Forced Drug Treatment Could Lead to More Fatal Overdoses NPR AUDIO – NO ONE FORCED THEM TO START – April 6, 2024 - More people suffering from drug addiction are being forced into drug treatment and threatened with prison if they don’t comply. Some say it’s “tough love.” Cr... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 16 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionOverdoseRecoveryRehab
Portland’s Overdose Response Team Sees 90 OD’s in One Month VIDEO – SAVE MORE LIVES – March 29, 2024 - Fentanyl will kill you. It’s heartless. You never underestimate that drug right there because it’s unpredictable,” said Frank, homeless in Southwest Portland. “Every time ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 9 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionOverdose
Doctor Sentenced to Life for Overdose of Patients in ‘Pill Mill’ Scheme AUDIO – GREEDY MURDERER IN PRISON FOR LIFE – March 29, 2024 - This Week on True Crime Daily The Podcast: A doctor convicted after operating an opioid “pill mill” that left multiple patients dead. YouTube: Doctor se... Read More...April 2 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Switzerland Had an Overdose Crisis Until it Made Methadone Easy To Get AMERICAN BAD DREAM – March 26, 2024 - ZURICH — The lobby of this addiction clinic is unremarkable, except for the network of metal chutes and tubes that hug the walls as they snake downward from a pharmacy on ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 2 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionOverdose
City Council Proposes Mandatory Treatment for Fentanyl/Opiate Overdoses VIDEO – CAN YOU MAKE THEM QUIT? – March 25, 2024 - “Administration of Naloxone is indicative that the individual experiencing fentanyl or other opioid overdose has an addiction to opioids and, therefore, should requi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 2 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanylopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehab
Record Breaking 108,000 Americans Died of Overdoses in 2022 VIDEO – THEIR COMPLETION OF REALITY – March 22, 2024 - The CDC has not yet reported overdose numbers for 2023, although provisional data through the first 10 months of the year suggest overdose deaths continued to be... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 26 2024OverdoseTrauma
‘Black Balloon Day’ Remembers Those Lost to Overdose AND THOSE LEFT BEHIND – March 6, 2024 - “The black balloon is a symbolism of death, and today is Black Balloon Day,” said Tahira Malik, founder of Samad’s House. “Historically, when you go to a funeral, you’re wearin... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancyMar 12 2024OverdoseTrauma
Stopping Fentanyl Deaths by Knocking on Doors and Giving Out Overdose Kits THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE – Feb. 25, 2024 - On a narrow North Philadelphia street lined with row houses and a busy auto body shop, Marsella Elie climbs the front steps of a private residence and knocks hard o... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionMar 5 2024OverdoseRecovery
Can You Overdose on Shrooms? ONLY IF YOU DO TOO MANY – Feb. 26, 2024 - Are you curious about the buzz around magic mushrooms but worried about how much is too much? It’s a valid concern—after all, psilocybin mushrooms carry the potential for an ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 5 2024Psychedelics
The Ripple Effects of Overdose Deaths FAMILIES NEED LOVE – Feb. 21, 2024 - When someone overdoses and dies, surviving loved ones can feel as if they’ve been thrown into a crater of grief. Athey, a clinical psychologist and suicide prevention expert, said... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 27 2024interventionlife expectancyOverdosesuicideTrauma
Kids Overdose! Can Pediatricians Help? MALPRACTICE? – Feb. 17, 2024 - Pediatricians responded to the survey by saying they don’t have enough patients to justify learning about this type of care, or don’t think it’s a pediatrician’s job. “It’s seen ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 20 2024interventionOverdoseRecoveryteenagers
NJ Overdose Deaths Fell Sharply in 2023!!! GOOD NEWS – Feb. 15, 2024 - With the encouraging decline as a backdrop, Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday announced a $95 million plan over the next three years to increase services for addicts. The drop is a welcome reli... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 20 2024OverdoseRecoveryRehab
Biden’s Drug Czar Shares Vision for Tackling Overdose Crisis BETTER START SOON! – Feb. 115, 2024 - Gupta: When we look at these types of epidemics across the country, where we find successful examples is where there’s a really good balance of both expanding treatment, a... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 20 2024harm reductioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Employee at San Francisco Sober House Fatally Overdosed on the Job NO ONE IS IMMUNE – Feb. 25, 2024 - Supervisor Catherine Stefani, left, has been critical of the nonprofit HealthRight 360. Hamilton’s death report states he was found dead in his office at 12:15 a.m. on Oct. 4 after ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 20 2024fentanylOverdoseTrauma
S.F.’s Largest Treatment Provider Investigated After Overdose Deaths CORPORATE MISTAKES? – Feb. 9, 2024 - California officials are investigating the recent deaths of two men who fatally overdosed while seeking drug treatment at Walden House, a longtime San Francisco facility fo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 20 2024fentanylOverdoseRehabTrauma
Colts Owner Jim Irsay In Suspected Overdose NO ONE IS IMMUNE – Jan. 17, 2024 - He said he’s been to rehab “at least 15 times” and once overdosed while attempting to detox when he mixed multiple drugs. “The doctor goes, ‘Um, Jim, you’re one lucky man ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 23 2024Overdose
L.A. Musician Luis Vasquez, DJ Juan Mendez Found Dead of Possible Fentanyl Overdose TOO SAD – Jan. 21, 2024 - Jose “Luis” Vasquez, a California musician who found fame with the post-punk project the Soft Moon, and John “Juan” Mendez, a popular Los Angeles DJ who performed as Silent Servant, w... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJan 23 2024Overdose
“Pawn Stars” Rick Harrison Breaks Silence After Son Dies of Overdose at 39 SAD NEWS INDEED – Jan. 20, 2024 - Rick Harrison memorialized his son in a brief Instagram post after his death was reported on Friday. Harrison shared a photo of his son, Adam. KLAS obtained a statement from the Harr... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 23 2024Overdose
Hugh Hefner ‘Was so addicted to painkillers and Viagra’ – Friends Feared He Would Die From an Overdose FEELING NO PAIN – Jan. 19, 2024 - A new memoir from his widow Crystal Harris, 37, whom he married in 2012, has revealed that many of Hefner’s family members were concerned about him years earlier. Hef be... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 23 2024life expectancyopioids
First Responders Immediately Give Suboxone After Overdoses THIS COULD HELP! – Jan. 18, 2024 - The inability to access medication-assisted treatment is one of the main barriers that prevents people from trying it, Ilg said. At the same time, she explained, people who h... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 23 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseRecovery
San Francisco Blows Past Overdose Death Rate In 2023 VIDEO – LIFE ON THE STREETS – Jan. 17, 2024 - San Francisco recorded 806 accidental drug overdoses in 2023, according to preliminary city data published Wednesday, blowing past its 2022 count of 649 as well as 2020... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJan 23 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Zippy’s Manager Saves Man From Fatal Overdose VIDEO – ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH – Jan. 11, 2024 - For Leialoha Arcangel, her Sunday morning shift at Zippy’s Vineyard started out anything but normal. “The words were, someone was dead in the back and they needed help.” ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 16 2024OverdoseRecovery
‘Designer Xanax’ Behind 1 in 7 Overdoses in US A DOWN FOREVER – Jan. 9, 2024 - Bromazolam is a benzodiazepine - a class of drugs used to treat anxiety - Benzodiazepines, or benzos, are depressants that cause sedation, slowing the body and brain down. Howev... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 16 2024Overdose
Overdoses Prevented by Treating Addiction as Health Problem SICK PEOPLE NEED HELP – Jan. 2, 2024 - Kenneth Purnell knows what it’s like to fight “the monster of addiction.” So does Jerome McNutt. Both men got clean in recent years after multiple stints behind bars and ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 9 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
How to Discipline an In-School Overdose? You Don’t AUDIO – GET THEM HELP! – Dec. 15, 2023 - Perched above a major highway in central Los Angeles sits an unassuming high school where students are all too familiar with the sound of ambulance sirens. This fall, the pr... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 19 2023Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOverdoseRecoveryteenagersTrauma
Colts Owner Jim Irsay Says Overdose Almost Killed Him THE END ZONE THERE’S NO COMING BACK FROM – Nov. 20, 2023 - Irsay, who has spoken candidly in the past about his battles with drugs and alcohol, made the revelation in an interview with Andrea Kremer for HBO’s ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 28 2023OverdoseRecoveryRehab
Father Charged with Overdose Murder After Daughter Dies VIDEO – THE SINS OF THE FATHER – Nov. 20, 2023 - County deputies said 31-year-old Stormie Jasmine Graves was found “cold to the touch, and rigid,” surrounded by “multiple pieces of tin foil.” Investigators noted, “on... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 28 2023Overdose
Evolving Overdose Crisis Shakes Previously Effective Treatments METHADON’T WORK – Nov. 21, 2023 - Neither Suboxone nor methadone is designed to treat addiction to xylazine or stimulants. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that of the more than 111,... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylNov 28 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Dana Carvey’s Eldest Dies from Drug Overdose at 32 THE SON DOES NOT ALWAYS RETURN HOME – Nov. 16, 2023 - The family said Dex Carvey “loved his family, his friends and his girlfriend, Kaylee,” adding that “Dex was a beautiful person. His handmade birthd... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 21 2023Overdose
San Francisco to Reach Highest Overdose Death Toll in 2023 MORE THAN THEIR HEARTS – Nov. 17, 2023 - “We must remain nimble in our overdose prevention efforts, including getting more people who use drugs into treatment with medications for opioid use disorder in outpatient an... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 21 2023opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin