Large-Scale Art Protest Outside OxyContin Maker Ends in Arrest

Feel Like Spooning? – June 22, 2018 - The sculpture, about 10 feet long and weighing some 700 pounds, is…

6 years ago

Retailers experiment with blue lights to deter drug use

Love In Vein – June 24, 2018 - Colored bulbs cast an eerie blue glow in the restroom of a…

6 years ago

Purdue Pharma “will no longer promote opioids to doctors”

They Lied and So Many Died – June 22, 2018 - One of the largest suppliers of OxyContin said this…

6 years ago

House overwhelmingly passes final opioid package

The FINAL Solution? – June 22, 2018 - The House on Friday overwhelmingly passed sweeping bipartisan opioid legislation, concluding the…

6 years ago

Selma Blair Celebrates Two Years of Sobriety: “I Am Living Miracle”

Bravo! – June 22, 2018 - Congratulations, Selma Blair! The 45-year-old actress took to Instagram on Thursday, June 21 to…

6 years ago

After An Overdose, Patients Aren’t Getting Treatments That Could Prevent The Next One

Broken System – June 18, 2018 - More than 115 Americans are dying every day from an opioid overdose. But…

6 years ago

Government financed Treatment center forcibly injected kids with drugs

Starting Them Young – June 20, 2018 - Migrant children, traumatized from being detained under the Trump administration’s zero tolerance immigration…

6 years ago

Netflix addiction is real – we are entertaining ourselves to death

Netflix Addiction Now? You’ll Never Run Out! – June 20, 2018 - The World Health Organization recently classified obsessive video-gaming…

6 years ago

Compulsive video-game playing now new mental health problem

Too Much Joy Sticking – June 18, 2018 - In its latest revision to a disease classification manual, the U.N.…

6 years ago

Psychosis often the effect of long-term, recreational marijuana use

Brain Damages – June 15, 2018 - Diego was a 20-year-old college junior who was brought to the emergency room…

6 years ago

5 Differences Between Binge Drinking & High-Functioning Alcoholism

Good to Know – June 6, 2018 - On the surface, the behavior of alcoholics and binge drinkers appears very…

6 years ago

Poker great Greg Merson Celebrates 6.5 Years of Sobriety!

Not Bluffing Anymore – June 11, 2018 - The world of poker is replete with stories of great success and…

6 years ago

Toddlers are eating more sugar than the maximum amount recommended for adults

Sugar Babies – June 11, 2018 - We’ve long known that processed sugar is bad for kids. And yet new…

6 years ago

Local church opens doors for recovered addicts looking to baptism

Splash Mountain? – June 10, 2018 - The center helps men turn their lives around through a 6-12 month program.…

6 years ago

Apps bring mental health care into your hands

Tap Here – June 11, 2018 - This digital age is changing the way people reach out for help. There’s…

6 years ago

Suicide Rates Rising Faster Among Women

Female Troubles – June 14, 2018 - The number of people dying by suicide in the United States has risen…

6 years ago

Where the brain processes spiritual experiences

It’s an Inside Job – June 1, 2018 - Yale scientists have identified a possible neurobiological home for the spiritual…

6 years ago

9-year-old daughter sent to rehab after she became addicted to playing ‘Fortnite’

For 2 Weeks? – June 4, 2018 - A nine-year-old girl living in the UK was sent to an addiction…

6 years ago

The Creative Arts Comfort and Heal During Chaotic Times by Ericha Scott, Ph.D

Beauty Saves Lives – May 2018 - We are living in complicated and difficult times. We are all affected by…

6 years ago

Dad Overcame Heroin Addiction. Then His Son Started Taking Painkillers.

All in the Family – June 14, 2018 - Decades ago, Rick Dyer, 66, was using 48 to 50 bags…

6 years ago

Why the rise in cannabis addiction treatment for women?

Because They’re Smarter Than Men? – June 14, 2018 - Rising numbers of women and over 40s are seeking treatment…

6 years ago

Neighbors push back against proposed psychiatric hospital

Crazy – June 13, 2018 - A proposed psychiatric hospital in Clive is getting some pushback from potential neighbors who…

6 years ago

Great Summer Reads

MEDIA: Summer Books – June 1, 2018 - Even the most modest mystery novel has the dignity of its lineage.…

6 years ago

New strategy in suing opioid maker blamed for addiction crisis: Target the family who runs it

The American Holocausters – June 16, 2018 - Now the Sackler name is front and center in a lawsuit accusing…

6 years ago

Feds: Woman ran buprenorphine treatment clinics as ‘cash business’

The Business of Treatment? – June 11, 2018 - A federal grand jury indicted a Washington County woman on charges…

6 years ago

Ariana Grande’s Brother Marks One Year of Sobriety with Powerful Letter

Clean and Supreme – June 16, 2018 - After the tragic events of Manchester, with the senseless loss of life…

6 years ago

Nan Goldin Survived an Overdose to Fight the Opioid Epidemic

Grabbing Them By The Cojones - PHOTO ESSAY – June 11, 2018 - ON A RECENT April morning, the artist…

6 years ago

Major Study of Drinking Will Be Shut Down

Corruption on the Rocks – June 15, 2018 - The extensive government trial was intended to settle an age-old question…

6 years ago

Massachusetts Sues Oxy Maker, Say it ‘Peddled Falsehoods’

Killers on Trial – June 13, 2018 - The state of Massachusetts is taking a new step in the fight…

6 years ago

Lady Gaga Shared an Important Message About Mental Health

Wonder Wonder – June 12, 2018 - She went on to address her own experiences surrounding mental health. “I have…

6 years ago