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Evolving Landscape of Workplace Cannabis Testing

UNLESS YOU’RE IN A BAND – June 23, 2023 - “The reasonable thing for an employer to assume is that they are a risk factor if there’s any recent use at all, either alcohol or marijuana. And then the same goes for opio... Read More...

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Borderline Personality Disorder No Longer Belongs in Clinical Practice

I HATE YOU I LOVE YOU I HATE YOU I LOVE YOU – June 9, 2023 - According to the authors, “Borderline Personality Disorder” emerged as a category during the heyday of psychoanalysis where it was used to denote si... Read More...

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Cate Blanchett Dances With Sparks at Glastonbury Festival

VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – June 24, 2023 - Joining the Los Angeles duo for the performance, Blanchett wore the same yellow suit, chunky-framed glasses and headphones from the music video, and performing the same ecc... Read More...

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Man Shares Video of The Moment He Decided to Quit Alcohol

VIDEO – AND STAYED QUIT – June 24, 2023 - Todd told Newsweek that the start of the video came from a night of drinking in the summer of 2021 that followed from a daytime business networking event where he was repre... Read More...

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Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom’s Sobriety Pact

DYNAMIC DUO – June 22, 2023 - Katy Perry opened up about what spurred her and Orlando Bloom's sobriety pact and explained why working toward the same goal together makes the experience "easier." READ@INSIDER ... Read More...

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Steve-O’s Sobriety Not Affected His Penchant for Stunts

A NEW LEADING MAN? – June 22, 2023 - Steve-O is due to embark on a tour of the UK with his new multimedia comedy show, titled The Bucket List, which he says “pushes everything a lot further than Jackass ever d... Read More...

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TikToker Star Going to Rehab!

ONE TWEET OVER THE LINE – June 21, 2023 - Andrea said she is going to “fully embrace it and make the best of it” instead of feeling shamed or embarrassed. She went on to say the experience might be “sucky” before ass... Read More...

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Bam Margera Leaves Detox Early to Have Some Fun

MORE 4th STEP MATERIAL – June 24, 2023 - It’s a sharp turn for Bam, who started the detox June 7 after cops put him on a 5150 psychiatric hold following a video rant where Bam threatened to smoke crack until h... Read More...

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Hipocrite Katy Perry ‘indulges little bit of booze’ Despite ‘Sobriety Pact’ with Orlando Bloom

I DON’T DO DRUGS, I ONLY SMOKE WEED – June 23, 2023 - While talking about the pact, the American singer told People: “We did this because he’s shooting a movie in London right now that’s taking every ounce of his foc... Read More...

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WATCH: Merrick Garland Talks About Fentanyl Supply

VIDEO – SUPPLY & DEMAND! – June 23, 2023 - Garland said three other Chinese-based chemical manufacturers faced charges in the Eastern District of New York. “As alleged in the indictments, each of these compani... Read More...

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Adam Rich Died Of Accidental Drug Overdose

JUST COPPING A BUZZ – June 23, 2023 - The Eight Is Enough series followed the Bradford family, which consisted of eight children. It detailed their life as they date, grow, marry and had children themselves. R... Read More...

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Spike in Teen Depression Aligns with Rise of Social Media

IT’S REALLY APPENING – June 21, 2023 - “These apps are designed to support dependency, and a young person’s natural tendency to ‘compare and despair,’” he said. “Prolonged social media use is opening the door for psy... Read More...

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Tom Holland Debunks ‘The Wildest Rumor’ About Why He Got Sober

HE’S A STAR – June 19, 2023 -The English actor recently caught up with BuzzFeed to talk about making The Crowded Room and, during the chat, he got candid about his decision to stop drinking alcohol. He also di... Read More...

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Are We Confusing Happiness With Something Else?

KEEP IT SIMPLE – June 2023 - Martela, a philosopher and researcher at Aalto University in Espoo, 12 miles from Finland’s capital, Helsinki, treasures the freedom his three children have there. “Young childr... Read More...

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Getting Volunteers Drunk at Field Sobriety Training

VIDEO – HAPPY GUINEA PIGS – June 16, 2023 - Sgt. David Bentz said this type of training gives officers a big advantage over regular police academy training. “We take the officers, give them 24 hours of trainin... Read More...

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$$$ Fund Invests Millions in Banyan Treatment Centers

SOLD FOR MANY MILLIONS – June 2, 2023 - Joe Tuttle, President & CEO of Banyan Treatment Centers says "Our team delivers evidence-based treatment models with deep empathy for our patients. TPG's focus on improvin... Read More...

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Dentist Faces Life in Prison for Prescribing Opioids

VIDEO – DR. FEEL DEAD – June 23, 2023 - He charged one of his patients $37,000 for dental procedures and prescribed the patient unnecessary amounts of narcotics, including morphine. That patient died days later due... Read More...

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Mexico had Methods to Tackle Addiction in the 1940s

LEGALIZE IT – June 20, 2023 - But harm reduction is far from a new idea. While we frequently hear U.S. politicians and media outlets cast blame on Mexico for the rising number of drug-related deaths in the Unit... Read More...

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Kyle Richards Opens Up About Sobriety & Weight Loss

ONE BENCH PRESS AT A TIME – June 21, 2023 - “NO alcohol, bread, pasta, sugar. I eat protein, fruit and vegetables,” Kyle said, back in January. “Now that I am the weight I want to be, I will have the occasiona... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882 ... Read More...

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Abstinence NOT Required: Program Prioritizes Saving Lives

STAYING ALIVE – June 11, 2023 - Doctors used metal plates to reconstruct his lower legs and Kelly spent months learning to walk again. So began his plodding journey into the depths of substance use disorder, a downwa... Read More...

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Corrections Employee Charged with Bringing Suboxone into Jail

IS THAT WRONG? – June 15, 2023 - The charges against the ex-employees, 40-year-old Jessica Schroeder and 27-year-old Amanda Caban, date back to an incident last June in which an inmate at Wildwood was allegedly found... Read More...

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Israeli Pharma Co. Pays $193M Opioid Settlement To Nevada

PETTY CASH – June 7, 2023 - “This settlement is the most recent example of my office’s work to hold accountable those who contributed to the opioid epidemic facing Nevadans,” said AG Ford. “I am proud of the w... Read More...

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Cara Delevingne Found Community Through Sobriety

ANYONE CAN BE SOBER – June 15, 2023 - “It’s something you can’t hide. You can only be cured by talking about it,” Delevigne said about anxiety, which has been struggling with for years, according to PEOPLE. “I’m done... Read More...

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Anthony Hopkins’ Raging Alcoholism Made Him Insufferable

SILENCE OF THE DRINKING – June 11, 2023 - During his younger days in the industry, Sir Anthony Hopkins suffered from severe alcohol abuse, which goes back to his days as a theatre artist. But this addiction wo... Read More...

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Graduating from High School for Teens in Recovery

AUTHENTIC HIGHER EDUCATION – June 16, 2023 - This was a moment they, at one point, believed would never happen, because they lived in fear that their young loved ones would end up dead of an overdose or flunki... Read More...

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Escape Addiction and Sin No More

SPAGO’S SERVES GOD and MAMMON – June 16, 2023 - When people experience something that they enjoy, the chemical dopamine is released in their bodies, creating a temporary feeling of pleasure. Since people enjoy that p... Read More...

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Use of Non-LSD Hallucinogens Increasing

WHY BOTHER? – June 9, 2023 - “The use of psychedelic and hallucinogenic drugs for a range of therapeutic uses is increasing, given accumulating yet still preliminary data from randomized trials on clinical effectiven... Read More...

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Doctor Gets 12 Years for Bogus Prescriptions for Tens of Thousands of Pills

HOW MANY OVERDOSED? – June 9, 2023 - Dr. Dzung Ahn Pham, 61, was sentenced to 12 years and 7 months in federal prison on Friday, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The Tustin-based physician also was fined ... Read More...

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Teens Addicted to Opioids May Not Get Lifesaving Addiction Medication at Treatment Centers

TEENAGE WASTEDLAND – June 15, 2023 - Only 1 in 4 residential addiction treatment programs for teenagers provide buprenorphine — or even know what it is, according to research published Tuesday in the Journal o... Read More...

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