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Hailey Bieber: Witnessing Dad’s Addiction Helped Her Navigate Justin’s Recovery

WATCH – AL-ANON TOO? – Nov. 10, 2021 - She may only be 24, but Hailey Bieber has seen it all. The supermodel recently opened up about her Christian faith, juggling the good and bad of being in the public eye w... Read More...

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Pictures Show How Mother-of-Three was Ravaged by 20-year Coke Addiction

ALL BETTER NOW? – Nov. 10, 2021 - At Manchester Crown Court, Ramsden was sentenced to 16 months as the judge told her a spell in jail might help her get clean and reconnect with her family. The court heard ... Read More...

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‘I woke up in a bin’

A BINDLE? – Nov. 12, 2021 - His journey began when he turned to the Matthew Project Next Steps recovery centre in Oak Street at the start of 2020. And now he is hoping to embark on a career in street pho... Read More...

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Intranasal Drug May Be The Future of Depression Treatments

WORKS BEST WITHOUT A DEVIATED SEPTUM – Nov. 12, 2021 - The scientists began by working with GLP-2, a neuropeptide that has shown anti-depressant effects even in treatment-resistant depression. Considering many... Read More...

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ACLU Demands Wyoming Halt Forced Sobriety Testing

SOBRIETY MANDATE NEXT? – Nov. 11, 2021 - The News&Guide was the first Wyoming media outlet to report on potentially unconstitutional elements of the 24/7 program; stories have since been published and republish... Read More...

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Betty Ford’s Son – ‘I should have known better’

WATCH – WE ALL SHOULD HAVE – Nov. 11, 2021 - Friday night, Ford will work to raise awareness as the Sunshine From Darkness event takes place. It’s a fundraiser started by the Lee and Bob Peterson Foundation. O... Read More...

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Philly Rolls Back Smoking Ban at Treatment Centers

TIME TO LIGHTEN UP? – Nov. 13, 2021 - “Our addictive behaviors don’t just center around one thing — we need to begin to stop with this hierarchy of drugs, so to speak,” said the department’s deputy commissione... Read More...

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Gregory Pardlo on Trusting What’s on the Other Side of Sobriety…and Poetry

LISTEN – A RHYME IN TIME – Nov. 10, 2021 - Jordan: Do you mean you truly couldn’t, or you felt like you shouldn’t? Greg: I think both, and I’m trying to figure out if there’s a distinction there. Becaus... Read More...

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“Dopesick” Takes On The Opioid Crisis

LISTEN – TIME TO GET hulu – Nov. 12, 2021 - The opioid epidemic has affected millions of people across the country—and more than 800,000 people are estimated to have died from an opioid overdose. At the root of thi... Read More...

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Why Doesn’t Blake Lively Drink?

DOESN’T WANT TO – Nov. 14, 2021 - Betty Buzz mixers, as promoted on the company’s website, are lower in calories than traditional mixers and feature a “light, refreshing taste.” Flavors include Tonic Water, Sp... Read More...

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Psilocybin Reveals Drug’s Efficacy Treating Depression

DOORS OF ELATION – Nov. 13, 2021 - About 29.1% of patients who received the highest dose of psilocybin — the compound found in magic mushrooms — were in remission three weeks after treatment compared with 7.6% of t... Read More...

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Arby’s Is Releasing Two French Fry-Flavored Vodkas

AREN’T YOU GLAD YOU GAVE UP DRINKING NOW? – Nov. 12, 2021 - LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — It has the meats, and soon, it’ll have the drinks. Arby’s is releasing two limited edition alcoholic drinks: “Arby’s Curl... Read More...

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‘Hooked’ Explains How Addiction Led an Engineer to Rob Banks

LISTEN – GOING TO ANY LENGTHS – Nov. 9, 2021 - Campside Media co-founder Josh Dean details Hathaway’s life in “Hooked,” a podcast series based on Dean’s original reporting for Bloomberg Businessweek. Dean foun... Read More...

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DEA Tries to Stop Pharmacies Dispensing Suboxone

DAMNED IF YOU DO... – Nov. 8, 2021 - The ramifications can be particularly acute in rural areas, where a dearth of addiction treatment providers, lack of transportation and stigma against these medications alr... Read More...

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How Fentanyl and Meth Took Over America

I WISH IT WAS FICTION – Nov. 2, 2021 - In the 12 months ending in September 2020, that number hit an all-time high of 87,000 deaths by overdose, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fen... Read More...

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Andie MacDowell’s Chaos & Darkness of Childhood Helps With New Role

LISTEN – TRAUMA INTO TELEVISION – Nov. 8, 2021 - On her own mother’s mental health disorder. She was diagnosed with schizophrenia. But I don’t think she was schizophrenic. That’s the problem. I think a l... Read More...

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‘Russian Roulette’: Fentanyl Overdoses Double

WATCH – HEARTS BREAKING ON EVERY SPIN – Nov. 11, 2021 - Police and paramedics are alarmed by a recent surge in fentanyl overdoses, which have nearly doubled in Fort Worth over the past three months compared to last... Read More...

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A Trans Woman’s Recovery From Sex, Alcohol And Drug Addiction

WE ALL DO RECOVER – 11/02/2021 - Dating sites provided a platform for me and many other trans women to find people who were attracted to us, without the need to laboriously explain we were trans. We were... Read More...

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Hulu’s Dopesick Puts a Lesbian Coal Miner at the Heart of Its Opioid Crisis Miniseries

WATCH AND WEEP – Nov. 10, 2021 - We have the government: Assistant U.S. Attorneys Randy Ramseyer (John Hoogenakker) and Rick Mountcastle (Peter Sarsgaard) and their new boss John Brownlee (Jake McDorman), all ... Read More...

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When Will FDA’s Graphic Warning Rule Take Effect?

ASK PHILIP MORRIS – Nov. 2021 - The rule—initially slated to take effect June 18, 2021—would require 11 new textual, health warning statements accompanied by color, “photorealistic” images displayed on the top... Read More...

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Revolutionary, ‘less harmful’ Pain Medication Therapy

WATCH – ADDICTION IS NOT MANDATORY – Nov. 12, 2021 - “I wanted no narcotics,” said Seminole County resident Andria Herr. She needed gallbladder surgery in March during the pandemic and she wanted non-narcot... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Marie-Louise von Franz

“Dreams are like letters from God. Isn’t it time you answered your mail?” —Marie-Louise von Franz ... Read More...

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Oklahoma Court Overturns $465 Million Opioid Judgment Against J&J

WE’RE INNOCENT – Nov. 10, 2021 - This is is a blow to the argument that companies that marketed, sold and distributed opioids created a public nuisance and should abate some of the damage drugs have caused in ... Read More...

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Police Officer Saves Man’s Life Overdosing

WATCH – HEARTBREAKING—LIFE AFFIRMING – Nov. 2, 2021 - “I carry Narcan in my purse in case of situations like this. You can get it from the Student Health Services for free. There are also organizations online ... Read More...

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What Is an Addictive Personality? It’s a Myth.

GENERALLY SPEAKING? – April 23, 2019 - There’s no evidence to suggest that people with the traits mentioned above have a higher risk for addiction. That’s not to say that certain personality traits aren’t rela... Read More...

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Yoga can make you cry. Here’s why that’s okay.

PRAYER CAN TOO – Nov. 2, 2021 - Adam Gallenberg, a sports psychologist with Premier Sport Psychology in Edina, Minn, points out that people often turn to exercise when they are feeling stressed. “So, if ... Read More...

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Nadia Sawalha’s Husband Reveals Her Role in His Recovery

SOMETIMES IT TAKES TWO – Nov. 2, 2021 - Nadia replied with a simple heart emoji and the word “always”. Mark’s comment also touched several of Nadia’s fans, and it has since had 469 likes, as well as seve... Read More...

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68% Of Adults – A Record HIGH – Support Legalizing Marijuana

LISTEN – CHEECH AND CHONG AGREE – Nov. 4, 2021 - States began passing laws to legalize the medical and recreational use of marijuana in 2012, and in 2013 a majority of Americans supported those initiatives for... Read More...

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Alcoholic Liver Disease up 30%

WORLDWIDE RISE – Nov. 3, 2021 - People continued to “drink away” until the internal damage was advanced, he explained. The way a liver specialist examined blood samples was different from a GP. Fifty per... Read More...

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Lena Dunham, Jason Biggs and Others Who Revealed They Got Sober

ANONYMOUS – A NEW PARADIGM – Nov. 3, 2021 - Lot’s of photos, and a few surprises. more@USMagazine ... Read More...

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