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September 8, 2026 • Vol. 14, No. 4

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“In the depths of my addiction, I thought I’d made a smart decision.”

SHE WAS VERY WRONG – Aug. 28, 2026 - “You know you can’t drink your own alcohol on board,” he said. “It’s technically a federal offence.”... I didn’t know I had ADHD yet, I also didn’t realise how much trauma and gro... Read More...

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We asked scientists: Is it okay to use a little bit of cannabis?

IT AIN’T – Sept. 1, 2026 - Cannabis is more popular than ever, with more than 21 percent of Americans 12 and older saying they used it in the past year. Older adults are the fastest-growing group of cannabis users in... Read More...

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Here’s What Alcohol Does To Your Body

IT AIN’T GOOD – Aug. 29, 2026 - What most people don’t think about is what happens once that alcoholic drink actually gets into the bloodstream, or whether it even matters if it came from a proper factory or a backst... Read More...

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Senator Delivers $150000 to Addiction Center on Overdose Awareness Day

EVERY DOLLAR HELPS – Aug. 31, 2026 - Today, Senator Webb delivered $150,000 to the Addiction Center of Broome County (ACBC) to support the construction of their new building. This presentation coincides with Internat... Read More...

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Woman Killed – Buried in Septic Tank for Refusing Alcoholic Husband’s Demand for Money

TRAGIC – Aug. 29, 2026 - The gruesome incident came to light at Juang Sahi in Indipur under Sadar police limits after the woman’s four children alerted neighbours to a fight between their parents. During a subsequent... Read More...

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Wichita Falls Awards $54,000 Grant to Sober Living

VIDEO – WATCH THIS – Aug. 28, 2026 - Impact. 100 Wichita Falls members gathered Thursday night for the organization’s annual Big Give, the culmination of months of meeting with and learning about local nonprofits. ... Read More...

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Person of the Week: Joe Schrank

Doja Cat Struggled with Booze: Insists She’s Not ‘an alcoholic’

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Tara’s ‘priceless’ Journey to Wellbeing

ART = HEALTH – August 2026 - When Tara Baggendorf first entered the Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (ADAC) rehabilitation facility in Whitmore Square, Adelaide just under two years ago, she had very little unders... Read More...

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Woman Who ‘abused alcohol’ for 7 years Shares Insane Facial Transformation

FACE IT – Aug. 24, 2026 - A woman has shown off how different her face looks after going without alcohol for 17 months. Heather Corrine Land, 33, ‘used to cry’ over the thought of never being able to drink again b... Read More...

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Naloxone 4 mg vs. 8 mg: What’s the Difference?

DYING CHANCE – Aug. 25, 2026 - If you are carrying naloxone for a family member, friend, client, student or someone in your community, seeing two different strengths can raise a reasonable question: If one nasal spra... Read More...

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How to Cope with an Alcoholic Parent with Renee Fleming

AUDIO ONLY – ALL IN THE FAMILY – Sept. 2026 - It is estimated that one in five children are affected by their parents drinking. LISTEN ... Read More...

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Rehab Center to Lose Medicaid Access to Treatment

VIDEO – PEOPLE WILL DIE – Aug. 28, 2026 - “Without Medicaid being involved, I wouldn’t have been able to come here in the first place, which would have put me at a higher risk of either staying in my addiction, death... Read More...

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Forcing Addicts Into Rehab is Not Effective

AUDIO – LISTEN UP – Aug. 28, 2026 - Luisa D’Amato’s recent column makes an emotional case for mandatory drug rehabilitation, but emotion cannot replace evidence. The people quoted in support of forced reha... Read More...

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TikToker Chris Olsen Details Addiction – ‘rock bottom’

TIK TOCK – Sept. 1, 2026 - The 28-year-old New York resident just released his memoir, “I Think My Therapist Hates Me” (Simon Element, 305 pp.). The titular therapist does not hate him, but readers are in for a surpr... Read More...

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Father Turns Daughter’s Death Into Life-saving Mission

VIDEO – GRIEF CAN SAVE OTHERS – Aug. 27, 2026 - Chris Stepp’s daughter, Jessica, was found dead in a motel room in Columbia on April 12, 2020 — Easter Sunday. She died from an accidental fentanyl overdose. Stepp s... Read More...

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Best & Worst Cities for Sober Living

CHOOSE WISELY – Sept. 1, 2026 - California claimed six of the 10 best US cities for sober living, while Texas filled all five of the bottom spots, Top 10 cities for sober living: Newark, N.J. Long Beach, CA ... Read More...

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Happy Days Are Here Again with Barbra Streisand & Judy Garland

VIDEO – SONG OF THE WEEK – ETERNAL : Get Happy: Composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics by Ted Koehler.”Get Happy/Happy Days Are Here Again”, medley performado por Barbra Streisand e Judy Garland no “The Judy Garland S... Read More...

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Panthers LB Thomas Davis Suffered Opioid Addiction

WHAT A COMEBACK – Aug. 28, 2026 - Nobody could overlook the off-the-field community work — bankrolling a college scholarship endowment, a Thanksgiving food drive, a Christmastime gift giveaway — that cast Thomas Davi... Read More...

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Noelle McCarthy on Facing People After You’ve Told Your Story of Alcoholism and Horrible Sex

AUTHOR OPENS UP – Aug. 29, 2026 - After your memoir comes out, if you are lucky, someone will interview you, in a bookshop or up on stage at a writers festival. They will have gone to the trouble – again, if you’re l... Read More...

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Anne Lamott by Grace Yaconelli

IT’S ALL ABOUT LOVE – Aug. 25, 2026 - I first met Anne Lamott when I was thirteen, beside the fireplace of my family home. She was a close friend of my dad’s, and we were having a simple dinner of salad and soup. I w... Read More...

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Brain Waves Tell How Alcohol Cues Hijack Decision-making in Addiction

HEAVY RANSOM – Sept.2, 2026 - People with alcohol use disorder experience automatic emotional reactions to alcohol-related images that disrupt their basic decision-making processes. Research published suggests that t... Read More...

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Quote of the Week: Laurie Anderson

“I think it’s always good to remember that you really don’t need anything except a way to be inside yourself and be expansive.” – Laurie Anderson ... Read More...

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Book Excerpt – HIGH: From Cannabis to Clarity by Leonard Lee Buschel

HIGH-lights – 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 Philadelphia. I... Read More...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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