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New LEGO-shaped MDMA prompts overdose fears ahead of Australia New Year’s Eve

Watch Out Down Under – Dec. 27, 2019 - NSW was rocked this year when MDMA was involved in the death of six people at music festivals. The NSW Poisons Information Centre’s Professor Andrew Dawson said the new strand w... Read More...

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Mobile addiction treatment center battles stigma, shame, and rising overdoses

House calls on the Homeless – December 28, 2019 - Though the city has worked to expand the availability of medications like buprenorphine, convincing people to enter treatment can be difficult. For people in ac... Read More...

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Pastor Creates Sober Bar for Recovering Addicts

Getting the monkey off their (bar) back – December 29, 2019 - “What we do differently is that we have a safe place,” Pfeiffer said. “They can come and shoot pool; they come in here and throw darts; they can listen to... Read More...

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A Drug to Curb Meth Addiction?

Cleaning up this meth – December 27, 2019 - Although it may not make headlines like the opioid crisis, deaths involving meth addiction are on the rise. In the U.S., overdose deaths involving meth have soared since 20... Read More...

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Fatal overdose at a St. Paul ‘sober home’ sheds light on unregulated industry

Wrong Time at the Wrong Place – DECEMBER 30, 2019 - When Thomas McCue moved into a “sober home” in St. Paul in 2017, his parents felt hopeful that he was finally getting his life back on track after years of ... Read More...

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Recovery from Addiction: “You Have to Want It”

If you work it... – December 22, 2019 - We spoke with recovery community members to learn what changes, if any, they’ve seen over the past year in their experiences with finding and receiving opioid addiction r... Read More...

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Purdue Pharma Owners Laugh All The Way To The Bank

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Men with drug or alcohol addiction are ‘up to seven times more likely to commit domestic violence’

Call 911 – Dec. 23, 2019 - Among those with a drug problem, 2.1% had been arrested for threatening, attacking or sexually assaulting their wife, girlfriend or ex - seven times higher than average - the BBC reported. ... Read More...

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In 2019, the Legal Fight Over Opioids Unraveled Into Confusion and Infighting

In It For the Money – December 26, 2019 - “The opioid crisis has just presented such an emergency and it’s called for quick action,” Zimmerman said. “To the extent that it hasn’t worked, I don’t think that’s necessar... Read More...

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How to quit vaping for good: 8 tips from addiction experts

Decision Time – December 27, 2019 - Speaking to an expert might be what you need to quit for good. While you might not find a rehab center near you that treats only nicotine addiction, most rehab centers for alcohol ... Read More...

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Hospital admissions for gambling addiction have doubled in UK

Hard Luck – December 28, 2019 - The youngest person receiving treatment for gambling addiction last year was just 15, according to the NHS data, as new technologies make gambling more visible and accessible for young... Read More...

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Ink & flesh, tattoo story of addiction

Not just skin deep – December 28, 2019 - But rather than turn his back on what were some of his darkest times, and the struggles he’s seen friends go through since, Oakhem has immortalized them in a massive back tatt... Read More...

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Alcoholism doesn’t confine or define me

Serving Up Sobriety – Dec. 29, 2019 - Alcoholism had crept up on me, disguised as a friend to ease the social anxieties of newfound minor fame, a lubricant for awkward situations and parties where people I recognised... Read More...

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Doctors Prescribe More of a Drug If They Receive Money

“They put me on...” – Dec. 20, 2019 - Key Takeaways We studied the 50 most-prescribed brand-name drugs in Medicare for which drugmakers had made payments to doctors in 2016. The drugs include treatments f... Read More...

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Once ravaged by crack and alcohol, she pays it forward thousands of times to the homeless

More Neighborly Love – December 23, 2019 - Midnight Mission spokeswoman Georgia Berkovich hugs a man after a shelter graduation event. It’s not uncommon to see Berkovich clapping, dancing and getting misty-eyed, as s... Read More...

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Opioid Deaths Rise When Auto Plants Close

Jobs Better Than Junk – Dec. 30, 2019 - That finding underscores the role that economic despair may play in eroding public health. “For a long time, we’ve been interested in the link between the American dre... Read More...

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A Neuroscientist Explains What Sugar Really Does to Our Brain

This is your brain on donuts – Dec. 25, 2019 - Sugar can disrupt memory formation Another brain area affected by high sugar diets is the hippocampus - a key memory centre. Research shows that rats eating high-suga... Read More...

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Inside the Crackdown on Rehab Clinics That Became Piss-Test Scams

The New Golden Standard – Dec 19 2019 - Among other things, according to federal prosecutors, Ahmed and co-conspirators collected generous kickbacks from urine analysis laboratories looking to cash in on the well-kno... Read More...

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‘They’re My Safe Place’: Children of Addicted Parents, Raised by Relatives

For Kith and Kin – December 26, 2019 - Hannah, now 17, is an artistic young woman who enjoys making French toast with her uncle and watching movies with the entire family of seven on most weeknights. She has not talk... Read More...

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Why I Stopped Calling Myself an Alcoholic

A rose by any other name... – Dec. 29, 2019 - Shortly after that first meeting, I took a group of friends to dinner to come out with it. Over quartini of Italian reds and one very obvious mocktail, I explained my alc... Read More...

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How Drugs Finally Won The War on Drugs in the 2010’s

Opinion: Getting High in America – Dec. 29, 2019 - So how did 80-year-old cannabis laws finally begin to crumble this past decade? Though very different in properties and ill effects, marijuana’s image shifted for so... Read More...

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5 female inmates in a Philly-area jail overdosed on heroin on Christmas Day

Christmas Disaster – December 29, 2019 - “More than half of the individuals ordered to G.W. Hill Correctional facility come to the facility with a substance abuse addiction. We provide rigorous treatment programs and... Read More...

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Quote of the Week

“Being honest may not get you a lot of friends, but it'll always get you the right ones.” –John Lennon ... Read More...

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‘It only took one pill’

First One is Free – Dec. 23, 2019 - Kathy Thomas took opioids for two years until a doctor told her she was being unnecessarily medicated. She still lives with the psychological consequences. “I still don’t think tha... Read More...

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“Addictions” Psychoanalysis Today

Seven Visions of Addictions – Dec. 13, 2019 - Patients often lose the ability to connect and relate through the compulsive use of mind-altering substances. Treating such patients can feel like a Sisyphean task and th... Read More...

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Demi Lovato honours sobriety with new tattoo

Sobriety is more than skin deep – Dec. 17, 2019 - Alongside the snap, he wrote: “On a real one @ddlovato #hideawayatsuitex #slimneedle (sic)” The new ink comes after Demi recently gave her first interview in... Read More...

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Penn researchers turn to Yelp to learn how patients rate their treatment

It’s About More Than Food – December 20, 2019- The popular online review site is best-known for its restaurant ratings. But it’s also become a clearinghouse for people to rate just about anything — including addictio... Read More...

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Woman thankful for sobriety this Christmas

Miracle in Hattiesburg – December 19, 2019 - HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Sherry Rodgers is thankful this Christmas for her sobriety and for her four children being with her. Rodgers, 28, is now four years sober th... Read More...

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Addiction Counselor Warns People about Risks of Online Gambling, Sports Betting

BIGGEST LOSER – December 20, 2019 - The counselor says before you place that bet, know your tendencies and set limits so you don’t end up making poor decisions. “It may open a door for people who may not necessarily ... Read More...

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Man spearheads substance-free music festivals

The sound of sober music – December 21, 2019 - Q. What made you want to start this? A. There’s a ton of music festivals and they are all great. Lots and lots of fun, until the alcohol kicks in. When the alcohol kicks... Read More...