John Giordano – Rockers In Recovery Director of Addiction Education
John Giordano – The New RIR Director of Community Addiction Education John Giordano DHL, CCJS, MAC, CAP is an expert in the treatment of addiction and the founder of The National Institute For...
View ArticleRockin’ For Prevention
Dear Friends, Rockers In Recovery and SAMHSA invite you to participate in National Prevention Week 2015. National Prevention Week is an annual health observance dedicated to increasing public...
View ArticleDopamine and Addiction
Imagine for a moment what it would be like feeling as though you can never get enough. Have you ever been there? A place where no matter what you do or how hard you try you’re just not satisfied....
View ArticleSelf-Esteem Effects Decision Making
What is it about our self-esteem that will drive some of us to the outer edges of our sanity? Throughout my nearly thirty-year career as an addiction counselor, I’ve worked with people from all walks...
View ArticleTHE TWELVE STEPS ARE A JOURNEY NOT A DESTINATION
STEP 4: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. QUOTE FOR THE DAY: “Many people are living in an emotional jail without realizing it.” (Virginia Satir) THE FIVE DAILY GOALS OF A...
View ArticleHow could I be an addict?
RIR Director of Community Addiction Education – John Giordano, Doctor Of Human Letters, CCJS, MAC, CAP; Thirty-years ago I was as blind to addiction as nearly everyone else walking down the street....
View ArticleUpcoming Recovery Fun
STAY CONNECTED Please Get To Know Rockers In Recovery Inc: Addiction Awareness & Prevention Through Rock-N-Roll Rockers In Recovery Inc. non-profit (501(c)(3) was created in January 2012...
View ArticleA U.S. military veteran commits suicide every 65 minutes
Dear Colleagues: As you know RIR and The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) have partnered on many great prevention and awareness projects, this new project is very...
View ArticleThe Silent Assault On Americans With Addictions
The Silent Assault On Americans With Addictions Insurance Companies Play Doctor By: John Giordano DHL, MAC ,Rockers In Recovery, Director of Community Education; Avery was your typical suburban kid;...
View ArticleEducation and Support About Addiction
RIR Friends and Supporters, I want to take this time to invite everyone on this page to see who the Rockers In Recovery Administrative Team Is @ http://www.rockersinrecovery.org/administration/. We...
View ArticleWho is today’s heroin addict?
Heroin Addiction Crosses All Sociology-Economic Lines According to a report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the number of heroin users in the U.S. has doubled in the...
View ArticleThe Silent Assault On Americans With Addictions Part 2
Insurance Companies Play Doctor Part II: Case Managers By: John Giordano DHL, MAC President and Founder of: National Institute For Holistic Addiction Studies Chaplain of the North Miami Police...
View ArticleThe goal is to educate people about addiction.
Where are we without a community? A community is what helps shape who we are and gives us values and helps strengthen our beliefs. Merriam-Webster defines “Community” as: an interacting population of...
View ArticleCan You Feel the Music ?
When I was 9 years old I was driving in my cousins car , he popped in a tape Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – This is one of the songs that started my 40 year love affair with...
View ArticleUnite to Face Addiction Announces Musical Performers
Dear Friends, Rockers In Recovery is a Mobilizing Partner with UNITE to Face Addiction. As you know, we will be gathering on Sunday, October 4, 2015 on the National Mall to UNITE to Face Addiction....
View ArticleLove of Recovery Standing United Against Addiction
Love of Recovery and Standing United Against Addiction In Honor of the memory of Joseph C. Hollis Sr., – Learn the History of the – “Love Of Recovery” RIR Music & Art Festival Written By John...
View ArticleLong Term Recovery Egos
Post by Lori Sullivan, Co-Founder Rockers In Recovery; Many of us in the recovery world are trying to change the stigma regarding people with addiction to the “normal” people in the world who don’t...
View ArticleUsing Music – Spreading The Message of Sobriety
I don’t think any one thing carries more memories with it than music. Music has been an ever present friend throughout every stage of my growth. I listened to my parent’s music while riding in the car...
View ArticleUnity, Service, and Recovery
Clearbrook Treatment Centers is proud to be a partner in the recovery community with Rockers-In-Recovery. We strongly support their use of music to broadcast the message of recovery to those that...
View Article2016 Love of Recovery Free Music and Art Festival
“Love Of Recovery” 5th Annual “Love of Recovery” Music & Art Festival You’re Invited To Our Free Festival, FEBRUARY 13, 2016 – Gates Open At 1PM Concert Green @ CB Smith Park 900 N Flamingo Road,...
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