Massive Blaze Destroys NJ Rehab Center What About The Clients? – AUGUST 25, 2019 - “The explosion was really intense,” said Paterson Fire Chief Brian McDermott. “The barrel went up 300 feet easily, blew the roof off.” Residents and neighbors evacuated th... Read More...Aug 27 2019
Alice Cooper Opens Up On Wanting to Quit Persona Amid Addiction Recovery Alice Not In Chains – August 22, 2019 - After calling it quits on the substances, Cooper made a deal with his wife, to prove he was truly clean. They began going to church. It was then that Cooper spoke with his past... Read More...Aug 27 2019
Who’s responsible for the opioid epidemic? Doctors or pharmaceutical companies? Pain Makes Millions – Aug. 25, 2019 - In the annals of “60 Minutes,” we have rarely come across a doctor like Florida physician Barry Schultz. Prosecutors say he wantonly prescribed and sold massive quantities of hig... Read More...Aug 27 2019
Seattle Has Figured Out How to End the War on Drugs Will Anyone Else Follow? – Aug. 23, 2019 - Anyone caught here with a small amount of drugs — even heroin — isn’t typically prosecuted. Instead, that person is steered toward social services to get help. This model is... Read More...Aug 27 2019
The science of addiction: a personal struggle to kick cocaine gives a neuroscientist unique insights The Malleable Reality – August 24, 2019 - “What I learned to do in that moment,” she explains, “was to doubt my reality; to realise that what was critical in life was the story, the veneer. And that felt like ... Read More...Aug 27 2019
Sanders, Warren Back Major Shift to Fight Drug Overdoses Injecting Real Reform Into The Election – August 25, 2019 - At supervised injection sites, medical professionals monitor for overdoses and provide clean injection supplies to discourage users from sharing need... Read More...Aug 27 2019
Nancy Cartwright Launches the “Know More About Drugs Alliance” Save The Children – August 23, 2019 - WASHINGTON (ABC7) — The world knows Nancy Cartwright as the iconic voice of Bart Simpson, but the Emmy-winner is now using her voice to advocate for children around the world wit... Read More...Aug 27 2019
Quote of the Week “The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.” –Rollo May ... Read More...Aug 27 2019
Dylan McDermott Celebrates 35 Years of Sobriety: It’s My ‘Greatest Accomplishment’ The Heroes Journey Continues – August 20, 2019 - “Today is my Sober Birthday. 35 years! Staying sober has been my greatest accomplishment,” wrote the actor, 57. “I say that because I was able to show up for myself in... Read More...Aug 27 2019
Are Selfies Bad For Your Mental Health? Ask Narcissus – August 21, 2109 - “The preoccupation with putting the right image into the world, and taking the right picture, means that you’re making your external self the focus of what matters,” clin... Read More...Aug 27 2019
Executive Corner with Ester Nicholson Stick with the Winners! – August 15, 2019 - A gifted vocal artist in her own right, Nicholson’s musical career includes tours with Rod Stewart and Bette Midler—and appearances on such television shows as Oprah, The ... Read More...Aug 20 2019
ABC’s ‘What Would You Do?’ Focuses On The Opioid Crisis Answer The Question – August 16, 2019 - When our father and son ask Angela how many pills she’s had so far today, nearby customers observe. In one scene, when Angela steps away for a moment, customers Diane and... Read More...Aug 20 2019
Wendy’s Manager Says ‘Most’ Job Applicants Are ‘Recovering Addicts’ Talk About Stigma!... – Aug. 13, 2019 - “Not everybody who has a drug problem is a criminal,” Rose said. “If you’re recovering, that means you’re trying to do the right thing, you’re trying to get back on track. Ther... Read More...Aug 20 2019
Iceland Cuts Teen Drinking Quality of Life – July 31, 2019 - The walk is one step toward Iceland’s success into turning around a crisis in teenage drinking. Focusing on local participation and promoting more music and sports options for... Read More...Aug 20 2019
Introducing Paradigm HQ New Digs – August 14, 2019 - What our corporate team members all have in common is their dedication to best and most efficiently meeting the needs of our dynamic client population. In addition to providin... Read More...Aug 20 2019
Purdue Pharma Sought to Divert Online Readers from Critical L.A. Times Series Smart Devils – AUG. 15, 2019 - “By purchasing highly targeted strings of keywords that people are likely to use to find out more information about the articles, we can ensure that PurduePharmaFacts.com is at the top ... Read More...Aug 20 2019
New Guidelines on Prescribing Fewer Opioids Could Have Massive Impact Guide This! – Aug. 16, 2019 - The Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative and the Michigan Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network reviewed data on how 50,000 patients took opioids for pain management. New guide... Read More...Aug 20 2019
The Dangerous New Obsession with Fasting Life in the Fast Lane – August 17, 2019 - This scary phenomenon even has a shiny new name: biohacking, a term that originated in Silicon Valley, a place where billionaires infuse themselves with the blood of healthy... Read More...Aug 20 2019
Patient-Brokering Kickbacks Brought in Thousands for Mail Order Ring Dealing in America – Aug 16, 2019 – Jonathan Paul “Smitty” Smith for insurance fraud and fraudulent use of personal identification. Smith said Tuesday he wasn’t familiar with the charges and couldn’t comment, but he ... Read More...Aug 20 2019
Mystery Lung Illness Linked to Vaping What’s In Your Device? – August 16, 2019 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that officials are working with health departments in at least five states with confirmed cases — Californi... Read More...Aug 20 2019
Gene Mutation Contributes to Addiction Alcoholic Mutants? – August 16, 2019 - Why do some people face a higher risk than others for alcoholism and drug abuse? A researcher at the OU College of Medicine, William R. Lovallo, Ph.D., recently publishe... Read More...Aug 20 2019
Drug Tests and Background Checks Are Becoming Less Important to Employers 70,000 Less Job Applicants a Year? – August 13, 2019 - Paying more and asking for less to attract talent. Close to 40% of employers say they have loosened job requirements in order to recruit workers, according to... Read More...Aug 20 2019
Former Alcoholic Offers Liver To Dying Man Ineligible For Transplant Easy Come... – Aug. 14, 2019 - David Dennis is a chronic alcoholic with end-stage liver disease who was removed from the transplant waitlist. He has launched a formal challenge through the BC Human Rights Trib... Read More...Aug 20 2019
Lawmakers Hope to Overhaul Privacy Rules for Substance-Use Disorders HIPAA, We Hardly Knew Ya – August 14, 2019 - “If providers are unable to get the full picture of a patient’s condition, it can often have tragic consequences,” Blumenauer said in a statement to Modern Healthcar... Read More...Aug 20 2019
Court Listened to AMA on Defining Alcoholism as a Disease, Not a Crime Tell That to the Police – AUGUST 16, 2019 - IN 1988, THE SUPREME COURT DECIDED A CASE IN WHICH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) WOULDN’T GRANT MORE TIME FOR TWO VETERANS WHO WERE PRIMARY ALCOHOLICS... Read More...Aug 20 2019
Most Canadians Prefer Drug Treatment That Doesn’t Rely on Opioid Replacement Northern Exposure – August 15, 2019 - Approval rates for safe injection sites and needle exchange programs were similar at 59 per cent and 58 per cent respectively. “Canadians who voted for the Liberal Party (77 per ... Read More...Aug 20 2019
Author Patty Steele Releases “The Gift of Second Chances” a Memoir of Addiction, Recovery, Hope MEDIA: Book Article – August 16, 2019 - “I hope by disclosing my personal dysfunction, my mental malady, during and after my active drinking days, that I can put in simple words the experience of addiction,” St... Read More...Aug 20 2019
Happy 50th Birthday, Matthew Perry – His Best Quotes on ‘Friends,’ Sobriety and Fame Once A Star... – Aug. 19, 2019 - On using his struggles with sobriety to help others. “I had a big problem with alcohol and pills and I couldn’t stop. Eventually things got so bad that I couldn’t hide it, and t... Read More...Aug 20 2019
JUST IN! 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health Report Data Findings by SAMHSA Good News – August 20, 2019 - Today, SAMHSA released the latest data findings from the 2018 NSDUH. NSDUH provides estimates of the use of illegal substances, prescription drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, as well as... Read More...Aug 20 2019
How I Survived Wedding Season in My First Year of Sobriety Not High In High Society – August 15, 2019 - The seventh wedding I attended fell on my one-year sober anniversary. At a cliff-side ceremony in Maine, the clouds rolled in. By the time the sun came out again, my... Read More...Aug 20 2019