The man who came in from the cold AND CHICAGO DOES GET COLD – July 16, 2021 - But that winter it also cost him the last roof over his head. It was only then, faced with homelessness in the frigid cold of February as his health deteriorat... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediahomelessinterventionInterviewJuly 20 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Baker Lake man starts Alcoholics Anonymous group SO DID BILL AND BOB – July 16, 2021 - The move was particularly important following the community’s April liquor plebiscite, in which not enough residents voted for regulating the sale of alcohol to change the ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJuly 20 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Deaths Related To Alcohol And Drugs Are SOARING In State Prisons LISTEN – EVERYONE IS ON DEATH ROW – July 17, 2021 - JENKINS: Essentially treating one illicit drug with another - not the way doctors would have treated him, but Olivares-Pelayo credits his friends with ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 20 2021OverdoseRecoveryRehabTraumaWar On Drugs
Recovering addict questions Suboxone’s ability WATCH – LITTLE HIT VS BIG HIT – July 16, 2021 - She feels after five years she should be at the point of getting off Suboxone and being done with the daily sickness. Joehlin says she even feels pressure to get ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 20 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘Lying, stealing, cheating’: dream puts jockey’s life back on the track WATCH – RIDING TALL! – July 13, 2021 - Moya reflected on his harrowing journey while seated in the stable office of trainer Anthony Margotta, whose own heroin addiction cost him everything before slowly ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionJuly 20 2021RecoveryRehab
A man’s dog was stolen. When he found the thief he got her into rehab. A DOGGONE HAPPY ENDING – July 12, 2021 - Several weeks ago, Brayden Morton was working in his home office when he heard a commotion coming from his gated backyard. He peered out the window to check on hi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 20 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
NY mobster finds new purpose helping men overcome addiction WATCH – AN OFFER THEY CAN’T REFUSE – July 16, 2021 - We have no tolerance for drugs or alcohol — I mean, like, immediate leaving,” Franzese said. Indianapolis has become home. He has a routine and friends. H... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 20 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Drug Deaths Increase Sharply Among Black Americans LISTEN – COLOR BLIND CONSPIRACY? – July 12, 2021 - Craig Elazer struggled all his life with anxiety, a feeling of fear and nervousness. He was never treated for it. So, at a very young age, he started taking dr... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionJuly 20 2021Mental HealthOverdoseRecoveryRehabTrauma
Oakland’s Maxx Crosby: ‘Without my sobriety, I wouldn’t be here right now’ WATCH – NOTHING DEFENSIVE ABOUT THE STEPS – July 16, 2021 - “For me, that’s just like a little reminder … Without my sobriety, I wouldn’t be here right now.” Crosby, selected in the fourth round of the 2019 ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJuly 20 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Q&A with Outgoing CEO & President, Doug Tieman and Incoming CEO & President, Brad Sorte CARON STAYS CONSISTENT – July 2021 - Oliver Picher: You each took very different paths to get to your role today. What do you think is the common thread between your two paths? Let’s start with ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 13 2021Mental Healthnonprofit organizationRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
How Zoom Helped Alcoholics Anonymous Members Stay Sober WITHOUT THEIR PANTS ON? – July 1, 2021 - To get sober, AA teaches people an alcoholic must abandon his or her own ego and self-will and adopt a new mode of living which encourages them to connect with a spiritual hi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCompassioninternetinterventionJuly 13 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Woman overcomes opioid addiction ADDICTION IS NOT A DEATH SENTENCE – July 2, 2021 - That is when she entered the Bedford County Family Treatment Docket. “I call it my Saturday night epiphany,” Sweigar said. “This has got to change, because ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 13 2021opioid crisisopioidsoxycontinRecoveryRehab
Healing Begins Within the Family BOOK REVIEW: ADDICTION IN THE FAMILY – July 10, 2021 - Dr. Louise Stanger is an Ivy League Award winner (2019 Interventionist of the Year from DB Resources in London and McLean Hospital – an affiliate of Harvar... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJuly 13 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
What Can Surfing Tell Us About Addiction? BOOK REVIEW: THE DROP – July 7, 2021 - Then came this: “That many surfers have struggled with drug addiction will probably come as no surprise.” If, like me, you’ve read more books about, say, the origins of th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 13 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRehabTrauma
How I Was Welcomed to Rehab WITH 12 STEPS – JULY 6, 2021 - Ron’s gold track pants make a swishing sound as he walks toward me, his right hand outstretched. Tall and skinny with the impeccable posture my mother would love, he’s prob... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 13 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
St. Francois center closure could put patients at risk WATCH – METHADONE OR DIE! – July 9, 2021 - “It was working. It was working great, I was able to go to work every day and not be sick. I was able to be productive, like, you know I had hope,” said another client... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 13 2021OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Open your doors to alcoholics LET MY PEOPLE GO...IN – July 9, 2021 - Many venue owners are, simply, refusing to follow the science for the sake of reassuring their skeptical primary audiences. For example, before COVID, a meeting I r... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusJuly 13 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Royce Da 5’9 reflects on past struggles with alcoholism IT’S ALL IN DA’ NAME – July 3, 2021 - Royce Da 5’9 recently opened up about his battle with alcoholism and his subsequent recovery, during an interview with HipHopDX. Royce says it was in the company of Dr. Dre when... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassioninterventionInterviewJuly 13 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Patricia Heaton celebrates her sobriety EVERYBODY LOVE SOBRIETY – July 11, 2021 - Captioning the video “a lot to celebrate this month. #3years,” Heaton concluded by asking her 190,000 followers to reach out to her if they have experienced something s... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassioninterventionInterviewJuly 13 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Loretta Lynn’s granddaughter, ‘If I wasn’t sober, I wouldn’t be here’ NONE OF US WOULD BE – July 9, 2021 - “Memaw is not on the road anymore and that’s grief for her and a grief for us and a grief for the fans,” said the 44-year-old. “But she’s still so witty and so very t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerInterviewJuly 13 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Woman’s book on addiction brings hope from pain HEALING AND HOPE – July 6, 2021 - “Last year I thought of all these moms that I know and all the kids that died from addiction — I said let’s put a book together and we’ll dedicate a chapter to our kids,” she s... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 13 2021OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
How David Crosby helped Drew Barrymore with sobriety MEETINGS, MEALS AND FELLOWSHIP – July 7, 2021 - We took her to school in the morning and tried to be a good influence. I think we were kind and loving, and it felt good to do. “You try to do stuff, and you’re n... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 13 2021marijuanaMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Driven by Drug Policy THE BARBARIC DRUG LAWS OF AMERICA – July 8, 2021 - I have a million stories about my older brother, Billy, that exemplify the harms of the United States criminal justice system. I spent years trying to shepherd... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 13 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabWar On Drugs
Robert Downey Sr., Filmmaker and Provocateur, Is Dead at 85 A MAN OF HIS TIME, A MAN AHEAD OF HIS TIME, A MAN FOR ALL TIME – July 7, 2021 - The film, though probably a financial success by Mr. Downey’s standards, made only about $2.7 million. (By comparison, “Butch Cass... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionLeonard Buschelnonprofit organizationRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Former Deputy and COO Bill Collins goes to any Wavelengths helping clients FOLLOWING THE LAWS OF RECOVERY – July 5, 2021 - To me, law enforcement is about people and building relationships where trust can be established. When there is trust, anything can happen. I could tell you count... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 6 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘Choose to live’: Dan Carden’s emotional speech about alcohol addiction WATCH – A NEW HERO – July 1, 2021 - “Drinking was destroying my body, it was damaging me and my relationships in so many other ways,” he said, adding he used alcohol to escape and give up on life. Carden sai... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionJuly 6 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘Stay in the soul’: treatment program a lifeline for men BOYS TO MEN – June 29, 2021 - Diverse in age and race, the group is assembled for a monthly Birthday Night, which will celebrate three residents whose birthdays fall in May as well as 18 men who are marking sobriety... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 6 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
This rabbi was addicted to opioids BACK FROM THE LAND OF NOD – June 29, 2021 - “In some ways, this is very personal and I can totally respect somebody’s feeling like, ‘this is my business, it doesn’t affect what I do.’ I feel about it dif... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 6 2021opioid crisisopioidsoxycontinRecoveryRehab
The Duchess of Cambridge becomes patron of addiction recovery charity MORE HELP IS NEEDED – June 24, 2021 - The duchess said she was “delighted” the two charities had taken “this bold step to join forces and help more people, families and children to overcome addiction”. ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 6 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Couple’s YouTube channel helps addicts with recovery WATCH – IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE – June 28, 2021 - Olivia Bender and Scott Sample chose recovery years ago. Now, they’re helping others choose it, too. “We’re doing our part to bring it to our community that... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionJuly 6 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab