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Medicating Normal is untold story of what can happen when profit-driven medicine intersects with human beings in distress.

Big Pharma Lies – 2019 - A high functioning, Harvard graduate and star athlete, she had been diagnosed in her early twenties with “mental illness”. Her subsequent treatment resulted in a steady stream of doctors disp... Read More...

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Congress MIGHT raise federal age to buy tobacco to 21

Protect Our Teens – December 16, 2019 - The measure does not specifically address or add more restrictions to black-market e-cigarette products connected to lung injuries and illnesses, thought to be the result of in... Read More...

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M.L.B. Updates Drug Policy to Include Opioid Testing

From Fastball to Eight Ball – Dec. 12, 2019 - After a season that saw the opioid-overdose death of a 27-year-old pitcher, Major League Baseball and the players’ union on Thursday announced that players will be tested... Read More...

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Can We Reverse the Brain Damage That Drug Use Causes?

ReWire – December 15, 2019 - For years, researchers have been working to counteract these changes by tapping into the brain’s ability to adapt and repair itself. Because the brain is “plastic,” or able to... Read More...

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Will the youngest victims be left out of opioid settlement?

Suffer The Little Children – December 15, 2019 - Studies indicate more than 30,000 babies with the condition are born every year in the U.S. — about one every 15 minutes. Although their plight is mentioned in opioid-... Read More...

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CrossFit Champion Has Been Sober Since 17

A Strong Recovery – DEC. 8, 2019 - Shortly after, Fraser met a guy called Nate who was going through something similar, and they became close friends. “I really just secluded myself, I started working out like ... Read More...

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FDA blasts Alkermes for underselling the risks of Vivitrol

Lowers tolerance, raises profits – DECEMBER 11, 2019 - “Vivitrol is being promoted in a way that does not adequately present important risk information in a truthful and non-misleading manner,” Thomas Abrams, directo... Read More...

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Can Social Isolation Lead To Opioid Addiction?

TED Radio Hour - LISTEN with others – Dec. 13, 2019 - So far on the show, we’ve explored how external factors can impact our ability to be healthy, from where we live to what we do for work and even how our doctors t... Read More...

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Supreme Court refuses to hear unusual case brought by Arizona against Purdue Pharma’s Sacklers

Getting Away With Mass Murder – DEC 9 2019 - Arizona alleged in its petition to the top court that the Sacklers, who have become embroiled in the nation’s opioid epidemic over their signature drug OxyContin, unlawful... Read More...

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New York numbers show significant drop in opioid overdose deaths

Tipping Point? – December 10, 2019 - “And while New York has taken the most aggressive actions to combat the opioid crisis of any other state in the country, the opioid epidemic continues to devastate too many famili... Read More...

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Charlie Sheen Celebrates 2 Years of Sobriety

Hard Won. Easy Does It. – December 12, 2019 - Charlie Sheen is marking a major milestone. On Tuesday, Dec. 10, the actor celebrated two years of sobriety, and his family and friends were quick to take to social media... Read More...

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Despair, bravery, helplessness…too much death

A Public Tragedy – December 15, 2019 - Then it became evident to many moms of addicted children that they had to speak out, bluntly. There seemed to be no other way to stop this massive public health crisis. Th... Read More...

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Inside the opioid industry’s marketing machine

Everyone Was In On It – Dec. 6, 2019 - As the marketing campaigns unfolded, representatives from industry-funded groups that advocate for pain patients fanned out across the country to speak on TV shows, at conferenc... Read More...

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Psychedelic ‘wonder drug’ that can ‘reset the brain’ and ‘turn off’ people’s addictions

Mind Over Morphine – Dec. 10, 2019 - Micro-dosing is a growing phenomenon that sees people use tiny amounts of drugs such as LSD to keep their addictions at bay during day-to-day life. This is illegal and can often l... Read More...

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Sackler Family Took $10.7 Billion from Purdue Pharma

Sacklers of Sh*t – Dec. 16, 2019 - The new report, a 350-page forensic accounting prepared by Alix Partners, a consulting firm that Purdue has hired to help guide the company through Chapter 11 restructuring, was fil... Read More...

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MLB removing marijuana from list of banned substances

Waiting for a high fly – Dec. 12, 2019 - The change will go into effect beginning in 2020 spring training, according to the organizations. The statement also said players who test positive for opioids, fentanyl, c... Read More...

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What Is Recovery? by Stanton Peele

She’s Gotta Have It – Dec. 9, 2019 - Dr. Volkow came away with a strong impression. Indeed, it seems that she received an earful, which she described in a blog at the NIDA web site titled: “Addressing the Socio... Read More...

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Sackler Family empire behind OxyContin now selling overdose cure

Addicted to Greed – December 15, 2019 - Here they were cashing in on a cure. “You’re in the business of selling medicine that causes addiction and overdoses, and now you’re in the business of selling medicine t... Read More...

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April Hartman on Sobriety, Running a Non-Profit, and becoming a headliner

Folk singers are like you and me – Dec. 13, 2019 - PN: You’ve got a new album coming out, called Pipe Dream. Tell me a little bit about it, and why its different than your first album? Well, we are coming up on like ... Read More...

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Quote of the Week

“The further a society drifts from the truth the more it will hate those who speak it.” —George Orwell ... Read More...

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Pussycat Dolls Reunite, Reveal Battles with Bulimia, Alcoholism

Group Effort – November 30, 2019 - After teasing a reunion on Instagram earlier this week, Scherzinger, 41, confirmed to The SunThursday the group is coming together for a huge tour. “The Masked Singer” judge also op... Read More...

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5 sobriety support groups that aren’t AA

All Roads Lead to Abstinence? – December 2, 2019 - Plus, not everyone who struggles with alcohol use is clinically addicted: Anyone, regardless of their drinking habits, can feel like alcohol takes a toll on th... Read More...

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Being of service at holiday time

A Helping Hand – December 5, 2019 - He knows a thing or two about it. “I was going to make an effort to be of maximum service and help other people as I’d been helped because people gave me a helping hand when I real... Read More...

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One patient got 17K pain pills

Doctor Thug – Dec. 4, 2019 - A New Jersey doctor whose license was suspended after a patient died of an opioid overdose is now facing drug dealing charges. Authorities in Burlington County say Morris “Moishe” Starkma... Read More...

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Hopeless alcoholic decides to sober up after seeing a shocking picture of himself

Good Decision – Dec. 1, 2019 - “That said, given how much I normally drank - a bottle and a half of whisky a day at one stage - a few glasses of wine was a mere hors d’oeuvre for me.” Having been asked to... Read More...

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Hollywood Poll: 24% of Assistants Driven to Increased Substance Use

Occupational Hazard – DECEMBER 3, 2019 - Some of the survey’s findings point to gender and racial disparities within the industry. (Around 70% of the assistants surveyed were women, in contrast with the upper e... Read More...

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Letting Go of the Thief: “A Ninety Day Journey Inside the Thoughts of an Alcoholic. by Pamela D Pesta

MEDIA: Book Recommendation – Review: This is one of the best books I have ever read because it’s a real story of a common, and heartbreaking epidemic. Pamela D. Pesta takes you on her journey through alcoholism, not ... Read More...

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Center owner gets 10 years in prison, must pay $24 million

Swine, Sleaze or Slimy? – Dec. 6, 2019 - And it largely worked. Eric Snyder, the owner of a Delray Beach halfway house and a treatment center who was the mastermind of the operation, was handed a 10-year sentence by ... Read More...

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The history of OxyContin

Doomed to Repeat Itself – DECEMBER 3, 2019 - Below is a timeline of Purdue’s activities as revealed by the newly released documents (and some that were already public), and excerpts from those records. Click on... Read More...

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Kratom is widely available despite warnings of addiction, risks

Available At Now Your Local 7-11 – December 7, 2019 - Kratom is a plant that grows naturally in southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. A relative of the coffee plant, kratom affects the s... Read More...