Read more about the article Sobriety And Social Distancing
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Sobriety And Social Distancing

These past few weeks, we've written quite a few blogs about people in treatment programs and how they're dealing with COVID-19 (or the coronavirus). But, in our opinion, it is…

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Read more about the article Controversial Regulation Lift Allows For ‘Drive-Thru Drinking’
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Controversial Regulation Lift Allows For ‘Drive-Thru Drinking’

As you might expect, COVID-19 (or the coronavirus, as its commonly called) is the subject dominating news articles right now. And there have been quite a few stories about the way it is…

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Quit Genuis App May Help With Virtual Recovery

It's always exciting to see recovery news pop up on the pages of Tech Crunch. The famed digital news site recently published an exciting story about an app in development…

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Which Addicts Are Most At Risk For COVID-19?

In the past week, we've published several articles addressing the coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) within the recovery community. For today's piece, though, we wanted to send out an alert for those…

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Read more about the article Recovery Amid A Health Crisis
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Recovery Amid A Health Crisis

These past several days have ushered in a "new normal" when it comes to the way people interact with each other. Because of heightened risks from the coronavirus (or COVID-19), Americans are…

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Vaping And Coronavirus Risks

Obviously, the coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) is top of mind for a lot of Americans right now. And this particular disease is known for striking the lungs and causing respiratory issues. So,…

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Binge Drinking On A National Level

Alcoholism can most certainly strike in many ways. There are those who slowly develop a consistent habit over a period of years and there are those who aggressively consume wine,…

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Read more about the article New Research On The Children Of Alcoholics
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New Research On The Children Of Alcoholics

There is no doubt that growing up in an alcoholic household is incredibly painful. And, as most of us know, children of chronic drinkers are much more prone to develop…

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Honoring Black Balloon Day

Though you may not realize it, March is actually quite significant to the recovery community. Every year on the sixth of this month, thousands across the country participate in a…

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Recovery In Nature

Obviously, beating an addiction takes lots of hard work and a rigorous regimen. But, there is another approach that can make a major difference and requires little to no effort…

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Read more about the article Opioid Overdose Deaths May Be Underreported
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Opioid Overdose Deaths May Be Underreported

We often hear about the hundreds of thousands of U.S. deaths that occur each year because of opioid abuse. But what if the actual number was substantially higher? It's not…

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Read more about the article Business Leader Discusses The Realities Of Addiction
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Business Leader Discusses The Realities Of Addiction

It's a common and unfortunate stigma. Addiction is often thought of as a "poor person's disease." Something that only impacts lower income individuals and underperforming achievers. In reality, nothing could be…

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Drug Testing Via Fingerprints

We all know about traditional breathalyzers and blood tests when it comes to detecting substance abuse. But what if you could tell if someone has been using by simply taking…

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New ‘Queer & Sober’ Movement Emerges

Recently, NBC News highlighted a growing LGBTQ movement. To help promote abstinence from drugs and alcohol within that community, a term Queer & Sober has begun to emerge. This actually reflects a whole…

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How AI Is Helping In The Addiction Fight

As we enter this new decade, expect to hear the term Artificial Intelligence (or AI) much more frequently. Machine learning, as it's also called, will soon be used to automate the way…

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Read more about the article Vaping Company Accused Of Steering Kids Towards Addiction
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Vaping Company Accused Of Steering Kids Towards Addiction

One of the scariest addiction trends to emerge in recent years (other than the deadly opioid crisis, of course) concerns the act of vaping and the young people it inflicts.…

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Loosid App Aims To Connect Sober Singles

Believe it or not...In the modern era, sobriety and tech have become much more intertwined. Today, an increasing amount of apps are being developed to help people in their recovery…

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MADD Celebrates 40 Years

For the record, there are a lot of reasons to be excited about 2020. Not only is it the start of a brand new decade, it also marks a historic…

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New Book Looks At Secret Addictions

The absolute worst thing that can happen in an addiction scenario is finding out a person has been using after it's too late. Dependencies are often kept secret from loved…

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Read more about the article Seniors And Gambling Addiction
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Seniors And Gambling Addiction

We have reported before about the vulnerability of senior citizens when it comes to dependencies and mental health struggles. As one advances in age, there are often health declines and loss…

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Read more about the article When Does Alcoholism Begin?
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When Does Alcoholism Begin?

Keeping an eye on recovery-related news items, we often find ourselves drawn to research stories and industry headlines. But opinion pieces do catch our eye as well, especially when they…

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Read more about the article Popular Podcast Digs Into ‘The United States of Opioids’
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Popular Podcast Digs Into ‘The United States of Opioids’

What does is it mean to live in a nation overcome with opioid addictions? It's a very valid question and one that the popular Yahoo Finance podcast Illegal Tender attempted…

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