June 12 2018

Party Girl’s journey to sobriety: ‘I don’t think about alcohol at all now’

From Drinker to Darling – June 4, 2018 - Maz Compton is a self-confessed party girl, or at least she…

7 years ago

North Carolina Rehab Program Sent Clients To Work For No Pay At Adult Care Homes

North Carolina. Is that in America? – May 25, 2018 - The program Recovery Connections Community operated out of two…

7 years ago

With 17 million pills in Madison County, this man helps police fight opioid crisis

Beautiful – June 6, 2018 - In 2014, Madison County had the second-highest number of prescription painkillers in the nation.…

7 years ago

Addiction behaviors tied to specific impairments in six brain networks

Science May One Day, Blah Blah Blah – June 6, 2018 - Specific impairments within six large-scale brain networks during…

7 years ago

Executive Corner with Ahbra Schiff

Stick with the Winners! – Ahbra Schiff is proud to be a sober member of Alcoholics Anonymous, a mom, and part…

7 years ago

Philly developer opens recovery center in memory of his son

From Grief to Gift – June 6, 2018 - Jon Orens closed his first sale 30 years ago at 3900…

7 years ago

Anthony Bourdain Exposed The Dark Secrets Of Kitchens: Addiction And Mental Illness

Unblinking – June 9, 2018 - “In America, the professional kitchen is the last refuge of the misfit,” Anthony Bourdain…

7 years ago

Stigma Is A Barrier To Addiction Treatment. Lift The Label Hopes To Squelch The Shame

Help Is Available – June 4, 2018 - Colorado’s $1.8 million Lift The Label campaign is all about challenging the…

7 years ago

Murder gets man life sentence in ‘pill mill’ rivalry

Crime and Punishment – JUNE 5, 2018 - An Essington man was sentenced to life in federal prison Tuesday for…

7 years ago

Suicide Prevention Resources and Support Available

There is Help Available – June 8, 2018 - Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States.…

7 years ago

Americans are depressed and suicidal because something is wrong with our culture

Jackass Was a Big Hit on TV – June 9, 2018 - Don’t pathologize the despair that is a rational…

7 years ago

How to recognize food addiction

Are You Eating While You Read This? – June 5, 2018 - The list of substances or behaviors to which…

7 years ago

HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence

MEDIA: NYT Book Review – June 4, 2018 - Michael Pollan has long been concerned with the moral dilemmas of…

7 years ago

Two more charged in drug urine-test kickback scheme

There’s gold in them there bladders – June 1, 2018 - Two men connected to a Delray Beach-area lab linked…

7 years ago

Massena facility doubles number of beds for children seeking recovery

Younger than Springtime – June 6, 2018 - She said abuse of substances such as heroin is on the rise.…

7 years ago

Suicide is desperate. It is hostile. It is tragic. But mostly, it is bloody mess.

A Daughter’s First Person Account – Originally published: May 19, 1996  - The blood was like Jell-O. That is what…

7 years ago

Buyer beware: Out-of-state drug rehab homes

Out of the FOG - Into the FOG – June 9,  2018 - The nation’s ongoing opioid and heroin abuse…

7 years ago

Alcoholics Anonymous: Hand-in-hand to sobriety

AA Indian Style – June 11, 2018 - “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,…

7 years ago

Can Legal Cannabis Help Slow the Opioid Epidemic in the U.S.?

High Times – June 10, 2018 - Imagine stopping 115 needless deaths in the U.S. every day. It’s not a…

7 years ago

The Goldbergs actor Jackson Odell is found dead in sober living home in California, aged 20

Jesus, NO! – June 10, 2018 - According to police, there was no signs of foul play. Authorities said an…

7 years ago

123 Deaths Day: Inside Crisis of Rising Suicide Rates

Dr. John Mann - Columbia University – June 11, 2018 Full Story @ DemocracyNow.org

7 years ago

Pilgrims visit Dr. Bob’s grave on Founders Day in Akron

AA @ 83 with MAT, Magical Assisted Treatment – June 9, 2018 - The pilgrim wore a silver skull ring…

7 years ago

Love City: 24 Hours of Romance, Lust and Heartache in New York

Let’s Never Forget LOVE – June 10. 2018 - A full day with the city’s lovers and their endless expressions…

7 years ago

FDA sends warning letters to online marketers over opioids

What Took So Long? – June 5, 2018 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it has…

7 years ago

Eight doctors with ties to Staten Island with criminal convictions

Bad Medicine – June 6, 2018 - Test-referral scams. Running pill mills to dispense powerful painkillers. Medicare fraud. In recent…

7 years ago

‘Angels in America’ again: It’s time to humanize addiction

Only One more month on Broadway - GO NOW! – June 1, 2018 - One of the most sought-after tickets…

7 years ago

Trump launches opioid campaign that targets young people using shock value

If I Had a Hammer... – June 7, 2018 - The White House is starting an anti-opioid advertising campaign targeting…

7 years ago

Despair, hope and drugs in America: Is anyone safe?

Is Anyone Safe? – June 3, 2018 - While America was diverted by homegrown terrorism, economic stress and mass shootings,…

7 years ago

Should an Addict’s Relapse Be Punished with Criminal Sanctions?

Tough Love or Tough S**t – June 4, 2018 – As soon as Julie Eldred was granted probation for stealing…

7 years ago