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Sobriety Boosted Their Careers

NO MORE 3 MARTINI LUNCH – April 30, 2022 - “I wasn’t an alcoholic and never went to a 12-step program, yet I didn’t have a healthy relationship with alcohol. It had become the place I turned to numb, self-sooth... Read More...

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The Big Happiness Interview

IF NOT NOW, WHEN? – May 1, 2022 - ‘We are not seeing “rock-bottom alcoholics” who look like they have no choice but to quit. Instead, we are seeing people who do not look on the outside like they have a proble... Read More...

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CrossFit Legend Reveals How Sobriety Makes Him Stronger

VIDEO – ONE BENCH PRESS AT A TIME – May 5, 2022 - His wake up call came when he got yet another drinking citation at 17, bringing it home to his father who was so used to the summons that he didn’t react. Fras... Read More...

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‘I’m 90 Days Sober — Am I Ready for a Baby Yet?’

TAKING A STAND – May 4, 2020 - Dear Clear Eyes, Full Heart: I’m not going to tell you I think a second child in early sobriety, by choice, is a good idea. But I’m also not going to tell you it’s a tragically ba... Read More...

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Dr. Louise Stanger and Katie Couric Talk About Addiction

AUDIO – TELLING THE TRUTH – April 21, 2022 - On this episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie invites her friend and award winning broadcast journalist Elizabeth Vargas to co-host and help find some u... Read More...

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Forced Addiction Treatment Fails

MORE HARM THAN GOOD? – April 30, 2022 - To do better, the United States needs more evidence-based treatment. And since the data shows that the best treatment is compassionate and inviting, coercion should be th... Read More...

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Terry Crews on Abusive Upbringing In His New Memoir

VIDEO – BEAT THEM TO THE PUNCH – April 29, 2022 - Entertainer Terry Crews joins Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager to discuss his new memoir, “Tough: My Journey to True Power,” which takes readers behind the curtai... Read More...

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Fighting the Stigma of Addiction

VIDEO ONLY – SMASH STIGMA, SAVE LIVES – April 27, 2022 - Dr. Omar Abubaker shares the story of his son’s losing battle with heroin addiction. Dr. Abubaker believes that his son, Adam’s addiction beg... Read More...

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California Considering Safe Injection Centers

AUDIO – LIFE SAVING SITES – April 28, 2022 - MCCLURG: At the time, he was grappling with his sexuality in a conservative town in Virginia. MCCOY: I wasn’t quite in the closet, but I wasn’t really open ab... Read More...

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Woman With Global Fashion Success: There Is ‘Life After Addiction’

VIDEO – A BETTER LIFE TOO – April 27, 2022 - She later moved to London, as she needed medical treatment following an accident after she overdosed. “I’d caused myself a severe head injury through an overdose ... Read More...

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Breaking the Misconceptions of Sobriety

AUDIO – ROSECRANCE PRODUCED – April 27, 2022 - Tune in while Rosecrance’s Director of Alumni Relations Colleen Fry and Paul Gilmet who is the Director of Access at Rosecrance’s Lakeview Campus join WGN’s John ... Read More...

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Addiction Recovery High School MIGHT Open

VIDEO – WHAT GOOD? – April 26, 2022 - “This school keeps those students separate from the general education students, so they can work on their recovery and continue in their recovery and not be subject to thos... Read More...

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Megan Fox Opens Up About Her Sobriety

SOUNDS COMPLICATED – April 27, 2022 - And, she says it all comes down to how it makes her feel. “I’m not saying you have to be like that. I’m saying for me, that’s how I feel the best. When I was in Costa Rica,... Read More...

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Dave Coulier Says His Sobriety Helped Him Grieve the Deaths of His Brother, Dad and Bob Saget

VIDEO – AND YOU GET YOUR FEELINGS BACK – April 29, 2022 - “He was texting me and making me laugh and we were texting back and forth and making each other laugh very, very hard,” recalled Coulier. “The last thin... Read More...

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Wife On Kit Harington’s Sobriety: It’s His Deal!

Al-ANON ANYONE? – April 29, 2022 - Leslie and Harington married in 2018 and welcomed a baby boy in 2021. He checked into a wellness retreat in 2019 “to work on some personal issues,” according to his represent... Read More...

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CBD for Opioid Withdrawal?

TRY EVERYTHING – April 28, 2022 - Medications for OUD treatment, such as methadone (Methadose), buprenorphine (Subutex), and buprenorphine-naloxone (Suboxone), help reduce opioid withdrawal symptoms. H... Read More...

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Why Alcoholism Is More Complex for Black Women

AUDIO – IN HER SHOES – April 26, 2022 - It’s hard to see you have a problem when nobody around sees it. That was the experience of Khadi Oluwatoyin, the founder of Sober Black Girls Club. Growing up, Oluwat... Read More...

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Ireland Baldwin Recalls Being “Tortured” by Eating Disorders

VIDEO – WHEN SNACK FOODS KILL – April 26, 2022 - “I just hit a total breaking point,” she told the talk show’s co-host Willow Smith. “I was self-medicating with Xanax and I was drinking. And I have a lot of al... Read More...

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U.S. Army Sued Over Discharging Soldiers with Drug Addiction

AUDIO – GET LOST ADDICTS – April 28, 2022 - Army veteran Mark Stevenson, with help from students at Yale Law School, is suing Army Secretary Christine Wormuth in federal court in Connecticut, seeking to force ... Read More...

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Pharmacies Block Telehealth Adderall Prescriptions

NO PILLS FOR YOU! – April 27, 2022 - Online mental-health companies Done and Cerebral have grown quickly since they were founded in 2019 and serve tens of thousands of patients between them. Both companies char... Read More...

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How My Porn Addiction Nearly Ended My Marriage

VIDEO ONLY – TERRY CREWS HONESTLY IN RECOVERY – April 27, 2022 - Terry explained the stunning impact his addiction had on his marriage, life style and self-esteem. “After my work out I would watch porn f... Read More...

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How Your Mindset Can Change Your World

WATCH WHAT YOU THINK – April 28, 2022 - Perhaps the most famous expectation effect is the placebo response, in which positive beliefs about a treatment can relieve patients’ symptoms and accelerate recovery. As... Read More...

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Florence Welch Talks Sobriety & The Lure of Motherhood

SOBRIETY IS BIRTHING – April 26, 2022 - The photographer and director Autumn de Wilde, responsible for the album’s artwork and Welch’s new music videos, was instrumental in creating Florence’s new liberated wor... Read More...

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How-To Travel Guide for the Newly Sober

DON’T FORGET YOUR GRAPEVINE – April 18. 2022 - What felt like her unchangeable future proved not just changeable but also hopeful. That PBS moment sparked something within Hong. In 2013, two years after watchin... Read More...

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Artist Uses Woodworking To Overcome Addiction

VIDEO – 12 WOODEN STEPS – April 19, 2022 - “It’s kind of amazing how many times I’ve heard the story that led them to woodworking,” Hardin said. One tool Hardin still keeps in his shop today is his Lufkin ... Read More...

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Denise Welch Celebrates 10 Years of Sobriety: ‘The best decision I ever made’

A DECADE WELL SPENT – April 19, 2022 - ‘10 yrs ago today I took my last alcoholic drink. Not a sherry trifle since and it’s been the best decision I ever made. It changed my life and the lives of everyone I lov... Read More...

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‘It cost me everything’: Coach Shares Sobriety Journey

VIDEO – FROM SAUCE TO SPORTS – April 19, 2022 - For him, sobriety is a daily process. “Fourteen years, three months, and three days,” Dodd says. “I was 48 when I got sober.” Dodd shares his elite level m... Read More...

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The Ins and Outs of Recovering from Addiction

FAMILY TIES – April 20, 2022 - By 24, Lisa was no longer in a relationship and started drinking more. The drinks allowed her to forget about her ex-boyfriend and feel free of any thoughts that would bring her d... Read More...

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I Took A Break From Weed After Smoking For 3 Years

HOW LONG DID THAT LAST? – April 20, 2022 - Before I share how my “No Marijuana March” went, let me make a couple things clear: I love weed (still do), and I am certainly not condemning anyone who partakes in d... Read More...

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Keith Urban’s ‘Lucky’ That Addictions, Sobriety ‘Hasn’t Defined Creativity’

THE MUSE NEVER LEFT HIM – April 18, 2022 - Keith Urban says he’s “lucky” that his music and creativity remain unaffected by his sobriety now 15 years later. He told the Sunday Times, “I’m glad it didn’t change ... Read More...

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