2018, and the past few years before it, have brought about a heightened state of cultural awareness in practically all areas of life, from how we treat each other in everyday interaction to how we choose to tal...
This week the world said goodbye to an elder-statesmen (although it’s likely he’d hate that term) and undeniable luminary of UK punk. Buzzcocks singer and guitarist Pete Shelley passed away on December 6 in...
If there’s anything we know for certain about the opioid addiction epidemic, besides the fact that it killed over 50,000 Americans in 2017, it’s that drug makers make a lot of money each year and many who n...
Submissions for the ninth annual Teens Make Music Contest have officially opened. MusiCares and Facing Addiction with NCADD are inviting young songwriters and musicians aged 14-18 from all over the globe to sub...
Finding a job in recovery can be incredibly difficult. The stigma that the recovery community faces is often most apparent during the employment process. Many companies approach applicants in recovery with prej...
Around this time last year, Recovery Unplugged published a piece about a decline in life expectancy to the United States that was directly attributable to opioid addiction; we are saddened (but unfortunately no...
Question…RU ready for Riptide? Recovery Unplugged sure is. For the next three days, we’re taking over Fort Lauderdale Beach at this year’s Riptide Music Festival. The Recovery Unplugged team will be repre...
For a second time, the Kentucky HEALTH Medicaid waiver has been approved, this time backed by the Trump administration after review by the federal government. This Medicaid waiver is set to take effect April 1,...
For the first time in the past four years, actress Amanda Bynes has opened herself up to the public, addressing her past substance abuse issues and how they played roles in her public breakdowns and Twitter ran...
Only days ago, Florida State Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office announced that they would be including CVS and Walgreens to the list of opioid distributors and manufacturers against whom the state of Florida...
What do you do when a family member or loved one struggles with substance abuse and they’re unwilling to seek treatment out for themselves? The reality for millions of families across the United States is tha...
Recovery Unplugged wants to wish all a safe, happy and sober Thanksgiving, from our family to yours. For those in recovery, Thanksgiving can hold particularly special meaning. Although the holiday season usuall...
Imagine you’re in dire need of serious medical treatment— you’re in an incredible amount of pain, you have infected wounds, you can barely walk— and you know that your medical care provider isn’t goin...
At Recovery Unplugged, we discuss at length the power of music to alter mood, improve our day and enrich our emotional experiences. What we’ve left out up to now, however, is that listening to Wilco’s Yanke...
The death of hip-hop artist Mac Miller continues to send shockwaves through the music community and resonate heavily with some of his fellow artists; the most recent example of this comes as rapper Lil Xan anno...
Over the past few years, the advent of the vape pen and e-cigarette has changed the way that society approaches nicotine consumption. Unfortunately, however, what was initially created to help provide cigarette...
The opioid overdose crisis has reached such epic proportions that it’s been declared a nationwide epidemic, with overdose and addiction rates ravaging the country. Due to the intensity of the deadliest drug c...
As the nation observes another Veterans Day holiday, we extend a much-deserved thank you to the servicemen and women who have literally dedicated their lives to maintaining our security, freedom and the unparal...
Recently, the LA County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner released the toxicology report that confirmed the cause of Mac Miller’s death as accidental overdose on a mixture of fentanyl, cocaine, and alcoh...
In an extraordinarily controversial decision, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the use of Dsuvia®, a powerful opioid ten times more potent than fentanyl. Despite opposition from four U....
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