Recovery Advocate

How the Young Lords Brought the Revolution to Drug Treatment

MAGICAL HISTORY TOUR –   Oct. 25, 2021 - . The Young Lords worked as the doctors’ assistants and translators…

3 years ago

‘Slap in the face’: Woman Who Lost Son Reacts to Rehab owner Selling Fentanyl

WATCH HER – IT’S WHAT WE DO? –    Oct. 27, 2021 - Investigators said Misty Gilley was selling fentanyl…

3 years ago

Happy Pill Finds Poppy Introspection In Songs Born of Sobriety

DELICIOUS SONG AND STORY –    Oct. 30, 2021 - He’s been here ever since, and in August, Fenton’s band…

3 years ago

Duchess of Cambridge Says Addiction Can ‘Happen to Any of Us’

AND SOMETIMES IT DOES –   Oct. 19, 2021 - She added that it is crucial to recognize “what lies…

3 years ago

Remi Wolf’s “Juno” Captures Journey to Sobriety

MUSIC MAKES A DIFFERENCE –    Oct. 27, 2021 - Wolf’s songs exude such joy so much that at first…

3 years ago

Leading Addiction Recovery Reformer Was on the Payroll of Rehab Center

HAND IN THE TILL –   Sept 27, 2021 - Testifying under a grant of immunity from prosecution, Way said…

3 years ago

Workshop Aims to Combat Artists’ Addiction, Isolation and Death

THE WAY TO MAN’S ART IS THROUGH HIS HEART –    Oct. 2021 - During a recent workshop, seven students…

3 years ago

‘On the Mocks’: Woman Shares Her Story and Mocktail Recipes

WATCH – EVEN DELICIOUS ALCOHOL-FREE WINES? –   Oct. 21, 2021 - Wayne prefers mocktails over cocktails after battling alcohol…

3 years ago

Florida Rehab Fires Employee, Discharges Client For Abuse Claims

THE CUSTOMER IS NEVER RIGHT AGAIN? –    Oct. 22, 2021 - Complaints were filed internally and with DCF against…

3 years ago

How TikTok is Encouraging ‘Sober Curiosity’

DANCING THE TWELVE STEPS? –    Oct. 22, 2021 - And it wasn’t long until she joined in herself, sharing…

3 years ago

Nikki Sixx New Book Dives Into Dysfunctional Childhood

WATCH – WRITES THE WRONGS –   Oct. 20, 2021 - “The First 21: How I Became Nikki Sixx” (Hachette,…

3 years ago

Police Chief Says Criminalizing Drugs Causes Most Deaths

THE LAW THAT KILLS EVERY DAY –    Oct. 23, 2021 - “The vast majority of those deaths would have…

3 years ago

They Raised $118 Million For Recovery Startup

SURE THAT’S ENOUGH? –   Oct. 21, 2021 - More than 20,000 people have gotten treatment via Workit and the…

3 years ago

Sobriety Fueled His Passion To Make Luxury Goods

FROM LOW BOTTOM TO HIGH END –    10/21/2021 - Seawright began with handbags, but he’s made everything from gun…

3 years ago

Biden Drug Policy Could Widen Racial Disparities, Civil Rights Groups Warn

LISTEN – DO ANY LIVES MATTER –   Oct. 22, 2021 - In recent years, Cook said, about 70% of…

3 years ago

Brain-Based Treatment for Recovery, Relapse Prevention & Improved Mental Health by Sonnee Weedn, Ph.D.

A Pioneer in the Field of Neuro-Engineering –   October 10, 2021 - Sonnee Weedn, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist with…

3 years ago

How One Dentist is Addressing Homelessness and Addiction

WATCH – ONE TOOTH AT A TIME –   Oct. 10, 2021 - Dr. David Frank, owner of Walden Dental…

3 years ago

Sweating Her Way to Sobriety

HOW TO COPE WITH EVERYTHING –   Oct. 13, 2021 - Since first hitting the pavement, Nell has run eight…

3 years ago

A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery by David Poses

MEDIA: BOOK SUGGESTION –   Fall 2021 - “A moving, tender, thoughtful account of addiction and also a compelling critique…

3 years ago

Sober Curious Movement Online Targeting ‘Gray Area’ Drinking

TO DRINK OR NOT TO DRINK? –    Oct. 3, 2021 - Nicola Peachey, 46, says she tried one such…

3 years ago

In Love and Recovery

OUR COMMON WELFARE MUST COME FIRST –   Oct. 8, 2021 - “They taught me how to help others and…

3 years ago

Q&A with Creator of the Adult Child Podcast, Andrea Ashley

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! –   Oct. 18, 2021 - Andrea Ashley, former CPA turned podcast host & producer. She…

3 years ago

F.D.A. Authorizes E-Cigarettes for U.S. Market for First Time

NO BRIBES HERE! –    Oct. 12, 2021 - The watershed decision could pave the way for authorization of some…

3 years ago

Adam Jablin Challenges Others to ‘Gain their life back’ in Sober October

WATCH – TIME TO QUIT? –   Oct. 6, 2021 - Jablin is encouraging others who are facing addiction of…

3 years ago

Father Constantine Lazarakis and Rabbi Josh Franklin on Addiction

GOD WOULD AND COULD –   Oct. 3, 2021 - When we are unable to experience fulfillment from God’s love,…

3 years ago

13 Is A Lucky Number For These Guys

BEFORE THERE WAS ZOOM - THERE WAS “IN THE ROOMS” –   Oct. 6, 2021 - Who would have thought, that…

3 years ago

Meek Mill on Popping Pills: If You Take Percs, You An A-Hole

WATCH – AND FEELING NO PAIN –   Oct. 8, 2021 - Meek says that since the deaths of Mac…

3 years ago

Doylestown Teacher Lost to Cancer Inspires Sister’s Path to Sobriety

WATCH – SISTERLY LOVE –   Oct 7, 2021 - When Allison Fawcett died 11 years ago this week at…

3 years ago

Arrow’ Star Colton Haynes Celebrates Three Years of Sobriety

HE’S HIT THE BULLSEYE –    Oct. 6, 2021 - “I used to blame it on my anxiety or depression…

3 years ago

Treating Addiction: Diversity and Accessibility Is Lacking

WATCH – NO EQUALITY OR FRATERNITY –    Oct. 7, 2021 - “Nobody looked like me. That was another barrier…

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