The Hidden Toll of Substance Use Among Veterans THE WAR AT HOME – May 21, 2025 - On Memorial Day, Americans nationwide honored the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. Ceremonies were held, flags flown at half-staff, and famili... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 27 2025RecoveryRehab
Founder Transforms Lives in Missoula VIDEO – MAKING A DIFFERENCE – May 12, 2025 - At Crosswinds Recovery in Missoula, the path to sobriety is both clinical and deeply personal. The clinic, led by founder Stephen Ferguson, is making a significant impact... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 20 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Recovery Program Pairs Horses with Addiction Recovery NPR AUDIO – GIDDY UP – May 16, 2025 - As the sun rises over Taylor Made Farm several dozen men gather in a home, heads bowed, and deep in prayer. Each man is on a journey to rebuild a life shattered by drug and alco... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 20 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Owner Linked to Multiple Evictions – Unlicensed Sober Living Homes ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT – April 29, 2025 - “It’s heartbreaking. It’s heartbreaking to hear the clients talk to their facilitator or me and say, what are we going to do? We don’t have any place to go, and they’re still s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 13 2025RecoveryRehab
How a Philly Program Helped Chris Stay on His Recovery Journey VIDEO – SOBER AND LOVING IT – May 5, 2025 - Chris Soriano is a long way from when he was addicted to fentanyl. “Took me everywhere it takes everybody — jails, rehabs,” Soriano said. Soriano was lost to opioids... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 13 2025RecoveryRehab
Women’s Recovery Court Inspires Journey to Sobriety THAT’S RIGHT, THE WOMEN ARE SMARTER – May 8, 2025 - More than 200 women have filled the hall at Anthony’s in Malden this morning to celebrate, support, and share stories of challenges and triumph at the W... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 13 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Revolving Door We Call Addiction Treatment CURED PATIENTS NEVER RETURN – May 7, 2025 - We treat addiction today like an acute crisis, not a chronic condition. Care is designed around getting someone through detoxification—which alone can be a significant hurd... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMay 13 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Woman Accused of Being a ‘Body Broker’ GOING FOR THE GREEN – April 30, 2025 - Blue Cross Blue Shield is suing several people, including a Goodyear woman, for their alleged involvement in sober living fraud spanning different states. They say Rad Lif... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 13 2025RecoveryRehab
‘It rewires your brain’: Nicole Letourneau on Recovery and Rebuilding a Legal Career PROSECUTING ADDICTION – May 6, 2025 - Ms Letourneau doesn’t just speak about addiction – she dissects it with the precision of a lawyer and the vulnerability of someone who’s lived through its darkest corners. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 13 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Mindfulness Therapy Reduces Opioid Craving and Addiction IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD – April 30, 2025 - The study included 160 individuals with chronic pain — both with and without OUD — recruited from primary care and pain clinics. Participants completed a positive emotion regu... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 06 2025Mental Healthopioid crisisopioidsRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
First Couple of Family Recovery Court Celebrates Sobriety IT’S GOOD LAW – April 30, 2025 - Austin Warfield and Pleasant Davis walked into Hardin Circuit Court Room 3 with a new future ahead of them. With them Tuesday morning were their three children Micah Davis, w... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 06 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Arizona Awards $6M For Sober Homes Fraud Scandal VIDEO – GETTING EVEN – May 2, 2025 - Eleven Tribal nations and community members hurt by Arizona’s sober living home fraud scandal will benefit from a new wave of grants. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office wil... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 06 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Can George Haymaker Uses Neuroscience to Transform Addiction Recovery? WE HOPE HE CAN – April 30, 2025 - “You’re not broken—you’re just wired in a way that no longer serves you. And the incredible thing is, your brain can be rewired. Change is possible, and it starts with one small step... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMay 06 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Meet the Cavan Man Embracing Sobriety DRUMMING FOR GOD – May 1, 2025 - “What society and communities at the moment are dealing with is a disconnection. People are grasping in all directions to try and find a bit of peace in their souls and what oft... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 06 2025RecoveryRehab
Seabrook Rehab Paying $20M to Resolve Whistleblower Suit BUSINESS AS USUAL? – May 1, 2025 - Seabrook allegedly lacked licenses and contracts for a veterans program at its Upper Deerfield facility, yet billed federal and state agencies for its services, the federal prosecut... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 06 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
San Francisco Considers ‘recovery first’ Drug Policy VIDEO – DYING BY THE BAY – April 24, 2025 - “I think having a city policy that says, listen, the cessation of illicit drug use and long-term recovery is the primary objective of our drug policy,” Dorsey said. “That’s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 29 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Podcast Gives Man a Voice in Addiction Recovery VIDEO – WE ARE LEGION – April 23, 2025 - For Ronnie LeDuff, therapy doesn’t come in the form of a counseling session. It comes through a microphone. “I didn’t know how to be vulnerable,” LeDuff said. “I didn’t un... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 29 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Elev8 Centers to Address Growing Addiction Crisis in New York TALL ORDER – April 23, 2025 - Elev8 Centers has announced the launch of an enhanced alcohol rehab program designed to meet the increasing demand for effective addiction treatment services in New York City. The compre... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 29 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Woman Who Overcame Addiction Helping Others EACH ONE, TEACH ONE – April 23, 2025 - A mother-of-two who was helped by a rehabilitation organisation said she is “overrun” with gratitude now her life is back on track. “Every woman deserves opportunity and if my h... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 29 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Man Sentenced 7 Years for “Body Brokering” at Sober Living Homes BUSINESS AS USUAL? – April 24, 2025 - Darius Moore, 31, formerly of Santa Ana but most recently of North Carolina, was sentenced Thursday to seven years behind bars for soliciting and receiving nearly $500,000 in ill... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 29 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRehab
Addict II Athlete: Overcomes Addiction, Jail and Cancer AUDIO – COMEBACK TO LIFE – April 18, 2025 - She lost two children, cycled through jail and survived breast cancer — now, 13 years sober, this woman is turning her pain into purpose. “I kept going down that n... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 22 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehab
Rehab Clinic Doctor Gets Sentenced for Opioid Scheme BAD BOY – April 16, 2025 - A former Grantham physician was sentenced to eight months in federal prison and ordered to pay $20,000 in restitution for unlawfully distributing opioid medication to clients at drug ... Read More...Apr 22 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsRehab
Is SAMHSA Dead? Health Orgs Face Funding Shut Off FUNDING FIASCO – April 17, 2025 - Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia sought a restraining order to protect the $11 billion in funding. In early April, a federal judge granted a temporary injunctio... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 22 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Hazelden/Betty Ford Adds Mental Health Treatment As Addicts Demand Help VIDEO – GOOD FOR BUSINESS TOO! – April 17, 2025 - Beginning this month, care for substance use and mental health will go hand-in-hand. Rannon Arch, Director of Co-Occurring Clinical Services for the Hazelden Betty F... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 22 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
What Happened to Emily Willis? Inside Coma-Stricken Porn Star’s Health Updates REHAB DANGERS – April 17, 2025 - The former adult film star – born Litzy Lara Banuelos — checked into the Summit Malibu rehab on January 27, 2024, in hopes of overcoming her ketamine addiction, but things took a turn... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 22 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRehabTrauma
Salvation Army Denys Addiction Medications To Clients ‘largest provider of residential treatment’ – April 16, 2025 - A federal judge has given the go-ahead for a class-action lawsuit that could radically expand Americans’ access to lifesaving addiction medications. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 22 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Hospital Adopts Revolutionary ‘hotspotting’ Addiction Treatment Program VIDEO – PROGRESS – April 14, 2025 - New York City’s public hospital system is adopting a revolutionary addiction treatment program at its medical facility serving the South Bronx after the same initiative helped dra... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 22 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Rehabs Reeling From Federal Funding Cuts VIDEO – WE SHALL SURVIVE – April 9, 2025 - Long-distance running is something that comes naturally to the Running Rooster but he says he lost that passion while battling addiction. Thanks to organizations like Dawn ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 22 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Help for Those With Addictions is in Jeopardy CLEVELAND DESERVES BETTER – April 10, 2025 - As our country faces the possibility of federal health care funding cuts, it’s critical that we raise awareness about what’s at stake — especially for low-income individua... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 15 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Addiction Counselors Help Save Lives VIDEO – IT STARTS IN REHAB – April 3, 2025 - “People are literally dying from just taking a pill that they thought was regular pain medicine, and it’ll be fentanyl, and they’ll be dead,” said Stuart Bostwick. “We ha... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApr 08 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab