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Society Has Many Failures in Addiction Treatment

HE SHOULD KNOW – Jan. 25, 2026 - By David Stern - Addiction is an overwhelming problem. About 20% of the US population suffers from addiction to drugs/alcohol. Unfortunately, only 10-20% of those are receiving treatm... Read More...

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Inside Nick Reiner’s Life of Privilege, Pills and Pain

WITHOUT GRATITUDE – Jan. 24, 2026 - Friends say Reiner bounced constantly between rehab centers and his family’s Los Angeles mansion, where he killed his parents, Rob and Michele. Unemployed at 25, Nick had spent a d... Read More...

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Hospitality Pros Navigate Recovery

BOB APPETITE – Jan. 19, 2026 - Drinking and the service industry have long been tightly linked — a reward after a double shift, a ritual woven into late nights and a balm that cements relationships. For many, consumi... Read More...

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‘Like Turning on a Light in a Dark Room’: Recovery Begins Behind Bars

AUDIO – WHAT A WAY TO GO – Jan. 19, 2026 - Imagine the Grinch as a porch pirate, stealing to feed a drug habit. After he’s shunned by fellow thieves, he has a change of heart and returns one of the stolen packages. A... Read More...

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From Addiction to Inspiration: Woman’s Vision Changed Lives of Female Addicts

VIDEO – INSPIRATION MATTERS – Jan. 19, 2026 - “I went on a 12 day cocaine, alcohol, ecstasy, marijuana binge from New Year’s Eve to January 12th in Atlanta. I just started feeling like my heart was pounding out of my... Read More...

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Homeless Veteran Gains Stability and Starts Non-profit to Help Veterans

Call Center for Homeless Veterans 877-424-3838 – Jan. 14, 2026 - Veteran Esther Frias grew up in Los Angeles after her parents immigrated from Mexico. She remembers watching news coverage of the 1992 Los Angeles riot... Read More...

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Formerly Incarcerated People’s Performance Project

INNOCENTS BEHIND BARS – Jan. 13, 2026 - In this episode we hear the stories of people incarcerated with substance use disorder. An estimated 65% of the US prison population has a substance addiction, according to the... Read More...

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For those with Addiction – going into and out of prison can be a minefield

AUDIO – NOT ALL BARS ARE BAD – Jan. 16, 2026 - Spencer’s patient at the clinic that day in August was a woman who asked that NPR use only her first initial, H., because she criticized the Alaska Department of Correct... Read More...

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Las Vegas Program Celebrates 80 Graduates Overcoming Homelessness and Addiction

VIDEO – ALL HEROES – Jan. 17, 2026 - (Brent Nowak, a representative from Shine A Light) Eighty individuals celebrated a significant milestone in Las Vegas as they graduated from the Shine A Light organization’s 18-mo... Read More...

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S.F. Ramps Up Program to Compel Users into Treatment!

TRY ANYTHING! – Jan. 16, 2026 - Voters authorized the program with 2024’s Proposition F, which required adult welfare recipients struggling with addiction to complete a free drug treatment program or risk losing thei... Read More...

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Relapse Prevention: Recognize the Signs

STAY AWAKE – Jan. 13, 2026 - If you’re supporting someone in their journey to recovery, help them stay sober by recognizing triggers, risks and signs they may return to use. “It’s common for people to return to us... Read More...

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Officials Considering Program to Help People Get Into Stable Sober Housing

EVERYONE NEEDS A FRIENDLY HOME – Jan. 13, 2026 - After a push by an Albuquerque city councilor to get more housing for people recovering from drug addiction, the city is considering starting up a more-than $1 m... Read More...

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Natasha Lyonne Reveals Relapse After Nearly 10 Years

KEPT COMING BACK – Jan. 24, 2026 - “Took my relapse public, more to come,” Lyonne, 46, wrote via X on Friday, January 23, shortly before responding to a fan sending the actress support in the comments ... Read More...

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US Overdose Deaths Fell in 2025

THANK GOD – Jan. 14, 2026 - U.S. overdose deaths fell through most of last year, suggesting a lasting improvement in an epidemic that had been worsening for decades. Federal data released Wednesday showed th... Read More...

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‘A full-circle moment’: A Mother’s Addiction Journey

DEAREST MOMMY – Jan. 9, 2026 - Stephanie Boyle will soon return to the addiction recovery center from which she received treatment more than three years ago. This time, she won’t go there as a patient. She was ref... Read More...

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Man Who Ran Sober Homes Sentenced to Prison for Fraud Schemes

BIG PIECE OF SILT – Jan. 9, 2026 - A 39-year-old man who ran sober homes across Massachusetts and insulation companies that received state assistance was sentenced to six years in prison for his role in a variety of ... Read More...

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National Citizen Party Member ‘Wasim Ahmed Mukshan’ Found at Drug Rehab Centre

AUDIO – TOO MUCH CURRY? – Jan. 7, 2026 - According to the police, Wasim and his wife Sharmin Akter Tumpa live in a rented house separately from other family members. As he is an addict, his brother Rakib, with the co... Read More...

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How Making Music Helps in Addiction Recovery

PLAYING FOR KEEPS – Jan. 7, 2026 - “I’ve dealt with addiction, and music gives me a sense of purpose, a reason to wake up in the morning.” This inspiring quote comes from the WeAreTheMusicMakers Reddit page, a sub-Re... Read More...

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‘Like turning on a light in a dark room’: In one jail – recovery begins behind bars

GET OUT OF THE PRISON OF YOUR MIND – Jan. 7, 2026 - Imagine the Grinch as a porch pirate, stealing to feed a drug habit. After he’s shunned by fellow thieves, he has a change of heart and returns one of the stolen pa... Read More...

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Homeless and Addicted Veteran Credits MAC-V for Turning His Life Around

VIDEO – HAVE A HEART – Dec. 31, 2025 - The Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans doesn’t quit trying to help service members - even when a veteran gives up on themselves. Army veteran John Vincent Doran had sever... Read More...

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What Happens When You Don’t Drink Alcohol For A Month?

YOUR SKIN WILL IMPROVE – Jan. 1, 2026 - We’ve all heard about Sober October or Dry January, a finite period of time when people voluntarily stop drinking alcohol as a way to give their body a “break” or “reset.” A... Read More...

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Jelly Roll Just Opened The First 100% Free Recovery Center

DOING THE RIGHT THING – Dec. 16, 2025 - No fanfare. No ribbon-cutting. Simply an opening at 5 am. Jelly Roll stood in the quiet Tennessee dawn and unlocked Jelly Roll Haven, a 200-bed, completely free medical and ... Read More...

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Addiction-stricken Community Struggles To Keep Clean Syringe Program Alive

POLICY OF DEATH? – Dec. 22, 2025 - Under an executive order from Donald Trump, federal substance abuse grants can’t pay for supplies such as cookers and tourniquets that it says “only facilitate illegal drug use.” Ne... Read More...

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Federal Policy Ignores the Most Perilous Weeks of Addiction Treatment

AUDIO – FOOD AND HOUSING – Dec. 24, 2025 - Many people who participate in homelessness or crisis services today carry a mix of untreated addiction, chronic health conditions and long periods of instability. Short tre... Read More...

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Finding Freedom

AND BEST FRIENDS – Dec. 24, 2025 - “It has grown in a way we never anticipated.” When Mickey Bakst and fellow hospitality industry vet Steve Palmer founded Ben’s Friends in Charleston, S.C. nine years ago, they we... Read More...

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Overdose Crisis is Turning Around

LESSONS LEARNED? – Dec. 25, 2025 - Overdose deaths are falling at a pace the United States has not seen in decades. Centers for Disease Control projections show a nearly 25% decline for the twelve months ending in Ap... Read More...

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‘Hot chocolate helped me beat drug addiction’

WITHOUT WHIPPED CREAM – Dec. 23, 2025 - As a recovering addict, she says in the past the festive season meant trying to make sure she had enough drugs to last until Boxing Day. “There were no drug dealers on Chris... Read More...

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Evaluating Treatment for PTSD in People Receiving Buprenorphine or Methadone

NEW INFORMATION – Dec. 23, 2025 - Dr. Kelly Peck is the lead author on a recent article looking at the prevalence of current posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) than in ... Read More...

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Inside San Patrignano’s Rehab Model

AUDIO – YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION? – Dec. 24, 2025 - WBUR’s Deborah Becker visits a community in the north of Italy, thought to be a model for these kinds of addiction treatment centers. See Website ... Read More...

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Kidnapping Uncovers Unsanctioned Drug Rehab

VIDEO – GOING TO ANY LENGTHS – Dec. 24, 2025 - The Sheriff’s Office says it found about 40 people inside the building, who told deputies they did not believe they were allowed to leave. The Sheriff’s Office said 11 p... Read More...

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