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400K Egyptians Benefited From State’s Addiction Recovery Programs

LET MY PEOPLE GROW – Feb. 16, 2021 - Egyptian Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine el-Qabbaj announced that a total of 400,000 citizens benefited from the state’s addiction recovery programs during the past thr... Read More...

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Guitarist Lee McKinney Discusses Xanax Addiction

GETTING OFF – Feb. 17, 2021 - Lee revealed his anxiety developed during Born Of Orisis’ grueling touring schedule. “It was probably the peak of our touring schedule. We were on ‘Mayhem’ with Rob Zombie and Chi... Read More...

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“I Wanted Oblivion. I Just Couldn’t Bear Being Me”- Alcoholism and the ‘Loveliness’ of Sobriety’

A BETTER LIFE – Feb. 14, 2021- And then in college, I drank so much, I drank everything and from much earlier it was all about alcohol. “It’s not trouble, but it’s not funny either. There’s compassion for my... Read More...

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Texas Father & Son Build Farm-Model Treatment Center

WATCH – FAMILY GROWTH – Feb. 15, 2021 -Ranch House Recovery was good distraction for Dylon, and was a way to channel his energies. But two weeks before the farm was to set to open, Dylon relapsed. ... Read More...

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Finding Sobriety Patrick Flanagan Opened Lion House

SOBER LIVING FOR GOOD – Feb. 22, 2021 - Flanagan believes that the five months he spent living in a sober house on St. Paul’s Summit Avenue cemented his commitment to sobriety. “I lived with 14 guys wh... Read More...

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Community Weighs In On Proposed Rehab In Morro Bay

NOT IN MY CALIFORNIA NEIGHBORHOOD – Fab.19, 2021 - The project was proposed in December to the city planning commission, but Smith says she wasn’t made aware of it until weeks later. “I feel like the transpa... Read More...

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NFL Seeking Information on Cannabis as an Alternative to Opioids

WATCH – 4-20-51-50 HIIIGH-KE – Feb. 17, 2021 - The NFL finally loosened its cannabis testing policy last offseason, amid mounting public sentiment in favor of decriminalization and, in some states, full legalization... Read More...

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Craig Ferguson Celebrates 29 Years of Sobriety

PLEASE COME BACK, IT’S OK NOW – Feb. 19, 2021 - Scotland’s one of the most celebrated television host, comedian, author and actor, Craig Ferguson, is celebrating 29 years of being sober. Taking to microblogg... Read More...

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The Handbook To Gen Z Sobriety

TOOLS FOR LIVING – Feb. 3, 2021 - Gooch’s debut book acts as a manual for sober and sober-curious females looking to improve their lives. The facts and figures she presents are astounding (for example, did you ... Read More...

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Compassion In Action – Interview with Dr. Gabor Maté

WATCH – WALKING THE WALK – Feb. 2, 2021 - After a twenty-year career in family practice, Dr. Gabor Maté began working in Vancouver’s Eastside area with patients who were challenged by addiction and mental illne... Read More...

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Gym Offers Free Workouts and Recovery Meetings

FELLOWSHIP AND FREE WEIGHTS – Feb. 15, 2021 - Jurewicz says it’s the people who don’t believe they are in recovery – those that come for the workout and scurry away before the meeting – that are the most “heart... Read More...

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Hazelden Does It Again – Read All About It!

CATALOG OF THE YEAR – 2021 - We have realized the need to adapt, reevaluate and grow. While many of our solutions are already available on a digital platform, we’re working to expand our virtual library to all.... Read More...

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Chasing the News … stone cold sober – The Pros

Episode 7 - The Pros - “Maintaining sobriety through 2021 and beyond” - February 18, 2021 - 11amPT, 2pmET - SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Randy Grimes, Dr. Billy Taylor, James Black, Hollywood Henderson REGISTER NOW! ... Read More...

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Denver Successfully Used Mental Health Pros, NOT Police

NURSES NOT NIGHTSTICKS – Feb. 6, 2021 - Denver police responded to nearly 95,000 incidents over the same period, suggesting that an expanded STAR program could reduce police calls by nearly 3%, according to the... Read More...

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Former Boxer Kenneth Discusses 10 years Sober on TV Series

CHAMP NOT CHUMP – Feb. 9, 2021 - The documentary, which will air on TG4 next Wednesday, February 10, at 9.30pm, looks at the worst degrees of Kenneth’s alcoholism, his experience as a sportsman and his early ch... Read More...

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Aggies for Recovery Shed Light on Substance Abuse

THE COLLEGE RE-EDUCATION – Feb. 10, 2021 - Angela Armstrong-Ingram, a first-year graduate student of anthropology, became a member of Aggies for Recovery at the beginning of this academic year. Armstrong-Ingram... Read More...

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Is There a Difference Between Sex Addiction and Porn Addiction?

WHERE ONE OR MORE ARE GATHERED – Feb. 2021 - The pattern of failure to control intense sexual impulses or urges and resulting repetitive sexual behavior is manifested over an extended period of time (e.g., 6 mo... Read More...

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Attorney General Stops Deceptive Marketing by Treatment Center

BOTTOM LINE MATTERS MORE – Feb. 12, 2021 - Additionally, the settlement said that their website funneled consumers to what were called “treatment specialists” for a consumer to call for assistance in deciding w... Read More...

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Carl Hart: PhD, Parent, Author, Speaker, Columbia Professor and Heroin User

DOCTOR FEELGOOD – Feb. 6, 2021 - As Hart continues: “I do not have a drug-use problem. Never have. Each day, I meet my parental, personal and professional responsibilities. I pay my taxes, serve as a volunteer ... Read More...

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As Overdose Deaths Surge, Rehab Industry Faces ‘Severe Ethical Crisis’

LISTEN – GETTING HELP – Feb. 15, 2021 - “It’s a very hard system to navigate,” said Ryan Hampton, who spent years trying to get help for his addiction to prescription opioids and heroin. His family “was preyed ... Read More...

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Q&A with Stevie Mack, Actor and Comedian

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – February 12, 2021 - Stevie Mack voted top dancer by People magazine in the Oscar nominated Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, “Can’t Stop the Feeling” music video by Justin Timberlake... Read More...

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Breaking the “Body Brokers”: California Non-Profit That Stood Up to Patient Kickback Business

PETE NIELSEN DOES HIS THING – Feb. 12, 2021 - CCAPP knew they had to act to stop this new adversary that threatened to abuse patients and cast a cloud of doubt over the legitimacy of the treatment itself. As soon as... Read More...

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Rob Lowe Gets Candid About His 30-Years Of Sobriety

‘CLASS’ OF 1991 – Feb. 9, 2021 - “It was no different than craft services,” he explains. “Where are the Red Vines, and where is the great Peruvian blow...? Cocaine was the thing that successful people did. Ther... Read More...

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Legalizing All Drugs Is Just the Beginning

SET OUR PEOPLE FREE – Feb. 13, 2021- All the evidence, for decades, shows that the drugs that children under 17 or 18 years old are most likely to use are marijuana, alcohol and tobacco. That’s where my educati... Read More...

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Who’s Taking Care of Mental Health Professionals?

DOCTOR (CAN’T) HEAL THYSELF – February 11, 2021 - USA TODAY spoke with half a dozen mental health workers who told us the pandemic has been the most challenging year of their professional lives. Every one of th... Read More...

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A ‘Family’ of Artists of the Downtown Eastside

PAINTING THE TOWN CLEAN & SOBER – February 9, 2021 - They’re just a few of the artists who live or work in the Downtown Eastside and are part of a new group called the Downtown Eastside Artists Collective. ... Read More...

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News Anchor’s 20-year Addiction and Journey to Sobriety

WATCH – REGULAR DUDE LOVES SOBRIETY – Feb. 4, 2021 - Addiction runs in his family, he said, he said before he knew it, he was following in the footsteps of those he’d watch struggle with their own addictions. ... Read More...

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Wendy Williams Revisits Cocaine Use and Sober Living in New Biopic

WATCH – TOO MUCH EVERYTHING – Jan. 30, 2021 - Among the many romantic relationships featured in the film was one with a man who Williams said “ruined” her credit by renting cars on her credit cards without tell... Read More...

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Oregon Addicts Get Rehab Instead of Prison

FINALLY! – Feb. 1, 2021 - For Janie Gullickson, rock bottom came both slowly and all at once. A long time drug and alcohol addict, Gullickson pushes back on the idea that one terrible day on the street leads to... Read More...

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Jamie Lee Curtis Marks 22 Years Sober

SOMETHING TO SCREAM ABOUT – Feb. 4, 2021 - “A LONG time ago … In a galaxy far, far away … I was a young STAR at WAR with herself,” she began. “I didn’t know it then. I chased everything. I kept it hidden. I ... Read More...

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