Recovery Advocate

40 Story Rehab Facility Proposed for Philadelphia

PHILLY NEEDS A FEW –   June 5, 2024 - The proposal comes from real estate firm CSC, which owns…

7 months ago

Internet Sober Coach Helps Others

PASSING IT ON –   June 6, 2024 - Oden is a sober coach and the East Coast coordinator for…

7 months ago

How Specialty Courts Help People with Addiction

SECONDS CHANCES! –   May 31, 2024 - “I love being sober and being with my family and friends.” “I…

7 months ago

Non-Profit Uses Podcast to Break Stigma Around Addiction

VIDEO – HONESTY ON THE AIR –   May 30, 2024 - Derek Faller has been sober for over seven…

7 months ago

13 Celebs’ Personal Messages About Their Sobriety

EVERY ONE IS UNIQUE –   May 22, 2024 - The decision to get sober is a profoundly personal one.…

7 months ago

Patient Dies At Boca Circle Rehab – Facility Get Sued

JUST TOO SAD –   May 23, 2024 -  The Boca Raton rehab center known as “Boca Circle Rehabilitation” is…

7 months ago

Actress Cara Santana Makes Directorial Debut With Drug Rehab Industry Exposé

TREATMENT INDUSTRY UNDER THE MICROSCOPE –   May 20, 2024 -  Actress Cara Santana (Daughter of the Bride) will make…

7 months ago

They Illegally Paid People to Bring Addicts to His Rehab

THE OC SHUFFLE? –   May 23, 2024 - Santa Ana resident Luis Guerrero, 53, was arrested on Thursday morning…

7 months ago

Women Get Second Chance

VIDEO – THE HEROINE’S JOURNEY –   May 16, 2024 - For Melissa Shelley, it all started at a coffee…

7 months ago

Hilary Phelps Talks Women’s Wellness

SWIMMING WITH WINNERS –   May 13, 2024 - After celebrating 15 years of sobriety a couple of years ago,…

7 months ago

Rival Addiction Centers Do Battle

VIDEO – MONEY MATTERS –   May 13, 2024 -Jason Ackner, who is trying to build the facility, said competition…

7 months ago

Rethinking the Removal of Kids From Moms Struggling With Addiction

SAVE the CHILDREN RIGHT NOW –   May 15, 2024 - Addiction is so prevalent and the effects so severe…

7 months ago

Revolutionizing Recovery with Compassionate and Modern Approach

SELF IMPROVEMENT MATTERS –   May 9, 2024 - Shannon Marie’s life has been profoundly shaped by personal tragedy, including…

8 months ago

Man to Run 100-mile Marathon to Help Others Find Sobriety

VIDEO – 100 MILES BEGINS WITH THE 1st STEP –   May 6, 2024 - “I love the natural setting,”…

8 months ago

Is Addiction Treatment the Next Frontier for Ultrasound Technology?

TIME WILL TELL –   May 6, 2024 - Nestled inside a giant MRI machine, the woman wears a helmet…

8 months ago

Addiction Treatment Non-profit Founder Accused of Stealing $300,000

NO WONDER THERE WAS NO PROFIT –   May 8, 2024 - Dawn Holland, who opened the nonprofit’s doorsin 2015,…

8 months ago

Forced Addictions Treatment Will Cause More Harm Than Good

IMPORTANT –   May 1, 2024 - Timothy Christie, the regional director of ethics services for the Horizon Health Network,…

8 months ago

Why Chattanoogans Are Choosing Sobriety

TENNESSEE WALTZ –   May 3, 2024 - Over the years, I have noticed the need for more drink options…

8 months ago

The Rise and Fall of DARE

THEY TRIED –   May 1, 2024 - DARE was not only ineffective by its own standards, but potentially counterproductive.…

8 months ago

Treatment Center Billed Taxpayers for 203 Hrs. of Work by One Employee in Single Day

VIDEO – LIKE SO MANY OTHERS –   May 1, 2024 - They accuse the company of improperly billing taxpayers…

8 months ago

Vin Baker Uses Sobriety For Good

GIVING BACK IN STYLE –   April 17, 2024 - “It’s still one day at a time for me, and…

8 months ago

Two-Drug Combo Curbs Drinking for Alcoholics

DOUBLE, DOUBLE TOIL AND TROUBLE –   April 18, 2024 - A combo of an allergy drug and a blood…

8 months ago

Landmark Recovery Applies to Reopen After Settlement with State

VIDEO – SECOND CHANCES –   April 21, 2024 - 13News has learned state regulators have reached a settlement agreement…

8 months ago

Bartender Shares Sobriety Journey and Works to Help Others

AUDIO – SERVICE WITH HIS SMILE –   April 7, 2024 - Service workers, including wait staff and bartenders are…

8 months ago

Doing Good: Door to Serenity

VIDEO – IN ALL OUR ENDEAVORS –   April 9, 2024 - Within the structure of the Twelve Steps, Door…

8 months ago

Salute Our Heroes

A GOOD MAN IS GOOD TO FIND –   April 8, 2024 - “I tried everything from treatment, church, community;…

8 months ago

How Sober Housing Project Became Amy Winehouse’s Legacy

WISH SHE WAS HER TO SEE IT –   April 14, 2024 - There is so much tragedy in the…

8 months ago

Anne Lamott Reflects on Life, Death and Enduring the Beams of Love’

VIDEO TED TALK – SHE’S A ROCK STAR –   April 5, 2024 - Anne Lamott has always been honest…

8 months ago

Art Exhibit Remembers Those Lost to Addiction

VIDEO – SOUL ALCHEMY: GRIEF INTO ART –   April 11, 2024 - When Theresa Clower lost her son, Devin,…

8 months ago

U.K. Drug Treatment Boss Throws Down Gauntlet to Authorities

MAKE IT SAFER –   April 7, 2024 - Exasperated by years of fruitless discussions while drug deaths mount, Martin…

8 months ago