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Lawsuit Says Social Media Giants Knew They Harmed Teen’s Mental Health

MAKES MARLBORO LOOK JUDICIOUS – Nov. 26, 2025 - Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat know exactly how addictive their platforms can be to teens. And they continue to target teen users anyway. “IG (Instagram) is a drug ... Read More...

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Green Tea Trains Muscles To Handle Sugar And Boost Metabolism

NATURE’S OWN – Oct. 8, 2025 - Compounds in green tea can reprogram muscle metabolism to boost insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance, according to new findings that further our understanding of why this ancient dr... Read More...

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Dancer Craig Revel Horwood Reveals His Alcoholic Dad Tried to SHOOT His Mom

DANCING WITH DESTINY – Nov. 21, 2025 - ‘It got so bad that Dad ended up trying to shoot Mum and my brother-in-law and went to prison. It was just so abusive at home. That’s the reason I started dancing as well. Not o... Read More...

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It’s possible to get addicted to pot?

HOOKA FOREVER – Nov. 22, 2025 - Dr. Smita Das often hears the same myth: You can’t get hooked on pot. “Cannabis is definitely something that someone can develop an addiction to,” said Das, an addiction psychiat... Read More...

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Former Addict: From Crisis to Calling

NOT A HYPOCRITE? – Nov. 23, 2025 - Chambers describes how his substance use began early and escalated quickly. He started smoking cannabis at age 12, then selling it, and by his mid-teens was using and selling cocain... Read More...

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Dramatic Decreases in Drug Deaths

HOPE IS IN THE AIR – Nov. 24, 2025 - Drug deaths in New Hampshire fell 33.4% from 2023 to 2024, according to data from the New Hampshire Drug Monitoring Initiative. That’s the largest single-year decrease in over a d... Read More...

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Ultra-Processed Foods Affect Every Organ in Your Body

FOOD-LIKE SUBSTANCES – Nov. 21, 2025 - The manufacturing process breaks down raw ingredients into molecular slurry, then reconstructs them using emulsifiers, texturizers, and artificial flavors. The result is somethi... Read More...

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Mother Drunkenly Attacked Young Daughter on Flight to Paradise

NOT IN FIRST CLASS – Nov. 26, 2025 - Samantha Ann Dennis, 49, will serve no time behind bars for attacking the defenseless child on a packed flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu last year. Instead, Honolulu Distric... Read More...

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Sober On A Drunk Planet: Stoic Sobriety. Daily Meditations for Developing Unbreakable Strength & Resilience in Alcohol Recovery

READ A BOOK – PAPERBACK - October 29, 2024 - Are you struggling to stay resilient in your alcohol recovery? Do you need guidance to strengthen your emotional and mental well-being on your sober journey? Do you want a... Read More...

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Sorbitol Linked to Liver Disease

CHEW ON THAT – Nov. 27, 2025 - Experts said the findings suggest that ‘sugar free’ alternatives could be just as harmful, if not more so, to liver health than once thought, and urged officials to reconsider their rol... Read More...

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Using Technology to Reduce Alcoholism

NO DRUNK SCROLLING – Nov. 28, 2025 - Technology has impacted every area of our lives, and its influence on families is undeniable. The modern parenting conversation around technology focuses on concerns like excessiv... Read More...

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Justin Bieber – DAISIES (Music Video)

VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 5,493,398 views SINCE Aug. 2025 - Justin Bieber hasn’t shied away from detailing the ups and downs he and Hailey face in his six-year marriage on his album Swag. In “Daisies,” he explores ... Read More...

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Person of the Week: Sean Hemeon

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Dec. 2, 2025 - Sean Hemeon is an actor, artist, and writer based in Los Angeles. He’s appeared on 9-1-1, Criminal Minds, Rake, True Blood, and CW’s Husbands. An international abstract artist... Read More...

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Is Sports Gambling the New Cocaine?

FOUL LINES – Nov. 21, 2025 - The world of professional athletes is populated by hyper-competitive people who love sports, many with plenty of disposable income. Charles Barkley, former NBA star, has openly admitted l... Read More...

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A Life of Recovery: Breaking the Chains of Addiction

AUDIO – AUTHOR INTERVIEW – Nov. 28, 2025 - Woody Giessmann is an addiction specialist and interventionist. He’s also a musician, artist and the author. He’s been working on a new musical called “Rock Bottom.” It’s a ... Read More...

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Katie & Chris Bowick Share Their Relentless Journey Through Addiction

VIDEO – LOVES CONQUERS ALL – Nov. 20, 2025 - In a society that rarely talks about the quiet devastation addiction brings to a marriage, Katie and Chris Bowick offer something rare: a brave, two-voice memoir that reve... Read More...

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Fitness Trainer Dies After Bingeing on Fast Food

VIDEO – SLOW DOWN – Nov. 26, 2025 - A Russian fitness trainer died in his sleep after forcing himself to binge on fast food in a risky bid to prove the effectiveness of his weight-loss programme. The 30-year-old-who ... Read More...

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Addiction Among Physicians

EASY ACCESS – Nov. 26, 2025 - As physicians, we pride ourselves on diagnostic acuity, precision in judgment, and emotional endurance. But there’s a blind spot many of us share—one that doesn’t respond to intellect, t... Read More...

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Attorneys – Addiction and Burnout!

DEFEND YOURSELF! – Nov. 26, 2025 - Protecting immigrants’ rights, representing corporate clients, fighting against ICE detention and advocating for social justice are just a few high-pressure reasons why an attorney’... Read More...

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Health Care Barriers For Those With Addiction Disorders

VIDEO – LET’S KEEP LEARNING – Nov. 26, 2025 - Four hundred people struggling with drug addiction will be paid to share their stories as part of a groundbreaking federal study aimed at breaking down barriers to health... Read More...

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Tips For Maintaining Sobriety Over the Holidays

SLIPPERY TIMES – Nov. 26, 2025 - With so many parties this time of year, the temptation to drink can be especially difficult for those in recovery and trying to stay sober. Counselors with the Youngstown Urban Min... Read More...

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Cocaine, Bisexuality & Alien Influences – David Bowie’s Secrets Revealed as Fans Gear Up for 10th Anniversary of His Death

GENIUS! – Nov. 23, 2025 - In the unusually expansive exchange, Bowie – then 55 – looked back on the creation of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, his cocaine-ravaged Diamond Dogs era and ... Read More...

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Putting Addiction Therapy In Their Headsets

WATCH – VIDEO GAME FOR GOOD – Nov. 20, 2025 - Jarrod Reisweber has created a new world to address a harsh reality of addiction. “It strikes at the most inconvenient times,” said Reisweber, Psy.D., an affiliate ass... Read More...

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‘Full House’ Star Gets Candid About Her Addiction: ‘I Didn’t Think I Would See My 30th Birthday.’

SHE’S 43 NOW! – Nov. 22, 2025 - Jodie Sweetin instantly captured the hearts of Americans as 5-year ‘Stephanie Tanner’ on the hit show Full House in 1987. The show went on for 8 successful seasons, during which Primet... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – William Burroughs

“What does the money machine eat? It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty, and, above all, it eats creativity. It eats quality and shit’s quantity.” – William Burroughs, b. 1914 Missouri – d. 1997 Kansas ... Read More...

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Are States Spending Opioid Settlement Funds Wisely?

FOUND MONEY LOST – Nov. 2025 - In March 2022, companies involved in the opioid crisis reached a settlement with New Jersey that would provide the state $1 billion over 18 years. These funds were generally understood ... Read More...

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Nico Tortorella Reveals How Sobriety Helped Him Realize His ‘Dream’ of Fatherhood

VERY FLEXIBLE – Nov. 18, 2025 - Nico is opening up about his sobriety journey. The Younger actor, 37, explained to Us Weekly how becoming sober allowed him to create a family with wife Bethany C. Meyers, with whom he... Read More...

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Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino Opens Rehab Center

HE DID WHAT? – Nov. 14, 2025 - The Jersey Shore star, 43, opened his first outpost of the Archangel Centers treatment facility in Tinton Falls. “I have made all the mistakes that most would make,” Sorrentino told ... Read More...

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Your Astrological Warning on Addiction and Delusion

AUDIO – WHAT’S YOUR SIGN? – Nov. 15, 2025 - Be aware: the temptation toward escapism will be high, whether through old addictions like drugs, alcohol, and food, or behaviors like doomscrolling, overeating, or toxic r... Read More...

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Memory Is Not Stored In The Brain

SAY WHAT? – Nov. 17, 2025 - The leading theories of memory describe it as being stored in the brain – similarly, some argue, to the way a computer stores memory. But this assumption relies on materialist assumptions ... Read More...

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