A feel-good story about the organization Scott Strode, a CNN Hero in 2012, and also in recovery, started to help others in recovery. #community #sobercommunity
CNN Heroes
October 2 at 7:05 AM ·
This virtual fitness class helps a community battling addiction to gain strength during the pandemic. Go inside The Phoenix with Phil Mattingly: https://cnn.it/33kxkJQ
The pandemic is taking its toll in many forms. If you or a loved one is struggling with addiction and needs help, contact us today we can help. #addiction #addictionawareness #alcohol #recovery #nebraska #iowa
https://www.rand.org/news/press/2020/09/29.html?utm_campaign=&utm_content=1601393266&utm_medium=rand_social&utm_source=twitter
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Alcohol Consumption Rises Sharply During the Pandemic; Heavy Drinking by Women Rises 41%
#nebraska
Stacy RingNebraska through the lens
September 28 at 6:21 PM ·
May there be peace in your soul today.
Iowa Friends! #iowa #fall2020 #fall #fallcolors #fallleaves
https://www.iowadnr.gov/Conservation/Forestry/Fall-Color
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Fall Color Report
Many people who suffer from addiction struggle with the first step to sobriety: detox. Detox is the process of removing drugs or alcohol from the body, and in most cases requires medically assisted care. What are the common fears of detoxing from drugs or alcohol? Read our blog to find out:
https://www.igotsober.com/detoxing-from-drugs-or-alcohol-why-do-users-fear-it/ #addiction #alcohol #drugs #opioid #detox #FEAR #recovery #blog #recoveryblog #omaha #omahanebraska #nebraska #councilbluffs #desmoines #iowa #igotsober
IGOTSOBER.COM
Detoxing From Drugs Or Alcohol: Why Do Users Fear It? | IGotSober
Council Bluffs Friends: National Drug Take Back Day is Oct. 24 from 10a-2p at Walgreens, 535 E. Broadway! #councilbluffs #community #takebackday
NONPAREILONLINE.COM
National Drug Take Back Day coming this month
Omaha Friends, if you have kids and they're interested in ways to keep Omaha beautiful, read on! #community #omaha #omahanebraska
KEEPOMAHABEAUTIFUL.ORG
Youth LitterBusters Week | Keep Omaha Beautiful, Inc.
Two years in recovery, DWTS' Cheryl Burke attributed her wanting to quit drinking to watching her late father fight and overcome alcoholism. She mentions she bonded immediately with her DWTS Season 29 partner, AJ McLean, over their shared sobriety. She goes on to say "hang out with the right people and realize this life-altering decision comes with big changes -- sometimes within your group of friends. It's important for me to also surround myself with people that have the same values. I have a lot less friends but a lot more meaningful friends." She said she believes people come into your life because they're "reflection of you, whether it be your past, your present or your future" and "there's a reason for it all." Yes! #sobriety #sobrietyrocks #sobercommunity #community #recovery
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/cheryl-burke-calls-husband-matthew-lawrence-rock-sobriety-73373308
GOODMORNINGAMERICA.COM
Cheryl Burke calls husband Matthew Lawrence her 'rock' on her sobriety journey
After his father Robin Williams died, his son Zak Williams fell into a deep depression and masked his grief with alcohol. "I was using alcohol to self-medicate, and it was not helping, I was unable to sleep and to relate to people." He says that recovery "has actually strengthened my relationships with most of the people in my life." He goes on to say "Despite experiencing traumatic events, I can recover. And I am now on a path of healing and being the person I always wanted to be." #addiction #alcohol #sobriety #Strength #healing #recovery
https://people.com/movies/robin-williams-son-zak-opens-up-about-his-struggles-with-depression/
PEOPLE.COM
Robin Williams’ Son Zak Opens Up About His Struggles With Depression and Anxiety After His Father's Death: 'I Was Traumatized'
Ready to get sober? Reaching out is the first step. Contact us today we can help. #addiction #alcohol #drugs #sober #reachout #help #helpisontheway #recovery #nebraska #iowa #igotsober
"...What really hit me was the moment, my youngest daughter Lyric said to me that night, 'You don't smell like my daddy.' And when she said that to me, that was it. Enough said. I felt disgusting." BackStreet Boys singer AJ McClean says this was the ultimate awakening for him to get sober. He goes on to say it's the hardest work he's ever done, and that recovery has saved his life. Us too. #addiction #awakening #sober #sobriety #recovery #community
https://people.com/music/aj-mclean-10-months-sober-rock-bottom-encounter-with-daughter/
PEOPLE.COM
AJ McLean Details the 'Rock Bottom' Encounter with His Daughter, 3, That Pushed Him to Seek Help
DYK: Tomorrow, Oct. 24, is DEA National Take Back Day!
DEA's Take Back Day events provide opportunities to prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths by your being able to clear out your medicine cabinets and take your unused prescription drugs safely and anonymously to a collection site near you. In 2019's Take Back Day, over 441.5 tons of prescription drugs were collected! To find a location near you, just click the link below. #TakeBackDay #addiction #prevention #nebraska #iowa #community #doyourpart
https://takebackday.dea.gov
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Take Back Day
Besides the physical benefits, exercise also has mental health benefits. Such as helping to reduce anxiety, improve your mood, help combat depression, boost self-esteem and confidence and more? #excercise #mentalhealth #mentalwellness #mentalwellbeing
https://mindfulnessmeditationinstitute.org/2020/08/25/8-mental-health-benefits-of-exercise-infographic/
MINDFULNESSMEDITATIONINSTITUTE.ORG
8 Mental Health Benefits of Exercise [Infographic]
"...Peer into the mirror, and ask: 'Do I have a problem?' If you’ve asked, the answer may be obvious."
If the answer is yes and you're ready to get sober, contact us today, we've been there and we can help. #addiction #alcohol #drugaddiction #askyourself #BeHonest #sober #Sobriety #recovery #WeCanHelp
https://kearneyhub.com/opinion/pandemic-uncorks-problems-with-alcohol/article_16b505a2-187d-11eb-82ce-8f2f31ec273a.html?fbclid=IwAR14F0NwBmEHxVXtIIfuEKj126ozko_1nGvNu4UTQyFsL8mS8iwS6Slideg
KEARNEYHUB.COM
Pandemic uncorks problems with alcohol
26-year old singer Cameron Dallas rose to fame quickly, reveling in the parties, the social media likes, the massive drinking - yet found himself missing authentic human connection. After a major downward spiral, with the support of his family he focused on getting sober and has recently celebrated a year in recovery. Congratulations!
Addiction happens to people of all ages, from all walks of life. If you or a loved one struggles with addiction contact us today we can help. #addiction #alcohol #connection #sober #sobriety #Recovery
https://people.com/music/cameron-dallas-dark-past-drinking-social-media-recovery/
PEOPLE.COM
Cameron Dallas Opens Up About His Dark Past with Drinking and Social Media — and How He Found Recovery
Artists Aaron Draplin, Greg Breeding and William J. Gicker have designed a Drug Free USA Forever stamp. The white star with red, light blue and blue radiating from one side of each of the star's five points suggests unity needed at all levels to beneficially address drug abuse, help promote drug abuse prevention and raise awareness about the dangers of drug abuse. It will be available to the public for one year. #DrugFreeStamp #community #addiction Drug Enforcement Administration - DEA
Recovery is waiting for you; reaching out is the first step. Ready? #addiction #alcohol #drug #opioidaddiction #alcoholaddiction #reachout #wecanhelp #omaha #omahanebraska #lnk #nebraska #councilbluffs #desmoines #iowa #igotsober
DYK lesser known ways that alcohol can affect your health? Alcohol can:
- affect your immune system
- put you at risk for mouth, esophagus, throat, liver and breast cancer
- increase the risk for pancreatitis
- can be bad for your heart
- increase your risk for high blood pressure
- lead to liver damage by causing bacteria to grow in your gut
- gives your body work to do that keeps it from other processes
#addiction #alcohol #health #Risks
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/6-surprising-ways-alcohol-affects-health-not-just-liver/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=cc+posts&fbclid=IwAR1vwZtkd88SlILWstXdsGYwV9p1XwBDKuSueJmRuprcrBquEnPVXOfMzfU
HEALTH.CLEVELANDCLINIC.ORG
6 Surprising Ways Alcohol Affects Your Health — Not Just Your Liver
According to the American Medical Association over 40 states have reported increases in opioid-related deaths since the pandemic has struck. Don't let that happen to you or a loved one who may be struggling with addiction: contact us today we can help. #addiction #overdoseawareness #overdose #overdoseprevention #recovery
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/predictions-suicides-overdoses-domestic-abuse-covid-coming-true/story?id=73836752
ABCNEWS.GO.COM
Predictions of more suicides, overdoses and domestic abuse during COVID are coming true
Today we honor those who have served our country; thank you to all our veterans. #veterans #veteransday #veteran
"Feelings of inadequacy intensify in isolation." A recent survey by Research Triangle Institute International polling people about their drinking habits before and during the pandemic found an average person's drinks per day increased 27%, the frequency of a person's drinking increased 21% and that binge drinking increased 26%. If your drinking has spiraled during isolation and you're ready to get sober, contact us today we can help.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/11/09/parents-alcohol-consumption-covid/
WASHINGTONPOST.COM
Perspective | The pandemic is taking a toll on parents, and it’s showing in alcohol consumption rates
"There is hope. We hope sharing our story influences others, that there's potential in everybody." Yes there is - hope and potential. Here's a story of two men who formed a friendship in recovery from drugs, and now are business partners with purpose. #hope #addiction #purpose
CBS58.COM
Kicking Addiction: West Allis business partners find purpose and recovery through love of shoes
Have a safe, sober and wonderful Thanksgiving, All! #thanksgiving #thankful #grateful #gratefulthankfulblessed #sober #sobriety #soberthanksgiving #igotsober
Is it time to confront your addiction and finally get sober? Ready to put in the some of the hardest work you’ve ever done - and reap the rewards that recovery can bring you? We did, and we’re here to help you when you’re ready. Contact us today. #addiction #alcohol #drug #sobriety #recovery #lifeisgood #soberlife #nebraska #iowa #igotsober
Well said. #addiction #sobriety #liberation #goodlife #recovery #nebraska #iowa #wednesday #wednesdaywisdom #igotsober
Binge drinking during the pandemic continues to be on the increase, according to a latest study published by the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. Long-lasting health issues can be a consequence. If you or a loved one is struggling with addiction and are ready to get sober, contact us today, we’ve been there and we can help. #addiction #alcohol #reachout #pandemic #sobriety #recovery #iowa #nebraska
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/lockdown-binge-drinking-alcohol-covid-b1767366.html?fbclid=IwAR2C3FlvzaeGoDMhRuDwmZA3d2k1uB1PDjxusv3NdiEl5VF7Ss2mhNxU8iY
INDEPENDENT.CO.UK
Every week of lockdown increases binge drinking, study finds
Sobriety: the win’s pretty awesome. #addiction #alcohol #drug #opioidcrisis #sobriety #recovery #goforit #goforthewin #nebraska #iowa #igotsober #mondaymotivation
Truth. Your recovery comes first above all else. You work for it and it works for you. Ready? Reaching out is the first step. #addiction #alcohol #drug #opioid #sud #alcoholaddiction #opioidaddiction #sobriety #sober #soberlife #soberliferocks #recovery #itworks #nebraska #iowa #igotsober
Substance use prevention that involves the family has been found to be the most effective.
DRUGFREE.ORG
Most Teens Don't Drink or Use Drugs. How to Help Your Kids Avoid it Too.
This man picked up a knitting tool while incarcerated; it ended up changing his life and creating a community with others who are in recovery. #addiction #recovery #community
CNN.COM
A man started a knitting group to help people like himself recover from drug addiction
A wonderful story about how two moms whose sons were touched by addiction are helping other families in similar circumstances...
PEOPLE.COM
Two Fla. Moms Are Helping Fight the Rise in Opioid Deaths: 'We're Facing a Disaster'
‘Tis The Sober Season! Hope you’re kicking back with your loved ones and savoring beautiful moments together! Happy Holidays, stay safe and stay warm! #merrychristmas #happyholidays #tistheseason #soberholidays #soberseason #sober #soberlifeisthebestlife #nebraska #iowa #igotsober
“Forty-five years ago...I had a wake-up call. I was headed for disaster, I was drinking myself to death.” Congrats to Anthony Hopkins on his milestone of 45 years of sobriety!
https://amp-cnn-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/12/30/entertainment/anthony-hopkins-sobriety-video-scli-intl/index.html
AMP-CNN-COM.CDN.AMPPROJECT.ORG
Anthony Hopkins gives thanks for 45 years of sobriety
Who agrees?! #addiction #nomore #nomorelies #nomoredenial #nomorehiding #openmyworld #openyoureyes #openyourmind #acknowledge #recovery #sober #sobriety #sobrietyrocks #soberlife #soberliferocks #nebraska #iowa #igotsober
Ready to get honest with yourself and get sober - for good? We have a way out of the madness, and it works - for good. Reaching out is the first step - contact us today. #addiction #alcohol #alcoholaddiction #sober #sobriety #time #itstime #recovery #2021 #nebraska #iowa #igotsober
After three DUIs in one year and spending time in jail, Leslie Jordan got sober and has been in recovery for 22 years. We celebrate his success! #addiction #alcohol #sober #sobriety #recovery
You. Can. Recover. #addiction #recovery #monday #mondaymotivation💪
ICYMI: Addiction - and recovery - can happen to anyone. Bachelorette Adams finds "The One" with Zac Adams, an addiction recovery specialist who shares his story of getting sober in this article: https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a34238703/who-is-zac-clark-the-bachelorette/
MARIECLAIRE.COM
Meet Zac Clark, a 'Bachelorette' Frontrunner With a Courageous Backstory
Drug overdoses, suicides and alcohol-related deaths killed 165,000 Americans in 2019. If you or a loved one struggles with addiction contact us today, we can help. #addiction #drug #alcohol #recovery #nebraska #iowa
https://www.npr.org/2021/01/26/960492035/deaths-of-despair-how-the-pandemic-may-be-fueling-lethal-drug-overdoses?fbclid=IwAR1c9OIvO1wEDEwSC-VSEz7tskYD5fDO8LRMDJbs1BVoZfiDfM0kKuRe364
NPR.ORG
They Lost Sons To Drug Overdoses: How The Pandemic May Be Fueling Deaths Of Despair
Country musician Margo Price shares her personal tragedy and her alcohol addiction. In her music video titled "Hey Child" the visuals show a "gritty depiction" of her facing her inner demons, crashing her car, going to jail and then beating the darkness that she had found herself in.
"Sometimes you have to accept and forgive yourself for the mistakes and the failures you've made in your life in order to shed the layers and move on." We agree. #sobriety
https://people.com/country/margo-price-hey-child-music-video-premiere/?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_content=new&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=600efebbc8ffe70001f65bf8
PEOPLE.COM
Margo Price Debuts Music Video for 'Soul Searching' Song About Addiction and Mental Health: Listen
One of the many reasons it’s great to be sober: getting a good night’s sleep. Who agrees?! #sober #sobriety #sleep #goodnightsleep #soberlife #soberlifeisthebestlife @sobernation
And what could be more brave than asking for help? We’ve been in that scared space. We can tell you that asking for help is the most courageous thing you can do. We’re here for you when you’re ready. #addiction #alcohol #drugs #brave #courage #ask #askforhelp #werehereforyou #help #helpisontheway #recovery #nebraska #iowa #mondaymotivation #igotsober
- Is not a sign of weakness, it takes courage and strength
- Is not burdensome for others, your loved ones care and want to see you get help
- Is something you have to come to terms with and do yourself
- Is a life changing decision
- Is never too late
If we did it so can you. We’re here for you when you’re ready. #addiction #alcohol #alcoholaddiction #drug #drugaddiction #opioidaddiction #sud #help #helpingothers #wecanhelp #nebraska #iowa #igotsober
TGIF and Happy Weekend!...And thank goodness winter is half over! If you missed the gorgeous full moon last night, you can still see it through tomorrow morning...and then again on Saturday, Feb. 27!
https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a35349834/january-full-wolf-moon-2021/?utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=socialflowFBWH&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2obYp5MCKt2G9KCPXUVcEAPWsf7312v7ymPXGFntxaMZTuIf1ZAmC7e2Y
WOMENSHEALTHMAG.COM
The Wolf Moon, The First Full Moon of the Year, Will Reach Its Peak *Today*
ICYMI: Lincoln, NE is ranked number one on this list of "America's Happiest Cities" - surrounding cities made the list as well! (https://www.menshealth.com/health/a34919033/happiest-cities-in-america/ #nebraska #iowa
MENSHEALTH.COM
The Happiest People in America Live in This City
"One day at a time." Yes indeed. https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/jamie-lee-curtis-reflects-22-years-sobriety-day/story?id=75682486&fbclid=IwAR3CLWEcI6Oj015RoAxEjDQsjHGU_CIG-XGfdmOXCPlci8ZVrEWbACxipGg
ABCNEWS.GO.COM
Jamie Lee Curtis reflects on 22 years of sobriety: 'One day at a time'
"When you have a loved one who is battling opioid addiction, it's horrific. ...ultimately they have to help themselves."
https://people.com/music/melissa-etheridge-felt-helpless-son-battled-addiction-fatal-opioid-overdose/?fbclid=IwAR32wztC7D3EthScjqvVrt62Yyhnw9UAn4gLFSdY-I3IXk4E43HK9ZuRejo
PEOPLE.COM
Melissa Etheridge Reveals She Felt 'Helpless' as Son Battled Addiction Before Fatal Opioid Overdose
“The disruption to daily life due to the COVID-19 pandemic has hit those with substance use disorder hard” and research published in JAMA Psychiatry shows visits to emergency departments for opioid overdoses skyrocketed in 2020.
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/opioid-overdoses-29-higher-2020-pandemic-study/story?id=75785104&fbclid=IwAR2e7LGYDH1dbTELqPJFGxdduYGdKdjObVV3UQJpbuJICeEzxUSSqXjjhnQ
ABCNEWS.GO.COM
Opioid overdoses 29% higher in 2020 than before the pandemic: Study
ICYMI: Relationship therapist Dr. Laura Berman shares her heartbreaking story about her son, a straight-A student, to warn parents: “My beautiful boy is gone. 16 years old. Sheltering at home. A drug dealer connected with him on Snapchat and gave him fentinyl (sic) laced Xanax and he overdosed in his room… My heart is completely shattered and I am not sure how to keep breathing.”
DYK: Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid similar to morphine that can be more than 100 times more potent, and synthetic drugs such as fentanyl are the most common drugs involved in overdose deaths, says the National Institute on Drug Abuse. According to the National Safety Council people are more likely to die from an accidental opioid overdose than a car crash.
https://www.today.com/parents/dr-laura-berman-s-son-dies-bought-drugs-snapchat-t208352
TODAY.COM
A 16-year-old died from drugs he bought on Snapchat
Harry Cunnane admitted to using drugs and had a one-word response when his parents asked if he was ready to get help:
"Yes."
Are you ready to get help for your addiction? #sayyes #YES #yesyoucan #thereishope #helpisontheway #wecanhelp #addiction #recovery #nebraska #iowa
https://people.com/politics/rep-madeleine-dean-son-harry-on-his-addiction-and-recovery/
PEOPLE.COM
'You Think, "How Is This Possible?"': Lawmaker and Her Son Open Up About His Harrowing Addiction and Recovery
"Alcoholism-related liver disease was a growing problem even before the pandemic, with 15 million people diagnosed with the condition around the country, and with hospitalizations doubling over the last decade. But the pandemic has dramatically added to the toll. Across these institutions, the age of patients hospitalized for alcoholic liver disease has dropped. Women may be suffering disproportionately from alcoholic liver disease. Nationwide, more adults are turning to the bottle during the pandemic. Unemployment, isolation, lack of daily structure, and boredom all have increased the risk of heightened alcohol use."
If you or a loved one struggles with addiction, there is hope and we can help. Contact us today. #addiction #recovery #nebraska #iowa
https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/liver-disease-increase-pandemic-alcohol-20210212.html
INQUIRER.COM
Pandemic-fueled alcohol abuse creates wave of hospitalizations for liver disease
Yup. (Even when it's brutally cold.)
And here are what some of our patients and their families are saying:
"Their perspective and approach to the problem of addiction really works."
"Working with IGotSober is one of the best decisions I have ever made."
"I’m living proof your life can turn around."
"A huge shift in his life is something we started to think we’d never see—we’re so grateful this program gave him a chance..."
"...It really was something else in giving me a freedom from that devil that controlled me for so long."
"You have to want recovery and if you do, you’ll get all the support and help you can ever want in the I Got Sober Program."
#addiction #alcohol #drug #opioidaddiction #sud #sobriety #sober #soberlife #recovery #nebraska #iowa #igotsober
“The disruption to daily life due to the COVID-19 pandemic has hit those with substance use disorder hard” and research published in JAMA Psychiatry shows visits to emergency departments for opioid overdoses skyrocketed in 2020.
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/opioid-overdoses-29-higher-2020-pandemic-study/story?id=75785104&fbclid=IwAR2e7LGYDH1dbTELqPJFGxdduYGdKdjObVV3UQJpbuJICeEzxUSSqXjjhnQ
ABCNEWS.GO.COM
Opioid overdoses 29% higher in 2020 than before the pandemic: Study
ICYMI: Relationship therapist Dr. Laura Berman shares her heartbreaking story about her son, a straight-A student, to warn parents: “My beautiful boy is gone. 16 years old. Sheltering at home. A drug dealer connected with him on Snapchat and gave him fentinyl (sic) laced Xanax and he overdosed in his room… My heart is completely shattered and I am not sure how to keep breathing.”
DYK: Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid similar to morphine that can be more than 100 times more potent, and synthetic drugs such as fentanyl are the most common drugs involved in overdose deaths, says the National Institute on Drug Abuse. According to the National Safety Council people are more likely to die from an accidental opioid overdose than a car crash.
https://www.today.com/parents/dr-laura-berman-s-son-dies-bought-drugs-snapchat-t208352
TODAY.COM
A 16-year-old died from drugs he bought on Snapchat
Omaha and Lincoln made the Top Five; surrounding Midwest cities made the top list as well.
https://smartasset.com/checking-account/cities-with-the-best-work-life-balance-2021?fbclid=IwAR3pOsDG5-3YYGCOIIHJRT_ST9hOGo3Cmq5OQze-JT-f24juTZ27MeDcxS0
SMARTASSET.COM
Cities With the Best Work-Life Balance - 2021 Edition - SmartAsset
When you turn the page from the same ol' same 'ol, your opportunities and possibilities are endless. We can help you realize all the potential in you, and you can write your next chapter and every chapter after that...free from addiction.
Is today the day? #addiction #recovery #addictionrecovery #turnthepage #newchapter #potential #opportunity #possibilities #investinyourself #nebraska #iowa #igotsober
"Reach out for help, sobriety and recovery. Reach out for life. And for those that love someone who drinks too much, does drugs or abuses any number of things, guide them toward help. Guide them toward life. It’s out here and it lasts way longer than 31 days."
We couldn't agree more. #Addiction #sobriety #recovery #reachout #helpisontheway #wecanhelp
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2021/01/30/good-riddance-to-dry-january-its-false-sobriety-for-us-real-alcoholics/?fbclid=IwAR1-SWbuo9LKIePVrlwwU4QzKqCaLisbRox3QxjLMiILmr2zK24M1bbTLFY
DALLASNEWS.COM
Good riddance to Dry January. It’s false sobriety for us real alcoholics
DYK: A new and dangerous street drug is emerging in the US; it's called xylazine, though it's better known by its street name, "tranq". It's a non-opioid sedative used in veterinary medicine, typically with horses; a recent study published says xylazine may depress the central nervous and respiratory systems, and cause low blood pressure and a slow heart rate. When it's combined with opioids to create "tranq dope," it may be deadly.
https://amp-cnn-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/02/04/us/horse-tranquilizer-street-drug-trnd/index.html
AMP-CNN-COM.CDN.AMPPROJECT.ORG
Horse tranquilizer is hitting the US as a dangerous street drug
Harry Cunnane admitted to using drugs and had a one-word response when his parents asked if he was ready to get help:
"Yes."
Are you ready to get help for your addiction? #sayyes #YES #yesyoucan #thereishope #helpisontheway #wecanhelp #addiction #recovery #nebraska #iowa
https://people.com/politics/rep-madeleine-dean-son-harry-on-his-addiction-and-recovery/
PEOPLE.COM
'You Think, "How Is This Possible?"': Lawmaker and Her Son Open Up About His Harrowing Addiction and Recovery
"Alcoholism-related liver disease was a growing problem even before the pandemic, with 15 million people diagnosed with the condition around the country, and with hospitalizations doubling over the last decade. But the pandemic has dramatically added to the toll. Across these institutions, the age of patients hospitalized for alcoholic liver disease has dropped. Women may be suffering disproportionately from alcoholic liver disease. Nationwide, more adults are turning to the bottle during the pandemic. Unemployment, isolation, lack of daily structure, and boredom all have increased the risk of heightened alcohol use."
If you or a loved one struggles with addiction, there is hope and we can help. Contact us today. #addiction #recovery #nebraska #iowa
https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/liver-disease-increase-pandemic-alcohol-20210212.html
INQUIRER.COM
Pandemic-fueled alcohol abuse creates wave of hospitalizations for liver disease
"At first it felt like just playing hooky, not going into the office and hunkering down at home. Making the best of the situation by Zoom Happy Hours and Quarantini’s."
Americans are increasingly coping with pandemic stress, fear, and boredom with alcohol. It might seem like the easy way to cope with a bad day, but over time dependence grows, and can eventually become an enormous problem in your life.
Truth: "No one has ever successfully thrived during a challenging situation while drinking too much." #Pandemic #pandemicdrinking #timetogetsober
https://thriveglobal.com/stories/pandemic-drinking/?utm_source=Newsletter_Transaction&utm_medium=Thrive&utm_campaign=Published
THRIVEGLOBAL.COM
Pandemic Drinking
Omaha and Lincoln made the Top Five; surrounding Midwest cities made the top list as well.
https://smartasset.com/checking-account/cities-with-the-best-work-life-balance-2021?fbclid=IwAR3pOsDG5-3YYGCOIIHJRT_ST9hOGo3Cmq5OQze-JT-f24juTZ27MeDcxS0
SMARTASSET.COM
Cities With the Best Work-Life Balance - 2021 Edition - SmartAsset
When you turn the page from the same ol' same 'ol, your opportunities and possibilities are endless. We can help you realize all the potential in you, and you can write your next chapter and every chapter after that...free from addiction.
Is today the day? #addiction #recovery #addictionrecovery #turnthepage #newchapter #potential #opportunity #possibilities #investinyourself #nebraska #iowa #igotsober
"Reach out for help, sobriety and recovery. Reach out for life. And for those that love someone who drinks too much, does drugs or abuses any number of things, guide them toward help. Guide them toward life. It’s out here and it lasts way longer than 31 days."
We couldn't agree more. #Addiction #sobriety #recovery #reachout #helpisontheway #wecanhelp
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2021/01/30/good-riddance-to-dry-january-its-false-sobriety-for-us-real-alcoholics/?fbclid=IwAR1-SWbuo9LKIePVrlwwU4QzKqCaLisbRox3QxjLMiILmr2zK24M1bbTLFY
DALLASNEWS.COM
Good riddance to Dry January. It’s false sobriety for us real alcoholics
DYK: A new and dangerous street drug is emerging in the US; it's called xylazine, though it's better known by its street name, "tranq". It's a non-opioid sedative used in veterinary medicine, typically with horses; a recent study published says xylazine may depress the central nervous and respiratory systems, and cause low blood pressure and a slow heart rate. When it's combined with opioids to create "tranq dope," it may be deadly.
https://amp-cnn-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/02/04/us/horse-tranquilizer-street-drug-trnd/index.html
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Horse tranquilizer is hitting the US as a dangerous street drug
BioCorRx Medical Director Dr. George Fallieras shares some of the many benefits of being sober. We concur. #addiction #sobriety #recovery
https://www.openfit.com/benefits-of-quitting-drinking
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7 Benefits of Quitting Drinking That Could Change Your Life | Openfit
ICYMI: Ash Ruder performs a song she wrote about her dad's addiction and recovery... #mondaymotivation
American Idol
Yesterday at 8:00 AM ·
WARNING: GRAB A TISSUE! Ash Ruder Music has found the only subject that doesn’t go out of style: love.❤️
Actor Rob Lowe on sobriety and recovery:
"The only way to stay in recovery is to be honest with yourself on a minute-by-minute basis. No secrets, no double life. And you have to get real.
The longer you are in recovery the more facile you are in getting honest.
Nothing can make you get sober except you wanting to do it...The threat of losing a marriage, losing a job, incarceration — you name the threat, it will not be enough to do it. It’s got to be in you.
One of the great gifts of recovery is that you start living your authentic life. You start living your actual values and living as who you truly are.
I wasn’t ready until I was ready.
All of my understanding about life has come from getting sober and being in recovery...The work that you do once you stop whatever it is you’ve been abusing — that’s when the real work begins. And that continues to this day. In many ways, it doesn’t get any easier but it does get more fulfilling."
#addiction #sobriety #sober #recovery
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/rob-lowe-sobriety-recovery-1234899611/
VARIETY.COM
How Rob Lowe Embraced Sobriety to Become the Person He Always Wanted to Be
"At first it felt like just playing hooky, not going into the office and hunkering down at home. Making the best of the situation by Zoom Happy Hours and Quarantini’s."
Americans are increasingly coping with pandemic stress, fear, and boredom with alcohol. It might seem like the easy way to cope with a bad day, but over time dependence grows, and can eventually become an enormous problem in your life.
Truth: "No one has ever successfully thrived during a challenging situation while drinking too much." #Pandemic #pandemicdrinking #timetogetsober
https://thriveglobal.com/stories/pandemic-drinking/?utm_source=Newsletter_Transaction&utm_medium=Thrive&utm_campaign=Published
THRIVEGLOBAL.COM
Pandemic Drinking
Omaha and Lincoln made the Top Five; surrounding Midwest cities made the top list as well.
https://smartasset.com/checking-account/cities-with-the-best-work-life-balance-2021?fbclid=IwAR3pOsDG5-3YYGCOIIHJRT_ST9hOGo3Cmq5OQze-JT-f24juTZ27MeDcxS0
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Cities With the Best Work-Life Balance - 2021 Edition - SmartAsset
BioCorRx Medical Director Dr. George Fallieras shares some of the many benefits of being sober. We concur. #addiction #sobriety #recovery
https://www.openfit.com/benefits-of-quitting-drinking
OPENFIT.COM
7 Benefits of Quitting Drinking That Could Change Your Life | Openfit
ICYMI: Ash Ruder performs a song she wrote about her dad's addiction and recovery... #mondaymotivation
American Idol
March 8 at 8:00 AM ·
WARNING: GRAB A TISSUE! Ash Ruder Music has found the only subject that doesn’t go out of style: love.❤️
Actor Rob Lowe on sobriety and recovery:
"The only way to stay in recovery is to be honest with yourself on a minute-by-minute basis. No secrets, no double life. And you have to get real.
The longer you are in recovery the more facile you are in getting honest.
Nothing can make you get sober except you wanting to do it...The threat of losing a marriage, losing a job, incarceration — you name the threat, it will not be enough to do it. It’s got to be in you.
One of the great gifts of recovery is that you start living your authentic life. You start living your actual values and living as who you truly are.
I wasn’t ready until I was ready.
All of my understanding about life has come from getting sober and being in recovery...The work that you do once you stop whatever it is you’ve been abusing — that’s when the real work begins. And that continues to this day. In many ways, it doesn’t get any easier but it does get more fulfilling."
#addiction #sobriety #sober #recovery
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/rob-lowe-sobriety-recovery-1234899611/
VARIETY.COM
How Rob Lowe Embraced Sobriety to Become the Person He Always Wanted to Be
"At first it felt like just playing hooky, not going into the office and hunkering down at home. Making the best of the situation by Zoom Happy Hours and Quarantini’s."
Americans are increasingly coping with pandemic stress, fear, and boredom with alcohol. It might seem like the easy way to cope with a bad day, but over time dependence grows, and can eventually become an enormous problem in your life.
Truth: "No one has ever successfully thrived during a challenging situation while drinking too much." #Pandemic #pandemicdrinking #timetogetsober
https://thriveglobal.com/stories/pandemic-drinking/?utm_source=Newsletter_Transaction&utm_medium=Thrive&utm_campaign=Published
THRIVEGLOBAL.COM
Pandemic Drinking
Omaha and Lincoln made the Top Five; surrounding Midwest cities made the top list as well.
https://smartasset.com/checking-account/cities-with-the-best-work-life-balance-2021?fbclid=IwAR3pOsDG5-3YYGCOIIHJRT_ST9hOGo3Cmq5OQze-JT-f24juTZ27MeDcxS0
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Cities With the Best Work-Life Balance - 2021 Edition - SmartAsset
Parents, excellent tips in this read... #prevention #talk
https://drugfree.org/article/prevention-tips-for-every-age/?fbclid=IwAR0Qryw1rZ31mtMDLpC0oRZSPfxwvA8RTjnnBhqsdrbG46JtsnmizZRFiVw
DRUGFREE.ORG
Drug Prevention Tips for Every Age, from Toddlers to Young Adults
ICYMI...
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/03/16/973684753/sharp-off-the-charts-rise-in-alcoholic-liver-disease-among-young-women
NPR.ORG
Sharp, 'Off The Charts' Rise In Alcoholic Liver Disease Among Young Women
Latest studies continue to show links between early exposure to alcohol with a higher likelihood of binge drinking, heavy drinking and developing drinking problems earlier in life.
https://www.today.com/health/kids-allowed-sip-alcohol-start-see-booze-more-favorably-t212260
TODAY.COM
Parents who let kids sip alcohol could set them up for toxic drinking
"For the entire part of my drinking life, I wasn't being honest with myself," Ball said. "But by being honest with myself, by reaching out for help, by sticking with my therapy, it feels that I am the most free, that burden has been lifted off my shoulders." - Former NFL player Montee Ball
We do recover. So can you. Reaching out is the first step. #addiction #alcohol #reachout #honesty #therapy #staywithit #sobriety #recovery #wedorecover #free #freefromalcohol #wednesday #wednesdaywisdom #nebraska #iowa #igotsober
"Breathe...now again..." We could all use this mantra on occasion... #tuesdayvibe #tuesdayinspiration
TODAY.COM
Watch this 6-year-old calm his little brother down
BioCorRx Medical Director Dr. George Fallieras shares some of the many benefits of being sober. We concur. #addiction #sobriety #recovery
https://www.openfit.com/benefits-of-quitting-drinking
OPENFIT.COM
7 Benefits of Quitting Drinking That Could Change Your Life | Openfit
Perspective: "If you think your addiction is only affecting you, you're fooling yourself. Addiction is selfish...If you give yourself some sober time, you'll realize the damage and the hurt that you caused for people who love you the most...Recovery has given me more than I could have ever imagined...the best part of sobriety is being present."
As many of us know firsthand, addiction is a family disease, affecting not just the individual struggling, but everyone who loves and cares about/for them. If you, a family member or a loved one struggles with addiction and are ready to get sober, contact us today - we've been there and we can help. #addiction #recovery #perspective #nebraska #iowa
https://www.ksl.com/article/50130197/addiction-through-a-daughters-eyes-how-teens-letter-impacted-casey-scott
KSL.COM
Addiction through a daughter's eyes: How teen's letter impacted Casey Scott
Parents, excellent tips in this read... #prevention #talk
https://drugfree.org/article/prevention-tips-for-every-age/?fbclid=IwAR0Qryw1rZ31mtMDLpC0oRZSPfxwvA8RTjnnBhqsdrbG46JtsnmizZRFiVw
DRUGFREE.ORG
Drug Prevention Tips for Every Age, from Toddlers to Young Adults
ICYMI...
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/03/16/973684753/sharp-off-the-charts-rise-in-alcoholic-liver-disease-among-young-women
NPR.ORG
Sharp, 'Off The Charts' Rise In Alcoholic Liver Disease Among Young Women
Latest studies continue to show links between early exposure to alcohol with a higher likelihood of binge drinking, heavy drinking and developing drinking problems earlier in life.
https://www.today.com/health/kids-allowed-sip-alcohol-start-see-booze-more-favorably-t212260
TODAY.COM
Parents who let kids sip alcohol could set them up for toxic drinking
"For the entire part of my drinking life, I wasn't being honest with myself," Ball said. "But by being honest with myself, by reaching out for help, by sticking with my therapy, it feels that I am the most free, that burden has been lifted off my shoulders." - Former NFL player Montee Ball
We do recover. So can you. Reaching out is the first step. #addiction #alcohol #reachout #honesty #therapy #staywithit #sobriety #recovery #wedorecover #free #freefromalcohol #wednesday #wednesdaywisdom #nebraska #iowa #igotsober
"Breathe...now again..." We could all use this mantra on occasion... #tuesdayvibe #tuesdayinspiration
TODAY.COM
Watch this 6-year-old calm his little brother down