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Nurses Demand Changes to Addiction Program

FROM THE FRONT LINES – DEC. 20, 2024 - Research shows that at least 1 in 10 health care workers will develop a substance use disorder during their career. What about medical doctors? The recovery program has never in... Read More...

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Breaking The Cycle Of Addiction

FEELS SO GOOD – Dec. 18, 2024 - Participants go through five phases of what is a nearly year-long program. Attendance at multiple treatment or recovery meetings each week is mandated by a plan determined to be approp... Read More...

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Hanukkah and the Miracles of Recovery

FESTIVAL OF LIGHT – 2024 - As the Jewish people commemorate the miraculous victory of the poorly armed Maccabee army, we as therapists are acutely aware of a different uphill battle being fought daily – recovery from... Read More...

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They entered treatment. Drugs, overdoses and deaths followed.

MAJOR EXPOSÉ – Dec. 20, 2024 - The operators of PHA Healthcare had no significant experience providing drug treatment. But they built a multimillion-dollar business that appears to rely on a practice health officials... Read More...

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Top 10 Things Families Can Do to Avoid Common Rehab Pitfalls

ALANON Plus – Dec. 7, 2024 - A high percentage of treatment failures occur due to “user error.” In other words, the treatment team delivers the message, but the client—and often the family—doesn’t fully understand or... Read More...

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Teenagers Sue Dept. of Youth Rehabilitation For Lack of Rehab Beds

VIDEO – DON’T DISCARD OUR YOUTH – Dec. 13, 2024 -Lawyers for teenagers accused of crimes have argued for their clients to be released to the family because of the violence and drugs inside YSC. “This case is really a... Read More...

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Overdose Deaths Dropped By 17% – How The Good News?

PBS VIDEO – DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY – Dec. 12, 2024 - There is a mystery here. This is such a huge decline. It’s unprecedented in the history of drug addiction in America to see a drop this fast. Front-line... Read More...

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Vermont’s Largest Rehab No Longer Accepts Patients on Methadone

TOO MUCH TROUBLE? – &nb... Read More...

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‘Corrupt practices’ by Drug-Treatment Provider Endangered Public

GO TELL IT TO THE JUDGE – Nov. 29, 2024 - Rainier Recovery, which runs centers in Lakewood, Gig Harbor and Puyallup, is accused of altering patient records to maximize profits and employing unqualified staff, accordi... Read More...

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Addiction Recovery Care Closes More Facilities

ANOTHER TWO BITE THE DUST – Dec. 5, 2024 - Addiction Recovery Care (ARC) has temporarily closed at least two more facilities, officials told WYMT Thursday. (ARC) continues to face significant challenges due to ... Read More...

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BREAKING NEWS! ACADIA HEALTHCARE: CORRUPT AS SIN

ANYTHING FOR A BUCK – “That business has been built on deception, a New York Times investigation found.” Dec. 7, 2024 - The the country’s largest for-profit chain of 165 methadone clinics has generated more ... Read More...

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Investigation of Deaths at San Francisco’s Largest Publicly Funded Rehab

VIDEO – WHO IS AT FAULT? – Dec. 3, 2024 - Chronicle photographer Gabrielle Lurie and reporter Maggie Angst spent 10 months investigating deaths inside San Francisco’s largest publicly funded addiction treatment provi... Read More...

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Breaking Down Stigmas Around Addiction

TO EACH HIS OWN – Dec. 4, 2024 - Stigmas can result in poor mental health, physical harm, lack of understanding and fewer opportunities. I saw this firsthand with my brother and the stigmas that were put onto h... Read More...

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Native Youth Connect To Break Cycles of Addiction

FOLLOW YOUR ROOTS – Nov. 30, 2024 - The boys, who range in age from 12 to 17, are part of a 90-day youth residential treatment program, a Portland-based nonprofit founded in 1970 to provide culturally competent addic... Read More...

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Catholics in Recovery

AUDIO – THE HIGHEST POWER – Nov. 25, 2024 - Catholic in Recovery is “a nonprofit organization that seeks to serve those suffering from addictions and unhealthy attachments,” such as alcohol and drug abuse, gambling, ... Read More...

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Former NFL Center Randy Grimes Speaks to Recovering Addicts

HIKING THE WORD – Nov. 15, 2024 - “I just want to get the message out. There’s so much stigma involved with addiction, it’s such an ugly word. Nobody wants to admit it but this happens to good people,” said Grimes. “... Read More...

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High-Functioning Alcoholic Beat Addiction and Overcame Bulimia

THE LIFT SHE NEEDED – Nov. 17, 2024 - Even after her friends found her passed out on the bathroom floor during a free-flow brunch at a restaurant, Julie Landau thought she could carry on drinking. It took a second... Read More...

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Dawn Holland Pleads Not Guilty of $300,000 Embezzlement Charges

AUDIO – EVIDENCE? – Nov. 15, 2024 - Ms. Holland, the founder and former executive director of the sober living rehabilitation facility DAWNS House in Bend, pleaded not guilty Friday to charges related to allegedly em... Read More...

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Tulsa Woman Celebrates 3.5 Years of Recovery with Heartfelt Photo Shoot

PRETTY PICTURES – Nov. 15, 2024 - The light didn’t come instantly. Crystle Moore had to fight to get away from the darkness she carried for most of her life. “I was still very angry, depressed, and I had so much f... Read More...

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He Thought He Knew Horses. Then He Learned to Really Listen.

LESSONS FROM THE ANIMAL KINGDOM – Nov. 12, 2024 - In the roughly 5,500 years since their domestication, horses have continuously been in our service, whether it’s to charge into battle; race chariots; hunt buffalo; b... Read More...

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‘Full circle’: Man Opens Recovery Center After Struggling With Addiction

VIDEO – GIVING BACK – Nov. 20, 2024 - ‘Full circle’: Fresno man opens recovery center after struggling with addiction. CONTINUE@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wykTBPPSASE ... Read More...

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After Decades of Addiction – Juanita Rises

EVERYONE IS A PHOENIX – Nov. 13, 2024 - On September 11, 2023, Juanita spent the entire day getting high. After midnight, she started having difficulty breathing and passed out. She later woke up in a hospital,... Read More...

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San Francisco Launches ‘Living Proof’ Campaign to Encourage Addiction Treatment

VIDEO – CITY AS INTERVENTIONIST – NOV. 14, 2024 - The fentanyl crisis has redefined drug overdoses in a way never before seen with other opioids. And, San Francisco has thrown money, resources, time and energy to ... Read More...

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More Layoffs at Addiction Recovery Care Cuts Nearly Quarter of its Workforce

86ed AGAIN? – NOV. 4, 2024 - Two previous rounds of employee cuts in September and October bring to 323 the number of workers let go — nearly a quarter of its former workforce of 1,350 statewide. The cutbacks come as... Read More...

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Zapping the Brain with Ultrasound Might Be Key to Curing Addiction

WE’LL TRY ANYTHING – Nov. 4, 2024 - That’s according to new research of a $1 million helmet-like device that beams these high frequency waves at a key part of the brain that’s responsible for reward, motivation... Read More...

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What Happens When a Sober Influencer Relapses?

KEEPS COMING BACK? – Nov. 3, 2024 - Our culture produces influencers for every imaginable product and lifestyle, and recovery from addiction to drugs and alcohol is no different. Some sober influencers satirize their... Read More...

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Unconventional Program Helps Pregnant Mothers Struggling With Addiction

VIDEO – WOMEN NEED CARE – Nov. 3, 2024 - In Minnesota, around 290-thousand people are in need of treatment for addiction. Some happen to be women who are pregnant. Project Child is helping save those babies and their... Read More...

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Urgent Need for Addiction Treatment for Women Down Under

CARE & KINDNESS – Nov. 8, 2024 - We discussed how women escaping domestic violence often turn to alcohol or drugs to cope with their immense psychological trauma. However, most women’s shelters in Australia... Read More...

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Person of the Week: John West

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – John West has built an impressive career over the past 20 years in mental health and addiction treatment. As an international interventionist, crisis manager, and sober companion, he has sup... Read More...

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Nature As A Road To Recovery

IT’S A MOVIE – Nov. 7, 2024 - Rona’s story of addiction and recovery is closely linked to her familial relationships and her interactions with the wider Orkney community. Rona, who has become used to the freedom and ... Read More...

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