Oct 5 2021

Everything Michael K. Williams Said About His Addiction, Recovery and Therapy

WATCH – MEMORIES OF STRUGGLES –   Sept. 30, 2021 - Williams used drugs throughout his time on the set…

3 years ago

Purdue Deal Delivers Billions, But Individuals Get Crumbs

PLEASE BIG PHARMA, WE NEED SOME MORE –   Sept. 28, 2021 - For her claim, Lynn Wencus of Wretham,…

3 years ago

Man Beats Addiction and Homelessness to Start Crime Scene Cleaning Firm

IRONIC –    Sept. 30, 2021 - “I spent nights looking for a warm place to sleep. If you went…

3 years ago

‘Jacinta’ Should Shake Up What People Think They Know About Addiction

LISTEN – IN AN ALTERNATIVE USA UNIVERSE –   Oct. 2, 2021 - When the movie opens, Jacinta is 26…

3 years ago

With Love, From Your Friend Andrew Zimmern

HE KNOWS SOBRIETY IS VERY TASTY –   Sept. 28, 2021 - Dear Larry, I didn’t always know what I…

3 years ago

Dopesick’s Michael Keaton Talks Addiction

NOW HE IS SUPERMAN –   Sept. 26, 2021 - What boggles your mind the most? “An actual addiction was…

3 years ago

“Herd” Of Elephant Tranquilizers Found In California Drug Cache

EXTINCTION ISN’T JUST FOR ELEPHANTS –    Sept. 26, 2021 - A police search uncovered a hoard of elephant tranquilizers…

3 years ago

Can Paying Meth Addicts Help Them Stop Using?

LISTEN – PAY TO NOT PLAY –    SEPT 28, 2021- DEMBOSKY: Studies show contingency management works. In the San…

3 years ago

U.S. House passes bill to end disparities in crack cocaine sentences

BALANCING THE SCALES OF JUSTICE –    Sept 28, 2021 - In 2018 during President Donald Trump’s administration, Congress passed…

3 years ago

Cost of Membership for Gym is 48 Hours of Sobriety

HOW DO THEY TEST? –   Sept. 29, 2021 - Kaley Jones was never able to envision her life without…

3 years ago

“Intervention” Alone Couldn’t Stop These Tragic Deaths

SO YOUNG, SO SAD, SO NEEDLESS –    Sept 8, 2021 - Read on for stories of “Intervention” stars who…

3 years ago

Dancer Corey O’Brien In Powerful Short Film on 9 Years Sober

WATCH – EVERYONE WINS –   Sept 30, 2021 - “Filming ‘Freedom’ was a way for me to be vulnerable…

3 years ago

Deep Brain Stimulation May Ease Addictions

WATCH – IT BETTER –    Sept. 29, 2021 - Fisher, 36, who lives in West Virginia, is the third…

3 years ago

1.8 Million Counterfeit Pills Seized

WATCH – THESE AIN’T GUCCI HANDBAGS –   Sept. 30, 2021 - The risk posed by the fake medication was…

3 years ago

France to Create Network of ‘Safe Consumption Sites’

BETTER ‘SAFE’ THAN SORRY –    Sept. 29, 2021 - Véran said two new centres would be created each year…

3 years ago

Demand for Sober-Living Residences

LISTEN NPR – RECOVERY CAN START ANYWHERE –    Oct. 2, 2021 - Money from opioid settlements will flow into…

3 years ago

How the Pandemic Led to the Rise of Virtual Rehab

YOUR NEW CONNECTION –   Oct. 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic drove the demand for telehealth in 2020, but experts…

3 years ago

A Litre of Vodka and Four Bottles of Wine During Lockdown

DEATH AVERTED –    Oct. 2, 2021 - “He said to me ‘I think you have something to tell me.…

3 years ago

Psych Student Wins Grant To Study Alcoholism Treatments in Marginalized Populations

WE NEED MORE SCHOLARS –    Oct. 1, 2021 - Working with College of Health Sciences professors Nicole Weiss, Sarah…

3 years ago

Racism Is An Addiction…In The Recovery Industry by Ester Nicholson

IS THERE A 12-STEP PROGRAM FOR THAT? –   Oct. 4, 2021 -  I am a black woman in recovery.…

3 years ago

Two Charged with Preying on Struggling Addicts

BOTTOM FEEDERS –   Oct. 2, 2021 - “People with substance use disorder deserve quality treatment options that are safe…

3 years ago

Beware of Fake Drugs Laced With Fentanyl

LISTEN – ANOTHER REASON TO GET SOBER –   Sept. 27, 2021 - The agency said it has seized more…

3 years ago

L.A. to Dismiss 60,000 Marijuana Convictions

IT’S ABOUT TIME –    Sept. 27, 2021 - About 20,000 of the convictions expected to be expunged under Gascón’s…

3 years ago

Evidence Exposes Harms of Smoking Ban in Drug Treatment

WHO FUNDED THE STUDY? –   Sept. 27, 2021 - The study also found that 46 percent of participants reported…

3 years ago

Austin-Based ‘CLEAN Cause’ Awards $1.2M in Scholarships

WATCH – DRINK UP, IT’S FOR A CLEAN CAUSE –    Sept. 30, 2021 - Hurt struggled with alcohol and…

3 years ago

Netflix Tackles Religion and Addiction in Small Town and It’s Biblical

MOVIES ARE MEANINGFUL –    Oct. 1, 2021 - This exploration of religion and addiction “was always particularly special to…

3 years ago

How I Knew I Needed to Quit Instagram

HOW MANY ‘LIKES’ CAN JESUS GET ON DEC. 25? –   Oct. 1, 2021 - I started using Instagram in…

3 years ago

Is Food Addiction Contributing to Global Obesity?

HIGHLY PROCESSED WORLD –   Oct. 2, 2021 - Our brains are designed to find high-calorie foods rewarding to ensure…

3 years ago

Astounding Transformation: ‘Consider starting today’

GRATEFUL GRADUATE OF THE COLLEGE OF LIFE –   Sept. 30, 2021 - Over the last nine years, Burton has…

3 years ago

Mother Writes “About Natalie” After Daughter’s Long Battle with Heroin Addiction

WATCH – THERE IS A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE MADNESS –    Oct. 2, 2021 - DAVENPORT, Iowa…

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