Addiction counselor creates smartphone app to thwart overdosesMinutes Matter – Mar. 2, 2019 - Izraylov, 41, joins other tinkerers who have tried to attack overdoses with technology. One app, released in 2016 but apparently no longer available, alerted an emergency contact if user... Read More...March 5 2019
How Sobriety Changed Bradley Cooper’s Life and Made ‘A Star Is Born’ PossiblePromises at Work – FEBRUARY 22, 2019 - Cooper gives a tour de force performance, depicting the aging legend’s mental health and substance abuse struggles so flawlessly, he earned himself a Best Actor nomination at the 9... Read More...March 5 2019
John Stamos Tears Up While Recalling How ‘Fuller House’ Co-Star Jodie Sweetin Helped Him Get SoberExperience, Strength and Hope Awards – March 1, 2019 - Stamos choked back tears while recalling getting sober almost four years ago after hitting “rock bottom.” He turned to Sweetin, who is coming up on eight years of s... Read More...March 5 2019
John Stamos gets emotional on Jodie Sweetin helping him with his sobriety: ‘This is Jodie’s legacy’This is How It Works – March 4, 2019 - While introducing the former “Full House,” and current “Fuller House,” star, Variety reports that Stamos choked back tears as he described the impact that Sweetin had on his own jo... Read More...March 5 2019
Ben Affleck:Being an ‘Alcoholic Is Part of My Life’: ‘I Take Pride’ in Addressing My ProblemAccountable – March 04, 2019 - In a candid interview alongside his Triple Frontier costar Charlie Hunnam on Monday’s Today, Affleck told Hoda Kotb “being an alcoholic, it’s part of my life, it’s something that I deal w... Read More...March 5 2019
The Story of This ’60s Drug Rehab-Turned-Violent Cult Is Wild, Wild Bizarre…and Bill Lane was thereSynanon: The Untold Story – April 22, 2018 - April 22, 2018 - Bill Lane was a 20-year-old junkie living in Brooklyn when his mother heard about Synanon on TV. “There was no such thing as a drug rehab in those days,” say... Read More...March 5 2019May 1 2018
The Tricky Connection Between MAT and Low Sex DriveIt’s Complicated! – February 26, 2019 - Distinguishing the Impact of MAT and Other Drugs One problem with examining the prevalence of MAT-related sexual dysfunction is that it’s difficult to separate the effects of the... Read More...March 5 2019
NY to fund 14 new drug addiction recovery centersEnd of the line? Or new beginning? – March 2, 2019 - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Fourteen new recovery centers intended to help those struggling with drug addiction are set to open thanks to a New York state investment. The sta... Read More...March 5 2019
Tristan O’Tierney co-founder of Square dies at age 35It’s Not About Money – March 2, 2019 - According to his LinkedIn profile, O’Tierney held positions at Yahoo!, Brand Logic and Apple before starting at Square in 2009. He spent nearly four and a half years at Square, whe... Read More...March 5 2019
Insurer sends massive checks to patients prompting million-dollar lawsuit by Sovereign HealthWhat Goes Around... – March 1, 2019 - The insurance giant is accused of sending more than $1.3 million in payments to patients — money, the suit claims, that is owed to the facilities that treated people with addiction ... Read More...March 5 2019
Treatment program where patients died operated unlicensed for yearsAMAZING VIDEO EXPOSE – February 22, 2019 - The state sent several letters ordering the program to stop taking clients - all but one triggered by a fatal drug overdose at the facility. Full Story @ 11Alive.com... Read More...Feb 26 2019
Ohio doctor under investigation after dozens of patient overdose deathsKillers? – Feb. 20, 2019 - Mount Carmel Health System fired Dr. William Husel from his job on Nov. 21, 2018, accusing him of prescribing excessive pain medicine to 34 patients in the intensive care unit. All of the pati... Read More...Feb 26 2019
15 Male Celebrities Who Have Struggled with DepressionMen Suffer Too – February 22, 2019 - If you struggle with depression, we’d encourage you to do so as well—and, like these guys, come out the other side better for it. Rapper. Eminen has a long history of mental health ... Read More...Feb 26 2019
Intensely Private, Deeply Invested: Richard Sackler’s role in promoting OxyContin emerges in court documentsIntensely Vile, Deeply Detested – February 22, 2019 - In the deposition, Sackler repeatedly defends his actions. He claims he was motivated by an interest in making the best possible medications for patients in pain. He... Read More...Feb 26 2019
How traffic affects your mental health and relationshipsDriving Us Crazy – February 21, 2019 - A study published last year found that extreme traffic increased the incidence of domestic violence by 9 percent. We talk to a psychotherapist, and hear how listeners cope with tra... Read More...Feb 26 2019
Drinking two diet beverages a day linked to stroke, heart attacksNot a Stroke of Genius – February 16, 2019 - Among almost 82,000 participants in the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study, risk for fatal and nonfatal stroke was 23% higher among women who self-reported drinkin... Read More...Feb 26 2019
Kratom shows risk of neo-natal withdrawal, drastic increase in calls to poison control centersMystery Drug – Feb. 21, 2019 - It comes in pills and powder, but no matter the form, the leaves from the tropical kratom tree can used to do the same thing: treat pain, depression, anxiety and even help with opioid wit... Read More...Feb 26 2019
After hitting ‘rock bottom,’ some addicts and alcoholics find a road to recoveryWashington Post – February 23, 2019 - Ryan Hess’s rock bottom came during a drizzly December in Ohio. He was yet again high on heroin, and he had been that way for more hours than he could remember. The 33-year-old lay ... Read More...Feb 26 2019
Triple overdose: Body cameras show Narcan rescueStunning – Feb. 22, 2019 - “In the back of your mind you’re saying, what is this? What else is going on?” deputy James Hennessey says. Deputies said it was then clear the situation was a triple overdose. “They’re comple... Read More...Feb 26 2019
Ice climbing helped her out of addiction; now, she’s pulling others upThe Only Good Ice – February 22, 2019 - “I don’t call ice climbing a sport. I call it an endeavor, a practice. It’s got too much danger to call it a sport. But that’s one of the reasons I love it. The danger brings you ... Read More...Feb 26 2019
Peer-recovery program helps inmates battling addictionPlease Stop Coming Back – Feb. 22, 2019 - Nick Yacoub, STAR’s certified peer-recovery specialist, started using drugs when he was 10 years old and is now 11 years into recovery after his life turned around while mentori... Read More...Feb 26 2019
Study Links Unhealthy Diet To Mental Illness In California AdultsEating Our Feelings – February 21, 2019 - “Perhaps the time has come for us to take a closer look at the role of diet in mental health, because it could be that healthy diet choices contribute to mental health. More re... Read More...Feb 26 2019
How to Quit Your Smartphone AddictionToo Late? – Feb. 22, 2019 - More than 2.5 billion people around the world use smartphones, spending an average of four hours a day on their phones. Many say they want to cut back on the screen time, but only around half... Read More...Feb 26 2019
Comedian Brody Stevens and ‘The Hangover’ star dies from apparent suicideNo Way Out – February 22, 2019 - Stevens was found dead at his Los Angeles home at approximately 1 p.m. The website obtained audio of emergency dispatchers responding to a 911 call about a “hanging.” The L.A. native was... Read More...Feb 26 2019
More States Say Doctors Must Offer Narcan Along With OpioidsLife Saving Prescription – February 21, 2019 - Such co-prescribing mandates are emerging as the latest tactic in a war against an epidemic of prescription and illegal opioids that has claimed hundreds of thousands of li... Read More...Feb 26 2019
Time for BIG PHARMA to Have Their Tobacco MomentAll Talk, No Action? – Feb. 24, 2018 - With seven pharmaceutical executives set to testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, one can only hope for a similarly pivotal moment for prescription drug prices. L... Read More...Feb 26 2019
Opioids Claiming More African-American LivesEqual Opportunity Killer – February 22, 2019 - Why is it spreading? “Heroin,” Stanford University’s Mathew Kiang told NBC News “specifically, fentanyl-laced heroin ... African-Americans were less affected because there ... Read More...Feb 26 2019
Elisabeth Moss struggles with sobriety as punk rockerActing As If – Feb. 22, 2019 - You’ve lost Becky Something,’ she was told at the start of the trailer. Becky was then seen admiring herself in a mirror and smoking as a crowd chanted. I always flirt with death, I look i... Read More...Feb 26 2019
Supreme Court Limits Drug War’s Civil Asset ForfeitureDEA Suffer$ Cutback$ – February 22, 2019 - The (DEA) claims it operates its current civil asset forfeiture program “to disrupt the financial dealings and dismantle the financial infrastructure of illegal drug trafficke... Read More...Feb 26 2019
Everclear frontman shares story of addiction and recoveryClearly Giving Back – February 21, 2019 - Alexakis says he is flattered when people find hope in his songs, but he is even more happy when people are encouraged by his three decades of sobriety. “I like to be a part of ... Read More...Feb 26 2019