Former “Jew in Jail” Delivers Motivational & Inspirational Speech To Inmates On Drug Recovery – Gary Goldstein, a former prisoner in the New York State correctional system and author of “Jew in Jail,” delivers a motivational & inspirational speech to inmates in the Henrico County Jail in Richmond, Virginia On Tuesday, October 2, 2012. Goldstein speaks on what it was like for him, as an addict, to serve time for robbery, and attend alcohol, drug, and gambling recovery programs while incarcerated, and how it is never too late for anyone to turn their life around and become a productive member of society.

 

Start-up launches website for recovering addicts

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Brighter12.com is a subscription-based service that was designed to serve people recovering from addictions with alcohol, drugs, gambling, intimacy or codependency. It offers journaling, work pages, daily affirmations and other tools for tracking and …
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Inside the 43-year friendship of Gerry Harvey and John Singleton

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After a small recovery the following year to $ 253 million, the market has slumped further in the past two years. Harvey, who … The two men found they shared a love of gambling, carousing and chasing women – though both were married at the time. "It …
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Addiction and Christmas chaos: taming the madness this holiday season

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People who struggle with addictive behaviors—anything from drugs and alcohol to eating disorders, gambling, sex addiction, or relationship addiction—wondered if they would be able to maintain their sobriety when they began to actually feel the …
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