Person of the Week: Joan Borsten Vidov STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Feb. 18, 2025 - Joan Borsten Vidov was born and raised in Los Angeles. Her mother was one of the Navy’s first female officers (then known as WAVES). Her father had a long career in the... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 18 2025InterviewRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Remembering Jenna Tatro VIDEO – IN MEMORIUM – Feb. 14, 2025 - An addiction recovery organization is remembering the woman who inspires their work. CONTINUE@WCAX ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionFeb 18 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘Cantankerous’ Seniors Adamant: We don’t want drug rehab nearby! NO STEPS – Feb. 8, 2025 - Residents, already upset over the possibility of a nearby La Quinta hotel being converted into low-income housing for seniors, showed up in force at a zoning hearing Thursday, Feb. 6, ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 18 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Woman Murdered at Landmark Recovery’s Treatment Center VIDEO – TRAGIC – Feb. 13, 2025 - One month after 13 Investigates reported on a troubling pattern of problems inside addiction treatment centers operated by Landmark Recovery, another patient has died inside a Landmar... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 18 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Tiny Homes Designed to Promote Sobriety for Homeless Residents BUILD MORE! – Feb. 13, 2025 - Named Recovery Gateway, it consists of 42 single-occupancy homes and four double-occupancy homes for couples, for a total of 46 available units for 50 people. Residents will be wel... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionFeb 18 2025homelessRecoveryRecovery Advocatesobriety
Recovering Alcoholics Tackling Crime and Anti-social Behavior GIVING BACK – Feb. 4, 2025 - The project is being funded by Liverpool City Council and Merseyside Police. The staff, residents and those who have moved on and graduated from the unique recovery centre, will hos... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 11 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Celebrity Endorsements for Scientology’s Rehab are Back! STILL CRUISING – Feb. 4, 2025 - Back in the day, Kirstie Alley was a big supporter, and she was known for her donations to Scientology’s drug rehab network, saying that it had helped her with a cocaine addiction when... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 11 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Two Reasons for Suing Summit Malibu ACCOUNTABILITY – Feb. 6, 2025 - Emily Willis’ family is suing a rehabilitation centre after the former OnlyFans star suffered from a cardiac arrest, which left her without a heartbeat for more than 30 minutes. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 11 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
My Sober Son Behaves Like a Pompous Jerk DEAR ABBY – Feb. 4, 2025 - DEAR ABBY: My youngest son, age 27, has been clean and sober for two years, having survived the horrible addiction of fentanyl. I helped nurse him back to health. It wasn’t easy, but ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 11 2025fentanylRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
High-Achieving Men Get Free From Addiction VIDEO ONLY – ARE WE NOT MEN? – Feb. 6, 2025 - To learn more about Soberman’s Estate, including their discreet location, services and various treatment options, go to SobermansEstate.com or call 480-400-0677. CONT... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 11 2025interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Person of the Week: Anthony Brown STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Feb. 11, 2025 - Anthony Brown is the founder and director of Coordinating & Assisting Recovery Environments. With a M.S. in Nursing from United States University, Anthony developed... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 11 2025InterviewRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Former NFL QB Ryan Leaf on Overcoming Addiction VIDEO – TEAM WORK – Feb. 3, 2025 - Ryan Leaf is an NFL analyst with the Bleav audio and video network and host of Last Mile Radio on Sirius XM. He was originally the second overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft by the S... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 11 2025InterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateSuper Bowl
UnitedHealthcare Agrees to Pay Millions More GUILTY AS USUAL – Jan. 28, 2025 - The lawsuit, Samson v. UnitedHealthCare Services, Inc., originated from claims that UnitedHealthcare persistently called individuals with marketing messages without their consent bet... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 04 2025interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Clarity for Ads in Treatment Referral Scams CROOKED LITTLE WORLD – Jan. 30, 2025 - The Ethical Marketing Campaign for Addiction Treatment (EMCAT) brought to the ASA’s attention concerns about the transparency and clarity in the drug and alcohol rehabilitation ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 04 2025interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Person of the Week: Gary Stromberg STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Feb. 4, 2025 - I’m what some might call a modern-day renaissance man. During my multi-decade career, I’ve headed a successful entertainment PR firm, written, and produced two major mot... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 04 2025InterviewRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Porn Star Disabled at Summit Malibu Rehab VIDEO – TRAGEDY – Feb. 1, 2025 - The family of porn star Emily Willis is suing the rehab center where she was found unconscious resulting in her sustaining permanent brain damage while at the facility for treatment f... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 04 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Rehabs Paid Secret Commissions to ‘Free and impartial’ Addiction Helplines OH THOSE BRITS – Dec. 22, 2024 - The ASA said that six brokers – Which Rehab?, Help 4 Addiction, Rehabs.UK, Rehab Guide, Action Rehab and Serenity Addiction Centres – had posed as direct treatment providers or ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 04 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Showcasing ART Done by People in Recovery ONE BRUSH STROKE AT A TIME – JAN. 22, 2025 - A picture is worth a thousand words, but for those battling addiction, a brush and canvas can say so much more. The Allen County Treatment Court, Lighthouse Peer Sup... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 28 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Stolen Sobriety VIDEO – ON THE CASE – Jan. 21, 2025 - I wish I knew how to help some of these people. If a person is working hard to stay sober, the last thing they need is more obstacles and more stress. It must be confusing for ca... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 28 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabsobriety
Swiss Rehab Offering Guarantee CELEBRATING 2025! – Jan. 21, 2025 - Neoviva, a leading luxury rehab centre launches Switzerland’s first and only assurance programme in addiction treatment. With a structured and tailored approach, Neoviva’s pr... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 28 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Philadelphia Offers Treatment Instead of Jail ADDICTION IS A PRISON – Jan. 22, 2025 - Mayor Cherelle Parker signed an executive order introducing what she calls “Wellness Court.” The City of Philadelphia is launching a new program in the Kensington neighborhood ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJan 28 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Scott Oake Lost His Son – Maybe His Advocacy Can Spare Others AUDIO – SYMPATHY OF THE HEART – Jan. 21, 2025 - Scott Oake spent many hours working off the side of his desk trying to secure addictions support for his son. A longtime broadcaster with Hockey Night in Canada and CBC... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 28 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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 RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 21 2025RecoveryRecovery 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 AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 21 2025RecoveryRecovery 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 RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 21 2025RecoveryRecovery 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 RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 21 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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