New York Times Review: ‘Jacinta’ A Neverending Cycle of Hurt MOVIES ARE REAL – Oct. 7, 2021 - Oddly, the pair — scrappy soul sisters more than mother and daughter — seem at peace with their incarceration. And when it’s time for Jacinta to leave, both women teeter ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthOct 12 2021RecoveryRehabTrauma
Meek Mill on Popping Pills: If You Take Percs, You An A-Hole WATCH – AND FEELING NO PAIN – Oct. 8, 2021 - Meek says that since the deaths of Mac Miller, Lil Peep and Shock G, he now has a “zero tolerance” for Percocets and the widespread of fentanyl which has claimed hu... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionInterviewOct 12 2021OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Naloxone Access Doesn’t Make Heroin Seem Less Risky DRUGS CAN KILL – Oct. 7, 2021 - The medication naloxone is so effective at saving the lives of opioid overdose victims that some people worry that it might make drug users think heroin and related drugs ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionOct 12 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehabTrauma
Bam Margera Explains Call to Cops That Forced Him Into Rehab CONFUSING DRAMA – Oct. 4, 2021 - A spokesperson for the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office previously confirmed to Page Six, “ were informed that Mr. Margera had an ex parte order, which is a judge’s order... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthOct 12 2021RecoveryRehabTrauma
Doylestown Teacher Lost to Cancer Inspires Sister’s Path to Sobriety WATCH – SISTERLY LOVE – Oct 7, 2021 - When Allison Fawcett died 11 years ago this week at age 32, after punching away at the disease for eight long years, Bladt felt like part of her had died. Her feelings of ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCancerCompassioninterventionInterviewOct 12 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Arrow’ Star Colton Haynes Celebrates Three Years of Sobriety HE’S HIT THE BULLSEYE – Oct. 6, 2021 - “I used to blame it on my anxiety or depression issues, but really the root of all my problems was the alcohol and drugs.” Haynes first found widespread fame ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewOct 12 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
California Governor Vetoes Recovery Incentives Act AS I RECALL... – Oct. 8, 2021 - The Recovery Incentives Act aimed to legalize the substance use disorder treatment known as “contingency management,” and authorize Medi-Cal to cover it. Contingency management ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionmethOct 12 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehabTrauma
Global Fight Looms Over Kratom, an Opioid Alternative NATURE MAY ONE DAY DO SO... – Oct. 9, 2021 - Those claims have yet to be fully vetted by scientists. The U.S. government has twice tried to restrict kratom’s use by classifying it as a controlled substan... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 12 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehab
Treating Addiction: Diversity and Accessibility Is Lacking WATCH – NO EQUALITY OR FRATERNITY – Oct. 7, 2021 - “Nobody looked like me. That was another barrier that I didn’t think about, you know,” Choi said. “It was like, here’s a Korean American kid in Boynton ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthOct 12 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Cape Cod Couple Running Boston Marathon In Honor Of Long Road To Recovery WATCH – TEAMMATES – Oct. 6, 2021 - “So, Denise has been in recovery for about 11 years, and I have been in recovery for 14,” said Melissa. She added fitness, especially running, has been a key part of he... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthOct 12 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Drug-Free Looks Like Me! HEROES! JUST FOR ONE DAY...AT A TIME – Oct. 8, 2021 - Sponsored by Somerset County Drug-Free Communities, Hoover and Updyke spoke as living examples to this year’s theme – “Drug-Free Looks Like Me” shari... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOct 12 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh On His Recovery As Nation Endures Addiction Crisis IS POLITICS A RELAPSE? – Oct. 13, 2021 - During the pandemic, there’s been more stress spurred by job insecurity, job risks, illness and the deaths of hundreds of thousands of loved ones. There’s been less capacity... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewlife expectancyMental HealthOct 12 2021OverdoseRecoveryRehabrelapse
How to Date Someone Who’s Sober Without Making It a Thing LIVE AND LET LIVE – Oct. 8, 2021 - Let’s get one thing straight: Someone being sober doesn’t automatically mean they’re in recovery or 12-stepping. Some people don’t like the taste of alcohol, others don’t lik... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionOct 12 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Ex-Alcoholic and Eating Disorder Survivor Open Restaurant Together THEY TASTE SUCCESS EVERY DAY – Oct. 3, 2021 - Justin traces his story back to his teenage years when he was a successful 100m athlete - he holds the record in Suffolk to this day. When he quit running at 19... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionOct 12 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Is Abstinence the Only Addiction Treatment? LISTEN – MAYBE, MAYBE NOT – OCT. 7, 2021 - Dr. Michael Tkach is the chief behavioral health officer for Affinity. He oversees the integration of mental health-informed practice and related research initiatives... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOct 12 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Everything Michael K. Williams Said About His Addiction, Recovery and Therapy WATCH – MEMORIES OF STRUGGLES – Sept. 30, 2021 - Williams used drugs throughout his time on the set of “The Wire” and would sometimes show up high, according to The New York Times. He finally sought help at a ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewOct 5 2021OverdoseRecoveryRehabTrauma
Man Beats Addiction and Homelessness to Start Crime Scene Cleaning Firm IRONIC – Sept. 30, 2021 - “I spent nights looking for a warm place to sleep. If you went around the back of the shops on Sauchiehall Street, there was a fan blowing hot air you could sit and huddle there... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionInterviewlife expectancyMental HealthOct 5 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabsuicide
‘Jacinta’ Should Shake Up What People Think They Know About Addiction LISTEN – IN AN ALTERNATIVE USA UNIVERSE – Oct. 2, 2021 - When the movie opens, Jacinta is 26 years old and serving time in a state prison in Maine for drug use and possession. It turns out that her mother is i... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 5 2021RecoveryRehab
With Love, From Your Friend Andrew Zimmern HE KNOWS SOBRIETY IS VERY TASTY – Sept. 28, 2021 - Dear Larry, I didn’t always know what I know now. In fact, during the first 32 years of my life, I thought I knew everything. I was a self-centered, self-assu... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 5 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Can Paying Meth Addicts Help Them Stop Using? LISTEN – PAY TO NOT PLAY – SEPT 28, 2021- DEMBOSKY: Studies show contingency management works. In the San Francisco program Billy Lemon did, 63% of participants stopped using meth entirely, and anoth... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionmethOct 5 2021RecoveryRehabTrauma
U.S. House passes bill to end disparities in crack cocaine sentences BALANCING THE SCALES OF JUSTICE – Sept 28, 2021 - In 2018 during President Donald Trump’s administration, Congress passed the First Step Act, which sought to help more lower-level crack cocaine offenders... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOct 5 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Cost of Membership for Gym is 48 Hours of Sobriety HOW DO THEY TEST? – Sept. 29, 2021 - Kaley Jones was never able to envision her life without alcohol. She would ask herself, “How am I going to get through the things that all the other people could do? Like d... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionOct 5 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
“Intervention” Alone Couldn’t Stop These Tragic Deaths SO YOUNG, SO SAD, SO NEEDLESS – Sept 8, 2021 - Read on for stories of “Intervention” stars who sadly died. Chris Brady featured in Season 6 of “Intervention.” The 34-year-old was in the full throes of al... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental HealthOct 5 2021OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Dancer Corey O’Brien In Powerful Short Film on 9 Years Sober WATCH – EVERYONE WINS – Sept 30, 2021 - “Filming ‘Freedom’ was a way for me to be vulnerable and reminisce on the past while being able to share my story of growth, which is important,” O’Brien, 30, told HuffP... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 5 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Deep Brain Stimulation May Ease Addictions WATCH – IT BETTER – Sept. 29, 2021 - Fisher, 36, who lives in West Virginia, is the third patient enrolled in a clinical trial being conducted at West Virginia University’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Insti... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyOct 5 2021OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
France to Create a Network of ‘Safe Consumption Sites’ BETTER ‘SAFE’ THAN SORRY – Sept. 29, 2021 - Véran said two new centres would be created each year at a national level. A law from 2016 authorises the creation of low-risk consumption rooms, but so far just two hav... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediainterventionlife expectancyOct 5 2021OverdoseRecoveryRehab
Demand for Sober-Living Residences LISTEN NPR – RECOVERY CAN START ANYWHERE – Oct. 2, 2021 - Money from opioid settlements will flow into recovery services around the country. Some residents of Parkersburg, W.V., say their small city is u... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOct 5 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
How the Pandemic Led to the Rise of Virtual Rehab YOUR NEW CONNECTION – Oct. 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic drove the demand for telehealth in 2020, but experts say that telehealth will likely become a permanent fixture in both the tech and healthcare landscapes.&nb... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionMental HealthOct 5 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
A Litre of Vodka and Four Bottles of Wine During Lockdown DEATH AVERTED – Oct. 2, 2021 - “He said to me ‘I think you have something to tell me. You need to say it out loud’,” Kathleen added. “And I looked at him and said ‘I’m an alcoholic’. That was the first t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousinterventionInterviewMental HealthOct 5 2021RecoveryRehab
Racism Is An Addiction…In The Recovery Industry by Ester Nicholson IS THERE A 12-STEP PROGRAM FOR THAT? – Oct. 4, 2021 - I am a black woman in recovery. In my 35 years of recovery, and as a recovery professional, I have experienced bias and racism. When I entered ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthOct 5 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab