May 25 2021

Why Is Mental Illness “Abnormal” If It’s So Common?

CHECK THE DSM-5 –  May 17, 2021 - “But you can also look within a person’s life across people,” he…

3 years ago

The pandemic brought addiction recovery online, what’s next?

TIME WILL TELL –  May 19, 2021 - THOUGHTS REVEALED: Millions of patients for the first time can easily read…

3 years ago

Can We Make Opioids Less Addictive?

WATCH – ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE –  May 16, 2021 - As it turned out, Sertürner got addicted while doing the…

3 years ago

Plugging deadly holes in California’s treatment system

CALIFORNIA SCAMMING –  May 16, 2021- After years of study, a first-of-its-kind coalition of more than 50 groups — including…

3 years ago

Overwork Kills Over 745,000 People A Year

MORE THAN SMACK –   May 17, 2021 - The study doesn’t cover the past year, in which the COVID-19…

3 years ago

Veteran cop charged with cooking meth in basement

SHOULD HAVE STUCK TO DONUTS –  May 17, 2021 - Walls, 50, has served the Long Branch Police Department for…

3 years ago

LA County expands Naloxone distribution among homeless

NOT TIME TO GO ‘HOME’ YET –   May 18, 2021 - “A medication-first approach allows patients to first be…

3 years ago

A CONVERSATION ABOUT NCADD

STILL IN ACTION –  May 19, 2021 - Daisy Carter of Jackson is the executive director of the National Council…

3 years ago

Dustin Rhodes Celebrates 13 Years of Sobriety

PINING THE BOTTLE FOREVER –   May 19, 2021 - Dustin Rhodes marked his 13th year of sobriety on Wednesday.…

3 years ago

On Parole Means Staying Clean and Sober

STAY FREE: BE YOUR OWN COMPANION –  May 14, 2021- “Clients really did reach out to us,” Ms. White said. And…

3 years ago

Netflix documentary brings renewed focus to addiction problem

BIG PHARMA IN BIG TROUBLE –   May 21, 2021 - Alexa Perivolotis, program director at Alyssa’s Place, said the…

3 years ago

Mother finds addiction support on Nextdoor

WATCH – NEIGHBORHOOD LOVE –  May 21, 2021 - McClure is an open book when it comes to her road…

3 years ago

I’m Waiting for the Man – Bowie and Reed Live!

WATCH – DON'’T USE NEEDLES MUSICAL INTERLUDE – Lou Reed and David Bowie live performance of the classic 1967 Velvet…

3 years ago

What pushed Ryan Leaf into painkiller addiction?

STICKS AND STONES... –   May 18, 2021 - The audience cheered and clapped. And then the MC there at…

3 years ago

‘Queen of Meth’: sister of Tom Arnold, Lori Arnold tells all in documentary

GETTING IT ON FILM –   May 10, 2021 - “They promised me that they were going to tell it…

3 years ago

U.S. Needs an ‘Operation Warp Speed’ for Opioid Epidemic

WATCH – WITHOUT PILLS OR INJECTIONS –  May 14, 2021 - “Overdoses, which were already increasing hugely over the last…

3 years ago

Let’s Redefine Mental Health As Brain Health by Dr. Daniel Amen

LISTEN – IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD –  May 23, 2021 - For decades, the field of psychiatry has been…

3 years ago

Psychedelics Are Coming and Psychiatry May Never Be the Same

THANK GOD –  May 9, 2021 - It’s been a long, strange trip in the four decades since Rick Doblin,…

3 years ago

Ewan McGregor Says His Own Sobriety Helped Him Better Understand His ‘Halston’ Role

WATCH – REMEMBER WHEN LUNCH WAS COCAINE? –  May 17, 2021 - In Ryan Murphy’s new Netflix series “Halston”, Ewan…

3 years ago

Lamar Odom on His Sobriety 5 Years After Near-Fatal Overdose

KETAMINE IS MY FRIEND –   May 17, 2021 - With Lamar’s reported current solution, he believes he has found…

3 years ago

Substance abuse recovery services see uptick in demand

WATCH – MORE HEADS NEED BEDS! –   May 17, 2021 - While restrictions and mandates have been lifted, and…

3 years ago

Pro skateboarder uses own challenges to inspire others towards recovery

WATCH – SOBER IS BETTER –   May 20, 2021 - To most skateboarders, time at the local skate park…

3 years ago

‘I used to bring only tears to my family, now today, I bring smiles’

LIVING IN D’LIGHT –  May 21, 2021 - But, she says, after reaching out to addiction support group Heal the…

3 years ago

How Are You, Really?

FINE, TOTALLY FINE –   May 17, 2021 - For many of us, emerging from pandemic life has created a…

3 years ago

Photographs depict the stark reality of addiction in the US

SNOW ANGELS –  May 21, 2021 - Fearless and prolific conflict photographer James Nachtwey has been at the frontline of…

3 years ago

Healthcare worker embraces sobriety after spending $212 week on booze during lockdown

THAT’S ALL? –   May 22, 2021- Nikki had a successful career in healthcare, a detached home and, more importantly,…

3 years ago

Quote of the Week – Anna Lappé

“Every time you spend money, you're casting a vote for the kind of world you want.” —Anna Lappé

3 years ago

Virtually Sober – When AA Went Away

An original story by Christopher Dale. – Nicholas had been virtually sober once before … well, virtually anyway. Unfortunately neither…

3 years ago