Ricardo Rodriguez Filming Documentary On His Addiction/Recovery GETTING OFF THE MAT – Feb. 12, 2023 - “Last few months I’ve been filming my #AddictionRecovery process. From getting out of rehab to living in a recovery home, dealing with homelessness to building @3Lega... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 21 2023RecoveryRehab
DJ Kahikina Says Sobriety Helps Him Serve Others Better VIDEO – NEVER TOO OLD TO SOBER UP – Feb. 7, 2023 - He’s the voice many Hawaii Islanders have known and loved since 1979. Even when DJ Kahikina - real name Tommy Ching, and formerly called The Polynesian Pirate - has... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 21 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Ryan Phillips: Benzos Are Not The Cure for Addiction VIDEO – GOOD INTERVIEW – Feb. 2, 2023 - At the height of Ryan Phillips’s fame and game prowess he was arrested for importing a large amount of marijuana into the United States over the Canadian border. Phillips was ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 21 2023interventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘Sober Mofos’ Podcast Shines Light on Long-Term Sobriety FREE ADVICE – Feb. 14, 2023 - As the author of five best-selling books on addiction and recovery, Mr. Foster brings first-hand knowledge and advice on traveling the road of recovery. In addition to his insight ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 21 2023interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Is the Brain Wired Differently in People With Addiction? YES MAYBE NO PERHAPS – Feb. 16, 2023 - Risks associated with substance abuse include dangerous driving, missed work, problems with depression, anxiety, health and money problems. Yet people with addictions seem... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 21 2023interventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Break The Cycle of Secrecy Impacting Children with Alcoholic Parents GOOD ADVICE – Feb. 16, 2023 - Alcohol misuse is defined as when someone’s drinking becomes harmful, or they become dependent on alcohol. While it might have negative effects on the drinker, they are not the only ones... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 21 2023interventionRecoveryRehabTrauma
What is Recovery? with Ryan Hampton VIDEO – SOBRIETY AND A WHOLE LOT MORE – Feb. 14, 2023 - Why does Partnership to End Addiction focus on supporting the parents and close family members of those struggling with addiction? Because study after study sho... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 21 2023internetinterventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Demi Burnett Opens Up About Sobriety and Autism BEHIND THE LOOK – Feb. 16, 2023 - The 27-year-old then went on to talk about her life before sobriety, admitting, “I used to be drunk all day every day. I used to drink almost a bottle of Tito’s a day. I honest... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 21 2023interventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Lucy Hale – 1 Year Sober After ‘private’ Journey of ‘self-love’ VIDEO – IT IS ALL ABOUT LOVE – Feb. 15, 2023 - “While this journey has mostly been private, I felt compelled tonight to let anyone who is struggling know that you are not alone and you are loved,” she concluded. H... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 21 2023internetinterventionRecoveryRehab
FDA Panel Backs Making Narcan an Over The Counter Drug OVERDOSE DRUG OVER THE COUNTER – Feb. 15, 2023 - The manufacturer, Emergent Biosolutions, said it would revise the packaging and labeling to address those concerns. The FDA will make a final decision on the dru... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 21 2023interventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Celebs Who Got Addicted to Drugs as Child Actors AND STAYED IN SHOW BUSINESS – Feb. 6, 2023 - Meanwhile, there are also many child actors who fell victim to the dark side of Tinseltown, sampling drugs and alcohol at a young age and eventually finding themselves cau... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 21 2023interventionRecoveryRehab
Financial Incentives Could Be the Next Big Thing in Addiction Treatment MONEY FOR NOTHING – Feb. 15, 2023 - Contingency management on its own is likely a failing proposition for addiction treatment providers. That’s why Greenville, South Carolina-based Crossroads Treatment Centers includ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 21 2023interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
I’ve been sober for 3 years – an app has been key to my recovery HOW APP-ROPRIATE – Feb. 12, 2023 - The app prompts you to post a photo and text marking your sobriety, which others can comment on, and it’s uplifting knowing you aren’t alone. I started experimenting with dru... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 21 2023internetinterventionRecoveryRehab
Benefits of Attending an AA Meeting AND SO MUCH MORE – Feb. 16, 2023 - Attending an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting is a powerful step towards overcoming addiction that should not be overlooked or taken lightly. Not only will you gain knowledge about... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousFeb 21 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Recovery High Schools And Teens Facing Addiction AUDIO – CAN IT HELP? – Feb. 6, 2023 - As part of our “Remaking America” collaboration, we highlight reporting from partner station KUNC on kids facing mental health and substance abuse issues. One possible s... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 14 2023interventionMental HealthOverdoseRecoveryRehabteenagers
Do YOU drink too much? Answers These 10 Questions DENIAL IS AS DANGEROUS AS HEROIN – Feb. 4, 2023 - It is thought that more than half a million people in the UK are alcohol dependent, meaning they have a strong and often uncontrollable desire to drink. This can w... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 14 2023interventionRecoveryRehab
The Messy Reality About Famous Alcoholic Writers THE OLD MAN AND THE PEE – Feb. 4, 2023 - In “The Thirsty Muse: Alcohol and the American Writer,” Tom Dardis noted that a closer look at the long list of famously drunken writers “reveals that four were suicides (Jack... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 14 2023interventionRecoveryRehab
Ashleigh Was Drinking Most Days to Black Out REHAB WORKS – Feb. 4, 2023 - I’d agreed to go to rehab in the hopes that I would learn how to “drink like a lady”, because a life of complete abstinence wasn’t something I was ready to accept. As I sat... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 14 2023RecoveryRehab
Florence Welch Celebrates Nine Years of Sobriety ONE YEAR AT A TIME – Feb. 2, 2023 - Welch has previously talked about her issues with alcohol and substance abuse as well as eating disorders. Speaking to Vogue in 2019, the Dog Days Are Over singer talked a... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 14 2023RecoveryRehab
‘Savage Sisters’ Care For Those With Addiction VIDEO – WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, SISTERS ROCK – Feb. 6, 2023 - At the hub in Kensington, volunteers provide food, clothing, and especially trauma care to people who enter from the streets. “These wounds that we... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 14 2023interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Chicago Suburb To Pay $800K Settlement After Barring Sober Living DON’T MESS WITH SOBER PEOPLE – Feb. 6, 2023 - The village of Hinsdale has agreed to pay $800K to settle a lawsuit alleging the community in Chicago’s western suburbs violated the Fair Housing Act when it denied a sob... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 14 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Opposite of Addiction HELPING HANDS ARE STRONGEST – Feb. 2023 - Steve Farella was at rock bottom again. Heroin addict. Alcoholic. In jail and on the verge of losing rights to his youngest son. He knew he was just about out of chance... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 14 2023RecoveryRehab
‘I’m an alcoholic taking regular doses of alcohol’ VIDEO – THE ULTIMATE HARM REDUCTION – Feb. 8, 2023 - He has lost many of his friends and family members - including his mother - to alcohol or illnesses connected to addiction. Peter is one of about 10 men a... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 14 2023RecoveryRehab
I Gave Up Booze and I’m Having More Fun Than Ever SOBRIETY IS MAGICAL – Feb. 10, 2023 - “It has been deeply ingrained in us by the media, culture and our peers that alcohol is the best way to have fun, and therefore sobriety must be boring,” says Veronica Vall... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 14 2023interventionRecoveryRehab
We Need Harm Reduction Built for and by Youth Who Use Drugs IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL LIVE – Feb. 10, 2023 - It remains so hard for many people to get their heads around the importance of harm reduction programs and spaces dedicated to young people. Older adults remain... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 14 2023harm reductioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Daughter Confronts Sobriety on New Single ‘Party’ VIDEO – IT’S ALL ABOUT MUSIC – Feb. 9, 2023 - ‘Party’, per a press release, “recounts the place that Elena Tonra got to before deciding to give up alcohol”. Over a restrained, slowcore-inspired arrangement of strumm... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 14 2023interventionRecoveryRehab
DMX’s Daughter Promotes Addiction Docuseries VIDEO – EXTRAORDINARY 10 YEAR OLD – Feb. 6, 2023 - She continued, “After a D.A.R.E. program came to my school and did a 10-week curriculum on drugs and drug addiction, I saw a clip of Master P on Tiktok.” The clip sh... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 14 2023rapRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Kyle Richards Celebrates 7 Months of Sobriety MORE REAL EVERY MONTH – Feb. 9, 2023 - On Tuesday (February 7), Kyle answered fan questions about her diet and health changes on her Instagram story. One curious follower wanted to know if she really stopped drinking... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 14 2023RecoveryRehab
The Power of Sobriety on Valentine’s Day WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE – Feb. 9, 2023 - Anyone who has ever struggled with addiction has likely been through a painful relationship. Yet, there are practical ways to stay sober and enjoy the day if you plac... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 14 2023interventionRecoveryRehab
Older People Addiction Rates Rising AUDIO – SO IS BLOOD PRESSURE – Feb. 4, 2023 - It’s easy to forget that older people can suffer from what doctors call “substance abuse disorder” just like everyone else. They’re hardly immune. “We normally think ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 14 2023interventionlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRehab