New York Locals Blast Church’s Plans to Build Mission for Addicts & Vagrants NOT VERY NEIGHBORLY – May 27, 2025 - West Villagers are up in arms over a church’s plan to build a new $11 million mission at a historic NYC street corner, arguing it would lure even more junkies and vagrants to the ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 03 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Nikki Hayes: From Radio to Arrest and Living on the Street DOING THE RIGHT THING – May 25, 2025 - Ms. Hayes went onto lose her job, her home, and contact with most of her friends and family before her sister convinced her to seek help. Now sober for eighteen months and one w... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyhomelessJune 03 2025RecoveryRehab
Tommy Dorfman Opens Up In Powerful TV Interview VIDEO – SHE’S GOTTA HAVE IT – May 27, 2025 - Actor Tommy Dorfman joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss “Maybe This Will Save Me,” a deeply personal memoir about growing up queer in the South, battling addiction and discov... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 03 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Mary Fortuin ‘Recovering Out Loud’ Runs Boston Marathon NOT RUNNING...AWAY – May 25, 2025 - She began running to ease the pain of her alcoholic neuropathy, or nerve damage caused by chronic alcohol consumption. After being hospitalized in 2021 for the second time du... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 03 2025RecoveryRehab
Addiction Treatment’s Dealmaking Doldrums THE BUSINESS OF ADDICTION – May 27, 2025 - Dealmaking in the addiction treatment space remains in a sustained lull, suggesting a deeper recalibration on the part of investors and operators in the space. “This slowdow... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 03 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Drug Prevention That Actually Works for Today’s Youth NOW MORE THAN EVER – May 25, 2025 - Forget the outdated slogans. “Just say no” doesn’t cut it anymore. Today’s teens and young adults live in a world of pressure, performance, and constant scrolling — and they ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 03 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabteenagers
How San Francisco is Changing Response to Drug Addiction TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGING – May 28, 2025 - Last week, Mayor Daniel Lurie signed District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey’s “Recovery First” ordinance to guide the city’s response to addressing substance abuse with an ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 03 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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 RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductionMay 27 2025OverdoseRecoveryRehab
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 AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 27 2025RecoveryRehab
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 AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 27 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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 AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 27 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 27 2025RecoveryRehab
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 RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 27 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Person of the Week: Nadine Jolson STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – May 27, 2025 - Nadine Jolson has over 30 years of extensive experience with a successful focus on image branding, powerful public relations, smart design, and strategic marketing for e... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaInterviewMay 27 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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 MediaMay 27 2025RecoveryRehab
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 MediaMay 27 2025RecoveryRehab
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 RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 27 2025RecoveryRehab
Founder Transforms Lives in Missoula VIDEO – MAKING A DIFFERENCE – May 12, 2025 - At Crosswinds Recovery in Missoula, the path to sobriety is both clinical and deeply personal. The clinic, led by founder Stephen Ferguson, is making a significant impact... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 20 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Recovery Program Pairs Horses with Addiction Recovery NPR AUDIO – GIDDY UP – May 16, 2025 - As the sun rises over Taylor Made Farm several dozen men gather in a home, heads bowed, and deep in prayer. Each man is on a journey to rebuild a life shattered by drug and alco... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 20 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Owner Linked to Multiple Evictions – Unlicensed Sober Living Homes ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT – April 29, 2025 - “It’s heartbreaking. It’s heartbreaking to hear the clients talk to their facilitator or me and say, what are we going to do? We don’t have any place to go, and they’re still s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 13 2025RecoveryRehab
How a Philly Program Helped Chris Stay on His Recovery Journey VIDEO – SOBER AND LOVING IT – May 5, 2025 - Chris Soriano is a long way from when he was addicted to fentanyl. “Took me everywhere it takes everybody — jails, rehabs,” Soriano said. Soriano was lost to opioids... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 13 2025RecoveryRehab
Women’s Recovery Court Inspires Journey to Sobriety THAT’S RIGHT, THE WOMEN ARE SMARTER – May 8, 2025 - More than 200 women have filled the hall at Anthony’s in Malden this morning to celebrate, support, and share stories of challenges and triumph at the W... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 13 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Revolving Door We Call Addiction Treatment CURED PATIENTS NEVER RETURN – May 7, 2025 - We treat addiction today like an acute crisis, not a chronic condition. Care is designed around getting someone through detoxification—which alone can be a significant hurd... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMay 13 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Woman Accused of Being a ‘Body Broker’ GOING FOR THE GREEN – April 30, 2025 - Blue Cross Blue Shield is suing several people, including a Goodyear woman, for their alleged involvement in sober living fraud spanning different states. They say Rad Lif... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 13 2025RecoveryRehab
‘It rewires your brain’: Nicole Letourneau on Recovery and Rebuilding a Legal Career PROSECUTING ADDICTION – May 6, 2025 - Ms Letourneau doesn’t just speak about addiction – she dissects it with the precision of a lawyer and the vulnerability of someone who’s lived through its darkest corners. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 13 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Mindfulness Therapy Reduces Opioid Craving and Addiction IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD – April 30, 2025 - The study included 160 individuals with chronic pain — both with and without OUD — recruited from primary care and pain clinics. Participants completed a positive emotion regu... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 06 2025Mental Healthopioid crisisopioidsRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
First Couple of Family Recovery Court Celebrates Sobriety IT’S GOOD LAW – April 30, 2025 - Austin Warfield and Pleasant Davis walked into Hardin Circuit Court Room 3 with a new future ahead of them. With them Tuesday morning were their three children Micah Davis, w... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 06 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Arizona Awards $6M For Sober Homes Fraud Scandal VIDEO – GETTING EVEN – May 2, 2025 - Eleven Tribal nations and community members hurt by Arizona’s sober living home fraud scandal will benefit from a new wave of grants. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office wil... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 06 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Can George Haymaker Uses Neuroscience to Transform Addiction Recovery? WE HOPE HE CAN – April 30, 2025 - “You’re not broken—you’re just wired in a way that no longer serves you. And the incredible thing is, your brain can be rewired. Change is possible, and it starts with one small step... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMay 06 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Meet the Cavan Man Embracing Sobriety DRUMMING FOR GOD – May 1, 2025 - “What society and communities at the moment are dealing with is a disconnection. People are grasping in all directions to try and find a bit of peace in their souls and what oft... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 06 2025RecoveryRehab