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I quit boozing when I was too drunk to hold my baby as hubby hosed vomit off me

Sober showers from now on... – July 9, 2020 - She wrote on her blog, DrunkMummySoberMummy: “As I closed the curtains, a sudden flashback leapt at me from my blackout, an image of stumbling around in the bathroom with... Read More...

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Chabad Intown Offers Hope and Recovery

And blintzes too... – July 8, 2020 - Currently, meetings, classes, and events take place through the Zoom video conferencing app. With support from the Clinton Foundation, Schusterman, along with other rabbis and int... Read More...

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American Rehab Chapter Three: A Venomous Snake

LISTEN – Great podcast – July 11, 2020 - From the Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX, this is Reveal. I’m Al Letson. This is chapter three of American Rehab: A Venomous Snake. Last time, we started telling yo... Read More...

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Gov. Cuomo cuts aid for recovery services

“treatment programs are reeling with the news” – July 11, 2020 - Treatment providers say they were given no notice, and no explanation, for the surprising size of the cut or its timing by the administration of Gov. A... Read More...

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B.C. invests $16 million in recovery beds

Canada Cares! – July 10, 2020 - “The COVID-19 pandemic has compounded the existing challenges and risks for those living with mental health and substance use problems,” sayss Jonny Morris, CEO Canadian Mental Health ... Read More...

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Why Mexican Cartels Are Shooting Up Drug Rehabs

Legalize it! – July 10, 2020 - This latest macabre chapter in Mexico’s brutal crime wars shows how drug users – including those trying to get clean in the country’s unregulated, privately-run rehabs, known as anexos ... Read More...

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Involuntary treatment for the addicted is unconstitutional?

Coercion or Compassion? – July 1, 2020 - On Wednesday morning, Cameron and local leaders and advocates gathered in overwhelming support of Casey’s Law, asserting its 16-year impact on people with substance use disord... Read More...

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North America to Hold the Lion’s Share in Addiction Treatment Market, 2020 to 2025

America’$ Rehab Dream – July 3, 2020 - Recent developments in the COVID-19 pandemic have led to increased drug addiction relapses. Hence, companies in the addiction treatment market are capitalizing on the demand for... Read More...

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Charlie Sheen on Quitting Smoking: “The Sooner the Better”

Poof – July 04, 2020 - from Charlie Sheen, dear @my lungs,it was one year ago TODAY,that i quit smoking!hashtag -YOU’RE WELCOME!if i could goback in time and have NEVER STARTED,i would absolutely do so!i... Read More...

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‘Real-life Frankensteins’ $52M scheme involving sober living patients undergoing surgery for cash & prizes

Faces of Greed – July 3, 2020 - A Beverly Hills surgeon, his girlfriend and four others were charged in connection with an elaborate scheme, paying patients at Southern California sober living homes to undergo medica... Read More...

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End the War on DRUG Addicts by JOHN STOSSEL

WATCH – Free Treatment Instead? – July 1, 2020 - But “one problem kept cropping up,” CARL HART says in his soon-to-be-released book, Drug Use For Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear, “the evidence did not ... Read More...

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Employees walk out of addiction center over alleged missing paychecks

Strange story for sure – June 25, 2020 - Meanwhile, the center owes money. According to fire protection company Brewer and Company, they have been waiting for months on a payment of $125,000 for installing a sprinkle... Read More...

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Non-profit smashes up Subaru to help women’s sober home

Why not a police car? – June 24, 2020 - “Over the course of a year and a half, we tore apart this car and used those parts to fix several other cars in the community,” said Paszkiet. “Now it’s time to smash and... Read More...

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Treatment centers hit hard by pandemic

Just when we need it most – June 24, 2020 - If services and staff are cut the effect on clients could be catastrophic, especially in a time of psychological distress and lack of support, says drug and alcohol counsel... Read More...

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Addiction recovery: telehealth has pros and cons

Or just cons? – June 25, 2020 - “It has made treatment available to some people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to get it because they’re in rural areas or far away, but it is lacking some of that in person inte... Read More...

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Drinking Has Surged During The Pandemic

Where did I put my weekend? – June 21, 2020 - Dr. Sarah Johnson, medical director of Landmark Recovery, an addiction treatment program based in Louisville, Ky., with locations in the Midwest says that, virtual ... Read More...

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Budget cuts threaten addiction aid when it’s needed most

The underserved and undertakers – June 16, 2020 - We first met her as she and her boyfriend were facing eviction from the COVID-19 crisis. He’d lost his job, and his mother days later, who paid for the house while Me... Read More...

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Woman celebrates two years of sobriety, shares her story

Hey, the women are smarter – June 18, 2020 - Her life started to turn around June 17, 2018. That was the day Rochelle stopped using drugs and alcohol. Now two years later, she is sober, happy and continuing to... Read More...

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Langston Jackson’s journey from overdose to college graduation in PHOTOS

Addict No More! – June 17, 2020 - A collage of photos and newspaper clippings tell the story of Langston Jackson’s football career. Jackson, of Simi Valley, nearly died from a heroin overdose in 2013. He’s now part o... Read More...

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Boxer makes sure kids don’t make mistakes he did

Making the Rounds – June 17, 2020 - Hall’s love of boxing began when he was around 6 years old. His father bought a pair of boxing gloves each for Hall and his two brothers, because he wanted his sons to be tough. Ha... Read More...

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Country Stars who are Sober

Clean Music – FEATURE - Country music is a hard-drinking genre. It would be almost impossible to list every last one of the songs dedicated to beer, whiskey or tequila, or to the joys and regrets that come from an al... Read More...

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How a Cat Helped a 25-Year-Old Man Overcome Addiction

Man’s second best friend – June 20, 2020 - As a youth, I got in a lot of trouble. I had misdemeanors and felonies. I ended up in a mandatory rehabilitation program for minors who had felony charges when I was 16. I w... Read More...

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15 Black Recovery Advocates and Pages to Follow on Instagram

Advocates Lives Matter – June 15, 2020 - I’ve been a sober woman and outspoken recovery advocate since I quit drinking in 2015. Though I’m Mexican, Jewish, and bisexual, the world sees me as a straight, white woman a... Read More...

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White People Go to Rehab, Black People Go to Jail

And Everyone Profits – June 16, 2020 - At a Zoom meeting, all the members were talking about the coronavirus, Trump, the looting, the protests, even SLAA but when “Layla” brought up racism, she was shut down an... Read More...

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The Addiction Nobody Talks About

The Money Making “ism” – June 20, 2020 - According to a study of over 1,000 remote employees by Twingate, remote employment is causing workers to lose a sense of work/life balance during the pandemic. A total of 45% ... Read More...

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In-Patient Treatment Centers Face Financial Ruin

Shorter Lines – June 15, 2020 - Among other things, that made it easier for doctors to prescribe medications such as buprenorphine ... Ingoglia’s group and other treatment advocates requested $38.5 billion in e... Read More...

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Kauai Has A New Plan For Its Vacant Treatment Facility

Aloha – June 7, 2020 - But last month the county canceled its contract with Oahu-based Hope Treatment Services to operate the eight-bed youth rehabilitation center, citing problems with the company’s “performan... Read More...

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Woman with two years sobriety opens up about her relapse during the pandemic

Live and learn – June 9, 2020 - “I think it’s incredible that liquor stores are essential, being isolated at home really affected my sobriety,” Nicole said. The availability of alcohol combined with the self-isola... Read More...

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DJ Fat Tony spent over $1M on drugs before getting sober

How many nostrils does he have? – June 12, 2020 - Tony is very open about his drug abuse, often providing harrowing levels of detail about his own experiences. He estimates he spent over £1 million ($1.2 millio... Read More...

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Alcoholics Anonymous, struggling to reach new members during shutdown, expects surge

Time for the Serenity Prayer! – June 12, 2020 - Still, the steps often hold spiritual meaning for participants. Several of A.A.’s 12 steps refer either to a deity or to religious practices, such as prayer. The ... Read More...

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