How Did COVID Change Addiction Treatment? PIVOT NOT DIVOT – Jan. 3, 2022 - “They are always told to go get help, usually at a 12-step meeting,” Chung told Verywell. “The more separation between people, the less chance of healing through support groups... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 11 2022RecoveryRehab
Will Overdose Deaths Force An End to the US ‘war on drugs’? WHY WOULD IT? – Jan. 3, 2022 - “I revived a guy who OD’ed on the street this morning on my way to work,” says Pichardo, speaking matter of factly outside her workplace — Prevention Point — one of the largest n... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 11 2022RecoveryRehabWar On Drugs
My Boyfriend Stopped Drinking For A Year – I Didn’t TO EACH HER OWN – Jan. 3, 2022 - R felt differently. Spurred on by the muscle tone and clarity he was reclaiming, he kept going, and going, and going. On day 328 of sobriety (at time of writing) he has saved 1... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewJan 11 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
Granite Recovery Centers Bought by BayMark Health Services SOLD – Jan. 5, 2022 - Granite Recovery Centers, which operates two residential addiction treatment centers and several sober living homes in Southern New Hampshire, has been acquired by BayMark Health Services... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 11 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Treatment Centers See Decline in Numbers of Those Seeking Help WATCH – MAYBE THEY’RE NOT THERE – Jan. 5, 2022 - Margaret Pederson who works as a counselor for the Horizon Recovery and Counseling had overcome addiction herself and she offered up advice for those looking to... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 11 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Investing In Long-Term Addiction Recovery WATCH – AA OBSOLETE? – Jan. 6, 2022 - Ewer kept showing up. Along the way she lost over 170 pounds. But according to Ewer, fitness isn’t the biggest thing she gained at FTR. Rather, it’s a community that loves... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 11 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Oregon’s Decriminalization Measure Fails to Fund Treatment FOLLOW THE MONEY – Jan. 7, 2022 - Instead, money is going toward things like referring people to treatment, overdose antidote kits and housing. Measure 110 diverts millions of dollars in Oregon marijuana ta... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 11 2022RecoveryRehab
The Deceptive Promise of Alcohol NO MORE HANGOVERS? – Jan. 7, 2022 - But in the last five years, coinciding with the popularity of Instagram, more and more people are sharing their sobriety stories. And none of them looks like someone who str... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 11 2022RecoveryRehab
Addiction Programs Struggle With Staffing LISTEN – VACANCY – Jan. 7, 2022 - “High Point’s admissions team provides all callers with the BSAS hotline, but with many programs not accepting admissions, there isn’t much that can be done at the present tim... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 11 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Can Holly Whitaker Help Women Quit Drinking Better Than AA? SO CAN PRISON – Jan. 5, 2022 - Tempest’s design is straightforward and draws primarily from two practices with established psychological benefits: cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness. The former seeks... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJan 11 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Judas Priest’s Rob Halford 36 Years Sober FAITHFUL TO THE MASTER – Jan. 6, 2022 - Speaking with Spain’s Mariskal Rock about his ongoing sobriety in a recent interview, Halford explained that temptations are still all around him, even 36 years later. ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietygrammy winnerinterventionInterviewJan 11 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Court-Ordered Into AA? You Could Use The Satanic Temple Instead THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS – Dec. 29, 2021 - The Satanic Temple (no relation to the Church of Satan) is a nontheistic organization that rejects superstition as a prerequisite for religion. It describes its Sa... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJan 11 2022RecoveryRehab
Demi Lovato Completed Rehab Stint WATCH – IT’S A JOURNEY – Jan. 8, 2022 - “I think the term that I best identify with is California sober,” they said in March during an interview with CBS Sunday Morning. “I really don’t feel comfortable explai... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 11 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
Reinvent Addiction Recovery For Young People by Eve Goldberg TRUTH AND COMPASSION – Dec. 29, 2021 - It has been seven years since my son passed away from an accidental opioid overdose. He would have been 31 now. I thought that at this point, it would get easier. But as ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 11 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Promises and Perils of Psychedelic Health Care WAY AHEAD OF THEIR TIME – Jan. 5, 2022 - While the federal government does not recognize a medical use for most of these drugs and says they have potential for abuse, some of the most prominent universities in the ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 11 2022Mental HealthPsychedelicsRecoveryRehab
I Am A Non-Drinker. Here’s Why I Quit. EVOLVING – Dec. 2021 - Over the past year, I slowly but radically changed my mind about alcohol’s place in my life, ultimately deciding to become a non-drinker. This was an unexpected development to both mysel... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCoronavirusinterventionJan 4 2022RecoveryRehab
Man Delivers Gift to Phoenix Officer Who Inspired His Sobriety SOBRIETY: THE BEST GIFT OF ALL – Dec. 28, 2021 - The officer was called to the area after gunshots were heard but it would be the gas station clerk who pointed the officer in the direction of Joshua’s car that... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 4 2022RecoveryRehab
Woman Overcomes 5 Year Addiction NARCAN KEPT HER ALIVE – Dec. 27, 2021 - “I said if I could just quit, I would of just quit. I would of quit before jail came. I would of quit before they took my kid,” said Arvin. Arvin said while on her path ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJan 4 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
Man vs. Epidemic: The Origin Story of Pill Man MAKING A DIFFERENCE – Dec. 28, 2021 - The road to recovery was riddled with several obstacles, according to Huntley, including another episode with a different form of opioids: methadone. Used as a medicine to... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 4 2022methopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Ketamine May Quickly Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression WATCH – WORKS FAST TOO – Dec. 27, 2021 - The new review, published recently in the British Journal of Psychiatry Open, pulls together all published research on ketamine as a treatment for psychiatric disorders... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 4 2022RecoveryRehab
After 15 Years of Sobriety, Cold Feet’s John Thomson Has Been Showered with Love and Support EVERY DAY IS FOR REJOICING – Dec. 30, 2021 - After 15 years of sobriety, Cold Feet’s John Thomson has been inundated with support. After celebrating a major milestone, COLD FEET star John Thomson was shower... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewJan 4 2022RecoveryRehab
Limits on Virtual Addiction Treatment May Soon Return THIS IS A SIN – Dec. 30, 2021 - Absent evidence of abuse, says Senator Mark Warner, D-Va., telehealth should continue for medically-assisted opioid treatment. “We’ve now had 18 months to have telehealth exp... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionJan 4 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
From Sober Shaming to Wine Time HEALTHY DISCUSSION – Jan. 1, 2022 - Shockingly, ONS statistics report that it was also responsible for almost 9,000 UK deaths in 2020 alone. So why is it still so heavily ingrained in everything we do? ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousJan 4 2022RecoveryRehab
Lil Xan: Music Industry is the Worst Place for People Battling Addiction WATCH – IS THERE A GREAT PLACE? AA MEETINGS? – Dec. 30, 2021 - The music industry has been under fire lately, and for good reason. In an Instagram Live session from yesterday, rapper Lil Xan not only accused his ma... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJan 4 2022RecoveryRehab
National Addiction Treatment Center to Pay $4.5 Million in First-Of-Its-Kind Settlement of Laboratory Self-Referral Violations & Claims of Unnecessary Drug Tests BUSINESS AS USUAL? – Dec. 30, 2021 - These allegations against CleanSlate were originally made in a case filed in April 2017 under the whistleblower (or qui tam) provision of the False Claims Act by a former e... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 4 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Paul Weller Turned to Therapist for Sobriety Advice ROCKER ROCKING SOBRIETY – Dec. 31, 2021 - The 55-year-old rocker recalled how his now-wife Hannah gave him an ultimatum to stop boozing, but he was initially reluctant to quit completely. Recalling the morn... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJan 4 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
‘I give because I know what it’s like to have nothing’ REAL ANGELS OF CHRISTMAS – Dec. 28, 2021 - Lynne Corry arrived at Samaritan Daytop Village in 1997 with her newborn son and monkey on her back in the form of drug addiction. Located on 119 West 106th Street, the Yo... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionInterviewJan 4 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
My Sobriety Isn’t A Trend Or A New Year’s Challenge IT IS ONE DAY AT A TIME – Dec, 27, 2021 - Like those 6.5 million folks trying Dry January this year, my own sobriety also began as a challenge. And while I’m grateful for my personal journey, I wish I was more... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewJan 4 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Treatment Center Operator Pleads Guilty to Patient Brokering IT’S NO VACATION – Dec. 19, 2021 - A man in charge of operations at a West Palm Beach addiction treatment center pleaded guilty this week to patient brokering more than 30 people. In a case dating back to late 2... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 28 2021Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRehab
DE Maxx Crosby Made The Pro Bowl After Being In Rehab TOUCHDOWN! – Dec. 21, 2021 - He said that alcoholism runs in his family and that he struggled with drinking and partying throughout high school and college. During his rookie season, his alcohol consumption be... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 28 2021RecoveryRehab