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Two Charged with Preying on Struggling Addicts

BOTTOM FEEDERS – Oct. 2, 2021 - “People with substance use disorder deserve quality treatment options that are safe and effective,” Attorney General Maura Healey said in a statement. “As the opioid epidemic co... Read More...

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L.A. to Dismiss 60,000 Marijuana Convictions

IT’S ABOUT TIME – Sept. 27, 2021 - About 20,000 of the convictions expected to be expunged under Gascón’s Monday order were for felony possession or cultivation of marijuana, said Jean Guccione, a spokes... Read More...

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Evidence Exposes Harms of Smoking Ban in Drug Treatment

WHO FUNDED THE STUDY? – Sept. 27, 2021 - The study also found that 46 percent of participants reported that the smoking ban was impacting their decision about whether or not to seek inpatient addiction treatme... Read More...

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Austin-Based ‘CLEAN Cause’ Awards $1.2M in Scholarships

WATCH – DRINK UP, IT’S FOR A CLEAN CAUSE – Sept. 30, 2021 - Hurt struggled with alcohol and drug addiction before finding a path to recovery and starting CLEAN Cause. His company gives half of its profit... Read More...

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Astounding Transformation: ‘Consider starting today’

GRATEFUL GRADUATE OF THE COLLEGE OF LIFE – Sept. 30, 2021 - Over the last nine years, Burton has gotten into hiking, climbing, cycling and running, which has been “probably the most transformative thing that I have... Read More...

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A Helping Hand

THE BROTHERHOOD OF MAN – 2021 - In a soaring chapel space, a men’s choir sings two resounding songs to the beat of a band. It’s a diverse group—old, young, African American, white, some looking dapper in... Read More...

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Temple Drug Rehab Centre Accused of Torture

WATCH – NOT ALL THAI REHABS ARE CREATED EQUAL – Sept. 22, 2021 - Media reported the addicts were there both voluntarily and as a condition of their release by police. All had to pay 12,000 baht each once they ... Read More...

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Cheryl Burke Says Sharing Sobriety With Fans Has Been ‘Scary’

WATCH – ALL THE RIGHT STEPS – Sept. 20, 2021 - In the video Burke posted Monday morning, Burke drove while she spoke to the camera about how doing the show sober was “scary for her,” and that while she c... Read More...

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District Court Judge: Addiction is a Disease

BUT IT’S STILL A CRIME? – Sept. 23, 2021 - She admitted that while serving as prosecutor, then as a judge, she believed that in sentencing people with a substance use addiction (SUD) to jail, she was doi... Read More...

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Heartache of Addiction Leads to Lifetime of Activism

PRISON IS NOT THE ANSWER – Sept. 24, 2021 - If you have been reading The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for a while, this story may sound familiar. Boccia wrote an editorial about the crisis of heroin addiction ... Read More...

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Skate Straight for Those Battling Addiction

WATCH – BALANCE AND GRACE – Sept. 23, 2021 - At first, he didn’t think anyone would show up, but before long people came from everywhere. A chapter of Skate Straight recently opened in England and he hopes to ... Read More...

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“We Shouldn’t Jail Shoplifters – Victims Should Pay for Thieves’ Rehab Costs” Police Chief

GOTTA LOVE THIS WOMAN – Sept. 24, 2021 - Miss Jones, who at 27 was the youngest ever magistrate in England and Wales, said: ‘I think that we need a review of the way that sentencing in this country is done... ‘... Read More...

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Why I Stayed in a Damaging Relationship With an Alcoholic

YOU’RE IN IRELAND? – Sept. 25, 2021 - When he finally fell right off the wagon and descended into an alcoholic vortex of total life-obliteration, lasting nearly a year, I found myself in a situation for which ... Read More...

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‘The Flight Attendant’

NOT HARD NEWS! REAL FUN FICTION ON TV – Sept. 24, 2021 - In Season 2, Cassie is sent on an overnight assignment where she inadvertently witnesses a murder, entangling her in another case filled with inte... Read More...

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Patricia Heaton Shares What Led Her to Sobriety

ON A PINK CLOUD (SORT OF) – Sept. 23, 2021 - And I was so humiliated in front of my sons, and their friends,” she continued. “And God knows that that’s all it takes for me — for that kind of sense of the... Read More...

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Using Yoga to Help with Addiction Recovery

WATCH – STRETCHING MIND AND BODY – Sept. 22, 2021 - With little left to give, Daffner channeled his hopelessness into a willingness to try just about anything, and that’s when he discovered the Scottsdale Reco... Read More...

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Jeremy Plummer Returns Home to “Smash the Stigma” of Addiction

RECOVERY HAS MUSCLES AND FLEXIBILITY – Sept. 21, 2021- His story: 10 years ago, Plummer attended his first CrossFit class. It was something he and his sister – a nurse Morning Chalk Up met in 2020 when she was... Read More...

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Neuroengineering is Helping People Fight Addiction

WATCH – MIND MATTERS – Sept. 2`, 2021 - “Even just having a conversation with you, looking you in the eyes, is something that I never would have been able to do six years ago,” said Julia Soloman. Looking a... Read More...

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Native Americans Face Deadly Drug Crisis

WATCH – HEALING FROM THE TRIBE – Sept. 23, 2021 - “Many native families are suffering from generational abuse, eroding traditional values and destabilizing families” across the country, according to the ... Read More...

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The Importance of Relationships in Addiction Recovery

WATCH – IT’S AN INSIDE JOB – Sept. 23, 2021 - “What my program is really trying to do is deliver some of those same interventions but in a self-help format, so that the loved ones don’t have to participa... Read More...

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An Ex-Drinker’s Search for a Sober Buzz

NON-ALCOHOLIC BEER IS FOR NON-ALCOHOLICS – Sept. 20, 2021 - It felt good to be conducting an interview in a bar again. As a reporter, I had relied on interviews over drinks as a way of loosening a subject’s to... Read More...

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Raising Awareness During National Recovery Month

REJOICING IS ACCEPTABLE – Sept. 14, 2021 - Poznanovich is in long-term recovery. He was fortunate to get help through treatment and the support of others, and has implemented lifestyle changes to sustain... Read More...

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Don’t Suffer in Silence’: Concert Held in the Name of Recovery

MUSIC AND FELLOWSHIP – Sept. 15, 2021 - “We typically look for people who would want to stay at least 90 days because that’s enough time for people to establish themselves,” said Biss. “But people can stay as ... Read More...

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Judge Questions Value of Mob-Led Rehab

WATCH – MOBS AND METH DON’T MIX – Sept. 16, 2021 - He text-messaged her later saying no-one could have her but him. Collins said it was “bully boy” behaviour, devoid of any mana, and he sentenced Tipu to se... Read More...

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To Reduce Addiction We Have to Thoughtfully Face It

NOT IMPRISON IT – Sept. 15, 2021 - There is a saying in the addiction recovery world; you keep doing the work and keep coming back until the miracle occurs. Over the past 25 years, I have witnessed this occurr... Read More...

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Supreme Court To Review Ban On Safe Injection Sites?

WATCH – TIME TO SAVE THE DYING – Sept. 17, 2021 - The amicus brief filed Friday, signed by dozens of current and former prosecutors and law enforcement officials across the country, said Congress never intende... Read More...

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A Memoir by Keri Blakinger

MEDIA: BOOK RECOMMENDATION – Sept. 2021 - An elite, competitive figure skater growing up, Keri Blakinger poured herself into the sport, even competing at nationals. But when her skating partnership ended... Read More...

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Mum on Her Fresh Start After Rehab for Alcoholism

HAPPILY SOBER AFTER A TREATMENT – Sept. 19, 2021 - “My mummy and family were taking the kids and I was drinking for days on end. During the week I was fine but then the weekend came. When lockdown hit, m... Read More...

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Oli Sykes Says Addiction Inspired DiE4u

AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER – Sept. 17, 2021 - “I’ve learned over the past year while I’ve been recovering that when you’re in it, addiction is like you’re having an affair. You’re doing this thing behind everyone’s... Read More...

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Ex-Manchester United star Chris Eagles, joined AA after he was found drunk in drivers’ seat of his Audi

SOBRIETY SHOULD BE THE GOAL – Sept. 14, 2021 - At Manchester Magistrates’ Court this week, Eagles claimed he needed his vehicle to take his two children to school. Eagles admitted being drunk while in charge of ... Read More...

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