Mental Health

Nurse shares her recovery from 9-year battle with bulimia

GIVING IT AWAY, NOT THROWING IT UP – June 8, 2021 - The 29-year-old told Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday that she kept the reality of her dwindling health hidden to the point where, when she finally divulged her b... Read More...

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Homeless alcoholic has just earned a full scholarship

EVERYDAY MIRACLE – June 8, 2021 - But homelessness and forced separation from her son followed before she began a recovery that continues. Today, Spiehler, 40, has gone from a homeless, couch-surfing alcohol... Read More...

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4 health problems daily Zoom meetings can cause

ZOOM GLOOM – June 9, 2021 - The International OCD Foundation states that about 1 in 50 people have BDD symptoms, many of whom suffer in silence, and that number is only increasing. A 2020 article in Vogu... Read More...

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Ewan McGregor says going sober has given him ‘joy and happiness and peace’

PROMISES FULFILLED – June 10, 2021 - He added: “But at the same time, it’s quite an important part because it’s given me such joy and happiness and peace in a way I didn’t have before I was sober. It’s interest... Read More...

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New courses to combat stigma around substance use disorder

WATCH – ADDICTS’ LIVES MATTER – June 11, 2021 - “We are excited for the opportunity to offer these courses in which we provide nurses with essential information on substance use disorder and ways we, as a commu... Read More...

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10 Common Misconceptions About Alcoholism

WHAT WE DON’T KNOW WE DON”T KNOW – June 12, 2021 - It is a common myth that an alcoholic can’t be successful, but a person can make a proper balance between his work and his alcohol addiction. As mention... Read More...

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The AA Reopening Two-Step – We’re Baaaack!

REAL ROOMS - REAL HEALING – June 1, 2021 - This is a call to prioritization rather than prominence. Most AA members have a “favorite Step” (mine is Ten, because promptly admitting my wrongs seldom comes easy).... Read More...

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Watch Out for Marketers Posing as Unbiased Treatment Resources

USE CLEAN ADVERTISING – June 10, 2021 - The company branded its websites as impartial resources to find “the right treatment center for you,” without clearly disclosing that much of their content was paid adver... Read More...

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Man Arrested For Storming Cockpit Sent To Sober Living

WATCH – ON A BOAT AT SEA? – June 10, 2021 - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man accused of trying to break into the cockpit of a Delta flight will be released to a sober living house. Passenger video shows Asiel No... Read More...

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Tragic ‘Humpty Dance’ Rapper Died Of Overdose

VIDEO – NOW EVERYONE KNOWS HIS NAME – June 11, 2021 - Digital Underground founding member Shock G, best known as his alter ego, MC Humpty Hump, died from an accidental overdose, medical examiners said to... Read More...

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Armed and drunk: LA cops get into trouble drinking

VERY STRESSFUL WORK – June 4, 2021 - In a 2019 incident that resurfaced in state court in April, an LAPD detective who’d been drinking with subordinates for hours in downtown bars allegedly shot a homeless man on ... Read More...

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How Social Media Affects Our Mental Health

LISTEN – A REAL FAKE LIFE – June 8, 2021- we need to recognize that it’s OK to seek mental healthcare.” Hemendinger hesitated when asked about body positivity. “I prefer body neutrality,” she said after a be... Read More...

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Poll Shows Huge Public Opposition to “War on Drugs”

MAKING A PARADIGM SHIFT – June 9, 2021 - “A different reality—one where we treat people who use drugs with dignity and respect, and one where drugs are no longer an excuse for law enforcement to surveil,... Read More...

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‘It was toxic’: Liam Payne says of ‘One Direction’ fame

WATCH – STORY OF HIS LIFE – June 8, 2021 - Payne catapulted to fame at age 16 in “One Direction” alongside Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik in 2010 when the group competed on “The X Facto... Read More...

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TikTok triathlete’s amazing transformation from heroin addict to champion

WATCH – NOW HE RUNS TOWARDS, NOT AWAY – June 7, 2021 - At the beginning of the pandemic, like so many other Americans, he joined TikTok. He brings people into his training and shares his message about... Read More...

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When Addiction Leads to 30 Years Behind Bars

SECOND CHANCES – June 10, 2021 - In prison, Celeste has thrown herself into helping other women live lives deserving of a second chance. Now 50, she won’t be free until she is 71 – unless she gets a seco... Read More...

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Women Now Drink As Much As Men

LISTEN – GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN...WITH PROBLEMS – June 9, 2021 - And the latest U.S. data from 2019 shows that women in their teens and early 20s reported drinking and getting drunk at higher rates th... Read More...

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Sarah Brannon’s Exhibition About Addiction and Empathy

POLLOCK SHOULD HAVE TRIED THIS – June 8, 2021 - Originally from Memphis, Brannon was discovered during her senior year of high school by a modeling scout in 2014. Her refined look immediately struck a ch... Read More...

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Eating disorders in teens skyrocketing during pandemic

WASTING AWAY IN SILENCE – June , 9 2021 - Experts are concerned about a dramatic rise in eating disorders among teenagers over the past year. Possible explanations for the increase include teens’ loss of famili... Read More...

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Having a ‘Hot Girl Summer’—and Staying Sober

TAKING A SIP, NOT TAKING A SIP – June 10, 2021 - The last time Christina Kimbrough had a drink was Feb. 3, 2020. The 32-year-old writer and grad student, who readily identifies as an alcoholic, checked into an ... Read More...

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Clueless star says film helped her ‘stay on the recovery path’

SHE GOT A CLUE – June 3, 2021 - Clueless star Elisa Donovan says starring in the iconic film helped her “stay on the recovery path” from an eating disorder. The actor has been open about suffering from anore... Read More...

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Author Kelsey Darragh On Being ‘Terrified’ She’d Break Her Sobriety During The Pandemic

STAYING SOBER NO MATTER WHAT – May 30, 2021 - I started gardening and thrifting and DIY’ing all over my home. I read and played games and practiced yoga and wrote a book. It took some experimentation and ... Read More...

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Veteran Donates 36 Acres to Build Retreat for Homeless Vets Struggling With Addiction

TRUE PATRIOTISM – June 3, 2021 - Working with two already-established homeless outreach programs—Just Believe and New Life Addiction Services—Jeff’s Camp will feature an 8,000-square-foot facility incorporatin... Read More...

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Sound of Metal: An Addiction Movie Without Drugs

FILM REVIEW ARTICLE – May 27, 2021 - So where did my aversion come from? I can’t point to a specific piece of media or any one encounter that made me think 12-step programs wouldn’t be right for me. (Wel... Read More...

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Fentanyl use surpasses heroin; horse “tranq” waits in sidelines

A MORE DEADLY DEATH – June 6, 2021- “Folks that are using heroin and fentanyl are transitioning to (Xylazine),” said Shea Madden, executive director of the West Branch Drug and Alcohol Abuse Commission. “I thin... Read More...

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YOUR LIFE IS YOUR OWN – June 1, 2021 - Most would keep such skeletons secreted in the closet, but Jake discusses it openly believing it will inspire change, hope and healing among those grappling with the wors... Read More...

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Woman’s viral Facebook about overcoming addiction

WATCH – #RECOVERYISPOSSIBLE – June 3, 2021 - At six years old, Burton says she was introduced to marijuana by her mother. At the age of 12, she says she got into methamphetamine and cocaine. By 14, she was smo... Read More...

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America STILL Has a Drinking Problem

WHAT GOES AROUND... – July/August 2021 - George Washington first won elected office, in 1758, by getting voters soused. (He is said to have given them 144 gallons of alcohol, enough to win him 307 votes ... Read More...

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Addiction nightmare in photos

IT’S A FULL-TIME JOB – June 3, 2021 - ‘During the 19th century the neighbourhood of Kensington in north Philadelphia was a strong working-class district, a national leader of the textile industry and home to a diver... Read More...

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