Medicating Normal is untold story of what can happen when profit-driven medicine intersects with human beings in distress.

Big Pharma Lies – 2019 - A high functioning, Harvard graduate and star athlete, she had been diagnosed in her…

4 years ago

Congress MIGHT raise federal age to buy tobacco to 21

Protect Our Teens – December 16, 2019 - The measure does not specifically address or add more restrictions to black-market…

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M.L.B. Updates Drug Policy to Include Opioid Testing

From Fastball to Eight Ball – Dec. 12, 2019 - After a season that saw the opioid-overdose death of a…

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Can We Reverse the Brain Damage That Drug Use Causes?

ReWire –  December 15, 2019  - For years, researchers have been working to counteract these changes by tapping into the…

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Will the youngest victims be left out of opioid settlement?

Suffer The Little Children – December 15, 2019 - Studies indicate more than 30,000 babies with the condition are born…

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CrossFit Champion Has Been Sober Since 17

A Strong Recovery –  DEC. 8, 2019 - Shortly after, Fraser met a guy called Nate who was going through…

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FDA blasts Alkermes for underselling the risks of Vivitrol

Lowers tolerance, raises profits – DECEMBER 11, 2019 - “Vivitrol is being promoted in a way that does not adequately…

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Can Social Isolation Lead To Opioid Addiction?

TED Radio Hour - LISTEN with others – Dec. 13, 2019 - So far on the show, we’ve explored how…

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Supreme Court refuses to hear unusual case brought by Arizona against Purdue Pharma’s Sacklers

Getting Away With Mass Murder – DEC 9 2019 - Arizona alleged in its petition to the top court that…

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New York numbers show significant drop in opioid overdose deaths

Tipping Point? – December 10, 2019 - “And while New York has taken the most aggressive actions to combat the…

4 years ago

Charlie Sheen Celebrates 2 Years of Sobriety

Hard Won. Easy Does It. – December 12, 2019 - Charlie Sheen is marking a major milestone. On Tuesday, Dec.…

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Despair, bravery, helplessness…too much death

A Public Tragedy – December 15, 2019 - Then it became evident to many moms of addicted children that they…

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Inside the opioid industry’s marketing machine

Everyone Was In On It – Dec. 6, 2019 - As the marketing campaigns unfolded, representatives from industry-funded groups that…

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Psychedelic ‘wonder drug’ that can ‘reset the brain’ and ‘turn off’ people’s addictions

Mind Over Morphine – Dec. 10, 2019 - Micro-dosing is a growing phenomenon that sees people use tiny amounts of…

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Sackler Family Took $10.7 Billion from Purdue Pharma

Sacklers of Sh*t – Dec. 16, 2019 - The new report, a 350-page forensic accounting prepared by Alix Partners, a…

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MLB removing marijuana from list of banned substances

Waiting for a high fly – Dec. 12, 2019 - The change will go into effect beginning in 2020 spring…

4 years ago

What Is Recovery? by Stanton Peele

She’s Gotta Have It –  Dec. 9, 2019 - Dr. Volkow came away with a strong impression. Indeed, it seems…

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Sackler Family empire behind OxyContin now selling overdose cure

Addicted to Greed –  December 15, 2019 - Here they were cashing in on a cure. “You’re in the business…

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April Hartman on Sobriety, Running Non-Profit, and becoming a headliner

Folk singers are like you and me – Dec. 13, 2019 - PN: You’ve got a new album coming out,…

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Quote of the Week

“The further a society drifts from the truth the more it will hate those who speak it.” —George Orwell

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Pussycat Dolls Reunite, Reveal Battles with Bulimia, Alcoholism

Group Effort – November 30, 2019 - After teasing a reunion on Instagram earlier this week, Scherzinger, 41, confirmed to…

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5 sobriety support groups that aren’t AA

All Roads Lead to Abstinence? – December 2, 2019  - Plus, not everyone who struggles with alcohol use is clinically…

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Being of service at holiday time

A Helping Hand – December 5, 2019 - He knows a thing or two about it. “I was going to…

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One patient got 17K pain pills

Doctor Thug – Dec. 4, 2019 - A New Jersey doctor whose license was suspended after a patient died of…

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Hopeless alcoholic decides to sober up after seeing shocking picture of himself

Good Decision –  Dec. 1, 2019 - “That said, given how much I normally drank - a bottle and a…

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Hollywood Poll: 24% of Assistants Driven to Increased Substance Use

Occupational Hazard – DECEMBER 3, 2019  - Some of the survey’s findings point to gender and racial disparities within the…

4 years ago

Letting Go of the Thief: “A Ninety Day Journey Inside the Thoughts of an Alcoholic. by Pamela D Pesta

MEDIA: Book Recommendation – Review: This is one of the best books I have ever read because it’s a real…

4 years ago

Center owner gets 10 years in prison, must pay $24 million

Swine, Sleaze or Slimy? – Dec. 6, 2019 - And it largely worked. Eric Snyder, the owner of a Delray…

4 years ago

The history of OxyContin

Doomed to Repeat Itself –  DECEMBER 3, 2019 - Below is a timeline of Purdue’s activities as revealed by the…

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Kratom is widely available despite warnings of addiction, risks

Available At Now Your Local 7-11 – December 7, 2019 - Kratom is a plant that grows naturally in southeast…

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