Retired Teacher Spends $150k on Tattoos: Turns Body into Sober Memoir MOM – June 19, 2025 - Elizabeth Beauvais, 65, started her tattoo journey aged 31 and uses her body art to express her sobriety, personal growth, and bohemian spirit. Since then, her collection has grown to cover m... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabsobrietytattoo
Addiction Specialists Come Together to Reach More Patients AUDIO – AND SAVE LIVES – July 2, 2025 - As new data shows overdose deaths fell across the country last year, health care providers are still rushing to help people using fentanyl and other drugs. In Washington sta... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Person of the Week: Allison Harden STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – July 8, 2025 - Allison Harden’s personal recovery journey led her to employment roles in Community Outreach at the Betty Ford Center and the Center for Dependency Addiction and Rehabilitatio... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyInterviewNews BoxesRecoveryRecovery Advocate
MÖTLEY CRÜE’s NIKKI SIXX Celebrates 24 Years Sober AUDIO – MOTLEY NO MORE – July 2, 2025 - The 66-year-old MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist credited his “willingness to confront past” with giving him the tools to help him live his life without drugs or alcohol. Earlier today (Tu... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeatured ArticlesRecoveryRehabsobriety
Meet the LGBTQ+ counselor who helps foster recovery through shared experience PRIDE FOR ALL – June 19, 2025 - Inside Resurge Counseling & Wellness in Norwood, Rachel Schnatz spends her day helping others find a path to recovery. “Being able to talk to somebody about ... not feeling alon... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeatured ArticlesRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Understand “neuronal ensembles” and Revolutionize Addiction Treatment IMPROVE YOUR GAME NOW – July 3, 2025 - I am a behavioral neuroscientist studying addiction, and my team is interested in how reward memories are formed and processed in the brain. We study how memories linked to natu... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSlider
Choosing the Sober Life for Pride and Beyond LOVE ON THE NATCH – June 26, 2025 - I love queer bars. I love meeting new people, squeezing around a table, and talking and laughing spontaneously. That first pint of the night used to feel so freeing, until it felt ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSlidersobriety
Curbing Overdose Crisis Requires Professional Standards WHO WILL HELP? – By Ryan Hampton and Teresa Cobleigh June 19, 2025 - We come from different places — one grounded in the hope of recovery, the other in the profound grief of loss — but we stand united by a shared... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 01 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
How $250K Could Help 100’s of People Struggling With Addiction in Jail VIDEO – LESS RECIDIVISM – June 20, 2025 - Kerr, an administrative captain who now runs the jail, began working there two decades ago. Now, jail officials give medication to help people with withdrawal and begin recov... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJuly 01 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Person of the Week: Matt Thomas STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – July 1, 2025 - Matt Thomas is a 30-year music industry veteran with over a decade providing consultancy and support services in mental health, addiction, and conflict resolution. He is... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyInterviewJuly 01 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Paula Patton: “I Just Had This Epiphany” VIDEO – A GOD SHOT – une 25, 2025 - Paula Patton is sharing her seven-year sobriety journey. In a recent interview with Atlanta radio show Big Tigger Morning Show w/ Jazzy Mcbee, the actress explained how much it ha... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJuly 01 2025Recovery
Nonprofit Leader: Stealing $75K from Her Organization – Sisters in Recovery VIDEO – AIN’T RIGHT – June 20, 2025 - According to court documents, in October 2024, Sisters In Recovery nonprofit volunteer board member Brittany Kennard notified the rest of the board that the nonprofit’s sec... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 01 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
$15 Billion Dollar Health Care Schemes Busted! More Than 300 Charged – June 30, 2025 - There is a $10 billion urinary catheter scheme that highlights the increasingly sophisticated methods used by transnational criminal organizations. They charged 320 people and ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJuly 01 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Brad Pitt on Attending AA: ‘I needed rebooting’ VIDEO – CHERRIES ONLY - NO MORE PITS – June 23, 2025 - The actor chatted about attending an AA meeting with “Armchair Expert” host Dax Shepard in an episode of the podcast released Monday. Pitt said attending AA ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJuly 01 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Twins Make Joyous Music After Decades of Addiction VIDEO – MUSIC IS LOVE – June 12, 2025 - Sibling rivalry took a musical twist with identical twins, Michael and Stephen Kline, of Memphis. “When we were like 10 or 11, we would always write songs just for eac... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 24 2025Recovery
Addiction Recovery Firm Sued Over Data Breach WHOOPS – June 13, 2025 - Addiction recovery firm Bradford Health Services has been hit with a federal class action lawsuit over an 18-month-old cybersecurity breach which patients were first notified about last... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 24 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Evoke Wellness Employee Selling Patient Info BAD HIRE – June 16, 2025 - The 33-year-old, who worked at the facility from November 2021 to July 2024, is accused of harvesting sensitive information, including Social Security numbers, birthdates, and home addresse... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 24 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Person of the Week: Mary Beth O’Connor STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – June 24, 2025 - Mary Beth O’Connor has been sober since 1994. She wrote From Junkie to Judge: One Woman’s Triumph Over Trauma and Addiction. She speaks, trains, and writes about substa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaInterviewJune 24 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Michigan Losing $93M for Drug Treatment DEFUNDING HEALING – June 13, 2025 - Michigan health officials fear cuts to drug prevention, treatment and recovery programs could stymie recent success fighting the opioid epidemic. Michigan has lost $93 millio... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 17 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
New App For Gambling Addict’s Recovery IT HELPS ABSTINENCE – June 13, 2025 - A new version of Connections, the evidence-based recovery support app for people with substance use disorder, has been specifically designed for individuals with problem ga... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetJune 17 2025RecoverySuper Bowl
New Jersey: Recovery Souls To Lose Their Homes STIGMA SUCKS – June 13, 2025 - Sober living homes are life-saving for individuals who are in recovery. For some, it’s the first stable and supportive place they may have ever lived. However, a recent change to ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 17 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Person of the Week: Judy Crane STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – June 17, 2024 - Judy Crane, author of The Trauma Heart, has over three decades of clinical experience in the field of trauma and substance use disorders. She is the CEO and Co-Founder ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaInterviewJune 17 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocate
American Deaths Doubled in 20 Years from Alcoholic Disease L’CHAIM – June 12, 2025 - Mortality rates from alcohol-associated liver disease surged from 6.7 to 12.5 deaths per 100,000 people during the studied period, with a higher annual increase among women and concerning tr... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 17 2025RecoveryRehab
Tijuana Rehab Not All It’s Cracked Up To Be OVER THE BORDER – June 11, 2025 - One of the less publicized effects of the drug cartel issue in Tijuana is the lack of governmental infrastructure for rehab projects. This environment encourages business... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 17 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Kennedy Is Shrinking the Agency that Helps The Mentally Ill and Addicts GOODBYE SAMHSA – June 6, 2025 - The country’s main mental health agency, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, commonly known as SAMHSA, is in the process of being dissolved. It has lost more th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 10 2025life expectancyMental HealthRecovery
Health Minister: No Evidence Forced Addictions Treatment Effective VIDEO – ATTRACTION NOT COERCION – June 3, 2025 - Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel says there’s no evidence that forcing people into addictions treatment works, but she won’t weigh in on whether provinces shou... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 10 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Canada Opens Involuntary Treatment Beds on Grounds of Correctional Facility VIDEO – OH CANADA – June 3, 2025 - Containing 18 beds across two buildings on the site of the women’s jail, the facility will provide specialized care for individuals, both men and women, struggling with extreme ment... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 10 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Person of the Week: Brian Hyman STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – June 10, 2025 - Brian Hyman is the author of Recovery with Yoga: Supportive Practices for Transcending Addiction (Nautilus Book Awards Silver Winner). He is a yoga and meditation teach... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyInterviewJune 10 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Addiction Treatment Services Selling Recovery Homes VIDEO – IN THE MARKET? – June 3, 2025 - As the non-profit celebrates 50 years of service, CEO Paula Lipinski explained staff need to make decisions that will keep the organization going for another 50 years. One ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 10 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
SUPER BODY BROKER Tonmoy Sharma of Sovereign Health Arrested for $149 Million Fraud & Accepting $21 Million in Illegal Kickbacks for Referrals to Other Rehabs WATCH – BREAK NEWS – May 31, 2025 - The founder/former CEO made an initial court appearance. The federal investigation into Sovereign Health which ran multiple addiction treatment centers in Southern California has b... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 10 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab