Mental Health

Jamie Lee Curtis Marks 22 Years Sober

SOMETHING TO SCREAM ABOUT – Feb. 4, 2021 - “A LONG time ago … In a galaxy far, far away … I was a young STAR at WAR with herself,” she began. “I didn’t know it then. I chased everything. I kept it hidden. I ... Read More...

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Oregon Treats Addiction as a Mental Health Issue

LISTEN – FORTY-NINE MORE STATES NEEDED – Feb. 5, 2021 - And on February 1, the new law, called the Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act, went into effect. To help break down this act, Portland Monthly spoke wit... Read More...

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‘My Stealing Addiction Gives Me The Illusion Of Control’

DESIGNER BAG...LADY – Feb. 4, 2021 - As an attractive, Caucasian, middle-class woman, I’m hardly the archetypical shoplifter. To my knowledge, I’ve never been suspected, which I’m certain is down to how I look,... Read More...

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Hazelden Betty Ford Expands Addiction Services in Montana

COWBOY UP – Feb. 5, 2021 - Other RecoveryGo™ resources and services now available in Montana and nationwide include a free one-day virtual Family Program, available in English and Spanish; a virtual Chil... Read More...

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Biden Quietly Announces Harm Reduction Among His Drug Priorities

TOO QUIETLY! – Feb. 4, 2021 - The White House seems to have done little to alert media to the changes. Drug Policy Alliance* Director of Media Relations Matt Sutton told Filter that National Public Radio (NPR) ... Read More...

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Work Addiction Can be Harmful to Mental Health

TOO MUCH IS TOO MUCH Feb. 8, 2021 - Work addiction is a clinical condition characterised by an obsessive and compulsive interest in work. People usually work more than they’re required to... characteristics include b... Read More...

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Alcohol deaths hit record high during Covid pandemic

EMPTY BOTTLES, FULL COFFINS – February 2, 2021 - Between January and September, 5,460 deaths were registered with this cause - up 16% on the same months in 2019. It is the biggest toll recorded since reco... Read More...

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Has Society Turned Its Back on Mothers?

IT’S OK, WE’VE GOT EYES IN THE BACK OF OUR HEADS – February 4, 2021 - And yet, the more I hear my patients use the term “burnout,” the more I think it doesn’t capture the depth of despair they describe. T... Read More...

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Journaling to the Rescue in 2021!

SPECIALIZE IN YOUR OWN LIFE – Dec. 30, 2021 - Journaling as inspiration for change could help you consider a new way of doing and thinking about things. Perhaps it will show you what the pandemic has taught you... Read More...

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6 Reasons AA Zoom Rooms Are Inferior to In-person Meetings by Christopher Dale

IS ZOOM AA INFERIOR TO REAL AA MEETINGS? – Feb. 8, 2021 - In-person meetings also allow small acts of kindness – those mini-miracles that exemplify its members’ commitment to helping others – that don’t carry o... Read More...

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Is Social Media Addiction a Myth?

TWEET THIS – February 6, 2021 - “Addicts” who changed their lives through digital detox confess that social media was killing them. Imagine that you’re a typical middle school student having dinner with your family.... Read More...

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‘Bachelorette’ Star Zac Clark Helping Millions Through Sobriety & Recovery

LOVE AND SOBRIETY – February 5, 2021 - When he tried to cash the check, the bank teller knew something was wrong. But instead of calling the police, she called Clark’s father, who rushed to the bank befor... Read More...

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Hunter Biden Recounts Addiction and Sobriety in Memoir

RECOVERY ROAD – February 4, 2021 - (The book’s title comes from a phrase Beau and Hunter would say to each other after Beau was diagnosed.) Hunter Biden is publishing a memoir about his struggles with addiction... Read More...

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Sobriety Surprises: Stars Who Revealed They Got Sober

CELEBRITIES, THEY’RE JUST LIKE US. – February 4, 2021 - From time to time, however, a celebrity will surprise the world and suddenly announce that they got sober. Us rounded up the public revelat... Read More...

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Secret ‘Rehab’ Shoppers Report Hard Sell Tactics

IT’S NOT A TIME SHARE – Feb. 1, 2021 - The hard sell often happened before callers were screened to assess their need for treatment and determine if the program might be helpful. In fact, a third of callers wer... Read More...

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AspenRidge Recovery’s Diversity Scholarship for Minorities Battling Addiction

DO THE RIGHT THING – Jan. 26, 2021 - “The value of it is about $33,000 and it’s really there to extend the invitation for anybody to get services who needs it,” Sandoval said. Within the past year, AspenRidg... Read More...

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Brothers Get Clean Through Nonprofit

WATCH – TREATMENT WORKS – Jan. 25, 2021 - “I wasn’t considering my brother, his well-being; ultimately I didn’t care about my brother,” Gabe said. It enabled their most destructive tendencies to surface. ... Read More...

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Died From Overdose

WATCH – LARGER THAN LIFE – Jan. 25, 2021 - TMZ broke the story ... Balducci was found unresponsive in his bed back in July and paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. When we spoke to his mom, she told us... Read More...

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Scott Silverman Addresses Addiction Through Conversation and Experience

OPEN MOUTHS, OPEN MINDS – Jan. 27, 2021 - “I have a perspective that I bring to the conversation that a traditional clinician may not,” he said. “And I also know that an hour a week may not be enough. My goal... Read More...

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With Administration Focused On Other Crises, Drug Epidemic Is Exploding

LISTEN – STORMY FEBRUARY – Jan. 29, 2021 - The new administration has also appointed California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to head the Health and Human Services Department. Becerra, who hasn’t been conf... Read More...

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They Called for Help. They’d Always Regret It.

WHEN 911 IS THE LAST RESORT – Jan. 30, 2021 - The moment their family members called 911, both Carlos and Christian became unwitting players in a system that is massive, complicated, and, according to many expe... Read More...

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I Want to Understand My Mom’s Mental Illness.

A FAMILY MATTER – Jan 29, 2021 - Some days her energy was endless. She’d go on massive shopping sprees. I pity the salespeople who encountered Ma’s wrath when her credit card was declined. My sister an... Read More...

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Son and His Girlfriend Face Charges in Mother’s OD Death

IT’S A DARK DEADLY DISEASE – Jan. 29, 2021 - Camden County deputies arrested a man and his girlfriend connected to his mother’s overdose death. Prosecutors charged Derick Beck, 24, of Camdenton and Morgan Wa... Read More...

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Q&A with Gretchen Burns Bergman, Founder of A New PATH

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – January 28, 2020 - Gretchen Burns Bergman is Executive Director and Co-Founder of A New PATH (Parents for Addiction Treatment & Healing), a non-profit organization that works to re... Read More...

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Lily Allen Celebrates 18 Months of Sobriety

ONE YEAR AND A HALF AT A TIME – Jan. 27, 2021 - She “got clean” but six months later she fell off the wagon again and “lost everything.” “I lost my marriage. I lost my house I worked for 10 years to buy. My ... Read More...

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While US Focused On Other Crises, Drug Epidemic Is Exploding

LISTEN – WHEN WILL IT END? – Jan. 29, 2021 - “Our country is facing many simultaneous crises and President Biden understands that,” an administration official wrote in an email. “The President has laid out key ... Read More...

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Alcoholics’ Silent COVID Suffering: What’s a Recovering Addict to do in Isolation?

WHAT WOULD BILL AND BOB SAY? – Jan. 27, 2021 - Some of this is well-publicized. Unsurprisingly the anxiety, fear and isolation COVID-19 has caused lends itself to increased risks for alcoholism and substance a... Read More...

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Mum Uses Tik Tok to Spread Message of Self Love

WATCH – WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW – Jan. 29, 2021 - “You know what, I had one of those mamas, too, that used to tell me I was fat and ugly from the time I could remember,” Nichols admits in her own clip. “... Read More...

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5 Things You Shouldn’t Say To Someone With An Addiction

YOU HOLDING? – Jan. 28, 2021 - The most important thing you can do to help someone with a substance use disorder is to be there for them without judgment. “You want to be supportive of someone seeking... Read More...

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