Michael McClure, famed Beat poet who helped launch the SF Renaissance, dead at 87

Obituary –  May 6, 2020 - An article in the Los Angeles Times described him as the role model for…

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‘A Pandemic Within Pandemic;’ Recovering Addict Tim Ryan, Talks Staying Sober During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Just “Don’t” – May 3, 2020 - Tim Ryan, a recovering heroin addict and host of A&E’s 2017 documentary “Dope…

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Explaining the Pathways of Alcohol Abuse

Gradual and Deadly – APRIL 26, 2020 - On the other hand, Koob explained, mental health conditions can also complicate…

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Tee Higgins defends ESPN graphic detailing mother’s drug addiction

Stigma or Stamina? –  April 26, 2020 - Bengals receiver Tee Higgins on Saturday defended a controversial ESPN graphic that…

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Targeting euphoria may curb cocaine addiction

Heavy Science –  APRIL 24, 2020 - Researchers have demonstrated that a key receptor for dopamine, called D2 (D2R), intervenes…

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Police in Indiana and Texas banned from giving ‘life-saving’ drug

No Narcan for You! – Apr 27, 2020 - Prior to the pandemic reaching US soil, opioid deaths have been…

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Why the Pandemic Will Challenge the Brain Disease Model of Addiction

It’s Complicated –  APRIL 28, 2020 - That drug use is a reaction to external stress may sound obvious, but…

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Wage Supplements Linked to Maintaining Sobriety

Minimum Wage is just that –  April 30, 2020 - The researchers recruited 91 participants, ages 21 to 74, for…

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Maintaining sobriety in the music industry

It’s Ain’t Just Rock – April 29, 2020 - As you step foot into any honky tonk, you are bound…

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Due to Lockdown, Christians Are Developing Huge Porn Addiction

Small Problem? –  MAY 2, 2020 - Oh, and he claims that if you were to “print out the data”…

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Gabapentin Horror

Paging Doctor Pills – April 30, 2020 - Though I questioned him since I’d had trouble reducing before, he assured…

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Mother who hit rock bottom after losing her home and almost dying credits online recovery meetings for staying sober

Staying in the groove –  May 2, 2020 - With regular face-to-face meetings an impossibility, online gatherings are proving crucial…

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Access to mental healthcare is about to get harder, at time when even more people need help

The World of Tomorrow –  May 1, 2020 - The coronavirus pandemic has forced people who need treatment for addictions…

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The Final Fix: Documentary – WATCH TRAILER

Good News! – January 31, 2020 - Worldwide, there’s a lethal epidemic of addiction and nobody has the answer. But…

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Cara Santana On Her Journey with Happiness And 16 Years of Sobriety

The Beauty Within –  May 1, 2020 - I think just the journey that I’ve been on since the beginning…

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AA support still available during lockdown, despite no meetings

ID is 320-632-1875 –  April 24, 2020 -  The Club has been conducting meetings via Zoom. The Zoom meetings are…

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Q&A with Jay Crosson

Stick with the Winners! –  Jay Crosson CEO of Cumberland Heights May 1, 2020 - Prior to becoming the CEO,…

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Melanie Sykes celebrates three years of sobriety

She’s Gotta Not Have It –  May 1, 2020 - ‘I gave up alcohol completely 3 years ago today whoop…

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Eric Roberts Says Quarantine Has Strengthened His Marriage

A Fine Romance – April 30, 2020 - Eric informed Vanity Fair he struggled with dependancy for years, peppered with…

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Google, Facebook, Twitter team up to support addiction recovery during pandemic

Watching the Detectives – APRIL 25 2020 - Given that Alcoholics Anonymous alone has over 66,345 groups in the U.S.,…

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Addicted to screens? Quarantine life could add to the threat

It's too late to stop now – April 26, 2020 - But screen time is essentially mandatory for many Garden…

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Why Dax Shepard Is ‘Pro’ His Kids ‘Doing Mushrooms – But Not ‘Cocaine or Opioids’

Father Knows Mescaline – April 29, 2020  - Shepard’s guest, Rob Lowe, agreed with him but said the “wildcard” drug…

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This Former NBA Star Wants You to Buy His Weed and End the War on Drugs

Weed Believe – May 3, 2020 -  The 6-foot 9-inch forward was coming off surgery to repair a torn meniscus…

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Brooklyn Emergency Medical Technician found dead of suspected ‘huffing’ overdose

So Incredibly Sad – May 2, 2020 - A union representative said the city was dealing with the early onslaught…

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Don’t Forget the Other Pandemic Killing Thousands of Americans

Thank God only one is contagious –  May 3, 2020 - Helen Jones-Kelley, the executive director of Montgomery County Alcohol,…

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How Bars and Nightclubs Can Help Prevent Fentanyl-Involved Deaths

Cocaine should not be deadly! –  APRIL 28, 2020 - In New York City, nearly four in 10 deaths related…

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Amazon Prime launch for documentary into Scots surgeon’s ‘miracle cure’ for drug addiction

Electrifying – May 1, 2020 - “In one of the states in America the police were told by the authorities…

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You Can’t Actually Be Addicted to Sugar

Tell That to Ben & Jerry –  May 3, 2020 - Maybe you’ve heard the fact that sugar activates the…

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Tennessee QB’s mental health battle – he planned to take his own life in January

Two-Minute Warning –  May 1, 2020 - “2 minutes later my mom called me with my baby nephew Jeremiah and…

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Quote of the Week – Frida Kahlo

“I paint flowers so they will not die.” —Frida Kahlo

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