Behind the Documentary| Fighting Addiction VIDEO – MUST WATCH – May 16, 2023 - 1. Addiction is such a cunning enemy of everyone, starting from the addict who is totally destroyed to become servant of this malicious desease ... 2. My first husband died of alco... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 23 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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 founded and runs People People Media, a production company based on a 95-acre farm in the San Franci... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 23 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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 named grand marshals of this year’s LA Pride Parade, while the ACLU of Southern California was named the ev... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 23 2023RecoveryRecovery Advocate
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 inequities that influence recovery,” says Bowen. “Without a good measure it’s hard to q... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 16 2023Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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 into potential careers is researching different types of occupations within various industries... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMay 16 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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 writer in Los Angeles. Her unique approach encourages audiences to embrace their relationships ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionInterviewMay 16 2023Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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 advocate from California, United States. He suffered from substance abuse issues when he was younger so he wanted to create a su... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 16 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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 up. “Decide the ending you want, but for me, here’s where I think we all end up: Kat and Max live happily ever ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 16 2023RecoveryRecovery Advocate
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 both lines of thought. He’s a chameleon operating within a recognizable batch of characteristics. ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 16 2023RecoveryRecovery Advocate
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 more than a year were found in Santa Monica. Beau Mann, who was last seen a few days after Thanksgiv... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetMay 16 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
DEA May Limit Access to Buprenorphine REALLY? – May 2, 2023 - Since 2020, the federal government allowed telehealth providers to prescribe the medication without a medical visit to ensure people could still get it during lockdowns and reduce exposu... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 9 2023OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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 an Alexa skillcalled ‘Sober Tracker’ to help those struggling with alcohol addiction and substance abuse after being inspi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetinterventionMay 9 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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 did not address the person as a whole. She was working as a counselor at a treatment center in Oh... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 9 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Sobering Facts—Doctors Talk Addiction FRIGHTENING – May 2, 2023 - The leading medical professionals discussed treatment, including medication and long-term recovery with members of the Kittitas County recovery community and others looking for clari... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 9 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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. The patient had been brought to her by Dr. Bob Smith, a co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous who was working at S... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionMay 9 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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 to open supervised injection clinics in Philadelphia. If this measure is approved and... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductionMay 9 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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 country in 2021, and by 2022, the company had made it onto Time’s list of the 100 Most Influent... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 9 2023RecoveryRecovery Advocate
‘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 fame. The 53-year-old actor became a household name when he was cast in the NBC sitcom ‘Friends’ alongside Jennife... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMay 2 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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; does not wish to engage in any controversy and neither endorses nor opposes any causes.... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 2 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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 considered a key factor driving substance abuse and overeating. It is one of the criteria used for diagnosing substan... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 2 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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 and Dr. Mirza Hamirani, he said. “They are both very compassionate and have taught us all to help... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 2 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabteenagers
Newlywed Buzz Aldrin HOME PLANET A-OK– April 26, 2023 - The couple started spending more time together in Los Angeles in early 2018. “When you connect at a soulmate level, you naturally talk about marriage,” explains Faur. We... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyExperience Strength and HopeExperience Strength and Hope AwardsInterviewMay 2 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Michelle Heaton Marks Two Years Sober “As long as I continue to do my meetings.” – April 27, 2023 - #tbt 2 years ago today I arrived on the steps of the @priorygroup... Bewildered, confused, sad, sick and very frightened. That day I took my last drink... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewMay 2 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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 that unites, encourages, and empowers people impacted by alcohol and drug addiction. It helps them fi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaInterviewMay 2 2023RecoveryRecovery Advocate
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 salesman from Georgia. Towns was a very successful, high-pressure insurance salesman. He had an eighth-grade e... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMay 2 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Exercises May Help Addiction Recovery IT CAN’T HURT – April 26, 2023 - “Exercise has so many benefits for those overcoming an addiction,” Weinstock said. “There is the immediate bump in mood after one’s workout, and, over time, exercise reduces depressio... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 2 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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, efforts in the State of Washington, and possibly in New York City, promise help for the tragi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 25 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictionhomelessinterventionlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRecovery Advocate
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 is probably the one thing that is holding them back from realizing all of their dreams. He started ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 25 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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 recommended to treat opioid addiction, because BRC does not consider it a form of abstinence. After an initial... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 25 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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 summits and events by paying for admission, this year’s Mobilize Recovery will req... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 25 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab