Are Antidepressants Weakening Effectiveness of Opioids? Sure, why not? – June 29, 2019 - According to a study published in the journal Pharmacotherapy, common antidepressants interact with the opioid, tramadol, making it less effective for pain relief by a factor o... Read More...July 2 2019
Alcoholics Anonymous Group of Redemption celebrates 18 years Where Two or More Are Gathered... – June 28 2019 - Saying almost every households are facing the brunt of alcoholism of members of their families, Manikanta said that alcohol use disorder or alcoholism is a chronic d... Read More...July 2 2019
Man paid thousands in patient-brokering kickbacks Another schmuck gets busted – June 26, 2019 - John Hanley, 52, was booked Monday night at the Palm Beach County Jail. He was released late Tuesday after posting a $21,000 bond. He is charged with five counts of... Read More...July 2 2019
Ben Affleck staunchly defends founder of addiction recovery center Buddhist Ballyhoo – June 28, 2019 - Affleck sought treatment at Buddhist-inspired recovery center last year and, in his declaration, credited Levine with turning his life around ... Levine says an anonymous wom... Read More...July 2 2019
Halsey opens up about sobriety, confronting sexual abuser Singing a Sad Song – June 25, 2019 - After “getting cheated on in front of the entire world, like, a billion times” and splitting with rapper G-Eazy for good, Halsey has a much clearer conscience and has seeme... Read More...July 2 2019
Malaysia plans to decriminalize drug use to battle addiction They Get It – June 28, 2019 - “Drug decriminalization will indeed be a critical next step toward achieving a rational drug policy that puts science and public health before punishment and incarceration,” Dzulk... Read More...July 2 2019
Jail program strives to teach another way to live With Love and Respect – June 28, 2019 - “Yes, I have hope. When I say hope, I am extending it beyond the next meeting ... I was ignorant that I could choose to live differently; it was not something I was expos... Read More...July 2 2019
Rising rapper Hella Sketchy dies at 18 after drug overdose Save the Children – JUNE 29, 2019 - “Hella Sketchy’s tragic passing is a devastating loss,” Atlantic Records said in a statement. “He was an enormously creative, sensitive soul who was just beginning to show th... Read More...July 2 2019
Nationwide first, Jersey authorizes paramedics to administer Suboxone to overdose victim Impulse Shopping? – June 26, 2019 - The first-in-the-nation model has a twofold purpose, health officials said: Beyond treating the withdrawal symptoms that can result from a naloxone revival, administering buprenor... Read More...July 2 2019
Effects of ‘secondhand drinking’ hurt 53 million Americans Call Al-Anon 888-425-2666 – July 1, 2019 - One fifth of adults — or an estimated 53 million people in the United States — suffer from other people’s boozing annually, making this “a significant public hea... Read More...July 2 2019
Illinois to Expunge Records of Nearly 800,000 People With Marijuana Convictions Gov. Pritzker is a Saint – JUN. 27, 2019 - In the lead-up to this year’s election, Gov. Pritzker campaigned in support of legalizing recreational marijuana, insisting that from a financial standpoint, his law w... Read More...July 2 2019
Study Finds CBD Can Cause Liver Damage What Are the Odds? – JUNE 18, 2019 -Researchers then spent some time examining mice under the influence of various doses of CBD. Some of the animals received lower doses, while others were given more. The dosage is... Read More...July 2 2019
Quote of the Week "Man, who is he? Too bad, to be the work of God: Too good for the work of chance!" —Doris Lessing ... Read More...July 2 2019
Once touted as a recovery success story, Philly rehab owner admits he illegally profited from others’ addictions Young Smart Addiction Profiteer – June 26, 2019 - Managers of Real Life Recovery, a rehab center, and Halfway There, a sober-living house, allegedly offered patients free airfare, rent, and other perks, and ign... Read More...July 2 2019
‘Mind Fixers’ Documents The ‘Troubled Search’ For Mental Illness Medication Manic depression is a frustrating mess... – April 24, 2019 - “The story Harrington tells is one of push-and-pull, back-and-forth …I ntricate and winding, though her prose remains clear and crisp.”– Jennifer Sz... Read More...June 25 2019
Meth in the Morning, Heroin at Night She’s Sober Now – June 17, 2019 - It’s kind of like having a cup of coffee in the morning to wake up and a glass of wine in the evening to wind down — or using meth on Monday to get to work and heroin on Friday... Read More...June 25 2019
Vaping is ruining student athletes Difficult to Tackle – June 12, 2019 - “Why would they design a product that takes 8,000 flavors? They do it on purpose because they know that appeals to young people,” said Massachusetts Sen. John Keenan, a Quincy D... Read More...June 25 2019
San Francisco set to become first major U.S. city to ban e-cigarettes Jewel of the West – June 18, 2019 - E-cigarette company Juul, which is based in San Francisco, frames vaping as a healthier alternative to smoking tobacco. Juul has said it has taken steps to deter children from us... Read More...June 25 2019
Elton John and Bob Weir’s Recovery Routes are Closer Than They Seem – by Stanton Peele What a long strange trip... – June 19, 2019 - Here is GQ’s depiction of Weir’s addiction and recovery: “This motion”—he mimics strumming a guitar—“this one limited motion, repeated a million times, has turned my ... Read More...June 25 2019
Involuntary addiction treatment going under-used Attraction and Coercion – June 20, 2019 - Several times she’s told KOMO she would like to not use heroin, but she can’t seem to quit. Overdoses killed both her boyfriend and her father. Lauren Davis had a frie... Read More...June 25 2019
Mother inspired to help daughter after watching story on addiction Heart Opening – June 20, 2019 - “I almost died three times,” Gonzalez said. Heroin took everything from her. “It controlled my life,” Gonzalez said. In May, Gonzalez’s mother saw our story about meth’s im... Read More...June 25 2019
Breaking The Booze Habit, Even Briefly, Has Its Benefits Dry and High – June 23, 2019 - At 8 p.m. on a Saturday night, people are starting to pack into a popular bar calledHarvard & Stone in an East Los Angeles neighborhood. The chatter gets louder as the booze b... Read More...June 25 2019
Florence Welch feels ‘terror’ about life before sobriety The Machine Keeps Going – June 19, 2019 - The singer mused over the idea that her younger self would probably find her current lifestyle boring, adding: ‘’I wonder if my young self would be horrified at my Frid... Read More...June 25 2019
Drug firm knew in 2008 it was shipping large amounts of opioids What’s a few more bodies... – June 21, 2019 - Nine years later, Cardinal Health would pay a $44 million fine to the DEA for failing to report outsize, or “suspicious,” orders. Cardinal Health is among the 10 op... Read More...June 25 2019
37 year sober Alice Cooper has death pact with wife Just like Romeo and Juliet – June 23, 2019 - Despite his wild past - including an addiction to cocaine - the ‘Poison’ rocker is in good shape thanks to playing golf and eating well and he doesn’t think he will... Read More...June 25 2019
Jason Wahler And Wife Ashley Plan To Show The World ‘What Sobriety Looks Like’ Abstinent Not Obstinate – June 24, 2019 - Also during his interview with Us Weekly magazine, Wahler admitted that because he was in the midst of his addiction during his first stint on the show, he didn’t make ... Read More...June 25 2019
Sobriety is having a moment. Here come the influencers Sobriety Unleashed – June 18, 2019 - Jennifer Gimenez was arguably one of the original sober influencers. Before pop culture’s lifestyle icons lived on the internet, they lived on reality television. Shows like The... Read More...June 25 2019
Always remember: You Are Not Alone! Strength in Numbers – June 22, 2019 - @Mr Omega Thanks Omega, I don’t know who you are and have never met you but please know that someone out there cares about your wellbeing--me. This moved me to tears. I hav... Read More...June 25 2019
Police departments rethink approach to battling addiction crisis Socratic rap, not a rap sheet – June 21, 2019 - That conversation convinced him to go get treatment for his addiction, he said. Now almost four years into his recovery, he walks the streets he once sat on, work... Read More...June 25 2019
Alcohol causes most overall harm of any drug, says study On the Rocks Down Under – June 22, 2019 - Lead researcher Associate Professor Yvonne Bonomo said almost 6000 Australians die from alcohol-related harm each year. “That’s about one person every 90 minutes,... Read More...June 25 2019