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No charges in the mass opiate overdose at state prison

Lock Up or Shoot Up? – Nov. 21, 2018 - The unconscious prisoner’s cellmate, laughing, told McKee the man needed to go to the hospital, the patrol report said. The cellmate then came out of the cell, raised his arm towar... Read More...

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Vermont needle exchange isn’t just giving out syringes. It’s offering treatment on the spot.

Each One, Teach One! – Nov. 20, 2018 - “Some people are good at writing. Some people are good at public speaking,” Blake said. “I’m a good doctor. And I feel like that’s where I can fill a role to help with this epidemi... Read More...

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21 Reasons Why Soda Is Killing You

Carbonated Death? – 3/31/2016 - Soda may be available wherever you turn, but do your body a favor and stay away from it. To pour such nasty stuff into your system is to poison your body. There is no nutritional benefits... Read More...

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Student trains public to give life-saving overdose antidote

Something to Learn – November 23, 2018 - A Montreal social work student is on a mission to save lives by teaching people how to administer the drug naloxone, which can counteract the effects of an opioid drug overdose w... Read More...

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Cleaning lady wrote Suboxone prescriptions at Johnstown addiction clinic office

MAT = Medically Assisted Tidying – Nov. 19, 2018 - Even the cleaning lady was filling out prescriptions after hours, Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Cessar said Monday during a plea hearing for Ruth Jones. Dr. Jones, 57,... Read More...

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The other victims: Children bearing witness

Save the Children – November 23, 2018 - Children routinely watch drug users inject themselves — and they also see paramedics race to reverse overdoses. Every morning, school janitors scour the playgrounds for discarded... Read More...

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Should Kiwis go to south-east Asia for addiction treatment?

Worth the Trip? – Nov. 24 2018 - But people with severe addictions can benefit from being removed from their environments - their responsibilities and stressors, triggers and temptations - to “break the cycle”: detox, s... Read More...

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Millionaire couple threatening to create a magic mushroom monopoly

Hell or Help is On the Way? – November 8, 2018 - Compass Pathways has set itself up to be the first legal provider of psilocybin, having recently launched a massive clinical study across Europe and North America to test... Read More...

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It melts plastic and can kill – so why is club drug GHB on the rise?

SO SAD – Nov. 24, 2018 - GHB’s popularity among young women and clubbers in general marks the third stage of its evolution as a drug: first, it was best known as a potent and dangerous date rape drug, slipped into the ... Read More...

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Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) Offers A Solution To Those Who Struggle With Food And Weight Related Issues

One Bite at a Time – Nov 21, 2018 - FA understands food addiction as a physical, mental, and spiritual disease, and addresses these three dimensions with a structured, balanced food plan, daily help from a sponsor and f... Read More...

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Former Portland football star details long road to sobriety

Touch Down – November 24, 2018 - He loved it. “It was an opportunity for me to release anger, frustration, and just a lot of things. Just a way for me to release my emotions,” said Bailey. He was really good. A highligh... Read More...

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‘Not going back’: Longtime alcoholic wows others with turnaround

A 180 – November 23, 2018 - After the ceremony, Riley held a chocolate cupcake and reflected on her journey. She hardly drank until she was 32, she said, but then a string of turmoil in her family, including her daughte... Read More...

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Is Social Media Addiction Worse Than Cigarettes?

Try Going a Day Without – Nov 21, 2018 - • FOMO: The fear of missing out, a phenomenon first identified in 2000 by marketing strategist Dan Herman and later allegedly coined by Patrick McGinnis, is apparently one of th... Read More...

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Academy of Creative Arts offering group music classes to recovering addicts

Hitting the Right Note – Nov. 21, 2018 - Ryan Snuffer is the director of arts at the Academy of Creative arts. He said “We want to give them something positive and productive. We want to equip them with a lifelong hobby... Read More...

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Investors pour money into addiction treatment, but quality questions remain

Beds Better Get Filled – November 24, 2018 - But some investors are focused on developing high-end residential facilities for self-pay and commercially insured patients rather than comprehensive outpatient services for ... Read More...

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Could a garden tended by drug users be the thing that unites fractured neighborhood?

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn – November 20, 2018 - We wanted to create something beautiful in his name,” said Cherashore of the pollinator garden that he, Reed, and a handful of helpers planted on the lot (a Pennsylvania Ho... Read More...

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I stopped drinking for six weeks — here are 10 surprising things I learned

It Was Enlightening – Nov. 23, 2018 - Here are 10 things that surprised me when I temporarily quit drinking: ...I didn’t touch an alcoholic drink for a month and a half — or, as I like to say, my longest period of stone... Read More...

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Lessons from ‘American Overdose’ on the Opioid Crisis

They Are All Guilty – November 22, 2018 - Anti-opioid activists Andrew Kolodny, MD, founder of Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing (PROP), and PROP President Jane Ballantyne, MD, sounded warnings about opioids... Read More...

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A bold exploration of the pursuit of sobriety

The Art of Recovery – November 23, 2018 - Lee, who ran the Northcote Storytellers events during those drinking years, experienced a minor epiphany about four years ago after watching a documentary about Charles called B... Read More...

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Operator of sobriety house linked to fraudulent activity

Wrong Steps – Nov 14, 2018 - Deputies say they were looking into possible criminal activity at Experiences of Grace Ministries located n the 100 block of Tipton Drive. An investigation lead deputies to Starla Pope, also... Read More...

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Exercise may help beat drug addiction

Jogging to a Meeting? – Nov. 14, 2018 - Researchers made this discovery after they injected mice with cocaine over four days in a chamber with a distinctive floor texture to create a connection with the environment and ... Read More...

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Parents struggle to handle children’s tech habits

Soon she won’t recognize you – Nov. 19, 2018 - “The old challenges of getting children to eat their greens, get to bed on time and do their homework are all still there, but there is an added layer of technology that pa... Read More...

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Colder, darker climates increase alcohol consumption and liver disease

“Your Honor, It was the weather.” – November 14, 2018 - “It’s something that everyone has assumed for decades, but no one has scientifically demonstrated it. Why do people in Russia drink so much? Why in Wisconsin? Ever... Read More...

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New Orleans doctor sentenced to 2 years in federal prison in pill mill case

Friends Make the Man – Nov. 16, 2018 - Between August 2014 and April 2015, Bruce conspired with Kenneth “Kenny” Knight, the owner of Axcess Medical Clinic in New Orleans East, to illegally provide patients with prescrip... Read More...

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Celebrities help drive rise in Arizona rehab tourism

Good Weather Report – Nov. 16, 2018 - That feeling of solace in the Arizona air is reflected by Sierra Tucson, which had 83 percent of its residents come from out of state in 2018 and 85 percent in 2017. “We are located... Read More...

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3 simple steps to kick your social media addiction

Where does the time go? – Nov. 19 2018 - MODERATE Sometimes the obvious solution is also the best: Delete the apps from your phone. If everybody did, we’d reduce an incremental creep that makes it harder and harder to... Read More...

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Addiction consultant fatally overdoses

Another Heartbreaking Loss – Nov 14, 2018 - “Jeremiah was just a great example like he is somebody I needed in my life and he was also laughing and joking around and he would freestyle rap and like sing and break dance.... Read More...

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Residents face eviction after federal lawsuit shuts down state’s largest sober living provider

Home life in turmoil – November 19, 2018 - More than 250 residents of California’s largest sober living provider could face evictions on Monday, after a trustee who has steered the embattled company since September foll... Read More...

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Leah Messer Admits to Past Drug Problem

Opening Up – November 17, 2018 - “I spent three days in the hospital … They weren’t figuring out what the problem was, they were just keeping me on medicine. It goes into another day, four days, and I’m like, this isn’t... Read More...

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Minnesota doctor works with drugmaker

Fox in the Hen House – NOVEMBER 19, 2018 — Dsuvia, an opioid that is five to 10 times stronger than fentanyl, won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Nov. 2, following clinical research, advocacy and ... Read More...