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Marin County drug court gets $500,000

HOUSING NOT HOSING – March 1, 2021 - Jei Africa, director of Marin County’s Behavioral Health and Recovery Services division, said, “We’re calculating that an additional 48 folks will have some temporary housin... Read More...

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Ex-addict who ‘used crack & heroin at 15, overdosed 19 TIMES’ reveals sober transformation

ANYONE CAN DECIDE TO STOP – Feb. 28, 2021 - She is now eager to tell her story and help show people there is a “solution to this disease”. “I lived a life full of misery and prayed every time that I slept to... Read More...

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Rehab doctor pays $100 a night for ’boutique’ jail stay

MUCH LESS THAN HIS FACILITY – March 3, 2021 - Rosen’s next court date is in April. He’s shacking up at the Huntington Beach City Jail, which charges about $3,000 a month for accommodations. Surf City’s pay-to-s... Read More...

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Jamie Lee Curtis on how sobriety helped unlock her confidence

WATCH – SCREAMING? – March 4, 2021 - Actor Jamie Lee Curtis joins Hoda and Jenna to talk about her show-stopping Golden Globes dress and how she has found confidence in herself through sobriety. She also ... Read More...

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Newsman Rod Luck rebuilt life in sobriety 1948-2021

SPREADING THE GOOD NEWS – March 6, 2021 - “Booze, drugs — too much tore me down,” he said in a speech to a high school class posted on his website in 2015. “That ladder that took so many years for me to climb t... Read More...

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Cheyenne Jackson talks maintaining sobriety during pandemic

HAND WASHING, NOT HAND WRINGING – March 3, 2021 - “But yeah, right now, I gotta be fully on. Jason and I have definitely had moments because we’re both sober — that’s where we met, in an AA meeting — we’ve both... Read More...

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Has COVID-19 Killed AA Anonymity?

by Christopher Dale IS THAT REALLY A BAD THING? – March 8, 2021 - As we pass the one-year anniversary of widespread COVID-19 lockdowns, a bright spot in an otherwise dark year has been the adaptability of Alcohol... Read More...

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‘School of Rock’ child star says bullying led to them becoming ‘a raging addict’

IT’S A HARD KNOCK LIFE – March 5, 2021 - “I spent over a decade terrified that I’d peaked at 10 years old,” Reyes said in their essay. Reyes told the Post, however, that they did not regret doing “School of Rock.”&n... Read More...

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Two women open sober-living homes for men

WATCH – COOKING NOT INCLUDED – March 3, 2021 - People in recovery may encounter a long road finding a place to stay when choosing to lead a clean life. Two women from Wyoming County have opened their own sob... Read More...

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Trey Anastasio to Open Treatment Center in Vermont

PHISHER FOR SOULS – March 4, 2021 - “Substance use disorders affect people from all walks of life,” Anastasio said in a statement, “and the problem is intimately linked with isolation — whether that’s isolation due ... Read More...

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12 Tips for Your Recovery

STAYING VIGILANT – 2020 - Many people who misuse alcohol or drugs have trouble dealing with anger. If left unchecked, anger can have a negative impact on your health and your lasting sobriety. Anger is a normal... Read More...

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John Mulaney is in Outpatient Sober Care

WISHING HIM THE BEST – Feb. 25, 2021 - When Mulaney was a teenager, his parents sent him to a psychiatrist, who told him that he was one part nice kid, one part “gorilla that wants to kill the other half.” A... Read More...

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Retailer reflects on drug addiction, crime, and finding purpose

WATCH – STAYING CLEAN IN BODY AND SOUL – Feb. 25, 2021 - Retailer reflects on drug addiction, crime, and finding purpose. more@OzarksFirst ... Read More...

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Governor Pardons 13 More People, Including Illegal Substance Users

JUSTICE PREVAILS – Feb. 26, 2021 - Gov. Tony Evers said “It continues to be extraordinary listening to the stories of so many who have paid their debt and deserve a second chance. Today, I am glad to be able to... Read More...

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Man Plunges Into Icy Ocean to Fight Addiction

WATCH – GOING TO ANY DEPTHS – Feb. 25, 2021 - For about 15 years, Rosa has been raising money through Chucky’s Fight to support recovering addicts and speak to youth about addiction at schools. ”I believe it... Read More...

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Chris Therien’s career with the Philadelphia Flyers was a prelude to a world of alcoholism

FROM THE ICE TO ICED TEA – Feb. 27, 2021 - Thousands showed their support. Some talked about their own battles. Some talked about how Therien was a role model. “Very proud of you,” said ex-Flyers star Reggie... Read More...

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Ecstasy Could Be Used to Treat Alcoholism

PROBLEM DRINKERS HAVE PROBLEMS – Feb. 23, 2021 - It’s thought that painful past experiences are frequently at the root of drinking problems. Professor David Nutt, lead author of the study, said: ‘This clinical ... Read More...

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Everything Ben Affleck Said About His Sobriety

GETTING BACK UP – Feb. 24, 2021 - “I have completed treatment for alcohol addiction; something I’ve dealt with in the past and will continue to confront,” Affleck wrote via Facebook in March 2017 after his seco... Read More...

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Hazelden Betty Ford Makes Dr. Joseph Lee, First Physician, Non-White, & Youngest President/CEO

IT MUST BE 2021 – Feb. 25, 2021 - As a Hazelden Betty Ford Trustee, Susan Ford Bales, daughter of former First Lady Betty Ford, is proud to have Dr. Lee taking the esteemed institution's helm. Discussing his app... Read More...

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Anthony Hopkins Remembers It All

ONE KNIGHT AT A TIME – Feb 27, 2021 - You recently marked forty-five years of sobriety. Was it difficult to give up drinking? No. I’m not an evangelist—I know people who drink and they’re fine with it. ... Read More...

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Let the music play…

12 STEPS FROM CORONATION STREET – Feb. 2021 - ‘It was the end of the 90s and although I didn’t realise it at the time, I was coming to the end of my run in the Street when I sent a demo tape to some record comp... Read More...

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Jon Bon Jovi’s daughter: no longer living on a prayer.

FATHER, DAUGHTER DANCE – Feb. 19, 2021 - She and her friend, Ian S Grant, were later arrested and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and illegal possession of marijuana. The charges were... Read More...

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Getting Drunk on Manischewitz

JEWS AREN’T ALCOHOLICS? – Feb. 18, 2021 - Being Jewish, having family members in addiction recovery, and now working for a treatment center for alcoholism and addiction, I wanted to learn more ab... Read More...

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400K Egyptians Benefited From State’s Addiction Recovery Programs

LET MY PEOPLE GROW – Feb. 16, 2021 - Egyptian Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine el-Qabbaj announced that a total of 400,000 citizens benefited from the state’s addiction recovery programs during the past thr... Read More...

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Guitarist Lee McKinney Discusses Xanax Addiction

GETTING OFF – Feb. 17, 2021 - Lee revealed his anxiety developed during Born Of Orisis’ grueling touring schedule. “It was probably the peak of our touring schedule. We were on ‘Mayhem’ with Rob Zombie and Chi... Read More...

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“I Wanted Oblivion. I Just Couldn’t Bear Being Me”- Alcoholism and the ‘Loveliness’ of Sobriety’

A BETTER LIFE – Feb. 14, 2021- And then in college, I drank so much, I drank everything and from much earlier it was all about alcohol. “It’s not trouble, but it’s not funny either. There’s compassion for my... Read More...

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Why I Got Sober at 24

NEVER TOO YOUNG – Feb. 16, 2021 - My drinking started properly in 2001 at age 16. I’d recently moved high schools and although I’d begun to make new friends, I felt anxious. The instant relief drinking gave me ... Read More...

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Texas Father & Son Build Farm-Model Treatment Center

WATCH – FAMILY GROWTH – Feb. 15, 2021 -Ranch House Recovery was good distraction for Dylon, and was a way to channel his energies. But two weeks before the farm was to set to open, Dylon relapsed. ... Read More...

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Finding Sobriety Patrick Flanagan Opened Lion House

SOBER LIVING FOR GOOD – Feb. 22, 2021 - Flanagan believes that the five months he spent living in a sober house on St. Paul’s Summit Avenue cemented his commitment to sobriety. “I lived with 14 guys wh... Read More...

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Community Weighs In On Proposed Rehab In Morro Bay

NOT IN MY CALIFORNIA NEIGHBORHOOD – Fab.19, 2021 - The project was proposed in December to the city planning commission, but Smith says she wasn’t made aware of it until weeks later. “I feel like the transpa... Read More...

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