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I was alone, sitting by a pool and waiting for somebody to come have a meeting with me. And I saw this woman and her husband had a glass of champagne. It looked really nice and I was like, ‘I can do that, too,’ she said on the Facebook Watch show. And the next day, I had two glasses. And the day after that, it was bottles.

[TESTIMONIAL TUESDAY] Pacific Bay Recovery saved my daughters life. After many years of mental health issues and self medicating with alcohol and meth and on the street for years. Jail, rehabs, jail, rehabs, hospitals. That was her life before Pacific Bay. Prayer, the structure, Gilbert, Dwayne at Pacific Bay and her family supported her in her healing. She is now working, repairing her relationships, active in the community and Church. I’m so very grateful and happy that she is ALIVE and working at life everyday. In my eyes and my family’s eyes, she is a miracle. I know not everyone has this success with addiction, but Pacific Bay gave her a fighting chance and she did the rest. Thank you.

The age of COVID-19 has been challenging for those looking to stay sober, and celebrities are no exception. Here is a list of 10 celebs who have opened up about rehab, recovery and relapses during the pandemic.

Where hope would otherwise be hopelessness, it becomes faith.

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"It sounds like a small thing, but to start a toque and finish it and then give it to someone, it's sparked joy in me that I have never felt before in my life."

There is ALWAYS hope #hopequotes #addictionrecoverysandiego #wedorecover

When problems from drug use begin to mount, such as relapses, lost jobs, school suspensions, neglect of responsibilities, DUIs, etc., friends and family members sometimes provide certain types of help that can actually be harmful. That’s right, they harm their loved ones by bailing them out or doing too much at times when these folks would be better served by learning from the consequences of their behavior and standing up on their own.

Merry Christmas to you and your family.

I didn’t exactly catch the holiday spirit, but I took a suggestion that kept me hanging on by my claws through the Next 12 Days of Christmas

Scromiting is the popular name for cannabis hyperemesis syndrome, or CHS. A recent article in the Washington Post’s popular medical mysteries series highlighted the case of a woman’s uncontrolled vomiting. The article chronicled the effects of cannabinoid hyperemesis and the challenge patients and doctors face when attempting to make an accurate diagnosis. Yet the syndrome should not be a mystery. In fact, it is a daily diagnosis here in San Diego. Ask any emergency room physician or nurse.

Our condolences to this family

Is it time for change?

"They trusted me" she said. "Unfortunately I was taking advantage of that trust and that happens all the time."

You stop drinking. Then you bear down. You let the grief and the consequences of that decision wash over you, pummel you, break you down to pieces. Eventually, the beauty finds you. I promise. For me, sobriety is an incredible choice I’ve made for myself, instead of a sad consequence. It was hard fought and at the end of the fight, there was no smug Toadstool telling me to look elsewhere, just a sweet little Princess Peach telling me I won. Metaphor!

Since the onset of the COVID pandemic, rates of drug related overdose deaths in San Diego County have increased. In July and August numbers of overdose deaths were more than 50% higher than in February and March of 2020, with an average of about three people dying per day in the County. https://www.countynewscenter.com/3-san-diegans-die-daily-f/

Some Californians may have an easier time accessing treatment for mental health conditions like anxiety, PTSD and addiction under a bill Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Friday. The measure, Senate Bill 855, REQUIRES insurance companies to cover ALL mental health and addiction treatment deemed medically necessary by a doctor.

Such an amazing recovery story. Congrats on 4 years sober!

The study found that people with a substance use disorder made up 10.3% of that population and represented 15.6% of COVID-19 cases.

Moore's addiction lasted more than 15 years -- before he finally found the help he needed. It was a nightmare odyssey that led him to steal his grandmother's cancer pain medication and his police officer brother's ATM card to pay pills. He says he tried to kill himself twice and spent nine months in jail where he was beaten in a prison riot. Moore went through five different drug treatment facilities but always ended up using again.... Not until Moore says he found a 12-step program and a mentor who showed him the art of building stringed instruments -- did he find the self-love and confidence that turned his life around for good.

An amazing recovery story #wedorecover