Recovery

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

San Francisco Launches ‘Living Proof’ Campaign to Encourage Addiction Treatment

VIDEO – CITY AS INTERVENTIONIST – NOV. 14, 2024 - The fentanyl crisis has redefined drug overdoses in a way never before seen with other opioids. And, San Francisco has thrown money, resources, time and energy to ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 19 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab

More Layoffs at Addiction Recovery Care Cuts Nearly Quarter of its Workforce

86ed AGAIN? – NOV. 4, 2024 - Two previous rounds of employee cuts in September and October bring to 323 the number of workers let go — nearly a quarter of its former workforce of 1,350 statewide. The cutbacks come as... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 12 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab

Winners Foundation Marks 40-Years Helping Racetrack Workers Overcome Alcoholism & Addiction

BY A NOSE – Nov. 5, 2024 - Thoroughbred owner and recovering alcoholic Gino Roncelli has led the Santa Anita-based program for more than 30 years. “I can tell you that Winners Foundation really makes a big difference... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 12 2024RecoveryRecovery Advocate

Zapping the Brain with Ultrasound Might Be Key to Curing Addiction

WE’LL TRY ANYTHING – Nov. 4, 2024 - That’s according to new research of a $1 million helmet-like device that beams these high frequency waves at a key part of the brain that’s responsible for reward, motivation... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 12 2024RecoveryRehab

Unconventional Program Helps Pregnant Mothers Struggling With Addiction

VIDEO – WOMEN NEED CARE – Nov. 3, 2024 - In Minnesota, around 290-thousand people are in need of treatment for addiction. Some happen to be women who are pregnant. Project Child is helping save those babies and their... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 12 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab

Urgent Need for Addiction Treatment for Women Down Under

CARE & KINDNESS – Nov. 8, 2024 - We discussed how women escaping domestic violence often turn to alcohol or drugs to cope with their immense psychological trauma. However, most women’s shelters in Australia... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 12 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab

How the Serenity Prayer Guides My Sobriety and Life

NEVER NEGLECTING THE GYM? – Nov. 8, 2024 - And I prayed for the serenity to accept the things I cannot change: the political climate of the world. The courage to change what I can: to show up in my life and be the... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 12 2024Recovery

Person of the Week: John West

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – John West has built an impressive career over the past 20 years in mental health and addiction treatment. As an international interventionist, crisis manager, and sober companion, he has sup... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyInterviewNov 12 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab

How An Alcoholic Asshole Made Me Cry

FILMS MATTER – Nov. 7, 2024 - About one hour into The Outrun, I realized that I was watching one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. It was when Rona (Saoirse Ronan, who deserves all the awards) was being tucked in... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 12 2024Recovery

Nature As A Road To Recovery

IT’S A MOVIE – Nov. 7, 2024 - Rona’s story of addiction and recovery is closely linked to her familial relationships and her interactions with the wider Orkney community. Rona, who has become used to the freedom and ... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 12 2024RecoveryRehab

Jamey Johnson on Sobriety: ‘I Barely Survived’

BULLSH#T? – Nov. 1, 2024 - I had my last drink in September 2011. Then I quit smoking pot in 2015. I think that lasted about eight years. Nine years. In that time period, it was all about sobriety. And with a sober m... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 05 2024RecoveryRehabsobriety

Additional Articles