‘Another Round’ a not-so-sobering look at alcoholism FILM REVIEW – March 25, 2021 - As opening credits roll, we hear the sound of a drink being mixed and the first thing we see are cherubic teens participating in a beer bottle rally race. It generates a lot of ca... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMar 30 2021Mental HealthRehabrelapse
Two Incredible Looks at the Scourge of Heroin by Gil Scott-Heron & James Brown LISTEN! – THE TRACKS OF OUR TEARS – March 24, 2021 - We wanted to look at two songs from the 1970s that dove deeply into the morass of drug addiction. The first is “Home is Where the Hatred Is,” a Gil Scott-Her... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerHeroin Addictionlife expectancyMar 30 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
Demi Does California Sober for Brunch. Rosé or Riesling? ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE? – March 22, 2021 - Lovato has endured two highly publicized relapses and suffered “three strokes and a heart attack” during that time — details of which will be shared in her forthcoming YouT... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMar 30 2021Mental HealthOverdoseRecoveryRehabTrauma
Cornerstone Names Roxanne Bates, Clinical Outreach Director RECOVERY EXPERTS RULE – March 18, 2021 - Substance abuse is not one person’s problem alone— it impacts families, communities, and society as a whole. Recovery, too, does not happen in isolation. It involves coo... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 23 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Getting Stoned for Science GOOD DE‘TOKE’TIVE WORK – March 19, 2021 - Although adults can buy and consume marijuana legally under Maine law, like alcohol, should they be getting behind the wheel after toking on a joint? And if they do,... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 23 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
Mike Sorrentino praises Alcoholics Anonymous ahead of son’s birth TRADITION #? – March 19, 2021 - He also added that Alcoholics Anonymous’ 12-step program “can be related to any addiction or substance” and is a program of “fellowship, and changing perspective and perception.”... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassioninterventionInterviewMar 23 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Clinical Director, Andrew Sidoli, MSW, MBA, joins Recover Integrity EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL – March 10, 2021 - Andrew’s is passionate about the operational aspects of treatment. He is a visionary that blends creativity with practicality. He has extensive experience developing inno... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 23 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Gov. Cuomo Announces Award of $50.7 Million to Enhance Addiction Services in NY State SEE WHERE ALL THE MILLIONS GO – March 10, 2021 - New York has a robust system of addiction care, and with better collaboration and coordination people in need will experience easier access to care, including me... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 23 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘Bills’ Jordan Poyer shares poignant message about his fight against alcoholism STANDING IN HIS TRUTH – March 14, 2021 - You can sense the trepidation in Poyer’s message. He eventually says, “Can’t lie even writing this, Im embarrassed, it’s shameful but If I can overcome the struggle of a... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassioninterventionInterviewMar 23 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Hazelden Betty Ford Sites in Oregon Designated Blue Distinction® Centers PROOF IT WORKS – March 12, 2021 - According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 130 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose, which highlights the seriousness of the opioid epidemic and ho... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 23 2021Mental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Steve-O ‘So grateful’ for 13 years of sobriety A HEALTHY ADDICTION – March 11, 2021 - for giving me the loving nudge that started my journey,” he captioned the side-by-side image that referenced his “Jackass” co-star Johnny Knoxville. Steve-O starred on ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 16 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘I have experienced that a life after addiction is possible’ ...AND PLEASURABLE – March 8, 2021 - The road to recovery McCallum said he’s hopeful that his story can help people better understand the reality of overcoming substance addiction, and what they can do to he... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 16 2021RecoveryRehab
He overcame addiction and had three strokes before age 40, then it got worse BOOK REVIEW – MARCH 11, 2021 - “I wouldn’t have written ‘Model Citizen’ if I hadn’t had the fourth stroke,” Mohr recalls in a phone conversation from his home in Seattle. In 2015, Mohr learned that he has an 8-... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMar 16 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Kristen Johnston on her past addictions: ‘It gives me chills’ STRENGTH AND BEAUTY – March 10, 2021 - Talking about her struggles with addiction isn’t new for Kristen Johnston, but the “3rd Rock from the Sun” actor is now approaching 14 years of sobriety and is sharing som... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewlife expectancyMar 16 2021Mental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Pandemic Year Was Also the Beginning of My Sobriety FROM THE MURKIEST POND, LILIES BLOOM – March 12, 2021 - On that tough February day, I knew it was time to seriously pursue sobriety. I had a business, but what could it look like if I found clarity, focus, and ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCoronavirusMar 16 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
Davina McCall says it’s a ‘miracle’ she’s still alive QUITTING TIME ONLY COMES TO THE LIVING – March 12, 2021 - I was partying a lot and it was the ecstasy era and it was late Eighties, early Nineties – summer of love. “Everybody hugging each other, and s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictioninterventionMar 16 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Chris Kirk reclaiming life after overcoming alcoholism DRIVING HOME SOBER – March 12, 2021 - My father was an alcoholic and he, too, appeared to anyone outside of our home as one of the friendliest, happiest guys around. The people on the outside didn’t see how the... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewMar 16 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
I Struggled With Alcohol – Cycling Helped Me Get Sober EASY AS RIDING A BIKE – March 4, 2021 - To cope with my father going missing, I started drinking nonstop. I couldn’t find any way to maintain happiness. I went on like that for two or three years, and I was let go f... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 16 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Mackenzie Phillips shares story of overcoming addiction HIGH ON ARRIVAL – March 11, 2021 - Phillips, whose parents were both in popular 1960s folk rock band the Mamas & the Papas, described her struggles with addiction after her tumultuous childhood during the a... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMar 16 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Why Simon’s parents sent him to the Scientologists for rehab MARKETING? – March 8, 2021 - When Margaret and John Millington’s son Simon was in the grips of an opioid addiction, his parents wanted to send him to a rehabilitation program. The only one available was called ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMar 16 2021Mental Healthopioid crisisopioidsRehab
Living sober for everyone…more ditch drinking ANY DECREASE IS A WIN – March 10, 2021 - At the beginning of the global pandemic, uncorking a bottle of wine seemed to be the thing to do. A grip on a champagne stem felt like a grip on life, virtual happy hour... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassioninterventionInterviewMar 16 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Demi Lovato rejects ‘one-size-fits-all’ sexuality WATCH – ENJOY THE BUFFET – March 11, 2021 - “I called and was like, ‘Something’s not right. I’m living one side of my life completely legalizing and this other side following a program that’s telling me if I s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerinterventionInterviewMar 16 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
Underlying Twists & Turns of Addiction: Mental Illness or Mental Diversity? by Julie Lyons, LICSW PUTTING OURSELVES BACK TOGETHER – March 12, 2021 - Coming out about addiction to the public, friends and loved ones these days may not have the shame that it did in the past; it may eve... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMar 16 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Addiction center outlines use for life-saving Stimulus $$$$ WATCH – THE GOOD STIMULANT – March 11, 2021 - Federal aid from the $1.9 Trillion dollar Covid Relief Bill recently passed, will make a difference for many treatment centers helping them balance the changes brou... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionMar 16 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Young addicts use art to ‘stay clean’ WATCH – DRAWING A LINE, NOT DOING ONE – March 1, 2021 - “I’m used to seeing people like me multiple times per week, but with social distancing and restrictions on gathering size, I have not gotten to see ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 9 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
ARcare Joins Hazelden Betty Ford’s Network A PARTNERSHIP FOR GOOD – March 3, 2021 - “We are thrilled to welcome ARcare to our Patient Care Network as a collaborative member—our first from the tri-state area of Arkansas, Mississippi and Kentucky,” said Bob Po... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 9 2021Mental Healthnonprofit organizationRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Al-Anon: What is it? Who is invited? AT LEAST YOU HAVE TO KNOW SOMEONE – March 4, 2021 - It has spread throughout the United States, as well as worldwide. Each Al-Anon Family Group has but one purpose: to help families of alcoholics. We do this by... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionMar 9 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Importance of Sharing Stories AND OF BEING EARNEST – March 3, 2021 - As human beings, we are all defined by our personal experiences, both positive and negative. Our experiences make us who we are, and in many ways, they connect us to the p... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 9 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
Alcoholics Anonymous seeing influx of new members amid pandemic ALWAYS ROOM FOR ONE MORE – March 2, 2021 - “Just for anonymity purposes,” Steve explained. “It’s our AA tradition.” Steve says the last year has been rough for recovering alcoholics, and not just because of ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusinternetinterventionMar 9 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
Alcoholics Anonymous offers relief to Our Lady of the Lake University students NEVER TOO YOUNG – March 4, 2021 - A representative of Alcoholics Anonymous San Antonio, Pam, who wished to remain anonymous, said the program spreads by word-of-mouth, is voluntary and is not funded by anyone o... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCompassioninterventionMar 9 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab