Recovery

Recovery Is Possible

VIDEO – TO ANYONE! – MAY 15, 2024 - A message of hope from the depths of darkness. Elmore Smith, a recovered drug addict, said. “When you see me, you see hope, you see a miracle, because I was the one... Read More...

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Residents Organize to Halt Treatment Facility

NOT IN MY DRUG MARKET – May 16, 2024 - The city has begun offering wound care at the center, residents say they were told at the meeting. Some suggest that could indicate they’re treating people with wounds ca... Read More...

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Women Get Second Chance

VIDEO – THE HEROINE’S JOURNEY – May 16, 2024 - For Melissa Shelley, it all started at a coffee shop. She was in recovery from a drug addiction that crippled her life for 20 years.“The thing that took me the furthes... Read More...

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Get Sober – Get Housing in California

IT’S COMPLICATED – May 16, 2024 - The bills come as California’s homelessness population is skyrocketing, having increased from about 118,000 in 2016 to more than 181,000 last year. Some critics blame and want... Read More...

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Hilary Phelps Talks Women’s Wellness

SWIMMING WITH WINNERS – May 13, 2024 - After celebrating 15 years of sobriety a couple of years ago, Hilary Phelps (hilaryphelps.com) realized the power of sharing her story to offer hope and encouragement to ... Read More...

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Mike Santana Shares Emotional Moment of Clarity great

AUDIO – NEW KIND OF CHAMPION – May 17, 2024 - Mike Santana went through hard times in recent years, and he came out on top passing one year of sobriety. During an interview airing on Impact Santana shared the ... Read More...

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The Most Misunderstood Addiction

LOSING IS ALSO ADDICTIVE – May 14, 2024 - With bright, flashing lights and the rush of excitement with winning, it’s no surprise that gambling leads to a shocking, drugless high. Compulsive gambling, also call... Read More...

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Rival Addiction Centers Do Battle

VIDEO – MONEY MATTERS – May 13, 2024 -Jason Ackner, who is trying to build the facility, said competition has spread misinformation about his project. He said these were lies to convince the public and commissioner... Read More...

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Rethinking the Removal of Kids From Moms Struggling With Addiction

SAVE the CHILDREN RIGHT NOW – May 15, 2024 - Addiction is so prevalent and the effects so severe that child welfare agencies are struggling to find enough foster families to care for substance-exposed infants.... Read More...

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Revolutionizing Recovery with a Compassionate and Modern Approach

SELF IMPROVEMENT MATTERS – May 9, 2024 - Shannon Marie’s life has been profoundly shaped by personal tragedy, including the loss of close family members and friends to addiction. These painful experiences have... Read More...

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Man to Run 100-mile Marathon to Help Others Find Sobriety

VIDEO – 100 MILES BEGINS WITH THE 1st STEP – May 6, 2024 - “I love the natural setting,” Stan Fleming said before taking off on a run. “Out in the woods and up in the mountains, there’s just no better place for me.... Read More...

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Faster Approach for Starting Extended-release Injectable Naltrexone

BIG PHARMA FOREVER – May 8, 2024 - Starting people with opioid use disorder on injectable, extended-release naltrexone (XR-naltrexone) within five to seven days of seeking treatment is more effective tha... Read More...

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Is Addiction Treatment the Next Frontier for Ultrasound Technology?

TIME WILL TELL – May 6, 2024 - Nestled inside a giant MRI machine, the woman wears a helmet with special probes. Peering through high-tech goggles, she sees images designed to trigger the awful, familiar cravi... Read More...

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“Early Sobrieties” is Not an Addiction Novel

LITERATURE MATTERS – May 8, 2024 - These are some of the questions explored in Michael Deagler’s debut novel, Early Sobrieties, and questions that I, who also got sober in Philly, like Deagler’s narrator, and ... Read More...

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Cara Delevingne On Sobriety: ‘If I Can Do It – Anyone Can’

AUDIO – A STAR IS REBORN – May 7, 2024 - “You’re not alone,” she told me at the Met Gala on Monday night. “If I can do it, anyone can. But you need to communicate and be honest about it as much as you can — especia... Read More...

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Todd Carney on the Depths of His Alcohol Addiction

VIDEO – HITTING BOTTOM HARD – May 10, 2024 - Mr. Carney is clean and sober after years of booze-fueled scandals that prematurely ended his NRL career - but he has revealed he had to take the hard road to get there.... Read More...

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Charles Barkley’s Tragic Tale of Addiction & Loss

TIME OUT FOR FEEDINGS – May 7, 2024 - During a candid interview on the “Club Shay Shay” podcast, the former Sixers and Phoenix Suns power forward recalled the profound impact of his brother’s cocaine addiction... Read More...

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Addiction Treatment Non-profit Founder Accused of Stealing $300,000

NO WONDER THERE WAS NO PROFIT – May 8, 2024 - Dawn Holland, who opened the nonprofit’s doorsin 2015, was charged with nine counts of aggravated theft and one count of theft, according to court documents. ... Read More...

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More Addiction Patients Can Take Methadone at Home

STILL NOT ENOUGH – May 8, 2024 - Despite methadone’s effectiveness, a labyrinth of state and federal rules keeps it inaccessible to many people who desperately need it. “What kind of normal person with a... Read More...

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Amazingly Beautiful Family Is Expanding Access to Free Narcan

VIDEO – ONE FROM THE HEART – May 9, 2024 - The Whittington family launched Med Kwik, vending machines filled with over-the-counter pharmacy items. Their daughter, 15-year-old Avery Whittington, who is s... Read More...

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Out of the Darkness

MIRACLES HAPPEN – May 3, 2024 - Ravaged by addiction and at rock bottom, mother of two credits long night of prayer in abandoned shack for leading to her recovery. It was a desperate plea crying out from a dar... Read More...

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Forced Addictions Treatment Will Cause More Harm Than Good

IMPORTANT – May 1, 2024 - Timothy Christie, the regional director of ethics services for the Horizon Health Network, said it’s very problematic from an ethics perspective to have a program that could cause har... Read More...

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Why Chattanoogans Are Choosing Sobriety

TENNESSEE WALTZ – May 3, 2024 - Over the years, I have noticed the need for more drink options steadily rising,” says Selenna Taylor, a bartender at Southside Social. “Southside Social offers several options f... Read More...

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The Rise and Fall of DARE

THEY TRIED – May 1, 2024 - DARE was not only ineffective by its own standards, but potentially counterproductive. Young people continued saying yes to drugs, despite the weekly DARE class that taught them to s... Read More...

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Whoopi Goldberg On How She Became a Drug Addict

VIDEO – AND THEN A SHOW BUSINESS GIANT – May 2, 2024 - Ms. Goldberg has admitted cocaine was “kicking my a**” as she hit rock bottom in the 1980s when recreational drug use in Hollywood was at a high. The Oscar-nom... Read More...

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Treatment Center Billed Taxpayers for 203 Hrs. of Work by One Employee in Single Day

VIDEO – LIKE SO MANY OTHERS – May 1, 2024 - They accuse the company of improperly billing taxpayers for phone calls with clients, falsely billing group activities as if they were a series of individual interac... Read More...

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Priscilla Presley’s Son Navarone Details Addiction Struggles

VIDEO – FAMILY DESPAIR – May 1, 2024 - “It started with weed in high school and, by the time I was 16, 17, I had kinda tried everything,” Navarone tells ET’s Kevin Frazier about his journey into addiction. “I don’t... Read More...

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Vin Baker Uses Sobriety For Good

GIVING BACK IN STYLE – April 17, 2024 - “It’s still one day at a time for me, and I understand, empathize, and know exactly what the attack an alcoholic goes through daily,” Baker said. “To wake up every morni... Read More...

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Hot Broadway Star Overcame Cocaine, Alcohol and Gambling Addictions

VIDEO – NEW YORK STORIES – April 23, 2024 - Sara Gettelfinger had steadily worked on the Broadway boards since her debut in 2000’s Seussical, appearing alongside stars including John Stamos, John Lithgow and J... Read More...

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The Endless Quest to Replace Alcohol

TRY IT, YOU’LL LIKE IT – April 18, 2024 - The rise in “sober curiosity” is directly correlated to an interest in wellness, an industry that exploded in the early 2010s at the same time smartphones and social m... Read More...

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