Today, September 1, kicks off the month-long series of awareness and prevention events that mark the 2009 National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month. All month long, various charity walks, open air concert, guest speakers, and festivities will celebrate the value of recovery and rally to spread the message that help is available today [...]
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Holistic Health Magazine.com Hosts Daily Recovery PodCast
Every day, Holistic Health Magazine.com’s John Hollis hosts the two-hour “Holistic Lifestyles Radio Show.” The show covers a slew of topics but regularly highlights addiction recovery.
Just yesterday, August 20, 2009, the radio show had guests Ron Tannenbaum and Ken Pomerance, who are the founders of one of the biggest social-networking websites for people in [...]
Rock N Roll Hall of Famers Eric Burdon & the Animals to Play Rally for Recovery
IntheRooms recently announced that their concert, as part of the day-long National Recovery Month event, will be headlined by “Rock N Roll Hall of Famers” Eric Burdon & the Animals. For those who may not be familiar with the performers, Eric Burdon & the Animals, they are best known for their 60’s super hits, “The [...]
IntheRooms.com Releases New Facebook App
Beginning today, Monday June 29, 2009, any Facebook member will be able to download an IntheRooms.com application that will personalize their profile by displaying their personal recovery time and the collective recovery time of ITR members, which already totals more than 100,000 years. The idea was to bring IntheRooms into Facebook to promote recovery [...]
Recovery Site Review: Changing Lives Foundation & Why Don’t They Just QUIT?
I was recently turned on to the “Changing Lives Foundation” website (changinglivesfoundation.org) by a fellow writer in recovery, so I thought I would check it out. After clicking through the site and reading the different sections, I found it very informative, as it is all about recovery, and maintains a very positive attitude about [...]
IntheRooms Requests Art Donations for Recovery Rally ebay Auction
The South Florida Rally for Recovery and the InTheRooms foundation would like people to donate artwork to the foundation, so it can auction it off on eBay to raise funds for the South Florida Rally for Recovery.
Recovery Arts will be fielding any emails from possible donators who want to give for the great cause. [...]
MacroJohn Recovery Photography
Recovery Arts has been privileged enough to share some of the art of MacroJohn, an extremely talented photographer in recovery. John is 54 and has been in recovery since 2000. He specializes in a macrophotography or more commonly known as close-ups. More recently, John has been shooting a lot of wildlife, [...]
Charlie G Story – Pt. 2
Charlie G Story – Pt. 2
When I got to the hospital, a doctor (It would turn out to be Robert Cullen, head of pediatric neurology) came out and told me that Joy had been dead when found by her mother, but that the police and paramedics had been able to get her heart beating again. [...]
Blank Canvas (Creating A New Life) Documentary Film
Blank Canvas (Creating A New Life) is an inspirational documentary film that follows six women who use the medium of art to push through their struggles with substance abuse and recovery. According to the official website at www.blankcanvasmovie.com, the film promises a “transformational journey,” but one that is, “both tragic and triumphant.”
The six artists [...]
Resources for Alcoholism: Recovery Self Help Project
I recently came across a website called “Recovery Self Help Project.” I thought it was pretty cool because it uses the wikipedia format, so people whom known about recovery can add to the articles and aid those seeking recovery information. The article most recent published, “How to Stop Drinking,” gives a comprehensive overview [...]
