Heather Locklear Lost 40 lbs on Ozempic, Drinking Again? VIDEO – WE’LL SAVE YOUR SEAT – July 5, 2023 - On Wednesday, an anonymous insider told the Daily Mail that Locklear is back on the booze after 20 stints in rehab, saying: “Heather is drinking, The family is very worri... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 11 2023RecoveryRehab
Bake Off Winner Reveals Diagnosis Caused ‘Borderline Addiction’ to Sex, Porn, Food and Drugs FROM SOUP TO NUTS – July 3, 2023 - The former Strictly Come Dancing star wrote a long essay on his Instagram where he explained his experiences after he was diagnosed with the condition. He explained:... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 11 2023RecoveryRehab
Steve-O: SHOCKING Story Of Childhood Trauma, Addiction, Mocking Death & Craving Attention! VIDEO – FABULOUS FILM – July 6, 2023 - 0:00 Intro03:07 Early context07:54 Your mother addiction17:33 How I got validation23:13 Why stunts?27:23 I always think about death30:05 I always think I’ll los... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 11 2023RecoveryRehabTrauma
Cannabis, Depression, and Bipolar Disorder HIGH > LOW – June 30, 2023 - Few studies have as massive a sample of individuals being studied as Jefson’s n of over 6 million. But what does this study really tell us? From the outset, Jefson only looked at diagn... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 11 2023marijuanaMental HealthRecovery
My Life on Seroquel by Katerina Netchitailova, PhD PHARMA PHOBIA – July 4, 2023 - Those who have never taken any anti-psychotics don’t understand the ‘fuss’ the patients make about them. You really need to try it yourself to understand the nightmare of this ‘m... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 11 2023RecoveryRehab
Program Helps People Get 2nd Chance NO MORE TRACKS – July 4. 2023 - “I was one needle away from killing myself and that was a wake up call to me,” Mitchell said. Mitchell was on methamphetamine for 12 years. “My father got sick... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 11 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Colorado Stocks Life-Saving Antidote in Public SMART and SAD – July 4, 2023 - Now, more than 300 public, indoor locations countywide with automatic external defibrillators — known as AEDs — are also stocked with life-saving naloxone so that it is close at ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJuly 11 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
20 Thoughts From 20 Years of Sobriety AUDIO – ONE THOUGHT YEAR – July 4, 2023 - I spent five or six days in the hospital and upon being released the most surprising thing happened — most people offered me a drink of wine or a cocktail. Every. Place. I. W... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJuly 11 2023RecoveryRehab
Man Shares on Recovering From Pill Addiction VIDEO – RECOVERY IS NOT ACCIDENTAL – July 3, 2023 - Franks said he went to an outpatient recovery clinic for about 3 months and is clean now, hoping to piece his life back together. He wants others to know they ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 11 2023RecoveryRehab
Recovery Program Finally Introduced to Female Inmates IT’S ABOUT TIME – July 8, 2023 - The lesson on this day is on “changing your way of thinking.” For Frances Tufts, one of the addiction counselors who leads the new “Next Steps” program for women at J. Reuben L... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 11 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
“I Overdosed & Almost Died”: Tatum O’Neal COMEBACK KID – July 5, 2023 - “I almost died,” she told People. Over the three years since that May 2020 turning point, the 59-year-old actress has been in various rehab and care facilities re-learning how to walk, t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 11 2023OverdoseRecoveryRehab
Disgraced Influencer Caroline Calloway on Sobriety DIFFERENT STROKES... – July 6, 2023 - This was the end of 2018. I was really in a pickle. I owed $100,000 to my publishers and they owned the copyright to all of the events in my life from birth up until 2016.... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 11 2023RecoveryRehab
Profiteering From Addiction Treatment WORKING THE SYSTEM – July 4, 2023 - n three years, Kingsway made millions of dollars off the backs of needy addicts and their heartbroken families. Nicholas DeSimone, Kingsway’s owner, claimed he was not involved in ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 11 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Robert Downey Jr.’s Painful Remarks About His Prison Time MORE THAN ZERO – 2023 - The “Oppenheimer” actor achieved sobriety in 2003 and hasn’t looked back since. His motivation to quit drugs for good came after receiving an ultimatum from his now-wife, producer Susan Downey... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 11 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Actor Danny Trejo Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy IS THE DOG FOR SALE? – July 8, 2023 - Danny Trejo has filed for Chapter 11 reorganization bankruptcy to pay off more than $2 million he owes to the IRS. The actor and entrepreneur, 79, best known for his ro... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionJuly 11 2023RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Hulk Hogan on Losing 40 Pounds VIDEO – GROWING UP GROWING SLIM – July 6, 2023 - It also used to be that the Hulkster would chug three Miller Lites and two Tylenols before a match — and even more beer afterward. “I wasn’t aware, I wasn’t educa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 11 2023RecoveryRehab
Bradley Cooper Reflects On 19-Year Sobriety Journey VIDEO – A STAR WAS REBORN – July 7, 2023 - Bradley Cooper played Phil in the famous ‘The Hangover’ trilogy, where the character, along with his friends gets into trouble after planning bachelor parties that involve d... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJuly 11 2023RecoveryRehab
Israeli Scientists Can Activate Brain Cells To Inhibit Drug Addiction BUZZ KILLERS? – July 6, 2023 - In a study that could have significant implications for addressing the opioid crisis, researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem found that manipulating specific types of ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 11 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Childless Women 35 and Over Are Binge Drinking More LOOKING FOR LOVE? – June 26, 2023 - In the surveys, the participants listed their parental status, age of first-time parenting, and whether they engaged in binge drinking (consuming four or more drinks in one sitting... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJuly 4 2023RecoveryRehab
Is It Time for Prince Harry to Get Over His Addiction to Trauma? THE MYTH OF NORMAL – June 26, 2023 - Last week, Bloomberg reported that, before Harry and Meghan’s $20 million Spotify deal went belly up, Harry even pitched an idea around his favorite topic: childhood trauma... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionJuly 4 2023Mental HealthRecoveryTrauma
‘The 13th Step’ Podcast AUDIO – DO NO HARM – June 25, 2023 - Now for a story from New Hampshire with many twists and turns. Lauren Chooljian is a senior reporter and producer at New Hampshire Public Radio. And early on in the pandemic, she ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 4 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Beating Crack Cocaine as a Mother VIDEO – REMEMBER THIS DAY? – June 30, 2023 - It was not always a smooth path, however, and Jackie had to master herself before she could become a vessel of light for her children. When her children were toddlers... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 4 2023RecoveryRehab
Walmart Sells Children’s Book that Promotes Alcoholism in Parents VIDEO – BUT NOT IN CHILDREN – June 19, 2023 - Ashli told the viewers in the caption of her video that her daughter watched her father battle with substance abuse, and was very upset when she found the book. She pos... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJuly 4 2023Recovery
I Drank to Escape, so to Quit I Saw Sobriety as an Adventure THIS METHOD CAN WORK – June 27, 2023 - He smiled. “Think about quitting drinking as a travel adventure. It will be different and awkward and make you nervous. You’ll have to navigate new social dynamics, conne... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJuly 4 2023RecoveryRehab
Taylor “Machine Gun” Duerr’s Struggles with Recovery in New Documentary VIDEO – STAYING IN THE RING, NO MATTER WHAT – June 25, 2023 - “Addiction affects all members of a community. Stigma is the number one obstacle we face in treating this epidemic. By breaking down the walls of stigma t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 4 2023RecoveryRehab
Once Resistant Court Officials Embrace Drugs to Treat Addiction LET THEM EAT LIFE – June 28, 2023 - The relative unavailability in rural areas of medication treatment is certainly a problem. A shortage, Christofferson noted, is not only an issue in itself, but also a barri... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 4 2023RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Can Facebook Predict Addiction Treatment Dropouts? AND SO MUCH LESS – June 24, 2023 - To improve treatment effectiveness, researchers are exploring ways to identify individuals who are more likely to complete treatment successfully and avoid relapse. One avenu... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 4 2023RecoveryRehab
Oregon Built a New Addiction Treatment System—Does It Work? AUDIO – IT’S COMPLICATED – June 17, 2023 - Earlier that morning, he had walked out of Umatilla County jail, past a family of bunnies snacking on the manicured lawn, crossed the parking lot and entered the parole and ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJuly 4 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Your Past Doesn’t Define Your Future VIDEO – SOBRIETY LENGTHENS LIFE – June 28, 2023 - West Virginia woman HIGH on Hope on WSAZ TV. WATCH@WSAZ ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 4 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘I’m a Recovering Addict. Will I Ever Recover, Financially?’ ONE THOUSAND AT A TIME – June 29, 2023 - While I’m relieved to be in a place of relative stability, I know that I will be working to overcome my past for the rest of my life. One of the biggest ways it affects me is ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 4 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab