Hospitals to Provide $50 Million in Treatment Funding

That’s a Lot of Suboxone – April 6, 2018 - New Hampshire’s hospitals have agreed to spend $50 million over…

7 years ago

With the drug industry as its partner, an addiction policy group…

Fox Guarding the Hen House? – April 5, 2018 - ...Nickel’s three-year-old nonprofit is increasingly in the spotlight, both for…

7 years ago

Prison program helps lower overdose deaths

No More re·cid·i·vism – April 9, 2018 - Researchers from Brown University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel…

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Deaths, financial chaos bring scrutiny to Rehab Riviera

The OC Conundrum – April 6, 2018 - Mental health provider Sovereign Health has been having a rough time as…

7 years ago

Not even the Bible is safe…where some kids hide their drugs

A Burning ... Bud? – April 9, 2018 - A Pringles can, ChapStick tube, hairbrush handle and the Bible. These…

7 years ago

Johnny Manziel’s journey to sobriety could be NFL’s biggest nightmare

Out of the Mouth of Babes – April 7, 2018 - It’s often been said that a drunk mouth speaks…

7 years ago

Surgeon General Says More People Should Carry Naloxone

Buy One, Get an Epipen at Half Off? – April 5, 2018 - The U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Jerome Adams,…

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“The People’s Preacher,” Addresses Opioid Crisis in Poignant New Book, “Preaching Under the Influence”

MEDIA: Reading is Holy – April 5, 2018 - In his newly released book, Preaching Under the Influence, A Minister’s…

7 years ago

Dave Franco: Playing Heroin Addict Made My Wife Say ‘You’re Not Fun to Be Around’

Art Imitates Life, and Death – April 6, 2018 - Prepping to play a heroin addict took a mental toll…

7 years ago

People Taking Antidepressants Discover They Cannot Quit

That’s Depressing – April 7, 2018 - Victoria Toline would hunch over the kitchen table, steady her hands and draw…

7 years ago

Alonzo Bodden on Comedy and Recovery in the Age of Trump

Comedian For Our Times – April 9, 2018 - By John Lavitt - “Although my life may seem great, meetings…

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New Moms Who Smoke Pot Have THC in Breast Milk

Pure Babies Please – April 9, 2018 - Nursing women who smoke marijuana transfer low levels of cannabis’ main psychoactive…

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Lamar Odom Says Marijuana Helped End Crack Addiction

That’s One Solution – April 5, 2018 - Former Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom is starting a new business,…

7 years ago

Colin Farrell Voluntarily Checks Into Rehab for ‘Reset’

12 Stepper Holiday – April 3, 2018 - “He put himself in there. It was voluntary. He was not using…

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Stem cell injections have the potential to cure alcoholism

Anything is Possible – March 28, 2018 - Researchers at the University of Chile have had a breakthrough that could…

7 years ago

Profiles in Recovery: man grateful every day for sobriety

Happy to Be Alive – April 1, 2018 -  “I never in a million years thought I would become a…

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NAATP’s 2018 Addiction Treatment Leadership Awards

Good Work Gentlemen! – March 27, 2018 - Founded in 1978, NAATP is a national professional membership association of addiction…

7 years ago

New Study: Consistent Gig Attendance Can Help You Live Longer

Please, Just No SRO – March 27, 2018 - Accompanying research shows “a positive correlation between regularity of gig attendance…

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…happiness can follow rage

Recovery is Possible – March 26, 2018 - He came back from Vietnam “in a rage.” Though Ron Brown didn’t…

7 years ago

Morgan Stanley fired broker for using drugs years before he joined company

Rightful Determination – April 2, 2018 - A former New Jersey broker for the Wall Street bank was deemed a…

7 years ago

John Goodman Almost Left ‘Roseanne’ During Past Battle With Alcoholism

Sober Success Story! – April 2, 2018 - John received treatment for his alcoholism, and he’s now been sober for…

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New Opioid Memorial Demeans People Who Died From Painkiller Overdoses

Not Just Names, They Are People – March 29, 2018 - by Maia Szalavitz. With his unerring eye for approaches…

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Brooklyn’s Leslie Jamison writes about addiction in ‘The Recovering’

MEDIA: Book Recommendation – March 26, 2018 - On paper, Leslie Jamison had the kind of life every young author…

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Leslie Jamison Hopes To Change How People Think About Creativity And Recovery

Chasing the Muse ... Stone Cold Sober! – March 30, 2018 - Literature is full of books that glorify addiction,…

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‘When did it all begin to fall apart?’ A son’s addiction, and mother’s guilt

MEDIA: The Only Life I Could Save – April 2, 2018 - Katherine Ketcham writes about her son’s addiction in…

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Prosecutor sees parallels: Rogue rehabs in Florida and SoCal

The Heat is On – March 27, 2018 - Q: What is the problem with drug treatment facilities in South…

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Quitting Heroin in Florida

OPINION - New York Times – March 23, 2018 -  I live in Florida, where I have been in treatment…

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Prince had ‘exceedingly high’ concentration of fentanyl at time of death

Fame is No Protection – March 26, 2018 - A toxicology report from Prince’s autopsy, obtained Monday by The Associated…

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Synthetic pot leaves 2 dead and dozens hospitalized in Chicago area

UNREAL – April 2, 2018 - Two people have died and 56 have been sickened in the Chicago area and…

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Dwayne Johnson Opens Up About His Battle With Depression

No One is Immune – April 2, 2018 - Dwayne Johnson shared his personal battle with depression in a new…

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