The Bahá’i Faith and Views on Alcohol

Faith and Alcohol – 2019 - The Bahái Faith and Views on Alcohol The Bahái faith has clear views on…

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New LEGO-shaped MDMA prompts overdose fears ahead of Australia New Year’s Eve

Watch Out Down Under – Dec. 27, 2019 - NSW was rocked this year when MDMA was involved in the…

5 years ago

Mobile addiction treatment center battles stigma, shame, and rising overdoses

House calls on the Homeless –  December 28, 2019 - Though the city has worked to expand the availability of…

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Pastor Creates Sober Bar for Recovering Addicts

Getting the monkey off their (bar) back – December 29, 2019 - “What we do differently is that we have…

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A Drug to Curb Meth Addiction?

Cleaning up this meth – December 27, 2019 - Although it may not make headlines like the opioid crisis, deaths…

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Fatal overdose at St. Paul ‘sober home’ sheds light on unregulated industry

Wrong Time at the Wrong Place – DECEMBER 30, 2019 - When Thom­as Mc­Cue moved into a “sober home” in…

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Recovery from Addiction: “You Have to Want It”

If you work it... – December 22,  2019 - We spoke with recovery community members to learn what changes, if…

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Purdue Pharma Owners Laugh All The Way To The Bank

Savage Capitalism – Sept 4, 2019 -  Full Story @DavidIcke

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Men with drug or alcohol addiction are ‘up to seven times more likely to commit domestic violence’

Call 911 – Dec. 23, 2019 - Among those with a drug problem, 2.1% had been arrested for threatening, attacking…

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In 2019, the Legal Fight Over Opioids Unraveled Into Confusion and Infighting

In It For the Money – December 26, 2019 - “The opioid crisis has just presented such an emergency and…

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How to quit vaping for good: 8 tips from addiction experts

Decision Time – December 27, 2019 - Speaking to an expert might be what you need to quit for good.…

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Hospital admissions for gambling addiction have doubled in UK

Hard Luck – December 28, 2019 - The youngest person receiving treatment for gambling addiction last year was just 15,…

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Ink & flesh, tattoo story of addiction

Not just skin deep – December 28, 2019 - But rather than turn his back on what were some of…

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Alcoholism doesn’t confine or define me

Serving Up Sobriety – Dec. 29, 2019 - Alcoholism had crept up on me, disguised as a friend to ease…

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Doctors Prescribe More of Drug If They Receive Money

“They put me on...” – Dec. 20, 2019 -  Key Takeaways We studied the 50 most-prescribed brand-name drugs in Medicare…

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Once ravaged by crack and alcohol, she pays it forward thousands of times to the homeless

More Neighborly Love – December 23, 2019 - Midnight Mission spokeswoman Georgia Berkovich hugs a man after a shelter graduation…

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Opioid Deaths Rise When Auto Plants Close

Jobs Better Than Junk – Dec. 30, 2019 - That finding underscores the role that economic despair may play in…

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A Neuroscientist Explains What Sugar Really Does to Our Brain

This is your brain on donuts – Dec. 25, 2019 - Sugar can disrupt memory formation Another brain area affected…

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Inside the Crackdown on Rehab Clinics That Became Piss-Test Scams

The New Golden Standard – Dec 19 2019 - Among other things, according to federal prosecutors, Ahmed and co-conspirators collected…

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‘They’re My Safe Place’: Children of Addicted Parents, Raised by Relatives

For Kith and Kin – December 26, 2019 - Hannah, now 17, is an artistic young woman who enjoys making…

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Why I Stopped Calling Myself an Alcoholic

A rose by any other name... – Dec. 29, 2019 - Shortly after that first meeting, I took a group…

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How Drugs Finally Won The War on Drugs in the 2010’s

Opinion: Getting High in America – Dec. 29, 2019 - So how did 80-year-old cannabis laws finally begin to crumble…

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5 female inmates in Philly-area jail overdosed on heroin on Christmas Day

Christmas Disaster – December 29, 2019 - “More than half of the individuals ordered to G.W. Hill Correctional facility come…

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Quote of the Week

“Being honest may not get you a lot of friends, but it'll always get you the right ones.” –John Lennon

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‘It only took one pill’

First One is Free – Dec. 23, 2019 - Kathy Thomas took opioids for two years until a doctor told…

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“Addictions” Psychoanalysis Today

Seven Visions of Addictions – Dec. 13, 2019 - Patients often lose the ability to connect and relate through the…

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Demi Lovato honours sobriety with new tattoo

Sobriety is more than skin deep – Dec. 17, 2019 -  Alongside the snap, he wrote: “On a real one…

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Penn researchers turn to Yelp to learn how patients rate their treatment

It’s About More Than Food – December 20, 2019- The popular online review site is best-known for its restaurant ratings.…

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Woman thankful for sobriety this Christmas

Miracle in Hattiesburg – December 19, 2019 - HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Sherry Rodgers is thankful this Christmas for her…

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Addiction Counselor Warns People about Risks of Online Gambling, Sports Betting

BIGGEST LOSER – December 20, 2019 - The counselor says before you place that bet, know your tendencies and set…

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