High-Achieving Women Rethink Sobriety: Motto – Get Happy, NOT Sober NOT A REAL ALCOHOLIC? – May 20, 2025 - What if your drinking problem is really a thinking problem? That’s the core message behind Colleen Freeland Kachmann’s unique and fast-growing approach to alcohol recovery... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousFeatured Articles
The Delusion of Multi-Millionaire RFK Jr. He Considers $40k a Month Rehab Stay Affordable WHO’S HIGH? – May 14, 2025 - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been branded “out of touch” for a remark he made Wednesday while testifying before Congress. RFK Jr. was grilled Wednesday by... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeatured ArticlesRecoveryRehab
Not Again? Parent Gives Kindergarteners Jell-O Shots Billy, Tommy, Susan WHOOPS – May 16, 2025 - A Pennsylvania kindergartner brought spiked Jell-O shots to school and shared them with the class – less than a month after a mom was arrested for bringing the booze-... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeatured Articles
Miley Cyrus Details How Sobriety Has Become Her “God” VIDEO – SO IS HER TONGUE – May 22, 2025 - “I’m back on sobriety, two weeks sober, and I feel like I really accepted that time,” she said at the time. “One of the things I’ve used is ‘don’t get furious, get curious,’... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeatured Articles
Cinematic Stories of Addiction and Redemption REQUIEM FOR A DREAM – May 21, 2025 - Drug abuse is a pervasive issue that has been explored in various forms of media, particularly in film. The cinematic portrayal of addiction can serve not only as a reflecti... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeatured ArticlesRecoveryRehab
‘Honey Boo Boo’ Was Mama June’s ‘little moneymaker’ During Drug Addiction THE PAST ISN’T OVER – May 17, 2025 - Former child star Alana Thompson claims Mama June chose drugs and men over her daughter while squandering her reality fortune. Behind Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson’s pagean... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured Articles
Ari Lennox Talks Sobriety & Self-Care VIDEO – ONE SONG AT A TIME – May 19, 2025 - The singer/songwriter recounted a pivotal moment during a connecting flight that acted as a wake-up call. After a day of heavy drinking, she fainted in the airport and was... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Only 1 Out of 4 Sunscreens are Safe and Effective VIDEO – BIG PHARMA AT WORK – May 23, 2025 - “We want people to wear sunscreen and at the same time recognize there are other ways to protect their skin as well — seeking shade, wearing wide-brimmed hats, lightweight... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Media
FDA says Allergy Meds May WORSEN Symptoms for Millions GOD BLESS YOU – May 23, 2025 - FDA warning over a new crippling side effect of allergy drugs taken by more than 60 million people worldwide. The FDA says it has received complaints from patients who suffered from sev... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Media
Overdose Deaths Fell 27% Last Year PRAISE THE LORD – May 17, 2025 - There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded. Experts say several things could be driving the decline. T... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductionOverdoseRecoveryRehab
Surgical Implant Reduces Cravings for Alcohol ONLY 1 STEP? – May 19, 2025 - Under bright surgical lights, a surgeon makes a steady incision just over a centimeter long in Yuan Qizhi’s navel before implanting 10 white pellets — each the size of a soybean, into th... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of Interest
Recovery.com Acquires RedFox AI LESS EMPLOYEES? MORE PROFITS? – May 21, 2025 - Recovery.com has been actively weaving AI into its products and internal workflows, and this acquisition is poised to significantly advance these efforts. RedFox A... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehab
Federal Cuts Put Addiction Treatment at Risk AUDIO – LIVES AT RISK – May 18, 2025 - I vividly remember growing up and my grandmother warning me to be careful with alcohol — because addiction “runs in our family.” She wasn’t wrong. For generations, both sides of... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Michael Jordan’s Son Reveals 90 Days Sobriety Start SHOT BLOCKED – May 19, 2025 - The 34-year-old son of NBA legend Michael Jordan stated he’s “40 days sober & counting” while chronicling a workout session. Marcus made headlines in February when he was busted i... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
America’s Best/Worst Addiction Centers 2025 Survey VOTING FOR LIFE – May 19, 2025 - To help guide individuals and families looking for the best possible substance abuse treatment, Newsweek is partnering with global data analytics firm Statista for the sixth-annual ra... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Rob Ekno: Addiction’s Toll on Mental Health VIDEO – ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? – May 19, 2025 - “We think we’ve done enough dumb things, or horrible things, to never be worthy,” Rob said. “And so, why get sober, I’ve already screwed up my life let me just keep maki... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionMental Health
Doctor’s ‘Pill Mill’ Scheme Results In Prison Sentence UNLUCKY 13 (Years) – May 15, 2025 - The doctor was sentenced to 13 years in prison for running a pill mill scheme out of an urgent care center. The scheme was tied to multiple fatal drug overdoses, according to feder... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
Teen Hip-hop Star’s Rise Derailed By Abuse at N.J. Rehab HORRIFICAL – May 22, 2025 - A now-defunct youth drug rehabilitation program subjected a budding hip-hop artist to years of abuse in the early 1990s, derailing what his attorneys describe as a promising music career, ... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRehab
Young Adults Drinking Heavily Report More Romantic Highs and Lows JUST LIKE ADULTS – May 16, 2025 - Lead author Gabriela López and her colleagues aimed to explore how alcohol use—and the simultaneous use of alcohol and cannabis—relates to the romantic and sexual experiences o... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Media
Billy Joel: Uptown Girl VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – June 15, 2025 - The song for Christie Brinkley. I guess he doesn’t drink any alcohol which makes his voice stay as good as it was when he was young up till now. Keep up the good work im ... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winner
Billy Joel: Captain Jack (Live in Philadelphia) VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – Oct. 13, 1986 - Thank you!!! Captain Jack will always be in my Top 5 songs, and the Philly fans bring out the best in Bill. I’m still searching for a live version of this song I heard in t... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winner
Feed My Sheep Brings Hope To The Heart of Recovery VIDEO – IT’S IN THE BIBLE – May 17, 2025 - “A lot of people, you know, they don’t have a family, they don’t have a support system that can pay a lot of money to go to rehab. They don’t have a support system that can... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Delusion of Porn’s Harmlessness SOCIETY’S SICK SECRET? – May 19, 2025 - These days, virality is difficult to achieve. But the British OnlyFans creator Lily Phillips managed it this winter, when she appeared in a documentary titled “I Slept With 100... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetMental HealthSexual AddictionSliderTrauma
35% More Kids Depressed From Being on Social Media We're All Kids – May 21, 2025 - Depression and suicide in youth spike, experts are asking whether social media makes kids depressed — or whether depressed kids simply spend more time on social media? “There has bee... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phonedepressioninternetMental HealthSliderSmartphone Addictionteenagers
Young People Aren’t Drinking Alcohol: They’re Sipping Cans of THC NO LUNG CANCER – May 18, 2025 - Instead of ending a long day with a glass of wine, 26-year-old Bre Giglio pulls out her favorite THC drink, which contains a cannabis compound and gives her a soothing buzz... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionmarijuanaSliderteenagersweed
The Hidden Toll of Substance Use Among Veterans THE WAR AT HOME – May 21, 2025 - On Memorial Day, Americans nationwide honored the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. Ceremonies were held, flags flown at half-staff, and famili... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehabSlider
Sober Man Walks Across America VIDEO – ONE MILE AT A TIME – May 16, 2025 - One man is raising awareness for mental health and recovery one mile and one state at a time. Kyndal Edwards, known on social media as ‘A Walking Testimony,’ is on the C... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietySlidersobriety
Quote of the Week – Josh Brolin “Sobriety is when your children look at you and can trust what they see.” – Josh Brolin ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestCelebrity Sobrietyquote 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