Involuntary addiction treatment going under-used

Attraction and Coercion –   June 20, 2019 - Several times she’s told KOMO she would like to not use…

5 years ago

Mother inspired to help daughter after watching story on addiction

Heart Opening –  June 20, 2019  - “I almost died three times,” Gonzalez said. Heroin took everything from her. “It…

5 years ago

Breaking The Booze Habit, Even Briefly, Has Its Benefits

Dry and High –  June 23, 2019 - At 8 p.m. on a Saturday night, people are starting to pack…

5 years ago

Florence Welch feels ‘terror’ about life before sobriety

The Machine Keeps Going –  June 19, 2019 - The singer mused over the idea that her younger self would…

5 years ago

Drug firm knew in 2008 it was shipping large amounts of opioids

What’s a few more bodies... –  June 21, 2019 - Nine years later, Cardinal Health would pay a $44 million…

5 years ago

37 year sober Alice Cooper has death pact with wife

Just like Romeo and Juliet –   June 23, 2019 - Despite his wild past - including an addiction to…

5 years ago

Jason Wahler And Wife Ashley Plan To Show The World ‘What Sobriety Looks Like’

Abstinent Not Obstinate –  June 24, 2019 - Also during his interview with Us Weekly magazine, Wahler admitted that because…

5 years ago

Sobriety is having moment. Here come the influencers

Sobriety Unleashed –   June 18, 2019 - Jennifer Gimenez was arguably one of the original sober influencers. Before pop…

5 years ago

Always remember: You Are Not Alone!

Strength in Numbers –  June 22, 2019 - @Mr Omega Thanks Omega, I don’t know who you are and have…

5 years ago

Police departments rethink approach to battling addiction crisis

Socratic rap, not a rap sheet –  June 21, 2019 - That conversation convinced him to go get treatment for…

5 years ago

Alcohol causes most overall harm of any drug, says study

On the Rocks Down Under –  June 22, 2019  - Lead researcher Associate Professor Yvonne Bonomo said almost 6000 Australians…

5 years ago

‘Female Viagra’ Was Just Approved by U.S. Despite “Skimpy Peer-Reviewed Data”

What's good for the goose... –   June 22, 2019 - The FDA acknowledged that it’s not clear how Vyleesi…

5 years ago

‘Dayhab’ clinics to offer new way to treat alcohol and drug addictions

Time to Quit? –  June 22, 2019 - Experts say a new network of “dayhab” centres will offer functioning alcoholics…

5 years ago

AAC’s No. 2 executive resigns weeks into new strategic plan

Fleeing the ship? –   June 21, 2019 - Nanko’s resignation comes at a particularly perilous time for AAC (NYSE:…

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Doctor prescribing opioids to drug users draws praise

Life Preservation –  June 21, 2019 - It’s a bold move, testing the limits of how far harm-reduction efforts should…

5 years ago

Meth-fueled attack squirrel, or beloved pet?

Squirrels Gone Wild –  June 20, 2019 - ...when authorities in Limestone County, Ala., accused him of keeping an “attack…

5 years ago

The ‘Euphoria’ Teenagers Are Wild. But Most Real Teenagers Are Tame.

Television Exaggerates! –   June 23, 2019 - Actually, nearly the opposite is true. You wouldn’t know it from “Euphoria,”…

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How Europe’s heroin capital solved its overdose crisis

People First! - Not Profits –   JUNE, 2019 - Portugal was once Europe’s worst country for drug misery and…

5 years ago

Artist’s Corner with Luke Bradford

Stick with the Winners! – Powerful stories soften the hardest of hearts – this is what continues to motivate me.…

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Quote of the week

“One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others.” ―Simone de Beauvoir

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Facing Addiction with NCADD in Bankruptcy Court

BANKRUPT! –  CREDITORS  Capitol DecisionsCIT Group Inc.Columbus Properties, Inc.ConvergeOne, Inc.Copilevitz, Lam & RaneyDoubleTree by Hilton Washington, D.C. - Crystal CiFedEx…

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What to know about overdosing on antidepressants

Can you overdose on antidepressants? –  June 19, 2019 - People with depression, chronic pain, or mood disorders may respond…

5 years ago

How Do SSRIs Work in the Teen Brain?

Teens Lives Matter –   May 30, 2019 -  SSRIs and Suicidal Ideation in Teens Parents whose children are suffering…

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How opioids invaded America — and are tightening their grip

They’re Here To Stay –  June 15, 2019 -  As a health-care lawyer, Nelson has had a particularly good perspective…

5 years ago

Amanda Bynes Lawsuit Dismissed By Treatment Center Claiming She Did Not Pay

Show Me The Honey –  JUNE 12, 2019 - E! News previously obtained the court papers in which the institution…

5 years ago

Luann de Lesseps admits being ‘self-absorbed’ during sobriety struggle

Thigh Will Be Done –  June 14, 2019 - Fans saw de Lesseps fight with her “RHONY” costars over her…

5 years ago

Federal Grants Restricted To Fighting Opioids Miss The Mark

Don’t Forget the Meth –   June 13, 2019 - But state officials note that drug abuse problems seldom involve…

5 years ago

Artie Lange’s latest dispatch from gas station

Priming the Pump –  May 19, 2019 - The comedian, who grew up in Union and lives in Hoboken, is…

5 years ago

Columbine survivor, addiction speaker died of drug overdose

Blessing the Bereaved –  June 13, 2019 - The Denver Post reports the Routt County Coroner’s Office says an autopsy…

5 years ago

Santa Clara County DA will stop filing charges in most minor drug cases

On the Right Side of History –  June 13, 2019 - “The vast majority of warrants that we’re spending our…

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