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People Say Addiction Is a Disease. Mine Wasn’t!

OR MINE! – Jan. 9, 2025 - I was addicted to booze and benzos for 20 years on and off, from the late 1970s until the early 2000s. Although my drinking career began more or less normally, it ended in a grave repetitive... Read More...

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RFK Jr. Says Addicts Need Tough Love

SO DO ASSHOLES – Jan. 1, 2025 - He has lost a brother and a niece to overdoses. Kennedy’s own heroin addiction began when he was a teenager, following his father’s assassination. It ended when he was arrested at age ... Read More...

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Counselor’s Journey at Visions of the Cross

LEARNING FROM LOVE – Jan. 1, 2025 - Aze Reda has worked at Visions of the Cross for over a year, teaching a class and counseling 15 to 20 clients that he meets with one-on-one. Reda said that he works with clients to... Read More...

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Person of the Week: Issa Ibrahim

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Issa Ibrahim is a visual artist, author, musician, and filmmaker born and raised in Queens, New York. He is the author of the memoir ‘The Hospital Always Wins’ published by Chicago Review Pr... Read More...

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American Addiction Centers’s Breach Hit with Class Action Suit

NEGLIGENCE – Jan. 3, 2025 - In September 2024, American Addiction Centers suffered a cyber-attack that led to the unauthorized access to sensitive personal information and protected health information of over 420,000... Read More...

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San Francisco Bans Welfare Cash for Drug Addicts Who Refuse Treatment

GAME CHANGER? Or CASH GRAB? – Jan. 3, 2025 - “San Francisco is a city of compassion, but also a city that demands accountability,” Breed said in a statement. “We fund a wide range of treatment and recovery services t... Read More...

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Valerie Bertinelli, Elle MacPherson, Brad Pitt & Rob Lowe Explain how sobriety changed their lives!

SOBERSTARS! – Jan. 2, 2025 - After successfully completing Dry January, when one gives up alcohol for the entire month, Bertinelli decided to make a lifestyle change and is approaching her one-year sobriety milestone... Read More...

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2 Men Injured in Shooting Inside Recovery Facility

VIDEO – WHAT FAITH? – Dec. 25, 2024 - Two men were taken to the hospital after being shot inside a faith-based addiction recovery facility in Mount Vernon. Responding officers and deputies with the Skagit County Sher... Read More...

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Person of the Week: Anna David

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Dec. 31, 2024 - Anna David is a NYT bestselling author of eight books and the CEO of Legacy Launch Pad Publishing. She’s appeared on Today, The Talk, and GMA. Anna lives in LA with her boyfr... Read More...

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400,000 Patients Exposed in Hack at American Addiction Centers

NOT SO ANONYMOUS – Dec. 25, 2024 - The breached data may include names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, medical record numbers, and other identifiers, according to American Addiction Centers. Social securit... Read More...

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Sober Travelers Share Favorite Travel Destinations For 2025

AU REVOIR – Dec. 20, 2024 - The following destinations were hand-picked by sober travelers and offer perks like sophisticated zero-proof cocktail bars, outdoor activities, spiritual attractions, and alcohol-free cult... Read More...

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Nicole Kidman on Being Married to an Addict & Alcoholic: ‘You Can’t Save Somebody’

ALANON 101 – Dec. 25, 2024 - Keith Urban has been sober for nearly two decades after going to rehab for three months just a few weeks after marrying his wife, Nicole Kidman . Now that his addiction problems are a thi... Read More...

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PBS News Weekly: Rethinking Addiction

VIDEO ONLY – METHADONE FOR ALL MY FRIENDS – Dec. 20, 2024 - Millions of people struggle with alcohol and opioids each year. This week, PBS News Weekly takes a look at Americans’ battle with substance use and what is ... Read More...

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Sober Homes Launch Lawsuit vs. State of Arizona

FRAUDULENT FOREVER – Dec. 17, 2024 - “They were treated like chattel, more or less,” said John Brewer with the Brewerwood Law Firm. “I mean, they weren’t treated as human beings.” Fraudulent billing for behavioral he... Read More...

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North Dakota’s First Lady Says: ‘Never give up hope for recovery’

A WIFE STEPS UP – April 2024 - Kathryn Burgum now in long-term recovery for 22 years — told Carlson Zink and the luncheon crowd that she adopted her recovery platform soon after her husband was elected to his first g... Read More...

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Nurses Demand Changes to Addiction Program

FROM THE FRONT LINES – DEC. 20, 2024 - Research shows that at least 1 in 10 health care workers will develop a substance use disorder during their career. What about medical doctors? The recovery program has never in... Read More...

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Breaking The Cycle Of Addiction

FEELS SO GOOD – Dec. 18, 2024 - Participants go through five phases of what is a nearly year-long program. Attendance at multiple treatment or recovery meetings each week is mandated by a plan determined to be approp... Read More...

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Hanukkah and the Miracles of Recovery

FESTIVAL OF LIGHT – 2024 - As the Jewish people commemorate the miraculous victory of the poorly armed Maccabee army, we as therapists are acutely aware of a different uphill battle being fought daily – recovery from... Read More...

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Person of the Week: Rabbi Ilan Glazer

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Dec. 24, 2024 - Rabbi Ilan Glazer is dedicated to helping others embrace recovery, heal the grief they carry, and find music, blessings, and spiritual growth even in the difficulties of life... Read More...

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They entered treatment. Drugs, overdoses and deaths followed.

MAJOR EXPOSÉ – Dec. 20, 2024 - The operators of PHA Healthcare had no significant experience providing drug treatment. But they built a multimillion-dollar business that appears to rely on a practice health officials... Read More...

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Actor Celebrates 22 Years of Sobriety: ‘God Is Real’

VIDEO – NOT EASY – Dec. 19, 2024 - “Today I’m 22 years sober, one day at a time,” Russell Brand shared. “And it’s been a really, really intense, mad, difficult year. Loads of things have happened, loads of them are p... Read More...

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Top 10 Things Families Can Do to Avoid Common Rehab Pitfalls

ALANON Plus – Dec. 7, 2024 - A high percentage of treatment failures occur due to “user error.” In other words, the treatment team delivers the message, but the client—and often the family—doesn’t fully understand or... Read More...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Holidays Bring Challenges for People Battling Addiction

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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...

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‘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...

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