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Navigating Recovery One ‘Jam Band’ Show at a Time

MUSIC, ACID, RECOVERY!!! – June 21, 2023 - Wharf Rats apply to all derivatives of the Dead, including Phil Lesh & Friends and Bob Weir & the Wolf Bros. Recovering fans of Joe Russo’s Almost Dead and Melvin Se... Read More...

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Sobriety Graduation Court

VIDEO – THE ULTIMATE DIPLOMA – June 21, 2023 - Sobriety court graduation held at 55th District Court. WATCH@WILX ... Read More...

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Addiction Medicine: The Pursuit of Recovery

THE DOCTOR’S OPINION – June 21, 2023 - As a physician specializing in addiction medicine, Dr. Charles Noplis has dedicated his career to helping those struggling with addiction. With over 20 years of experienc... Read More...

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$$$ Fund Invests Millions in Banyan Treatment Centers

SOLD FOR MANY MILLIONS – June 2, 2023 - Joe Tuttle, President & CEO of Banyan Treatment Centers says "Our team delivers evidence-based treatment models with deep empathy for our patients. TPG's focus on improvin... Read More...

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Abstinence NOT Required: Program Prioritizes Saving Lives

STAYING ALIVE – June 11, 2023 - Doctors used metal plates to reconstruct his lower legs and Kelly spent months learning to walk again. So began his plodding journey into the depths of substance use disorder, a downwa... Read More...

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Graduating from High School for Teens in Recovery

AUTHENTIC HIGHER EDUCATION – June 16, 2023 - This was a moment they, at one point, believed would never happen, because they lived in fear that their young loved ones would end up dead of an overdose or flunki... Read More...

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Suicide, Addiction, Abuse: Can ChatGPT Help?

ONE CHAT AT A TIME – June 14, 2023 - The researchers also found ChatGPT provided evidence-based answers 91% of the time. ChatGPT is a large language model that picks up nuance and subtle language cues... Read More...

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Request To Expand Number Of Beds At Recovery Home Denied

BASTARDS – June 14, 2023 - “It really seems to serve as a disservice to the county made by this commission, county council to not not serve others that would need help,” he said. But neighbors like Amanda M... Read More...

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Making it Easier for Kids to Prevent Overdoses

AUDIO – IMAGINE – June 12, 2023 - The U.S. is in the midst of a drug crisis, with opioid overdose deaths climbing to epidemic proportions. And overdose deaths among young people, between the ages of 10 and 1... Read More...

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Flavor Flav Celebrates His Sobriety

HIS MEETINGS ALWAYS START ON TIME! – June 16, 2023 - He continued, “To everyone out there struggling with addiction, it is a real battle you fight every day. But I’m still here and you know what ... I DID IT ... and ... Read More...

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Israeli Rehab Offers Healing to Jews From Around the World

YIDEO – 10 COMMANDMENTS>12 STEPS – June 10, 2023 -The center has a professional team with over 30 years of experience and a tailored approach for each client, all while maintaining a kosher environment. Re... Read More...

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Tea Shop Creates Safe Place for LGBTQ Recovering Addicts

VIDEO – GREEN TEA, BLACK TEA, RED TEA, GAY TEA – June 5, 2023 - tea shop creates safe space for LGBTQ+ people battling addictionsIn creating this space, she realized Louisville lacked a safe, sober space for ... Read More...

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Addicts Struggle to Get Treatment Because of Stigma

BACK OF THE BUS – June 7, 2023 - Substance use disorder has long been classified as a disease, but Bousquet and others like him who are in recovery say stigma around this condition is pervasive in the field of medici... Read More...

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Committee Considers a Moratorium on Addiction Centers

VIDEO – SOUNDS LIKE STIGMA? – June 6, 2023 - “You know, get a little legislation going - see what other cities are doing, how it’s working out for them, talk to task force, police officers…,” he explained. While... Read More...

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Nonprofit Offers Hope for Addicts

HEALING FROM THE HEART – June 7, 2023 - While Tingue said “housing in early sobriety is key,” it’s only a small fraction of the organization’s overall effort in helping people overcome their battle with substa... Read More...

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Thousands to Celebrate AA’s 88th Anniversary Tomorrow

JUNE 10, THE DAY THAT SAVED MILLIONS OF LIVES – June 5, 2023 - The annual gathering, which starts Friday on the University of Akron campus, is held on the weekend closest to June 10, which marks the day in 1935 when ... Read More...

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3 Best Sobriety Apps to Boost Your Recovery

AA.org – June 6, 2023 - What’s your sobriety goal? Are you struggling with one addiction that’s turning your life upside down, or do you struggle with an addiction to more than one substance? Either way, the S... Read More...

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Recovery From Addiction Is a Journey

NOT TAKEN ALONE – June 5, 2023 - Willard Sexton, a staff member and former Allen House patient, says the most important part of his job is speaking with each resident daily. Most of them, like him, came to tre... Read More...

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The Neuroscientist Who Became Sobriety’s Biggest Zealot

SCIENCE ON OUR SIDE – May 30, 2023 - It wasn’t until his parents divorced and he started running around Northern California with skateboarders that he saw people regularly getting f**ked up. Though he has claimed tha... Read More...

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3 Reasons Why Sober Dating Can Help You Find Your True Match

ONLY 3? – May 28, 2023 - While consuming alcohol might make you less anxious and more fun and gregarious than your sober self, it might also take away from who you really are. Alcohol depresses your central nervous s... Read More...

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After Polio, Alcoholism and Cancer, Sid Korn Lives to Help Others

ONE BOOT AT A TIME – May 26, 2023 - Born in New York in 1944, Korn experienced a severe run-in with polio as a young child and throughout his 79 years has dealt with aggressive forms of cancer, medical ailments, alco... Read More...

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Drug Court Honors Graduates

SOBRIETY DIPLOMA – May 26, 2023 - Dallas LeBlanc never considered himself an addict. In his mind, it was normal to use drugs to take the edge off. But when his addiction consumed him, it took everything. Le... Read More...

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Sober Inebriation

WORDS TO LIVE BY? – May 28, 2023 - The scene is more than a little amusing and deserves to be included in today’s First Reading – but not only for its humor. Saint Peter touches on an ancient and essential aspect of ... Read More...

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Elton John Answers the Proust Questionnaire

FROM THE HEART – June 2, 2023 - The music legend, whose farewell concert, “Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium,” could earn him an Emmy and an EGOT, sounds off on attitude, addiction, and the perils of a st... Read More...

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See Michael Bernard Beckwith Share

VIDEO – WISE GUY – May 21, 2023 - He is an author, teacher, orator and the founder and Spiritual Director of the Agape International Spiritual Center in Los Angeles, California. Theme: Your Wholly Holy Agre... Read More...

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Amitai Etzioni, 94, Dies; Envisioned a Society Built on the Common Good (like AA?)

THE GOOD DOCTOR – June 1, 2023, Dr. Etzioni, a German-born Jew who fled the Holocaust, fought for Israeli independence and launched his academic career in the United States, was a wide-ranging intellectual with a so... Read More...

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LA Comedians Prove ‘Sober Comedy’ Isn’t An Oxymoron

NEITHER ARE WE – June 1, 2023 - The first “Party On” show was in May, with about 40 people in attendance. Vintage records hang on the Crow’s walls as old-timey light bulbs provide a soft glow. Blaine opened th... Read More...

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Forcing Drug Users Into Treatment is a Violent Policy

RENDITION? – May 25, 2023 - But after years of housing unaffordability, an increasingly poisonous drug supply and inaccessible voluntary mental health supports, mainstream political parties in Canada — includi... Read More...

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Visualizing Recovery from Addiction

AUDIO – SEEING IS BELIEVING – May 30, 2023 - Inside the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion, a small room with bar stools, liquor bottles, and glasses filled with ice is meant to look and... Read More...

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