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Movie ‘Surviving the Hill’ features Battle With Addiction

MOVIES MATTER – July 13, 2023 - The movie will premier Saturday at 6 p.m. at The Maryland Theatre, 21 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown. It will later be offered on streaming services. Residents in recovery and those who... Read More...

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Khalil Rafati’s Journey from Homeless Heroin Addict to Millionaire

HE DID IT GOD’S WAY – July 13, 2023 - For his purpose in life, he chose to inspire others, and it’s like he says, “Most of my followers are not drug addicts. They’re just people who want a better life.” His re... Read More...

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Diet Coke Really Causes Cancer?

THANK YOU DONALD RUMSFELD – July 13, 2023 - The International Agency for Research on Cancer, or I.A.R.C., said it based its conclusion that aspartame was a possible carcinogen on limited evidence from three observati... Read More...

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Milan Kundera, Renowned, Reclusive Writer and Dissident, Dies in Paris at 94

READ BOOKS – July 12, 2023 - “I dream of a world where writers are obliged by law to keep their identity secret and use pseudonyms,” he wrote in the 1986 essay, “The Art of the Novel.” Kundera used the sentence to re... Read More...

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We Didn’t Start the Fire

VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – July 2, 2023 - Fall Out Boy // With Lyrics WATCH@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVkKnC0Vd4Q ... Read More...

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Matt Hardy On His Brother’s Struggle with Sobriety and Recovery

TOUCHING – July 7, 2023 - However, being in wrestling for over 20 years means there are bound to be ups and downs in their career. Matt Hardy has faced some adversity of his own throughout his career, but Jeff has a... Read More...

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Nam Taehyun Confesses To Checking Into Rehab

STARDOM’S LIGHT – July 13, 2023 - Nam Taehyun confesses to his drug addiction past, his current debt, and his check-in to rehabilitation in an in-depth interview with KBS. KBS held an interview with Nam Tae... Read More...

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White House Lays Out Effort Against Xylazine

NOT Leprosy – July 11, 2023 - WASHINGTON -- Federal officials on Tuesday called for more testing and research on xylazine, the powerful animal sedative that’s spreading through the nation’s illicit drug supply... Read More...

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Alcohol Consumption Surged During Covid — and Deaths Followed

ALCOHOL IS A DRUG – July 13, 2023 - Mississippi saw a 159 percent increase in alcohol-related deaths, the nation’s biggest leap, along with a 10 percent rise in apparent consumption. In Delaware, consumption increase... Read More...

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Philadelphia’s New Public Restrooms Include Narcan

VIDEO – WHERE PISSING CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE – July 11, 2023 - Public restrooms are important for all members of the community and help make public spaces accessible to all. Like many U.S. cities, Philadelphia doesn’t ... Read More...

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San Francisco’s Open-Air Drug Mart

THE CITY BUY THE BINDLE – July 10, 2023 - Dervin Amado Arteaga Ervir, a 15-year-old boy from the Honduran village of El Escano de Tepale, had just parted ways with his father when he joined other young Honduran migra... Read More...

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Injection Sites Would Save Lives

NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT – July 9, 2023 - But addiction is not governed by commonsense, reason or logic. It is a compulsive, self-destructive disease. Addicts who can’t use in a safe environment will play Russian roul... Read More...

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Actress Was Fired Over ‘Drug Problem’

VIDEO – ADDERALL OR NOTHING – July 6, 2023 - “I got basically let go from Pretty Little Liars Season 5 because of the weight that I had lost,” Shaw said on the podcast, “and it was really an embarrassing thing. I d... Read More...

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Honolulu 1st Major U.S. City to Require Naloxone in Bars

A SHOT OF WHAT? – July 12, 2023 - “The passage of Bill 28 by the Honolulu City Council today represents a collective commitment to saving lives and providing immediate assistance to those in the grips of addiction. N... Read More...

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US vs. China Over Influx of Fentanyl

MADE IN CHINA – July 12, 2023 - After Blinken left Beijing, the US justice department filed criminal charges against Chen and Wang, along with six other Chinese nationals and four Chinese chemical manufacturin... Read More...

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Three Patients Die Within a Week at Rehab

WHAT A SAD WAY TO GO – July 12, 2023 - All three of these cases are suspected of involving some type of drug overdose; however, aspects of the incidents are suspicious, and no conclusions or determinations hav... Read More...

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For 150 Years We’ve Sought a Cure For Addiction

AND STILL DO – July 11, 2023 - The key, it seems, may be the new diabetes drug, Ozempic. While doctors and pharmaceutical companies hail it as a powerful new weight loss drug, early reports also suggest that GLP-1 an... Read More...

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3 Ways to Relieve Pain Without Opioids

HANDS ON THERAPY – July 12, 2023 - What else works? There are alternatives to opioid for pain management, and Dr. Karam uses a conservative approach. “We will basically exhaust everything before progre... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Fran Drescher

“Once you wake up and smell the coffee, it’s hard to go back to sleep.” – Fran Drescher, b. 1957 New York ... Read More...

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Honey Boo Boo’s Dad, Sugar Bear, To Check Into Lamar Odom’s Rehab

WHERE IS BAM and DR. DREW? – July 6, 2023 - The former reality star became hooked on pills that he had started taking for his diabetes, according to the report, and he is also suffering from severe depression and anx... Read More...

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How to Go Sober If Your Partner Still Drinks

WITH LOVE – July 5, 2023 - Fans had been quick to criticise her, posting comments like, ‘Why not respect your husband’s sobriety?’ Her husband Ben Affleck, 50, has been candid about his struggles with alcoh... Read More...

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Bison and Water Buffalo Help People Battle Addiction

LOVE IS LOVE – July 5, 2023 - “I fought the process for the first month until I came out to the farm and got a little more relaxed and could embrace the program … I won’t go back.” James is a father of two ... Read More...

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Menopause Messed with My Sobriety

GROWING AWARENESS – July 5, 2023 - And this is what caused Melissa, my doctor, to wonder out loud: “Hey. Maybe it’s perimenopause?” Hot flashes, the often laughed-at harbinger of menopause, saved me. Sort of. ... Read More...

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Heather Locklear Lost 40 lbs on Ozempic, Drinking Again?

VIDEO – WE’LL SAVE YOUR SEAT – July 5, 2023 - On Wednesday, an anonymous insider told the Daily Mail that Locklear is back on the booze after 20 stints in rehab, saying: “Heather is drinking, The family is very worri... Read More...

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Bake Off Winner Reveals Diagnosis Caused ‘Borderline Addiction’ to Sex, Porn, Food and Drugs

FROM SOUP TO NUTS – July 3, 2023 - The former Strictly Come Dancing star wrote a long essay on his Instagram where he explained his experiences after he was diagnosed with the condition. He explained:... Read More...

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Steve-O: SHOCKING Story Of Childhood Trauma, Addiction, Mocking Death & Craving Attention!

VIDEO – FABULOUS FILM – July 6, 2023 - 0:00 Intro03:07 Early context07:54 Your mother addiction17:33 How I got validation23:13 Why stunts?27:23 I always think about death30:05 I always think I’ll los... Read More...

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“He Was Drinking Four Liters of Coffee a Day” Coach Comes Clean on Jo Lindner’s Death at 30

UNHEALTHY ADDICTIONS CAN KILL – July 2, 2023 - Jo Lindner, famously known as Joesthetics, died at the young age of 30 due to an aneurysm. An aneurysm is a condition where an artery balloons up and damages the ... Read More...

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Cannabis, Depression, and Bipolar Disorder

HIGH > LOW – June 30, 2023 - Few studies have as massive a sample of individuals being studied as Jefson’s n of over 6 million. But what does this study really tell us? From the outset, Jefson only looked at diagn... Read More...

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My Life on Seroquel by Katerina Netchitailova, PhD

PHARMA PHOBIA – July 4, 2023 - Those who have never taken any anti-psychotics don’t understand the ‘fuss’ the patients make about them. You really need to try it yourself to understand the nightmare of this ‘m... Read More...

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Program Helps People Get 2nd Chance

NO MORE TRACKS – July 4. 2023 - “I was one needle away from killing myself and that was a wake up call to me,” Mitchell said. Mitchell was on methamphetamine for 12 years. “My father got sick... Read More...

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