A Relapsed Drug Counselor In Rehab HELLO HIGHER POWER – Jan. 8, 2025 - I went through an experience that would change my life. Having already been working for several years in the substance abuse field as a drug and alcohol counselor, I suffered... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Former Addicts Transform Lives at Recovery Academy VIDEO – EACH ONE > TEACH ONE – Jan. 8, 2025 - The Other Side Academy is a unique and successful addiction treatment facility. It doesn’t employ therapists or doctors. It is made up of former addicts who have been th... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Treatment Center Ordered to ‘cease and desist’ after Investigation LOCK THEM UP – Jan. 11, 2025 - Maryland health regulators on Friday said they had ordered an addiction treatment provider to stop seeing patients after an investigation by The New York Times and The Baltimore Banner ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Evoke Wellness’s Executives For Deception, Using Google Ads and Masquerading As Other Clinics KILLING TO MAKE A KILLING? – Jan. 13, 2025 - “Preying on consumers suffering from addiction and other substance use disorders is wrong, and it’s illegal,” said Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protectio... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSlider
Counselor’s Journey at Visions of the Cross LEARNING FROM LOVE – Jan. 1, 2025 - Aze Reda has worked at Visions of the Cross for over a year, teaching a class and counseling 15 to 20 clients that he meets with one-on-one. Reda said that he works with clients to... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 7 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
American Addiction Centers’s Breach Hit with Class Action Suit NEGLIGENCE – Jan. 3, 2025 - In September 2024, American Addiction Centers suffered a cyber-attack that led to the unauthorized access to sensitive personal information and protected health information of over 420,000... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 7 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Valerie Bertinelli, Elle MacPherson, Brad Pitt & Rob Lowe Explain how sobriety changed their lives! SOBERSTARS! – Jan. 2, 2025 - After successfully completing Dry January, when one gives up alcohol for the entire month, Bertinelli decided to make a lifestyle change and is approaching her one-year sobriety milestone... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJan 7 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocatesobriety
2 Men Injured in Shooting Inside Recovery Facility VIDEO – WHAT FAITH? – Dec. 25, 2024 - Two men were taken to the hospital after being shot inside a faith-based addiction recovery facility in Mount Vernon. Responding officers and deputies with the Skagit County Sher... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDec 31 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Person of the Week: Anna David STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Dec. 31, 2024 - Anna David is a NYT bestselling author of eight books and the CEO of Legacy Launch Pad Publishing. She’s appeared on Today, The Talk, and GMA. Anna lives in LA with her boyfr... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDec 31 2024InterviewRecoveryRecovery Advocate
400,000 Patients Exposed in Hack at American Addiction Centers NOT SO ANONYMOUS – Dec. 25, 2024 - The breached data may include names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, medical record numbers, and other identifiers, according to American Addiction Centers. Social securit... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 31 2024internetRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
PBS News Weekly: Rethinking Addiction VIDEO ONLY – METHADONE FOR ALL MY FRIENDS – Dec. 20, 2024 - Millions of people struggle with alcohol and opioids each year. This week, PBS News Weekly takes a look at Americans’ battle with substance use and what is ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Sober Homes Launch Lawsuit vs. State of Arizona FRAUDULENT FOREVER – Dec. 17, 2024 - “They were treated like chattel, more or less,” said John Brewer with the Brewerwood Law Firm. “I mean, they weren’t treated as human beings.” Fraudulent billing for behavioral he... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
North Dakota’s First Lady Says: ‘Never give up hope for recovery’ A WIFE STEPS UP – April 2024 - Kathryn Burgum now in long-term recovery for 22 years — told Carlson Zink and the luncheon crowd that she adopted her recovery platform soon after her husband was elected to his first g... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 24 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Nurses Demand Changes to Addiction Program FROM THE FRONT LINES – DEC. 20, 2024 - Research shows that at least 1 in 10 health care workers will develop a substance use disorder during their career. What about medical doctors? The recovery program has never in... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 24 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Breaking The Cycle Of Addiction FEELS SO GOOD – Dec. 18, 2024 - Participants go through five phases of what is a nearly year-long program. Attendance at multiple treatment or recovery meetings each week is mandated by a plan determined to be approp... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Hanukkah and the Miracles of Recovery FESTIVAL OF LIGHT – 2024 - As the Jewish people commemorate the miraculous victory of the poorly armed Maccabee army, we as therapists are acutely aware of a different uphill battle being fought daily – recovery from... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Person of the Week: Rabbi Ilan Glazer STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Dec. 24, 2024 - Rabbi Ilan Glazer is dedicated to helping others embrace recovery, heal the grief they carry, and find music, blessings, and spiritual growth even in the difficulties of life... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024InterviewRecoveryRecovery Advocate
They entered treatment. Drugs, overdoses and deaths followed. MAJOR EXPOSÉ – Dec. 20, 2024 - The operators of PHA Healthcare had no significant experience providing drug treatment. But they built a multimillion-dollar business that appears to rely on a practice health officials... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Heartbreaking Words That Saved First Lady and Addict – Betty Ford YOU CAN DANCE BETTER SOBER – Dec. 21, 2024 - ‘Now Betty was shaking, as if being shaken awake from those lost conversations with her daughter.’‘Mom, when I was little, and even as I grew up, I always admired you for ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 24 2024Recovery Advocate
Actor Celebrates 22 Years of Sobriety: ‘God Is Real’ VIDEO – NOT EASY – Dec. 19, 2024 - “Today I’m 22 years sober, one day at a time,” Russell Brand shared. “And it’s been a really, really intense, mad, difficult year. Loads of things have happened, loads of them are p... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 24 2024RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Top 10 Things Families Can Do to Avoid Common Rehab Pitfalls ALANON Plus – Dec. 7, 2024 - A high percentage of treatment failures occur due to “user error.” In other words, the treatment team delivers the message, but the client—and often the family—doesn’t fully understand or... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 17 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Nonprofit Uses Physical Activities to Help Those Struggling With Addiction VIDEO – ACTIVE RECOVERY – Dec. 9, 2024 - Getting outdoors, hiking, climbing and even gardening has been helping those with a substance use disorder stay away from drugs and alcohol. The Phoenix, a nonprofit, promotes... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 17 2024RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Teenagers Sue Dept. of Youth Rehabilitation For Lack of Rehab Beds VIDEO – DON’T DISCARD OUR YOUTH – Dec. 13, 2024 -Lawyers for teenagers accused of crimes have argued for their clients to be released to the family because of the violence and drugs inside YSC. “This case is really a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 17 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabteenagers
Person of the Week: Tio Hardiman STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Dec. 10, 2024 - Tio Hardiman, Executive Director for Violence Interrupters, NFP, Two Time Gubernatorial Candidate, and Former Presidential Candidate, has dedicated his life and career to com... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDec 10 2024InterviewRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Addiction Recovery Care Closes More Facilities ANOTHER TWO BITE THE DUST – Dec. 5, 2024 - Addiction Recovery Care (ARC) has temporarily closed at least two more facilities, officials told WYMT Thursday. (ARC) continues to face significant challenges due to ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDec 10 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
BREAKING NEWS! ACADIA HEALTHCARE: CORRUPT AS SIN ANYTHING FOR A BUCK – “That business has been built on deception, a New York Times investigation found.” Dec. 7, 2024 - The the country’s largest for-profit chain of 165 methadone clinics has generated more ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 10 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Investigation of Deaths at San Francisco’s Largest Publicly Funded Rehab VIDEO – WHO IS AT FAULT? – Dec. 3, 2024 - Chronicle photographer Gabrielle Lurie and reporter Maggie Angst spent 10 months investigating deaths inside San Francisco’s largest publicly funded addiction treatment provi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 10 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Breaking Down Stigmas Around Addiction TO EACH HIS OWN – Dec. 4, 2024 - Stigmas can result in poor mental health, physical harm, lack of understanding and fewer opportunities. I saw this firsthand with my brother and the stigmas that were put onto h... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 10 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Native Youth Connect To Break Cycles of Addiction FOLLOW YOUR ROOTS – Nov. 30, 2024 - The boys, who range in age from 12 to 17, are part of a 90-day youth residential treatment program, a Portland-based nonprofit founded in 1970 to provide culturally competent addic... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 10 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Lion’s Gate Recovery Gives 2 Full-ride Scholarships For Sobriety Seekers VIDEO – ‘TIS THE SEASON OF GIVING – Nov. 22, 2024 - “Watching families come back together that, by all means, addiction had destroyed, that’s what we’re doing here,” said Kelly Cluff, director of marketing and admiss... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 03 2024RecoveryRecovery Advocate