Massive Blaze Destroys NJ Rehab Center

What About The Clients? –  AUGUST 25, 2019 - “The explosion was really intense,” said Paterson Fire Chief Brian McDermott.…

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Alice Cooper Opens Up On Wanting to Quit Persona Amid Addiction Recovery

Alice Not In Chains – August 22, 2019 - After calling it quits on the substances, Cooper made a deal…

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Who’s responsible for the opioid epidemic? Doctors or pharmaceutical companies?

Pain Makes Millions – Aug. 25, 2019 - In the annals of “60 Minutes,” we have rarely come across a…

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Seattle Has Figured Out How to End the War on Drugs

Will Anyone Else Follow? – Aug. 23, 2019 - Anyone caught here with a small amount of drugs — even…

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The science of addiction: personal struggle to kick cocaine gives a neuroscientist unique insights

The Malleable Reality –   August 24, 2019 - “What I learned to do in that moment,” she explains, “was…

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Sanders, Warren Back Major Shift to Fight Drug Overdoses

Injecting Real Reform Into The Election –   August 25, 2019 - At supervised injection sites, medical professionals monitor for…

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Nancy Cartwright Launches the “Know More About Drugs Alliance”

Save The Children – August 23, 2019 - WASHINGTON (ABC7) — The world knows Nancy Cartwright as the iconic voice…

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Quote of the Week

“The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.” –Rollo May

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Dylan McDermott Celebrates 35 Years of Sobriety: It’s My ‘Greatest Accomplishment’

The Heroes Journey Continues – August 20, 2019 - “Today is my Sober Birthday. 35 years! Staying sober has been…

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Are Selfies Bad For Your Mental Health?

Ask Narcissus –  August 21, 2109 -  “The preoccupation with putting the right image into the world, and taking the…

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Executive Corner with Ester Nicholson

Stick with the Winners! – August 15, 2019 - A gifted vocal artist in her own right, Nicholson’s musical career…

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ABC’s ‘What Would You Do?’ Focuses On The Opioid Crisis

Answer The Question –  August 16, 2019 - When our father and son ask Angela how many pills she’s had…

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Wendy’s Manager Says ‘Most’ Job Applicants Are ‘Recovering Addicts’

Talk About Stigma!... – Aug. 13, 2019 - “Not everybody who has a drug problem is a criminal,” Rose said.…

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Iceland Cuts Teen Drinking

Quality of Life –   July 31, 2019 - The walk is one step toward Iceland’s success into turning around…

5 years ago

Introducing Paradigm HQ

New Digs –  August 14, 2019 -  What our corporate team members all have in common is their dedication to…

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Purdue Pharma Sought to Divert Online Readers from Critical L.A. Times Series

Smart Devils – AUG. 15, 2019 - “By purchasing highly targeted strings of keywords that people are likely to use…

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New Guidelines on Prescribing Fewer Opioids Could Have Massive Impact

Guide This! –   Aug. 16, 2019 - The Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative and the Michigan Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network…

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The Dangerous New Obsession with Fasting

Life in the Fast Lane –  August 17, 2019 - This scary phenomenon even has a shiny new name: biohacking,…

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Patient-Brokering Kickbacks Brought in Thousands for Mail Order Ring

Dealing in America – Aug 16, 2019 – Jonathan Paul “Smitty” Smith for insurance fraud and fraudulent use of personal…

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Mystery Lung Illness Linked to Vaping

What’s In Your Device? –   August 16, 2019 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that…

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Gene Mutation Contributes to Addiction

Alcoholic Mutants? –  August 16, 2019 -   Why do some people face a higher risk than others for alcoholism…

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Drug Tests and Background Checks Are Becoming Less Important to Employers

70,000 Less Job Applicants a Year? – August 13, 2019 - Paying more and asking for less to attract talent.…

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Former Alcoholic Offers Liver To Dying Man Ineligible For Transplant

Easy Come... –   Aug. 14, 2019 - David Dennis is a chronic alcoholic with end-stage liver disease who was…

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Lawmakers Hope to Overhaul Privacy Rules for Substance-Use Disorders

HIPAA, We Hardly Knew Ya –  August 14, 2019 - “If providers are unable to get the full picture of…

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Court Listened to AMA on Defining Alcoholism as Disease, Not a Crime

Tell That to the Police –   AUGUST 16, 2019 - IN 1988, THE SUPREME COURT DECIDED A CASE IN…

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Most Canadians Prefer Drug Treatment That Doesn’t Rely on Opioid Replacement

Northern Exposure – August 15, 2019 - Approval rates for safe injection sites and needle exchange programs were similar at…

5 years ago

Author Patty Steele Releases “The Gift of Second Chances” Memoir of Addiction, Recovery, Hope

MEDIA: Book Article –  August 16, 2019 - “I hope by disclosing my personal dysfunction, my mental malady, during and…

5 years ago

Happy 50th Birthday, Matthew Perry – His Best Quotes on ‘Friends,’ Sobriety and Fame

Once A Star... –  Aug. 19, 2019 - On using his struggles with sobriety to help others. “I had a…

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JUST IN! 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health Report Data Findings by SAMHSA

Good News –  August 20, 2019 - Today, SAMHSA released the latest data findings from the 2018 NSDUH. NSDUH provides…

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How I Survived Wedding Season in My First Year of Sobriety

Not High In High Society –  August 15, 2019 - The seventh wedding I attended fell on my one-year sober…

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