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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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Substance Abusers Mistreated by Doctors?

AUDIO – STIGMA CAN KILL – June 6, 2023 - STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Drug overdose deaths in this country are at a record high. A preliminary federal count indicates they hit close to 110,000 last year. People reco... Read More...

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3 Best Sobriety Apps to Boost Your Recovery

AA.org – June 6, 2023 - What’s your sobriety goal? Are you struggling with one addiction that’s turning your life upside down, or do you struggle with an addiction to more than one substance? Either way, the S... Read More...

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Recovery From Addiction Is a Journey

NOT TAKEN ALONE – June 5, 2023 - Willard Sexton, a staff member and former Allen House patient, says the most important part of his job is speaking with each resident daily. Most of them, like him, came to tre... Read More...

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The Neuroscientist Who Became Sobriety’s Biggest Zealot

SCIENCE ON OUR SIDE – May 30, 2023 - It wasn’t until his parents divorced and he started running around Northern California with skateboarders that he saw people regularly getting f**ked up. Though he has claimed tha... Read More...

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3 Reasons Why Sober Dating Can Help You Find Your True Match

ONLY 3? – May 28, 2023 - While consuming alcohol might make you less anxious and more fun and gregarious than your sober self, it might also take away from who you really are. Alcohol depresses your central nervous s... Read More...

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After Polio, Alcoholism and Cancer, Sid Korn Lives to Help Others

ONE BOOT AT A TIME – May 26, 2023 - Born in New York in 1944, Korn experienced a severe run-in with polio as a young child and throughout his 79 years has dealt with aggressive forms of cancer, medical ailments, alco... Read More...

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Drug Court Honors Graduates

SOBRIETY DIPLOMA – May 26, 2023 - Dallas LeBlanc never considered himself an addict. In his mind, it was normal to use drugs to take the edge off. But when his addiction consumed him, it took everything. Le... Read More...

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Natasha Spencer Opens Up on Sobriety

SHE’S BIG IN THE UK – May 28, 2023 - “I want to write this in hopes it will let the right person know, you’re never in too deep and you’re never too far gone to start making a change. It took me 6 months of tr... Read More...

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Sober Inebriation

WORDS TO LIVE BY? – May 28, 2023 - The scene is more than a little amusing and deserves to be included in today’s First Reading – but not only for its humor. Saint Peter touches on an ancient and essential aspect of ... Read More...

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Man Walks 24 Hours Handing Out Care Packages to Those Struggling With Addiction

VIDEO – GIVING BACK LOVE – May 28, 2023 - “Anything that can connect me to the guy that was sleeping behind the Walmart on Indian Town Road in Jupiter is something that I hang onto,” Smith said he wants to bring aw... Read More...

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Stages of People Addiction by Maria Palumbo

CODA COMPLAINT – May 30, 2023 - Stage 2: Be obliterated in mind and body and consider maybe I have a problem and it is not just my angsty misogynistic lover child. It is how damn compulsive my need for him is.... Read More...

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Elton John Answers the Proust Questionnaire

FROM THE HEART – June 2, 2023 - The music legend, whose farewell concert, “Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium,” could earn him an Emmy and an EGOT, sounds off on attitude, addiction, and the perils of a st... Read More...

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John Mulaney’s Sitcom Was Supposed to be About Sobriety

VIDEO – NETWORK COLD FEET? – June 2, 2023 - “It was based on the time in my life when I got sober at 23 and had two roommates and was just trying to figure out: What does a good person do? That was an actual part o... Read More...

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A Texas 12-Step

SOBER PRIDE – June 2, 2023 - The Houston native spent her early adult years enjoying the riches of life while indulging in the party lifestyle. In 2021, however, a run-in with the law ultimately led to a life-changin... Read More...

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See Michael Bernard Beckwith Share

VIDEO – WISE GUY – May 21, 2023 - He is an author, teacher, orator and the founder and Spiritual Director of the Agape International Spiritual Center in Los Angeles, California. Theme: Your Wholly Holy Agre... Read More...

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LA Comedians Prove ‘Sober Comedy’ Isn’t An Oxymoron

NEITHER ARE WE – June 1, 2023 - The first “Party On” show was in May, with about 40 people in attendance. Vintage records hang on the Crow’s walls as old-timey light bulbs provide a soft glow. Blaine opened th... Read More...

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James Gunn Reflects on His Drug Addiction

HE IS THE SUPER HERO – May 28, 2023 - In a new interview with EL PAÍS, James Gunn revealed how the process of making films has helped him deal with his past traumas. Gunn told the outlet that his “demons cha... Read More...

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Forcing Drug Users Into Treatment is a Violent Policy

RENDITION? – May 25, 2023 - But after years of housing unaffordability, an increasingly poisonous drug supply and inaccessible voluntary mental health supports, mainstream political parties in Canada — includi... Read More...

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Visualizing Recovery from Addiction

AUDIO – SEEING IS BELIEVING – May 30, 2023 - Inside the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion, a small room with bar stools, liquor bottles, and glasses filled with ice is meant to look and... Read More...

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A’s Pitcher Lucas Erceg Finally Gets Sober and Realizes MLB Dream

HE WON THE STRUGGLE – May 29, 2023 - “I’m 22 years old, right? I’m drinking five or six (beers) and going out the next day and going 2-for-3,” Erceg told MLB.com last year. “I didn’t think it was (a problem). I made ... Read More...

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Hollywood’s Tom Hardy Struggled with Alcoholism at 13

HE’S A STAR – May 26, 2023 - As per the reports gathered from what the actor said during his interviews, it was revealed that Hardy was an adventurous young kid. While always looking for trouble, the Peaky Bli... Read More...

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Deficiencies Abound at State Prison

CORRECTIONAL CORRUPTION – May 30, 2023 - Auditors also uncovered shortcomings in how the prison, which sits on the grounds of Fort Dix in Burlington County, tracks employee sick leave. That signals some staff ... Read More...

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Going to Couple’s Therapy

TWOgetherness – May 29, 2023 - Carl Radke made a commitment to live a sober lifestyle shortly before Summer House Season 5 premiered back in early 2021, and more recently, he celebrated two years of sobriety t... Read More...

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