By Join Together Staff | August 13, 2012 A “wellness court” in Minnesota uses Native American ceremonies and other cultural activities to help people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. The court is a partnership between the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and two counties in northern Minnesota. The program targets people with chronic…
DetailsJune 11, 2012|By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times Drug czar Gil Kerlikowske says the Obama administration has changed its thinking about people addicted to drugs — and you should too. In a speech Monday at the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, Kerlikowske said it was time to stop believing that the millions of Americans…
Detailsby Maxim W. Furek, MA, CADAC, ICADC With stunning, glamorous looks and a voice that could soar with angels, she rose to fame. For a period of time she was America’s sweetheart, an individual with her feet planted firmly on the ground with solid faith and values. Whitney Houston’s life was a fairy tale come…
DetailsBy Christopher Kennedy Lawford August 29, 2012 It shouldn’t be much of a surprise to anyone in recovery from addiction that our nation’s treatment programs could use a lot of upgrading. If you’ve been through the addiction ringer, as I have, you’ve probably glimpsed if not experienced the good, the bad and the ugly of…
DetailsHow Can an Addict and Addict’s Family Heal? Interview with William Moyers, author of Now What? An Insider’s Guide to Addiction and Recovery. William C. Moyers, the eldest son of television journalist Bill Moyers and his wife, Judith, is known for his 2006 bestseller, Broken, which describes his near-fatal addiction to alcohol and other drugs. In…
DetailsBy Scott O’Connell/Daily News staffThe MetroWest Daily News Chris Sullivan, a former New England Patriot and member the ’01/’02 Super Bowl-winning team, speaks to students at Keefe Technical High School about his struggles with substance abuse. It was a moment that should have been the pinnacle of his career. But after winning Super Bowl XXXVI,…
DetailsA new study finds differences in how participation in Alcoholics Anonymous helps men and women maintain sobriety. For men, avoiding companions and situations that encourage drinking had more powerful effects, while increased confidence in the ability to avoid drinking in response to feelings of sadness or depression was more important for women. News ReleaseMassachusetts General…
DetailsNow that states have started legalizing recreational marijuana, will the president continue the government’s war on weed? By TIM DICKINSONWhen voters in Colorado and Washington state legalized recreational marijuana in November, they thought they were declaring a cease-fire in the War on Drugs. Thanks to ballot initiatives that passed by wide margins on Election Day,…
DetailsOur silence has allowed others to define us By MAURA CASEY I often wished that state legislators who knew the most about addiction would band together and speak out as one during budget debates. Who better to advocate for treatment and chip away at public denial than the recovering alcoholics I knew who were also…
DetailsBy Steve Pasierb Lance Armstrong has finally acknowledged what so many suspected for so long. After countless adamant denials, he admitted to doping and to using performance-enhancing substances (PES) during the span of his cycling career in an interview with Oprah Winfrey this week. He has already been stripped of all of his Tour De…
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