Sia reveals she suffers from rare neurological disease Making Suffering Comfortable – October 5, 2019 - The songstress, 43, previously opened up about her health issues to Billboard in 2013, sharing that she was once addicted to prescription meds while suffering from alc... Read More...Oct 8 2019
‘Recovery Pod’ is First-Of-Its-Kind Drug Treatment Spectacular Idea – October 4, 2019 - The pod is made up of 10 dormitory-style cells. Men and women are housed separately where they can receive counseling and medical treatment while going through withdrawals. ... Read More...Oct 8 2019
Why I don’t believe in ‘Sober October’ Yes, It’s an English OPINION – Oct. 5, 2019 - These PRs wonder in their emails if I have thought about writing a piece on the trend for going alcohol-free, because, if so, here are some case studies I could use in my... Read More...Oct 8 2019
Stop The Stigma forum focuses on the neuroscience of addiction Stop Calling Them “Druggy Buggies” – Oct. 4, 2019 - “Truly it is about raising awareness and educating our community about mental health and substance abuse issues,” said Dr. Elfie Neber of the GFC-MSU Psychology Dep... Read More...Oct 8 2019
10 Dead within 26 hours in one Ohio county Why? – September 30, 2019 - The most common cause of death in Franklin County is fentanyl overdose, Ortiz said. The typical overdose victim in the county is a white male between 30 and 40 years old, though the ... Read More...Oct 8 2019
Scottish Police oppose naloxone overdose kits: ‘not our job to save lives’ What would Craig Ferguson say? – Oct. 5, 2019 - Training to use the drug – available in injectable form or as a nasal spray – is complete in less than two hours and is it held by many hostels and homeless day centres... Read More...Oct 8 2019
Recovery Through A.A. Meetings COLLEGE DIPLOMAA? – October 5, 2019 - During the meeting, members pulled out a book about alcoholism entitled “The Big Book” by William “Bill W.” Wilson and promptly turned to chapter five. For 20 minutes, each indiv... Read More...Oct 8 2019
Long Walk Out of the Woods: A Physician’s Story of Addiction, Depression, Hope, and Recovery MEDIA: Book Recommendation – October, 2019 - Then while in recovery from active addiction, he lost a colleague to suicide, further revealing the extent of the secrecy and broken systems contributing to an evolv... Read More...Oct 8 2019
Why were millions of opioid pills sent to a West Virginia town of 3,000? Money Means More Than Lives? – Oct. 2, 2019 - Twenty minutes’ drive to the north, the Sav-Rite Pharmacy in the village of Kermit, population 280 and falling, was outstripping them both ... Drug distributors delivered... Read More...Oct 8 2019
A Former College Athlete’s Life Completely Changed After Giving Up Alcohol No More Keggers – October 1, 2019 - When Billy Murphy, a former college basketball player at Lafayette College, realized he had an issue with alcohol, he didn’t want to admit it. On paper, Billy was thriving. H... Read More...Oct 8 2019
“Emergency Poet” Opens Literary Pharmacy to Support Mental Wellbeing Word Play for Sobriety – Oct. 2, 2019 - Literature academics from Keele University are opening an innovative “Poetry Pharmacy” to dispense literary “first aid” as a way of bringing the therapeutic benefits of p... Read More...Oct 8 2019
1 Million People Acquire Sexually Transmitted Infections Everyday It’s a Crowded Planet – October 5, 2019 - As bad as sexually transmitted diseases sound, their prevention is not very complex. There are two approaches that may be used to control this fast spreading epidemic. First ... Read More...Oct 8 2019
Legendary Cream drummer Ginger Baker dies at 80 RIP Ginger Baker – Oct. 6, 2019 Mr. Baker’s appearance behind the drum kit — flaming red hair, flailing arms, eyes bulging with enthusiasm or shut tight in concentration — made an indelible impression. So, unfortunat... Read More...Oct 8 2019
Methadone pioneer Herbert Kleber’s approach still helps people today Worth The Effort – October 1, 2019 - And though the worsening opioid overdose crisis has helped other medications and therapies become popular in recent years, methadone remains one of the gold standard treatments fo... Read More...Oct 8 2019
Federal Agents Raid! Inspire Malibu, BLVD Centers Inc.,Victory Detox Center, Reflections Recovery LLC Just in Time for Group? – Oct. 7, 2019 - The Southern California News Group has chronicled disturbing reports of deaths, sexual assault, drug abuse and paying for patients inside California’s loosely regulated addic... Read More...Oct 8 2019
Treatment Scam May Be Coming to Your State Preying on the Dying – October 7, 2019 - People with addiction and their families often don’t want to ask their doctors or pastors for help because they’re ashamed and want to hide their illness. So, turning to... Read More...Oct 8 2019
Addiction Experts are Outraged as Addiction Policy Forum Ex-Pharma Lobbyist is on Federal Drug Abuse Panel Fox in the hen house? – October 5, 2019 - Now her appointment to the NIDA panel has drawn criticism from drug use recovery advocates over her ties to industry funding and her links to a 2018 lobbying campaign led by ... Read More...Oct 8 2019
Lung Damage From Vaping Resembles Chemical Burns New Flavor: Agent Orange – Oct. 2, 2019 - “All 17 of our cases show a pattern of injury in the lung that looks like a toxic chemical exposure, a toxic chemical fume exposure, or a chemical burn injury,” said Dr. Bran... Read More...Oct 8 2019
He Was Dealing Fentanyl. And Helping Addicts. Then a Planned Visit from the VP Blew It All Up Sidelined – Oct. 2, 2019 - I. THE VP On the morning of July 2, Eric Spofford awoke early, pulled on the gray suit he had bought the day before and left for work by six. He wanted to be on site when the Secre... Read More...Oct 8 2019
6 plead guilty in $48M drug treatment fraud scheme Business As Usual? – OCTOBER 5, 2019 - Federal authorities say six people have pleaded guilty to charges involving a $48 million Medicaid fraud scheme involving an Ohio addiction services company. Among those w... Read More...Oct 8 2019
Kevin Donovan – The Garden in Heaven Time for a Good Cry – October 1, 2019 - Murtaugh said in his two years as a full-time employee, Donovan was “a warrior in Narcan training.” He helped cover nine counties in central New York. Murtaugh said Donovan’s w... Read More...Oct 8 2019
The Garden in Purgatory Growing Hope in Hell – Oct. 4, 2019 - The GreenHouse, as it is called, is the nation’s oldest and largest prison garden. It has quietly flourished for the past three decades, a period during which rampant gang violen... Read More...Oct 8 2019
Quote of the Week “Our heads are round so thought can change direction” ―Allen Ginsberg ... Read More...Oct 8 2019
Rob Lowe reacts to Demi Moore’s memoir Rob Lowe on Demi Moore – Oct. 1, 2019 - “She was a huge inspiration to me,” the actor continued. “It was the ‘80s, we were all doing our thing. I just remember thinking, ‘If that girl can get sober, anybody can.’ Eve... Read More...Oct 8 2019
Ewan McGregor’s daughter Clara opens up about mental health and drug addiction to ‘help others feel less alone’ Sharing the Good News – Sept. 29, 2019 - ‘I want to take this time to talk about mental health,’ she wrote in a screenshot of text. ‘I’ve been so ashamed of some of my mental health issues that I haven’t even wanted ... Read More...Oct 1 2019
Tougher rules for sober homes, treatment centers coming to Orange County No Drinking? – September 24, 2019 - Centers also must agree to respect the character of their neighborhoods; have a manager on duty 24 hours a day; require all residents to be actively participating in legitima... Read More...Oct 1 2019
Amanda Bynes In Sober Living Facility After Rehab One Stay At A Time – September 26, 2019 - Amanda Bynes is committing to her sobriety after suffering a recent relapse, RadarOnline.com has learned. According to a source, the star is staying in a sober living group h... Read More...Oct 1 2019
Heartbreaking reason this mum is dressed as her son In His Shoes – Sept. 26, 2019 - When she returned home that night she told her son about the assignment, admitting to him that the drugs he takes and the affect they can and do have on him are her worst nightma... Read More...Oct 1 2019
Mark Kendall Talks Sobriety, Music, and 9 Ball Great White Sobriety – Sept. 26, 2019 - The date was May 21, 1988 , and I was on Global Travels concert caravan heading to one of my first hard rock shows and little did I know then as a young lad, that many decads l... Read More...Oct 1 2019
Five local medical professionals ensnared in $800M opioid crackdown The Pain of Doing Time – Sept. 26, 2019 - Seventeen local defendants, including five medical professionals, are among those ensnared in a coordinated health care fraud enforcement action across Pennsylvania, Ne... Read More...Oct 1 2019