Rebecca Ponton
booksandrecovery.bsky.social
Rebecca Ponton
@booksandrecovery.bsky.social
Publisher of Books & Recovery digital magazine. Stories have the power to change our lives. Creating connection and sharing stories of recovery one book at a time. www.booksandrecovery.com
“People who struggle with #drugs and #alcohol are already outcasts in so many ways, and it’s easy to further ostracize this population,” said Christopher Kelly, Ph.D., professor of sociology. “One way we do that is through the language [we use].” sjuhawknews.com/38890/news/r...
Reframing the language around substance use disorder
When Megan Armbruster ’24, M.S. ’26, entered her senior year of high school, she began noticing changes in her mother’s behavior.  “She was nodding off at the table, had suspicious friends over,” Armb...
sjuhawknews.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:53 AM
“People describe it as the worst experience of their life,” Dr. #CaitlinBonney. “Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. Body aches. Muscle aches. They can’t sleep. They want to die bc of this #withdrawal.” And sometimes they do die because of lack of access to care & dehydration. www.tpr.org/2025-09-22/j...?
Jails struggle to prevent overdose deaths as fentanyl is smuggled in, and treatment isn't available
Jails may seem secure, but people who run them have a very hard time keeping drugs out. Those drugs often lead to overdoses.
www.tpr.org
September 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"Because there are multiple roads to #addiction, there must be multiple paths to #recovery." Thank you, Patricia A. Roos.
"At pivotal times, medical providers could have helped my son," writes Patricia A. Roos. Instead, "we found doctors and nurses chastising Alex for his 'bad choices' and 'lack of will power.'"

"At the facilities he resided in, he was simply an 'addict.'"
Stigma From Medical Providers Contributed to My Son’s Overdose Death
At pivotal times, medical providers could have helped Alex. Instead, they labeled him an "addict" and chastised him for "bad choices."
filtermag.org
September 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Reposted by Rebecca Ponton
"At pivotal times, medical providers could have helped my son," writes Patricia A. Roos. Instead, "we found doctors and nurses chastising Alex for his 'bad choices' and 'lack of will power.'"

"At the facilities he resided in, he was simply an 'addict.'"
Stigma From Medical Providers Contributed to My Son’s Overdose Death
At pivotal times, medical providers could have helped Alex. Instead, they labeled him an "addict" and chastised him for "bad choices."
filtermag.org
September 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
SEPT. 19TH - 21ST. Online and the first day is free. #psychedelics #recovery
We're the presenting sponsor for Beyond Addiction: the first conference devoted entirely to exploring the role of psychedelic therapies in addiction recovery. Taking place online Sept 19–21 - the first day is fully free!
Learn more/register: beyondaddiction.love
September 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
OCT. 3RD & 4TH - COLORADO SPRINGS - PIKES PEAK DOCUFEST. Shuffle by filmmaker Benjamin Flaherty is in the line-up for Day 2. #substanceuse #recovery #hope #healing www.stoptheshuffle.com
September 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Author #ChristinaDent, founder and president of #EndItForGood, is generously offering the e-version (which can be read on any device) of her book, Curious: A Foster Mom's Discovery of an Unexpected Solution to Drugs and #Addiction, for free today. #recovery www.amazon.com/Curious-Disc...
Curious: A Foster Mom's Discovery of an Unexpected Solution to Drugs and Addiction
Curious: A Foster Mom's Discovery of an Unexpected Solution to Drugs and Addiction - Kindle edition by Dent, Christina. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Curious: A Foster Mom's Discovery of an Unexpected Solution to Drugs and Addiction.
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August 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Reposted by Rebecca Ponton
Sometimes families tell me their loved one, who struggles with substances, tried "everything" because they went to rehab multiple times. When I probe, the problem often is that they never received simultaneous treatment for other co-occurring mental health disorders. #addiction
August 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Reposted by Rebecca Ponton
🎙️ON AIR:

We're speaking with @sho-walter.bsky.social, an investigative reporter with @themarshallproject.org, about her new book "Rehab" and the ways people struggling with addiction are exploited for profit.

❓Have you had experience navigating rehab or addiction treatment programs?

📻 Listen:
Shoshana Walter’s ‘Rehab’ Finds Corruption, Profiteering and Dismal Rates of Recovery In America’s Drug Treatment System | KQED
We talk about the dark side of the rehab industry, the ways patients are exploited for profit and who actually has a chance at recovery in America.
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August 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Former Palm Beach Co. State Attorney Dave Aronberg talks to Eric Bricker about corruption in the #treatment industry and the potentially deadly practice known as the #floridashuffle. Aronberg's new book, Fighting the Florida Shuffle, is available now. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Fighting the Florida Shuffle with Dave Aronberg
Podcast Episode · The Good Counsel Podcast · 08/05/2025 · 28m
podcasts.apple.com
August 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM