“Could the cure be worse than the disease?” WE THINK NOT – Oct. 10, 2025 - Two new books chronicle ‘an American Scandal’ and point the way forward. Insurers, legislators, Congressfolk, listen up! Forgive the imagery, but we long to box the ears of every Cal... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaOct 21 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Blowing the Lid Off U.S. Rehabs THIS STORY WON’T DIE – Oct. 16, 2025 - Trigger warning! Shoshana Walter’s new book, Rehab: An American Scandal, is going to make you cry and scream. Cry for how people in need are treated with such cruelty in addicti... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 21 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Walk Highlights Growing Global Sobriety Movement HEALTHY PEOPLE RISE UP – Sept. 28, 2025 - Almost 100 people gathered at Mount Royal Park for a wellness walk organized by Sober Is the New Cool on Saturday. The event is part of a growing international movement, with... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaOct 14 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocatesobriety
Saving Teens from Addiction, Vaping, and Social Media Dangers AUDIO – THEY ARE OUR FUTURE – PODCAST - On this episode of the WGNS Rutherford Issues Podcast, Scott Walker fills in for Bryan Barrett to discuss the Steered Straight program with guest Jennifer Sanchez. Together, th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 14 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabteenagers
Person of the Week: Dr. Cali Estes STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Oct. 14, 2025 - Dr. Cali Estes is a celebrity addiction specialist, psychologist, and founder of The Addictions Academy and Sober On Demand®. A six-time best-selling author and media expert,... Read More...Addiction RecoveryInterviewOct 14 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Recovery Group Helps Equine Expert Facing Hard Times COMPASSION IN ACTION – Sept. 27, 2025 - Stable Recovery volunteers and community members spent the day cleaning up a house and five acres of land for Elizabeth Blythe, a well-known figure in the equine industry who h... Read More...Addiction RecoveryOct 07 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Alex Pereira and Sister Aline Credit Each Other in Heartfelt Confession About Overcoming Alcoholism SOBRIETY ON THE ROAD – Sept. 29, 2025 - In July this year, Aline Pereira joined her brother, Alex Pereira, as a champion. Aline was crowned the Karate Combat flyweight champion in Miami after she defeated Fani Peloum... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousOct 07 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabsobriety
Giving up alcohol for Sober October? TRY THIS – Sept. 29, 2029 - Curious about trying Sober October, the global challenge to give up alcohol for 31 days to benefit your health and raise awareness for cancer? Life Kit is here to help. Staying sober fo... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousOct 07 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocatesobriety
Person of the Week: Paulina Pinsky STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Oct. 7, 2025 - Paulina Pinsky is a writer, ice skater, writing coach, and educator based in Los Angeles. She received her MFA from Columbia University, where she has taught Comedy Writing to... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyInterviewOct 07 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Recovery Saved My Life. It Can Also Save Our Democracy. FAITH AND VOTING TOO – Sept. 29, 2025 - Recovery is not just a personal journey. It is a political one. It provides a roadmap for how we might mend and heal our seemingly broken democracy: people of different faiths,... Read More...Addiction RecoveryOct 07 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Sober Eats Serving Up Awareness About Overcoming Addiction VIDEO – SOBRIETY ON THE ROAD – Sept. 30, 2025 - “Everybody knows somebody in recovery, but they don’t know it a lot of times because we don’t talk about it.” On top of overcoming addiction– people in recover... Read More...Addiction RecoveryOct 07 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Five Ways We Can Support Women in Recovery IMPORTANT – Sept. 29, 2025 - In honor of National Recovery Month, this installment of Women & Democracy is presented in partnership with the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health at Georgetown Law, exp... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaOct 07 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Fighting Addiction With Compassion and Hope NOW AND ALWAYS – Sept. 25, 2025 - “We have medicines that can help people quit tobacco, alcohol and opioid use. For opioid addiction, treatments like Suboxone, methadone, and naltrexone can help patients stay in reco... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 30 2025
Recovery Is Real: Restoring Every Aspect Of Life VIDEO – SOBRIETY IS A VICTORY – Sept. 25, 2025 - Mid-Michigan Recovery Services executive director Patrick Patterson says just like those smokes stacks are a beacon, the lighthouse on his organization’s logo is a sym... Read More...Addiction RecoveryRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 30 2025
Person of the Week: Denise Klein STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Sept. 30, 2025 - I was born in North Dakota, in a farming community. I went to the same school for 12 years. I have such fond memories of my beautiful classmates and teachers and there are s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaInterviewMalibuRecoveryRecovery AdvocateSept 30 2025
The Rehab Playbook Helps Individuals Struggling with Addiction BOOK REVIEW – Sept. 16, 2025 - The Rehab Playbook helps both individuals struggling with addiction and the community of people—family, friends, therapists, and physicians—who care about them by providing a deeper und... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateSept 23 2025
Expert Discusses Improvements For Access Addiction Treatment VIDEO – MAKES SENSE – Sept. 15, 2025 - With potential federal funding cuts on the horizon, the upcoming New York legislative session will be a tough one as the state looks to address funding issues and more. Rob K... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 23 2025
Celebrating Sobriety and Recovery CLEAN MACHINE – Sept. 6, 2025 - From friends and acquaintances to siblings and children of friends, the disease of addiction is powerful and can be heartbreaking. According to Dr. Gabor Maté, who spent years helpi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 16 2025
‘God, take me or fix me’: Ex-Addict Helps The Broken PASS IT ON – Sept. 12, 2025 - John Bartholomew, recovery pastor at Splitlog Baptist Church in Goodman, Mo., and head pastor of In Christ Alone Church in Fairview, Missouri, is following Jesus’ example of helping heal... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 16 2025
A Pioneer in Transformational Healing EMERGENCE IS THIS WEEK – Sept. 3, 2025 - TJ Woodward, bestselling author and creator of the Conscious Recovery Method, is leading the way in transforming addiction recovery and spiritual awakening. As a thought leade... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 16 2025
Person of the Week: Gary Kimble STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Sept. 16, 2025 - Gary K serves as CEO of Gary K Recovery providing recovery education and addiction solutions through the arts, media and live events. Gary recently launched Recovery Getaway... Read More...Addiction RecoveryInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateSept 16 2025
Governor Proclaims September Recovery Month VIDEO – ALL OVER THE COUNTRY – Sept. 5, 2025 - “At Isaiah House, we have 24 hours a day, seven days a week ability to answer the phone and come and get you,” said Kara Ball, chief development officer of Isaiah House.... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 16 2025
‘You’re not alone’ VIDEO – TAKE HEART – Sept. 3, 2025 - More than 1,400 Virginians died from drug overdoses last year — a sobering statistic of an epidemic plaguing countless Virginia families. Some government agencies and area reso... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionOverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateSept 16 2025
How Gen Z Is Rewriting the Rules of Sobriety RULE 62 “Don’t take yourself too damn seriously” – Sept. 10, 2025 - In 1960 Bill Wilson, the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous and author of its famous 12 Steps, did something that would be unthinkable in today’s at... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 16 2025sobriety
ESPN’s Lauren Sisler Lost Her Parents to Overdoses – Encourages Others Battling Addiction VIDEO – INSPIRING COMPASSION – Sept. 4, 2025 - Losing both parents to overdoses seems unimaginable for many, but for some, it’s a reality. Well-known for her sideline shimmy, Sisler knows how to light up the field... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRecovery AdvocateSept 09 2025
Hundreds Join Hands Across the Bridge to Celebrate Sobriety AND SING LOUDLY – Sept. 1, 2025 - Hundreds of Vancouver and Portland residents celebrated their sobriety on Monday by joining hands across the Interstate 5 Bridge. “It’s just a reminder that recovery is for everyone ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateSept 09 2025sobriety
Walk for Recovery Aims to Break Stigma VIDEO – COME TOGETHER! – Sept. 6, 2025 - A few years ago, Bo was behind bars. Today, he leads Oregon’s largest recovery walk. “I got released from prison in July of 2019,” Brinson said. “That September, I went to ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 09 2025
Person of the Week: Matthew Michael Ross STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Sept. 9, 2025 - Matthew Michael Ross is the founder of AON Films. His suspense drama, “Invisible,” has achieved significant acclaim, receiving seven awards and five-star reviews, and it rece... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateSept 09 2025
Salvation Army Has To Close Sober Living Center OUT IN THE COLD? – Sept. 3, 2025 - The Salvation Army’s sober living program will close at the end of the month, the nonprofit announced Wednesday. The program administered by The Salvation Army Kansas City, Kansa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancyRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 09 2025
Exercise for Addictions, Depression, and Anxiety AND BREATHING TOO – Sept. 2, 2025 - Addiction changes the brain, body, and behavior. Persistent insomnia, craving, depression, anhedonia, and anxiety may continue for months after sobriety, often leading to relapse.&... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocaterelapseSept 09 2025