July 6 2021

Former Deputy and COO Bill Collins goes to any Wavelengths helping clients

FOLLOWING THE LAWS OF RECOVERY –  July 5, 2021 - To me, law enforcement is about people and building relationships…

3 years ago

‘Choose to live’: Dan Carden’s emotional speech about alcohol addiction

WATCH – A NEW HERO –  July 1, 2021 - “Drinking was destroying my body, it was damaging me and…

3 years ago

‘Stay in the soul’: treatment program lifeline for men

BOYS TO MEN –  June 29, 2021 - Diverse in age and race, the group is assembled for a monthly…

3 years ago

This rabbi was addicted to opioids

BACK FROM THE LAND OF NOD –    June 29, 2021 - “In some ways, this is very personal and…

3 years ago

Opioid crisis is the setting of thriller ‘Crisis,’ sober look at the drug epidemic

ONE DREADFUL FILM –  June 30, 2021 - Jarecki’s densely plotted thriller could just as well have been titled “Déjà…

3 years ago

The Duchess of Cambridge becomes patron of addiction recovery charity

MORE HELP IS NEEDED –    June 24, 2021 - The duchess said she was “delighted” the two charities had…

3 years ago

Couple’s YouTube channel helps addicts with recovery

WATCH – IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE –  June 28, 2021 - Olivia Bender and Scott Sample chose recovery…

3 years ago

Why Aren’t More People Taking Medication for Alcohol Use Disorder?

BIG PHARMA SKIMPS ON KICKBACKS? –  June 30, 2021 - Disulfiram, sold under the trade name Antabuse, is the longest-known…

3 years ago

The WHO alcohol-pregnancy warning for childbearing women overlooks men, as usual

WATCH – WHO RUNS WHO? –  June 21, 2021 - Though the WHO responded to the outcry by stressing that…

3 years ago

Man pursues dual passions: Restoring cars and helping people in recovery

DRIVING YOUNG PEOPLE IN OLD CARS TO MEETINGS? –    June 30, 2021 - He was fortunate that he has…

3 years ago

Rhode Island first state to pilot drug injection sites

SAFETY FIRST –  July 1, 2021 - “If we are truly going to rein in the drug overdose epidemic, we…

3 years ago

Cheryl Burke reveals she attended her first AA meeting more than two years after becoming sober

WATCH – WE WERE SAVING HER A SEAT –    July 2, 2021 - On YouTube, Cheryl told viewers that…

3 years ago

Paramedics answer more than 70 non-fatal overdoses in two days

LIVING ON THE EDGE, OR DYING, WHATEVER –    July 2, 2021 - On average, emergency responders receive roughly 14…

3 years ago

Two Treatment Providers Charged

BRIBERY SOUNDS SO QUAINT  –  July 3, 2021 - Two Philadelphia addiction treatment providers face criminal charges for allegedly bribing…

3 years ago

Eleven overdose at Florida Behavioral Health center

IS NO PLACE SAFE? July 3, 2021 - Eleven people, two adults and nine juveniles, were taken to a hospital Sunday…

3 years ago

All-Star Pitcher CC Sabathia Reckons with Toll of Alcoholism

STAYING ALIVE and WELL –  July 2, 2021 - Baseball was his best ticket out of Vallejo, “a place where…

3 years ago

MÖTLEY CRÜE’s NIKKI SIXX Celebrates 20 Years Of Sobriety

MOTLEY NO MORE –  July 2, 2021 - And do you know what you’re gonna do? YOU’RE GONNA STAY SOBER…

3 years ago

Post-Pandemic Stress is Real

FEAR OF UNMASKING –    June 30, 2021 - That’s not all. Violent crime is up, historic heat waves are…

3 years ago

THE AGE OF SUPERABUNDANCE

DESPERATELY SEEKING DOPAMINE –    June 19, 2020 - The assembly line, processing power, and Amazon Prime have not only…

3 years ago

Andy Dick Arrested With Deadly Weapon

WATCH – NO PUN INTENDED –  June 29, 2021 - The comedian’s girlfriend, Elisa Jordana, opened up about the arrest…

3 years ago

Sobriety Challenges: ‘To Say It’s Been Easy Would Be Lie’

WATCH – RIGOROUS HONESTY –    June 30, 2021 - Before posting the full video, Burke shared a teaser on…

3 years ago

The War on Drugs Comes to the Doctor’s Office

IT’S COMPLICATED –    June 30, 2021 - On November 21, 2017, Ashley was at Joshi’s office for a telehealth…

3 years ago

Danny Trejo opens up about being typecast — and close call with Mexican Mafia

CHICO MALO OF RECOVERY –    JUNE 29, 2021 -  An assistant director stopped him that day on the set.…

3 years ago

My Sister Died of an Overdose. Defunding Police Might Have Saved Her

FAMILY MEMBERS DIE TOO –  June 28, 2021 - Fatal overdoses like Keeley’s have increased steeply in recent years. During…

3 years ago

Conservatorship: Mental Health Care’s Last Resort

TOXIC –  June 29, 2021 - “As troubling and extreme as Britney’s circumstances may seem,” Erica Schwiegershausen wrote in The…

3 years ago

U.S. sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson out of event at Tokyo Olympics after failing drug test

RUNNING ON INDICA –    July 2, 2021 - “I want to take responsibility for my actions,” Richardson told NBC…

3 years ago

Law mandates social media influencers disclose photo editing

INSTA-FILTERED BEAUTY –  JULY 1, 2021 - Norway has passed a law targeting photo editing in an attempt to address…

3 years ago

My Lonely Quest to Change How We See Addiction by Stanton Peele

A SCIENTIST ON THE EDGE –    June 9, 2021 - But he also opposes the ostensibly humane but actually…

3 years ago

Quote of the Week – Charles Dickens

“Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone, who with their soul, encourages another to be…

3 years ago

500 people in South Carolina overdosed on counterfeit Xanax

WATCH – FAKE PILLS = REAL DEATH –  June 30, 2021 - The agency says many of the deaths are…

3 years ago