Recovery

Some Treatment Centers Turn Big Profits by Scaling Back Care

SOME NOT MOST – April 20, 2023 - He was advised against the long-term use of Suboxone, a medication often recommended to treat opioid addiction, because BRC does not consider it a form of abstinence. After an initial... Read More...

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Local Students Take Up Fight Against Fentanyl

VIDEO – PROTECT YOURSELVES – April 16, 2023 - There are many illegal drugs sold on San Diego’s streets and online that contains fentanyl, which is causing minors to die. “The topic of the project is very rarely ta... Read More...

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Mobilize Recovery Mobilizes iHeartMedia & Facebook to Support Ending Overdosing in America – Macklemore Performs Sept. 19, in D.C.

IT’S A MOVEMENT – April 17, 2023 - Unlike past years when recovery advocacy groups and concerned individuals could attend summits and events by paying for admission, this year’s Mobilize Recovery will req... Read More...

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‘Single Drunk Female’ Exploring Emotional Sobriety & ‘Breakfast Club’ Reunion

AUDIO – TELEVISION WITH HEART – April 20, 2023 - In the second season of Single Drunk Female, creator Simone Finch wanted to expand beyond Sam’s (Sofia Black-D’Elia) journey with physical sobriety and expl... Read More...

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Exposing Methadone Clinics’ Cruelty

BETTER HARM REDUCTION – April 14, 2023 - Swallow THIS makes an unapologetic case to abolish the methadone clinic system. It’s a call to action to finally free all people who take methadone from daily attendance... Read More...

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Women’s Company Helps Those In Recovery

EACH ONE, TEACH ONE – April 7, 2023 - Data from drug abuse statistics dot org say that 16.4% of adults in Virginia over 18 binge drink at least once a month. While the option not to drink is often on the tab... Read More...

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In Bed With My Sobriety by Sarah Hepola

AND ONLY ONE MAN – April 11, 2023 - Back when I was drinking, sex was easy for me. Without booze, I was modest, a chronic overthinker who flinched when she undressed, but pour a bottle of Malbec in me and I bec... Read More...

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Should We Stop Using the Word ‘Alcoholic’?

GO BACK TO BOOZEHOUND? – April 12, 2023 - Are there any reasons why we should still use the a-word? Someone with an alcohol use disorder may prefer the term alcoholic when referring to themself. In fact, the term alc... Read More...

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Remarkable Film of Life with Heroin-Addicted Mum

VIDEO – YOU ONLY HAVE ONE MUMMY – April 8, 2023 - This impressionistic British documentary collage, collectively made by Selby, co-director Rebecca Lloyd-Evans, Alex Fry, Josie Cole and producer Natasha Dack Ojumu, e... Read More...

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“I got up covered in blood!” Patrick Wolf on surviving addiction & a hit and run covered in blood

VIDEO – THRIVING IN SOBRIETY – April 11, 2023 - The breakthrough came when he travelled beyond the London borders that he could see from his eighth-floor window, towards the sea. Ever since his bankruptcy, the Kent c... Read More...

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Man Creates Digital Platform Helping Those Struggling With Addiction

VIDEO – THE HOLY GRAIL? – April 5, 2023 - After losing custody of her kids due to one of his arrests, Chouinard injected meth for the first time. “Within six months I was homeless living in a minivan and hopping ... Read More...

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Adderall Is Not Your Identity

UNLESS IT IS – April 3, 2023 - Neither my wife nor I use Adderall with any regularity. A 60-count “break-in-case-of-emergency” supply might last the Bateman family ‘til death do us part. But the same cannot be ... Read More...

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Not Enough Facilities to Treat All the Kids Hooked on Opioids

ONLY IN AMERICA – April 8, 2023 - We have to take into consideration their developmental age and the psychological development that’s happening in adolescence, which is very different from adults. Oftentimes... Read More...

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Millennial who grew net worth to $600,000 explains how he dug his way out of debt over gambling addiction

BET ON IT – April 10, 2023 - A millennial who grew his net worth to $600,000 explains what it took to dig his way out of debt after overcoming a gambling addiction. In 2011, Ambus Hunter said his only debt was ... Read More...

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Man Runs Recovery House After 36-Year Drug Run

VIDEO – NEVER TOO LATE – April 10, 2023 - Patton grew up in a catholic school, and his father was a protector of their community as a police officer. Everything changed when Patton found drugs. “I started smoking pot... Read More...

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My Son Was Addicted and He Refused Treatment by David Sheff

NEW YORK TIMES ESSAY – April 12, 2023 - He insisted he was fine and said he could stop using on his own if he wanted to, but he didn’t want to. Once he was 18, I couldn’t force him. He had to decide for himself — and... Read More...

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Lena Dunham Turns 5 Years Sober

LET’S GO LENA – April 10, 2023 - “5 years ago today, I set foot — trembling like a little kid — into treatment for substance misuse,” she began her caption. “My parents hugged me goodbye, I changed into house s... Read More...

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Former Celtics Host Kyle Draper – 6 Years Sober

ANONYMOUS NO MORE – April 13, 2023 - Kyle Draper is currently looking forward to doing the play-by-play announcing for Sacramento Kings games in the team’s first playoff series since 2006. As he recently told Michael... Read More...

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UK Alcoholic Dog Makes Full Recovery

HAPPY ENDING – April 13, 2022 - Coco’s owner died suddenly, leaving open alcohol containers around the home where Coco and his brother lived. Over time, the two animals drank the alcohol, becoming dependant on ... Read More...

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White House Declares ‘tranq’ an ‘Emerging Drug Threat’

VIDEO – HORRIFIC – April 13, 2023 - The increasingly combined mixture of xylazine, known on the street as “tranq,” with fentanyl has become most popular on the illicit drug market and has exacerbated the nationwide ... Read More...

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Teenage Binge Drinking Makes Them Prone to Alcoholism

JUST A TEENAGE WASTED LAND – April 10. 2023 - Dr. Carbia, lead author of the study from the University College Cork in Ireland, said: “By focusing on young adults, at a crucial time of both brain and gut-immune devel... Read More...

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Man Sues Wellness Drink for Allegedly Causing Him to Relapse After 7 Years of Sobriety

HE’LL NEED MORE THAN A PUBLIC DEFENDER – April 12, 2023 - Romulo Torres, a recovering alcoholic, began receiving targeted ads for Botanic Tonics’ Feel Free Wellness Tonic in 2020. It was advertised as a beverag... Read More...

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Moderate Drinking Has No Health Benefits After Decades of Bullshit

AUDIO – LIES LIES LIES – April 4, 2023 - The review found that the risks of dying prematurely increase significantly for women once they drink 25 grams of alcohol a day,which is less than two standard cocktails cont... Read More...

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‘Her Brain Was Gone’: Parents Describe Daughter’s Marijuana-Induced Psychosis

BUT IT’S NATURAL ... INSANITY – April 10, 2023 - For six years, Trent and Jane Mayberry had a front-row seat to their daughter’s spiraling descent into psychosis — her inability to communicate, her increasingly... Read More...

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Juul to Pay $462 Million Over Youth Addiction Claims

HOOKING THE YOUNG AND INNOCENT – April 12, 2023 - Juul’s former largest investor, Marlboro cigarette maker Altria Group Inc, is also facing claims over its alleged role in marketing Juul’s e-cigarettes, and has not s... Read More...

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Heart Of The Matter Podcast Hosted by Elizabeth Vargas

AUDIO – Demi Lovato’s Sister IS RIGHT ON – April 11, 2023 - Elizabeth Vargas is joined by “Desperate Housewives” actress Madison De La Garza to talk about marijuana use disorder and the role her famous family plays ... Read More...

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Rue’s Sobriety Would Change Euphoria’s Dynamic

TV ART INTIMIDATING LIFE – April 13, 2023 - Rue’s father passed away sometime before the events of season 1, and Rue never properly healed from his death, which heavily influences her drug use. Euphoria also showcas... Read More...

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Rob Lowe In “Recovery Club” With His Sober Son

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON – April 3, 2023 - “As any parent will tell you, the relationship that a teenager, 20-something, has with drugs and alcohol, it’s a precarious one,” Rob said. “All you can do is lead by exa... Read More...

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Designer Honors Sobriety Through Her Designs

VIDEO – OUR DESIGN FOR LIVING – April 5, 2023 - She spent her 20s working in fashion and soaking up Brooklyn’s social scene. “I was not able to turn it off, it eventually led me to be drinking at my jobs,” said M... Read More...

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Addiction Recovery and Relapse

IT CAN BE A PROCESS – April 3, 2023 - Though the statistics vary depending on the addiction, they show that between 40 and 85 percent of individuals relapse and return to using within one year of treatment. Mor... Read More...

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