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This Sobriety App Is One of My Favorite

THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT – Jan. 19, 2022 - I don’t remember how or why I settled on I Am Sober in particular when I decided to stop drinking. I think it was because I liked the design sensibility. And I was pan... Read More...

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Life After Drinking Offers More Joy and Fulfillment

AND SMILES TOO – Jan. 21, 2022 - ERIN FLAVIN Age 43, owner of Honeycomb Salon My dad owned a bar. I remember loving the taste of sips of beer and the smell of the basement there. We would get home from chur... Read More...

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Understanding The Effects of Drugs on the Brain

VIDEO – DOPAMINE ANYONE? – Jan. 20, 2022 - There are 100 billion neurons to map, that’s 10-times the amount of stars in the sky. But Kasthuri and his team started their mission in a smaller model: A mouse. ... Read More...

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Chrissy Teigen Celebrates 6 Months of Sobriety

VIDEO – SIX MONTHS GETS A CHIP – Jan. 20, 2022 - I prob won’t be excited til a larger milestone like at leasssst 5 years, and sometimes I don’t even know if I necessarily won’t ever drink again? I have no idea... Read More...

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Lawsuit Highlights Dis-ease With Addiction Centers

NOT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD – Jan. 11, 2020 - Elsewhere, including in Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Michigan, communities have also thwarted the opening of such facilities. Treatment advocates say the resi... Read More...

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Sold Car to Buy Cocaine – Ex-addict Now Activist

DRIVING TOWARDS RECOVERY – Jan. 9, 2022 - He, however, stressed that the best way to beat a drug addiction is never to start. According to the 2018 National Drug Use Survey reported by the United Nations Of... Read More...

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Forgotten Approach To Recovery May Help Today

COMMUNITY – Jan. 9, 2022 - In its early days Synanon ran on a dime and depended on a ‘pay-it-forward’ model, where recovering addicts helped others through withdrawal pains and shepherded them into the flow of... Read More...

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Non-profit with ZERO Track Record Awarded $10 million Dollars to Fight Opioid Crisis

VIDEO – NO CORRUPTION HERE – Jan. 10, 2022 - State filings showed the organization was founded in July 2020 and the address was the same as a church in a strip mall off of Interstate 95 in Lumberton, called Gr... Read More...

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Under The Influence – Man Shares Sobriety

VIDEO – HE DID IT THE AA WAY – Jan. 13, 2022 - “I put something like that on there hoping I could encourage someone else to take the leap,” said Gary Schild of Lolo who didn’t go quietly when he decided to tak... Read More...

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‘Single Drunk Female’ and the Unwritten AA Rule

STAY OFF THE 13th STEP – Jan. 12, 2022 - “Single Drunk Female” enlisted the help of a sobriety consultant in order to accurately portray what life is like for newly recovering alcoholics. That included one ver... Read More...

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Woman Helps Women Toward Recovery

ONE ON WON – Jan. 13, 2022 - “I had tried so hard to get to that spot and finally be there,” Pola, 45, said. “Every day before that’s just been this vicious cycle of just trying to get my basic needs met while... Read More...

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“I got into alcohol for an a$$hole”

I GOT INTO ALCOHOL FOR THE DRINKING – Jan. 12, 2022 - “By asshole. It must be said: I got into alcohol for an asshole, “said the famous singer when asked about how he started his addiction to alcohol. Later... Read More...

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A Good Life After Being an Addict or Alcoholic Is the Norm

AUDIO – WE DO RECOVER – Jan. 15, 2022 - Americans often see the more destructive side of addiction, drug crime, people slumped in doorways and family members who are spiraling downward. Less visible are the pe... Read More...

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DJs And Ravers Are Embracing Sobriety

DANCING THE NIGHT AWAY HEALTHY – Jan. 14, 2022 - A quarter of people surveyed by charity Action on Addiction said their drinking increased in lockdown, and nearly a quarter of people experiencing problems with... Read More...

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Jamie Lynn Spears: Dad’s Alcoholism Caused ‘Torment and Sorrow’

WATCH – IT’S A FAMILY DISEASE – Jan. 12, 2022 - Jamie’s struggles with alcohol began after he became a father in 1977, according to his ex-wife Lynne Spears. “Jamie always enjoyed a beer here and there, but... Read More...

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Fiesta Black on Beating Alcoholism and Depression

COMEBACK – Jan. 14, 2022 - In 2020, I thought I knew what needed to be fixed, but I didn’t,” she tells Drum. ”I needed to experience a few hardships for me to know who I truly am and my full potential.” ... Read More...

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The Rise In Gambling Addiction

LAS VEGAS BLUES – Jan. 8, 2022 - “That’s the date I protect,” Remillard said on a recent afternoon from the crepe restaurant he owns that is a short drive from the Las Vegas Strip. He agreed on that Monday to ... Read More...

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Olympic Boxer Shares How Quitting Alcohol Changed His Life

STEPS INTO THE RIGHT CORNER – Jan. 15, 2020 - One of the most immediate things he noticed within the first week of no longer drinking was a huge improvement in his sleep. “I used to think I needed to drink to ... Read More...

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Most Americans Do Heal From Addiction

AUDIO – LIVE AND PROSPER – Jan. 23, 2022 - The U.S. is facing the deadliest drug overdose epidemic in its history, but there is hope. Research shows most people with addiction do survive and recover, especiall... Read More...

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Gambling Addiction Concerns Unaddressed

WIN SOME, LOSE PLENTY – Jan. 13, 2022 - It wasn’t long ago when sports gambling discussions were limited to Saturday morning sports talk radio shows. My, how times have changed. Turn on your local sports radio... Read More...

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Sobriety ‘can be lonely’ says Gordon Ramsay’s Daughter Holly

AND DRINKING ISN’T? – Jan. 12, 2022 - Gordon Ramsay’s daughter Holly marked a year of being sober last month after admitting she had reached her “lowest point”. At the time, the 22-year-old said alcohol wasn’t... Read More...

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New York Plans to Install ‘Vending Machines’ With Anti-Overdose Drugs

HARM REDUCTION – Jan. 8, 2022 - This is really about expanding access to health and wellness services,” he said of the initiative, a $730,000 pilot program seeking up to six contractors. The main purpose of... Read More...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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