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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...

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Addiction 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...

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Krokodil 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...

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He’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....

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Start 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.”...

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RIR 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...

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DO 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...

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Post 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...

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One 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...

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Binge 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...

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Recognizing 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...

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Addiction/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...

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Rockers 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...

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Addiction-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,...

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Addiction 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:...

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Music 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....

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ADDICTION 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...

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Summertime 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...

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Dr. 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...

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YOUR 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,...

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You 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...

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PERMISSION 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...

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Darryl 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...

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Second 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...

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RECOVERY 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...

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Reward 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...

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America – 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...

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Dr. 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....

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George 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...

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Rob 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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