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‘Kensington Blues’ gives devastating portrait of addiction in Philly
Not a Pretty Picture –
March 16, 2019 - The 2017 toll was a record for opioid deaths in the city. Although overdose deaths may have dropped last year, Philadelphia is still grappling with how to tackle opioid use. City ... Read More...
Demi Lovato Speaks Out About Apparent Overdose for the First Time on What Would Have Been Her 7-Year Sobriety Anniversary
Keep Coming Back –
March 15, 2019 - he Grammy-nominated singer, 26, would have celebrated seven years of sobriety on Friday but instead, she looked back on her relapse. In emotional Instagram posts, Lovato details her o... Read More...
Addiction specialist urges Japan to treat over-gaming as a mental disorder
Tetris Forever –
MAR. 14, 2019 - “This isn’t just about Japan, it’s happening all over the world,” Higuchi said in a recent interview. “We deal with patients every day and see how gaming addiction is only getting worse.... Read More...
Legalizing Marijuana, With a Focus on Social Justice, Unites 2020 Democrats
The Candidate I’d Most Like to Do a Bong Hit With –
March 17, 2019 - Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey last month introduced the pointedly named Marijuana Justice Act, which would remove the drug from the federal list o... Read More...
A look back at the Obama administration’s handling of the fentanyl epidemic
Nodding on the job? –
March 13, 2019 - The 11 experts pressed the officials to declare fentanyl a national “public health emergency” that would put a laserlike focus on combating the emerging epidemic and warn the count... Read More...
Macklemore is latest Seattle star honored for addiction recovery work with MusiCares award
Singing a Sweet, Sweet Song –
March 13, 2019 - Macklemore is set to become the latest Seattle musician honored by the Recording Academy for their addiction recovery work. On Tuesday, the academy announced that the homeg... Read More...
Trump’s new FDA chief must wage fierce fight to stop the opioid epidemic. Gottlieb didn’t.
RYAN HAMPTON: OPINION –
March 14, 2019 - Gottlieb’s tenure was marked by slight successes and major missteps. One example of the former: In December 2018, the FDA approved a mobile medical app to aid individuals with su... Read More...
Joe Walsh, Ringo Starr and the Mission to Save 45 Million Addicted Americans
Men and Women Alike –
MARCH 16, 2019 - After checking into rehab for the final time in 1995, Walsh had to put his guitar down — possibly for good — in order to put his life back together. He didn’t think he’d ever play... Read More...
American Addiction Centers reports problems getting clients in the door, takes out a loan to cover costs
Going For Broke? –
March 13, 2019 - New admissions — excluding several new facilities the company purchased in 2018 — fell by almost 20 percent in the last few months of 2018, compared to the same period last year. Outp... Read More...
E-cigarettes linked to heart attacks, coronary artery disease and depression
Be Still My Heart –
March 7, 2019 - This study found that compared with nonusers, e-cigarette users were 56 percent more likely to have a heart attack and 30 percent more likely to suffer a stroke. Coronary artery disea... Read More...
Mental Health Treatment Denied to Customers by Giant Insurer’s Policies
In a scathing decision –
March 5, 2019 - U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero found that United Behavioral Health, the insurer’s unit that administers treatments for mental illness and addiction in private health... Read More...
Bessom hoping ‘Strong Wings’ app can make a difference for addicts
App-ropos or App de jour? –
Mar. 9, 2019 - “I hope we can build 600,000 beds for addicts by 2020,” said Bessom, a former St. John’s Prep defensive tackle on the powerhouse 2002 team who grew up in Lynn and now lives in ... Read More...
