Event Helps Those in Addiction Recovery Connect to a Community
A community in Wisconsin celebrates people who are in addiction recovery through an event called the July Jubilee. Find out how events like these raise awareness and prevent addiction.
COVID-19 and Holiday Planning
COVID-19 and Holiday Planning
As COVID-19 surges ahead of the holiday season, many people are beginning to reconsider what the 2020 holiday season will look like for themselves and their families. The best way…
Kentucky Prison Helps Inmates Avoid Relapse
Kentucky prison provides inmates with substance abuse treatment while incarcerated using research-backed mental health processes to help them overcome addiction.
Recovery at Home: Online AA & NA
Learn about options for completing addiction recovery from home, including virtual AA and NA support group meetings, teletherapy and online chat groups.
Music Festival Helps Support Addiction Recovery
The BeanStock Music Festival promotes sober fun and encourages people to seek treatment for substance use disorder. Find out how.
Red Ribbon Week: How You Can Combat Addiction
Red Ribbon Week 2019 is a wonderful opportunity to teach young people about the dangers of substance abuse and assist people who are currently addicted.
Rock to Recovery Band Encourages Sober Fun in Recovery
Rock to Recovery isn’t your average band. Learn about how rock music can help to heal people in recovery from addiction and aid them in living better lives.
Former NFL Player Founds Addiction Recovery Center for Athletes
Former NFL player Randy Grimes describes substance misuse as one of his most difficult obstacles to overcome. Now retired, Grimes has established a treatment center to help other athletes.
Celebrating National Recovery Month
September is National Recovery Month. This time puts a focus on recovery stories, education about addiction and sober events and recovery support.
How to Find Online Recovery Meetings
If your circumstances make it difficult to attend an addiction recovery meeting in person, learn about resources to find online recovery meetings.
September is Pain Awareness Month
September is Pain Awareness Month
The U.S. Pain Foundation has chosen “unity” as the theme for this year’s Pain Awareness Month, using the hashtag #PainWarriorsUnite. The organization is also encouraging everyone to use a frame…
Russell Brand Credits Spirituality with His Addiction Recovery Success
Russell Brand Credits Spirituality with His Addiction Recovery Success
Addiction recovery is always a personal journey. After all, if there were a prescribed path that would take someone from addiction to sustained recovery every time, everyone would use it.
New Eric Clapton Documentary Gets Real about Addiction
New Eric Clapton Documentary Gets Real about Addiction
Recovery from drug and alcohol addiction, even for the superstars and icons in this world, is ultimately more about personal redemption than it is about being acceptable to society.
Running for Recovery: Run/Walk to Raise Addiction Awareness
Running for Recovery: Run/Walk to Raise Addiction Awareness
The Mind, Body & Soul Recovery Run is slated for 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 3 at Baldwin Park in Orlando, Florida. The event will benefit regional recovery communities.
Celebrating Doesn’t Have to Include Drinking
Celebrating Doesn’t Have to Include Drinking
Celebrating holidays with alcohol may be viewed as a social norm, but it is important to remember that drugs and alcohol are not necessary in order to celebrate.
5 Tips From Powerful Women Leaders In Recovery
5 Tips From Powerful Women Leaders In Recovery
She Recovers shares a powerful message: women can and do recover, that their pain is useful, and that they’re capable of changing the world.
Nurse Finds Sobriety After Years of Addiction
The demands of their profession combined with easy access to narcotics puts nurses at a high risk of substance abuse and addiction. Fortunately, recovery is possible.
Television Show Brings Awareness to Addiction & Recovery
A new state-sponsored television program aims to reduce the stigma surrounding drug addiction and broadcast resources for addiction recovery.
Addiction Recovery Speaker Dies of Overdose
Learn about the life and death of Austin Eubanks, and what we can learn from him about recovery and relapse for helping people struggling with addiction.
Sober Bars Are on the Rise
Sober bars are on the rise, serving nonalcoholic beverages and offering a different kind of nightlife where people who don’t drink can gather and have fun.
Meth Recovery Transformation Photos Go Viral, Helps Others
A set of before-and-after transformation photos went viral, which highlighted the difference for a Tennessee couple in recovery from meth addiction.
Peer Coaching Licensing Proposal
With the growing popularity of peer recovery coaches, Massachusetts is recommending new licensing requirements and credentials for the role.
Peer Coaching Program Keeps Those in Recovery On Track
Social support is crucial during recovery. Peer coaching can help keep people in recovery motivated and dedicated to their goals.
Movement in the Food Industry Provides Jobs to People in Recovery
What kind of job options are available to those recovering from addiction? Find out how people in recovery are finding employment in the food industry.
