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8 Meaningful Sobriety Gifts for Your Loved Ones in Recovery

A LOVING GESTURE – Jan. 24, 2024 - What better way to celebrate the milestones achieved by your loved ones in sobriety than by presenting them with unique and meaningful gifts? In this article, we’ll dive into ... Read More...

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NYC Mayor Classifies Facebook as ‘public health hazard’

IT’S ABOUT TIME – Jan. 24, 2024 - “Companies like TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook are fueling a mental health crisis by designing their platforms with addictive and dangerous features,” he said. “We cannot stand by and... Read More...

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Indio Downey Vulnerably Explores Addiction and Newfound Sobriety

AUDIO – LIKE FATHER LIKE SON LIKE SON – Jan. 24, 2024 - Indio Downey is an alternative-rock/grunge-punk-lover’s dream. He blends flavors of Nirvana and early Green Day with his own unique, vulnerable sound to creat... Read More...

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Braun’s New Life As a Recovering Alcoholic

LIFE ON THE ICE – Jan. 25, 2024 - As is the case with many alcoholics, Braun’s slide into addiction was gradual. First a beer in the evening, then two or three — at some point another at dinner during the week... Read More...

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A New 360-Degree Approach to Addiction

WE HAVE TO TRY SOMETHING – Jan. 17, 2024 - Current addiction treatment involves talk therapy, medication, and outside support. Additional strategies can help people who are struggling to overcome their addictio... Read More...

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Breathwork Study: Placebo Effect Works

DON’T HOLD YOUR BREATH – Jan. 17, 2024 - “Accordingly, we found no measurable effect of coherent breathing over and above a well-designed breathwork placebo at improving mental health and wellbeing. This is no... Read More...

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‘I lost my brothers to alcoholism’ – Now She Fights Against Drug Abuse

GRIEF INTO ACTION – Jan. 17, 2024 - Pastor Dorcas Rigathi has explained her passionate fight against drug and substance abuse stems from the pain of losing her brothers. Speaking at the University on Wednes... Read More...

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Man Finds Sobriety Through Recovery Program

VIDEO ONLY – IT WORKS IF YOU WORK IT – Jan. 16, 2024 - The Salvation Army is working to combat San Francisco’s drug addiction problem with a recovery program. We spoke with one man who turned his life around and foun... Read More...

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Understanding the Brain’s Role in Addiction

I THINK THEREFORE I USE – Jan. 18, 2024 - The researchers focused on the brain’s reward system, a critical factor in the development of addiction. They discovered that prolonged cocaine use can lead to changes in t... Read More...

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“I looked like a grandma at 40 thanks to obesity, alcoholism & tanning beds – now I’m reverse-aging”

BEFORE AND EVER AFTER – Jan. 19, 2024 - A WOMAN whose battle with psoriasis, obesity, and alcohol left her looking like a grandma has revealed how she turned back the clock. At her heaviest, Christie Martin, 58, w... Read More...

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Faith-Based 12-Step Addiction Recovery Workbook Offers Wisdom

BOOKS CAN HEAL – Jan. 17, 2024 - HB Publications today announced the release of The Old Testament 12 Step Workbook: A 90 Day Program of Bible-Based Addiction Recovery. Written by Boruch Binyamin, this life-cha... Read More...

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3 DOORS DOWN Singer Brad Arnold Celebrates Eight Years of Sobriety

8 YEARS! NOT 8 BALLS – Jan. 19, 2024 - Brad Arnold celebrated the eighth anniversary of his getting sober on January 19. The 45-year-old musician posted a photo of his AA sobriety medallion, which has the word... Read More...

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Disney Star Adam Hicks Pressured to Keep His Addiction ‘Secret’

BAD IDEA? – Jan. 16, 2023 - He struggled for years with substance abuse. He later had a string of headline-making arrests, and was incarcerated for four years. Now six years sober, Hicks is proud to say his addiction... Read More...

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Jamie Lee Curtis – Best Lesson She Learned In Recovery on TV

VIDEO – PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE STOP – Jan. 16, 2023 - “I’m sober for a long time, long time — almost 25 years. And the best thing I learned last year in recovery was people aren’t pleased when you stop people-pl... Read More...

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‘My Sobriety – That’s My Legacy’ says Dustin Rhodes

WRESTLED WITH HIS DEMONS – Jan. 17, 2024 - “My sobriety, that’s my legacy,” said Rhodes. “And I understand it’s OK to have bad days. There will be better ones. Life has been an incredible teacher. I’ve learned a lot,... Read More...

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How Ultrarunner Allie Bailey Beat Alcoholism … One Step At a Time

LIKE THE WIND – Jan. 19, 2024 - Alcohol addiction and depression stalked Allie Bailey daily. Running was part of the many steps to a better life, recounted in her memoir There is No Wall. This no-holds-barred extrac... Read More...

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First Responders Immediately Give Suboxone After Overdoses

THIS COULD HELP! – Jan. 18, 2024 - The inability to access medication-assisted treatment is one of the main barriers that prevents people from trying it, Ilg said. At the same time, she explained, people who h... Read More...

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I Was About to Drink Again – Elton John Saved Me!

GOODBYE HANGOVER BRICK ROAD – Jan. 15, 2024 - I wasn’t having a panic attack. I was simply having a conversation with the man who inspired me to turn my life around: Elton John. We were at his annual Aids Foun... Read More...

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Super Model Got Hooked On Cocaine and Two Eggs a Week

VIDEO – CARRYING THE MESSAGE – Jan. 16, 2024 - Beverly Johnson says she got hooked on drugs in the 1970s after living on a diet of cocaine, a bowl of rice and two eggs a week in an attempt to become stick-thin. The... Read More...

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New Book Talks About Addiction and Forgiveness

VIDEO – THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE – Jan. 11, 2024 - Local author and pastor, Anthony Torres, joined us on our morning show and talked about his new book that breaks the silence of alcoholism. Torres... Read More...

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A Music Critic’s Picks – Great Songs About Not Drinking

VIDEO – WATCH THEM HERE – Jan. 11, 2024 - Even as someone actively working a 12 step program, Frere-Jones says his first instinct was to reject the idea of good songs about not drinking. “Music sort of makes me dru... Read More...

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No Longer ‘just say no’. New Approach to Addiction Offers nuance.

JUST SAY NOT NOW – Jan. 11, 2024 - Americans may not say it aloud, but drug addiction has long been considered a moral failing. “Just say no,” as Nancy Reagan famously declared during the crack-cocaine e... Read More...

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“I Was Drinking Too Often” – Mike McDaniel, During His Time with Atlanta Falcons

CONFESSIONAL – Jan. 12, 2024 - For McDaniel, the peak moment was confessing to his wife, Katie about the alcohol addiction. “Telling really undercut all of her investment into me, and was leaving our family... Read More...

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Choosing Sobriety Transformed My Life In Dentistry

DRILL BABY DRILL – Jan. 9, 2024 - ‘I believe every problem is an opportunity’ – this Dry January, Eszter Janusek explains why last year she chose to stop drinking alcohol and how it has transformed her life. To be ab... Read More...

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What Is ‘California sober?’

NO COKE, NO VODKA, NO ACID – Jan. 12, 2024 - Journalist and author Michelle Lhooq described getting “California sober” by quitting every substance except marijuana and psychedelics in a 2019 Vice article. Tell... Read More...

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The 3 Pillars of Addiction Psychotherapy

YES, NO, MAYBE – Jan. 11, 2024 - It seems clear that people are hungry for alternatives to traditional treatment for addiction—aka “rehab”—and that many could be well-served by individual psychotherapy. Unfort... Read More...

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Memoir: A Cautionary Tale Of Attraction And Addiction

WRITE DOWN YOUR STORY – Jan. 12, 2024 - So what is the attraction? Of course, Richard is “gorgeous.” He has “dark brown hair and brown eyes perfectly matched his medium complexion.” He has “strong arms that I... Read More...

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Man Who Wants to Stop Drinking Is Struggling to Get Into Rehab Without a Fixed Address

THE WEIGHT – Jan. 11, 2024 - Davy Short is afraid he’s going to die, either from the alcohol or the elements, or some combination of both. The St. John’s man, homeless since September, says alcoholis... Read More...

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“You don’t have to be tortured to make interesting art”

MUSIC MATTERS – Jan. 12, 2023 - Katie Crutchfield, 35, credits the shift to maturity, sobriety and success – although, she makes clear, they are all linked ... Katie is referring to the boundaries she’s develo... Read More...

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Zeke Talks Ankle Bracelets, Sobriety, and Surfing

VIDEO – MAKING WAVES – Jan. 11, 2024 - He’s also been to jail and to rehab, and won a national title wearing a court mandated ankle bracelet after not surfing for almost two years. Today, Zeke’s still sober and surfi... Read More...

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