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
Los Angeles Organizations Are Adapting to Save Lives VIDEO – ANGELS IN THE FLESH – Sept. 1, 2025 - At the newly opened Skid Row Care Campus, harm reduction is at the forefront of helping those experiencing homelessness and struggling with addiction. Most of the people ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediahomelessRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 09 2025
From Addiction to Recovery Coach ZERO to HERO – Aug. 26, 2025 - When Curtis Meyer encounters a patient battling addiction, his goal as a community peer recovery coach is to make a connection. Whether he’s in the Meritus Medical Center, at t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 02 2025
Rehab Facility Employee Accused of Drug-related Offenses VIDEO – WRONG CAREER – August 27, 2025 - A 39-year-old woman has been arrested and accused of child abuse and other drug-related offenses. The suspect is identified as Ashley Lutton. “It was reported that Ms. Lutton ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 02 2025
Landmark Recovery Files Bankruptcy ONE PROBLEM OVER THE LINE – Aug. 27, 2025 - The once-ascendant, long-troubled addiction treatment provider Landmark Recovery has filed for bankruptcy for at least some of its corporate entities, according to public d... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 02 2025
People with ‘lived experience’ (addicts) Help Build Substance Abuse Programs EACH ONE - TEACH ONE – Aug. 27, 2025 - Philadelphia’s Keli McLoyd of NACo’s Health Steering Committee. Engaging people with lived experience, both those who are in recovery and in active drug use and investing in evi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 02 2025
“Mother of Methadone” Stigma in Addiction Medicine HEROINE – Aug. 26, 2025 - With Dr. Melody Glenn’s new book—Mother of Methadone: A Doctor’s Quest, A Forgotten History, And A Modern-Day Crisis—Dr. Marie Nyswander is finally getting her flowers. “Narcotic agent... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 02 2025
Person of the Week: Debbie Kasper STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Sept. 2, 2025 - DEBBIE KASPER is one of the most versatile forces in the entertainment industry—and a darling of the press. Besides being a two-time Emmy nominated writer, an award-winning c... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateSept 02 2025
Can You Rewire Your Brain from Addiction? YES YOU CAN – Aug, 27, 2025 - If you’ve struggled with addiction, you’ve probably felt how deeply it affects your mind. And if you’re thinking about recovery, you may be worried how, and if, your brain can boun... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 02 2025
Advocates for Recovery High School Vow To Push On AUDIO – REAL AMERICANS – Aug. 18, 2025 - State financial woes have sidetracked the effort to open a recovery high school for students battling addiction. But organizers say they’re not giving up. Mike and Marianne Dy... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAug 26 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabteenagers
Service Dog Company Brings New Approach to Addiction Recovery DOG GOD DOG – Aug. 1, 2025 - She says sobriety unveiled past trauma she hadn’t yet healed from, so when someone suggested a service dog to help with her PTSD, she jumped at the suggestion. “The value of a service ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 26 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Person of the Week: Carrie Simmons STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Aug. 26, 2025 - Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Carrie completed high school after being in several theatrical productions and went onto the Savannah College of Art Design in Georgia. Sh... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 26 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyInterviewRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Confronting Addiction, Stigma, and the Path to Recovery in Ukraine NO BOUNDARIES – Aug. 19, 2025 - In times of war, the burden of SUDs deepens. War fuels substance use through trauma, displacement, and breakdown of services, while simultaneously weakening the health and social syste... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 26 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
At Caron Treatment Centers – Everyone is on Ozempic WEIGHT NOT - WANT NOT – Aug. 21, 2025 - “I don’t think of this as doing anything wild west. We’re using something off-label under the umbrella of addiction, whether that be food, sex, alcohol, or opioids.” — Steven K... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 26 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Empowering Families: The Key to Transforming Addiction Recovery MOVIE TIME EDITORIAL – Aug. 2025 - Editorial - We are also celebrating the release of the documentary Together: Family Recovery, which poignantly follows three families as they navigate their loved ones’ addiction. T... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 19 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Person of the Week: Reef Karim STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Aug. 19, 2025 - Reef Karim is the rare triple threat of scientist, healer, and award-winning entertainer, who is expanding the minds of people all over the world. Dr Reef is a transformation... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 19 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyInterviewRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Morgan Baine – beloved Nashville substance abuse treatment executive dies at 32: ‘She spoke truth with compassion’ HEART BREAKING! – Aug. 15, 2025 - Morgan Baine with her son, James, and her fiance, Logan Terry, at a Nashville Predators game in 2024. Hundreds in Nashville’s substance abuse recovery community are grieving the sudd... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 19 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab