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Two Tiny States Consume More Booze Than Any Others

LESS DRIVING? – Aug. 9, 2026 - As alcohol consumption continues to decrease, some states are raising a full and defiant glass in the face of sobriety. A recent poll from the World Population Review found that two ... Read More...

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Rehabs Talk About Kratom Ban

VIDEO – WHAT A WORLD – Aug. 7, 2026 - BISMARCK, N.D. Kratom users have now been forced to go cold turkey after a statewide ban. Many people use the substance to get off opioid addictions. However, those with... Read More...

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Facility Offers Free Lifesaving Overdose Reversal Kits

WANTED OR NOT – Aug. 2, 2026 - “Sometimes people are not ready to stop yet, so if they are going to be using, we want them to be as safe as possible,” said Lora Nesting, peer recovery specialist. “Preventing an overd... Read More...

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Shatterproof Walk to End Addiction Returns to Los Angeles

SHAKE A LEG – Aug. 12, 2026 - Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026 Location: Griffith Park, 4669 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90027 Route: Accessible, dog-friendly route with a water station. The Walk is one of... Read More...

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Alice Phoebe Lou – Open My Door Live

VIDEO – SONGSTRESS OF THE WEEK – 2024 - This session features Alice Phoebe Lou. The session was shot on 16mm in a private home outside of Copenhagen. TRACK LIST 00:40 Open My Door 03:11 Touch 06:49 Silly. WATCH ... Read More...

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Person of the Week: Roxana Barkhordar

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – August 18, 2026 – Driven by growth and shaped by life’s deeper experiences, Roxy brings both professionalism and emotional intelligence into everything she does. Rooted in strong family valu... Read More...

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Why Tea Drinkers Live Longer

GAGA KNOWS – Jan. 9, 2025 - These properties help lower the risk of stroke, improve blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and boost immune function. In fact, a 2022 study found that regular tea drinkers had a nine-1... Read More...

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Ten Minutes of Drawing Can Reset Your Nervous System

B&W or COLOR? – Aug. 13, 2026 - Remember back in 2015 when everyone you knew suddenly owned a coloring book? It was a massive cultural moment, and these books that promised instant stress relief dominated bestsel... Read More...

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ER Visits for ‘Scromiting Weed Disorder’ Up 400%

REGURGITATION NATION – Aug. 11, 2026 - Some regular tokers are being hit with debilitating stomach pain, severe nausea and constant vomiting mixed with screaming — the nickname is “scromiting.” The scary symptoms are... Read More...

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Human “biology never intended to handle” ultraprocessed foods

EAT YOUR HEART OUT – Aug. 9, 2026 - Over the last 40 years, the United States has been exposed to something that our biology was never intended to handle. Energy-dense, highly palatable, rapidly absorbable, ult... Read More...

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Diet Coke Ages Your Brain Faster

OH REALLY? – Aug. 3, 2026 - For decades, artificial sweeteners were marketed as the guilt-free alternative to natural sugar. However, they may carry a real cost for your long-term brain health. Those who consumed the... Read More...

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Sheriff’s Office Report Details of Perez Hilton Self-harm Incident

VIDEO – He’s OK – Aug. 14, 2026 - A deputy wrote that they responded to the home after Hilton’s sister, Barbara, reported that he was inside with a knife cutting himself. The sister said Hilton, whose real name is Ma... Read More...

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Study Links Low-Protein Diets to Healthy Aging

Those VEGANS LIVE LONGER??? – Aug. 5, 2026 - Protein has been a big focus in nutrition over the past few years. But new research suggests that people may be going overboard on the macronutrient—and scaling back could... Read More...

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Brad Pitt’s Admission Exposes a Long-standing Question About Sobriety

By Katie MacBride – Aug. 16, 2026 - Initially, I was wary of commenting on the news. Brad Pitt’s sobriety is none of my business. But I’m also a sober journalist who writes a newsletter about addiction recovery;... Read More...

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Hayden Panettiere Suffered Apparent Overdose

VERY SAD – Aug. 17, 2026 - New details have been revealed about the last moments of Hayden Panettiere’s life. According to dispatch audio obtained by PEOPLE, officials were heard discussing an “overdose” and “cardia... Read More...

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Marijuana Use Tops Cigarettes in US

VIDEO – Don’t Bogart That Joint My Friend – Aug. 10, 2026 - In 2025, 43.8 million Americans (ages 12 and up) used marijuana regularly, compared to 36.1 million Americans who smoked cigarettes, according to the 2025 N... Read More...

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Paris Jackson says: “My friend OD’d on my Drugs, I had to keep him alive.”

VIDEO – Featured - Give a Life, Save a life. – Aug. 12, 2926 - Michael Jackson’s daughter appeared on Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy” podcast in an episode published Wednesday ... and she explained her new track “Sire... Read More...

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‘The Galloping Cure’ – Missy Mazzoli’s Opera on Opioids Epidemic

VIDEO – HEROIN CO-STARS – Aug. 11, 2026 - Missy Mazzoli’s desire to compose an opera about the opioids epidemic was sparked by the deaths of two cousins. “One was in 2002 and the other passed away in 2009 and they we... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Arthur Schopenhauer

“Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.” – German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) ... Read More...

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Expert Joe Shrank Weighs in On Brad Pitt’s Return to Normal Wine Drinking, L’Chaim

ON SECOND THOUGHT... – Aug. 12, 2026 - Experts are weighing in on Brad Pitt’s bombshell revelation that he’s hopped off the proverbial wagon after seven years of sobriety, noting that while some people who quit drink... Read More...

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Dummy Pills Reveal Hidden Power of Human Expectation in Addiction Recovery

AUDIO – MIND OVER MATTER – July 31, 2026 - Patients being treated for addiction routinely experience a reduction in substance cravings simply from taking an inactive dummy pill, particularly those dealing with alcoho... Read More...

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Minnesota Sued Over Social Media Warning Requirement

AUDIO – SUE MORE – April 29, 2026 - An internet trade group filed a lawsuit against Minnesota on Wednesday morning, challenging a new law requiring websites to display warnings about social media use. NetChoice ar... Read More...

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Can Artificial Sweeteners Make You Lose Your Memory

THAT YOU ARE A HUMAN BEING – Aug. 2, 2026 - The study found a significant link between artificial sweeteners and memory issues, experts say this is still only a correlation, not causation. Several widely used artific... Read More...

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Less Protein Linked to Healthy Aging

WHAT ABOUT TOFU? – August 3, 2026 - A review of more than 350 studies published in Cell Press Blue suggested that reducing protein intake may slow aging and improve metabolic health, particularly for sedentary adults... Read More...

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12 Steps to Transformation: Moving Beyond a Recovery Mindset to an Empowerment Mindset

NEW BOOK FOR YOU – Aug. 2026 - by Rick Bayuk, 12 Steps to Transformationis a powerful reimagining of the Twelve Steps—not as a system for fixing what’s broken, but as a proven framework for becoming who you were mean... Read More...

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Former ‘functioning addict’ Helps Homeless After Turning His Life Around

BIG HEARTS EVERYWHERE – Aug. 3, 2026 - When Danny Foden became homeless, he was a “functioning addict” who had sold everything he owned to pay his drug dealers. He now works as a homeless project coordinator in Derby... Read More...

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Can One Drink Wreck Your Sleep?

GOOD POSSIBILITY – Aug. 6, 2026 - Gary Brecka, a human biologist and longevity expert, says: “Even one drink close to bedtime interrupts your sleep, and it isn’t really the alcohol that does it, it’s what the alcohol... Read More...

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SAMHSA Leaves Fentanyl Problem Intact

IT’S THE GOVERNMENT – Aug. 4, 2026 - The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released the latest edition of its National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), which is the source o... Read More...

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Mindfulness Offers Cost-effective Alternative for Treating Opioid Addiction

IT’S ALL ABOUT MONEY TO THESE ANIMALS – Aug. 7, 2026 - An epidemic of opioid addiction costs the United States as much as $4 trillion per year in health care, criminal justice and lost productivity costs. But an evid... Read More...

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Why Doctors and Nurses Would Rather NOT Treat Patients with Addiction

AUDIO – THAT’S F**KED UP – Aug. 8, 2026 - In the US, about a quarter of a million people die each year from alcohol and drug-related illness, despite proven medical treatments for addiction. So why aren’t do... Read More...

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