Opioid Crisis

Family Recovery Court

More and more states are instituting Family Recovery Court programs. Consequently more and more addiction-impacted families are staying together. It’s about time too! Family Recovery Court Story Aaron O’Neil was at wit’s end. He was just about to enter rehab for prescription opioid addiction when his partner overdosed and died. Entering treatment now meant he’d [...]

DRUG USE BY STATE

The good folks at WalletHub have put together a state-by-state study of drug use. It’s called, fittingly, Drug Use by State. And the results may floor you. DRUG USE BY STATE: THE HIGHLIGHTS WalletHub’s Drug Use by State study coincides with Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Prevention Week. And like NPW, it’s [...]

Getting Sober in Florida

There are many reasons for getting sober in Florida. There must be. Why else would so many addicts from around the country choose to get sober in the Sunshine State? More importantly, perhaps, why would so many choose Recovery Boot Camp? Getting Sober in Florida Okay, you’ve finally decided to get sober. Not a quick [...]

The Rise of Recovery-Friendly Workplaces

From Burlington, Vermont to Dayton, Ohio to Delray Beach, Florida and beyond, America is seeing a rise in recovery-friendly workplaces. Why? Because people deserve a second chance. And because people who are given a second chance can make for great workers. Recovery-Friendly Workplaces in Burlington Working Fields is not your average employment staffing outfit. Then [...]

SNL’s Chris Kattan Comes Clean

It took Saturday Night Live‘s Chris Kattan nearly two decades to realize honesty really is the best policy — even if you live life in the spotlight. Now that the former SNL star has come clean though, he’ll never make that mistake again. What’s with Chris Kattan? For a good while there people were saying [...]

Recovery Bill of Rights

More and more Americans are battling substance abuse disorder. Consequently more and more Americans are entering into recovery. So it only makes sense that we as a people have a Recovery Bill of Rights. There are two Recovery Bill of Rights options currently making the rounds. The latest comes from the Ohio Citizen Advocates for [...]

From Crack Addict to Top Shelf Chef

Crack addicts are seldom synonymous with cooking. Unless, of course, it’s cooking up crack. But this crack addict not only became a top shelf chef, but he also co-helms a restaurant mini empire. How’d he do it? Crack Addict The year was 2008. Chef Michael Solomonov was at the helm of Zahav, a fledgling Philadelphia [...]

Adderall to Meth: It’s No Way to Graduate

The kids call it Graduation Day. There are no caps and gowns though. There are no diplomas either, let alone degrees. And there are certainly no proud parents or beaming teachers or relieved principals. But it’s still a very special day. It’s the day when a student graduates from Adderall to Meth. Adderall to Meth [...]

Criminal Charges for Opioid Drug Distributor

The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York filed criminal charges against executives of a Rochester-based opioid drug distributor. It is believed to be the first time drug executives were criminally charged with diverting opioids. “Large Scale Drug Dealing” The federal indictment alleges Rochester Drug Cooperative (RDC) distributed highly addictive substances to pharmacies. [...]

Driving the Heroin Hearse

Riding around in Dwayne Wood’s Heroin Hearse isn’t for the faint of heart. Then again, neither are fatal drug overdoses. In one American city though both are as common as air. Inject Heroin / Reject Life “Inject Heroin. Reject Life.” No, the message isn’t subtle. Then again, subtlety has no place in the overdose capital [...]

Addiction and Recovery: There is a Way

Today is Good Friday. It also marks the beginning of Passover. For Christians the day stands for Death and Resurrection. For Jews it means slavery and liberation. Both parallel addiction and recovery. The death and slavery that comes from addiction, as well as the resurrection and liberation that springs from recovery. Addiction A 2013 study [...]

Breaking Bad with Batman on Last Week Tonight

We at Recovery Boot Camp dig John Oliver and Last Week Tonight. Always have. Always will. So we especially dug Breaking Bad with Batman on Last Week Tonight. Okay, so that wasn’t the episode’s title. It doesn’t even describe all that went on with the show. Let’s just say it was classic Last Week Tonight. [...]

Boston Bulldogs Sober Support Group

Mike Ferullo has always been a bit of a Bulldog. Born and bred on the mean streets of Boston, he ran with the wrong crowd, did the wrong things and ended up on the wrong side of the law. So it kind of makes perfect sense that his Boston Bulldogs Running Club would be one [...]

What Are the Symptoms of Addiction?

Roughly 23.5 million Americans are addicted to drugs or alcohol. Another 22 million Americans are in recovery. So it stands to good reason that everyone in the country knows someone who’s battling substance abuse. But what exactly are the symptoms of addiction? And how can we tell if a loved one is suffering from substance [...]

The Sackler Family Might Want a Dose of Its Own OxyContin

It’s been a bad couple weeks for the Sackler family. A very bad couple weeks. First, 500 cities, counties and Native American tribes filed suit against the Sackler-owned Purdue Pharma, the company behind all their vast wealth. Next, two of London’s leading museums — The Tate Modern and The National Portrait Gallery — turned down [...]

Elizabeth Warren Goes Opioid — And it Could Be a Game Changer

Elizabeth Warren is sick and tired of the opioid crisis, and she’s not going to take it anymore. She’s sick of the excuses. Sick of the rhetoric. And tired of all the inaction. You might say Elizabeth Warren goes opioid. But the good Senator isn’t just going to bitch about the problems. No, she’s going [...]

The Geography of Opioids: Urban vs Rural

The great good folks at the inimitable CityLab have put together a rather enlightening piece on the ways the opioid epidemic differently impacts urban and rural America. Call it The Geography of Opioids. Despair and Demand U.S. opioid overdose deaths reached a record high in 2017. That’s common knowledge. And local leaders across the country [...]

An Addict is Born: What A Star is Born Says About Addiction

A Star is Born says as much about becoming famous as it does about addiction. In fact, addiction is at the very core of the story. So much so that the film could almost be titled An Addict is Born and still be fairly accurate. An Addict is Born (Warning: Spoilers to come!) An Addict [...]

The Biology of Addiction

In Never Enough an addict becomes a neuroscientist in order to learn about the Biology Of Addiction. How obsessive can you get? Birth of an Addict — and a Neuroscientist As a kid, Judith Grisel used to take little sips of alcohol at family events. But it wasn’t until she was 13 that she experienced [...]

Pain Pill Kingpins: Unredacted Sackler Reads Like Corleone — Or Pablo Escobar

The unredacted 274 page complaint may not be as compelling to read as The Godfather saga, but it most definitely makes the Sackler Family look like the Corleones. Only these pain pill kingpins also took a page from Pablo Escobar. Sackler vs Corleone Balzac said that behind every great fortune is a great crime. That [...]

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