The New Sobriety

It’s Hip To Be Square –   June 15, 2019 - We all know what sobriety used to be: sober,…

5 years ago

Global Forum on Nicotine Asserts Urgency of Tobacco Harm Reduction

Smoking! –  June 17, 2019 - GFN was a diverse gathering of 600 delegates—directly impacted people, advocates and activists, scientists,…

5 years ago

‘Deaths of despair’ are taking more lives of millennial Americans than any other generation

The Dream is Over –   June 15, 2019 - Financial burdens and lack of social support may explain why…

5 years ago

Suicide-Stopping App Could Save Your Child’s Life

iPrevent –  JUNE 17, 2019 - Many parents of a child dealing with depression are familiar with Wright’s feeling of…

5 years ago

Local Governments Seek Negotiating Power in Opioid Lawsuit

Can They Give Back The Dead? –   June 14, 2019 - OHIO - The approach, if approved, would create…

5 years ago

My dad easily gave up his Marlboros. Now he won’t give up his Juul

Changing Deck Chairs in the Cancer Ward? –  JUNE 16,  2019 - Dr. Stephen Gawne, my dad’s primary care doctor…

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Queens rehab program under investigation faces closure

Money Motivates... –  June 15, 2019 - OASAS will not renew its contract with J-CAP after it expires on June…

5 years ago

She lost her brother to an opioid overdose. So she walked 2,575 miles

They carried Dakota, a dog she adopted... –  JUNE 14, 2019 - Grieb started the long walk in Fort Kent,…

5 years ago

Beverly Hills says it is the first US city to ban tobacco sales

Where No One Wants Wrinkles –  June 6, 2019 - The move compounds Beverly Hills’ already-strict regulation of tobacco and…

5 years ago

Florida doctor arrested after dispensing meth to patients

What a Meth – June 17, 2019 - Man issued trespassing warning after being spotted in doctor’s coat at hospital…

5 years ago

The origin story of Alcoholics Anonymous

This Story Never Gets Old –  June 15, 2019 - AA was founded in 1935 by William Wilson and Robert…

5 years ago

Quote of the Week

“While they were saying among themselves it cannot be done, it was done.” —Helen Keller

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Why I believe the Warren-Cummings CARE Act can stop people like me from becoming opioid overdose statistics

A Change Is Gonna Come –  JUNE 13, 2019 - That’s not to say that having this conversation is inconsequential:…

5 years ago

NYC’s Top Cop Speaks on Mental Health After NYPD Suicides

You’re Not Alone –   June 7, 2019 - O’Neill sent a note to all officers and civilian employees of…

5 years ago

How the restaurant industry is tackling its substance abuse problem

Cook Meat, Not Meth –   JUNE 06, 2019 - Gabriel Rucker, whose restaurants Le Pigeon and Canard are about…

5 years ago

Lisa Marie Presley reveals battle with opioid addiction in Harry Nelson book

All Shook Up –  June 4, 2019 - “You may read this and wonder how, after losing people close to…

5 years ago

People are sick of drinking. Investors are betting on the ‘sober curious’

Buy Curious? –  June 8, 2019 - Their sales of alcoholic beverages have been declining, big alcohol companies, ranging from…

5 years ago

Medical College to study vaping with $7.5 million grant from Juul

This should tell us something... –  June 7, 2019 - While the exact outlines of the study haven’t been determined,…

5 years ago

Zoe Kravitz Opens Up About Decade-Long Eating Disorder

It's an inside job –  June 7, 2019 - “My mother was so beautiful and so tiny, I always felt…

5 years ago

An Australian Doctor’s Dream: Curing America’s Opioid Curse

Implants for all? –   June 6, 2019 - But less lofty issues are also at play. Dr. O’Neil is…

5 years ago

Certain ADHD medications may increase risk of psychosis

Drugs can be dangerous! –  MAY 28, 2019 - The researchers studied 13- to 25-year-olds. They defined psychosis as hallucinations,…

5 years ago

UK Singled Out As Cocaine Capital Of Europe

Who need pubs... –   June 8, 2019 - The current data on cocaine showed that both the number of…

5 years ago

Clinician’s Corner with Maria Gray

Stick with the Winners! – Maria Gray, LMFT, NMP, CGP is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist providing psychotherapy to individuals and…

5 years ago

Third candidate for UK prime minister reveals past drug use

Everybody’s Doing It –  June 8, 2019 - The issue of drug use has long been an issue in political…

5 years ago

20 Years Ago: The Chili Peppers Gave Everyone Case of ‘Californication’

“The only truth is music.” - J. Kerouac –  JUNE 7, 2019 - Kiedis penned the lyrical content to the…

5 years ago

Your stress is hurting your dog

Benzos for Benji? –  June 9, 2019 - If you think your dog looks stressed out, it might be your…

5 years ago

Pregnant women with substance use disorders need treatment, not prison

Born Inside –   June 4, 2019 - Two-thirds of them are mothers of young children; an unknown number are…

5 years ago

Opioid blocking medications have tougher restrictions than opioids

Damned if you do... –  June 6, 2019 - Despite it’s positive push by addiction treatment doctors as a road…

5 years ago

Officials Promoting Addiction Recovery In New Ad Campaign

Promotion and Attraction –  JUNE 7, 2019 - A news conference Wednesday at the state Capitol featured state officials, lawmakers…

5 years ago

Construction industry confronts drug addiction among ranks

Occupational Hazard –   June 7, 2019 - Construction workers may be particularly prone to abusing prescription painkillers — which…

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