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 – Dec. 30, 2021 - These allegations against CleanSlate were originally made in a case filed in April 2017 under the whistleblower (or qui tam) provision of the False Claims Act by a former e...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
Changes in Brain Hinder Addiction Recovery in HIV-Positive Patients CAN THIS BE TRUE? – Dec. 20, 2021 - Researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure the brain responses of cocaine addicts and patients with HIV while participants played a game that involv... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 28 2021Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabTrauma
Weed May Mess With Your Meds ONE DRUG AT A TIME – Dec. 16, 2021 - The investigators found that the major THC metabolites inhibited key CYP enzymes, including several that serve key roles in the liver. And all three cannabis chemicals, ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 28 2021Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionmarijuanapotRecoveryRehabsmokingweed
Focusing More on Recovery, Not Relapse THERAPISTS CAN HELP – Dec. 23, 2021 - The Bottom Line: Flexibility in Treatment Is Key. Each of these individuals came from a different demographic background. Still, if their therapists had been working from ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 28 2021Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
San Francisco Approves Emergency Declaration In Tenderloin WATCH – DRASTIC ACTION – Dec. 24, 2021 - “We know this increase in police presence will disproportionately impact Black and brown unhoused community members who — due to lack of dignified housing options — are... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 28 2021depressionDrug Abuse and Addictionhomelesslife expectancyMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehabrelapseTrauma
Alcoholic Turned Life Around in Time for Christmas EVERY DAY IS HOLY – Dec. 25, 2021 - It was founded in 2019 as a way of helping homeless people in Burnley by providing hot meal services and food distribution and food banks. Since then, Church on the... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousDec 28 2021interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Gordon Ramsay’s daughter, Holly, marks 1 year of sobriety LIVING LIFE ON LIFE’S TERMS – Dec. 23, 2021 - Ramsay explained that she’s able to now process her feelings “consciously” rather than mask them with a drink. “Alcohol and antidepressants do not mix wel... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 28 2021interventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Adrienne Banfield-Norris Celebrates 31 Years of Sobriety SHE SURRENDERED TO WIN – Dec. 23, 2021 - Ramsay explained that she’s able to now process her feelings “consciously” rather than mask them with a drink. “Alcohol and antidepressants do not mix well at ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 28 2021depressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Kodak Black Refocused on Hip Hop After 90 Day Rehab EVERYONE DANCE AND STAY SOBER – Dec. 20, 2021 - The 24-year-old Floridian was arrested at Rolling Loud Miami in 2019 on firearm charges and sentenced to two to seven years in prison. But as one of Donald Trump... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 28 2021Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehab
Heeding the Distress Signals in Modern Addiction by Alex Olshonsky IT’S LIKE 1984 ON STEROIDS – Dec. 19, 2021 - Today, addiction is more pervasive than it’s ever been. During 2020, the U.S. saw 100,000 fatal overdoses, the highest number ever recorded. On top of that, more th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDec 28 2021Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Buckcherry’s Josh Todd Got Sober 27 Years Ago And Never Looked Back HE’S GOT A SPIRITUAL SOLUTION – Dec. 26, 2021 - It’s about spiritual in life and all those things, and how do you do that? Well, for me, doing annual inventories where I take it out of my head and write it do... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 28 2021Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Gambling: The “Invisible” Addiction THEN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DISAPPEARS – Dec. 23, 2021 - Unlike more visible addictions, problem gambling is fairly easy to hide, yet leaves about 2 million Americans annually feeling alone, ashamed and, in many cases, ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 28 2021GaminginterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabSuper Bowl
Party Sober and “Awake” EVERYONE IS A DESIGNATED DRIVER – Dec. 23, 2021 - Alcohol is ingrained in our society and socially acceptable at most events. During the holidays, drinking is almost a given. There’s the Christmas cocktails, c... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 28 2021interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
“there is a way out” SUCESS IS SUCCESS, NO MATTER HOW YOU GET THERE – Dec. 26, 2021 - Therefore, many people who are in recovery do not wish to put themselves out in the public and tell the story of their struggle, Hagaman added. ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 28 2021Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
The 13 Signs You’re a Functioning Alcoholic YOU'RE NOT IN JAIL – Dec. 20, 2021 - It's because people are able to live a seemingly normal life that it can be hard to spot a functioning alcoholic. CEO of Delamere health and addiction specialist... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 28 2021interventionRecoveryRehab
New California Transparency Requirements REHAB THE REHABS – Beginning January 1, 2022 - California licensed residential substance abuse treatment facilities will be required to disclose certain licensing information to the public. SB 541 adds H... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 21 2021Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘I Was Living To Use’: A First-Person Account of Quitting Meth. LISTEN – BREAKING THE ICE – Dec. 17, 2021 - For me, and I’m not sure if this is the same for everyone. I didn’t know it at the time, but I really noticed in my personality a couple of things. If I do something... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 21 2021Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionmethRecoveryRehab
We Must Revise Laws That Are Obstacles To Treatment LET THEM LIVE – Dec. 17, 2021 - Members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate have introduced bipartisan versions of the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act, legislation that would immediately ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDec 21 2021Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Drugs were Katie Mack’s connection to the world. LISTEN— WHEN DRUGS ARE LOVE – Dec. 16, 2021 - And in a world of fraying social bonds, economic vulnerability and increased isolation due to the pandemic, an addiction-driven feeling of being loved adds to our ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDec 21 2021Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsoxycontinRecoveryRehab
Staying Fierce and Sober Over The Holidays WELL DRESSED AND HAPPY TOO – Dec. 17, 2021 -“The advice I like to give to younger queer people is understand that just because a lot of queer spaces, we congregate in nightclubs and event spaces and stuff, it ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 21 2021Drug Abuse and AddictiongayinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Outreach Ministry to Host Addiction Support Event in WV FOR LYLE P. – Dec. 17, 2021 - Their goal is to connect people struggling with addiction to local resources. According to High on Hope Founder Tim Craft, the event is called Equip the City, and they’ll... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 21 2021Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Relapse Driven By Drug-Seeking Habit, Not The Drug “IT’S THE SNEAKING AROUND THAT’S ADDICTIVE” RDJ – Dec. 17, 2021 - Given the importance of the drug itself in the development and perpetuation of SUD, the research community has understandably focused on the br... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 21 2021Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabrelapseTrauma
Russell Brand Reflects on 19 Years of AA Sobriety WATCH – HIGH STEPPING – Dec. 13, 2021 - While he said his uplifting words might sound “highfalutin” or “impossible” when working alone, he believes they can be achieved through support. “Collectively, human... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 21 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab