Nonprofit Uses Physical Activities to Help Those Struggling With Addiction VIDEO – ACTIVE RECOVERY – Dec. 9, 2024 - Getting outdoors, hiking, climbing and even gardening has been helping those with a substance use disorder stay away from drugs and alcohol. The Phoenix, a nonprofit, promotes... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 17 2024RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Teenagers Sue Dept. of Youth Rehabilitation For Lack of Rehab Beds VIDEO – DON’T DISCARD OUR YOUTH – Dec. 13, 2024 -Lawyers for teenagers accused of crimes have argued for their clients to be released to the family because of the violence and drugs inside YSC. “This case is really a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 17 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabteenagers
Overdose Deaths Dropped By 17% – How The Good News? PBS VIDEO – DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY – Dec. 12, 2024 - There is a mystery here. This is such a huge decline. It’s unprecedented in the history of drug addiction in America to see a drop this fast. Front-line... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 17 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionOverdoseRecoveryRehab
A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction READING MATTERS – St. Martin’s Press - Challenging both the idea of the addict’s “broken brain” and the notion of a simple “addictive personality,” The New York Times Bestseller, Unbroken Brain, offers a radical and ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 10 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthRecovery
Jersey Shore’s Mike Sorrentino: ‘9 years clean and sober’ VIDEO – THE PROMISES COMING TRUE – Dec. 3, 2024 - He celebrated the major moment on social media with people applauding him for being clean for nine years. It’s hard to forget the emotional episode from Jersey Shore:... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 10 2024Recovery
Holidays Bring Challenges for People Battling Addiction VIDEO – LEAD ME NOT INTO TEMPTATION – ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 10 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionRecovery
Person of the Week: Tio Hardiman STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Dec. 10, 2024 - Tio Hardiman, Executive Director for Violence Interrupters, NFP, Two Time Gubernatorial Candidate, and Former Presidential Candidate, has dedicated his life and career to com... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDec 10 2024InterviewRecoveryRecovery Advocate
‘Corrupt practices’ by Drug-Treatment Provider Endangered Public GO TELL IT TO THE JUDGE – Nov. 29, 2024 - Rainier Recovery, which runs centers in Lakewood, Gig Harbor and Puyallup, is accused of altering patient records to maximize profits and employing unqualified staff, accordi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 10 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehab
Addiction Recovery Care Closes More Facilities ANOTHER TWO BITE THE DUST – Dec. 5, 2024 - Addiction Recovery Care (ARC) has temporarily closed at least two more facilities, officials told WYMT Thursday. (ARC) continues to face significant challenges due to ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDec 10 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
BREAKING NEWS! ACADIA HEALTHCARE: CORRUPT AS SIN ANYTHING FOR A BUCK – “That business has been built on deception, a New York Times investigation found.” Dec. 7, 2024 - The the country’s largest for-profit chain of 165 methadone clinics has generated more ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 10 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Investigation of Deaths at San Francisco’s Largest Publicly Funded Rehab VIDEO – WHO IS AT FAULT? – Dec. 3, 2024 - Chronicle photographer Gabrielle Lurie and reporter Maggie Angst spent 10 months investigating deaths inside San Francisco’s largest publicly funded addiction treatment provi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 10 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Breaking Down Stigmas Around Addiction TO EACH HIS OWN – Dec. 4, 2024 - Stigmas can result in poor mental health, physical harm, lack of understanding and fewer opportunities. I saw this firsthand with my brother and the stigmas that were put onto h... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 10 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Native Youth Connect To Break Cycles of Addiction FOLLOW YOUR ROOTS – Nov. 30, 2024 - The boys, who range in age from 12 to 17, are part of a 90-day youth residential treatment program, a Portland-based nonprofit founded in 1970 to provide culturally competent addic... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 10 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Seeking Sobriety This Holiday Season? ADVICE FROM AOL – Nov. 23, 2024 - When you think of holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, what comes to mind? Gathering around a table set with food and wine, sitting on the couch watching football with a beer in... Read More...Alcohol AddictionDec 03 2024Recoverysobriety
Life-Saving Opioid Treatments Lacking in NC Rehabs VIDEO – A SHAME – Nov. 27, 2024 - Chelsea Moore never imagined she’d be advocating for better addiction treatment options. Three years ago, she hit rock bottom after overdosing while pregnant. “I was with very exp... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 03 2024Drug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionRecovery
Catholics in Recovery AUDIO – THE HIGHEST POWER – Nov. 25, 2024 - Catholic in Recovery is “a nonprofit organization that seeks to serve those suffering from addictions and unhealthy attachments,” such as alcohol and drug abuse, gambling, ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 03 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehab
Lion’s Gate Recovery Gives 2 Full-ride Scholarships For Sobriety Seekers VIDEO – ‘TIS THE SEASON OF GIVING – Nov. 22, 2024 - “Watching families come back together that, by all means, addiction had destroyed, that’s what we’re doing here,” said Kelly Cluff, director of marketing and admiss... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 03 2024RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Person of the Week: James Black STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Dec. 3, 2024 - James Black is a sober guy who played football for the Cleveland Browns. He drove a car that he bought for a hundred bucks and knows what love is. He also sold copiers, and pr... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 03 2024InterviewRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Kate Middleton Speaks Up for People with Addiction ‘Recovery Is Possible’ ROYALTY OUT LOUD – Nov. 28, 2024 - In a message penned in support of Addiction Awareness Week, the Princess of Wales said that progress is being made in tackling the prejudice and stigma around addiction and urged pe... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 03 2024RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Sobriety on Thanksgiving: ‘It’s Got a Holiday Built in’ VIDEO – TOASTING WITH TURKEY – Nov. 22, 2024 - Ashley McBryde is feeling proud — for good reason. The 41-year-old country star attended and performed at the 2024 CMA Awards at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Nov... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyNov 26 2024Recoverysobriety
Former NFL Center Randy Grimes Speaks to Recovering Addicts HIKING THE WORD – Nov. 15, 2024 - “I just want to get the message out. There’s so much stigma involved with addiction, it’s such an ugly word. Nobody wants to admit it but this happens to good people,” said Grimes. “... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 26 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
High-Functioning Alcoholic Beat Addiction and Overcame Bulimia THE LIFT SHE NEEDED – Nov. 17, 2024 - Even after her friends found her passed out on the bathroom floor during a free-flow brunch at a restaurant, Julie Landau thought she could carry on drinking. It took a second... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 26 2024RecoveryRehab
Dawn Holland Pleads Not Guilty of $300,000 Embezzlement Charges AUDIO – EVIDENCE? – Nov. 15, 2024 - Ms. Holland, the founder and former executive director of the sober living rehabilitation facility DAWNS House in Bend, pleaded not guilty Friday to charges related to allegedly em... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 26 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Tulsa Woman Celebrates 3.5 Years of Recovery with Heartfelt Photo Shoot PRETTY PICTURES – Nov. 15, 2024 - The light didn’t come instantly. Crystle Moore had to fight to get away from the darkness she carried for most of her life. “I was still very angry, depressed, and I had so much f... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 26 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Person of the Week: Amee Gray STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Nov. 26, 2024 - Amee Gray is a social anthropologist and an educator. She has mostly worked in healthcare for the majority of her career but was also an elementary school teacher. Amee was b... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaInterviewNov 26 2024RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Momma Overcoming Addiction and Homelessness SAVE THE CHILDREN – Nov. 20, 2024 - Harlow Babbitt looks over her shoulder at her mother as she waits patiently for lunch. Nichole Babbitt fixes her daughter Harper Babbitt’s hair while her other daughter Harlow Babb... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessNov 26 2024Recovery
He Thought He Knew Horses. Then He Learned to Really Listen. LESSONS FROM THE ANIMAL KINGDOM – Nov. 12, 2024 - In the roughly 5,500 years since their domestication, horses have continuously been in our service, whether it’s to charge into battle; race chariots; hunt buffalo; b... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 26 2024RecoveryRehab
‘Full circle’: Man Opens Recovery Center After Struggling With Addiction VIDEO – GIVING BACK – Nov. 20, 2024 - ‘Full circle’: Fresno man opens recovery center after struggling with addiction. CONTINUE@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wykTBPPSASE ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 26 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
After Decades of Addiction – Juanita Rises EVERYONE IS A PHOENIX – Nov. 13, 2024 - On September 11, 2023, Juanita spent the entire day getting high. After midnight, she started having difficulty breathing and passed out. She later woke up in a hospital,... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 19 2024RecoveryRehab
Person of the Week: Joe Considine STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Nov. 19, 2024 - Joe Considine is a father of three healthy adult children who are all living their best lives. He is a practicing attorney specializing in helping families get loved in... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyInterviewNov 19 2024Recovery