#addiction-recovery

#addiction-recovery

Bill Wilson coined the term emotional sobriety, which can be defined as inner peace. After many years without drinking, he faced depression that nearly led to relapse.

In Connecticut, construction workers in the Local 478 union connect with a recovery coach after completing addiction treatment, receiving daily check-ins and support for a year.

Many executives and professionals use alcohol not out of recklessness, but as a quiet coping mechanism—the after-hours drink that takes the edge off, the glass that settles nerves before a presentation, all rationalized by continued success.

"Sharma, a former leader in the recovery industry, is accused of submitting $149 million in fraudulent insurance claims, along with conducting unnecessary tests and paying illegal kickbacks."

May is National Treatment Court Month, a time to highlight how treatment courts can reduce crime, save taxpayer dollars, and enhance community safety.

Dorsey said both recovery and harm reduction have a role to play. But in the years-long battle to reduce overdose deaths and outdoor drug use, these two camps have become political lightning rods.

"I am where I need to be, and that's first with God. Before, I had a good understanding of God, but I didn't have an understanding of God's will."

"We always say 'Playboy' will always be a part of our lives. We were 'Playboy' fans and we still are 'Playboy' fans. Even though it turned out to be very traumatic for us, there were also a lot of high points."

Even while the hotel was operating, Trudeau said, it was home to drug dens and prostitution. Now the overt substance use has proliferated on the street, he said, along with overdoses and the occasional fire.