Chris Herren, a recovering drug addict, addresses studentsHe Got Game – October 5, 2018 - “At 13 years old I would be drinking my father’s beer with my friends, thinking I was tougher than you,” Herren said. He said that he had originally tried some of his father’s beer becaus... Read More...Oct 9 2018
Go sober for October – sobriety diariesSeek Professional Help – Oct. 5, 2018 - Almost 63,000 people in England will die over the next five years from liver problems linked to heavy drinking unless ministers tackle the scourge of cheap alcohol, some doctors a... Read More...Oct 9 2018
Viewers absolutely loved Jamie Lee Curtis’ honest chat about drug addictionLike a Champ – Oct. 5, 2018 - Aside from this, the Golden Globe-winning actress was extremely frank about her addiction to opioids, how she’s not interested in what she looks like, and the parallels between her characte... Read More...Oct 9 2018
A Star Is BornIt’s a musical love story – Oct. 8, 2018 - But back to the beginning. Jack (Bradley Cooper) discovers Ally (Lady Gaga) in a drag bar, where she performs live vocals that upstage the lip-synching drag queens. Her literal... Read More...Oct 9 2018
Olympic Great Ryan Lochte To Seek Treatment For Alcohol AddictionSink or Swim? – October 6, 2018 - Lochte made international headlines in 2016 for fabricating a story about a robbery that happened in Rio. He apologized on Instagram for that incident, but lost endorsements with compa... Read More...Oct 9 2018
Patient deaths bring scrutiny to addiction treatment centersDisgraceful – Oct. 3, 2018-Madison Cross, 22, traveled from her home outside Columbus, Ohio, last Oct. 7 to check into Serenity Care Center, a state-licensed drug detoxification center in suburban Phoenix. Her family sa... Read More...Oct 9 2018
Memory Research Offers Promise for a Meth Addiction TreatmentRemember to Remember – October 5, 2018 - Miller tells Addiction Professional, a sister brand of Psych Congress Network, that among the many potential triggers to relapse to drug use, memories associated with use are par... Read More...Oct 9 2018
Addiction Treatment Gap Is Driving A Black Market For SuboxoneGetting Off! – October 5, 2018 - But about a year ago, Daryl had an experience that made him realize he might be able to stay away from heroin and opioids. For several days, he says, he couldn’t find drugs. He spent tha... Read More...Oct 9 2018
Marijuana caused more damage to teens’ brains than alcoholSmoke Gets in Your IQs – Oct. 6, 2018 - The study found some of marijuana’s negative effects were short-term, while others were lasting. A particularly troubling finding: Young cannabis users may cause long-term damage ... Read More...Oct 9 2018
Tom Petty’s death is still a hard reminder for aging rockersThe Music will never die – Oct. 5, 2108 - Petty, then 66, slipped during a rehearsal and cracked his hip just as the Heartbreakers’ tour was getting under way last spring. He went out anyway. “He was very stubborn,” Dan... Read More...Oct 9 2018
Teacher who snorted drugs in class arrested againTeacher Snorts, Students Report – October 2, 2018 - The young children then allegedly saw her make a line with a substance, which she snorted before slumping over her desk, according to officials. The students also said... Read More...Oct 9 2018
In Rare Bipartisan Accord, House and Senate Reach Compromise on Opioid BillIt’s Simple – Sept. 26, 2018 - With 72,000 overdose deaths in 2017, including nearly 50,000 involving opioids, members of Congress are eager to wield the bill as a substantive policy achievement amid the drama surroundi... Read More...Oct 2 2018
Sober Living Insurance Fraud – Doctors Busted for Risky Surgery SchemeLock Them Up – SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 - A task force crackdown on insurance fraud in the sober living home industry resulted in criminal charges against five doctors, two executives and four others accused in a scheme to re... Read More...Oct 2 2018
Local artist’s path to sobriety through artPaint it Pink – Sept. 28, 2018 - Brunning was born in Saskatchewan in the early 1980’s and moved to Edmonton to join the skateboard and hip-hop scene. Brunning’s past looked more like the life of a rock star then a stru... Read More...Oct 2 2018
Nivea describes devastating drug addiction and how she almost lost her childrenShe’s Gotta Have It – September 28, 2018 - “My experience with cocaine, that wasn’t something I felt public with where people want to party. It didn’t do none of that for me. It was more of a mental thing. I had a diffe... Read More...Oct 2 2018
Martin Sheen on SobrietyCelebrity Sobriety – 09/28/18 - Sheen, who was being awarded with LA Chefs’ Human Rights Hero Award for his work with the homeless in Los Angeles, said that he was proud of his son’s efforts to follow a healthier path a... Read More...Dec 25 2018Oct 2 2018
LAX Will Let You Bring Marijuana in Your Carry-onFly Trans-Love Airline – SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 - To be clear: LAX is not saying you can fly pot back to your state where it’s illegal to possess. But if you’re flying from Los Angeles to Colorado (or another state where re... Read More...Oct 2 2018
Beating alcoholismAUDIO Interview – Sept. 29, 2018 - When does drinking become ‘a drinking problem’? Rev. Bill Crews talks with recovering alcoholic Ross Fitzgerald about beating alcoholism. Ross Fitzgerald is the author of: “My Name Is ... Read More...Oct 2 2018
‘I couldn’t pass this even if I was sober’Self Knowledge is Important – Sept. 30, 2018 - Paramedics were called to the scene and the passenger, a 36-year-old Chicago man, was taken to the hospital for suspected alcohol poisoning. He was diagnosed with an alcoho... Read More...Oct 2 2018
Mark Judge’s alcoholism is a disease, not a moral standingThe Disease did it, not the man? – September 29, 2018 - Alcoholism is a disease. It is a dangerous physical addiction that often results from individuals trying to cope with equally mental health problems, such as depre... Read More...Oct 2 2018
Pair spreads overdose awareness during Florida to Maine walkWalking the Walk – Sept. 29, 2018 - “My brother, he was the toughest guy I know, and I saw him in tears trying to get better and trying to fight this every day and it’s a struggle,” said Grieb, of South Carolina. “It’s... Read More...Oct 2 2018
Here’s what I learned from AA – despite never attending a meetingFood for Thought – Sept 30, 2018 - I’m drawn to their intentionality because I like to set goals for myself. I give myself personal challenges, many too minor to discuss. Here are three larger ones, goals you might shar... Read More...Oct 2 2018
Tearful MasterChef champion John Partridge sobs as he reveals drug hell after mum’s death180 Days and Feeling it – Sept. 2018 - John cried during the final tonight as he spoke about his demons before going on to win the title. Through tears, the actor opened up about how he spiralled into addiction after hi... Read More...Oct 2 2018
First Ever Addiction and Faith Conference Brings Religious Leaders Together to Combat Opioid CrisisClergy to the Rescue – Sept. 29, 2018 - He turned to ministry after recovering from his own addiction and now is bringing pastors, students, parishioners and other faith leaders from across the country together to learn... Read More...Oct 2 2018
She says she did nothing wrong. This doctor wrote 130 opioid prescriptions a day!Pusher Woman – Sept. 26, 2018 - But in a new story by Corky Siemaszko at NBC News, Hoover argued she did nothing wrong. “I prescribed narcotics to people in pain. I did everything I could to help people have a better li... Read More...Oct 2 2018
Oxycontin maker pushes judge to toss out AG’s lawsuit over opioid epidemicMoney Makes the Courts Go Round – Sept. 28, 2018 - Lawmakers curbed on how much ephedrine a customer can buy in bulk and required signatures and identification in an effort to battle meth addiction, but lawsuits failed ... Read More...Oct 2 2018
Ben Affleck Remains in Rehab After a MonthKeeping Them Together – September 25, 2018 - Affleck has also been receiving visits from his rumored girlfriend, 22-year-old Playboy model Shauna Sexton, but a source recently told ET that his relationship with Sexton ... Read More...Oct 2 2018
60 Minutes: Doctor prescribed a thousand opioid pills to a pregnant woman.Remorseless Murderer – Sept. 30, 2018 - In the annals of 60 Minutes, we have rarely come across a doctor like Florida physician Barry Schultz. Prosecutors say he wantonly prescribed and sold massive quantities of highly... Read More...Oct 2 2018
Workers Overdose on the Job, and Employers Struggle to RespondNarcan in the Lunchroom? – Sept. 21, 2018 - The first time he overdosed on the job, in 2013 at a Virginia construction site, a co-worker who is his cousin stealthily injected a dose of Narcan, an opioid antidote, into M... Read More...Oct 2 2018
Brett Kavanaugh likes beer, not questions about his drinking it…Saving him a seat ... on the bench ... a park bench – Sept. 28, 2018 - But when it came to alcohol consumption, his answers became vague and his frustration showed. In some instances, when faced with questions related t... Read More...Oct 2 2018