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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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O is for opioids: ‘Sesame Street’ to tackle addiction crisis

C is for Compassion – October 10, 2019 - Salia explains that addiction is “getting attracted to something so you keep doing it over and over again. It makes people feel like they need drugs and alcohol to feel OK.” S... Read More...

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Trip to Johns Hopkins’ New Psychedelic Research Center

Tasty Looking – October 12, 2019 - Psychedelic research, while promising, still has a long way to go to make up for the lost time that was collateral damage of the culture war of the 1960s. Both Grob and Nichols poin... Read More...

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My Years in the Florida Shuffle of Drug Addiction

Shuffle Bored – October 14, 2019 - In February, 2017, I stepped off a plane in Tampa, drunk and dope-sick. I was twenty-four, and for the past eight years I had been shooting up heroin, cocaine, and all manner of pi... Read More...

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Quote of the Week

“There are never enough I Love You’s.” —Lenny Bruce ... Read More...

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Man Grows Breasts On Risperdal

Side Boob Effect – Oct. 9, 2019 - Murray’s award is the largest to date among more than 13,000 lawsuits against the company — claiming that Risperdal caused a condition called gynecomastia in boys, involving enlargem... Read More...

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SCREENAGERS: Next Chapter – Must See Film

PARENTS & THEIR CHILDREN - A Must See! Monday, October 14 @ 5pm, Laemmle NoHo (2018) UPDATED version - Explores the impact of social medial and screen time on young people’s mental and emotional well being. ... Read More...

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Toad Venom Big Hit Among Psychedelic New Yorkers

Leap Frog – September 28, 2019 - Users, such as Pall, score the extremely rare resin by hiring foreign shamans, often from Mexico, who travel throughout the US distributing it at ceremonies that cost $200 to $500 a h... Read More...

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Elton John’s ROCKETMAN on the BIG SCREEN in Los Angeles – This Friday at 8pm Tickets $10

2019 LA REEL Recovery Film Festival – New York Times: The film casts Taron Egerton as the flamboyant Mr. John (who has said he is retiring). The clip serves up familiar-feeling scenes of stadium concerts, recording s... Read More...

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Fentanyl deaths spurs OD prevention program in SF residential hotels

Safe Proofing Residences – Sep. 30, 2019 - Friends have dragged Nic Atamaniuk back from the edge of death from drug overdoses at least 30 times in the past few years. Each time, they gave him a shot of Narcan, ... Read More...

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Ways to Process the Death of a Friend in 12-Step Recovery

Grief and Gratitude – Oct. 1, 2019 - Once a sober friend is gone, the best way to process that loss is to celebrate the positive. Rather than focusing on the loss, talk about what that person gave to others and their... Read More...

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Can We Please Stop Describing Sober People as ‘Clean’?

OPINION – September 29, 2019 - How we talk about addiction and substance use matters. It affects our understanding of these conditions and how we view people who have them. Language like “junkies” and “drunks” ... Read More...

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DEA on massive opioids production: So What?

Governmental Population Control? – Oct. 2, 2019 - The agency’s production quota for oxycodone, for instance, jumped about five times between 2002 and 2013. The agency cut the quota by 25 percent in 2017. But by then,... Read More...

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Doc Gets 40 Years For Prescribing More Than Half A Million Opioid Doses

With Perfect Handwriting – October 2, 2019 - He was also convicted on hundreds of counts of unlawfully distributing a controlled substance without a legitimate medical purpose or beyond the bounds of medical pr... Read More...

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Federal judge rules safe injection site can legally open in Philly

City of Brotherly Life – OCTOBER 02, 2019 - he Department is disappointed in the Court’s ruling and will take all available steps to pursue further judicial review,” Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen said in an e... Read More...

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Man died after ingesting ‘8-ball’ of cocaine while being booked in jail

INSANITY ON EVERY LEVEL – October 4, 2019 - A 26-year-old San Ramon man ingested an eighth of an ounce of cocaine, which caused him to have seizures and a fatal heart attack as he was being booked in the ... Read More...

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Overcoming Addiction: Better Late Than Never

Or Now or Never? – October 1, 2019 - I began experimenting with opioid painkillers early in high school. I never thought about the long-term impact or consequences it could have later down the road. As addicts, we ha... Read More...

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Police: 70 cases now under investigation involving clinic

You Call This Healthcare? – Oct 3, 2019 - Lakeview Behavioral Health was still in operation on Thursday, despite a recent patient death, and now 70 allegations of wrongdoing. Gwinnett County Police told CBS46 The Bul... Read More...

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A Warning About Benzodiazepines

The V is for Valhalla? – Oct. 4, 2019 - A recent study from the University of Michigan found that over 30.6 million U.S adults reported using a Benzodiazepine last year. As the use of benzodiazepines, such as Xanax... Read More...