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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Nurses Demand Changes to Addiction Program

FROM THE FRONT LINES – DEC. 20, 2024 - Research shows that at least 1 in 10 health care workers will develop a substance use disorder during their career. What about medical doctors? The recovery program has never in... Read More...

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Breaking The Cycle Of Addiction

FEELS SO GOOD – Dec. 18, 2024 - Participants go through five phases of what is a nearly year-long program. Attendance at multiple treatment or recovery meetings each week is mandated by a plan determined to be approp... Read More...

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Hanukkah and the Miracles of Recovery

FESTIVAL OF LIGHT – 2024 - As the Jewish people commemorate the miraculous victory of the poorly armed Maccabee army, we as therapists are acutely aware of a different uphill battle being fought daily – recovery from... Read More...

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They entered treatment. Drugs, overdoses and deaths followed.

MAJOR EXPOSÉ – Dec. 20, 2024 - The operators of PHA Healthcare had no significant experience providing drug treatment. But they built a multimillion-dollar business that appears to rely on a practice health officials... Read More...

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Top 10 Things Families Can Do to Avoid Common Rehab Pitfalls

ALANON Plus – Dec. 7, 2024 - A high percentage of treatment failures occur due to “user error.” In other words, the treatment team delivers the message, but the client—and often the family—doesn’t fully understand or... Read More...

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Teenagers Sue Dept. of Youth Rehabilitation For Lack of Rehab Beds

VIDEO – DON’T DISCARD OUR YOUTH – Dec. 13, 2024 -Lawyers for teenagers accused of crimes have argued for their clients to be released to the family because of the violence and drugs inside YSC. “This case is really a... Read More...

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Overdose Deaths Dropped By 17% – How The Good News?

PBS VIDEO – DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY – Dec. 12, 2024 - There is a mystery here. This is such a huge decline. It’s unprecedented in the history of drug addiction in America to see a drop this fast. Front-line... Read More...

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Vermont’s Largest Rehab No Longer Accepts Patients on Methadone

TOO MUCH TROUBLE? – &nb... Read More...

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‘Corrupt practices’ by Drug-Treatment Provider Endangered Public

GO TELL IT TO THE JUDGE – Nov. 29, 2024 - Rainier Recovery, which runs centers in Lakewood, Gig Harbor and Puyallup, is accused of altering patient records to maximize profits and employing unqualified staff, accordi... Read More...

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