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May, 2008:

AIR will be attending the 2008 AED International Conference on Eating Disorders from May 15-17. Please call AIR at 800-561-8158 with questions, or click here for more information.


April, 2008:

AIR launches new Eating Disorder Service nationwide. Please call AIR at 800-561-8158 with questions, or click here for more information.


AIR will be exhibiting at the IAEDP Symposium - It Takes Two to Tango: The Dance between Therapist and Patient. The symposium will be held at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel in Orlando, Florida from April 3-6, 2008. Please call AIR at 800-561-8158 with questions, or click here for more information.


March, 2008:

Watch the AIR video of a family living with the addict/cannibal. This is a dramatic simulation of how addiction affects a family.


Listen to Bob Poznanovich's interview entitled "Addicted Loved Ones: When to Intervene?" on National Public Radio which broadcast on March 5, 2008.


February, 2008:

Bob Poznanovich will be speaking at the Tri-Chapter EAPA Conference 2008 on Thursday, Feb 28 at 3:50pm. The conference will be held at the Mulberry Inn in Savannah, GA. Please call AIR at 800-561-8158 with questions, or click here for more information.


AIR will be attending the 2008 Eating Disorders Conference of Houston: Perspectives on Treatment and Prevention. The conference will be held on Feb. 22, 2008 located at the Power Center in Houston, TX 77045. Please call Menninger Business Development staff at 713-275-5060 or AIR at 800-561-8158 with questions, or click here for more information.


Andrew Wainwright is featured on CNN in a segment entitled "The Dangers of Legal Drugs." Click here to watch the video.


Timberline Knolls and AIR are hosting two Breakfast Seminars, “Treating Eating Disorder as Addiction: The Continuum of Care from Family Intervention Through after Care” on the following dates:

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008, 8:30-10:30am
Hyatt Regency Old Greenwich,
1800 E. Putnam Ave, Old Greenwich, CT

Wednesday, Feb 6th, 2008, 8:30-10:30am
The New Yorker Hotel
481 Eighth Ave at 34th Street, New York, NY

Continental Breakfast will be served.

RSVP: Ibbits Newhall, INewhall@timberlineknolls.com or 914-912-7561. Contact AIR with questions at 800-561-8158.


January, 2008:

After Cocaine Video Surfaces, Winehouse Goes to Rehab
Concern About Celebrity Drug Use Grows After Heath Ledger's Death
Andrew Wainwright comments on singer Amy Winehouse's drug use after she checks herself into a rehab facility.
by Ammu Kannampilly
ABC News , Jan. 24, 2008


Bob Poznanovich is featured in a Bradley University article discussing addiction.
by Karen Crowley Metzinger
Bradley Hilltopics Online , Winter, 2008


November, 2007:

AIR is presenting the Substance Abuse Ministry Talk at the Church of St. Edward in Bloomington on Tuesday November 13th from 7-8:15 p.m.


October, 2007:

Andrew Wainwright is speaking on AIR services for the legal profession on Friday, October 26, 2007 5:30-7:30 in Brooklyn Park. Sponsored by Tepzich and Ort, LLP.


Hazelden and AIR are sponsoring Tools for Clergy - a moderated panel of experts and families who are sharing their experience, strength, and hope, with resources and tools you can use right away. Provides family based solutions available to congregations on Tuesday, Oct 30th 5:30-8 in Maplewood. If interested in attending, call AIR for more details. Dinner will be provided.


Life after St. Mary's: Alum Confronts America's War on Drugs
Read Andrew Wainwright's article on America's War on Drugs
St. Mary's College of Maryland River Gazette
Vol. 7, No. 5
October/November 2007


AIR’s Chip Dempsey is the speaker at the Professional Developmental Lecture in Chicago on October 19th, 2007. His lecture “The Hidden Edge: Exposing Steroid Use in Adolescents and Young Adults” will take place at the Hotel Orrington at 9:45am. Please call us at 800-651-8158 or click here for more details.


Bob Poznanovich speaks at the Save A Star Drug Awareness Foundation's free presentation entitled "It Could Happen to You" on Thursday, October 18. Click here for more information.


AIR’s Bob Poznanovich will be speaking at the Great American Lawyer Convention on Friday, October 5th at 4:20-5:20 at MGM Grand Resort in Las Vegas. Click here for more information.


AIR will be attending the Moment of Change Intervention Conference Oct. 1-3, 2007 at the Breakers in Palm Beach, FL. Bob Poznanovich will be speaking on Tuesday, October 2nd, at 1:30-3:00. Click here for more information.

September, 2007:
AIR is please to announce a partnership with the SAVE A STAR Memorial Drug Awareness Foundation. For more information on how you can help save a star please visit their web site at www.saveastar.org.

August, 2007:
In an ABC News interview, Bob Poznanovich responds to singer Amy Winehouse's in-laws' desperate plea for her to go to rehab. Click here to read the article.

Bob Poznanovich speaks at the 2007 National Labor Assistance Professional Conference at the Rivera Hotel in Las Vegas on Aug. 9, 2007. Click here to view the presentation, "It's Not Okay to be a Cannibal!."

June, 2007:
Watch the Bob Poznanovich interview on NBC News Today.

Staging an Intervention
It can work, but such confrontations by family, friends come with some risks
by Marilyn Kennedy Melia
Chicago Tribune , June 10, 2007

May, 2007:
The May 18th issue of Minneapolis/Saint Paul Business Journal names Andrew Wainwright as one of the 2007 “40 under forty” award winner. Click here for more information.

March, 2007:

Article on Entrepreneur.com: Calling for families to act
Gary A. Enos
Letter from the Editor
Addiction Professional, March-April, 2007


Radio Interview: Effects of Addiction on Families
Andrew Wainwright is interviewed on the Mimi Geerges Show.
The Mimi Geerges Show , March 2007

Rescued from addiction
From drugs to alcohol to eating disorders, families and friends are using interventions to pull their loved ones back from the edge
by Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
Chicago Tribune Red Eye , March 13, 2007

February, 2007:
AIR's first book, It's Not Okay to Be a Cannibal, has been published. You can order it directly by calling 1-800-561-8158.

Andrew Wainwright will be on a short media tour in the Twin Cities, Chicago, and Washington. We will post updates as they come.


Eaten Alive
A pair of Minnesota authors offers advice on how to keep addictions from consuming your family.
by Emma Carew
Minnesota Monthly , February, 2007


A gala featuring Andrew Wainwright and his new book, It's Not Okay to Be a Cannibal, is being held on Wednesday, February 7th, 2007 at 6:00 PM in Washington DC. Please call AIR at 1-800-561-8158 for more information.

Andrew Wainwright will be at Barnes and Nobles for a book signing in Roseville on Tuesday, February 6th at 6:00pm.

January, 2007:
The AIR interview on NBC's Kare 11 News
The Morning Show, January 23, 2007

To help addicts, feed family first
When addiction eats away at family members, their best motivation to get help may be not to save the addict, but to save themselves.
by Kim Ode
Star Tribune , January 19, 2007


Bob Poznanovich and Andrew Wainwright appeared in the February 2007 edition of the Washingtonian Magazine.


Bob Poznanovich and Andrew Wainwright appeared in the January 2007 edition of Fortune Small Business.


A new book release celebration is being held at Common Good Books on January 31, 2007 at 5:30pm-7:30pm. All are welcome to stop by.


December, 2006:
It’s Not Okay to be a Cannibal, the new handbook for families in crisis written by AIR, is now Available for preorder on Amazon.com. The Cannibal book will be available in bookstores nationwide on February 1, 2006.
Keep an eye out for the Jan/Feb 2007 issue of Counselor Magazine. Inside you will find the article The Model for Improving Treatment Outcomes: What’s Old, What’s New by Marzack B. McAllister, AIR’s manager of Recovery Management Services. Through a disease management model that incorporates all four elements of “tell, do, show, review” Marzack outlines for readers new and better ways to treat our clients and improve long term rates of recovery.
December 8 – Bob Poznanovich will deliver a presentation to the staffs of Hemet Valley Recovery Center and Michael’s House in Palm Springs California.

November, 2006:
AIR announces publication of its first book: It's Not Okay to Be a Cannibal: How to How to Keep Addiction from Eating Your Family Alive
By Andrew T. Wainwright and Robert Poznanovich

Michael Bayer, AIR’s Western Regional Manager, co-hosted a marketing luncheon with Promises Treatment Center in Orange County California.

October, 2006:
Extending the Professional Recovery Model: Better outcomes require the kind of aftercare support physicians and pilots receive
By Chip Dempsey
Addiction Professional Online, September/October 2006

On October 2nd Andrew Wainwright and Chip Dempsey presented at The Moment of Change, Intervention – Approaches for Professionals Conference in Palm Beach Florida. Their presentation, The Business of Intervention: The Practical Realities of Marketing, Selling and Delivering Intervention Services was well received.

September, 2006:
Extending the Professional Recovery Model: Better outcomes require the kind of aftercare support physicians and pilots receive
By Chip Dempsey
Addiction Professional Online, September/October 2006

Addiction Professional magazine, in their September/October issue published an article written by Chip Dempsey, AIR’s Vice- President of Business Development. The article, entitled Extending the Professional recovery Model: Better Outcomes require the kind of aftercare support physicians and pilots receive, introduced research gathered by AIR in the application of their new Recovery Assurance Program (RAP). For more information on the RAP program click here.

August, 2006:
A wonderful article on Mike Bayer, AIR’s Western Regional Manager, appeared in PRIDE Magazine, the official magazine of Enterpride 2006. For reprints please contact: Healthspring Communications in New York at (212) 973-0555.

July, 2006:
Perspectives: A Personal Story of Addiction at Work:
A struggle with cocaine led one corporate executive to start a company to help businesses with addiction in the workplace
By Bob Poznanovich
Behavioral Healthcare Online, July 2006

March, 2006:
Due to exciting growth in our company, Addiction Intervention Resources, Inc. is currently seeking Intervention Specialists in Florida and Texas. CLICK HERE to find out more about our openings and how to apply.

December, 2005:

AIR is featured in Fortune Small Business Magazine's December 2005/January 2006 edition. Click here to read more.


September, 2005:

AIR launches new ad campaign on A&E Intervention program.  Watch the commercial (Quicktime player required)


AIR's Bob Poznanovich will be a speaking at the Great American Lawyer Convention convention in Las Vegas on October 21, 2005.


AIR's Chip Dempsey will be a speaker and panelist at the New England Law Review’s fall symposium, Performance Enhancing Drug Use in the Sporting Community. The symposium will take place on Friday November 4, 2005 at the Radisson Hotel in Boston.


Intervention: When all else fails, it’s a way for families and friends to get help for the addict they love
By Patt Burson
Newsday staff reporter, September 19, 2005


July, 2005:

Steroids and Teens - A Problem on the Rise
By John "Chip" Dempsey
Minnesota Health Care News


Drugs: The Menace of Meth
Interview with Mike Bayer on Newsweek On Air


June, 2005:
Addiction Intervention Resources, Inc. opens an office in Los Angeles, California.

Duo prospers by rescuing addicts
By Sarah McKenzie
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, June 17, 2005

May, 2005:
"The Reality Is, This Show's Useful"
by Gary A. Enos, Editor
Addiction Professional Magazine, May, 2005

March, 2005:
"Cable network show on intervention heightens interest, demand for services said she was inspired to seek treatment"
Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly, March 21, 2005

February, 2005:
Addiction Intervention Resources, Inc. introduces its new Steroid Intervention Program.

CLICK HERE to read the Press Release.

August, 2004:
"Intervention key in battle against drug abuse"
by Meg Shreve
Business Insurance, August, 2004

July, 2004:
Firms in Dark on Addiction - 'Conspiracy of silence' hampering treatment efforts
By Stephen Franklin
Chicago Tribune staff reporter, July 12, 2004

"Solutions for Effective Continuing Care Planning: An Addiction Counselor's View"
by Andrew Wainwright
Addiction Professional Magazine, July, 2004

June, 2004:
"Intervention - An Underutilized and Misunderstood Resource for Addiction Professionals"
by Andrew Wainwright
Counselor Magazine, June, 2004

"Addictions in the Workplace and Executive Interventions"
Bob Poznanovich, Speaker
Northern Illinois Employee Assistance Professionals Association
2004 NIEAPA Conference - "Surviving to Thriving"

May, 2004:
National Addiction Experts License OHSU Program For Teen Athletes
AIR Partners With Orgeon Health & Science University
May 27, 2004

March, 2004:
AIR launches advertising campain on Oprah.com
A Banner ad campaign for AIR will begin appearing on Oprah.com in March, 2004.

February, 2004:
AIR and Hazelden to Reach Thousands of Students with Hazelden Addiction Prevention Products and Services
February 27, 2004
Click Here to view .pdf format
We've added sections to our site for adolescents, older adults and professionals.
Learn about DXM and how easy it is for your kids to get it.
"Seven Rules for Facing Addiction in the Workplace"
by Andrew Wainwright
Upsize Minnesota, February, 2004
We have linked with Hazelden to create an easy to use Online Bookstore.

January, 2004:
The AIR interview on NBC's Kare 11 News
The Morning Show, January 8, 2004

2003:
Loving People, Breaking Down Addictions
Star Tribune, December 8, 2003
Text-only version
Key Employees Face Their Demons During Intense Executive Interventions"
WorkForce Management, November 2003
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