12 Tips for Your Recovery STAYING VIGILANT – 2020 - Many people who misuse alcohol or drugs have trouble dealing with anger. If left unchecked, anger can have a negative impact on your health and your lasting sobriety. Anger is a normal... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Governor Pardons 13 More People, Including Illegal Substance Users JUSTICE PREVAILS – Feb. 26, 2021 - Gov. Tony Evers said “It continues to be extraordinary listening to the stories of so many who have paid their debt and deserve a second chance. Today, I am glad to be able to... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Man Plunges Into Icy Ocean to Fight Addiction WATCH – GOING TO ANY DEPTHS – Feb. 25, 2021 - For about 15 years, Rosa has been raising money through Chucky’s Fight to support recovering addicts and speak to youth about addiction at schools. ”I believe it... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Chris Therien’s career with the Philadelphia Flyers was a prelude to a world of alcoholism FROM THE ICE TO ICED TEA – Feb. 27, 2021 - Thousands showed their support. Some talked about their own battles. Some talked about how Therien was a role model. “Very proud of you,” said ex-Flyers star Reggie... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Student Uses YouTube to Create A Sober Community USING TECH FOR GOOD – Feb. 26, 2021 - Gabriella Augello is an open book when it comes to her struggle with substance abuse. When she graduated high school, she suffered a family loss that would change ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionMental HealthRecovery Advocate
Q&A with Kevin Kennedy, Star of Coronation Street STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Feb. 24, 2021 - Kevin is probably best known for his 20-year portrayal as “sex symbol” Norman (Curly) Watts in Coronation Street, the world’s longest running soap. Since leaving the co... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewMental HealthNews BoxesRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Everything Ben Affleck Said About His Sobriety GETTING BACK UP – Feb. 24, 2021 - “I have completed treatment for alcohol addiction; something I’ve dealt with in the past and will continue to confront,” Affleck wrote via Facebook in March 2017 after his seco... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewMental HealthNews BoxesRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Hazelden Betty Ford Makes Dr. Joseph Lee, First Physician, Non-White, & Youngest President/CEO IT MUST BE 2021 – Feb. 25, 2021 - As a Hazelden Betty Ford Trustee, Susan Ford Bales, daughter of former First Lady Betty Ford, is proud to have Dr. Lee taking the esteemed institution's helm. Discussing his app... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured ArticlesinterventionMental Healthnonprofit organizationRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Anthony Hopkins Remembers It All ONE KNIGHT AT A TIME – Feb 27, 2021 - You recently marked forty-five years of sobriety. Was it difficult to give up drinking? No. I’m not an evangelist—I know people who drink and they’re fine with it. ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeatured ArticlesinterventionInterviewlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Let the music play… 12 STEPS FROM CORONATION STREET – Feb. 2021 - ‘It was the end of the 90s and although I didn’t realise it at the time, I was coming to the end of my run in the Street when I sent a demo tape to some record comp... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured ArticlesInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Inspiration for the Soul ECLECTIC GUESTS – March 7, 2021 – INSPIRATION FOR THE SOUL Presents: Finding Your Way OM ... The Keys to Emergence. more@Zoom ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured ArticlesinternetinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Jon Bon Jovi’s daughter: no longer living on a prayer. FATHER, DAUGHTER DANCE – Feb. 19, 2021 - She and her friend, Ian S Grant, were later arrested and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and illegal possession of marijuana. The charges were... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionmarijuanaMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSlider
Getting Drunk on Manischewitz JEWS AREN’T ALCOHOLICS? – Feb. 18, 2021 - Being Jewish, having family members in addiction recovery, and now working for a treatment center for alcoholism and addiction, I wanted to learn more ab... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionFeb 23 2021interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
400K Egyptians Benefited From State’s Addiction Recovery Programs LET MY PEOPLE GROW – Feb. 16, 2021 - Egyptian Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine el-Qabbaj announced that a total of 400,000 citizens benefited from the state’s addiction recovery programs during the past thr... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Guitarist Lee McKinney Discusses Xanax Addiction GETTING OFF – Feb. 17, 2021 - Lee revealed his anxiety developed during Born Of Orisis’ grueling touring schedule. “It was probably the peak of our touring schedule. We were on ‘Mayhem’ with Rob Zombie and Chi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021interventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
“I Wanted Oblivion. I Just Couldn’t Bear Being Me”- Alcoholism and the ‘Loveliness’ of Sobriety’ A BETTER LIFE – Feb. 14, 2021- And then in college, I drank so much, I drank everything and from much earlier it was all about alcohol. “It’s not trouble, but it’s not funny either. There’s compassion for my... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionFeb 23 2021interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Texas Father & Son Build Farm-Model Treatment Center WATCH – FAMILY GROWTH – Feb. 15, 2021 -Ranch House Recovery was good distraction for Dylon, and was a way to channel his energies. But two weeks before the farm was to set to open, Dylon relapsed. ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Finding Sobriety Patrick Flanagan Opened Lion House SOBER LIVING FOR GOOD – Feb. 22, 2021 - Flanagan believes that the five months he spent living in a sober house on St. Paul’s Summit Avenue cemented his commitment to sobriety. “I lived with 14 guys wh... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Community Weighs In On Proposed Rehab In Morro Bay NOT IN MY CALIFORNIA NEIGHBORHOOD – Fab.19, 2021 - The project was proposed in December to the city planning commission, but Smith says she wasn’t made aware of it until weeks later. “I feel like the transpa... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021interventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
NFL Seeking Information on Cannabis as an Alternative to Opioids WATCH – 4-20-51-50 HIIIGH-KE – Feb. 17, 2021 - The NFL finally loosened its cannabis testing policy last offseason, amid mounting public sentiment in favor of decriminalization and, in some states, full legalization... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021interventionmarijuanaopioid crisisopioidsoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSuper Bowl
Craig Ferguson Celebrates 29 Years of Sobriety PLEASE COME BACK, IT’S OK NOW – Feb. 19, 2021 - Scotland’s one of the most celebrated television host, comedian, author and actor, Craig Ferguson, is celebrating 29 years of being sober. Taking to microblogg... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 23 2021interventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Handbook To Gen Z Sobriety TOOLS FOR LIVING – Feb. 3, 2021 - Gooch’s debut book acts as a manual for sober and sober-curious females looking to improve their lives. The facts and figures she presents are astounding (for example, did you ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 23 2021interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Compassion In Action – Interview with Dr. Gabor Maté WATCH – WALKING THE WALK – Feb. 2, 2021 - After a twenty-year career in family practice, Dr. Gabor Maté began working in Vancouver’s Eastside area with patients who were challenged by addiction and mental illne... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021interventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Gym Offers Free Workouts and Recovery Meetings FELLOWSHIP AND FREE WEIGHTS – Feb. 15, 2021 - Jurewicz says it’s the people who don’t believe they are in recovery – those that come for the workout and scurry away before the meeting – that are the most “heart... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Hazelden Does It Again – Read All About It! CATALOG OF THE YEAR – 2021 - We have realized the need to adapt, reevaluate and grow. While many of our solutions are already available on a digital platform, we’re working to expand our virtual library to all.... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Chasing the News … stone cold sober – The Pros Episode 7 - The Pros - “Maintaining sobriety through 2021 and beyond” - February 18, 2021 - 11amPT, 2pmET - SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Randy Grimes, Dr. Billy Taylor, James Black, Hollywood Henderson REGISTER NOW! ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 16 2021internetInterviewLeonard Buschelnonprofit organizationRecoveryRecovery AdvocateWriters In Treatment
Denver Successfully Used Mental Health Pros, NOT Police NURSES NOT NIGHTSTICKS – Feb. 6, 2021 - Denver police responded to nearly 95,000 incidents over the same period, suggesting that an expanded STAR program could reduce police calls by nearly 3%, according to the... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 16 2021interventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Former Boxer Kenneth Discusses 10 years Sober on TV Series CHAMP NOT CHUMP – Feb. 9, 2021 - The documentary, which will air on TG4 next Wednesday, February 10, at 9.30pm, looks at the worst degrees of Kenneth’s alcoholism, his experience as a sportsman and his early ch... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCelebrity SobrietyCompassionFeb 16 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Aggies for Recovery Shed Light on Substance Abuse THE COLLEGE RE-EDUCATION – Feb. 10, 2021 - Angela Armstrong-Ingram, a first-year graduate student of anthropology, became a member of Aggies for Recovery at the beginning of this academic year. Armstrong-Ingram... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 16 2021internetinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Is There a Difference Between Sex Addiction and Porn Addiction? WHERE ONE OR MORE ARE GATHERED – Feb. 2021 - The pattern of failure to control intense sexual impulses or urges and resulting repetitive sexual behavior is manifested over an extended period of time (e.g., 6 mo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionFeb 16 2021internetinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateSexual Addiction