Four Pennsylvania Opioid addicts on how they got hooked Extraordinary Tales – MAY 24, 2019 - That was the moment when the opioid epidemic became personal for me. I could talk about how opioid addiction is a hot-button political issue, and how as a resident of ... Read More...May 28 2019
FIGHTING FENTANYL DISGRACE – May 22, 2019 - The medical exam room, used to treat minor ailments, is tucked into a broom closet beneath a concrete stairwell. With few drug treatment options, prisoners strung out on fentanyl go t... Read More...May 28 2019
Drug addiction: separating myth from reality Neuroscientist Carl Hart – May 23, 2019 - Columbia University Professor and neuroscientist Carl Hart explores the myths and social forces that shape our views on drugs and drug policy. Full Story @ News.Yahoo.com ... Read More...May 28 2019
Sackler family accused of ‘corrupting’ World Health Organization to boost opioid sales Evil Genius – May 22, 2019 - “The WHO appears to be lending the opioid industry its voice and credibility, and as a result, a trusted public health organization is trafficking dangerous misinformation that cou... Read More...May 28 2019
Kevin Hunter and Wendy Williams to ‘Dissolve’ Hunter Foundation No Good Deed... – May 22, 2019 - “Since launching in early-March, the hotline has received over 13,000 phone calls and has connected nearly 900 individuals to some level of treatment and care,” he continued. “We wil... Read More...May 28 2019
Florence (+ the Machine) Welch on sobriety, ‘High as Hope’ Singing on the ‘natch – May 23, 2019 - Q. “High as Hope” is, gorgeously so, this articulation and exploration of struggle. It’s also the first album you’ve made fully sober. As a musician, you’ve seen how ... Read More...May 28 2019
Quote of the Week “It is not heroin or cocaine that makes one an addict, it is the need to escape from a harsh reality.” —Shirley Chisholm ... Read More...May 28 2019
The Rise of the Sober BarSchmooze NOT Booze – May 13, 2019 - A bar without booze sounds like an oxymoron, like an aquarium without fish or a bakery that doesn’t serve bread. But in cities like New York and London, where bars often function as se... Read More...May 21 2019
There really is no safe opioid’: Tramadol isn’t a less addictive painkillerDoctors Know? – May 14, 2019 - Along with his team, lead author Cornelius Thiels, chief resident in general surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., combed through prescription records of more than 444,000 patient... Read More...May 21 2019
Video Shows State Rep. Steve Reick’s DUI ArrestHe should know better! – May 18, 2019 - The trooper informed Reick his blood alcohol level measured at .146, and Reick said he wasn’t sure what the legal limit was in Illinois. The trooper told him the legal limit i... Read More...May 21 2019
Technology Is Rapidly Advancing OD-Resistant BathroomsLife Saving Toilets – MAY 14, 2019 - A lifelong tinkerer, King went to work developing a bathroom that would alert staff if an individual inside needed help. King acknowledges that his system could apply to a number of p... Read More...May 21 2019
Onetime skid row addict has something to say about the homeless problemWisdom of the Streets – MAY 15, 2019 - chick invited me to meet up with him at the Impact Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center in Pasadena. It was there, in 2010, that he got sober after decades of drug abuse that beg... Read More...May 21 2019
Demi Lovato Celebrates Sobriety With Bikini Pics!Great Meetings on Bora Bora? – May 15, 2019 - Lovato recently returned from a vacation to Bora Bora with two of her closest friends. On Instagram, she’s been gushing about the experience non-stop, calling the French Poly... Read More...May 21 2019
Attraction to smell of coffee may help addiction treatmentAroma Therapy? – MAY 18, 2019 - Describing caffeine as the “most widely consumed psychoactive drug,” Stafford said the findings suggest that changes in the ability to detect smells could be a useful index of drug depende... Read More...May 21 2019
Victory Over Addiction Is Story of Becoming Better MotherWhich Came First? – May 18, 2019 - “I’m more grateful for my kids today and don’t take them for granted,” said Rhodes, who recently celebrated four years of sobriety as she now works as a tech and counselor in training a... Read More...May 21 2019
Woman who got arrested offered free treatment by rehabA Good Deed – May 17, 2019 - Hildebrandt said she attempted to get clean in the past, but the withdrawal symptoms were too much to handle on her own. With some inpatient rehab centers charging $6,000 for a 30-day program... Read More...May 21 2019
Nine overdose deaths reported over two daysNine Dead in Ohio – May 17, 2019 - The deaths were in the 43223, 43016, 43204, 43224, 43085 and 43207 zip codes. The coroner’s office says it is conducting testing to confirm if the deaths are fentanyl-related. Franklin ... Read More...May 21 2019
A Conference Like No Other Self Help Comes to Life – Tuesday, May 21, 2019 – Imagine walking into a bookstore looking for information about pain management sans drugs––trauma and its effects on addictive behavior—co-dependency—psycho-drama—ado... Read More...May 21 2019
Leah’s Legacy: spreading hopeHelping Others – May 17, 2019 - Two years ago, Leah was at a sober-living home in Ephrata, Pa. It was Christmastime, and a church group brought gifts for women in the home. Most were carefully wrapped, but Leah spotted a... Read More...May 21 2019
A Neuroscientist’s Journey From Addiction To RecoveryMEDIA: A Nothing Conversation – May 17, 2019 - To add to this, Grisel says that some of us are wired to be more susceptible to drug addiction, including herself. She raises a red flag on the increasing legalization of ma... Read More...May 21 2019
Police arrest recovery center’s founder for pill possessionLead Us Not Into Temptation – May 15, 2019 - The officer stated in a police report, “This area is known to me as a high drug area… this behavior is conducive to the sale of elicit narcotics.” Sweeney told the officer she... Read More...May 21 2019
Former Clinton aide shares his story for people recovering from addictionRyan Hampton On Fire! – MAY 17, 2019 - Eventually he sought treatment and lived in a long-term recovery house, leaning on that support system to kick his habit. Today, he’s using his political knowledge to organize peopl... Read More...May 21 2019
Colorado could allow doctors to recommend medical marijuana instead of painkillersHigher Ground – May 17, 2019 - Gov. Jared Polis (D-Colorado) is reviewing a Senate bill focused on fighting the opioid epidemic that would allow doctors to recommend medical marijuana in many of the same situations... Read More...May 21 2019
Herman Wouk, Perennially Best-Selling Author, Dies at 103The Caine Mutiny – May 17, 2019 - A whipping boy for reviewers who at best grudgingly acknowledged his narrative skill, Mr. Wouk (pronounced woke) enthralled millions of readers in search of a good story, snappy dialogue... Read More...May 21 2019
CBD effective in treating heroin addiction Too Liberal? Too Natural? – May 21, 2019 - The available medications for opioid addiction, such as buprenorphine and methadone, act in a similar way, curbing cravings. But they are still not widely used. Accord... Read More...May 21 2019
FDA Fraud in Generic Drug IndustryPoisoning America – May 20, 2019 - Generic drugs amount to 90% of all prescriptions filled in the U.S., most of them made in plants in India and China. Generic drugs can be more affordable, but in her new explosive book ... Read More...May 21 2019
Austin Eubanks, Injured Columbine Survivor And Addiction Recovery Speaker: Dead Free Will – May 20, 2019 - Doctors had prescribed Eubanks an assortment of pills, including opiates, for the injuries he sustained during the shooting and, as he told WTHR-TV in April, “almost immediately, I started ... Read More...May 21 2019
Artie Lange: Arrested For Drug Court Violation After 100 Days of Sobriety Arrested for having a disease? – May 20, 2019 - “He will be returned to the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark.” The representative added that reports of Lange’s progress and commitment to sobriet... Read More...May 21 2019
Executive Corner with Cerves T. McNeillStick with the Winners! – Beginnings: Born in Jamaica, New York, grew up in Flushing where Monday through sundown Friday I was not Jewish enough and on weekends visiting cousins I was not quite Black enough, but eventual... Read More...May 21 2019