The Sober Army is Getting Larger By the Day!
More and more folks are enlisting in the sober army. Many, many more. In fact, you could say the legion is expanding by legions. Much of that legion consists of bold-face names — well, much of the most reported anyway. But the enlistees go far beyond celebrities. Celebrities do make for good recruiters though. Darn good. That’s why their sobriety…
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U.S. Senators Get Serious About Substance Abuse
From millions awarded in West Virginia to billions requested by New York, U.S. Senators are signaling real seriousness about substance abuse. And not a moment too soon either! New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) wants the COVID Relief Bill to include an additional $10B for mental health and substance abuse services. Yes, that’s right. Billion with…
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All of America Deserves an Angel Program
Imagine turning yourself in at a police station, asking for help with substance abuse, then being directed to rehab — no questions asked. That’s how the Angel Program works. And it reportedly works wonders. In fact, the program is working so well — and is in such need — that it’s expanding. That’s right. The Michigan State Police‘s much-revered Angel…
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Getting Sober in Reno and Lexington
Getting sober in Reno and Lexington just got a whole lot easier — and not a moment too soon either! Not with folks still bottled up in their homes because of the pandemic anyway. And when we say bottled up, we mean bottled up. In fact, the country’s alcohol abuse numbers are skyrocketing. And they’ve been skyrocketing for nearly a…
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The Lumineers Help to End Addiction
Can a song actually end addiction? How ’bout a story? How ’bout a buncha songs telling a singular story? Those seem to be the questions the Lumineers asked with the release of the addiction-riddled III (Dualtone Records). It also seems to be the question they asked when partnering with the Partnership to End Addiction. The reason for the teaming? The…
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