Lottie Moss sings about drugs and dances to the Euphoria theme song in bizarre videos filmed at rehab – after revealing she has a cocaine addiction VIDEO – ON THE EDGE – Feb. 17, 2022 - In another video with a kaleidoscope style filter, Lottie danced around to the theme song for Euphoria. The HBO drama stars Zendaya and follows a group of high school stud... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 22 2022interventionRecovery
Portrait of Meth Addiction in the Czech Republic VIDEO – DOCU ROCK-U – Feb. 15, 2022 - An intimate portrayal of methamphetamine addiction in the Czech Republic, Europe’s largest producer, through the life of Lenka, an addict of over 20 years. Lenka’s elde... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 22 2022methRecoveryTrauma
West Palm Beach Doctor Convicted of $31 Million Health Care Fraud VIDEO – MONEY IS ADDICTIVE – Feb. 11, 2022 - A doctor known for his expertise in treating alcoholism and drug abuse faces decades behind bars after he was convicted of helping bilk insurance companies out of mi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 22 2022interventionRecoveryRehab
CDC To Soften Opioid Prescription Guidelines VIDEO – GOING BACKWARDS? – Feb. 12, 2022 - Opioids can be an important tool in treating severe pain from cancer, surgery and serious injuries. But they also can be addictive — even when used under doctors’ ord... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 22 2022harm reductioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryRehabTrauma
Woman Beats Addiction VIDEO – LIVES TO HELP OTHERS – Feb. 15, 2022 - “Pain pills, cocaine ... the one that took me the furthest down was meth,” said Dykes. Dykes continued to struggle with addiction even after her son Addison wa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 22 2022interventionInterviewMental HealthmethRecoveryRehab
US Could Ease Restrictions On Prescribing Opioids WHAT A RELIEF, FOR SOME – Feb. 15, 2022 - Drugmakers in the 1990s marketed new opioids as less addictive and pushed for wider use among patients. “We overdid it with prescription medications – we were kind o... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 22 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryTrauma
Your Body Knows You’re Burnt Out TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS – Feb. 15, 202 - Burnout, as it is defined, is not a medical condition — it’s “a manifestation of chronic unmitigated stress,” explained Dr. Lotte Dyrbye, a physician scientist who stud... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 22 2022Mental HealthRecoveryTrauma
‘Lisa’s Light’: Couple Aim to Illuminate Addiction CATHARSIS – Feb. 16, 2022 - Her parents, Gary and Judy Stoefen, have written a book detailing her successes and challenges in hopes that it will steer others from a similar path. The couple, who met while gr... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 22 2022interventionInterviewlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Signs of Porn Addiction and When to Get Help AUDIO – POWERFUL – Feb. 12, 2022 - “At this point in time, there is no recognized diagnosis of ‘pornography addiction,’ and there is no evidence that pornography is inherently ‘addictive’,” Joshua Grubbs, asso... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 22 2022internetinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabSexual AddictionSmartphone Addiction
Delilah Hamlin Celebrates 6 Months of Sobriety After Accidental Overdose VIDEO – ALIVE AND WELL – Feb. 18, 2022 - “I found a psychiatrist and he over-prescribed me,” she said. “He over-prescribed me with one medication that one of my friends takes for 10 milligrams and he gave me 2... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 22 2022interventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Lifesaving Addiction Treatment Out of Reach for Many Americans NOT ALL EQUAL – Feb. 17, 2022 - These gaps in care put patients struggling with OUD at risk, and many need effective treatment now more than ever. Understanding these disparities can help state policymakers imp... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 22 2022interventionlife expectancyMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehab
Is Marijuana Addictive? HABIT FORMING – Feb. 17, 2022 - Addiction and dependency are two terms that are often used interchangeably. There are differences between the two. Addiction happens when a person uses a substance such as al... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 22 2022interventionmarijuanaMental HealthpotRecoveryRehab
Marvel Putting Iron Man in Rehab For a “nasty” Drug Addiction 28 DAYS – Feb. 17, 2022 - It’s good to show that anyone - even someone like Tony Stark - can falter, and ask for help. And from what we know about Iron Man #20, he’ll complete a stint at rehab and emerge with ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 22 2022RecoveryRehab
Can ‘Safe’ Injection Sites Make a Difference? IS ICE CREAM COLD? – Feb. 17, 2022 - This month, drug-policy experts also flagged the Department of Justice’s decision to revisit the federal government’s opposition to a safe drug-injection site in Philadelphi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 22 2022harm reductioninterventionRecoveryRehab
I Am an Alcoholic In Rehab VIDEO – FIRST HAND ACCOUNT – Feb. 19, 2022 - As I write this in my marble notebook, I am a stereotype, drinking coffee, smoking a cigarette, dry just a few days. It’s a chilly morning for Southern California. I... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 22 2022interventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Julia Cameron’s ‘Seeking Wisdom’ Goes Deeper than ‘The Artist’s Way’ AUDIO – MORE WISDOM – Feb. 21, 2022 - When author Julia Cameron first got sober, she was told to pray. In her new book, Seeking Wisdom, Cameron writes about the connection of spirituality and creativity, and he... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 22 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Interview with Leigh Steinberg a.k.a. Jerry Maguire TOUCHDOWN – Feb. 15, 2022 - The first drink was Russian Roulette. After I took the first drink, it wasn’t clear what would be the eventual outcome. It could be anything from a blackout where I did not remember ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 22 2022interventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabWriters In Treatment
Jane Lynch on Her Sobriety: In and Out and In Again VIDEO – ON THE PATH – Feb. 16, 2022 - “The first time you , it’s like: ‘Ah, I found it. I feel happy in my body, this feeling of bliss. No one can say anything to me that would make me upset or feel badly about... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 22 2022interventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
I Was An Addicted Doctor: Rehab Made Me Question How Much We Understand About Addiction THE DOCTOR’S OPINION – Feb. 8, 2022 - The next day, I meet with the whole treatment team – half a dozen psychiatrists, therapists and counsellors facing me across a massive table in one of those windowles... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 22 2022interventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Marian Keyes on Sobriety and Marriage ALL THE RIGHT NOTES – Feb. 15, 2022 - Lauded by contemporaries, including David Nicholls and Jo Jo Moyes, there’s light and dark in all Keyes’ novels, equal measures of hilarity and heartbreak. She has explore... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietydepressionFeb 22 2022interventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Elle King, Multi-Grammy Nominee on Motherhood and Sobriety A MOST CREATIVE ACT – Feb. 15, 2022 - Later in the interview, King, 32, publicly disclosed for the first time that she had contracted COVID-19 during the Christmas holidays and that it had spread to at least on... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCoronavirusFeb 22 2022interventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Sackler Family Offers an Extra Billion Dollars to Avoid Prosecution KILLERS – Feb. 18, 2022 - Members of the billionaire Sackler family have sweetened their cash offer to settle thousands of opioid-related lawsuits against them and their company, Purdue Pharma, offering up to ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 22 2022interventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaTrauma
Middle-school Child Falls Prey to Fatal Fentanyl VIDEO – AMERICAN NIGHTMARE – Feb. 18, 2022 - But about a year and a half ago, the middle schooler confessed to his parents about a very adult problem: He was experimenting with oxycodone, a prescription painki... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 22 2022fentanyllife expectancyopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmateenagersTrauma
Marian Keyes: From Alcoholism To Author of the Year THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE LEXAPRO – Feb. 18, 2022 - After reading the short story, Poolbeg Press contacted Keyes to ask her to write a full-length book which resulted in Keyes writing her first novel, Waterm... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 22 2022interventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Brain Surgery May Help People Overcome Drug Addiction VIDEO – IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD – Feb. 15, 2022 - By his 20s, Buckhalter was using heroin, and drugs were all he could think about. By the time Mahoney proposed surgery, Buckhalter was at the end of his rope.&nbs... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 22 2022interventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Americans Unaware Alcohol Can Cause Cancer MODERATE MODERATION – Feb. 17, 2022 - “Increasing awareness of the alcohol–cancer link, such as through multimedia campaigns and patient–provider communication, may be an important new strategy for health advoc... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerFeb 22 2022interventionRecoveryTrauma
‘Relentless Advocate’: Chef Gabriel Rucker Opens Up About Sobriety VIDEO – GOURMET COFFEE ONLY? – Feb. 17, 2022 - “I’m lucky that I have also a father that’s in recovery, too,” he said. These days, Rucker also finds support in a group called Ben’s Friends. “There’s winem... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 22 2022interventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Jails Finally Allowing Medical Care For Opioid Addiction FINALLY SOME HUMANITY – Feb. 18, 2022 - Sedgwick’s joins at least a few other Kansas jails that do so, including Crawford County in southeast Kansas. “I mean, something’s got to change,” Crawford County She... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 22 2022interventionlife expectancyMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehabTrauma
Quote of the Week – P.J. O’Rourke “Don’t send funny greeting cards on birthdays or at Christmas. Save them for funerals, when their cheery effect is needed.” —P.J. O’Rourke (Nov. 14, 1947–Feb. 15, 2022) ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 22 2022life expectancyquote of the week
Fake ‘crack pipe’ Story Hurts Battle Against Addiction A CRACK IN THE STORY – Feb. 15, 2022 - It started with a story in the Washington Free Beacon that falsely said a federal Department of Health and Human Services grant was handing out free “crack pipes” to Black... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 22 2022harm reductioninterventionRecoveryRehab