Los Angeles Fires: Recovering addicts were rebuilding their lives. Now their home is gone. DRAMATIC VIDEO – Jan. 15, 2025 - Painted rocks displaying words like “family” provide a hint of color to what remains of Art House — a home for recovering addicts on their journey to sobriety. Darlene Dominguez is t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 21 2025RecoveryRehabTrauma
A Relapsed Drug Counselor In Rehab HELLO HIGHER POWER – Jan. 8, 2025 - I went through an experience that would change my life. Having already been working for several years in the substance abuse field as a drug and alcohol counselor, I suffered... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 21 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Former Addicts Transform Lives at Recovery Academy VIDEO – EACH ONE > TEACH ONE – Jan. 8, 2025 - The Other Side Academy is a unique and successful addiction treatment facility. It doesn’t employ therapists or doctors. It is made up of former addicts who have been th... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 21 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Treatment Center Ordered to ‘cease and desist’ after Investigation LOCK THEM UP – Jan. 11, 2025 - Maryland health regulators on Friday said they had ordered an addiction treatment provider to stop seeing patients after an investigation by The New York Times and The Baltimore Banner ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 21 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
8 Facts About Addiction and Recovery VIDEO – TO START – Jan. 15, 2025 - Yet, the reality is that the majority of people experiencing addiction—whether to alcohol, opioids, stimulants, or cannabis—don’t seek treatment. There are many reasons someone m... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 21 2025RecoveryRehab
Person of the Week: Mel Pohl STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Jan. 21, 2025 - Mel Pohl, MD, DFASAM is a Family Practitioner and the Senior Medical Consultant to the Pain Recovery Program at The Pointe Malibu Recovery Center in Malibu, California.... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaInterviewJan 21 2025Recovery
No Evidence of Benefits of Forced Addiction Work Farms CHOICE OR CHANCE OR GRACE – Jan. 15, 2025 - A recent analysis published by CBC News concluded that there is no clear evidence showing efficacy for forced treatment for individuals suffering from addiction disor... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 21 2025RecoveryRehab
GOOD NEWS FOR ADDICTS! YOU’RE GOING TO CAMP MAGGIE’S FARM? – Jan. 18, 2025 - In dark bluejeans and work shirt, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stood in a Texas farm field, faced a camera and outlined his plan to combat drug addiction. “I’m going to bring a new ind... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 21 2025RecoveryRehab
Evoke Wellness’s Executives For Deception, Using Google Ads and Masquerading As Other Clinics KILLING TO MAKE A KILLING? – Jan. 13, 2025 - “Preying on consumers suffering from addiction and other substance use disorders is wrong, and it’s illegal,” said Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protectio... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 21 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJanuary 14 2025RecoveryRehab
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...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJanuary 14 2025Recovery
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...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 7 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaInterviewJan 7 2025Recovery
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...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 7 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 7 2025RecoveryRehab
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...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJan 7 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocatesobriety
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...Addiction RecoveryDec 31 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
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...Addiction RecoveryDec 31 2024InterviewRecoveryRecovery Advocate
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...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 31 2024internetRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 31 2024Recoverysobriety
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 31 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehab
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 24 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 24 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024InterviewRecoveryRecovery Advocate
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...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 24 2024RecoveryRecovery Advocate