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‘Recovery Pod’ is First-Of-Its-Kind Drug Treatment

Spectacular Idea – October 4, 2019 - The pod is made up of 10 dormitory-style cells. Men and women are housed separately where they can receive counseling and medical treatment while going through withdrawals. ... Read More...

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Why I don’t believe in ‘Sober October’

Yes, It’s an English OPINION – Oct. 5, 2019 - These PRs wonder in their emails if I have thought about writing a piece on the trend for going alcohol-free, because, if so, here are some case studies I could use in my... Read More...

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Stop The Stigma forum focuses on the neuroscience of addiction

Stop Calling Them “Druggy Buggies” – Oct. 4, 2019 - “Truly it is about raising awareness and educating our community about mental health and substance abuse issues,” said Dr. Elfie Neber of the GFC-MSU Psychology Dep... Read More...

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10 Dead within 26 hours in one Ohio county

Why? – September 30, 2019 - The most common cause of death in Franklin County is fentanyl overdose, Ortiz said. The typical overdose victim in the county is a white male between 30 and 40 years old, though the ... Read More...

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Scottish Police oppose naloxone overdose kits: ‘not our job to save lives’

What would Craig Ferguson say? – Oct. 5, 2019 - Training to use the drug – available in injectable form or as a nasal spray – is complete in less than two hours and is it held by many hostels and homeless day centres... Read More...

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Recovery Through A.A. Meetings

COLLEGE DIPLOMAA? – October 5, 2019 - During the meeting, members pulled out a book about alcoholism entitled “The Big Book” by William “Bill W.” Wilson and promptly turned to chapter five. For 20 minutes, each indiv... Read More...

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Long Walk Out of the Woods: A Physician’s Story of Addiction, Depression, Hope, and Recovery

MEDIA: Book Recommendation – October, 2019 - Then while in recovery from active addiction, he lost a colleague to suicide, further revealing the extent of the secrecy and broken systems contributing to an evolv... Read More...

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Why were millions of opioid pills sent to a West Virginia town of 3,000?

Money Means More Than Lives? – Oct. 2, 2019 - Twenty minutes’ drive to the north, the Sav-Rite Pharmacy in the village of Kermit, population 280 and falling, was outstripping them both ... Drug distributors delivered... Read More...

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A Former College Athlete’s Life Completely Changed After Giving Up Alcohol

No More Keggers – October 1, 2019 - When Billy Murphy, a former college basketball player at Lafayette College, realized he had an issue with alcohol, he didn’t want to admit it. On paper, Billy was thriving. H... Read More...

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“Emergency Poet” Opens Literary Pharmacy to Support Mental Wellbeing

Word Play for Sobriety – Oct. 2, 2019 - Literature academics from Keele University are opening an innovative “Poetry Pharmacy” to dispense literary “first aid” as a way of bringing the therapeutic benefits of p... Read More...

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1 Million People Acquire Sexually Transmitted Infections Everyday

It’s a Crowded Planet – October 5, 2019 - As bad as sexually transmitted diseases sound, their prevention is not very complex. There are two approaches that may be used to control this fast spreading epidemic. First ... Read More...

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Legendary Cream drummer Ginger Baker dies at 80

RIP Ginger Baker – Oct. 6, 2019 Mr. Baker’s appearance behind the drum kit — flaming red hair, flailing arms, eyes bulging with enthusiasm or shut tight in concentration — made an indelible impression. So, unfortunat... Read More...

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Methadone pioneer Herbert Kleber’s approach still helps people today

Worth The Effort – October 1, 2019 - And though the worsening opioid overdose crisis has helped other medications and therapies become popular in recent years, methadone remains one of the gold standard treatments fo... Read More...

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Federal Agents Raid! Inspire Malibu, BLVD Centers Inc.,Victory Detox Center, Reflections Recovery LLC

Just in Time for Group? – Oct. 7, 2019 - The Southern California News Group has chronicled disturbing reports of deaths, sexual assault, drug abuse and paying for patients inside California’s loosely regulated addic... Read More...

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Treatment Scam May Be Coming to Your State

Preying on the Dying – October 7, 2019 - People with addiction and their families often don’t want to ask their doctors or pastors for help because they’re ashamed and want to hide their illness. So, turning to... Read More...

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Addiction Experts are Outraged as Addiction Policy Forum Ex-Pharma Lobbyist is on Federal Drug Abuse Panel

Fox in the hen house? – October 5, 2019 - Now her appointment to the NIDA panel has drawn criticism from drug use recovery advocates over her ties to industry funding and her links to a 2018 lobbying campaign led by ... Read More...

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Lung Damage From Vaping Resembles Chemical Burns

New Flavor: Agent Orange – Oct. 2, 2019 - “All 17 of our cases show a pattern of injury in the lung that looks like a toxic chemical exposure, a toxic chemical fume exposure, or a chemical burn injury,” said Dr. Bran... Read More...

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He Was Dealing Fentanyl. And Helping Addicts. Then a Planned Visit from the VP Blew It All Up

Sidelined – Oct. 2, 2019 - I. THE VP On the morning of July 2, Eric Spofford awoke early, pulled on the gray suit he had bought the day before and left for work by six. He wanted to be on site when the Secre... Read More...

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6 plead guilty in $48M drug treatment fraud scheme

Business As Usual? – OCTOBER 5, 2019 - Federal authorities say six people have pleaded guilty to charges involving a $48 million Medicaid fraud scheme involving an Ohio addiction services company. Among those w... Read More...

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Kevin Donovan – The Garden in Heaven

Time for a Good Cry – October 1, 2019 - Murtaugh said in his two years as a full-time employee, Donovan was “a warrior in Narcan training.” He helped cover nine counties in central New York. Murtaugh said Donovan’s w... Read More...

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The Garden in Purgatory

Growing Hope in Hell – Oct. 4, 2019 - The GreenHouse, as it is called, is the nation’s oldest and largest prison garden. It has quietly flourished for the past three decades, a period during which rampant gang violen... Read More...

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Quote of the Week

“Our heads are round so thought can change direction” ―Allen Ginsberg ... Read More...

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Rob Lowe reacts to Demi Moore’s memoir

Rob Lowe on Demi Moore – Oct. 1, 2019 - “She was a huge inspiration to me,” the actor continued. “It was the ‘80s, we were all doing our thing. I just remember thinking, ‘If that girl can get sober, anybody can.’ Eve... Read More...

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Ewan McGregor’s daughter Clara opens up about mental health and drug addiction to ‘help others feel less alone’

Sharing the Good News – Sept. 29, 2019 - ‘I want to take this time to talk about mental health,’ she wrote in a screenshot of text. ‘I’ve been so ashamed of some of my mental health issues that I haven’t even wanted ... Read More...

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Tougher rules for sober homes, treatment centers coming to Orange County

No Drinking? – September 24, 2019 - Centers also must agree to respect the character of their neighborhoods; have a manager on duty 24 hours a day; require all residents to be actively participating in legitima... Read More...

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Amanda Bynes In Sober Living Facility After Rehab

One Stay At A Time – September 26, 2019 - Amanda Bynes is committing to her sobriety after suffering a recent relapse, RadarOnline.com has learned. According to a source, the star is staying in a sober living group h... Read More...

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Heartbreaking reason this mum is dressed as her son

In His Shoes – Sept. 26, 2019 - When she returned home that night she told her son about the assignment, admitting to him that the drugs he takes and the affect they can and do have on him are her worst nightma... Read More...

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Mark Kendall Talks Sobriety, Music, and 9 Ball

Great White Sobriety – Sept. 26, 2019 - The date was May 21, 1988 , and I was on Global Travels concert caravan heading to one of my first hard rock shows and little did I know then as a young lad, that many decads l... Read More...

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Five local medical professionals ensnared in $800M opioid crackdown

The Pain of Doing Time – Sept. 26, 2019 - Seventeen local defendants, including five medical professionals, are among those ensnared in a coordinated health care fraud enforcement action across Pennsylvania, Ne... Read More...

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California’s Surgeon General Readies Statewide Screening for Child Trauma

How Will Your Kids Score? – September 19, 2019 - Soon after being appointed California’s first-ever surgeon general, Nadine Burke Harris took off on a barnstorming tour across the state to talk about adverse childho... Read More...