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‘Absolutely worked for me’: AA meetings provide hope for the future

AUDIO – IT WORKS IF YOU WORK IT – July 30, 2024 - “It’s a family disease,” said Amy, a member of the Al-Anon group. “I’ve heard it said that for every alcoholic out there, some 14 other people will suffer from the ... Read More...

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Facility Cooperating With FBI Investigation Into ‘Possible’ Fraud

ANYTHING IS ‘POSSIBLE’ – Aug. 2, 2024 - ARC has developed a reputation for aggressive expansion since it was launched by Tim Robinson, a lawyer who founded the company with a single halfway house for alcohol t... Read More...

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Power of Positive Thinking in Overcoming Addiction

WE LOVE YOU NORMAN VINCENT PEALE – Aug. 2, 2024 - Your mind will be key in overcoming your addiction. Its past workings lead you to substance use and its current state will lead you out of it. If you wan... Read More...

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Woman Celebrates 10 Years of Sober and Spreads the Message

VIDEO – SHARING THE GOOD NEWS – Aug. 2, 2024 - Caitlin Perez is celebrating 10 years of sobriety. Three overdoses later, Perez said she found herself back in a courtroom ready to go to prison, until she was given a... Read More...

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Building Partnerships Critical to Addiction Treatment Revenue Growth

IT’S A BUSINESS BABY – Aug. 2, 2024 - “We started out for many years just doing residential care. And as we move more payers, we saw an opportunity to expand into partial , which led to an opportunity to grow... Read More...

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Harm Reduction Seeks to Help Addicted Individuals

VIDEO – LET THERE BE LIGHT – July 30, 2024 - Harm reduction programs look to help those dealing with addiction by providing them with things like clean needles. Critics say harm reduction only makes things wor... Read More...

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SF First City to GIVE Addiction/Recovery Books To All Libraries

BOOKS TO GO BY – July 29, 2024 - The program, “Read to Recovery,” will provide books on healing from substance abuse for free to anyone at all San Francisco library branches even if they don’t have a lib... Read More...

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San Francisco Could Pay Cash to Stay Clean

VIDEO – WEEKLY STIPEND – July 29, 2024 - The proposal, called “Cash Not Drugs,” would create a voluntary sobriety incentive for eligible residents on public assistance, offering up to $100 a week for those who test... Read More...

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Phish’s Trey Anastasio Opens Addiction Recovery Center

PAYING IT FORWARD – July 18, 2024 – Trey now 17 years sober, is set to open the doors to a residential recovery program, Divided Sky, in his native Vermont with the caseworker who helped him after he was arrested fo... Read More...

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In-Home Addiction Provider Aware Recovery Raises $3.5Million

HOUSE CALLS ARE BACK IN – July 24, 2024 - Aware Recovery offers in-home substance use disorder (SUD) care. The provider is able to treat people with alcohol, opioid and other substance use disorders. Aware off... Read More...

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Non-Profit Creates Space for Sober People to Socialize

VIDEO – GETTING CLOSE – July 19, 2024 - A non-profit organization is creating a safe and vibrant space for people on a journey of sobriety to connect, socialize and learn... CONTINUE@YouTube https://www.yout... Read More...

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140-Year-Old Mansion Turned Into Sober Home

VIDEO – REHABILITATION WORKS – July 25, 2024 - The Sternberg Mansion was built in 1886 and it was used as a boarding house for many years but now it’s been completely transformed into a new sober living home for me... Read More...

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Non-profit Rebrands To Support Struggling Addicts

HELPING OTHERS MATTERS – July 25, 2024 - Families Against Narcotics (FAN) is now called Face Addiction Now. The organization assists over 100,000 people annually through its various programs. FAN started 16 ye... Read More...

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Families in the Shadow of Addiction

AUDIO – NOT JUST BETTY FORD – July 19, 2024 - How addiction leads to social isolation and stigma for families and what are some strategies for setting boundaries with an addicted loved one. CONTINUE@... Read More...

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‘High on Jesus’

VIDEO – MARY WOULD BE PROUD – July 19, 2024 - He was desperate to quit, but starting over wasn’t so simple. Once out of jail, Halas had nothing – no money, car, home, job, family or friends. But thanks to thos... Read More...

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From Alcoholism to Christ – Will Matt Talbot Become a Saint?

THE SAINT OF SPONSORSHIP? – July 14, 2024 - Fr Selva Thomas, one of the Salesian priests who ministers at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes in Dublin, Ireland where Talbot is buried, says that many people grap... Read More...

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Sobriety Advocate & Herbalist Overcomes Homelessness

SUPPORT SOBER ENTREPRENEURS – July 13, 2024 - Valerie Wiener is following her dream by choosing a healing path as an herbalist. Also known as Mother Wanderer Earth Medicine, the mother of two says, “I’m a huge... Read More...

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Lawyer Stopped Drinking to Launch a Recovery Boom

IT’S BUSINESS NOW – July 2, 2024 - Tim Robinson, CEO of Kentucky’s largest substance treatment provider, says his for-profit company “had to grow to survive.” He was photographed June 27 at Addiction Rec... Read More...

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Man to Bike 429 Miles to Share His Free Recovery Program

VIDEO – NO FLAT TIRES – July 1, 2024 - LT Weaver, a person in recovery and founder of the nonprofit Recovering Addict, is pioneering a different approach that emphasizes peer-oriented practices. In September, Natio... Read More...

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Comedy Show Aims to Break Stigma About Addiction

VIDEO – LAUGH A LITTLE – June 22, 2024 - The show has passed and was intended to entertain, educate and inspire the audience. CONTINUE@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10jml3Dkdjw ... Read More...

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Achieving Sobriety Through Art

SOBRIETY IS ART – June 26, 2024, Drew Fowler is an artist living in South New Jersey who creates abstract fluid art. His pieces are striking, vibrant, colorful and as he describes them “inspired by joy”... Read More...

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This Run Club is for People in Recovery

SAVING YOU A PAIR OF SNEAKERS – June 20, 2024 - When Kellen Matthews heard a doctor at his addiction rehab program say that running can give you a high similar to that of drugs, it grabbed his attention. He ha... Read More...

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Thriving in Recovery – One Show at a Time

TURN ON YOUR LOVE LIGHT – June 26, 2024 - There are various groups in the jam scene, the most prominent being a group among Deadheads dubbed the Wharf Rats. Launched in the ’80s, it was named after a fic... Read More...

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Indigenous Men Walk for Sobriety

WALKING THE WALK – June 27, 2024 - On a cloudy Saturday morning, with temperatures at 77 degrees, a group of men embarked on a journey toward sobriety and mental wellness. The recent monsoons have refreshed th... Read More...

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SHOCKER: Two Top Execs at Rehab Chain Commit Suicide

OMG – July 28, 2024 - Employees of a multistate rehab company have been left in the dark after several facilities shut across the country following the suicides of the two top executives. Retreat Behavio... Read More...

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Treatment Works

AUDIO – SO DOES AA – June 25, 2024 - APA has helped “move the needle” in a positive direction on addiction, bringing together primary and specialty care professionals interested in addressing substance use disorder... Read More...

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2nd Drug Rehab Exec Dies by Suicide – 160 Employees & Patients Left Scrambling

TRAGEDY – June 26, 2024 - (CEO Peter Schorr, CAO Scott Korogodsky: Both found dead in less than a week.) Chaos and uncertainty at the parent company of one of New Haven’s largest drug rehab clinics have left 160 work... Read More...

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Donovan Harmel Mentors the LGBTQ+ Community Through Sobriety

VIDEO – WE ARE ALL ONE – June 11, 2024 - Donovan Harmel, 78, grew up on a farm in Rugby, North Dakota.”Being gay, I don’t even think that was term that was used at the time. It wasn’t frowned on as much as it... Read More...

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Father Joe’s Changing Shelter Into Sober Living and Detox

VIDEO – GREAT IDEA! – June 13, 2024 - “There was meth, there was heroin, there was crack and now there’s fentanyl,” said Wisecarver. He says everyday he watches the need for help grow for people struggling... Read More...

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Volunteer Corps Helps Recovering Addicts

BEING OF SERVICE – June 20, 2024 - Chelsea Donnor said she struggled with drug and alcohol addiction for the better part of 20 years. It wasn’t until last year she was ready to get clean. “I just hit a spiritu... Read More...

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