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Kyle Richards Opens Up About Sobriety & Weight Loss

ONE BENCH PRESS AT A TIME – June 21, 2023 - “NO alcohol, bread, pasta, sugar. I eat protein, fruit and vegetables,” Kyle said, back in January. “Now that I am the weight I want to be, I will have the occasiona... Read More...

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Abstinence NOT Required: Program Prioritizes Saving Lives

STAYING ALIVE – June 11, 2023 - Doctors used metal plates to reconstruct his lower legs and Kelly spent months learning to walk again. So began his plodding journey into the depths of substance use disorder, a downwa... Read More...

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Corrections Employee Charged with Bringing Suboxone into Jail

IS THAT WRONG? – June 15, 2023 - The charges against the ex-employees, 40-year-old Jessica Schroeder and 27-year-old Amanda Caban, date back to an incident last June in which an inmate at Wildwood was allegedly found... Read More...

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Cara Delevingne Found Community Through Sobriety

ANYONE CAN BE SOBER – June 15, 2023 - “It’s something you can’t hide. You can only be cured by talking about it,” Delevigne said about anxiety, which has been struggling with for years, according to PEOPLE. “I’m done... Read More...

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Graduating from High School for Teens in Recovery

AUTHENTIC HIGHER EDUCATION – June 16, 2023 - This was a moment they, at one point, believed would never happen, because they lived in fear that their young loved ones would end up dead of an overdose or flunki... Read More...

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Teens Addicted to Opioids May Not Get Lifesaving Addiction Medication at Treatment Centers

TEENAGE WASTEDLAND – June 15, 2023 - Only 1 in 4 residential addiction treatment programs for teenagers provide buprenorphine — or even know what it is, according to research published Tuesday in the Journal o... Read More...

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Suicide, Addiction, Abuse: Can ChatGPT Help?

ONE CHAT AT A TIME – June 14, 2023 - The researchers also found ChatGPT provided evidence-based answers 91% of the time. ChatGPT is a large language model that picks up nuance and subtle language cues... Read More...

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Request To Expand Number Of Beds At Recovery Home Denied

BASTARDS – June 14, 2023 - “It really seems to serve as a disservice to the county made by this commission, county council to not not serve others that would need help,” he said. But neighbors like Amanda M... Read More...

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Golf Pro Inspires: “We all deserve a mulligan in life.”

VIDEO – SOMETIMES TWO – June 16, 2023 - Frattarelli said, “That business (golf industry) was so prideful you had to be arrogant you had to unfortunately to survive. Being in the golf business, it was accepted; golf... Read More...

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Whey Jennings Talks Sobriety in New Doc

VIDEO – COUNTRY MUSIC IS ADDICTIVE – June 15, 2023 - I’ve been working my whole life to try and be the man I am today, up and down a lot of different roads,” Jennings says. “I was kind of a wild kid, got in a ... Read More...

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Making it Easier for Kids to Prevent Overdoses

AUDIO – IMAGINE – June 12, 2023 - The U.S. is in the midst of a drug crisis, with opioid overdose deaths climbing to epidemic proportions. And overdose deaths among young people, between the ages of 10 and 1... Read More...

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Playboy Model Who ‘glamorised drugs’ Gives Stark Message After sobriety Saved Her

PINNED. BUT NOT FOR LONG – June 15, 2023 - The Brazilian model, who has featured on front covers of huge magazines such as Playboy and FHM, candidly opened up to Mirror Online about her previous battles with addictio... Read More...

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Dealing with Alcoholism in the Family

MOM, DAD, SON & DAUGHTER – June 12, 2023 - You have, for example, asked if alcoholism runs in families and by extension if your daughter might have the same or similar medical needs as her father concernin... Read More...

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Flavor Flav Celebrates His Sobriety

HIS MEETINGS ALWAYS START ON TIME! – June 16, 2023 - He continued, “To everyone out there struggling with addiction, it is a real battle you fight every day. But I’m still here and you know what ... I DID IT ... and ... Read More...

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REAL HOUSE WIFE Gina Kirschenheiter On Being “California Sober”

VIDEO – HARM REDUCTION IN THE O.C. – June 14, 2023 - In an April interview with People, Gina explained why she made the decision to stop drinking alcohol. “Drinking was a big part of my life and to eliminate it was... Read More...

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Woman Turns Trailer Into ‘creepy’ Barbie Dream Home to Help Recovery

COLORFUL RECOVERY – June 4, 2023 -Gauthier, who lives in Osoyoos in B.C.’s Okanagan, said she’s been sober for 22 months following a near-fatal overdose. To celebrate one year of sobriety, she decided to to... Read More...

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Israeli Rehab Offers Healing to Jews From Around the World

YIDEO – 10 COMMANDMENTS>12 STEPS – June 10, 2023 -The center has a professional team with over 30 years of experience and a tailored approach for each client, all while maintaining a kosher environment. Re... Read More...

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Madeline Smith Tells Her Sober Story Through Fitness Competition

HEAVY LIFTING – June 8, 2023 - Her story: Smith started drinking when she turned 21. Quickly, she realized the difference between her and her friends. “ could have a few drinks and be content and move... Read More...

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Stars Who Fell Into Alcoholism & Drugs After Fame…

THE SHINNING ONES – June 8, 2023 - With great fame comes great pressure. The constant attention and recognition as well as the glare of the paparazzi lens and smartphone spies can prove to be too much to take from so... Read More...

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Tea Shop Creates Safe Place for LGBTQ Recovering Addicts

VIDEO – GREEN TEA, BLACK TEA, RED TEA, GAY TEA – June 5, 2023 - tea shop creates safe space for LGBTQ+ people battling addictionsIn creating this space, she realized Louisville lacked a safe, sober space for ... Read More...

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Addicts Struggle to Get Treatment Because of Stigma

BACK OF THE BUS – June 7, 2023 - Substance use disorder has long been classified as a disease, but Bousquet and others like him who are in recovery say stigma around this condition is pervasive in the field of medici... Read More...

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$42M for Ibogaine Research Is Wrong For Fighting Opioid Addiction

WHY NOT TRY – May 31, 2023 - The $42 million being allocated for ibogaine research is coming from Kentucky’s Opioid Settlement Fund. This fund was developed following a 2022 nationwide agreement with major pha... Read More...

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Committee Considers a Moratorium on Addiction Centers

VIDEO – SOUNDS LIKE STIGMA? – June 6, 2023 - “You know, get a little legislation going - see what other cities are doing, how it’s working out for them, talk to task force, police officers…,” he explained. While... Read More...

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From Addiction to Ironman: Journey of Transformation

VIDEO – SOBRIETY AS SUPER POWER – June 8, 2023 - As a child, Crandell lost his mother, aunt, and uncle to addiction and suicide. He eventually lost a promising hockey career plus his home, friends, and will to live t... Read More...

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Nonprofit Offers Hope for Addicts

HEALING FROM THE HEART – June 7, 2023 - While Tingue said “housing in early sobriety is key,” it’s only a small fraction of the organization’s overall effort in helping people overcome their battle with substa... Read More...

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Bam Margera Transfered from Psych Ward to Lamar Odom

VIDEO – CRAZY TIMES – June 7, 2023 - Lamar’s been insistent on helping Bam for weeks, and even visited him in the hospital Tuesday to offer Bam treatment at one of his Odom Wellness Treatment Centers. Bam’s motiva... Read More...

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Thousands to Celebrate AA’s 88th Anniversary Tomorrow

JUNE 10, THE DAY THAT SAVED MILLIONS OF LIVES – June 5, 2023 - The annual gathering, which starts Friday on the University of Akron campus, is held on the weekend closest to June 10, which marks the day in 1935 when ... Read More...

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Joseline Hernandez Talks About Her Sobriety

NO MORE PILLS – June 5, 2023 - “Love And Hip Hop Atlanta” alum Joseline Hernandez had a lot of controversial moments unfold while she was on the show. Of course, Joseline’s love triangle with Stevie J and Mimi Faust ... Read More...

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Are Antidepressants Addictive?

IS DEPRESSION ADDICTIVE? – June 8, 2023 - Treatment for depression and any mental condition isn’t a one-size-fits-all experience. Each individual has their own story. Moreover, there are certain social and genetic ch... Read More...

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