Drug companies look at $50 billion deal to avoid trouble PLEA BARGAIN – Oct. 16, 2019 - The possible settlement that would include $22 billion in cash and $29 billion in drugs and distribution, according to two people familiar with the talks. Those involved cautioned that ... Read More...Oct 22 2019
Broadway Goes Sober! A Little. To Drink or Not to Drink? – Oct. 17, 2019 - Drugs and alcohol aren’t the only addictions being plumbed for dramatic effect. “Octet,” a well-received a cappella musical by Dave Malloy that opened at the Signatur... Read More...Oct 22 2019
High-profile talks to avert landmark opioid trial break down Lawyers on Legal Speed – Oct. 18, 2019 - Summoned to the federal courthouse here by U.S. District Court Judge Dan Aaron Polster, state attorneys general, corporate executives and lawyers for 2,400 cities and counties... Read More...Oct 22 2019
How One D.E.A. Agent Cracked a Global Fentanyl Ring Dying for Death – Oct. 16, 2019 - A year and a half earlier, 2,000 miles southeast of Grand Forks, a young Drug Enforcement Administration agent in West Palm Beach, Fla., named Mike Buemi was deep into his own invest... Read More...Oct 22 2019
Teva Pharmaceutical shares surge on opioid settlement Stocks Shoot Up on Opioid Fix – Oct. 21, 2019 - Under the deal, Teva agreed to donate $23 billion in opioid addiction treatment drugs and pay $250 million over 10 years. The company said there is an agreement in prin... Read More...Oct 22 2019
Shia LaBeouf credits down syndrome co-star for sobriety Compassion Can Come From Anywhere – October 19, 2019 - The “Transformers” star hit rock bottom while making the movie, about a man with the genetic disorder who dreams of becoming a wrestler, when he was arrested fol... Read More...Oct 22 2019
Elijah Cummings, Baltimore congressman and civil rights leader, dies at 68 Obituary: RIP Rep. Cummings October 17, 2019 - Born to a family of Southern sharecroppers and Baptist preachers, Mr. Cummings grew up in the racially fractured Baltimore of the 1950s and 1960s. At 11, he helped ... Read More...Oct 22 2019
Quote of the Week “No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.” ―Alice Walker ... Read More...Oct 22 2019
Author Brené Brown talks sobriety and ‘overnight’ success All The Right Notes – Oct 15, 2019 -An interview with professor and best-selling author Brené Brown kicks off an eight-part Glassdoor podcast series called “In Pursuit” that tells the stories of “extraordinary people... Read More...Oct 22 2019
It’s About Time Mary J. Blige Stopped Crediting Kendu For Her Sobriety It’s An Inside Job – Oct. 10, 2019 - Addiction can be extremely isolating, and despite the storylines you may see on shows like “Intervention,” overcoming substance abuse is very much an individual battle. You ... Read More...Oct 15 2019
Alcoholics Anonymous rep talks tools offered to help towards sobriety Relax, This is from South Africa – Oct. 11, 2019 - The month is well underway, and to help those who are wanting to quit alcohol, Thandolwethu caught up with a representative from Alcoholics Anonymous. In the intervi... Read More...Oct 15 2019
Elton John talks sex, alcoholism and the wedding present Eminem gave him Do Tell! – October 12, 2019 - When fellow musician Bob Dylan recently asked the flamboyant pop musician, 72, a technical question about his hit song “Tiny Dancer,” John didn’t hesitate to describe it in lurid terms. ... Read More...Oct 15 2019
Patients with vaping related illness being readmitted as little as five days later Keep Coming Back – Oct. 12, 2019 - CDC did not reveal exactly how many cases of relapse have been reported, but Ms Schuchat said they are aware of fewer than five such cases among the 1,299 that have been reported. ... Read More...Oct 15 2019
Breaking up with my Juul: why quitting vaping is harder than quitting cigarettes Dependency is a Devil – Oct. 9, 2019 - The electronic cigarette Juul was invented as a means to help its two co-founders quit smoking. But it’s surprisingly hard to quit the quitting tool. I found out 27 days a... Read More...Oct 15 2019
DMX checks back into rehab and cancels shows ‘as he puts family and sobriety first’ Do The Right Thing – Oct. 13, 2019 - The news comes after DMX failed to show for a performance at Def Jam’s 35th anniversary party on Thursday. The rapper, born Earl Simmons, is no stranger to rehab facilities and he... Read More...Oct 15 2019
Insurance companies to charge higher rates for vape users Paying Through The Lungs – Oct 12, 2019 - Companies like Prudential said that doesn’t matter. It will classify vapers as smokers, allowing them to charge higher insurance rates. “We see it as an attack on the i... Read More...Oct 15 2019
Darryl Strawberry Shares His Addiction Story in Albany A Clean Hit – Oct. 13, 2019 - The Albany community heard from an addiction recovery advocate this weekend, one many know from Major League Baseball. Former star Darryl Strawberry spoke about his struggle with addic... Read More...Oct 15 2019
A lost decade and $200,000 Can This Be True? – Oct 9, 2019 - “I got to a point where I didn’t think anything would work,” Michel said, adding that his ex-wife, Johane Amirault, kept pushing their daughters to treatment. “I actually thoug... Read More...Oct 15 2019
Opinion: Stop teaching drug abstinence Just Say No To ‘Just Say No’ – OCT 14, 2019 - Yesterday’s crisis was AIDS, caused by a virus spread primarily through unprotected sex. Today’s crisis is drug overdoses caused as people who use illegal dru... Read More...Oct 15 2019
How to kick your cellphone addiction… It can App'en to anyone – OCT. 13, 2019 - You check the phone when it vibrates, when it pings, when you sit down to breakfast, get out of your car, get into the office, get in the elevator, get out of the elevator. I... Read More...Oct 15 2019
Neighbors Concerned Over Malibu’s “Rehab Riviera” Sun, Sand and Sobriety? – OCT. 14, 2019- Bob Forrest owns Alo Recovery Centers, which provides treatment throughout L.A. County. He knows there are bad operators out there, but he says he has a good relationshi... Read More...Oct 15 2019
The Myth of Normalcy By Dr. Gabor Maté Only One Boat – Oct. 12, 2019 - As Fromm says, it is to the very nature of a society we must look when seeking to understand the sources of mental illness or health. For ultimately, as humans, we are biopyschos... Read More...Oct 15 2019
L.A. could ban e-cigarettes & vaping On the Tobacco Road – OCT. 8, 2019 - “What bans like this are likely to do is increase the use of illicit products and decrease regulation, which ironically will expand the use of the products that are ca... Read More...Oct 15 2019
Elton John Talks Drug Addiction More from Sir Elton – October 13th, 2019 - In particular, John opened up about the important role his drug addiction and eventual sobriety have played in his life’s story. Sir Elton explained that when he originally ... Read More...Oct 15 2019
Former Johnson County addiction counselor charged with rape Some are much sicker than others! – Oct. 10, 2019 - Brown provided her with Xanax knowing she was intoxicated, the affidavit says. The woman later told police Brown had sexual contact with her, and provided text mess... Read More...Oct 15 2019
Kat Von D opens up about her sobriety as she visits Bam Margera in rehab Colorful Recovery – Oct. 7, 2019 - Even though it’s gonna be 12 years in July that I celebrate being clean from drinking and drugs, I still clearly remember the physical pain from withdrawals, the profound desire to ... Read More...Oct 15 2019
Hollywood Sobers Up at the REEL Recovery Film Festival A Safe Projection Sight – October 9, 2019 - Stories of addiction and recovery are inherently dramatic, traumatic and, occasionally, laugh-out-loud funny — which is why the former pot dealer/current drug and alcohol c... Read More...Oct 15 2019
Chronic Pain Sufferers Beg the DEA to Reconsider Prescription Opioid Cuts One man’s ceiling... – 10/11/19 - Vin LoPresti, a stroke survivor, wrote that he took prescription opioids until 2017, when he said federal regulations made the drugs too difficult to obtain. Since then, medica... Read More...Oct 15 2019
Mother shares heartbreaking photos of drug-addicted son: ‘Please call us. We love you’ American Horror Story – Oct. 11, 2019 - Cody is still homeless in Las Vegas and I have not heard from him in weeks now. Hearing how bad he is doing is hard but not hearing at all is worse. The unknown is what makes A... Read More...Oct 15 2019
Breathalyzer for weed could be a ‘game changer’ Waiting to Exhale – October 13, 2019 - “It’s about creating a balance of public safety and fairness,” Lynn said. “I’ve seen the tragedies resulting from impaired driving up close. And I have a good idea how challengi... Read More...Oct 15 2019