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Macklemore talks about his 2020 relapse to Dax Shepard: ‘The disease of addiction is crazy’

WATCH – BACK TO BASICS – April 20, 2021 - “I really, really resonated with the episode,” the 37-year-old songwriter expressed, adding how amazed he was by Shepard’s ability to be “vulnerable and honest” with hi... Read More...

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Lindsey’s father, Michael ‘the Body Broker’ Lohan arrested

FLORIDA RETIREMENT COMES EARLY – April 23, 2021 - Said Aronberg, “Mr. Lohan was investigated by our Sober Homes Task Force and he’s being charged with receiving kickbacks for referring patients to drug treatment. Pa... Read More...

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One saleswoman’s journey to sobriety and entrepreneurship

IMAGINATION – April 19, 2021 - From the outside, she said, she was keeping it all together, but internally, she said she realized she was “not doing so good.” But Taylor, who now considers herself in recover... Read More...

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How One Man Overcame His Drug Addictions by Faith

HIGHER POWER WORKS – April 22, 2021 - At the age of 20, Barr was held down by a group of friends while they injected heroin into his veins, which started his 22-year drug addiction. At the height of his addicti... Read More...

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Lindsay Lohan’s father Michael arrested for steering patients to rehab firms

WATCH – ALL IN A DAY'S WORK – April 23, 2021 - Said Aronberg, “Mr. Lohan was investigated by our Sober Homes Task Force and he’s being charged with receiving kickbacks for referring patients to drug treatment. Patie... Read More...

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Former Incarcerated, Drug Addict and Dealer Shares Story of Sobriety and Success

“YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, ANTHONY BROWN” – April 17, 2021 - Growing up in Ohio to a single mother who was an alcoholic and suffered from depression, Brown never met his father and was the victim of severe physical ab... Read More...

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From Yale to Wall Street to homelessness.

NOW HE’S RISING UP – April 17, 2021 - Lost his business, his home, the car he was living in, and landed on the streets of Los Angeles. For about six years, home for him and his common-law husband was a le... Read More...

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“Without sobriety, this album or this band wouldn’t exist.”

ROYAL BLOOD – April 16, 2021 - “There are people in my life now who have got sober, and now helping fucking crack addicts,” says Kerr. “It’s amazing. Someone reached out to me that way. I feel like I have a res... Read More...

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Non-Profit Trains 50,000 in Addiction Recovery Support

HAND TO HAND COMPASSION – April 14, 2021 - HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, New England non-profit, The Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR), has developed an industry-leading training department that has ... Read More...

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True Works of Genius: Global Sober Books

THE WORLD AT YOUR FINGERTIPS – April 13, 2021 - Peter T. has authored eight books, and very few folks know his full name. Such is a life and a lifestyle shaped by Alcoholics Anonymous. In early 2020, j... Read More...

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The Pandemic Taught Me I Had A Drinking Problem

BOOZY ESSAY – April 15, 2021 - I got bored of so much drinking. One night, I looked down into my half-empty stem glass and sighed, like, “You again?” It became as monotonous as remote learning, and it wasn’t re... Read More...

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19 Celebs Who Struggled With Addiction

ACTING NATURALLY – April 13, 2021 - Most people at least know someone who suffers from an addiction, but it’s often not talked about in our culture. In an effort to help break barriers associated with addiction... Read More...

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A Higher Power Outage: Zoom Meetings & Spirituality

by Christopher Dale WHAT WOULD BILL W. DO? – April 20, 2021 - Undoubtedly, Bill would be impressed with, and grateful for, the technology. But unlike an airborne Washington, for Bill the novelty would soon w... Read More...

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John Stamos: ‘Sobriety Helped’ Me Get Married & Settle Down

THE PROMISES COMING TRUE – April 16, 2021 - John Stamos credits his sobriety to his decision to get married and have children. The “Fuller House” actor, 57, joined Howard Stern on SiriusXM’s “The Howard Ster... Read More...

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Kate Gunn on living sober: “The benefits were extreme and that’s what keeps us going.”

LISTEN – SO EASY TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE – April 4, 2021 - Kate has written a book called ‘The Accidental Soberista’ which details the unexpected bliss of an alcohol-free life. Speaking to Alive and Kicking Cla... Read More...

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‘Portraits of Recovery’ paints a hopeful picture of Native addiction treatment

WATCH – IT TAKES A TRIBE – April 5, 2021 - The video, Norris-Barrett explained, shows White describing the traditional nature-based approach he took to recovery at Red Lake Chemical Health. “You see Carl pick t... Read More...

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At George Floyd’s Treatment Center, Clients See Racism in Addiction Assumptions

ONCE AN ADDICT...? RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE! April 11, 2021 - Attention to the fentanyl and methamphetamine found in Floyd’s system following his death goes beyond the courtroom: Duke University is investigating the... Read More...

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Twin’s fitness journey to sobriety inspires business

WATCH – SOBER MUSCLE INC. – APRIL 5, 2021 - “I was a good kid. Good grades, I was focused, I was easy going, I was happy,” he recalled to News 3. But it wouldn’t last. Addiction returned to Ashburn’s life in... Read More...

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Maxx Crosby details his road to sobriety on ‘NFL Total Access’

WATCH – FOOTBALL FANS ONLY – April 6, 2021 - Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby details his road to sobriety on ‘NFL Total Access’ more@NFL ... Read More...

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Jimmy Kimmel blasted for joking about Hunter’s drug addiction

CRACKED ME UP – April 9, 2021 - ‘And that is hard to believe unless you read the book and then I’m surprised you have shoes on.’ Biden, who writes in graphic detail about his crack addiction, replied: ... Read More...

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April is Alcohol Abuse Awareness Month

DEMI LOVATO’S MINI-BAR? – April 9, 2021 - “Alcohol and drug use problems can have devastating impacts on individuals, their families and our communities,” says Khan. Efforts in Utah to address the state’s o... Read More...

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Caron Treatment Centers cuts unusual contract with Independence Blue Cross

BUSINESS NEWS – April 9, 2021 - IBC would pay the nonprofit, which for about 20 years had not accepted insurance, a single upfront fee for its members and then get out of the way, avoiding the usual policing of... Read More...

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Georgia Plans To Crack Down On Halfway House ‘Cash Cows’

LISTEN – MILKING THE SYSTEM – April 9, 2021 - Missy Owen started the Davis Direction Foundation to support recovery after her son, Davis, died of a heroin overdose in 2014. She said the problem is that anyone c... Read More...

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Charlie Sheen: “Tigers Blood”, “Winning”, Two and a Half Men & Road To Recovery

WATCH – STAYING ALIVE – March 23, 2021 - Charlie shares what it was like growing up the son of a famous actor, Martin Sheen as well as the sibling of Emilio Estévez. When did his loved ones first intervene to h... Read More...

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Q&A with Amanda Marino, Co-Founder of Next Level Recovery

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – April 9, 2021 - Amanda Marino is a Certified Intervention Professional (CIP), Certified Recovery and Life Coach, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Alternative Medicine. She is ... Read More...

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Ibogaine: Promising Treatment for Addiction

IF IT REALLY WORKS, WHY NOT? – April 5, 2021 - Once dismissed as a fringe, counterculture vice, psychedelics are rapidly approaching acceptance in mainstream medicine. These drugs uniquely change the brain, and a pe... Read More...

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Can 12-Step Groups and Psychedelics Coexist?

WHAT WOULD BILL W. DROP? – April 8, 2021 - After years of daily opioid use, Kevin was finally succeeding at his recovery. In 2011, he moved into a halfway house, got a sponsor, and started going to 12-step meetings ... Read More...

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How I learned to love Zoom 12-step meetings

NO MORE ZOOM GLOOM – April 8, 2021 - “You could hear the plopping of her poo,” he recalls. “She put the camera back on her face like nothing happened.”) Meetings were attacked by Zoom bombers. Hate speech... Read More...

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Drug use among seniors a hidden epidemic

I'VE FALLEN AND I CAN'T GET UP – March 31, 2021 - Development of drug use later in life may be connected with prescription of pain relief medication, which poses a risk for misuse if not appropriately administered. ... Read More...

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Margo Price: ‘My Mind Is Clear and My Heart Is Full’

SAVE THE COUNTRY – April 2, 2021 - Price wrote that her decision to get sober came after she “started drinking more frequently again” during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly during the late summer and early ... Read More...

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