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Rebecca Ponton

@rebeccaponton

Journalist/author. Recovery ally and advocate. Proponent of harm reduction and medication assisted treatment (MAT).

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month #MHAM2025 Use SAMHSA’s Digital Toolkit to raise awareness, start conversations, and share the message that #MentalHealth is health! ➡️ samhsa.gov/about/digital-… #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthMatters #SupportMatters

May is Mental Health Awareness Month #MHAM2025

Use SAMHSA’s Digital Toolkit to raise awareness, start conversations, and share the message that #MentalHealth is health! ➡️ samhsa.gov/about/digital-… 

#MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthMatters #SupportMatters
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Big news from me: My book is out August 12! REHAB is the untold story of our country’s failed response to the opioid crisis – a uniquely American system of treatment that too often fuels relapse and overdose, instead of recovery. Pre-order it here: simonandschuster.com/books/Rehab/Sh…

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Thrilled to learn that one of my favorite books, Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by #AlexandraFuller, has been made into a movie. Currently playing in theaters, it will be streamed on Apple TV+ in the near future. youtube.com/watch?v=WoDuyG…

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Los Angeles people: Come see me speaking at a book talk with the indomitable Max Jordan Nguemeni and “Mother of Methadone” author and physician @MGlennEm. Thursday July 24 at Village Well books in Culver City! I’m on methadone, it’s gonna be a good chat. eventbrite.com/e/opioid-crisi…

Los Angeles people:

Come see me speaking at a book talk with the indomitable <a href="/MaxJordan_N/">Max Jordan Nguemeni</a> and “Mother of Methadone” author and physician @MGlennEm.

Thursday July 24 at Village Well books in Culver City! 

I’m on methadone, it’s gonna be a good chat. eventbrite.com/e/opioid-crisi…
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Just finished reading A Piece of Cake; A #Memoir by Cupcake Brown. The incredible story of how "Cup" went from the darkest depths of #substanceuse to become an attorney at one of the nation's largest law firms. #recovery #hope #healing amazon.com/Piece-Cake-Mem…

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TMRW, JULY 26TH, 12:30 PM. An intimate look inside the billion-dollar #addiction #treatment industry (#rehab) where people are bought and sold for their insurance policies and ushered into a system designed to keep them sick. #stoptheshuffle stoptheshuffle.com/home#screenings

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Congrats to #Stoptheshuffle for receiving the Jury Award for Best Documentary at the recent Flyover Film Festival in #louisvilleky. Next stop, SUNDAY, AUG. 3rd: Rivers Edge Intl. Film Fest in #Paducah, KY. #recovery Upcoming screenings (more coming soon): stoptheshuffle.com/home#screenings

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Empowering the Black community in San Francisco and the Greater Bay Area with harm reduction education, interactive learning, and life-saving resources. overdosepreventioncollective.com

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AVAILABLE NOW. Fighting the #FloridaShuffle: The Inside Story of Corruption in the #DrugTreatment Industry and How One Community Found the Solution by Dave Aronberg and David R. Campbell, MD. amazon.com/Fighting-Flori…

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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/fig…

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💔 Opioids have left a generation of children raised by grandparents.👵👴 🍼 Many grandparents are stepping in to raise grandchildren when parents are lost to overdose or incapacitated by addiction. 💔 In Elizabeth Mateer’s case, both parents were addicted — one died from a

💔 Opioids have left a generation of children raised by grandparents.👵👴

🍼 Many grandparents are stepping in to raise grandchildren when parents are lost to overdose or incapacitated by addiction.

💔 In Elizabeth Mateer’s case, both parents were addicted — one died from a
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Inside the popular rehab facility where patients were mocked, bullied, and shamed. Excerpted from Rehab, a new book by Shoshana Walter ✏️ and published by Simon & Schuster. slate.trib.al/tu4akpx

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SAMHSA’s #SuicidePrevention Awareness Month Toolkit is now available 🆕 Access ready-to-use social media copy and graphics, resources, and actionable steps to help you make a difference in your community ➡️ samhsa.gov/about/digital-… #SPM25 #YouAreNotAlone

SAMHSA’s #SuicidePrevention Awareness Month Toolkit is now available 
🆕 Access ready-to-use social media copy and graphics, resources, and actionable steps to help you make a difference in your community ➡️ samhsa.gov/about/digital-… 

 #SPM25 #YouAreNotAlone
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Author Christina Dent, founder/president of End It For Good, 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 amazon.com/Curious-Discov…