has worked in various professional capacities in the motion picture industry and in senior executive posts at two major studios, including Warner Bros., and ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 12 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Father Says Son’s High School Prescribed Him Anti-Depressants Without Notifying Him VIDEO – BRAVE NEW WORLD IS HERE – July 3, 2022 - In a viral TikTok, a father shares his shock and frustration that his 15-year-old son’s high school was supplying him with antidepressants without his knowledge... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 12 2022Mental HealthRecoveryteenagersTrauma
Celebrities Who Have Spoken About Addiction Struggles EVEN STARS CAN BE HUMAN – July 7, 2022 - Lady Gaga has never been shy about her drug use, often admitting that she has been “addicted to various things” since she was young. After undergoing surgery in Fe... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 12 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehab
Lily Allen ‘overwhelmed’ with Olivia Rodrigo After Almost Three Years Sobriety SETTING THE STAGE – June 26, 2022 - The Smile singer gave the Glasto crowds a pleasant surprise when she appeared on stage during Olivia Rodrigo’s performance on Saturday. Together, the pair duetted on Li... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 5 2022RecoveryRehab
Machine Gun Kelly Details Near-Suicide Attempt VIDEO – ARTISTIC LICENSE – June 28, 2022 - He went on to talk about how he called his fiancé Megan Fox during one particular episode where he tried to take his own life. He continued: “I called Megan, I was... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 5 2022Recoverysuicide
‘Wait on your miracle’: Boxer Overcomes Homelessness NO TKO – June 17, 2022 - Now, he hosts a weekly podcast for people experiencing homelessness. His goal is to move out of the Salvation Army. “I always tell people to wait on your miracle because your ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionhomelessinterventionInterviewJune 28 2022Recovery
Quitting Kratom Is Easy? SHE DON’T NEED NO 12 STEPS – June 23, 2022 - I took my last dose Saturday morning. I didn’t experience so much as any discomfort. On Sunday, I went hiking. On Monday, I went to a Pride Gay Skate event at the r... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJune 28 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
Ty Herndon Calls Crystal Meth ‘A Pandemic of My Soul’ VIDEO – THERE IS A SOLUTION – June 15, 2022 - “Crystal meth has been a pandemic of my soul,” he added. “It’s been a destruction of my brain. It’s given me some of the ugliest nightmares that I could never even ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJune 28 2022RecoveryRehab
I Went From Policeman to Drug Addict, to Working for Mafia THE EXPERT – June 19, 2022 - As a child, I suffered from cripplingly low self-esteem and insecurities. I was the subject of ‘banter’ at school, being called ‘chubby’ and people constantly pointed out my n... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJune 28 2022Recovery
Beyond Belief Sobriety w/Author of HIGH! – Confessions of a Cannabis Addict VIDEO – IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD(S) – June 2022 - Things could have played out very differently for Leonard Lee Buschel. A powerful combo of early-childhood trauma, temperament, a “professional” opportuni... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionInterviewLeonard BuschelRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Demi Lovato Talks Addiction Struggles in ‘Skin of My Teeth’ SHARING IN A SONG – June 10, 2022 - Lovato has been extremely candid when it comes to their drug addictions, and the struggles they have gone through. In July 2018, the singer suffered a near-fatal opioid over... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJune 21 2022Mental HealthopioidsOverdoseRecoveryRehabTrauma
Jennifer Ward-Lealand: Directorial Debut with Film About Methamphetamine HARROWING – June 13, 2022 - Disturb delves into methamphetamine addiction through the perspective of a kuia (grandmother) experiencing first-hand the drug’s hold on her moko (grandson). “So understanding wh... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionInterviewJune 21 2022methRecovery
Ann Wilson on Trailblazing Women and Drinking while Sober WELL IT AIN’T VODKA – June 15, 2022 - Question: Heart started in Seattle, but had to go up to Canada for a minute. Did your time in Seattle or outside the states during a formative time for your music affe... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietygrammy winnerinterventionInterviewJune 21 2022Recovery
My Life As An Intersex Comedian PRONOUNS ARE FREE – June 17, 2022 - This was no Master Plan to go from big lesbian at BBC Entertainment to a transmasc, nonbinary, intersex in West Hollywood. Well, not mine. Every year in sobriety, I have ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaInterviewJune 21 2022Mental HealthRecovery
Q&A with filmmaker, Adam Nimoy ADAM NIMOY IS REALLY DOWN-TO-EARTH – June 17, 2022 - Adam Nimoy was born during the Eisenhower administration to Leonard and Sandra Zoberblatt Nimoy. He attended the University Elementary School, a “lab school”... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionInterviewJune 21 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Bradley Cooper Opens Up About Addiction VIDEO – SILVER LINING – June 15, 2022 - “I was so lost and I was addicted to cocaine,” Cooper shared. “Will took that risk of having that hard conversation with me in July of 2004 and that put me on a path of d... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewJune 21 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Rabbi and Wife Star in Documentary About LA Treatment Facility COUPLE SAVING SOULS – June 15, 2022 - “I introduced myself, welcomed her, and she got defensive, snobby and bitchy right away. I just kept saying, ‘We just want to tell you what we need,’” Borovitz recalled. Ro... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJune 21 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Dangers Of Being Too Nice – Dr. Gabor Maté VIDEO – NO MORE MR. NICE GUY? – March 1, 2022 - In this video Gabor Mate tells us how we all have this sense of betraying ourselves when we are not truly who we are , we know if we are being ourselves or not. ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewJune 21 2022Mental HealthRecovery
Dopesick: Michael Keaton in Conversation VIDEO – OPIATES STAR IN NON-FICTION TRAGEDY – 2022 - In writing Dopesick, showrunner Danny Strong spent months researching to create a story that reveals how opioid addiction affects individuals and families, t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJune 21 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryTrauma
Emma Thompson Faces Her Body Image Issues IT’S NOT THE LOOK OF HER FACE, IT’S THE LOOK ON HER FACE – June 9, 2022 - Beloved actress Emma Thompson has opened up about facing her body image struggles through her latest role in the upcoming film, Good Luc... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaInterviewJune 14 2022Mental HealthRecovery
Book Review “Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind” RELIVING THE FIRE WITHIN – June 11, 2022 - The 43-year-old entrepreneur opens up about how his personal life fell apart shortly before Walmart’s $310 million acquisition of Bonobos in 2017 came together. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewJune 14 2022Mental HealthRecovery
Q&A with Founder & CEO of Commonly Well, David Whitesock LEADING THE WAY TO SOLVE ADDICTION – June 7, 2022 - David Whitesock is the Founder and CEO of Commonly Well. Through the Recovery Capital Index he is working with organizations to improve their care experiences... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaInterviewJune 14 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Deaf and Homeless Father Gains Sobriety and Restores Family HE SEES WHAT COUNTS – May 31, 2022 - Porter-Henderson’s parents divorced when she was young, and her mom moved with her and her little sister from Chicago to Mississippi. But she was always a daddy’s girl, and... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionInterviewJune 7 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
Drug Treatment Disaster Looming by Michael Prichard and Pete Nielsen LAADC, CADC II NEVER HOPELESS – March 24, 2022 - The argument against SUD licensure has been, “Why should SUD licensure be granted to individuals who did not obtain a master’s degree specific to addiction or at least in a re... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJune 7 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Hope Solo, US Women’s Soccer Legend Will Start Treatment For Her Alcoholism SHE HAS A NEW GOAL – May 1, 2022 - Through a statement published on social networks, the American explained: “I will voluntarily enter a program as an alcohol treatment patient to address my alcohol problems” a... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewJune 7 2022RecoveryRehab
Mom Lived and Died An Alcoholic and It Haunts Me FAMILY TIES – May 24, 2022 - At some point that “fun” drinking turned into a nightly routine that meant I couldn’t have important conversations with my mum past a certain hour, because they’d turn into an argu... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousInterviewMay 31 2022Mental HealthRehabTrauma
Racing Icon Al Unser Jr. on Addictions and Hitting Rock Bottom VIDEO – FAMILY OF CHAMPIONS – May 27, 2022 - Speaking to Wide World of Sports about the downward spiral that played out through his 30s and 40s, Unser Jr laughed when it was suggested the last 10 years have be... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMay 31 2022RecoveryRehab
Q&A with Sigute Miller, Writer & Performer TRAGIC COMEDY OR COMIC TRAGEDY? – May 27, 2022 - Sigute Miller (Writer/Performer) is an acclaimed Lithuanian actress, twice winning Best Actress Awards at International Theater Festivals. As a member of the Ech... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionInterviewMay 31 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab