Our Latest Blogs on Addiction & Recovery Topics

Vaping is the new “cool thing” today. Considered a healthy alternative to smoking, it is gaining popularity among teenagers. However, is it as harmless as most believe it to be?   According to a study conducted by the University of California, San Francisco this is not the case. The urine samples which were collected from teenagers …

The Warped Tour, which featured many great alternative acts for years, is finally coming to an end this summer. But the founder of the Warped Tour, Kevin Lyman, has a new mission in mind for the future.  As The Fix reports, Lyman has a new organization, Full Energy, No Drugs, or FEND, which may bare …

Addiction and rock and roll often go hand in hand, and because a lot of lives were left behind, many of today’s musicians are a lot savvier about drug abuse today. Flea, bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, has seen enough addiction and death over his career, and has spoken out about it for …

Many current TV shows have been dealing seriously with mental health and depression issues. Now several entertainment sites have listed current shows that take an honest look at depression and mental health. As the site, High Snobiety writes, “In the last year, a new and captivating frontier for television has popped up in an unexpected …

Ten years ago, Jesse Metcalfe of Desperate Housewives wrote about his time in inpatient rehab on Instagram, where many in recovery often write about their experiences getting sober.  As Us Magazine, Metcalf took a picture of himself before he checked in to inpatient rehab after partying for three days. Metcalf checked in on March 19, …

We’ve been seeing addiction portrayed in movies and television a lot these days, and the popular comedy Mom is a sitcom that also deals with addiction and recovery.  As Variety reports, Gemma Baker, who co-created the show was tired of the clichés of addiction she saw on TV. And indeed, as she says, For most …