My Ketamine Habit Kept Me High While My Kids Opened Xmas Gifts MERRY CHRISTMAS – Dec. 19, 2025 - Victoria would spend the day snorting ketamine, a habit that lost her her children and cost her £40,000. Victoria Vigors was thrown out of her local pub on Christmas Eve and later de... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 23 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehab
Dr. Austin Harris Is Revolutionizing Addiction Treatment with 80% Success Rate VERY SPECIAL “K” – Dec. 18, 2025 - What sets the program apart is its multi-modal approach that addresses addiction at every level—neurological, psychological, and physiological. At the core of the treatment protocol... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 23 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
For Families Fighting Addiction – Reiner Tragedy Strikes a Nerve AN ANOMALY! – Dec. 18, 2025 - Nick Reiner, 32, struggled with drug addiction for nearly two decades, something he and his family shared with the public. This week, he was charged with murder in the death of his paren... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 23 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthRecoveryTrauma
A ‘sober running’ Community BUT YOU CAN’T HIDE – Dec. 5, 2025 - Recently I ran the New York City Marathon. It was my seventh marathon in the four years that I have been in recovery from alcoholism. Running is not a byproduct of my recovery; ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Does Social Stigma Still Stand in the Way of Recovery from Addiction? IT SHOULDN’T! – Dec. 12, 2025 - Stigma remains deeply rooted in society. Historically, substance dependence was viewed through a moral lens. It was a sign of weakness, irresponsibility or lack of self-control. These ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Warriors Heart Reveals a Marine Veteran’s Powerful Journey Through Addiction HELP ABIDES – Dec, 9, 2025 - To reach others who may be struggling this holiday season, Marine Corps Veteran Michael O’Dell, now Warriors Heart Command Center COO, is publicly sharing his story of pain, redemption, a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Person of the Week: Kimberly Wick STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – December 16, 2025 - I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with advanced training in clinical psychology and business. Drawing on years of individual and family therapy—and my own expe... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDec 16 2025InterviewRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Rehab Riviera Faces Criminal Probe A BOUNTY ON EVERY ADDICT – Dec. 3, 2025 - Aetna filed a $40 million civil lawsuit against Nathan Young and Co. in 2023, saying Young’s sober living homes throughout Southern California were little more than drug dens... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
ANDY DICK GOIN’ TO REHAB UPDATE – DEC. 12, 2025 - After Andy Dick’s drug overdose this week provoked panicked concern among friends, he’s checked himself into rehab … Andy tells TMZ he is currently entering a rehabilitation facility in the P... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 16 2025RecoveryRehab
Doctor’s Holiday Mental Health and Recovery Tips VIDEO – NO COMPLACENECY – Dec. 5, 2025 - The holidays are often portrayed as joyful, warm, and filled with togetherness — but for those in addiction recovery or struggling with mental health challenges, the season ca... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025life expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Liam Gallagher Quitting Alcohol Again After Breaking Sobriety During Oasis Reunion Tour KEEP COMING BACK – Nov. 30, 2025 - In March, Gallagher tweeted that he’s “not interested in the booze at the moment I’ve had enough.” He reiterated as much earlier this month, when he revealed he quit imbibing ahead ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 09 2025RecoveryRehab
I Work With Companies to Confront Addiction in the Workplace REAL HUMAN RESOURCE – Nov. 30, 2025 - Addiction doesn’t always show up in the way that society likes to portray it. Many people are able to maintain their lifestyles without subscribing to what the media tells us add... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Overdose Deaths Down In The U.S. AUDIO – THE RIGHT DIRECTION – Nov. 30, 2025 - Methadone helps patients like Trina resist cravings for fentanyl. It’s been around for decades, but most patients have to find their way to a designated methadone clinic ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDec 09 2025interventionOverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
One Doctor Rethinking Addiction Care in Family Medicine NEW IDEAS ARE HIP – Dec. 1, 2025 - I was drawn to family medicine even before medical school. My background was in public health, and I spent a summer in Santiago, Chile, where I was paired with a family doctor... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
To Move Beyond Abstinence-Only – How to Measure Recovery HAPPINESS – Dec. 1, 2025 - Recovery from a substance use disorder has traditionally been conflated with “sobriety,” or total abstinence. In reality, many people recover while continuing to use drugs, but in safer, mo... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Memory of Newark Man Who Battled Addiction Lives On AUDIO – CARRYING ON HIS DREAM – Dec. 2, 2025 - Earle VanBlarcom III’s dream was to open a resource center to help other people like him struggling with addiction. After he got clean in 2018, VanBlarcom founded a n... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Person of the Week: Marissa Dickinson STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Dec. 9, 2025 - I am a musician, content creator, author and certified reiki and sound healer. My new album is called “Calypso Rising” under @SunsetSea13 on IG & Tik Tok and my YouTube ch... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyDec 09 2025InterviewRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Sarge Pickman RIP–Tributes Pour in as 64-year old Jewish Black Sober Comedian Passes SAD PASSING – Dec. 1, 2025 - He was a popular stand-up comedian in Boca Raton, Florida. He died on December 1. He was born, Steven Charles Pickman. Boca Raton residents reacted with an outpouring of grief, rememberin... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 09 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Yucatan Healthcare Professionals and AA Join Forces TEAMWORK WORKS – NOV. 28, 2025 - The local AA chapter indicated that the week aims to raise awareness among students and healthcare professionals about the importance of referring those struggling with their drinking... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousDec 09 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Fear of Possible Patient Trafficking in Santa Monica, California VIDEO – THIS AIN’T RIGHT – Nov. 30, 2025 - City officials have shut down an unpermitted sober transitional living facility that suddenly housed more than 40 people in a luxury Ocean Avenue building last week, prompti... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Drugs, Guns & Blackouts – Then 10 Words Changed Everything DRAMATIC INTERVENTION – Nov. 30, 2025 - Kit, now 41 and five years sober, recalls the terrifying moment in the Caribbean as something she’s fortunate to have survived amid her 12-year battle with booze addiction.&nbs... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025RecoveryRehab
1st-of-its-kind Addiction Recovery Hospital MORE TO COME – Dec. 3, 2025 - Las Vegas Recovery Hospital, an acute care hospital designed for patients suffering from substance use disorders and related medical conditions, is set to open this December, according t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025Drug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Former Addict: From Crisis to Calling NOT A HYPOCRITE? – Nov. 23, 2025 - Chambers describes how his substance use began early and escalated quickly. He started smoking cannabis at age 12, then selling it, and by his mid-teens was using and selling cocain... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 02 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Dramatic Decreases in Drug Deaths HOPE IS IN THE AIR – Nov. 24, 2025 - Drug deaths in New Hampshire fell 33.4% from 2023 to 2024, according to data from the New Hampshire Drug Monitoring Initiative. That’s the largest single-year decrease in over a d... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 02 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionOverdoseRecovery
Person of the Week: Sean Hemeon STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Dec. 2, 2025 - Sean Hemeon is an actor, artist, and writer based in Los Angeles. He’s appeared on 9-1-1, Criminal Minds, Rake, True Blood, and CW’s Husbands. An international abstract artist... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 02 2025InterviewRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Health Care Barriers For Those With Addiction Disorders VIDEO – LET’S KEEP LEARNING – Nov. 26, 2025 - Four hundred people struggling with drug addiction will be paid to share their stories as part of a groundbreaking federal study aimed at breaking down barriers to health... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 02 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Tips For Maintaining Sobriety Over the Holidays SLIPPERY TIMES – Nov. 26, 2025 - With so many parties this time of year, the temptation to drink can be especially difficult for those in recovery and trying to stay sober. Counselors with the Youngstown Urban Min... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 02 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocatesobriety
Putting Addiction Therapy In Their Headsets WATCH – VIDEO GAME FOR GOOD – Nov. 20, 2025 - Jarrod Reisweber has created a new world to address a harsh reality of addiction. “It strikes at the most inconvenient times,” said Reisweber, Psy.D., an affiliate ass... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 02 2025Mental HealthRecoveryvideo games
‘Full House’ Star Gets Candid About Her Addiction: ‘I Didn’t Think I Would See My 30th Birthday.’ SHE’S 43 NOW! – Nov. 22, 2025 - Jodie Sweetin instantly captured the hearts of Americans as 5-year ‘Stephanie Tanner’ on the hit show Full House in 1987. The show went on for 8 successful seasons, during which Primet... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 02 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino Opens Rehab Center HE DID WHAT? – Nov. 14, 2025 - The Jersey Shore star, 43, opened his first outpost of the Archangel Centers treatment facility in Tinton Falls. “I have made all the mistakes that most would make,” Sorrentino told ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyNov 25 2025RecoveryRehab