Relapse Prevention: Recognize the Signs STAY AWAKE – Jan. 13, 2026 - If you’re supporting someone in their journey to recovery, help them stay sober by recognizing triggers, risks and signs they may return to use. “It’s common for people to return to us... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured ArticlesinterventionRecoveryRehabrelapse
Officials Considering Program to Help People Get Into Stable Sober Housing EVERYONE NEEDS A FRIENDLY HOME – Jan. 13, 2026 - After a push by an Albuquerque city councilor to get more housing for people recovering from drug addiction, the city is considering starting up a more-than $1 m... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured ArticlesinterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Fivio Foreign: Sobriety Made Him Realize How Much Time He Wasted ‘Being Smacked’ STONED NO MORE – Jan. 14, 2026 - Becoming sober has changed Fivio Foreign’s life for the better. In late December, the rapper and producer announced that he planned to enter rehab, saying he wanted to “stop making a ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured Articlessobriety
Science Says Different Psychiatric Disorders May Have SAME CAUSE NOW WHAT? – Jan. 16, 2026 - A sweeping new study of psychiatric and genetic records has the potential to change treatment for millions of psychiatric patients, finding that many conditions involve similar genes and m... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeatured ArticlesMental Health
’Shrooms Lead the Pack in Psychedelic Medicine TIMOTHY LEARY’S DEAD? – Jan. 13, 2026 - In the billion-dollar race to commercialize psychedelic medicine, psilocybin, a naturally occurring hallucinogen better known as magic mushrooms, or “shrooms,” has decisively p... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured ArticlesPsychedelics
CDC Is Funding Deadly Studies on Babies SAVE THE CHILDREN – Jan. 15, 2026 - The CDC is funding a horrific hepatitis experiment on babies. “We are allowing children, infants, to be exposed to Hepatitis B when we could prevent it, and then follow them ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeatured Articlesinterventionlife expectancyTrauma
7 Country Songs About Giving Up Drinking VIDEO – BOOTS NOT REQUIRED – Jan. 15, 2026 - January can be a powerful time to reflect on how drinking fits into your life. For country fans, that reflection hits even deeper. This genre has always told the truth abo... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery Advocatesobriety
How Sobriety and a ‘Loosie Song’ Resulted in a Blockbuster AUDIO – HOT and SOBER – Jan. 15, 2026 - As Nick Carpenter looked back on the biggest year yet for his solo music project Medium Build, he also admits that, before 2025 concluded, he had “hit this giant spiritual wall... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Author Sam Quinones on Finding Musical Fulfillment in New Book AUDIO – MUSIC MATTERS – Jan. 12, 2026 - Journalist Sam Quinones, who chronicled the drug epidemic in his books Dreamland and The Least of Us decided to take a detour in his latest book, and he found it in the tuba se... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental Health
Drying Out In a Drinking Town VIDEO – ALWAYS A CHALLENGE – Jan. 13, 2026 - It might be hard to believe after a visit to Lower Broadway, but fewer people are drinking these days – at least that’s what folks are telling pollsters. According to G... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of Interestsobriety
The Warning Signs of Addiction, Alcoholism and Substance Misuse ALWAYS LATE – Jan. 13, 2026 - In a world full of temptations, it’s possible for a person to become addicted to just about anything. And while it’s not always obvious, there are often warning signs that suggest there’... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Yoga Speeds Opioid Withdrawal and Recovery VIDEO – READ AND WATCH (in English) – Jan. 12, 2026 - Yoga could cut opioid withdrawal recovery time by over four times, turning agony into manageable relief. A groundbreaking randomized clinical trial from researche... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsRecovery
Cheap Sugary Alcoholic Drinks Fuel Diseases Among Children AS BAD AS COKE – Jan. 14, 2026 - Low tax rates in most countries have made sugary drinks and alcoholic beverages cheaper, fueling obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancers, and injuries, especially among children, th... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Media
How I Broke Free of Cannabis ONE GUMMY AT A TIME? – Jan. 13, 2026 - By Susan Shapiro - Guest contributor - Some people have luck cutting down slowly. Since smoking the drug is the most toxic, according to Harvard Medical School, experts recommen... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionmarijuanaweed
Formerly Incarcerated People’s Performance Project INNOCENTS BEHIND BARS – Jan. 13, 2026 - In this episode we hear the stories of people incarcerated with substance use disorder. An estimated 65% of the US prison population has a substance addiction, according to the... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
DIRTY TALK: When I Became Aware of Toxic & Abusive Relationships With TV Shows NEW EPISODE – Jan. 2026 - In the early 1990s, I was a “lonesome licensed therapist cowboy” from South Florida, driven by a simple mission: to help people heal. I never expected that mission would lead me onto the sta... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental HealthTrauma
For those with Addiction – going into and out of prison can be a minefield AUDIO – NOT ALL BARS ARE BAD – Jan. 16, 2026 - Spencer’s patient at the clinic that day in August was a woman who asked that NPR use only her first initial, H., because she criticized the Alaska Department of Correct... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Las Vegas Program Celebrates 80 Graduates Overcoming Homelessness and Addiction VIDEO – ALL HEROES – Jan. 17, 2026 - (Brent Nowak, a representative from Shine A Light) Eighty individuals celebrated a significant milestone in Las Vegas as they graduated from the Shine A Light organization’s 18-mo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
S.F. Ramps Up Program to Compel Users into Treatment! TRY ANYTHING! – Jan. 16, 2026 - Voters authorized the program with 2024’s Proposition F, which required adult welfare recipients struggling with addiction to complete a free drug treatment program or risk losing thei... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehab
“TV Trenches” to Prime Time: Dr. Jamie Huysman Exposes the Dark Side of Talk TV in New ABC Series “Dirty Talk” MUST WATCH TV – NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ABC Network premieres the highly anticipated three-part Prime Time series, “Dirty Talk.” At the center of this exposé is Dr. Jamie Huysman, a licensed therapist... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Media
Charlie Puth – Changes (Official Video) VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 9,745,222 views since Oct 16, 2025 - See this is why I like Charlie...no vulgar words or raunchy mindless beats...just innocent songs that we can vibe to anywhere. this song makes me so ha... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winner
Natasha Lyonne Reveals Relapse After Nearly 10 Years KEPT COMING BACK – Jan. 24, 2026 - “Took my relapse public, more to come,” Lyonne, 46, wrote via X on Friday, January 23, shortly before responding to a fan sending the actress support in the comments ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRehabrelapseSlider
Tommy Lee Jones’ Daughter Victoria Allegedly Pregnant Before Overdose Death UNBEARABLY SAD – Jan. 21, 2026 - Another detail has come to light in the tragic death of Victoria Jones on New Year’s Day. The daughter of Hollywood star Tommy Lee Jones was found dead in a San Francisco hotel room o... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietySliderTrauma
Are Americans Sobering Up? LITTLE BY LITTLE – Jan. 12, 2026 - New data indicate that alcohol consumption among adults in the United States has begun relatively rapidly declining in the past 2 to 3 years. Additional surveillance is needed to de... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaSlidersobriety
US Overdose Deaths Fell in 2025 THANK GOD – Jan. 14, 2026 - U.S. overdose deaths fell through most of last year, suggesting a lasting improvement in an epidemic that had been worsening for decades. Federal data released Wednesday showed th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionOverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSlider
Oscar Nominations 2026: ‘Sinners’ Dominates With 16 Nods IT’S AWARDS SEASON – Jan. 22, 2026 - “Sinners,” a bold and bloody vampire saga set in the American South, earned a record-breaking 16 nominations. It was followed closely by “One Battle After Anothe,” a searing exami... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MedianetflixSlider
Quote of the Week – Albert Einstein “Mankind invented the atomic bomb, but no mouse would ever construct a mousetrap.” – Albert Einstein, 1879–1955 ... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediaquote of the week
Beyond Belief Sobriety w/Author of HIGH! – Confessions of a Cannabis Addict VIDEO – IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD(S) – June 2022 - Things could have played out very differently for Leonard Lee Buschel. A powerful combo of early-childhood trauma, temperament, a “professional” opportuni... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionInterviewLeonard BuschelRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Book Excerpt: HIGH Confessions of a Cannabis Addict by Leonard Lee Buschel HIGH-lights – Jan. 30, 2022 - Once I was back home, selling the hash was no problem, until I was dealing my last quarter ounce to some guys in a friend’s basement in the Kensington and Allegheny neighborhood of Phil... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionLeonard BuschelRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Publisher Turns 27* and is subject of a piece in Shout Out LA A PUFF PIECE ON AN EX-POTHEAD – August 2, 2021 - Occasionally the gang and I would wait at the news stand for the ‘bulldog’ edition, dropped off at 11pm. An early edition of the morning Inky, nickname for the Phila... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionInterviewLeonard BuschelRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Robert Downey Sr., Filmmaker and Provocateur, Is Dead at 85 A MAN OF HIS TIME, A MAN AHEAD OF HIS TIME, A MAN FOR ALL TIME – July 7, 2021 - The film, though probably a financial success by Mr. Downey’s standards, made only about $2.7 million. (By comparison, “Butch Cass... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionLeonard Buschelnonprofit organizationRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Writers In Treatment: Melding Recovery, the Arts, and Information The accident that led to a Film Festival November 12, 2020 - For the past twelve years, Leonard Buschel has been an instrumental force in adding flavor and culture to the recovery community by filling ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyExperience Strength and HopeExperience Strength and Hope AwardsLeonard Buschelnonprofit organizationRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalWriters In Treatment
Leslie Jordan Fan Mail “Who knew when Leonard started his recovery bulletin years ago, how pertinent and necessary it would become in the days of hunkering down from the Covid 19 virus. When one has exhausted all the available online... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyLeonard BuschelRecoveryRecovery Advocate