A Medication to Treat Meth Addiction? Drugs Are The Answer? – November 7, 2019 - Dr. Keith Heinzerling, an addiction medicine specialist at the Pacific Neuroscience Institute in Santa Monica, Calif., says he prescribes naltrexone off-label, ... Read More...Nov 12 2019
Yelling at Your Dogs Ruins Their Lives Children Too! – November 8, 2019 - Pups that experienced calm, gentle teachers, however, performed better at tasks that researchers assigned to them, such as locating a bowl with sausage in it — in a roomful of... Read More...Nov 12 2019
Chris Kirk reveals battles with alcoholism in PGA Tour interview No More Putz – November 7, 2019 - According to Kirk, there is a history of alcoholism in his family. When he and his wife began having children, Kirk says the pressures to provide did a number on his anxiety, l... Read More...Nov 12 2019
Brain implants fight drug addiction in US It’s All In Your Head – Nov. 8, 2019 - Mr. Buckhalter had his operation on 1 November at the West Virginia University Medicine Hospital. Three more volunteers will also have the procedure. It starts with a series of ... Read More...Nov 12 2019
Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard Tyson dies unexpectedly at 60 Health Care – Nov. 10, 2019 -Health care provider Kaiser Permanente says its chairman and CEO, Bernard Tyson, has died unexpectedly at the age of 60. No other details were provided in the company’s announcement, whic... Read More...Nov 12 2019
Ronnie Wood, 72, has a guardian angel watching him after drug & booze addiction AND beating lung cancer Sober Stone – Nov. 10, 2019 - Ronnie, 72, said: “I’ve calmed down a bit but I’m still crazy. I’m very surprised that I’m still here. “I believe there is a power greater than us all, whatever that spirit is. But it’... Read More...Nov 12 2019
Women And Children: The Face Of Addiction In Afghanistan Misery in Bloom – November 5, 2019 - Nasima, a mother of seven, said one son left home while she was high. She says that he began using heroin because it was in the house. “My 15-year-old son is roaming ... Read More...Nov 12 2019
Clinicians: Resist Being Judgmental in Working with Chemsex Patient It’s a Man’s World – November 10, 2019 - Lamm described as arguably the greatest challenge in working with the chemsex patient (often but not always a gay male) the establishment of a healthy “sexual recovery p... Read More...Nov 12 2019
Veterans struggle, but new programs help Long Road to Healing – November 9, 2019 - One in six Iraq and Afghanistan veterans also suffer with a substance abuse disorder, according to Justice for Vets, which advocates for reforms for veterans in ... Read More...Nov 12 2019
DEA issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico Unsafe at Any Speed – November 04, 2019 - “Capitalizing on the opioid epidemic and prescription drug abuse in the United States, drug trafficking organizations are now sending counterfeit pills made with fentanyl in... Read More...Nov 12 2019
Portugal Solved Its Drug Crisis. Why Can’t America Do The Same? No Money in Sobriety – Nov. 9, 2019 - Some U.S. states have taken tentative steps down the path of legalization. Cannabis, for example, is now legal for recreational use in 11 states and the District of Columbia. An... Read More...Nov 12 2019
Ex-Dry Drunk Joe Namath on his path to sobriety Passing It On – Nov. 7, 2019 - Former NFL quarterback Joe Namath on the dangers of addiction and how he overcame it. Full Story @FoxNews ... Read More...Nov 12 2019
Lady Gaga opens up about having a mental injury Mental Injury – NOVEMBER 6, 2019 -“I have PTSD,” she tells Winfrey. “I have chronic pain. Neuropathic pain trauma response is a weekly part of my life. I’m on medication; I have several doctors. This is how I survive... Read More...Nov 12 2019
Food Addictions Are Real Addictions Food Glorious Food? – November 6, 2019 - Nobody has to score Hershey’s kisses on the street. Nobody has to smuggle Pringles across the country hidden in the wheel well of a car ... But that doesn’t mean that the life... Read More...Nov 12 2019
Director of ‘Honey Boy’ explains how Shia LaBeouf’s rehab stint led her to make the most honest movie of the year Movies Make a Difference – Nov. 9, 2019 - Sentenced to community service and one year of probation , LaBeouf was also court-ordered to attend a drug rehab facility. There, through counseling, he was diagnosed with po... Read More...Nov 12 2019
Hollywood Embraces Recovery: How Industry Insiders Get and Stay Sober When Stars Align – November 2019 - Elton John worried that he would never be able to take the stage again after cleaning up. Joe Walsh, famed musician and longtime member of the Eagles, was afraid he would never writ... Read More...Nov 12 2019
Quote of the Week “Panic is the sudden realization that everything around you is alive.” —William S. Burroughs ... Read More...Nov 12 2019
JUUL Loves Hooking Kids Lungs For Sale? – Nov. 5, 2019 - The San Francisco startup that invented the groundbreaking Juul e-cigarette had a central goal during its development: captivating users with the first hit. The company had concluded ... Read More...Nov 12 2019
Cops use Narcan to save brothers suffering overdose at Wendy’s Twins Touch Death – Oct 25, 2019 - Smyrna police spokesman Sgt. Louis Defense said one of the men was found in the restroom and the other was in the lobby. One of the brothers was not breathing while the other ... Read More...Nov 5 2019
Sugary Drink Ban Tied to Health Improvements Sodas for the Suicidal – Oct. 28, 2019 - But critics point out that obesity rates have continued to rise even though consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages in America has fallen in the last 16 years. About half of ... Read More...Nov 5 2019
Philadelphia saved billions with syringe exchange programs And Lives Too! – OCTOBER 29, 2019 - Researchers from George Washington University found that legal syringe exchange programs in the city, such as Prevention Point Philadelphia, helped to avert 10,592 cases of H... Read More...Nov 5 2019
LGBT and Addiction Treatment in the US The Sober Eye – Oct 28, 2019- LGBTQ individuals have a higher likelihood of having a substance use disorder when compared to non-LGBTQ persons during their lifetime. What’s more, their substance use disorders are mor... Read More...Nov 5 2019
Mechanisms of Highly Processed Food Addiction Addicted to Dove – October 29, 2019 - Food addiction is not necessarily the same as liking a particular type of food or wanting to seek it out. An article published in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, describes a r... Read More...Nov 5 2019
Former Yeshivah Student Opens Up About Sex Addiction Never On Sabbath – October 29, 2019 - “It was always more variety, more frequency, more hardcore,” Nash said at a benefit for Chabad Lifeline, which was held at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on Oct. 24. Whe... Read More...Nov 5 2019
University research targets the importance of science in addiction What About The Love? – Nov. 3, 2019 - While research about drug addiction has been going on worldwide for decades, Thomas and his group are trying to apply new kinds of neuroscience technology to study the bra... Read More...Nov 5 2019
Teacher poured Jack Daniels on her cereal during ‘raging’ alcoholism With a Corn Flakes back? – Nov. 2, 2019 - “My life was getting more and more chaotic. I was losing friends, respect, self-respect, because I was consistently lying. “I was letting people down and it didn’t matter wha... Read More...Nov 5 2019
Access to medications to treat opioid addiction changes lives Let’s Call It: Death Reduction – Oct. 31, 2019 - Since the state-funded project began, the number of patients treated for opioid use disorder at the Center for Family Medicine has grown from 46 to nearly 100. ... Read More...Nov 5 2019
The Soulful Journey of Recovery – A Guide to Healing from a Traumatic Past for ACAs, Codependents, or Those with Adverse Childhood Experiences. BRAND NEW BOOK by Tian Dayton Ph.D. – Nov. 5, 2019 - “Of the many books on trauma, codependency, and children of alcoholics, The Soulful Journey of Recovery stands out as a groundbreaking work. Tian Dayton has synthe... Read More...Nov 5 2019
Jewish Rehab Center Brings Musical to the Main Line Fiddler of the Roofies? – November 3, 2019 - Surely, part of “Freedom Song’s” purpose is to empower those in recovery, whether that recovery be from addiction to drugs, alcohol, gambling or really any of the my... Read More...Nov 5 2019
Resurgence Launches New Residential Drug Rehabs In Orange County Resurgence Press Release – November 3, 2019 - Resurgence has launched new residential drug rehabilitation centers in Orange County in order to provide customized care for drug-addicts. The decision to introduc... Read More...Nov 5 2019