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AA’s Theme Song – The Only Thing You Get to Keep is What You Give Away

VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – March 8, 2004 - I believed in Mahatma Gandhi when nonviolence was his faithI believed in Martin Luther when he said “I have a dream”I believed in Winston Churchill when he... Read More...

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Woman Who Beat Her Addiction Now Empowering Abuse Survivors

VIDEO – EACH ONE, TEACH ONE – Oct. 14, 2022 - “I had tried every avenue to get clean and then I started learning about my addiction, educating myself about why I was relapsing. Every time there was a tra... Read More...

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LESLIE JORDAN GONE AT 67

VIDEO – TAKEN TOO SOON – Oct. 24, 2022 - Leslie Jordan became a social media sensation during the pandemic, with his silly video posts helping him skyrocket from about 80,000 Instagram followers to a whopping 5.8 m... Read More...

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Tony-Award Winner Levi Kreis and The Power of Recovery

AUDIO – THE MOST DEPRESSING MINI-SERIES EVER – Oct. 19, 2022 - Listen on the Imagine Paradise Podcast which seeks to help people become chain-breakers, turning addiction to freedom, self sabotage to self love and v... Read More...

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How Hospital Addiction Specialist Saved a Life

AUDIO – MORE THAN ONCE! – Oct. 9, 2022 - BEBINGER: This is Liz Tadie. She helped launch a different approach for Marie and other patients at Salem Hospital. That day, when Marie said, please don’t make me g... Read More...

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Recovery Industry Rife with Abuse, Investigators Say

GREED GREED GREED – Oct. 12, 2022 - The opioid epidemic may have fallen out of the daily headlines, but it continues its deadly rampage in New Jersey, Brewer said. More than 3,100 people died of ... Read More...

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Rehabs in Jersey Engaged in ‘Appalling’ Practices

MONEY MONEY MONEY – Oct. 12, 2022 - At a hearing in Trenton to highlight the flaws in the addiction rehabilitation industry, commission investigators testified about their work and what they found as they looke... Read More...

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Dr. Gabor Maté on Trauma, Addiction, and Illness Under Capitalism

VIDEO – SOCIETY’S CHILD – Oct. 14, 2022 - This is helpful. I’ve never made the connection between societal (in US, etc) expectations related to individualism and the how they facility capitalism and vice versa.... Read More...

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Encampments & Halfway House Bulldozed, Displacing 100s

WHERE ARE WE TO, WHERE ARE WE EVER TO GO – Oct. 6, 2022 - Minneapolis, MN – On Oct. 6, 2022, the City of Minneapolis evicted three encampments of unhoused people, leaving over 100 people displaced withou... Read More...

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‘My Name Is Bill W.’ Emmy-Nominated Screenwriter William G. Borchert, Passes at 89

LOIS WILSON’S SECRETARY – Oct. 3, 2022 - Born in Brooklyn on Sept. 9, 1933, William George Borchert began his career with the New York Journal-American newspaper and would write for newspapers, magazines... Read More...

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The Benefits of Quitting Alcohol

VIDEO ONLY – MORE THAN YOU THINK – Oct. 4, 2022 - Sober October challenges people to give up booze for 31 days. But what are the benefits of cutting out booze for a month? more@BuffaloNews ... Read More...

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John Stamos opens up about why rehab was ‘the hardest thing ever’

VIDEO – AND MOST WORTHWHILE – Oct. 2, 2022 - Stamos admitted that he had “Peter Pan syndrome,” something he referred to as “dangerous.” Growing up was never his priority, and the youthfulness of his look... Read More...

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Documentary ‘Our American Family,’ Addiction is in the Blood

BEST DOC OF THE YEAR – Oct. 7, 2022 - “I believe that I was an addict from birth,” Nicole says in the opening of the film. “I’ve lost years. I have no idea who I am.” As we will soon find out, Nicole ... Read More...

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Voters Support Treatment Over Criminal Prosecution

IT’S THE MAINE WAY – Sept. 27, 2022 - A new survey from University of Maine researchers finds that a majority of Maine voters support shifting state drug policy away from criminal prosecution in favor of treatm... Read More...

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14 Years Online of IN THE ROOMS

BEFORE THERE WAS ZOOM... – Sept. 30, 2022 - 14 years ago, Ken Pomerance and Ron Tannebaum came up with a revolutionary idea that was to change the face of recovery for people around the world. What started as a... Read More...

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Hospitals have specialists on call for lots of disorders – but not addiction

DUH, GOOD IDEA, YA THINK? – Sept. 30, 2022 - At many hospitals in Massachusetts and across the country, Marie would likely have been discharged anyway, while still in the pain of withdrawal. Perhaps she would l... Read More...

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‘The Good House’ Plays Like an Alcoholism-Themed Rom-Com

BETTER WITH POPCORN? – Sept. 27, 2022 - Weaver takes this conflicted role in stride. The actress may be decades away from her breakthrough appearance in “Alien,” but she still conveys authority in her be... Read More...

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Big Drop Seen in Treatment Admissions During Pandemic

THERE’S ALWAYS AA and HARM REDUCTION – Sept. 26, 2022 - For the study, his team looked at admissions for substance use disorder treatment between 2017 and 2019, the years just before the pandemic, and du... Read More...

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You May Need Sober October More Than You Think

VIDEO – STICK TO THE MOCHAS – Oct. 3, 2022 - Sober October could be a step to cutting out alcohol entirely, but it doesn't have to be, said biological psychologist Aaron White, senior scientific adviser to the ... Read More...

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Despite critics, AA is effective

SINCE 1935 – Sept. 26, 2022 - The article, titled Alcoholics Anonymous most effective path to alcohol abstinence, authored by Mandy Erickson, reported that after evaluating 35 studies involving the work of 145 ... Read More...

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Recovery Cards Launch

VIDEO – GET A STAMP – Sept. 27, 2022 - September is National Recovery Month, celebrating those healing from addiction while breaking the stigma around getting help. One statewide project is reaching out to the ... Read More...

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Can Dogs Help People Stay Sober?

FEED THEM, NOT YOUR ADDICTION – Sept. 20, 2022 - “Over the years, my patients explained how much their dogs meant to their physical and their mental health,” he said. “The dogs add stability. They give t... Read More...

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Chris Dale and Patty Li – A Marriage Saved in Spite of Addiction

AUDIO – HAPPILY EVER AFTER – August 2022 - Christopher Dale is an experienced public relations professional, writer and recovering addict. In addition to being a regular contributor to Addiction Recovery eBulletin, ... Read More...

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California’s New Forced-Treatment Law

THREE HOTS AND A FEW STEPS – Sept. 16, 2022 - The CARE Act, in short, runs counter to the evidence-based, person-centered care that activists have been fighting for. Many have cited peer-reviewed studies that s... Read More...

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Huntington Files Lawsuit vs. Lifehouse Sober Living

AND CLEAN HOUSE – Sept. 21, 2022 - The city of Huntington argues that it is a municipal corporation of the State of West Virginia and has specific statutory jurisdiction over matters such as zoning and b... Read More...

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US: $1.5 Billion Naloxone Purchase to Fight Opioid Crisis

DOES CASH EVER MAKE A DIFFERENCE? – Sept. 23, 2022 - The Biden administration is keen to show it is taking action on a worsening nationwide opioid crisis, which according to U.S. Centers for Disease Cont... Read More...

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Controversial Harm Reduction Strategies Slow Drug Deaths

AUDIO – GIVE AND LET LIVE – Sept. 15, 2022 - Yeah. Addiction care has gotten better in the U.S. - better therapies, better medications. But getting that kind of quality treatment is still super hard in most of ... Read More...

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Candy, cash, gifts, rewards, help addiction recovery

SOBRIETY IS THE REWARD – Sept. 13, 2022 - Since 2011, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has used the method with 5,700 veterans. Rewards are vouchers the vets redeem at their local canteen. Over the years... Read More...

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The Very Scientific Analysis of Alcohol in Food

FERMENT THIS! – Sept. 15, 2022 - Millipore Sigma provided the 200-proof ethanol standard and pure t-butanol internal standard (IS) (Burlington, MA). A filtration system within the laboratory was used to produce... Read More...

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“Junk Science” in Our Courts and Forced Drug Treatment are a Recipe for Disaster

IT’S COMPLICATED – Sept. 12, 2022 - Yet, the insanity defense has been used in numerous trials involving school or community shootings. Found incompetent to stand trial or guilty but “mentally ill,” perp... Read More...

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