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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionFeb 23 2021interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021interventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Last Days of Heroin FENTANYL FOREVER? – Feb. 18, 2021 - Fentanyl isn’t a new substance, having first been synthesized in a lab in 1960 by the Belgian company Janssen Pharmaceuticals. The drug has important medical uses, including for C... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021fentanylHeroin Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdose
“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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionFeb 23 2021interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionFeb 23 2021interventionRecoveryRehab
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
History of ‘shot,’ has its Roots in Morphine Addiction MARVELS OF MEDICINE – Feb. 15, 2021 - One of the earliest “shot” mentions Jon found was in the San Francisco Chronicle of March 2, 1889. A story headlined “The Hypo-Gun. How Morphine Victims Are Fed” desc... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021Recovery
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Drug‑Free Solution to Opioid Withdrawal SOON FOR BABIES TOO? – Feb. 18, 2021 - The Texas startup was founded in Houston in 2018, but is now headquartered in Dallas where it develops medical devices such as the system. Spark received clearance from... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021interventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecovery
Nicole Richie’s Journey From Dark Days Of Addiction To Doting Mom ALIVE AND WELL, REMARKABLY – Feb. 20, 2021 - Nicole sobered up and soon began filming the first season of her hit reality show, The Simple Life, in which she and real-life best friend Paris Hilton starred as tw... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionEating DisorderFeb 23 2021food addictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecovery
California Bill Would Decriminalize LSD and Psilocybin TAKING A TRIP, NOT TAKING A TRIP – Feb. 19, 2021 - A 2016 study in the Journal of Psychopharmacology found that a single dose of psilocybin mushrooms “produced substantial and enduring decreases in depressed mood an... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021interventionPsychedelicsRecovery
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021interventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Neighbors Express Concerns Over Sober Living Home WATCH – NOT IN OUR FLORIDA NEIGHBORHOOD – Feb. 18, 2021 - “Our neighborhood is concerned about issues that many times surround these types of organizations and homes. There are issues that are not good,” long-t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021interventionRecoveryRehab
What We Can Learn From Gaming Companies About Gambling Addiction WATCH – TRADING ELECTRONS – Feb. 19, 2021 - His parents lay the blame squarely on the investing company, pointing out Kearns tried multiple times to get help on a customer service line, to no avail. Kearns’ fam... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneFeb 23 2021GaminginternetMental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addictionvideo games
RIP: U-Roy: The Singularly Musical Toaster Was a Vital Part of Reggae’s Bloodline IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT GANJA – Feb. 19, 2021 - What can’t be doubted is without his singularly musical way with a lyric, toasting in the recording studio might have ended in 1970. U-Roy rode the rhythms with... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionFeb 23 2021grammy winnerlife expectancy
Settlement Reached in Suit Accusing James Franco of Sexual Misconduct ARS GRATIA ARTIS – Feb. 21, 2021 - Mr. Franco’s production company, Rabbit Bandini, and his partners, who include Vince Jolivette and Jay Davis, are also named as defendants. The two parties had been discussing... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 23 2021Mental HealthTrauma
Kim Novak: ‘I inherited mental illness from my father, but the rape must have added to it’ THE UPS AND DOWNS OF STARDOM – Feb. 18,2021 - In the early 2000s, Novak was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Since then, she has spent time trying to normalise it, telling people it is just another illnes... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionFeb 23 2021InterviewMental HealthTrauma
The Opioid Crisis, Fueled by Covid, Is Worse Than Ever MORE BAD NEWS – Feb. 20. 2021 - Drug overdoses of all kinds killed nearly 84,000 people in the U.S. from August 2019 to July 2020. That’s 23% more than in the previous 12-month period, and the highest number of... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseRecovery
NFL’S Vincent Jackson ‘Suffered From Chronic Alcoholism’ WATCH – TOO TRAGIC – FEB. 17, 2021 - The whole situation was bizarre considering Jackson made more than $70 million in his NFL career and was widely loved in the community by family, friends and law enforcement... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 23 2021interventionlife expectancyMental Health
NFL Seeking Information on Cannabis as an Alternative to Opioids WATCH – 4-20-51-50 HIIIGH-KE – Feb. 17, 2021 - The NFL finally loosened its cannabis testing policy last offseason, amid mounting public sentiment in favor of decriminalization and, in some states, full legalization... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021interventionmarijuanaopioid crisisopioidsoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSuper Bowl
Tobacco Giant Bets $1.4 Billion on Influencers to Boost Sales BLOWING SMOKE – Feb. 20, 2021 - According to a wide-ranging report by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, it has also attracted younger adults, non-smokers and even reached the eyes of children. An emplo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021smoking
‘Body Brokers’: It’s Easy To Get Hooked On Crime Drama WATCH – IT’S A MOVIE, NOT A DOCUMENTARY – Feb. 18, 2021 - “Body Brokers” opens in Ohio, where the unfortunately named Utah (Jack Kilmer, son of Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley) and his girlfriend Opal (Alice Engl... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021interventionRecoveryRehab
Craig Ferguson Celebrates 29 Years of Sobriety PLEASE COME BACK, IT’S OK NOW – Feb. 19, 2021 - Scotland’s one of the most celebrated television host, comedian, author and actor, Craig Ferguson, is celebrating 29 years of being sober. Taking to microblogg... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 23 2021interventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Demi Lovato’s New Doc Details Singer’s 2018 Overdose, “She Should Be Dead” WATCH – A STAR IS REBORN – FEB. 17, 2021 - Viewers will see a glimpse at Lovato “during the most trying time of her life as she unearths her prior traumas and discovers the importance of her physical, emotional... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021grammy winnerinterventionMental HealthOverdoseRecoveryRehabrelapse
The Handbook To Gen Z Sobriety TOOLS FOR LIVING – Feb. 3, 2021 - Gooch’s debut book acts as a manual for sober and sober-curious females looking to improve their lives. The facts and figures she presents are astounding (for example, did you ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 23 2021interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘Definitely a Challenge’ THE SILENCE OF REAL LIFE – Feb. 16, 2021 - The facility is run by a man named Joe (Paul Raci), a Vietnam veteran who lost his hearing in the war, who tries to help Ruben overcome his frustrations and live as a ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021RecoveryRehab
Compassion In Action – Interview with Dr. Gabor Maté WATCH – WALKING THE WALK – Feb. 2, 2021 - After a twenty-year career in family practice, Dr. Gabor Maté began working in Vancouver’s Eastside area with patients who were challenged by addiction and mental illne... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021interventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Gym Offers Free Workouts and Recovery Meetings FELLOWSHIP AND FREE WEIGHTS – Feb. 15, 2021 - Jurewicz says it’s the people who don’t believe they are in recovery – those that come for the workout and scurry away before the meeting – that are the most “heart... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Hazelden Does It Again – Read All About It! CATALOG OF THE YEAR – 2021 - We have realized the need to adapt, reevaluate and grow. While many of our solutions are already available on a digital platform, we’re working to expand our virtual library to all.... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 23 2021interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab