Involuntary addiction treatment going under-used Attraction and Coercion – June 20, 2019 - Several times she’s told KOMO she would like to not use heroin, but she can’t seem to quit. Overdoses killed both her boyfriend and her father. Lauren Davis had a frie... Read More...June 25 2019
Mother inspired to help daughter after watching story on addiction Heart Opening – June 20, 2019 - “I almost died three times,” Gonzalez said. Heroin took everything from her. “It controlled my life,” Gonzalez said. In May, Gonzalez’s mother saw our story about meth’s im... Read More...June 25 2019
Breaking The Booze Habit, Even Briefly, Has Its Benefits Dry and High – June 23, 2019 - At 8 p.m. on a Saturday night, people are starting to pack into a popular bar calledHarvard & Stone in an East Los Angeles neighborhood. The chatter gets louder as the booze b... Read More...June 25 2019
Florence Welch feels ‘terror’ about life before sobriety The Machine Keeps Going – June 19, 2019 - The singer mused over the idea that her younger self would probably find her current lifestyle boring, adding: ‘’I wonder if my young self would be horrified at my Frid... Read More...June 25 2019
Drug firm knew in 2008 it was shipping large amounts of opioids What’s a few more bodies... – June 21, 2019 - Nine years later, Cardinal Health would pay a $44 million fine to the DEA for failing to report outsize, or “suspicious,” orders. Cardinal Health is among the 10 op... Read More...June 25 2019
37 year sober Alice Cooper has death pact with wife Just like Romeo and Juliet – June 23, 2019 - Despite his wild past - including an addiction to cocaine - the ‘Poison’ rocker is in good shape thanks to playing golf and eating well and he doesn’t think he will... Read More...June 25 2019
Jason Wahler And Wife Ashley Plan To Show The World ‘What Sobriety Looks Like’ Abstinent Not Obstinate – June 24, 2019 - Also during his interview with Us Weekly magazine, Wahler admitted that because he was in the midst of his addiction during his first stint on the show, he didn’t make ... Read More...June 25 2019
Sobriety is having a moment. Here come the influencers Sobriety Unleashed – June 18, 2019 - Jennifer Gimenez was arguably one of the original sober influencers. Before pop culture’s lifestyle icons lived on the internet, they lived on reality television. Shows like The... Read More...June 25 2019
Always remember: You Are Not Alone! Strength in Numbers – June 22, 2019 - @Mr Omega Thanks Omega, I don’t know who you are and have never met you but please know that someone out there cares about your wellbeing--me. This moved me to tears. I hav... Read More...June 25 2019
Police departments rethink approach to battling addiction crisis Socratic rap, not a rap sheet – June 21, 2019 - That conversation convinced him to go get treatment for his addiction, he said. Now almost four years into his recovery, he walks the streets he once sat on, work... Read More...June 25 2019
Alcohol causes most overall harm of any drug, says study On the Rocks Down Under – June 22, 2019 - Lead researcher Associate Professor Yvonne Bonomo said almost 6000 Australians die from alcohol-related harm each year. “That’s about one person every 90 minutes,... Read More...June 25 2019
‘Female Viagra’ Was Just Approved by U.S. Despite “Skimpy Peer-Reviewed Data” What's good for the goose... – June 22, 2019 - The FDA acknowledged that it’s not clear how Vyleesi acts in the brain to affect sexual desire or distress. It advises women to use no more than one dose in 24 hours o... Read More...June 25 2019
‘Dayhab’ clinics to offer new way to treat alcohol and drug addictions Time to Quit? – June 22, 2019 - Experts say a new network of “dayhab” centres will offer functioning alcoholics and drug addicts the chance to treat their problems by day, while living at home. The new chain of... Read More...June 25 2019
AAC’s No. 2 executive resigns weeks into new strategic plan Fleeing the ship? – June 21, 2019 - Nanko’s resignation comes at a particularly perilous time for AAC (NYSE: AAC), which reported $295.8 million of revenue in 2018. The company’s first-quarter revenue dropped by al... Read More...June 25 2019
Doctor prescribing opioids to drug users draws praise Life Preservation – June 21, 2019 - It’s a bold move, testing the limits of how far harm-reduction efforts should go in the face of the deadly opioid drug crisis sweeping London and much of Canada. A program in... Read More...June 25 2019
Meth-fueled attack squirrel, or beloved pet? Squirrels Gone Wild – June 20, 2019 - ...when authorities in Limestone County, Ala., accused him of keeping an “attack squirrel” in a cage and feeding it methamphetamine so that it would stay aggressive. ... Read More...June 25 2019
The ‘Euphoria’ Teenagers Are Wild. But Most Real Teenagers Are Tame. Television Exaggerates! – June 23, 2019 - Actually, nearly the opposite is true. You wouldn’t know it from “Euphoria,” but today’s teenagers drink less than their parents’ generation did. They smoke less, and they ... Read More...June 25 2019
How Europe’s heroin capital solved its overdose crisis People First! - Not Profits – JUNE, 2019 - Portugal was once Europe’s worst country for drug misery and deaths. Now, it’s a public-health success story with a system that’s been copied by its European neighbours. I... Read More...June 25 2019
Artist’s Corner with Luke Bradford Stick with the Winners! – Powerful stories soften the hardest of hearts – this is what continues to motivate me. My mission is to collaborate with the best talent in the world, creating stories that entertain, stir d... Read More...June 25 2019
Quote of the week “One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others.” ―Simone de Beauvoir ... Read More...June 25 2019
Facing Addiction with NCADD in Bankruptcy Court BANKRUPT! – CREDITORS Capitol DecisionsCIT Group Inc.Columbus Properties, Inc.ConvergeOne, Inc.Copilevitz, Lam & RaneyDoubleTree by Hilton Washington, D.C. - Crystal CiFedEx Corp.Grace NeggieGRM In... Read More...June 25 2019
What to know about overdosing on antidepressants Can you overdose on antidepressants? – June 19, 2019 - People with depression, chronic pain, or mood disorders may respond differently to each of these types of antidepressant. It can take a person some time to... Read More...June 25 2019
How Do SSRIs Work in the Teen Brain? Teens Lives Matter – May 30, 2019 - SSRIs and Suicidal Ideation in Teens Parents whose children are suffering from depression often ask doctors for advice about the safest antidepressant for teenag... Read More...June 25 2019
How opioids invaded America — and are tightening their grip They’re Here To Stay – June 15, 2019 - As a health-care lawyer, Nelson has had a particularly good perspective on the opioid epidemic that’s decimated the country in the past 20 years. He’s represented dr... Read More...june 18 2019
Amanda Bynes Lawsuit Dismissed By Treatment Center Claiming She Did Not Pay Show Me The Honey – JUNE 12, 2019 - E! News previously obtained the court papers in which the institution claims that Bynes ‘was a client at our residential treatment center. Bynes was at our facility for 2 day... Read More...june 18 2019
Luann de Lesseps admits being ‘self-absorbed’ during sobriety struggle Thigh Will Be Done – June 14, 2019 - Fans saw de Lesseps fight with her “RHONY” costars over her struggle to stay sober on the most recent episode of the show during the cast’s trip to Miami, Fla. She previousl... Read More...june 18 2019
Federal Grants Restricted To Fighting Opioids Miss The Mark Don’t Forget the Meth – June 13, 2019 - But state officials note that drug abuse problems seldom involve only one substance. And while local officials are grateful for the funding, the grants can be spent only... Read More...june 18 2019
Artie Lange’s latest dispatch from gas station Priming the Pump – May 19, 2019 - The comedian, who grew up in Union and lives in Hoboken, is currently serving four years of probation for heroin possession. He violated that probation two times in the space o... Read More...june 18 2019
Columbine survivor, addiction speaker died of drug overdose Blessing the Bereaved – June 13, 2019 - The Denver Post reports the Routt County Coroner’s Office says an autopsy determined the death last month of 37-year-old Austin Eubanks resulted from a heroin overdose. O... Read More...june 18 2019
Santa Clara County DA will stop filing charges in most minor drug cases On the Right Side of History – June 13, 2019 - “The vast majority of warrants that we’re spending our time on are low-level, public-health cases,” Assistant District Attorney David Angel said in an exclusive in... Read More...june 18 2019