UnitedHealthcare Agrees to Pay Millions More GUILTY AS USUAL – Jan. 28, 2025 - The lawsuit, Samson v. UnitedHealthCare Services, Inc., originated from claims that UnitedHealthcare persistently called individuals with marketing messages without their consent bet... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Clarity for Ads in Treatment Referral Scams CROOKED LITTLE WORLD – Jan. 30, 2025 - The Ethical Marketing Campaign for Addiction Treatment (EMCAT) brought to the ASA’s attention concerns about the transparency and clarity in the drug and alcohol rehabilitation ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Porn Star Disabled at Summit Malibu Rehab VIDEO – TRAGEDY – Feb. 1, 2025 - The family of porn star Emily Willis is suing the rehab center where she was found unconscious resulting in her sustaining permanent brain damage while at the facility for treatment f... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSliderTrauma
Rehabs Paid Secret Commissions to ‘Free and impartial’ Addiction Helplines OH THOSE BRITS – Dec. 22, 2024 - The ASA said that six brokers – Which Rehab?, Help 4 Addiction, Rehabs.UK, Rehab Guide, Action Rehab and Serenity Addiction Centres – had posed as direct treatment providers or ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSlider
Christians Helping Jewish Alanon GREAT VIDEO – Jan. 2025 - Lyuba had hopes of a better future when she and her husband immigrated to Israel in 2010 from Ukraine. The fitness trainer and mother of two overcame countless challenges to make a home for... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 28 2025RecoveryRehab
Showcasing ART Done by People in Recovery ONE BRUSH STROKE AT A TIME – JAN. 22, 2025 - A picture is worth a thousand words, but for those battling addiction, a brush and canvas can say so much more. The Allen County Treatment Court, Lighthouse Peer Sup... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 28 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Stolen Sobriety VIDEO – ON THE CASE – Jan. 21, 2025 - I wish I knew how to help some of these people. If a person is working hard to stay sober, the last thing they need is more obstacles and more stress. It must be confusing for ca... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 28 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabsobriety
Staff at Scientology Rehab Blows Whistle on Dodgy Labour Practices DOGGY STYLE – Jan. 22, 2025 - Beyond the gilded gates that lead to the pristine grounds of the Narconon Africa Rehabilitation Centre in Rustenburg, North West, an unsuspecting observer would not anticipate that... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 28 2025RecoveryRehab
Swiss Rehab Offering Guarantee CELEBRATING 2025! – Jan. 21, 2025 - Neoviva, a leading luxury rehab centre launches Switzerland’s first and only assurance programme in addiction treatment. With a structured and tailored approach, Neoviva’s pr... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 28 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Gold Standard in Alcoholism Treatment VIDEO – NALTREXONE COMMERCIAL – Jan. 23, 2025 - Volpicelli said he thinks Naltrexone is the gold standard for medications to treat AUD, having been around for 30 years and proven to be safe and effective. Markers in ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJan 28 2025RecoveryRehab
Philadelphia Offers Treatment Instead of Jail ADDICTION IS A PRISON – Jan. 22, 2025 - Mayor Cherelle Parker signed an executive order introducing what she calls “Wellness Court.” The City of Philadelphia is launching a new program in the Kensington neighborhood ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJan 28 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Scott Oake Lost His Son – Maybe His Advocacy Can Spare Others AUDIO – SYMPATHY OF THE HEART – Jan. 21, 2025 - Scott Oake spent many hours working off the side of his desk trying to secure addictions support for his son. A longtime broadcaster with Hockey Night in Canada and CBC... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 28 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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
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
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
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
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
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
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