Amid Opioid Epidemic, Drug Rehab Operators Eyeing Skilled Nursing Facilities

Patients are Patients – January 31, 2018 - As millions of Americans grapple with opioid abuse disorders, skilled nursing facilities…

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Mass planned for those affected by drug addiction

Sad Goodbyes – Feb. 1, 2018, - A Mass of Remembrance and Healing will be held Feb. 11 in Oakland…

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From Crack Addict to America’s Most Celebrated Chef

Free Taste – Jan. 31, 2018 - “I didn’t think I was a drug addict,” Solomonov told The Atlantic’s Jeffrey…

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‘Opiate Effect’ draws crowd, sparks dialogue

Films Can Teach – January 31, 2018 - ... Jan. 25 featured a screening of the documentary “The Opiate Effect,”…

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Sobriety Nation to serve as primary for Wendell Chavous

Racing to Recovery – Jan. 30, 2018 -  Sobriety Nation, a national non-profit organization dedicated to ending the tragedies addiction…

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Should doctors be allowed to have addicted patients committed involuntarily to treatment

Attraction or Coercion? – FEB. 02, 2018 - Governor Charles Baker’s proposal to allow individuals to be involuntarily placed in…

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Military health officials: No deaths from vaping

Use Caution with Addictions – Feb. 1, 2018 - Military health officials say there have been no fatalities as a…

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Photographers Capture Opioid Epidemic

Shooting Gallery – Feb 4, 2018 - The images, which quickly went viral, served as visual, chilling proof that that…

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If Opioids Are Public Health Crisis, Let’s Admit the Crack Was Too

OPINION: It’s Black & White – Feb. 2, 018 - I rejoice in the progress being made in Philadelphia’s response…

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Vending machines distribute prescription opioids to addicts

Canadian Containment – January 24, 2018 - The vending machine project could solve those problems. Under the pilot project, drug…

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A Doctor’s Painful Struggle With an Opioid-Addicted Patient

New York Times – FEB. 1, 2018 - The cavalier overprescription of addictive drugs was bewildering: After a tooth extraction,…

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Pain Doc Gets 10 Years in Prison for Patient Overdose Deaths

Not Enough – Feb. 2, 2018 - A western Montana pain doctor who was convicted of prescribing drugs that led…

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Rehab Riviera on TV, Part 2

Home Audience Astounded – Jan. 28, 2018 - Aired: 1/28/2018 | 0:26:48 | Episode The discussion of rehab scandals continues…

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A look at gaming addiction – from an actual gamer

More than Pong – Feb. 3, 2018 - Before becoming a psychotherapist, Driver himself suffered from a gaming disorder, his…

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CA Lawmakers resolve to control rogue rehabs this year

Illegal or Unethical? – January 31, 2018 -  California’s troubled addiction treatment industry may face stricter oversight and a raft…

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Fentanyl Adds Deadly Kick to Opioid Woes in Britain

Human Toll Too High – Feb. 4, 2018 - No place has been hit harder by heroin, fentanyl and opioid…

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‘Pinking’ of alcohol marketing spurs culture of ‘wine moms’

Meds for Mom – Feb. 4, 2018 - There’s an enormous sense of self-medication … The fastest thing you can…

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Doctor Argues That Her Profession Needs to Slow Down

MEDIA: Book Review – Jan. 26, 2918 - SLOW MEDICINE , The Way to Healing , By Victoria Sweet ,…

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Remembering Bob Marley on his Birthday

Redemption Song – February 6, 1945 - May 11, 1981 Full Song @ YouTube.com

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Vaping cannabinoid oils blamed for 2 deaths, 60 hospitalizations

CBDeaths – February 1st 2018 - Two Marines have died in accidents blamed on synthetic cannabinoid-induced seizures. The Army bans…

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Cliffside Malibu Adds Outpatient Treatment

Day Care – Jan. 22, 2018 - “There’s a tremendous need for outpatient addiction treatment services in greater Los Angeles…

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Blue light bulbs to discourage shooting up

It’s All in Vein – JANUARY 15, 2018 -Unfortunately, this new initiative is anything but a kind approach. It is,…

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Voting with our Fingertips: A Movement Against Techno-Trash

By Tian Dayton, Ph.D – Jan 23, 2018 - Whether through TV streaming channels, newsrooms or the internet, technology is…

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Tobacco, alcohol killed 120 times more Americans than all other drugs combined

FLASHBACK to 2015 – February 12, 2015 - Still, the number of deaths caused by drugs are overwhelmingly dominated by…

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Safe-injection sites get green light from Philadelphia

Brotherly and Sisterly Love – JANUARY 23, 2018 - And though the precise locations of Philadelphia sites have not been…

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Chris Cornell’s Family at 2018 Grammy Awards 8 Months After His Death

The Family Afterwards – January 28, 2018 - Chris Cornell‘s widow Vicky Cornell and daughters Toni, 13, and Lily, 17,…

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“It’s Not Your Child, It’s The Drugs That Are Doing That And There’s Always Hope”

Good News – Jan. 25, 2018 - Kim Koop says after being diagnosed with a learning disability, being bullied in…

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Things You Need To Know Before Dating A Recovering Addict

Caveat Emptor – Jan. 22, 2018 - The cruel irony about relationships is that, often, by the time people reach…

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We know junk food makes us sick. Are ‘junk values’ making us depressed? By JOHANN HARI

Milk Duds Aren’t for Happy People – Jan. 21, 2018 - The best anti-depressant is to change our way of…

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Just one cigarette raises heart disease risk

Never Start – Jan. 25, 2018 - Smoking just one single cigarette a day can significantly raise your risk of…

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