Recovery

OPINION | Phil Paleologos: Me? An Alcoholic?
OPINION | Phil Paleologos: Me? An Alcoholic?
OPINION | Phil Paleologos: Me? An Alcoholic?
My name is Phil, and I'm a recovering alcoholic. Going to treatment and Alcoholic's Anonymous meetings wasn't exactly on my "To Do" list. I didn't get to my first meeting because I had a few rough weekends. I had 17 years of bad weekends, and for me, the turning point became a matter of life and death, near loss of my wife and family, business and my self respect...
Narcan Brings Back The Near Dead
Narcan Brings Back The Near Dead
Narcan Brings Back The Near Dead
The South Coast is in the grips of an "overdose" epidemic. Police revived three local men with Narcan after they were found comatose. Within a four hour period Wednesday night, the three young men were given another chance for life, but a 50-year-old woman wasn't as lucky...
PAACA Men's Clothing Drive
PAACA Men's Clothing Drive
PAACA Men's Clothing Drive
Mother Teresa said the most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved. When local folks need a helping hand, many times they turn to agencies like PAACA, Positive Action Against Chemical Addiction. The need to help support PAACA is greater than ever, with the huge spike in opioid cases reported...
Journalist Recovering
Journalist Recovering
Journalist Recovering
An American video journalist with Ebola says he feels lucky to be recovering from the deadly virus, but it's humbling to think about how many people have died from the disease in West Africa. Ashoka Mukpo made several comments about Ebola on Twitter Monday...