Where Is Stacey Dash? RIGHT & WRONG – July 19, 2025 - Stacey is living a new life of sobriety following a string of high-profile controversies. She previously struggled with an addiction to Vicodin, telling Dr. Oz in Octob... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeatured Articles
Joan Didion’s Psychiatry Sessions Raise Questions of Exploitation AN OPENED BOOK – July 19, 2025 - Joan Didion’s posthumous publication, “Notes to John,” is a collection of journal entries from her psychiatry sessions with her psychiatrist, who was an old-fashioned Freudian. The en... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeatured ArticlesMental Health
How Nanette Zumwalt Changed the Recovery Industry ONE CLIENT AT A TIME – June 20, 2025 - In the ever-evolving world of addiction treatment and mental health advocacy, few figures have had as profound an impact as Ms. Zumwalt. With nearly 30 years of experience and a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured ArticlesinterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Urgent Warning Over Slushies that Pose Serious Risk to Children SLOWER! – July 17, 2025 - The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a stark warning that children under seven should not consume slush ice drinks containing glycerol due to serious health risks. Glycerol, a sugar... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaEating DisorderFeatured Articlesfood addiction
‘Mother Methadone’ Reclaims Empathy Against Opioid Stigma AUDIO – MOTHER TERESA OF ADDICTS – July 18, 2025 - Like many young doctors, Melody Glenn wasn’t getting much sleep. It was the late 2010s, and she was working shifts at several Bay Area hospitals. Sometimes, driving ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured Articlesharm reductioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Stop Using Benadryl? BIG PHARMA SWEETHEART – July 16, 2025 - Benadryl causes drowsiness by blocking H1 receptors and crossing the blood-brain barrier But it also does other things that can create side effects. For instance, it blocks ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured Articles
Courtney Stodden On An Emotional Sober Journey FEELINGS – JULY 18, 2025 - The influencer shared a clip to let her more than 300K fans know she’s 72 hours into sobriety, and it’s been tough because she’s used alcohol for years to self-medicate. Stodden says she jo... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Dillon Francis on Sobriety, DJ Snake and Pop-punk VIDEO – SOBER STILL SPINNING – July 21, 2025 - It’s been a minute or six years since DJ and internet prankster Dillon Francis dropped by. Since then a lot has happened — endless Vegas residencies, sobriety. Naturall... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
TV Host Ulrika Jonsson Reveals Journey to Sobriety QUITTING TIME – July 22, 2025 - The TV show host and model sat down to discuss how she knew it was time to make a change, the help she received, and what life looks like now. The star said she knew that “there was an... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
‘A Mother’s Love’ Clears Needles from Minneapolis Streets VIDEO – REAL GARBAGE – July 17, 2025 -”A Mother’s Love” is the only city contracted community group to pick up needles used for illegal drug injection in Minneapolis. FOX 9 is your source for breaking news, weather f... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductionintervention
Popular Sugar Substitute Linked to Brain Damage KEEP IT REAL – July 18, 2025 - Research indicates that erythritol, a sugar substitute commonly recommended for individuals with obesity or diabetes, may carry unexpected health risks. From low-carb ice creams and ket... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancyMental Health
New Tax Law Will Only Increase Overdose Deaths by 1000 Each Year PROGRESS NOT PERFECTION – July 18, 2025 - The Republican tax bill signed into law earlier this month could result in a significant death toll for people seeking treatment for opioid addiction, according to a group of... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
“What doctors never told me about quitting antidepressants.” IT’S GONNA HURT – July 19, 2025 - I was just 21 when I first took antidepressants. I had just been diagnosed with anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder and was convinced I must be going “mad” — whatever that mean... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and Addiction
Rehab Center Facing Uncertainty With Potential Medicaid Cuts VIDEO – REPORTING BAD NEWS – July 19, 2025 - Danny McGee struggled with drug and alcohol addiction for more than 50 years. McGee said when he entered the Veteran’s Alcoholic Rehabilitation Program (VARP) in early 202... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Keith Powers Celebrates 200 Days of Sobriety IT’S A START – July 22, 2025 - The actor revealed that he is 200 days alcohol-free. This announcement comes after he revealed in 2019 that he has anxiety and that he was using alcohol as a coping mechanism. “I could ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobriety
Doctor Accused of Trading Opiates For Sex NOT QUAALUDES? – July 18, 2025 - Dr. Karla issued more than 30,000 prescriptions for oxycodone to over 1,500 different patients. At various times, Karla would issue as many as 50 prescriptions for oxycodone in ... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Woman Seemed To Be Thriving—But She Had a Dangerous Secret VIDEO – QUIET DISORDER – July 19, 2025 - At first glance, Amanda, a 38-year-old woman from California, looked like she had it all together and was thriving in life, but, beneath that surface, she was silently struggl... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Media
Extended-Release Injectable Buprenorphine EUPHORIC RECALL? – July 19, 2025 - Extended-release injectable buprenorphine (XR-BUP) has emerged as a promising alternative to address some of the adherence challenges of oral opioid use disorder (OUD) medications. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediabuprenorphine
“What I Did For Love” CLEO LAINE R.I.P. VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – July 25, 2025 - Cleo Laine, one of England’s most acclaimed jazz singers and an actress who had a memorable Broadway turn as the proprietor of a London opium den in “The Mystery of Edwin D... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winner
GLEE Full Performance of What I Did For Love VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 259,975 views Aug 3, 2016 - In the TV series Glee, “What I Did For Love” is performed by Rachel in the episode “Audition.” The song is originally from the musical “A Chorus Line”. In the G... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winner
A CHORUS LINE – What I Did For Love Broadway 2006 VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 83,390 views - Oct 3, 2016 - Natalie Cortez - A Chorus Line is a 1975 musical conceived by Michael Bennett with music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, and a book by James Kirkw... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winner
Mobile Clinic Providing Easy Access to Opioid Treatment VIDEO – TAKING IT TO THE STREETS – July 21, 2025 - Morse has run brick-and-mortar opioid treatment clinics in the Triangle since 2010, with the goal of getting people easy access to medication minus the stigma, and a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Rock Icon Ozzy Osbourne Remembered SOBER HERO – July 22, 2025 - Known around the world as the “Prince of Darkness,” Osbourne redefined what it meant to be a rock star. From his pioneering work with Black Sabbath in the 1970s to his outrageous so... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSlidersobriety
Oasis’ Tour Secrets: Sobriety, Mystery Messages & Charitable Giving… JUMBOTRON ACTION – July 19, 2025 - In January, it was revealed Liam will be sober throughout the summer months to make sure the reunion gigs all go off without any issues. Liam seems to be taking the comeback very... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietySlidersobriety
Ozzy Osbourne’s Sobriety Struggles RIP AND HOW HE OVERCAME THEM – July 23, 2025 - Ozzy Osbourne was one of the most iconic figures in rock. His issues with alcoholism and drug addiction began in the 1970s and got him booted from Black Sabbath in 1979. He ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoveryRehabSlider
Man’s Memoir Chronicles Addiction Experience in “Young Firecrackers” AUDIO – AND LIVED TO TELL THE TALE – July 20, 2025 - Brian Rehn has lost 60 friends to drug addiction. At 42 years old, he has attended far more funerals than weddings. “It’s weird to be the ones still left standi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionSlider
Quote of the Week – Albert Camus “It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners.” – Albert Camus, b. Algeria 1913–d. France 1960 ... 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