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“Beautiful Boy” Nic Sheff shares his story at addiction/recovery symposium

Hollywood Ending – June 28, 2019 - It had all started when he was 11-years-old and started using marijuana. It helped him at a time when he felt uncomfortable in his own skin. And while he’s hesitant to call m... Read More...

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Arrested! Man accused of feeding meth to squirrel

Animal Enabling – June 28, 2019 - “Narcotics investigators arrested one man and are looking for another after they executed a search warrant Monday that yielded meth, drug paraphernalia, body armor, and a squir... Read More...

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Meth addiction is an epidemic, and it’s complicating the homeless relief effort

No Treatment Beds for Americans? – JUNE 29, 2019 - Nearby, a mentally and physically ill woman who uses drugs was in tears. Her tent had collapsed. She lifted her shirt and showed me a feeding tube, still atta... Read More...

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Xanax Abuse Affecting Startup Tech Workers

Happy Hour at the Xanny Bar – June 28, 2019 - ...yet Xanax (known by its generic name alprazolam) often will differentiate itself by having a shorter half-life, meaning that it rids itself from the body’s system a b... Read More...

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14,000 fentanyl pills seized during bust at Arizona Mall

Making a Living From Death – June 7, 2019 - Investigators, officials said, then moved in to arrest Yescas, Flores, and 34-year-old Ines Acosta, but all three tried to flee. Yescas jumped into a car that was being dri... Read More...

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Woman finds voice as recovery advocate

I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar – July 1, 2019 - On July 11, she’s heading to Mobilize Recovery, a leadership development conference in Las Vegas that helps local advocates around the country make action plans to comb... Read More...

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Hawaii Rehab Center Ignored Promised Reforms For 2 Years

Gone Surfin'? – June 27, 2019 - One provision of the previously unpublicized agreement required the rehab to drastically cut the annual pay of executive director Mason Henderson, which had topped out at $500,000, f... Read More...

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Advocates split on impact of smoking ban at inpatient rehabs

#1 Killer, But is Now the Time to Quit? – June 25, 2019 - The protesters say the ban dissuades people from entering treatment if they can’t smoke inside. They also say it makes people more likely to leave treatment... Read More...

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Artist’s Corner with Wendy Adamson

Stick with the Winners! – With over twenty years of experience, Wendy Adamson is a seasoned professional in the field of mental health and substance abuse. She not only has a vast knowledge of addiction, but as ... Read More...

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Generic Drugs Are Poisoning Us

MEDIA: Poisoned! Book Review – May 13, 2019 - At first, things went nicely. Hamied’s business, Cipla, founded in 1935, quickly grew adept at reverse-engineering drug formulas, and by midcentury it was supplying India... Read More...

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Amanda Bynes Graduates From Fashion School After Stint In Rehab

Moving On! – June 25, 2019 - As readers know, Bynes claimed last summer that she had been sober for three years, following a decade of mental health battles and drug addictions. At the same time Radar learned ... Read More...

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Are Antidepressants Weakening Effectiveness of Opioids?

Sure, why not? – June 29, 2019 - According to a study published in the journal Pharmacotherapy, common antidepressants interact with the opioid, tramadol, making it less effective for pain relief by a factor o... Read More...

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Alcoholics Anonymous Group of Redemption celebrates 18 years

Where Two or More Are Gathered... – June 28 2019 - Saying almost every households are facing the brunt of alcoholism of members of their families, Manikanta said that alcohol use disorder or alcoholism is a chronic d... Read More...

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Man paid thousands in patient-brokering kickbacks

Another schmuck gets busted – June 26, 2019 - John Hanley, 52, was booked Monday night at the Palm Beach County Jail. He was released late Tuesday after posting a $21,000 bond. He is charged with five counts of... Read More...

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Ben Affleck staunchly defends founder of addiction recovery center

Buddhist Ballyhoo – June 28, 2019 - Affleck sought treatment at Buddhist-inspired recovery center last year and, in his declaration, credited Levine with turning his life around ... Levine says an anonymous wom... Read More...

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Halsey opens up about sobriety, confronting sexual abuser

Singing a Sad Song – June 25, 2019 - After “getting cheated on in front of the entire world, like, a billion times” and splitting with rapper G-Eazy for good, Halsey has a much clearer conscience and has seeme... Read More...

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Malaysia plans to decriminalize drug use to battle addiction

They Get It – June 28, 2019 - “Drug decriminalization will indeed be a critical next step toward achieving a rational drug policy that puts science and public health before punishment and incarceration,” Dzulk... Read More...

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Jail program strives to teach another way to live

With Love and Respect – June 28, 2019 - “Yes, I have hope. When I say hope, I am extending it beyond the next meeting ... I was ignorant that I could choose to live differently; it was not something I was expos... Read More...

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Rising rapper Hella Sketchy dies at 18 after drug overdose

Save the Children – JUNE 29, 2019 - “Hella Sketchy’s tragic passing is a devastating loss,” Atlantic Records said in a statement. “He was an enormously creative, sensitive soul who was just beginning to show th... Read More...

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Nationwide first, Jersey authorizes paramedics to administer Suboxone to overdose victim

Impulse Shopping? – June 26, 2019 - The first-in-the-nation model has a twofold purpose, health officials said: Beyond treating the withdrawal symptoms that can result from a naloxone revival, administering buprenor... Read More...

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Effects of ‘secondhand drinking’ hurt 53 million Americans

Call Al-Anon 888-425-2666 – July 1, 2019 - One fifth of adults — or an estimated 53 million people in the United States — suffer from other people’s boozing annually, making this “a significant public hea... Read More...

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Illinois to Expunge Records of Nearly 800,000 People With Marijuana Convictions

Gov. Pritzker is a Saint – JUN. 27, 2019 - In the lead-up to this year’s election, Gov. Pritzker campaigned in support of legalizing recreational marijuana, insisting that from a financial standpoint, his law w... Read More...

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Study Finds CBD Can Cause Liver Damage

What Are the Odds? – JUNE 18, 2019 -Researchers then spent some time examining mice under the influence of various doses of CBD. Some of the animals received lower doses, while others were given more. The dosage is... Read More...

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Quote of the Week

"Man, who is he? Too bad, to be the work of God: Too good for the work of chance!" —Doris Lessing ... Read More...

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Once touted as a recovery success story, Philly rehab owner admits he illegally profited from others’ addictions

Young Smart Addiction Profiteer – June 26, 2019 - Managers of Real Life Recovery, a rehab center, and Halfway There, a sober-living house, allegedly offered patients free airfare, rent, and other perks, and ign... Read More...

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‘Mind Fixers’ Documents The ‘Troubled Search’ For Mental Illness Medication

Manic depression is a frustrating mess... – April 24, 2019 - “The story Harrington tells is one of push-and-pull, back-and-forth …I ntricate and winding, though her prose remains clear and crisp.”– Jennifer Sz... Read More...

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Meth in the Morning, Heroin at Night

She’s Sober Now – June 17, 2019 - It’s kind of like having a cup of coffee in the morning to wake up and a glass of wine in the evening to wind down — or using meth on Monday to get to work and heroin on Friday... Read More...

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Vaping is ruining student athletes

Difficult to Tackle – June 12, 2019 - “Why would they design a product that takes 8,000 flavors? They do it on purpose because they know that appeals to young people,” said Massachusetts Sen. John Keenan, a Quincy D... Read More...

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San Francisco set to become first major U.S. city to ban e-cigarettes

Jewel of the West – June 18, 2019 - E-cigarette company Juul, which is based in San Francisco, frames vaping as a healthier alternative to smoking tobacco. Juul has said it has taken steps to deter children from us... Read More...

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Elton John and Bob Weir’s Recovery Routes are Closer Than They Seem – by Stanton Peele

What a long strange trip... – June 19, 2019 - Here is GQ’s depiction of Weir’s addiction and recovery: “This motion”—he mimics strumming a guitar—“this one limited motion, repeated a million times, has turned my ... Read More...