MTV to premiere series on teenagers battling addiction WATCH – A show showing the reality – August 31, 2020 - That’s why she decided to let others see what the battle of addiction looks like. It’s a story that – while it may be difficult to watch, and difficult fo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabSept 8 2020teenagers
Addiction and overdose are dirty words. That only makes them more dangerous. The truth shall set you free – Sept. 1, 2020 - I found out later that my parents had been harboring a dark secret that ultimately killed them, a secret that I’ve taken on the burden of owning now that they’re gone: T... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehabSept 8 2020
87% of people with eating disorders say symptoms are worse during COVID Feast or Famine – August 28, 2020 - The study traces 129 people in recovery or treatment, providing a detailed look at a common scenario, and it joins growing indications that those with eating disorders are s... Read More...Alcohol AddictionCoronavirusEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionlonelinessMental HealthRecoveryRehabrelapseSept 1 2020
Casino Reopenings Bring Gambling Addiction Back Into Focus LISTEN – They'll always take your action at G.A. – August 20, 2020 - But after reopening in mid-June, business is booming again, and counselors are concerned. “Since they’ve reopened, our calls to the hotline numb... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusRecoveryRehabrelapseSept 1 2020
Managing Recovery in a Virtual World Online for life? – August 28, 2020 - Call people: Most support groups will offer a phone list of members. If you like the way a person shares about their recovery, call them after the meeting and talk to them.... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehabSept 1 2020
How to Spot Alcoholism in a Family Member They love to drink? – August 28, 2020 - Witnessing a family member struggling with excessive drinking can be fear-inducing, heart-wrenching, and confusing – especially for those who are unsure if their relativ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRehabSept 1 2020
I’m celebrating 64 years of sobriety, I know what isolation does to those in recovery Trying minds for trying times – August 28, 2020 - By all accounts, the number of relapses nationwide has increased since March, as have the numbers of accidental overdoses and suicides. There is little wonder that we... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCoronavirusfentanyllonelinessMental HealthRecoveryRehabSept 1 2020
Pennsylvania facilities buckle and begin to close under COVID-19 strain Oh no! Needed now more than ever – August 26, 2020 - The result is a historically underfunded system buckling under the weight of dual pandemics: addiction and the coronavirus. Since March, 10 facilities have closed,... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehabrelapseSept 1 2020
The Impact of COVID-19 on Women’s Mental Health “Sisters are doin’ it by themselves” – August 28, 2020 - From my work at Wellbridge Addiction Treatment and Research, I have seen, first-hand, the danger of heightened risk for alcohol and drug abuse that has resulte... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehabrelapseSept 1 2020
Nicolas Cage Voicing Alcoholic Dragon in Highfire Cartoon character needs AA – AUGUST 28, 2020 - Nicolas Cage will play an alcoholic, TV-loving dragon in Amazon’s TV adaptation of Eoin Colfer’s Highfire novel at Amazon, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed today.Davey H... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 1 2020
Rumer Willis Thought She Could Fix Demi’s Alcoholism And the young shall lead them... – AUGUST 31, 2020 - As Rumer explains now, she’s learned that it was never in her power to fix her mom. And she credits communities like Al-Anon, a recovery space for friends and fami... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRehabrelapseSept 1 2020
Brett Favre’s Wife Helped Kick His Addictions The Majesty of Marriage – August 26, 2020 - Brett Favre is marred to Deanna Favre. Deanna is an author. She’s written two books: “Don’t Bet Against Me” and “The Cure for the Chronic Life: Overcoming the Hopele... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRehabSept 1 2020
I Won’t Drink Today, and I Won’t Get the Virus Today Sobriety is the best defense – August 26, 2020 - For this superpower, I have to thank Alcoholics Anonymous. I joined AA at 19 mostly because I loved cocaine, truly loved cocaine, but also because I loved vodka and ch... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCoronavirusMental HealthRecoveryRehabrelapseSept 1 2020
Jeff Hardy On Drug Addiction Storyline Drama queen? – August 27, 2020 - Filming the heavier scenes during the feud: “There was some heavy stuff there in the beginning, especially with the wreck scenario. It was just very heavy stuff. I’m always interested... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 1 2020
A Bill to Decriminalize All Drugs FINALLY! – August 20, 2020 - “The world we are proposing will significantly reduce the harm experienced by the most marginalized in our society and actually improve public and community health,” said Queen Adesuyi, a... Read More...Alcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabrelapseSept 1 2020
Coronavirus pandemic creates ‘perfect storm’ for addiction dangers WATCH – Bridge over troubled waters – August 18, 2020 - In Clark County, Nevada fentanyl-related deaths have jumped 125% compared to this point last year, according to data from Southern Nevada Health District... Read More...Alcohol AddictionAugust 25 2020CoronavirusDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancylonelinessMental HealthRecoveryRehabrelapse
Luann De Lesseps: Sobriety’s Helping Me Thru Pandemic WATCH – Sober Housewives of the Pandemic – August 20, 2020 - Luann understands why studies show alcohol use is way up since the pandemic began in March -- people turn to booze to ease pain — but she says, for her, it... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 25 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCoronavirusRecoveryRehab
‘Hi, My Name is Dicky’ Quit or Die? – August 18, 2020 - “I couldn’t really see myself coming out of it.” But come out of it he did, and a decade later, Clune is sharing his story in “Hi, My Name is Dicky,” a raw documentary available on... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAugust 25 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Lisa Riley celebrates five years of sobriety WATCH – Quitting is for Lovers – August 19, 2020 - Lisa also spoke about past ‘fake and false’ friends who were around her for the ‘wrong reasons’. The star added that she used to wake up cringing after not rememb... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 25 2020RecoveryRehab
After 24 years, woman finds sobriety and a new passion WATCH – Charmed Life – August 19, 2020 - “It went from cocaine to oxys to heroin to heroin and crystal meth and it was just a never-ending process,” Staples explains from the Layman Way Recovery Center in Alfred that... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 25 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionoxycontinRecoveryRehab
Bucks County rehab CEO sentenced to 3 years for exploiting patients for profits When will rehab industry promote the good work they do? – August 17, 2020 - Gerner admitted last year that the company had actively recruited patients with premium insurance plans so it could maximize profits by bi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 25 2020Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRehab
Jessica Simpson marks nearly 3 years sober It takes all kinds – August 21, 2020 - Jessica Simpson is about to celebrate a major milestone: She’s been sober for nearly three years. The singer and author called in to “The Jess Cagle Show” on SiriusXM on Thursda... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 25 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRehab
Twenty years without a drink … then they shut down AA Opinion: Zoom dooms some – August 16, 2020 - When Covid-19 shuttered the world, it also shuttered AA, which is a lifeline for alcoholics like me. I have depended on its meetings in church halls and community centr... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 18 2020CoronavirusMental HealthRecoveryRehabrelapse
AA meetings still going strong during COVID-19 WATCH – Zoom and six feet away... – August 6, 2020 - He says he was at his wits end: in-and-out of jail and loved ones giving up on him. “I got 56 misdemeanors, 7 DUI’s, 6 felonies, and 16 driver’s suspensions. Th... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 11 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusRecoveryRehab
Duo helps people suffering from addiction WATCH – Human interest story – August 5, 2020 - “According to numbers I received from the 911 center, we’ve had 277 911 calls involving overdoses. Last year, for the whole year of 2019, I think we had 360. So ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAugust 11 2020CoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Church conversion into addiction facility as residents protest Doesn’t sound very Christian – August 7, 2020 - “So, to me, I see that there’s clear need in Millville for this type of in-and-out patient addiction recovery service,” Worthington said. “There are people here now who... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 11 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Sex addicts turn to porn and rehab to avoid hook-ups Hooked on a feeling... – August 9, 2020 - Ms. McConkey said the prevalence of people going out and having sex with strangers had decreased during the pandemic because of fear of the coronavirus, though it stil... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 11 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusinternetlonelinessMental HealthRecoveryRehabSexual Addiction
I was…an alcoholic at 26 It works if you work it – August 8, 2020 - The night of drinking would start respectably enough, but casual getting-to-know-you moments and conversations about schoolwork would devolve as it wore on. Lik... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAugust 11 2020interventionRecoveryRehab
Megaproducer Scott Storch launches “Cannabis For Healing” rehab WATCH – Reefer Madness – August 3, 2020 - Scott Storch has been clean and sober for a decade, ad now he’s paying it forward by launching his own rehabilitation center. The musician made the grand announcement ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 11 2020Celebrity SobrietyRecoveryRehab
Author and business owner recounts his journey to sobriety LISTEN – Back from the dead – July 31, 2020 - Following his coworker’s advice, Jason sought out the doctor but he knew something was very wrong the first time he walked into his office. “I gave the lady at ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 4 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab