Recovery Advocate

Behind the Documentary| Fighting Addiction

VIDEO – MUST WATCH – May 16, 2023 - 1. Addiction is such a cunning enemy of everyone, starting from…

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Clean Slate, A Movie about People in Recovery

VIDEO – FILMS ARE GOOD –  May 11, 2023 - Jared Callahan is an award-winning, Emmy-nominated director / producer. He…

2 years ago

Margaret Cho & Late Actor Leslie Jordan Named Grand Marshals for LA Pride Parade

THE LEGEND LIVES ON – May 16, 2023 - Comedian Margaret Cho and the late actor Leslie Jordan on Tuesday were…

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Social Workers Introduce New Tool for Treating Addiction

UNDERSTANDING, COMPASSION AND INTELLIGENCE – May 10, 2023 - “It’s important to measure recovery capital so we can understand the…

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How To Start A Career After Drug Recovery

RE-BIRTHED IN EVERY WAY – May 11, 2023 - Step One: Research Industries And Occupations The first step when looking…

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Person of the Week: Maia Akiva

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – May 16, 2023 - Maia Akiva is a professional speaker, trauma-informed trainer, performer, and a…

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Beau Mann Biography: 13 Things About Sober Grid Founder

VIDEO – HE WILL BE MISSED, RIP Beau Mann –  May 11, 2023 - Beau Mann was a sober living…

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Mayim Bialik Dreams Up ‘Call Me Kat’ Ending Where Leslie Jordan’s ‘Phil Lives On Forever’

VIDEO – LESLIE CROSSING THE JORDAN – May 10, 2023 - Bialik offered up how she thinks the show wrapped…

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Please, Robert Downey Jr., Do Comedies Again!

LAUGHTER IS CARBONATED GOD –  May 9, 2023 - Some actors are chameleons. Some have a style. Downey Jr. epitomizes…

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Police Find Remains of Beau Mann, Sober Grid App Founder, Missing Since Nov. 2021

HORRIBLE DISCOVERY –  May 9, 2023  -  The remains of a Los Angeles tech CEO who has been missing for…

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DEA May Limit Access to Buprenorphine

REALLY? –  May 2, 2023 - Since 2020, the federal government allowed telehealth providers to prescribe the medication without a…

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Teenagers Devise Alexa Skill For Those Struggling With Alcohol Addiction

TECH TO THE RESCUE – May 2, 2023 - After starting to code at the age of nine, Eleora proposed…

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Ellsworth Acres Helps Women Recovering Through Agriculture

GROWING NEW LIVES – May 5, 2023 - Erin Helms started Ellsworth Acres when she noticed that addiction recovery services…

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Sobering Facts—Doctors Talk Addiction

FRIGHTENING –  May 2, 2023 - The leading medical professionals discussed treatment, including medication and long-term recovery with members of…

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Nun Remembered as “Angel of Alcoholics Anonymous”

A REAL HIGHER POWER – March 4, 2023 - At the time, alcoholism was not treated as a medical condition.…

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Lawmakers Push Back Against ‘Harm Reduction’

INSANITY –  May 4, 2023 - A nonprofit group called Safehouse has been negotiating with the U.S. Justice Department, hoping…

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JetBlue First Major Airline to Serve Non-Alcoholic Beer

LESS TURBULENCE – May 5, 2023 - The Financial Times ranked Athletic Brewing as the fourth fastest-growing company in the…

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‘Be careful what you wish for!’ Matthew Perry on the Dark Side of Fame and Addiction

A FRIEND of BILL’S – April 22, 2023 - Matthew Perry “never realised” that there was a dark side to…

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AA Committed To Those Who Need It Most

ON EVERY CONTINENT –  April 22, 2023 - AA is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organisation or institution;…

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Scientists Identify What Differentiates Drug Users from Non-Users

AMBITION? –  March 8, 2023 - Craving is a strong desire to use drugs or eat. It has long been…

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Teen of the Week: Rohan Malik-Hamirani Helps With Addiction Fight

A YOUNG HEART OF GOLD –  April 22, 2023 - He learned about service from his parents, Dr. Rabina Malik-Hamirani…

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Newlywed Buzz Aldrin

HOME PLANET A-OK–  April 26, 2023 - The couple started spending more time together in Los Angeles in early 2018.…

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Michelle Heaton Marks Two Years Sober

“As long as I continue to do my meetings.” – April 27, 2023 - #tbt 2 years ago today I…

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Person Of The Week: Aleksa Bembnista

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – May, 2, 2023 – Aleksandra M. Bembnista is the founder of Glorious Recovery, a non-profit…

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Belladonna and History of Towns Hospital in New York

THE VISIONARY GETS HELP –  April 15, 2023 - It was founded by Charles B. Towns, who was an insurance…

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Exercises May Help Addiction Recovery

IT CAN’T HURT – April 26, 2023 - “Exercise has so many benefits for those overcoming an addiction,” Weinstock said.…

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OPINION: Florida’s Marchman Act Works By Joe Considine

SAVING LIVES – April, 24, 2023 – Passage of California’s CARE Court law to reform California’s Mental Health Services Act,…

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The Addiction Podcast with Joanie Sigal

VIDEO – STOP HOLDING BACK – April 13, 2023  -Ken Makimsy Middleton’s mission has been to help others realize alcohol…

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Some Treatment Centers Turn Big Profits by Scaling Back Care

SOME NOT MOST – April 20, 2023 - He was advised against the long-term use of Suboxone, a medication often…

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Mobilize Recovery Mobilizes iHeartMedia & Facebook to Support Ending Overdosing in America – Macklemore Performs Sept. 19, in D.C.

IT’S A MOVEMENT –  April 17, 2023 -  Unlike past years when recovery advocacy groups and concerned individuals could attend…

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