This drug saves Americans from opioid overdoses. Its price has been hiked 600 percent.

Wall Street Wins Again – Nov. 19, 2018 - Thankfully, EVZIO isn’t the only version of naloxone — which quickly…

6 years ago

SB 1228 – Body Brokering

A Promise Not Met – I have been in the addiction treatment field for over 43 years. I have held…

6 years ago

KLEAN drug treatment center sued over sober living debts

More will be reviled – November 16, 2018  - “We are currently working with the landlord to resolve this matter,”…

6 years ago

Sackler family faces criminal investigations for opioid crisis

Deadliest Crime Family on Earth – Nov. 19, 2018 - The Sackler name is prominently attached to prestigious cultural and…

6 years ago

Here’s Why Acadia Healthcare Company Inc. Is Plummeting

What Goes Up, Must... – Nov. 16, 2018 - Traders are reacting harshly to a short-seller report that was published…

6 years ago

Switzerland’s Experiment with Addiction Treatment

Prescription for Change – November 9, 2018 - The 1,500 patients at Switzerland’s 22 peps centers have all tried unsuccessfully…

6 years ago

Lil Xan Announces He Will Go to Rehab and Change His Rap Name

Death and Life – NOVEMBER 16, 2018 - “I just dropped out of SoundCloud Uni to go to rehab, I…

6 years ago

Alcohol is killing more people, and younger, especially women

Message from Thanatos – Nov. 16, 2018 - States can influence drinking – especially dangerous binge drinking – with policies…

6 years ago

Acadia Healthcare: Very Scary Findings From A 14-Month Investigation

In The News – Nov. 16, 2018  - I was once a patient in two facilities that were later purchased…

6 years ago

Drugs, anxiety and sobriety define Jeff Tweedy as much as his music

Wilco Wonder – Nov. 17, 2018 - Christopher Booker: Even after recording nearly 20 albums, winning 2 grammys, and writing…

6 years ago

Florida sues Walgreens, CVS over opioid sales

Drug Dealers – Nov. 17, 2018 - Bondi said in a press release that CVS and Walgreens “played a role…

6 years ago

California Fire Hits ‘Rehab Riviera,’ Putting Addiction Care in Jeopardy

Patient’s Care Comes First – Nov. 16, 2018 - The Southern California blaze has also affected hundreds of patients battling…

6 years ago

Grad hopes to help others through book about addiction

Student Edition – Nov. 18, 2018 - “I want to change the way people look at addiction,” Petersen said. “I…

6 years ago

Herbert Fingarette, Contrarian Philosopher on Alcoholism, Dies at 97

Right or Wrong - Doesn’t Matter Now – Nov. 15, 2018 - Herbert Fingarette, a contrarian philosopher who, while plumbing…

6 years ago

Son of Alleged Pill Mill Operator Indicted in His Father’s Death

Wicked Twist of Events – NOV 8, 2018 - 20-year-old Jonah Lake faces four counts in the shooting death of…

6 years ago

Tracking addiction: New treatments appear to be working

Whatever Works – Nov. 11, 2018 - In October the Kennedy Center in Berkeley County started offering a new medical…

6 years ago

Do intoxicated rehab patients have the mental capacity to enter contracts?

It’s Complicated – Nov. 2, 2018 - Attorneys for Deem say on the day Arbuckle signed the arbitration agreement, he…

6 years ago

What Happened After I Found Out My Son Was Addicted to Heroin

Into Action – Oct. 2018 -Soon Cuttaia left her job managing car dealerships to pursue a career in social work…

6 years ago

4 Environmental Addiction Factors Crucial In Recovery

Good Advice – Nov 05, 2018 - Today I want to focus on the environmental domain, which not only contributes…

6 years ago

Blue Cross of Alabama to drop OxyContin coverage in 2019

It’s a Start – November 7, 2018 - The insurer will cover oxycodone alternatives Xtampza ER and Roxybond, which are…

6 years ago

FDA Is Reportedly Looking to Ban Menthol Cigarettes

Not Kool? – Nov. 10, 2018 - A separate report from the Washington Post this week said that the FDA…

6 years ago

Man resurfaces from grave to raise awareness on opioid addiction

We Can Rise Again – November 10, 2018 - Edwards was buried alive here on Thursday and brought back to…

6 years ago

New Mom Worries About Maintaining Her Sobriety

Stay Focused – 11-10-2018 - “I was really sad and I didn’t want to feel my feelings,” she says. “I…

6 years ago

Demi Lovato’s Sober Companion Has Friends Worried: “He Was Still Using Drugs Four Months Ago”

Still in the News? – NOV 10, 2018  - Meanwhile, another person came forward in defense of Henry. “The designer…

6 years ago

Drug-addicted are choosing prison over treatment. Will Issue 1 help or hurt?

Why? – Nov. 2, 2018 - Bailey, a 26-year-old Northern Kentucky man who’d been arrested with heroin, hadn’t reported to…

6 years ago

Ohio Issue 1 fails. What’s next for reducing prison population?

Voters Had Their Say – Nov. 6, 2018 - Ohio prosecutors, judges, coroners and even Gov. John Kasich urged a…

6 years ago

REEL Recovery Film Festival Returns to New York

Back in the Big Apple – Nov. 2, 2018 - Addiction and Overconsumption to a Simpler, Honest Life. Buschel spoke…

6 years ago

Multiple Rehab Facilities Destroyed in Malibu Fires

Still Saving Souls - Please Pray for Rain – Nov. 10, 2018 - Even amid the chaos and danger, treatment…

6 years ago

Parents Are Cutting Off Their Opioid-Addicted Kids — and It’s the Toughest Decision of Their Lives

The Act of Letting Go – Nov. 12, 2018 - Kim isn’t an addict, but like everyone else in the…

6 years ago

Desperate Mother of Drug Addict Turns to Lawmakers for Help

Keep Trying – November 7, 2018 - CHICAGO (CBS)–With the increase of opioid addiction across the U.S., drug addiction is…

6 years ago