Gambling Addiction Leads to Risk of Suicide WATCH – IT’S HARD TO CONTROL YOUR BRAIN – SEPT. 23, 2021 - She’s a widow, who’s recently retired, and said the lack of things to do, led her to visiting the casinos. Eventually, it turned into an addi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminglife expectancyMental HealthSept 28 2021suicide
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...Alcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaHeroin AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 21 2021suicideTrauma
‘Instagram for Kids’ Will Make Kids Suicidal DOES CAPITALISM CARE? – Sept. 15, 2021 - The demand comes as top lawmakers on the Senate Commerce Committee announced plans to investigate the company with the help of a “Facebook whistleblower.” “Chi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phonedepressioninternetinterventionMental HealthRecoverySept 21 2021Smartphone AddictionsuicideteenagersTrauma
Jaw-Dropping Moments in WSJ’s Bombshell Facebook Probe WATCH – GIRLS DON’T NEED FILLERS OR FILTERS – Sept. 16, 2021 - There’s a lot to unpack from the Journal’s investigation. But one thing that stands out is just how blatantly Facebook’s problems are docume... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phonedepressioninternetMental HealthSept 21 2021suicideteenagersTrauma
Nurse Shares Story of Recovery at South Jersey Ministry PLEASE WATCH – REAL HEROES – August 25, 2021 - “I had tried to commit suicide numerous times. I had been in and out of programs. I had lost my nursing license. There was nowhere for me to go,” she said. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabsuicideteenagers
Finding a Way Back from Suicide LISTEN – SHOCKED BACK FROM THE DEAD – August 9, 2021 - Dr. P. was an ECT specialist at the institute. Electroconvulsive therapy, once known as shock therapy, sends an electric current to the brain, which produ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 17 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoverysuicide
Kathy Griffin details 2020 suicide attempt, pill addiction LAUGHING BEHIND THE TEARS – August 2, 2021- You never know what goes on behind closed doors. Kathy Griffin outlined to ABC the dire personal straits she found herself in while on tour in 2017, including batt... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAugust 10 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietydepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabsuicide
More women are dying in jail ENDLESS TEARS – July 15th, 2021 - Experts told The 19th that the numbers underscore the need to not only assist women’s needs inside the jails, but to also implement systemic reforms, services and progra... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 20 2021life expectancyMental HealthsuicideTrauma
Cannabis Use May Be Linked with Suicidal Thoughts, Plans, Attempts in Young Adults DYING TO STOP – June 24, 2021 - Cannabis use has been associated with a higher likelihood of thinking about suicide in young adults, according to a study from the US National Institutes of Health publish... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 29 2021marijuanaMental HealthRecoverysmokingsuicideteenagersTrauma
… YOUR LIFE IS YOUR OWN – June 1, 2021 - Most would keep such skeletons secreted in the closet, but Jake discusses it openly believing it will inspire change, hope and healing among those grappling with the wors... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJune 8 2021life expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabsuicideTrauma
When Someone Says ‘Everything Is Fine,’ It Usually Isn’t BOOK REVIEW – May 28, 2021- Tim had wrestled in high school at 270 pounds, and at 23, he was still gigantic, living at home, sleeping through the days and spending nights in the basement lifting weights while h... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJune 1 2021Mental HealthRecoverysuicideTrauma
Photographs depict the stark reality of addiction in the US SNOW ANGELS – May 21, 2021 - Fearless and prolific conflict photographer James Nachtwey has been at the frontline of battles all over the world. On this occasion, he travelled with visual journalist and editor ... Read More...Alcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMay 25 2021Mental HealthOverdosesuicideTraumaWar On Drugs
Is fear of opioids leaving patients in pain? DOCTOR’S DILEMMA – April 23, 2021 - We heard from someone who has reached the end of his rope: “In June, I will have suffered from severe chronic pain for 28 years. I will be dead before then. My doctor has cut me b... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 27 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionMental Healthmethopioid crisisopioidsOverdosesuicide
Ernest Hemingway: How Mental Illness Plagued Writer & Family A FAREWELL TO SANITY – April 1, 2021 - He also had a fraught relationship with his mother, who dressed Hemingway as a girl when he was a child. Hemingway’s third wife, journalist Martha Gellhorn, would later at... Read More...Alcohol AddictionApril 6 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressioninterventionInterviewlife expectancyMental HealthsuicideTrauma
Antidepressants Still Linked to Increased Suicide Risk TO THE END? – March 15, 2021 - According to Hengartner et al., the last meta-analysis that included observational studies was published in 2009, included only eight studies with about 200,000 participants, and did n... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 23 2021Mental HealthRecoverysuicide
Meghan Markle’s mental health struggles echo Princess Diana’s experience A “ROYAL” FAMILY MATTER – March 11, 2021 - Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s sit-down interview with Oprah Winfrey first aired on CBS on Sunday, and one area in particular that seems to have resonated is Markle’... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressioninterventionInterviewlonelinessMar 16 2021Mental HealthsuicideTrauma
What Happens When You Mix Antidepressants with Recreational Drugs? DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME ... OR ANYWHERE – Feb. 9, 2021 - When Emily, 22, was first prescribed antidepressants at 16, she continued her weekend ritual of binge-drinking at parties. Over time, she realised it wasn... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 16 2021interventionMental HealthRecoverysuicide
Who’s Taking Care of Mental Health Professionals? DOCTOR (CAN’T) HEAL THYSELF – February 11, 2021 - USA TODAY spoke with half a dozen mental health workers who told us the pandemic has been the most challenging year of their professional lives. Every one of th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusFeb 16 2021interventionlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocatesuicideTrauma
The Pandemic’s Toll on Children’s Mental Health SUFFER THE CHILDREN, AND TEENS, TOO – Jan 12, 2021 - KRISSY WILLIAMS, 15, had attempted suicide before, but never with pills.The teen was diagnosed with schizophrenia when she was 9. People with this chronic mental... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 2 2021interventionlife expectancylonelinessMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocatesuicideteenagersTrauma
Covid Poses ‘greatest threat to mental health since WWII’ From across the pond... – Dec. 27, 2020 - The coronavirus crisis poses the greatest threat to mental health since the second world war, with the impact to be felt for years after the virus has been brought und... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusdepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinsomniainterventionJan 05 2021Mental HealthOverdoserelapsesuicideTrauma
Pandemic Blamed for Oregon’s 40% Increase in Drug Deaths The most horrible time... – Dec. 23, 2020 - “Many people who are using substances, they may be hanging by a thread as is,” said Dr. Tom Jeanne, deputy health officer with the Oregon Health Authority. “Throw in... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDec 29 2020depressionDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancylonelinessMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinrelapsesuicideTrauma
Man Starts Knitting Group to Help People Recover From Addiction Idle hands... – Dec. 27, 2020 - As Mendonca spent his days knitting yarn and making his own unique creations, fellow residents at the facility began to take notice. One by one, Mendonca’s solo hobby turned i... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDec 29 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabsuicide
How to Talk to Loved Ones About Their Mental Health WATCH – From the Heart – Dec. 1, 2020 - The year 2020 has exacted a psychological toll on Americans. Levels of anxiety and depression have skyrocketed alongside increases in drug overdoses and alcohol consumpt... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDec 8 2020depressioninterventionMental HealthRecoverysuicide
Thanksgiving has new meaning for former gang member WATCH – Grateful for a new slice of turkey and sober life – Nov. 28, 2020 - “I never really was thankful for life,” Pennebaker said. He served prison time, and he came to Longview in 2017. At one point, he was h... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCompassionDec 1 2020Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabsuicide
The childhood drug addiction that inspired The Queen’s Gambit Here comes the knight – Nov. 27, 2020 - Tevis, originally from San Francisco, learned to play chess as a young boy but fell ill at the age of eight. He was put in a nursing home and abandoned by his parents, w... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 1 2020depressionDrug Abuse and AddictionGaminginterventionInterviewlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRehabsuicide
Sarah hid her addiction from everyone, then it all unravelled. WATCH – When suicide is off the table – Nov. 9, 2020 - hey completed seven rounds of IVF, before they realised their reality: their story wasn’t going to end in children. “I would’ve been happy to put... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancylonelinessMental HealthNov 17 2020RecoveryRehabsuicide
How to Recognize Teen Cyberbullying With virtual interaction becoming even more prevalent during this time of social distancing, teen cyberbullying is on the rise. One out of every three teens has experienced cyberbullying. Because it causes distress a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCompassioninternetinterventionlonelinessMental Healthnonprofit organizationNov 10 2020RecoverysuicideteenagersTrauma
The Dog Who Saved Me A Tail of Hope – October 2020 - Brayson’s name was meant to sound soft and approachable for fear of the stigma that Pit Bulls have had to contend with in recent years. And he was soft, friendly and loving. At m... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionNov 3 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabsuicide
California sheriff’s department to pair therapists with deputies Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson? – Oct. 24, 2020 - A sheriff’s office in Nevada County, California, is launching a program to partner deputies responding to certain types of non-criminal 911 calls with a lice... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionMental HealthNov 3 2020OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocatesuicideTrauma
Dad battling alcoholism sent heartbreaking text before taking own life The final decision... – Sep. 18, 2020 - Kane Watkins, 33, was found hanged under a bridge in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, on November 19 after previously making threats to take his own life on social media. A fat... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousdepressionMental HealthSept 22 2020suicide