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DJ Kahikina Says Sobriety Helps Him Serve Others Better

VIDEO – NEVER TOO OLD TO SOBER UP – Feb. 7, 2023 - He’s the voice many Hawaii Islanders have known and loved since 1979. Even when DJ Kahikina - real name Tommy Ching, and formerly called The Polynesian Pirate - has... Read More...

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Ryan Phillips: Benzos Are Not The Cure for Addiction

VIDEO – GOOD INTERVIEW – Feb. 2, 2023 - At the height of Ryan Phillips’s fame and game prowess he was arrested for importing a large amount of marijuana into the United States over the Canadian border. Phillips was ... Read More...

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‘Sober Mofos’ Podcast Shines Light on Long-Term Sobriety

FREE ADVICE – Feb. 14, 2023 - As the author of five best-selling books on addiction and recovery, Mr. Foster brings first-hand knowledge and advice on traveling the road of recovery. In addition to his insight ... Read More...

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What is Recovery? with Ryan Hampton

VIDEO – SOBRIETY AND A WHOLE LOT MORE – Feb. 14, 2023 - Why does Partnership to End Addiction focus on supporting the parents and close family members of those struggling with addiction? Because study after study sho... Read More...

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FDA Panel Backs Making Narcan an Over The Counter Drug

OVERDOSE DRUG OVER THE COUNTER – Feb. 15, 2023 - The manufacturer, Emergent Biosolutions, said it would revise the packaging and labeling to address those concerns. The FDA will make a final decision on the dru... Read More...

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Financial Incentives Could Be the Next Big Thing in Addiction Treatment

MONEY FOR NOTHING – Feb. 15, 2023 - Contingency management on its own is likely a failing proposition for addiction treatment providers. That’s why Greenville, South Carolina-based Crossroads Treatment Centers includ... Read More...

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Benefits of Attending an AA Meeting

AND SO MUCH MORE – Feb. 16, 2023 - Attending an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting is a powerful step towards overcoming addiction that should not be overlooked or taken lightly. Not only will you gain knowledge about... Read More...

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‘Savage Sisters’ Care For Those With Addiction

VIDEO – WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, SISTERS ROCK – Feb. 6, 2023 - At the hub in Kensington, volunteers provide food, clothing, and especially trauma care to people who enter from the streets. “These wounds that we... Read More...

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Chicago Suburb To Pay $800K Settlement After Barring Sober Living

DON’T MESS WITH SOBER PEOPLE – Feb. 6, 2023 - The village of Hinsdale has agreed to pay $800K to settle a lawsuit alleging the community in Chicago’s western suburbs violated the Fair Housing Act when it denied a sob... Read More...

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We Need Harm Reduction Built for and by Youth Who Use Drugs

IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL LIVE – Feb. 10, 2023 - It remains so hard for many people to get their heads around the importance of harm reduction programs and spaces dedicated to young people. Older adults remain... Read More...

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DMX’s Daughter Promotes Addiction Docuseries

VIDEO – EXTRAORDINARY 10 YEAR OLD – Feb. 6, 2023 - She continued, “After a D.A.R.E. program came to my school and did a 10-week curriculum on drugs and drug addiction, I saw a clip of Master P on Tiktok.” The clip sh... Read More...

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“I Help Mothers With Children Overcome Drug Addiction”

AUDIO – GOD BLESS YOU – Feb. 4, 2023 - I accumulated my most embarrassing professional moments during this first career chapter—saying the wrong things at the wrong times, behaving unsuitably by playing spades and ... Read More...

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Journey to Sobriety Inspires Sober 20-Something Podcast

VIDEO – CREATIVITY FOR ALL – Feb. 6, 2023 - Jenna Lawson is sharing her journey to sobriety through ‘The Sober 20-Something’ podcast. Click@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=A... Read More...

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1 Million Strong: ‘We can expand music culture to include sobriety!’

MUSIC OF THE SPHERES – Feb. 6, 2023 - The aim is to “destigmatize addiction and to support recovery” through measures including “supporting new ways for sober fans to enjoy shows, ensuring touring musicians and crews... Read More...

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Ringo Starr Found Sobriety After Years Of Addiction

VIDEO – ACT NATURALLY – Jan. 22, 2023 - At the same time, he spent more time with friends such as the hard-partying Harry Nilsson, The Who drummer Keith Moon, and T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan. In the mid-1970s, Ringo ... Read More...

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Muslim Leaders Helping People To Overcome Addictions

ALLAH POWER – Jan. 27, 2023 - I’ve been running around dealing with these issues with families within our community for nearly nine years,” he told the ABC.” getting phone calls from parents who are concerned ... Read More...

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Bible Study, Work Without Pay: The Shadowy World of Sober Homes

AN ANOMALY? – Jan. 26, 2023 - The prosecutor on Kaitlyn’s case, the Jefferson county attorney Andrew Paul, argued for a different route, telling the judge he thought Kaitlyn needed clinical addiction treatment. He as... Read More...

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Compassion, Not criminalization, Could Have Spared My Son

VIDEO – WHEN DOES IT END? EVER? – Jan. 30, 2023 - When you lose a child, finding ways to ensure they are remembered and that the same tragedy doesn’t befall other parents becomes a priority. I lost my son, Tyler,... Read More...

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David Kerwin Explains Path To Recovery

AUDIO – WORTH A LISTEN? – Jan. 31, 2023 - David Kerwin is a life coach who specializes in addiction recovery and behavioral health. He spoke to Community Voices about the path to addiction recovery, the lasting effec... Read More...

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How Wearables Could Reshape Addiction Treatment

USING TECH TO STAY SOBER – Feb. 1, 2023 - Outside of research settings, wearables are not widely used in treatment in large part because there are no clear, scientific connections between the most common data w... Read More...

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200 People Take the Fight Against Addiction Crisis to the Statehouse

MARCHING FOR RELIEF – Feb. 2, 2023 - More than 200 people gathered outside the Capitol for a rally to raise awareness about Oregon’s addiction crisis, which has affected thousands and included young and old and resid... Read More...

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Mother Calls Pres. Biden To Say ‘NO’ To Safe Consumption Sites

VIDEO – IT’S COMPLICATED – Feb. 1, 2023 - The drug overdose crisis is killing on average 50 people a month in San Francisco each month and some see safe injection sites as part of the solution. These are places peopl... Read More...

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How Treating Addiction as a Disability Could Completely Transform Treatment

IF ONLY – Feb. 1, 2023 - But unfortunately, following a phenomenon that’s been replicated throughout the country, SSPs have been subject to constant legal threats. In 2019, the major cities of Orange County suc... Read More...

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Overdose Prevention Campaign Advocating Drug Use? ‘Do it with friends’

VIDEO – TRYING ANYTHING – Jan. 31, 2023 - Another poster from the campaign, which features a gleeful group of drug users, advises to “take it easy” and “go slow” when using. “Use less at first to test the strength o... Read More...

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Venture Capital Investing Little in Addiction Treatment

ONLY DRUGS CAN SAVE LIVES – Feb. 2, 2023 - “There’s still a lot to be learned for identifying the underlying cause of addiction and being able to address that with a specific target,” he said. “That limits the shots ... Read More...

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Concert In Manhattan To Benefit LGBTQ’s Struggling With Addiction

MUSIC CAN HEAL – Jan. 26, 2023 - “In July of 2021, we lost our son Nic to a fentanyl poisoning,” Pagano said. Nic was a New Yorker who overdosed in Connecticut, where he’d moved for addiction treatment. Before ... Read More...

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Women Recovering From Alcoholism Find Success With Sobriety Podcasts

WINNER – Jan. 24, 2023 - “I remember we were up the whole night and I looked over at him and I was like I can never drink ever again,” she said. “And I just knew that was it.” Gillian then turned her t... Read More...

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Study: Promising Results to Fight Addiction

VIDEO – MONKEY OFF THE MONKEY’S BACK – Jan. 25, 2023 - They found that blocking an enzyme, called CA4 in the brain, reduced cocaine-seeking behavior and relapse in the withdrawal phase. Click@KCRG ... Read More...

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After Homelessness, Denver Man Urges People to “Spread the Warmth”

VIDEO – RICHNESS OF SPIRIT – Jan. 27, 2023 - Forced to live on the streets because of addiction and job loss, Michael Allen finally hit a point where he wanted to change! Click@CBSNews ... Read More...

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Alcoholics Anonymous and The Inspiring Ministry of Father Ed Dowling

HISTORY IS FUN – Jan. 19, 2023 - From then on, for as long as he lived, the memory of that experience would ground the deep sense of empathy that empowered his ministry to alcoholics, drug addicts, spouses in trouble... Read More...

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