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First lab in the world to identify new synthetic opioid more potent than fentanyl

SCIENCE GONE MAD – Sept. 6, 2023 - WILLOW GROVE, Pa. (CBS) — The Center for Forensic Science Research and Education in Willow Grove, PA. was the first in the world to identify a new synthetic opioid that researchers ... Read More...

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Ashley Kibler Shares Her Life Saving Recovery Story

ONE CLASS AT A TIME – Sept. 9, 2023 - Ashley Kibler, 31, is a recovering addict whose story of recovery and redemption took her from homelessness to working toward her degree at Ferris State University. ... Read More...

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Joe Rogan Reveals Incident That Got Him Off Alcohol

VIDEO – HARM REDUCER? – Sept. 3, 2023 - On a recent episode of his “Joe Rogan Experience“ podcast, Rogan told a story of his friend who was drunk and could not form sentences. He said, “I had a friend recently that... Read More...

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John Travolta’s ‘Mob Land’ Goes to Blu-ray

VIDEO – HOW BAD IS IT? – Sept. 8, 2023 - The film was released Aug. 25 on VOD and digital from Saban Films. In the film from director Nicholas Maggio, deep in the heart of Dixie, in a small town struggling with th... Read More...

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Trooper Uses Narcan to Save Life of Man Overdosing

TO SERVE AND PROTECT – Sept. 8, 2023 - KALKASKA COUNTY, MI – A Michigan State Police trooper is being recognized for saving the life of a man suffering from a suspected heroin overdose. According to troopers in Ho... Read More...

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Dumping Dirty Syringes and Bodily Fluids into Dumpsters Costs Kaiser Permanente $49 Million

BRAIN SALAD SURGERY? – Sept. 8, 2023 - “Nurses, physicians and patients could inadvertently touch blood or bodily fluids containing dangerous pathogens. Custodians and sanitation workers could be stuck by a us... Read More...

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Drug Crackdowns Results? Arresting More Addicts!

VIDEO – ALL LIVES MATTER – Sept. 6. 2023 -With all the resources going into reducing the open-air drug markets in San Francisco, NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit has been looking into the data to find out if the ste... Read More...

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Fake ‘SOBER HOMES’ Scam Millions From Taxpayers

AUDIO – TRIBES STILL UNDER ATTACK – Sept. 2, 2023 - FORDHAM: Then last year, a cousin of hers back on the Navajo Nation in New Mexico was approached by a similar van. She was struggling with alcoholism, and the dri... Read More...

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Sackler Family Doc Shows Different Side of ‘Painkiller’ & ‘Dopesick’ Series

THE REAL HORROR STORY – Sept. 7, 2023 - All the Beauty and the Bloodshed is a gripping documentary that focuses on Nan Goldin’s activism against the powerful Sackler family, who profited from the opioid crisis. Goldi... Read More...

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Anxiety in the Age of Barbie

VIDEO – GIRLS SHOULD WANNA HAVE FUN – Sept. 2, 2023 - It is a major topic among moms: daughters struggling with anxiety or the effects of anti-anxiety medications, which can include weight gain and loss of lib... Read More...

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‘Gamechanger’ in Opioid Crisis: Narcan Available for Purchase in Drug Stores

VIDEO – ADDICTS STOCK UP – Sept. 8, 2023 - For the first time ever, you can buy Narcan without a prescription. The drug will be available in stores like CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid this week. Many are calling it a... Read More...

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Scottish Museum Removes Mentions of Opioid-Linked Murderous Sackler Family

A LEGACY OF DEATH – Sept. 1, 2023 - The V&A Dundee has become the latest UK museum to remove a reference to the money it received from the Sackler family amid continuing anger over its central role in the opioid ... Read More...

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The AMAZING POWER of Drug-Assisted Recovery

WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU – Sept. 4, 2023 - As a clinician practicing at a local community health center, I cannot overstate the importance of the resources we provide in combating addiction. Our multidisciplinar... Read More...

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Fentanyl And Heroin Vaccines Set For Human Trials

LET’S PRAY THEY WORK – Sept. 7, 2023 - “We anticipate testing our vaccines in humans in early 2024,” Dr Jay Evans, study author and director of the University of Montana’s Center for Translational Medicine, sa... Read More...

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Dr. Hyla Cass – Using Amino Acids and CBD for Mental Health

VIDEO – DR. FEELGOOD LIVES! – Sept. 2, 2023 - Dr. Cass shares her early observations during her residency, where she noticed the limited effectiveness and side effects of medications. This led her to explore alternat... Read More...

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Xylazine Test Strips to be Distributed

DON’T BECOME A ZOMBIE – Sept. 7, 2023 - he Howard Center in Burlington, which offers help to people experiencing drug addiction, has been using a limited supply of xylazine test strips for about three months. ... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Van Morrison

“I understood jazz, I understood how it worked. That’s what I apply to everything.” – Van Morrison ... Read More...

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Bradley Cooper, Brad Pitt and More Celebs Get Candid About Their Sobriety Journeys

EVERYONE DESERVES RECOVERY – Aug. 26, 2023 - Demi Moore While accepting the 2018 Woman of the Year Award by the Peggy Albrecht Friendly House, a residential program for women recovering from substance and alcohol ... Read More...

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Kate Middleton Graciously Visits Kitchen Staff During Action on Addiction’s Gala

ROYAL GESTURE – Aug. 25, 2023 - The royal made the surprising move of heading to the kitchen to meet those who had a hand in preparing the evening’s meal. Kate shook hands and chatted with Action on Addiction clients... Read More...

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Former Star Swimmer Died of Fentanyl Poisoning

THE DAILY MADNESS – Aug. 27, 2023 - The boyfriend and a friend then took Cail to Myrah Keating-Smith Clinic, where doctors attempted to perform CPR before she was pronounced dead. Police previously said the ... Read More...

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Former Boston Celtics Chris Herren Speaks

NOTHING BUT NET – Aug. 26. 2023 - Herren struggled with substance abuse during his basketball career. At an event hosted by Tobacco-Free Amarillo in 2022, he recounted how he first tried cocaine at the age of ... Read More...

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Christopher Fry on his Father’s Alcoholism

NO DENIAL HERE – Aug. 26, 2023 - Over the past 15 years or so he’s taken a downward spiral deeper into depression, self-loathing, and denial. In that time, he’s managed to alienate friends and family members. ... Read More...

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Why Is Our Mental Health Getting Worse?

VIDEO – SCREAM TIME? – Aug. 28, 2023 - Trends are going in the wrong direction, even as more people seek care. “That’s not true for cancer , it’s not true for heart disease , it’s not true for diabetes , or almost an... Read More...

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Pro-Pharma Publication Hides Suicide Risk of Antidepressants

SELLING PIILS TO ONE AND ALL – Aug. 28, 2023 - Critics sometimes argue that study quality is the main factor in publication—that it just so happens that all the favorable studies conducted by pharma are of good... Read More...

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Davina McCall Says Drugs Filled The Hole In Her Heart

FILLED WITH AA NOW – Aug. 26, 2023 - Davina McCall has spoken about dealing with addiction. Photo: PA Archive/Ian West. “I don’t want to slag her off. She was my mum, warts and all. She wasn’t perfect. And ... Read More...

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AA’s Step Two: Looking Beyond Your Self For Hope

STEP BY STEP – Aug. 25, 2023 - “A power greater than ourselves” is the second major hurdle for people seeking recovery from substance use disorders. First, there was having to admit powerlessness over alcohol,... Read More...

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Scientists Find Cure for Alcoholism?

VIDEO – NO MEETINGS REQUIRED – July 31, 2023 - his is largely to do with what’s known as mesolimbic dopamine (DA) signalling – meaning how the central nervous system circuit communicates the feelgood neurotransmitt... Read More...

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Global Methamphetamine Market Projected to Reach $881.32 million by 2030

CAPITALISM – Aug. 26, 2023 - The Methamphetamine Market has exhibited remarkable shifts over the years, shaped by a blend of long-term market drivers and the unexpected influence of external factors like the C... Read More...

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Ozempic Seems to Curb Cravings for Alcohol

CURB NOT ELIMINATE – Aug. 28, 2023 - “There’s really been a large number of clinical and anecdotal reports coming in suggesting that people’s drinking behaviors are changing and in some instances pretty substa... Read More...

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Fentanyl Addiction Fuels Underground Shoplifting Economy

EARTH SWALLOWS MAN – Aug. 28, 2023 - For someone with no phone, no home, no job and no more possessions than can fit into a backpack, this is no easy task. So Elliot, like many others battling addiction, makes... Read More...

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