A Music Critic’s Picks – Great Songs About Not Drinking VIDEO – WATCH THEM HERE – Jan. 11, 2024 - Even as someone actively working a 12 step program, Frere-Jones says his first instinct was to reject the idea of good songs about not drinking. “Music sort of makes me dru... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietygrammy winnerJan 16 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
No Longer ‘just say no’. New Approach to Addiction Offers nuance. JUST SAY NOT NOW – Jan. 11, 2024 - Americans may not say it aloud, but drug addiction has long been considered a moral failing. “Just say no,” as Nancy Reagan famously declared during the crack-cocaine e... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 16 2024Recovery
“I Was Drinking Too Often” – Mike McDaniel, During His Time with Atlanta Falcons CONFESSIONAL – Jan. 12, 2024 - For McDaniel, the peak moment was confessing to his wife, Katie about the alcohol addiction. “Telling really undercut all of her investment into me, and was leaving our family... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJan 16 2024RecoveryRehab
Choosing Sobriety Transformed My Life In Dentistry DRILL BABY DRILL – Jan. 9, 2024 - ‘I believe every problem is an opportunity’ – this Dry January, Eszter Janusek explains why last year she chose to stop drinking alcohol and how it has transformed her life. To be ab... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousJan 16 2024RecoveryRehab
What Is ‘California sober?’ NO COKE, NO VODKA, NO ACID – Jan. 12, 2024 - Journalist and author Michelle Lhooq described getting “California sober” by quitting every substance except marijuana and psychedelics in a 2019 Vice article. Tell... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 16 2024marijuanaPsychedelicsRecovery
The 3 Pillars of Addiction Psychotherapy YES, NO, MAYBE – Jan. 11, 2024 - It seems clear that people are hungry for alternatives to traditional treatment for addiction—aka “rehab”—and that many could be well-served by individual psychotherapy. Unfort... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 16 2024Recovery
Memoir: A Cautionary Tale Of Attraction And Addiction WRITE DOWN YOUR STORY – Jan. 12, 2024 - So what is the attraction? Of course, Richard is “gorgeous.” He has “dark brown hair and brown eyes perfectly matched his medium complexion.” He has “strong arms that I... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJan 16 2024Recovery
Man Who Wants to Stop Drinking Is Struggling to Get Into Rehab Without a Fixed Address THE WEIGHT – Jan. 11, 2024 - Davy Short is afraid he’s going to die, either from the alcohol or the elements, or some combination of both. The St. John’s man, homeless since September, says alcoholis... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousJan 16 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
“You don’t have to be tortured to make interesting art” MUSIC MATTERS – Jan. 12, 2023 - Katie Crutchfield, 35, credits the shift to maturity, sobriety and success – although, she makes clear, they are all linked ... Katie is referring to the boundaries she’s develo... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJan 16 2024RecoveryRehab
Zeke Talks Ankle Bracelets, Sobriety, and Surfing VIDEO – MAKING WAVES – Jan. 11, 2024 - He’s also been to jail and to rehab, and won a national title wearing a court mandated ankle bracelet after not surfing for almost two years. Today, Zeke’s still sober and surfi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 16 2024RecoveryRehabsobriety
Investigation Could Provide Information on Treatment Centers VIDEO – FLORIDA, Where using is safer than rehab? – Jan. 12, 2024 - People seeking treatment for addiction in Florida can find 3,000 programs from the Panhandle to the Keys. The newspaper followed a couple lost in th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 16 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Zippy’s Manager Saves Man From Fatal Overdose VIDEO – ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH – Jan. 11, 2024 - For Leialoha Arcangel, her Sunday morning shift at Zippy’s Vineyard started out anything but normal. “The words were, someone was dead in the back and they needed help.” ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 16 2024OverdoseRecovery
See final moments of ODing patient discharged by doctor who thought he was ‘playing possum’ VIDEO – PLAYING DEAD – Jan, 11, 2024 - Disturbing bodycam footage shows a man’s final moments suffering from an overdose at a hospital before a doctor handed him off to police and suggested they bring him to a ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 16 2024OverdoseRecovery
KENTUCKY Ranks 7th Best States for Addition Treatment VIDEO – ANOTHER WINNER’S STORY – Jan. 12, 2024 - Robert Downing, 32, has tattoos embodying his life’s journey. Despite having a great family and parents, Downing said he felt like he never fit in, no matter where he ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 16 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Frankie Grande Says Sobriety ‘Repaired Relationships with Ariana and My Family’ SISTERLY LOVE – Jan. 5, 2024 - “It was a rock bottom moment. It was after the Manchester bombing and I realized that I could not show up to help my family,” he explained, referring to the suicide bombing that l... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewJan 9 2024RecoveryRehab
‘If I Did Not Get Sober, I Wouldn’t Be Here Anymore’ YOU’RE NOT THE ONLY ONE – Jan. 2, 2024 - The Summer House star shares how he turned his life around after a scary rock-bottom moment. I had lukewarm Milwaukee Best Light, and I remember being so sick from a co... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCelebrity SobrietyJan 9 2024RecoveryRehab
Suzanne Shaw Gets 4 Years Sober and Shares ‘embarrassing’ Throwback Videos VIDEO – LOOKING BACK oh my – Jan. 5, 2024 - Suzanne put together a montage video to mark the milestone, including clips of herself that she called ‘embarrassing’ when she did drink, telling fans how it was ‘time to... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJan 9 2024RecoveryRehab
‘Immediate’ Benefits of Stopping Drinking PROFOUND – Jan. 2, 2024 - An hour after stopping drinking, your blood pressure will begin to improve which will in turn benefit brain cells and improve the delivery of nutrients. Then you’ll find balance will ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousJan 9 2024RecoveryRehab
‘Jesse’s Gift’ Is About Addiction, Forgiveness and Touching Hearts MOVIES TELL GREAT STORIES – Jan. 6, 2023 - The movie portrays a real picture of someone who has fallen to that low place and, as such, does have scenes of drinking, being drunk and a strip club (with no nudity). “We ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 9 2024Recovery
‘I Love Not Drinking’: A Sober Anthem for Dry January music VIDEO – SING A SONG OF FREEDOM – Jan. 5, 2024 - Eric Hirshberg’s “I Love Not Drinking” is not your typical sobriety song. Released to coincide with Dry January — the month where people attempt to not drink for 31 ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 9 2024RecoveryRehab
Alcohol-Free Festival for the Sober-Curious IT’S A START – Jan 2, 2024 - In a city as famously boozy as Philly, the concept of a “dry January” can be hard to envision. But for Philadelphians who are committing to an alcohol-free start to the new year, an upcom... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJan 9 2024Recoverysobriety
JUDAS PRIEST’s ROB HALFORD Celebrates 38 Years AUDIO – QUITTING WORKS – Jan. 6, 2024 - Each one of you make this sober birthday happen. Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow is uncharted. Today is all that matters. Prayer, self-inventory, amending, holding out your hand ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJan 9 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Top 7 Addiction Treatment Methods of 2023 USE THEM NOW – Jan. 3, 2024 - Excessive social media use mimics addiction—and can be self-treated. During 2023, a trend gained steam, mostly among young people: the use of so-called “dumb phones” that do nex... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionEating DisorderJan 9 2024RecoverySmartphone Addiction
Doctors As Vulnerable to Addiction As Anyone STEALING SCRIPTS NOT NECESSARY – Jan. 4, 2024 - Ariella Morrow, an internal medicine doctor, gradually slid from healthy self-esteem and professional success into the depths of depression. She suffered a strin... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewJan 9 2024RecoveryRehab
My 30-Year Quitting Addiction ESSAY THIS – Jan. 5, 2024 - I quit meat. Then cigarettes. Then alcohol. Then caffeine. Then eating after 8 p.m. What am I doing? Four times out of five, when I tell a person that I don’t drink, that person res... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewJan 9 2024RecoveryRehab
9 Easy Ways to Be Healthier in 2024 AND NO BOOZE – Jan. 2, 2024 - Sometimes trying to be healthy feels like just another item on your endless, exhausting to-do list. Here on NPR’s health team, we don’t want to add to anyone’s stress. The good news is t... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 9 2024life expectancyMental HealthRecovery
Is the “God factor” Necessary For Addiction Recovery? LIVING IN AWE – Jan. 5, 2023 - “We’ve put fancy names on idolatry like addiction, but things like addiction just provide a temporal satisfaction. If we’re worshiping the creation — or something temporal — rath... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGodJan 9 2024Recovery
Robert Downey Jr.’s Real-Life Story ARTISTS ARE SO PECULIAR – Jan. 3, 2024 - The role that made critics sit up and take notice of Robert Downey Jr. came in director Marek Kanievska’s “Less Than Zero,” the 1987 adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 9 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Danny Trejo Recalls Being ‘Dead Drunk’ Before Getting Sober 55 Years Ago VIDEO – WALKING THE WALK – Jan. 5, 2024 - ‘Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth’ actor Danny Trejo got sober in 1968 after finding God. We asked the “Machete” actor how he managed to remain sober for more than five decades... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyExperience Strength and HopeExperience Strength and Hope AwardsJan 9 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Six New Year’s Resolutions for People in Recovery LIKE 6 STEPS! – Jan. 2, 2024 - For people in recovery, consider the following options for simple self-improvement as you plan your resolutions and attainable goals for the New Year: Simplify Your Life Cl... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJan 9 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab