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Loretta Lynn’s granddaughter, ‘If I wasn’t sober, I wouldn’t be here’

NONE OF US WOULD BE – July 9, 2021 - “Memaw is not on the road anymore and that’s grief for her and a grief for us and a grief for the fans,” said the 44-year-old. “But she’s still so witty and so very t... Read More...

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Woman’s book on addiction brings hope from pain

HEALING AND HOPE – July 6, 2021 - “Last year I thought of all these moms that I know and all the kids that died from addiction — I said let’s put a book together and we’ll dedicate a chapter to our kids,” she s... Read More...

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How David Crosby helped Drew Barrymore with sobriety

MEETINGS, MEALS AND FELLOWSHIP – July 7, 2021 - We took her to school in the morning and tried to be a good influence. I think we were kind and loving, and it felt good to do. “You try to do stuff, and you’re n... Read More...

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Driven by Drug Policy

THE BARBARIC DRUG LAWS OF AMERICA – July 8, 2021 - I have a million stories about my older brother, Billy, that exemplify the harms of the United States criminal justice system. I spent years trying to shepherd... Read More...

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Robert Downey Sr., Filmmaker and Provocateur, Is Dead at 85

A MAN OF HIS TIME, A MAN AHEAD OF HIS TIME, A MAN FOR ALL TIME – July 7, 2021 - The film, though probably a financial success by Mr. Downey’s standards, made only about $2.7 million. (By comparison, “Butch Cass... Read More...

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Former Deputy and COO Bill Collins goes to any Wavelengths helping clients

FOLLOWING THE LAWS OF RECOVERY – July 5, 2021 - To me, law enforcement is about people and building relationships where trust can be established. When there is trust, anything can happen. I could tell you count... Read More...

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‘Choose to live’: Dan Carden’s emotional speech about alcohol addiction

WATCH – A NEW HERO – July 1, 2021 - “Drinking was destroying my body, it was damaging me and my relationships in so many other ways,” he said, adding he used alcohol to escape and give up on life. Carden sai... Read More...

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‘Stay in the soul’: treatment program a lifeline for men

BOYS TO MEN – June 29, 2021 - Diverse in age and race, the group is assembled for a monthly Birthday Night, which will celebrate three residents whose birthdays fall in May as well as 18 men who are marking sobriety... Read More...

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This rabbi was addicted to opioids

BACK FROM THE LAND OF NOD – June 29, 2021 - “In some ways, this is very personal and I can totally respect somebody’s feeling like, ‘this is my business, it doesn’t affect what I do.’ I feel about it dif... Read More...

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The Duchess of Cambridge becomes patron of addiction recovery charity

MORE HELP IS NEEDED – June 24, 2021 - The duchess said she was “delighted” the two charities had taken “this bold step to join forces and help more people, families and children to overcome addiction”. ... Read More...

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Couple’s YouTube channel helps addicts with recovery

WATCH – IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE – June 28, 2021 - Olivia Bender and Scott Sample chose recovery years ago. Now, they’re helping others choose it, too. “We’re doing our part to bring it to our community that... Read More...

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Why Aren’t More People Taking Medication for Alcohol Use Disorder?

BIG PHARMA SKIMPS ON KICKBACKS? – June 30, 2021 - Disulfiram, sold under the trade name Antabuse, is the longest-known one. Its anti-alcohol properties were discovered by accident between the ‘40s and ‘50s, Ein... Read More...

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Man pursues dual passions: Restoring cars and helping people in recovery

DRIVING YOUNG PEOPLE IN OLD CARS TO MEETINGS? – June 30, 2021 - He was fortunate that he has no lasting health or legal repercussions from those years, though he had terrible credit for a while, and he h... Read More...

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Rhode Island first state to pilot drug injection sites

SAFETY FIRST – July 1, 2021 - “If we are truly going to rein in the drug overdose epidemic, we must recognize drug addiction as the health problem it is, rather than as merely a crime,” Sen. Josh Miller, who ch... Read More...

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Cheryl Burke reveals she attended her first AA meeting more than two years after becoming sober

WATCH – WE WERE SAVING HER A SEAT – July 2, 2021 - On YouTube, Cheryl told viewers that rather then check into rehab or participate in a 12-step program she quit drinking nearly three years ago with the support of... Read More...

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Two Treatment Providers Charged

BRIBERY SOUNDS SO QUAINT – July 3, 2021 - Two Philadelphia addiction treatment providers face criminal charges for allegedly bribing recovery homes for referrals and forcing patients into substandard care... Read More...

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Eleven overdose at Florida Behavioral Health center

IS NO PLACE SAFE? July 3, 2021 - Eleven people, two adults and nine juveniles, were taken to a hospital Sunday following overdoses at a behavioral center near Orlando, officials said. Orange County Fire Rescue said p... Read More...

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All-Star Pitcher CC Sabathia Reckons with Toll of Alcoholism

STAYING ALIVE and WELL – July 2, 2021 - Baseball was his best ticket out of Vallejo, “a place where young Black kids did not get second chances,” he writes. Mr. Sabathia would have liked to have gone to college... Read More...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE’s NIKKI SIXX Celebrates 20 Years Of Sobriety

MOTLEY NO MORE – July 2, 2021 - And do you know what you’re gonna do? YOU’RE GONNA STAY SOBER ONE DAY AT A TIME. You are the miracle, the one that breaks the addiction chain, the one who is a living amens. The ... Read More...

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Sobriety Challenges: ‘To Say It’s Been Easy Would Be a Lie’

WATCH – RIGOROUS HONESTY – June 30, 2021 - Before posting the full video, Burke shared a teaser on Instagram. “To say that my sobriety has been easy would be a lie. I’ve decided to make sure I hold mysel... Read More...

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Danny Trejo opens up about being typecast — and close call with Mexican Mafia

CHICO MALO OF RECOVERY – JUNE 29, 2021 - An assistant director stopped him that day on the set. “You have a good look,” the crew member said. “Can you play a convict?” Funny question. He got hau... Read More...

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Conservatorship: Mental Health Care’s Last Resort

TOXIC – June 29, 2021 - “As troubling and extreme as Britney’s circumstances may seem,” Erica Schwiegershausen wrote in The Cut, “much of what she recounted — such as being medicated without consent and subject... Read More...

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U.S. sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson out of event at Tokyo Olympics after failing drug test

RUNNING ON INDICA – July 2, 2021 - “I want to take responsibility for my actions,” Richardson told NBC on Friday. “I know what I did. I know what I’m supposed to do and am allowed not to do, and I still ... Read More...

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My Lonely Quest to Change How We See Addiction by Stanton Peele

A SCIENTIST ON THE EDGE – June 9, 2021 - But he also opposes the ostensibly humane but actually disempowering notion of addiction as a disease. This wrongheaded idea views addiction as if it existed only... Read More...

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The War Within Drug Treatment

JUST STAY ALIVE – June 23, 2021 - Now, some are embracing a new approach to treatment – harnessing the power of harm reduction and a new view of relapse – to provide effective, responsive treatment with the goa... Read More...

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Contest to Find “5 New Practices to Prevent Substance Misuse”

SAVE LIVES, WIN MONEY – June 21, 2021 - With drug use rising, society requires new prevention approaches. The not-for-profit Center for US Policy (CUSP), in partnership with the Community Anti-Drug Coali... Read More...

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Addiction treatment needs more empathy for LGBTQ+ community

WATCH – BE KIND TO HUMANKIND – June 24, 2021 - The National Institutes of Health says people who identify as LGBTQ+, scientifically noted as a sexual minority, often face social stigma, discrimination, and othe... Read More...

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Goodbye happy hour? Changing workplace culture to support recovery

LAST CALL? – June 23, 2021 - And while other populations of employees — such as LGBTQ or BIPOC workers — can find support at work and even create additional community through Employee Resource Groups, th... Read More...

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Ryan O’Connell’s life improved 100% after one year sober

EVERY DAY IS SPECIAL – June 24, 2021 - “One year ago today I quit drinking,” O’Connell wrote, in a lengthy post on Instagram. He went on to reveal that he’s long struggled with the substance, and point... Read More...

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Mental health, Addiction & COVID-19

WATCH – CO-OCCURING SOLUTIONS – June 23, 2021 - Mental health cases have grown in recent months: 41.5 percent of U.S. adults had anxiety or depressive disorder in February, compared with 36.4 percent in ... Read More...

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