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March 24, 2026 • Vol. 13, No. 32

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Cannabis is NOT an effective treatment for mental health conditions!

AIN’T MEDICINE – Mar. 16, 2026 - Researchers concluded there was “very little evidence for its efficacy” in treating anxiety, anorexia nervosa, psychotic disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder or opioid use disord... Read More...

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Meteorologist Nick Kosir on Which Way the Wind Blows and How Sobriety Saved His Marriage

THAT LITTLE PAPER UMBRELLA WORKS – Mar. 19, 2026 - The Fox Weather meteorologist tells PEOPLE quitting alcohol reshaped his consistency, marriage and the way he connects with millions of followers. After a night out ... Read More...

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Matt Willis reflects on incredible moment Jack Osbourne helped him get sober

AUDIO – HELP, I NEED SOMEBODY – Mar. 18, 2026 - “We were in some major city in New Zealand, and I’d been out in the morning, got p**ed and got beaten up in the town centre and came back by police. “I was at the airpo... Read More...

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General Hospital’s Jacob Young Addicted to Opioids for 7 Years

WHILE IN A HOSPITAL? – Mar. 20, 2026 - “I went through seven years of my life, wasted on opioids — still trying to figure out what was wrong with me, but I didn’t know,” he said. “It was just needing to numb... It wa... Read More...

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‘13 times stronger than morphine’

VIDEO – ON THE CORNER STORE – Mar. 14, 2026 - A Utah woman says her brother was killed using a product readily available in Utah gas stations and convenience stores. Since his death, the Utah Legislature had passed a... Read More...

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The Fight Against Opioid Addiction

VIDEO – NEVER ENDS – Mar. 18, 2026 - RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The City of Reno has been allocating funds through the One Nevada Opioid Recoveries Special Revenue Fund to help fund addiction recovery programs in Reno. T... Read More...

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Person of the Week: Clyde Kusatsu

Dr. Joycelyn Elders – A PIONEER FOR THE AGES

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Miley Cyrus Shares Sober Journey

A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS – Mar. 18, 2026 - In her Variety cover story, Miley Cyrus said she contacted Chappell Roan after Roan spoke about the toll of rapid stardom and predatory fan behavior. Cyrus expressed a ... Read More...

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Percocets Almost Destroyed Me – But I Still Became a Top Marathon Runner

NO MORE WALLS – Mar. 18, 2026 - It started in 1998, with a pain in Ken Rideout’s ankle. A podiatrist gave him a prescription for seven Percocet, a drug containing the opioid oxycodone. Rideout was a high-flying commo... Read More...

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Jesse Metcalfe Shares Sobriety Journey

JOHN TUCKER IS SOBER – March 17, 2026 - Almost two decades after entering rehab, the John Tucker Must Die star shared insight into the struggle with drugs and alcohol that led to him seeking treatment in 2007. ... Read More...

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Rishab Rikhiram Sharma Reveals 3 Years of Sobriety and Powerful Lifestyle Shift

WHILE MY SITAR GENTLY WEEPS – Mar. 19, 2026 - Musician Rishab Rikhiram Sharma is making headlines for his commitment to sobriety. Speaking on a podcast, the 27-year-old renowned sitar player revealed that he has not ... Read More...

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Diary of a Secret Drug Addict: An Ex-user’s Guide to Breaking Free

BOOK RECOMENDATION – Mar. 12, 2026 - READ A SAMPLE - Reviews: ‘The most honest account of addiction I have read. This is an invaluable book’. – Tony Adams. ‘I’ve known the Secret Drug Addict for many years and the... Read More...

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7+ Things You Get from a Good Relationship

STAYING IN LOVE – Mar. 20, 2026 - Upon the rarest of occasions (okay maybe weekly), my wife gets a little tweaked at me. I don’t know what I did, my head is buried in a book or the computer, I’m an innocent by-sitter... Read More...

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New Mexico Will Fund Psychedelic Treatment

HIGH TIMEs – Mar. 17, 2026 - The funding represents a big step forward in the state’s efforts to integrate psychedelic-assisted therapies into its broader behavioral health infrastructure. And the formal allocation o... Read More...

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Doctors BEG Seniors to Quit Drinking

ONE FOR THE ROAD ... To NOWHERE – Mar. 2026 - Think that nightcap is helping you relax? Think again. While alcohol might make you drowsy, it actually disrupts your sleep cycles, leaving you groggy, irritable, and exh... Read More...

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Lawmakers To Allow ‘HAPPY HOUR for Grandpa and Grandma’

AUDIO – ON THE OTHER HAND – Mar. 19, 2026 - Minnesota lawmakers are advancing a bill that would allow the consumption and display of alcoholic beverages in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. The bill, S... Read More...

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Rehab Facility Sues City

STIGMA or SAFETY? – Mar. 16, 2026 - WPB Investors, LLC, filed an application with the Wayne Zoning Board to convert a property it owns into an inpatient drug rehabilitation facility. WPB Investors call... Read More...

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Remarkable Women: Paula Jolly’s Journey

VIDEO – TRUE GRIT – Mar. 18, 2026 - Paula Jolly founded Amanda’s House to honor her daughter and is helping other women find help with their addiction. For Jolly, healing did not come in silence; it came in action... Read More...

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Feds Resist Returning Items to PA. Man in Stolen Body Parts Case

WTF – Mar. 19, 2026 - Those remains had been stolen from the on-site morgue at Harvard Medical School ... Retention of evidence is standard practice by investigative and prosecuting agencies while cases remain in an ... Read More...

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The Ladies Who Lunch – Elaine Stritch

VIDEO – STAYING IN LOVE – 361,121 views Since Sep 2, 2014 - I always wished there was more video of Elaine’s amazing recording, so I synched it up with D.A. Pennebaker’s film of one of her earlier takes. Enjoy!... Read More...

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Are psychedelics better than antidepressants? NO!

JUST MORE FUN – Mar. 18, 2026 - Psychedelic-assisted therapy may be no more effective than traditional antidepressants when patients know what drugs they are actually taking, according to a first-of-its kind analysis... Read More...

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Happiness Expert Cracks Code to Long-lasting Joy

INSTANT COFFEE, NOT GRATIFICATION – Mar. 18, 2026 - “Essentially, we want it right now. This has turned the pursuit into a dopamine addiction; a hunt for instant gratification that provides a bit of short-term pleasu... Read More...

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Millions of Americans Skip Meals to Pay for Healthcare

CRISIS? WHAT CRISIS? – Mar. 12, 2026 - A staggering number of Americans are skipping meals to pay healthcare costs as prices rise under Trump, From June to August 2025, 28 million people skipped a meal to pay for hea... Read More...

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It’s Not Addiction Till You Graduate

They Can All Spell STOLICHNAYA – Mar. 19, 2026 - There’s one goal for the night: get blackout drunk and maybe get lucky enough to experience a dance floor make. “As all freshmen at Penn do, we’re going fratting and w... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Robert Redford

“The glory of art is that it cannot only survive change, it can lead it.” – Robert Redford, b. Aug. 18, 1936 – d. Sept. 16, 2025 ... Read More...

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Book Excerpt – HIGH: From Cannabis to Clarity by Leonard Lee Buschel

HIGH-lights – Once I was back home, selling the hash was no problem, until I was dealing my last quarter ounce to some guys in a friend’s basement in the Kensington and Allegheny neighborhood of Philadelphia. I... Read More...

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Publisher Turns 27* and is subject of a piece in Shout Out LA

A PUFF PIECE ON AN EX-POTHEAD – August 2, 2021 - Occasionally the gang and I would wait at the news stand for the ‘bulldog’ edition, dropped off at 11pm. An early edition of the morning Inky, nickname for the Phila... Read More...

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Robert Downey Sr., Filmmaker and Provocateur, Is Dead at 85

A MAN OF HIS TIME, A MAN AHEAD OF HIS TIME, A MAN FOR ALL TIME – July 7, 2021 - The film, though probably a financial success by Mr. Downey’s standards, made only about $2.7 million. (By comparison, “Butch Cass... Read More...

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Writers In Treatment: Melding Recovery, the Arts, and Information

The accident that led to a Film Festival November 12, 2020 - For the past twelve years, Leonard Buschel has been an instrumental force in adding flavor and culture to the recovery community by filling ... Read More...

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Leslie Jordan Fan Mail

“Who knew when Leonard started his recovery bulletin years ago, how pertinent and necessary it would become in the days of hunkering down from the Covid 19 virus. When one has exhausted all the available online... Read More...

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