I Know You’re Ready, But Are You Willing?
To make any positive change in your life, you have to be ready and willing to make that change. When a person decides to seek help for their addiction, they are told that if they have these two...
View ArticleAddiction Counselors and Abstinence
The American Psychological Association released a recent study in their journal Psychology of Addictive Behaviors showing that up to half of addiction counselors deem it acceptable to allow alcohol...
View ArticleKrokodil Drug (desomorphine) in the USA: Why It Matters
We are hearing reports that the dangerous and hideous drug krokodil is here, in the US. Initial reports of possible krokodil use started 2 years ago, but this week we are facing what may turn out to be...
View ArticleHe’s Such a Good Boy
I don’t want the good boy that is hidden behind the drugs to die. Sometimes it helps to read someone else’s true story of addiction, and think about how things could be handled, or should be handled....
View ArticleStart the Talk: A Parent Learning Tool
Rockers in Recovery is partnering with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) on their latest underage drinking prevention campaign. Called “Talk. They Hear You.”...
View ArticleRIR Sober Events and Band Bookings
RIR Radio Station – Where the Recovery Education & Rock-N-Roll Come Together: Rockers In Recovery® Trademarked & Privately Owned. No use of trademark is any form is allowed. Since...
View ArticleDO NOT GAMBLE WITH YOUR RECOVERY
Every week I am contacted by people dealing with problems created by their gambling. Most of them have lost everything and are trying to figure out what happened to their lives. All are in deep...
View ArticlePost Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
PTSD – Do Something! As we all sit back and watch the various layers of the U.S. war effort end, it is hard enough for us to conceptually grasp the level of loss and violent despair unfolding each...
View ArticleOne in Ten Children Raised in Alcoholic Home
By Bethany Winkel ; One in Ten Children Raised in Alcoholic Home. What are we doing to our children? As more and more Americans develop alcohol dependence problems and choose not to get help, more of...
View ArticleBinge Drinking
Triggers to Binge Drinking By Bethany Winkel – There are certain times in our lives that we are more prone to binge drinking. Someone struggling with alcohol abuse or alcoholism should be especially...
View ArticleRecognizing Video Game and Internet Addiction
By Bethany Winkel – 2014 Rockers In Recovery Main Sponsor Imagine that something takes hold of your child’s mind so forcefully that you can’t get through to them any more. Some kids suffer from...
View ArticleAddiction/Alcoholism and Rock-N-Roll
It’s Amazing, and we are so proud to see how since 2011 (going on twenty five of our own productions) the Rockers In Recovery® (RIR) concept of recovery concerts/festivals to carrying a message of...
View ArticleRockers In Recovery Unplugged
Recovery Unplugged: New RIR Recovery Unplugged Directors – Michael M. and Chris W. The Story, the Music, the Therapy, the Impact “Rockers In Recovery Unplugged, visits addiction drug and alcohol...
View ArticleAddiction-Powerless Means YOU HAVE NO POWER
Thomas Gagliano MSW Phillip Seymour Hoffman Addiction Help – Why would Phillip Seymour Hoffman, a man that had so much; money, power, fame, and family put a needle in his arm. It doesn’t make sense,...
View ArticleAddiction Recovery
Recovery Unplugged Addiction Network We can help with detox and treatment for an addiction to Alcohol, Cocaine, Heroin, Methadone, Meth, OxyContin, Suboxone, Valium, and Xanax in the following states:...
View ArticleMusic Therapy In Recovery
Carol Harblin Rockin’ Magazine Writer THE POWER OF MUSIC – Music is a magical creation that has been part of everyone’s lives for as long as musical instruments and phonographs have been in existence....
View ArticleADDICTION TREATMENT IS BUILT ON A FAULTY FOUNDATION
by Jack Kelly, CAP, NLP, LHMP. A conundrum (co-nun-drum) is a riddle which requires ingenuity in answering and discovering its meaning. So, here’s a conundrum about addiction and recovery. After the...
View ArticleSummertime Is Concert Time
By Carol Harblin. Summer is finally here, the grills have all burned off some burgers and dogs, and concert season is in the air. Two synonymous signs of summer are that heat and music both on the...
View ArticleDr. Michael L. Dennis Joins The Team At RIR
RIR welcomes our new Researcher & Article Contributor Michael L. Dennis, Ph.D. Although Dr. Dennis maybe new to to RIR he is not new to the world of addiction. The good Doctor has been reaching...
View ArticleYOUR VIRTUAL RECOVERY COACH
YOUR VIRTUAL RECOVERY COACH STRESS What role did stress play in the lives of the original members of A.A? Here’s what they tell us: “We were driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion,...
View ArticleYou CAN Have Fun in Recovery
By KLEAN Treatment Centers ; Life in recovery can be enjoyable, full of freedom and, gasp – even fun! The good news is, you do not have to spend the hours wiling away and complaining about your new...
View ArticlePERMISSION TO MAKE MISTAKES
How do I feel when I make a mistake and what messages do I give my children when they make mistakes. What was the message given to us when we made mistakes as children? Were mistakes an opportunity to...
View ArticleDarryl Strawberry Teams up with Former Catholic Priest to Battle Addiction
Darryl Strawberry Proud Sponsor Of RIR A retired baseball player and a former Catholic Priest walk into a rehab … Although this sounds like the beginning of a joke, to former addict and retired MLB...
View ArticleSecond Chances at St. Joes
Second chance opportunity at St. Joes; A Brief History of St. Joseph’s Addiction Treatment & Recovery Centers In June of 1940, the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement purchased the property known...
View ArticleRECOVERY MATTERS
BOOK OF THE MONTH: The Mastery of Love, by Don Miguel Ruis RECOVERY MATTERS TRUE NORTH Believe it or not, there are actually TWO North Poles. One is at the top of the earth. The others is known as...
View ArticleReward Deficiency Syndrome – RDS
“The human brain produces a number of “feel good” chemicals–from Serotonin and Dopamine, to Norepinephrine, GABA and Endorphins–all of which work together to produce feelings of well-being. When...
View ArticleAmerica – 160 Overdose Deaths From Legal and Illegal Drugs Every Day
Kenneth Blum, Ph.D., DHL Today I have some really exciting news to share with you bringing new hope to the entire Rockers In Recovery Network of friends and associates. For years people of all walks...
View ArticleDr. Nick Colangelo of Clearbrook Treatment Centers
Talking Treatment and Recovery with Dr. Nick Colangelo of Clearbrook Treatment Centers – Dr. Nick will talk about his 40 year journey of recovery and how to help addicts through the treatment process....
View ArticleGeorge Edmunds – Treatment and Recovery
http://www.rockersinrecovery.com/wp-content/uploads/rirradio_2017_08_31_george-edmunds-treatment-recovery.mp3 Talking Treatment and Recovery; George Edmunds V.P. of Operations Just Believe Recovery...
View ArticleRob Adams – Coastal Detox
http://www.rockersinrecovery.com/wp-content/uploads/Rob-Adams-Talking-Recovery-Treatment.mp3 Guest Rob Adams Coastal Detox – Talking Recovery & Treatment: Get to know Rob better by calling...
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