Mothers whose children OD’d back safe injection sitesOf course they do... – January 28, 2019 - “At least if they go into the safe injection site, their drugs are tested,” Cindy said. “You have counseling provided so you can hopefully get them into detox. This way they wou... Read More...Feb 5 2019
Steep Climb In Benzodiazepine Prescribing By Family DoctorsChill Pill Popularity – January 25, 2019 - Long-term use of the drugs can cause physical dependence, addiction and death from overdose. “I don’t think people realize that benzodiazepines share many of the same character... Read More...Feb 5 2019
Treating addiction with Buddhist-based recovery programNo Guru, No Bill, No God – Feb. 3, 2019 - They sit side by side on cushions on the floor of a tiny, rectangular yoga studio, making small talk until the Refuge Recovery meeting begins. Taking turns, each reads laminated... Read More...Feb 5 2019
Emma Stone Battles Anxiety and Shatters Mental Health StigmaSharing her Struggles – January 31, 2019 - Sitting in a classroom at just 15 years old, Emma Stone didn’t let her anxiety stop her from making a decision that would change her life — convincing her parents to let her mo... Read More...Feb 5 2019
Charlie Sheen On His Sobriety, New Super Bowl CommercialBowl of Nuts – January 31, 2019 - The actor, 53, makes a surprise appearance in this year’s Planters Peanut Super Bowl ad, where he delivers a line he wrote himself. In the commercial the Planters NUTmobile goes on a wi... Read More...Feb 5 2019
Does Your Skin Affect Your Mental Health—and Vice Versa?Not Just Skin Deep – February 2, 2019 - Further, there’s increasing—but imperfect—evidence that acne itself can cause depression, a connection that some dermatologists and psychiatrists alike are paying increased atten... Read More...Feb 5 2019
The largest-ever U.S. fentanyl bust came at a legal entry pointLegal Entry – February 1, 2019 - Vanda Felbab-Brown, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, said most drugs are smuggled into the United States through legal ports of entry. Although smugglers have at times used ... Read More...Feb 5 2019
This Podcast Gives You the Straight Dope About DrugsEvidence-Based Talk Radio – JAN. 31 2019 - Each of the 10 episodes released so far explores complex stories of drug addiction, policy and research, but in a way that makes the heavy subject matter engaging — by showing ... Read More...Feb 5 2019
Binge drinking can rewrite your DNAFOREVER – Jan 31, 2019 - “This is just the beginning of the study. I think we have a lot of questions to answer,” he says. Some doctors say that in regard to this study, proceed with caution. “You may have a tendency to... Read More...Feb 5 2019
Eight TV Series That Celebrate SobrietyLoudermilk and more... – Feb. 1, 2019 - Entering the New Year sober is an admirable, if misguided, practice. February, aka Sobruary (I am still workshopping a “sober” title), is a far better month in which to eschew the... Read More...Feb 5 2019
Can CBD Treat Opioid Addiction?ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE – February 03, 2019 - CBD as an Addiction Antidote Research on CBD’s potential to treat opioid addiction itself is even more preliminary, though growing. Yasmin Hurd, Ph.D., director of the Addict... Read More...Feb 5 2019
Rejection by an ex-girlfriend changed my life – Now I’ve been sober for 27 yearsFLASKBACK – Feb. 3, 2019 - I’ll tell another story with an unhappy ending. When I first became sober, in Boston back in 1992, I became friends with another newly sober guy, whom I’ll call Aaron. Bright guy, good guy. I ... Read More...Feb 5 2019
The high cost of the opioid epidemicThe Weight of a Feather – February 3, 2019 - Now Hacker Araoz seeks to share her experience in “The Weight of a Feather, A Mother’s Journey Through the Opiate Crisis”. The book describes the heartache, despair and confu... Read More...Feb 5 2019
Trump’s border wall won’t solve addiction crisis — but targeting big pharma canOPINION: Ryan Hampton – Feb. 5, 2019 - Cartels have been synonymous with the illegal drug trade originating from Southern and Central America. Some 800,000 federal employees did not receive their paychecks because of th... Read More...Feb 5 2019
Sackler’s Explored Profiting Off People Addicted To OpioidsVicious People Doing Vicious Things – January 31, 2019 - The team measured the US substance abuse market in billions of dollars, and noted that opioid addiction other than heroin had grown about 20% from 2000 to 2010. I... Read More...Feb 5 2019
Why are Americans in so much pain?Quality of Lifelessness – Jan. 30, 2019 - The overprescription and pervasive abuse of opioids has become well-worn news, as the nation grapples with millions addicted to both legal and illicit opioid drugs (mostly heroi... Read More...Feb 5 2019
California Doctors Alarmed as State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to DeathsDamned if you do, damned if you don’t – January 23, 2019 - Investigators are going back three years to identify any doctors who may have prescribed the drugs inappropriately, even if it was not the fatal dose, and send ... Read More...Feb 5 2019
Purdue Used World Famous Consulting Firm to Sell Even More OpioidsAlways Be Closing (coffins) – January 31, 2019 - Purdue’s strategy for selling opioids was summed up with the tagline “We sell hope in a bottle,” The consultant (from McKinsey & Company) told Purdue that it could ... Read More...Feb 5 2019
Management-Consulting firm, McKinsey & Company Assists in Deaths of Our ChildrenWhen the Bottom Line is Death – February 1, 2019 - Purdue Pharma helped plant the seeds of the opioid epidemic through its aggressive marketing of OxyContin. Even when the company knew patients were addicted and dying,... Read More...Feb 5 2019
For NFL Retirees, Opioids Bring More PainSuper Bong – Feb. 2, 2019 - For decades, players have justified taking painkillers because the medication helped them earn big N.F.L. paychecks. Now, a growing number are saying the easy access to pills turned them int... Read More...Feb 5 2019
Super Bowl Commercial Makes Light of Porn AddictionSex or Food Addiction - NO LAUGHING MATTER – FEBRUARY 2, 2019 -plashing shamefully obvious double entendres onto millions of screens watched by children, Devour’s commercial treats porn addiction like a game. Worse, sin... Read More...Feb 5 2019
NEW APP – Real Connections Community. Dating. Friends.An App a day keeps the relapse away – 2019 - The Loosid App connects you with a community of like minded individuals and gives you access to tailored experiences. Get access to dating, events, groups, travel and a suite... Read More...Feb 5 2019
Stripper turned pharma exec gave doctor lap dance to get him to prescribe fentanylSunrise Sunset – January 30, 2019 - Prescribing a highly addictive opioid in any but the most dire cases should spark concern in any doctor’s mind. To quiet those Hippocratic alarm bells, prosecutors and court document... Read More...Feb 5 2019
What’s Taking So Long for Naloxone to Be Made Available Over the Counter?OTC or DOA? – January 18, 2019 - The FDA has developed a model Drug Facts Label (DFL) with “easy-to-understand pictograms on how to use the drug” ... “FDA’s development work here is extraordinary, and reflects their lo... Read More...Jan 29 2019
Humanizing Portraits of Mentally Ill Inmates at Cook County JailA Look Inside – January 17, 2019 - In late 2015, photographer Lili Kobielski began visiting inmates in Cook County Jail. Her new book, I Refuse for the Devil to Take My Soul: Inside Cook County Jail, is a powerful exa... Read More...Jan 29 2019
‘These People Didn’t Have a Longing to Become Addicted’Chief Administrator – January 25, 2019 - Decker deftly administers Narcan, an overdose-reversing medicine, and soon the woman comes to. “In my first 15 or 20 years of service, I bet I didn’t administer Narcan no more t... Read More...Jan 29 2019
Trump demanded ‘horrifying’ anti-opioid adsSadism Works? – Jan. 24, 2018 - Sims, a former White House communications aide, writes about the episode in his new book, “Team of Vipers: My extraordinary 500 days in the Trump White House,” a copy of which was obtaine... Read More...Jan 29 2019
Mentally Ill Inmates in NY Held Past Their Release DatesFree Housing – January 24, 2019 - A lack of community-based mental health housing facilities have left mentally ill inmates incarcerated months past their release dates — including some in solitary confinement, a new la... Read More...Jan 29 2019
Ruston Kelly Gives a Musical TED Talk on Art and SobrietyDrug-Free Country – JANUARY 26, 2019 - “It’s been since I was like 19 that I’ve had a clear outlook mentally on my life and perception wasn’t muddied by something,” he said, and noted he’s committed to sobriety but doe... Read More...Jan 29 2019
As Problem Drinking Rises In Older Americans, doctor offers advice to seniors.Older Not Wiser – January 25, 2019 - “For most people, alcohol misuse starts young: they may begin drinking in college and struggle with it thereafter. But for a smaller number of people, problems with alcohol don’t st... Read More...Jan 29 2019