The New Sobriety It’s Hip To Be Square – June 15, 2019 - We all know what sobriety used to be: sober, in all meanings of the word. For those with a serious alcohol problem, it was a worthy decision, maybe even a lifesavi... Read More...june 18 2019
Global Forum on Nicotine Asserts Urgency of Tobacco Harm Reduction Smoking! – June 17, 2019 - GFN was a diverse gathering of 600 delegates—directly impacted people, advocates and activists, scientists, clinicians and social workers, and industry representatives, who also atten... Read More...june 18 2019
‘Deaths of despair’ are taking more lives of millennial Americans than any other generation The Dream is Over – June 15, 2019 - Financial burdens and lack of social support may explain why depression is on the rise among millennials. They’ve seen a 47% increase in major depression since 2013, accordi... Read More...june 18 2019
Suicide-Stopping App Could Save Your Child’s Life iPrevent – JUNE 17, 2019 - Many parents of a child dealing with depression are familiar with Wright’s feeling of incoming tragedy. Suicide is the second-leading cause of death in the U.S. for people aged 10 to ... Read More...june 18 2019
Local Governments Seek Negotiating Power in Opioid Lawsuit Can They Give Back The Dead? – June 14, 2019 - OHIO - The approach, if approved, would create dueling negotiating systems as state governments are also in collective settlement negotiations with the drug industry. ... Read More...june 18 2019
My dad easily gave up his Marlboros. Now he won’t give up his Juul Changing Deck Chairs in the Cancer Ward? – JUNE 16, 2019 - Dr. Stephen Gawne, my dad’s primary care doctor at Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital, said he can’t point conclusively to any med... Read More...june 18 2019
Queens rehab program under investigation faces closure Money Motivates... – June 15, 2019 - OASAS will not renew its contract with J-CAP after it expires on June 30 unless it affiliates with another drug treatment program, according to a lawsuit against J-CAP filed... Read More...june 18 2019
She lost her brother to an opioid overdose. So she walked 2,575 miles They carried Dakota, a dog she adopted... – JUNE 14, 2019 - Grieb started the long walk in Fort Kent, Maine, on July 28, 2018, after she had suffered a relapse. When she arrived at the Southernmost Point buoy a... Read More...june 18 2019
Beverly Hills says it is the first US city to ban tobacco sales Where No One Wants Wrinkles – June 6, 2019 - The move compounds Beverly Hills’ already-strict regulation of tobacco and nicotine use, which includes bans on smoking in apartment complexes, on public sidewalks a... Read More...june 18 2019
Florida doctor arrested after dispensing meth to patients What a Meth – June 17, 2019 - Man issued trespassing warning after being spotted in doctor’s coat at hospital ... South Florida plastic surgeon kidnapped, tortured with blowtorch … Attorneys request release of doctor... Read More...june 18 2019
The origin story of Alcoholics Anonymous This Story Never Gets Old – June 15, 2019 - AA was founded in 1935 by William Wilson and Robert Smith in Akron, Ohio. Years later, Wilson wrote to Jung acknowledging his “critical role in the founding of our Fe... Read More...june 18 2019
Quote of the Week “While they were saying among themselves it cannot be done, it was done.” —Helen Keller ... Read More...june 18 2019
Why I believe the Warren-Cummings CARE Act can stop people like me from becoming opioid overdose statistics A Change Is Gonna Come – JUNE 13, 2019 - That’s not to say that having this conversation is inconsequential: We needed to bring opioid addiction into the light. But with 400,000 overdose deaths in the last 20 y... Read More...june 18 2019
NYC’s Top Cop Speaks on Mental Health After NYPD Suicides You’re Not Alone – June 7, 2019 - O’Neill sent a note to all officers and civilian employees of the NYPD, saying in part “before you can take care of others, it’s imperative that you first take care of yoursel... Read More...June 11 2019
How the restaurant industry is tackling its substance abuse problem Cook Meat, Not Meth – JUNE 06, 2019 - Gabriel Rucker, whose restaurants Le Pigeon and Canard are about a mile away, read a preamble and then opened the only West Coast chapter of Ben’s Friends, an alcoholism a... Read More...June 11 2019
Lisa Marie Presley reveals battle with opioid addiction in Harry Nelson book All Shook Up – June 4, 2019 - “You may read this and wonder how, after losing people close to me, I also fell prey to opioids,” wrote Presley, whose father had an opioid addiction and ex-husband Michael Jackson died... Read More...June 11 2019
People are sick of drinking. Investors are betting on the ‘sober curious’ Buy Curious? – June 8, 2019 - Their sales of alcoholic beverages have been declining, big alcohol companies, ranging from Heineken to AB InBev (the owner of popular beer brands such as Budweiser), see an opport... Read More...June 11 2019
Medical College to study vaping with $7.5 million grant from Juul This should tell us something... – June 7, 2019 - While the exact outlines of the study haven’t been determined, it could examine the social factors leading to tobacco and nicotine use, the diseases and health effec... Read More...June 11 2019
Zoe Kravitz Opens Up About Decade-Long Eating Disorder It's an inside job – June 7, 2019 - “My mother was so beautiful and so tiny, I always felt clunky around her, and then my dad was always surrounded by supermodels,” she continued, “I was short, and you feel uncomfor... Read More...June 11 2019
An Australian Doctor’s Dream: Curing America’s Opioid Curse Implants for all? – June 6, 2019 - But less lofty issues are also at play. Dr. O’Neil is competing with an American company, BioCorRx — which once operated under a similar name as his clinic, Fresh Start... Read More...June 11 2019
Certain ADHD medications may increase risk of psychosis Drugs can be dangerous! – MAY 28, 2019 - The researchers studied 13- to 25-year-olds. They defined psychosis as hallucinations, delusional disorder, schizophrenia spectrum disorder, major depressive disorder, b... Read More...June 11 2019
UK Singled Out As Cocaine Capital Of Europe Who need pubs... – June 8, 2019 - The current data on cocaine showed that both the number of seizures and the volumes seized are at an all-time high in Europe, supposedly due to ‘increased availability’. Anoth... Read More...June 11 2019
Clinician’s Corner with Maria Gray Stick with the Winners! – Maria Gray, LMFT, NMP, CGP is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist providing psychotherapy to individuals and groups. Prior to becoming a therapist, Maria had a long... Read More...June 11 2019
Third candidate for UK prime minister reveals past drug use Everybody’s Doing It – June 8, 2019 - The issue of drug use has long been an issue in political campaigns. In 1992, U.S. presidential hopeful Bill Clinton famously said he tried marijuana while at Oxford Univer... Read More...June 11 2019
20 Years Ago: The Chili Peppers Gave Everyone a Case of ‘Californication’ “The only truth is music.” - J. Kerouac – JUNE 7, 2019 - Kiedis penned the lyrical content to the album, all stemming from various places like his relationship with drugs, the wild times he lived with the band,... Read More...June 11 2019
Your stress is hurting your dog Benzos for Benji? – June 9, 2019 - If you think your dog looks stressed out, it might be your own stress levels that are affecting your pet pooch. Swedish researchers studied 58 dogs—33 Shetland Sheepdogs... Read More...June 11 2019
Pregnant women with substance use disorders need treatment, not prison Born Inside – June 4, 2019 - Two-thirds of them are mothers of young children; an unknown number are pregnant. Many of them have substance use disorders with a significant history of trauma and mental health p... Read More...June 11 2019
Opioid blocking medications have tougher restrictions than opioids Damned if you do... – June 6, 2019 - Despite it’s positive push by addiction treatment doctors as a road to recovery from an opioid addiction, Buprenorphine is considered an opioid, a Class 3 narcotic in the ey... Read More...June 11 2019
Officials Promoting Addiction Recovery In New Ad Campaign Promotion and Attraction – JUNE 7, 2019 - A news conference Wednesday at the state Capitol featured state officials, lawmakers and 19 “recovery stars’’ who were introduced to applause from family members, frien... Read More...June 11 2019
Construction industry confronts drug addiction among ranks Occupational Hazard – June 7, 2019 - Construction workers may be particularly prone to abusing prescription painkillers — which often leads to illegal drug use — because of the physical demands of their jobs a... Read More...June 11 2019