From the High Life to Rock Bottom TO TELEVISION – Nov. 26, 2022 - From harmless tipple to devastating turmoil, Lisa Greenberg knows how easy it is to fall into the grip of alcohol addiction. The wife of Todd Greenberg, one of Australia’s bes... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 6 2022interventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Addiction and Stigmatizing Language A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME STILL HAS THORNS – Nov. 29, 2022 - When our clients use these words to identify themselves or their behaviors, we typically pause the conversation to explore what they mean becau... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 6 2022Drug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
He Was My Childhood Hero, But He Is Unrecognizable After Many Years Of Drug Abuse AUDIO – A HERO ONCE MORE – Nov. 2022 - He recently talked to host Joy Sutton on “Addiction Talk” about how he ended up hitting rock bottom and how he managed to get treatment and recovery. First of all... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 6 2022Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehab
Hilary Phelps Shares Her Effort to Help Others VIDEO – HELP EVERYONE MORE – Nov. 29, 2022 - From the moment I started drinking, I was a blackout drinker, which means I would drink until I would forget and wake up the next morning, not know what happened, no... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 6 2022interventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
We Can’t Overlook Substance Abuse Among Seniors BOOMERS MATTER – Dec. 2, 2022 - Most people don’t think about grandma or grandpa having an addiction problem. Most of the concern and lament over the SUD epidemic centers around young people and lives lost “too... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 6 2022Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
A Military Wife’s Descent Into Meth Addiction—And Her Agonizing Journey AUDIO – WHITE POWDER DEVIL – Dec. 3, 2022 - She was on a neighbor’s back deck, sipping wine and smoking cigarettes. Lauren admired her neighbor, another military wife, who displayed such boundless ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 6 2022Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewmethRecoveryRehabTrauma
Noah Cyrus on LP “The Hardest Part,” Recovery From Addiction VIDEO – FAMILY MATTERS – Dec.1, 2022 - Noah Cyrus Talks Debut Album “The Hardest Part”, Addiction, Losing Her Grandma & Billy Ray Cyrus... Click@YouTube ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 6 2022Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Robert Downey Jr. on Addiction: “It took me 20 years to become a person again.” BOYS TO MEN – Nov. 30, 2022 - Robert was aware of what his father was doing from a very young age and explained: “I always knew what was going on in that basement”. He started using when he was ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 6 2022Drug Abuse and AddictionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Lust For Life: The Dopamine Addiction PAINT FASTER – Nov. 29, 2022 - In the age of social media, online shopping and unlimited streaming, we have a constant stream of content readily available to us in various formats. Pornhub. Twitter, Shei... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 6 2022Drug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabSmartphone Addiction
Fifteen Years of Insanity’: How Robert Downey Jr. Made Peace With His Maverick Father VIDEO – GOD LOVES DOCUMENTARIES – Nov. 29, 2022 - In his father’s underground western Greaser’s Palace, a seven-year-old Robert Downey Jr plays, in his own words, “a boy who got his neck slit by God”. This, per... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 6 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Holidays Can Be Challenging for Alcoholics In Recovery MORE TIME FOR THE SERENITY PRAYER – Dec. 3, 2022 - Linda said the purpose of all meetings is for members to share their experience, strength and hope with each other so they may solve their common proble... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 6 2022interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Brilliant Documentary Shows Recovery Process of Family of Drug Addicts VIDEO – THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOUS (Philly accent) FREE – Dec. 1, 2022 - “Our American Family” shines a light on how a family battled and overcame substance use disorder for one year. Click@Yahoo ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 6 2022Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewlife expectancyRecoveryRehabTrauma
As Overdoses Soar in America, Clinicians are Prescribing More Addiction Medicine VIDEO – BIG PHARMA BIG HAPPY – Nov. 30, 2022 - The central Iowa clinic, owned by the nonprofit agency Primary Health Care, has offered buprenorphine since 2016. “We were kind of a unicorn in this part of the st... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDec 6 2022Drug Abuse and Addictionfentanylinterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehabTrauma
How Hospice Became a For-Profit Hustle Hospice Hustle – Dec. 5, 2022 - At AseraCare, a national chain where Marsha Farmer worked, she solicited recruits regardless of whether they were near death. She canvassed birthday parties at housing projects a... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 6 2022Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Drew Barrymore on the ‘Awful Cycle’ before giving up Alcohol SHE HAD TO HAVE IT – Nov. 21, 2022 - “One of the bravest things you can do,” she writes, “is slay those dragons and finally change an awful cycle in which you’ve found yourself stuck. For me, it was to s... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyNov 29 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Glenn Hughes Celebrates 25 Years Of Sobriety IT GETS BETTER AND BETTER – Nov. 23, 2022 - Asked if he went to rehab for alcohol abuse or if he just quit cold turkey, Hughes said: “I did . Let’s just say I had one too many cocktails on Christmas Day ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 29 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Leslie Jordan Honored at ‘Love. Light. Leslie.’ Memorial: ‘You Made Millions of People Happy’ VIDEO – MISSED BY MILLIONS – Nov. 21, 2022 - Sordid Lives writer Del Shores emceed the event, echoing that thought as he reflected on a decades-long friendship with Jordan. “I loved seeing the fame,” Shores ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionNov 29 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Jean Lapointe, singer, actor, rehab founder and Canadian senator, passes at 86 MERCI BEAUCOUP MONSIEUR LAPOINTE – Nov. 18, 2022 - Jean Lapointe, the beloved Quebec singer, actor and comedian who was later appointed to the Senate, has died at age 86. The foundation he created announced ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyNov 29 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘Running girl’: Former Public Defender With Three Years Sober RUNNING UP THE HILL, TO MAKE A DEAL WITH GOD – Nov. 21, 2022 - She struggled after treatments in early 2017, each time returning to the drug. Her troubles spiraled out of control – more arrests, homeless... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 29 2022RecoveryRehab
Jodi Gordon Speaks Bravely About Rehab Stint EVERY DAY IS SPECIAL – Nov. 20, 2022 - The mother of one, who is living life to the fullest after completing a 30-day recovery program at a Sydney clinic earlier this year, added that ‘mental health is a big pa... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthNov 29 2022RecoveryRehab
Celebrating Sobriety During The Holidays VIDEO ONLY – ONE DAY AT A TIME – Nov. 21, 2022 - One recovering addict shares her story of struggle and triumph as she celebrates one year sober. Click@KWCH.com ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 29 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
These 10 Facts Can Change How You Think About Addiction COMPASSION IS THE KEY – Nov. 25, 2022 - Show them how much you love them and also help them with the aspects of their life they are neglecting because of their condition. If you find that your own ment... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 29 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
What is it Really Like Giving up Alcohol for a Lifelong Fine Wine Aficionado? I DON’T HAVE EXPENSIVE HANGOVERS – Nov. 26, 2022 - It’s easy to diss Heineken 0.0, the ubiquitous alcohol-free beer that now accounts for 20% of the market, but, for many, it’s the first step towards sob... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaInterviewNov 29 2022RecoveryRehab
“Doctor Sleep” Director Mike Flanagan: Making “The Shining” Sequel Helped Him Get Sober WHEN WORK CAN HEAL – Nov. 26, 2022 - The subtext of The Shining is well known to be an allegory for King’s own battle with alcoholism, and Doctor Sleep is, above all, a story about recovery and sobriety -- both... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyNov 29 2022RecoveryRehab
‘Faces of Recovery’ Illustrates the Struggle of Staying Sober THERE IS ART IN SOBRIETY – Nov. 26, 2022 - The most compelling piece in the exhibition is also where Lawrence says he never wants to find himself again. “That’s ‘Pre Contemplation,’” Lawrence said. “T... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 29 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Lady A’s Charles Kelly Shares ‘Goodbye Letter to Alcohol’ Song AUDIO – MORE LIKE A LOVE LETTER – Nov. 22, 2022 - The lyrics to the song chronicle Kelley’s struggles with alcohol, from the way he depended upon it to be able to perform, to how it gave him “courage” the night... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietygrammy winnerNov 29 2022RecoveryRehab
9 Hard-Earned Lessons From 365 Days Of Sobriety DRAMATIC INSIGHTS – Nov. 23, 2022 - Everything suppressed rises to the surface. Everything you’ve ever pushed down, ignored, batted away, held off facing, comes to party. It’s now your job to scrutinize ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewNov 29 2022RecoveryRehab
Mom drank wine while pregnant birthed a son with developmental issues “THE BUZZ WASN’T WORTH IT” – Nov. 2022 - A few times during that pregnancy, Battaglia drank a full glass of wine. At least once, she had two. It was “definitely enough to feel the effects,” she said. S... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionNov 29 2022RecoveryRehabTrauma
Wealthy LA Woman Looking For To Cure Addiction VIDEO – IS THAT POSSIBLE? – Nov. 26, 2022 - If there is a cure for addiction … a Los Angeles philanthropist, Nancy Davis, is hoping to find it. She co-founded the non-profit Cure Addiction Now (CAN) with her la... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 29 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Addiction Exists Everywhere Expert Says AUDIO – EVEN RIGHT UNDER YOUR NOSE – Nov. 15, 2022 - “What’s important is how do we accommodate and address the issues folks are facing,” Birmingham said. “We have an organization that supports the worki... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 22 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab