“Beautiful Boy” Nic Sheff shares his story at addiction/recovery symposium

Hollywood Ending –   June 28, 2019 - It had all started when he was 11-years-old and started using marijuana.…

5 years ago

Arrested! Man accused of feeding meth to squirrel

Animal Enabling –  June 28, 2019 - “Narcotics investigators arrested one man and are looking for another after they executed…

5 years ago

Meth addiction is an epidemic, and it’s complicating the homeless relief effort

No Treatment Beds for Americans? –   JUNE 29, 2019 - Nearby, a mentally and physically ill woman who uses…

5 years ago

Xanax Abuse Affecting Startup Tech Workers

Happy Hour at the Xanny Bar –  June 28, 2019 - ...yet Xanax (known by its generic name alprazolam) often…

5 years ago

14,000 fentanyl pills seized during bust at Arizona Mall

Making a Living From Death – June 7, 2019 - Investigators, officials said, then moved in to arrest Yescas, Flores,…

5 years ago

Woman finds voice as recovery advocate

I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar –  July 1, 2019 - On July 11, she’s heading to Mobilize Recovery, a…

5 years ago

Hawaii Rehab Center Ignored Promised Reforms For 2 Years

Gone Surfin'? –   June 27, 2019 - One provision of the previously unpublicized agreement required the rehab to drastically…

5 years ago

Advocates split on impact of smoking ban at inpatient rehabs

#1 Killer, But is Now the Time to Quit? –   June 25, 2019 - The protesters say the ban…

5 years ago

Artist’s Corner with Wendy Adamson

Stick with the Winners! – With over twenty years of experience, Wendy Adamson is a seasoned professional in the field…

5 years ago

Generic Drugs Are Poisoning Us

MEDIA: Poisoned! Book Review – May 13, 2019 - At first, things went nicely. Hamied’s business, Cipla, founded in 1935,…

5 years ago

Amanda Bynes Graduates From Fashion School After Stint In Rehab

Moving On! –   June 25, 2019 - As readers know, Bynes claimed last summer that she had been sober…

5 years ago

Are Antidepressants Weakening Effectiveness of Opioids?

Sure, why not? –   June 29, 2019 - According to a study published in the journal Pharmacotherapy, common antidepressants…

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Alcoholics Anonymous Group of Redemption celebrates 18 years

Where Two or More Are Gathered... – June 28 2019 - Saying almost every households are facing the brunt of…

5 years ago

Man paid thousands in patient-brokering kickbacks

Another schmuck gets busted –  June 26, 2019 - John Hanley, 52, was booked Monday night at the Palm Beach…

5 years ago

Ben Affleck staunchly defends founder of addiction recovery center

Buddhist Ballyhoo – June 28, 2019 -  Affleck sought treatment at Buddhist-inspired recovery center last year and, in his declaration,…

5 years ago

Halsey opens up about sobriety, confronting sexual abuser

Singing a Sad Song –   June 25, 2019 - After “getting cheated on in front of the entire world,…

5 years ago

Malaysia plans to decriminalize drug use to battle addiction

They Get It –   June 28, 2019 - “Drug decriminalization will indeed be a critical next step toward achieving…

5 years ago

Jail program strives to teach another way to live

With Love and Respect –  June 28, 2019 - “Yes, I have hope. When I say hope, I am extending…

5 years ago

Rising rapper Hella Sketchy dies at 18 after drug overdose

Save the Children –  JUNE 29, 2019 - “Hella Sketchy’s tragic passing is a devastating loss,” Atlantic Records said in…

5 years ago

Nationwide first, Jersey authorizes paramedics to administer Suboxone to overdose victim

Impulse Shopping? –  June 26, 2019 - The first-in-the-nation model has a twofold purpose, health officials said: Beyond treating the…

5 years ago

Effects of ‘secondhand drinking’ hurt 53 million Americans

Call Al-Anon 888-425-2666 –  July 1, 2019  - One fifth of adults — or an estimated 53 million people in…

5 years ago

Illinois to Expunge Records of Nearly 800,000 People With Marijuana Convictions

Gov. Pritzker is a Saint –  JUN. 27, 2019 - In the lead-up to this year’s election, Gov. Pritzker campaigned…

5 years ago

Study Finds CBD Can Cause Liver Damage

What Are the Odds? –   JUNE 18, 2019 -Researchers then spent some time examining mice under the influence of…

5 years ago

Quote of the Week

"Man, who is he? Too bad, to be the work of God: Too good for the work of chance!" —Doris…

5 years ago

Once touted as recovery success story, Philly rehab owner admits he illegally profited from others’ addictions

Young Smart Addiction Profiteer –  June 26, 2019 - Managers of Real Life Recovery, a rehab center, and Halfway There,…

5 years ago

‘Mind Fixers’ Documents The ‘Troubled Search’ For Mental Illness Medication

Manic depression is a frustrating mess... –   April 24, 2019 - “The story Harrington tells is one of push-and-pull,…

5 years ago

Meth in the Morning, Heroin at Night

She’s Sober Now –  June 17, 2019 - It’s kind of like having a cup of coffee in the morning…

5 years ago

Vaping is ruining student athletes

Difficult to Tackle –  June 12, 2019 - “Why would they design a product that takes 8,000 flavors? They do…

5 years ago

San Francisco set to become first major U.S. city to ban e-cigarettes

Jewel of the West –   June 18, 2019 - E-cigarette company Juul, which is based in San Francisco, frames…

5 years ago

Elton John and Bob Weir’s Recovery Routes are Closer Than They Seem – by Stanton Peele

What a long strange trip... –  June 19, 2019 - Here is GQ’s depiction of Weir’s addiction and recovery: “This…

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