Basketball star, Chris Herren shares his story of addiction Three Pointer – Oct. 24, 2019 - “That’s why I do this. It’s because our children need the tools.They need to be armed with a certain awareness, a level of education and to talk about prevention,” said Herren. “For me... Read More...Oct 29 2019
Capitalism is turning us into addicts Buying Happiness, Then Dying? – Oct. 19, 2019 - A recent book by University of North Florida historian and addiction expert David T. Courtwright, called The Age of Addiction: How Bad Habits Became Big Business, tries... Read More...Oct 29 2019
CLEAN Cause Raises $7M Sober Soda Goes National – Oct. 24, 2019 - “Austin has become such a CPG hotbed and there’s a culture where a lot of the guys who have discretionary income to invest like to get in on these deals ,” Hurt said in a p... Read More...Oct 29 2019
Flea Had a Wild Life. Then He Joined Red Hot Chili Peppers. Naked Came I – Oct. 24, 2019 - That band became the Red Hot Chili Peppers and persevered for three wild, shirtless decades, weathering the loss of members to addiction and attrition, not to mention the waning o... Read More...Oct 29 2019
Filter is Taking the “Free Methadone” Message to a Recovery Crowd The Daily Dose – OCTOBER 29, 2019 - Liquid Handcuffs: A Documentary to Free Methadone is a feature documentary, created by Filter Senior Editor Helen Redmond and Marilena Marchetti, that shines a light on the s... Read More...Oct 29 2019
Ben’s Sobriety Setback at Halloween Party? Being Sober Can Be Scary – OCTOBER 27, 2019 -Wearing a dark suit and a skull mask, the 47-year-old actor, who opened up about his recovery on Instagram earlier in the day, @benaffleckVerified - HA, you got me. I’m... Read More...Oct 29 2019
Demi Lovato channels Marie Antoinette Let Them Eat (newcomer) Chips – Oct. 25, 2019 - Demi Lovato pulled off an incredible transformation for Halloween this year. The “Sorry, Not Sorry” singer unveiled her costume, channeling Marie Antoinette, in a serie... Read More...Oct 29 2019
Quote of the Week “Being honest may not get you a lot of friends, but it wall always get you the right ones.” —John Lennon ... Read More...Oct 29 2019
Lena Dunham Opens Up About Addiction at Friendly House Benefit Friendly House – OCTOBER 27, 2019 - Demi Moore has also been vocal about her battle with addiction and the toll it has taken on her family and career. The veteran actress walked hand-in-hand with Dunham through a flu... Read More...Oct 29 2019
Rats Trained to Drive Little Cars NYC Installing Toll Booths in Downtown Sewers? – OCT. 24, 2019 - They constructed a tiny car out of a clear plastic food container on wheels, with an aluminum floor and three copper bars functioning as a steering whe... Read More...Oct 29 2019
Raiders’ Darren Waller taking his sober life in NFL one day at a time Teamwork – Oct. 10, 2019 - It was just really cool that somebody went out of their way to have that made,” said Waller, who keeps the coin in his backpack. “That was incredible. People that are fighting the same figh... Read More...Oct 22 2019
Don’t Force Patients Off Opioids Abruptly Warm Turkey – October 10, 2019 - Entirely discontinuing opioids for a chronic pain patient is not always appropriate, according to the guidelines: “Unless there are indications of a life-threatening issue, suc... Read More...Oct 22 2019
How to Recognize When a Loved One May Be Considering Suicide, and the Best Ways to Help Someone You Know? – October 18, 2019 - But if a friend or loved one’s behaviors change or they start to withdraw and you feel worried, “trust your gut,” says Dr. Christine Moutier of the American Foundation for... Read More...Oct 22 2019
Massive marketing muscle pushes 3D mammograms, despite No evidence they save more lives Bamboozling Women Daily – Oct. 18, 2019 - “There’s a lot of money to be made,” said Dr. Steven Woloshin, director of the Center for Medicine and Media at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical ... Read More...Oct 22 2019
Why Doctors Are Struggling to Treat Prescription Drug Addiction Lame Excuses – October 16, 2019 - For instance: 62% of surveyed physicians think the opioid crisis could well be supplanted by some other sort of prescription drug addiction epidemic. Then there’s the matter of trust... Read More...Oct 22 2019
Chocolate chip cookies equivalent to drug addiction in the brain CA Cookies Anonymous or OA? – October 18, 2019 - They’re not only delicious, but they can also be dangerously addictive. A 2013 paper published by researchers from the University of Bordeaux suggests the ingredients ... Read More...Oct 22 2019
How Germany Averted an Opioid Crisis Who Won The War? – Oct. 19, 2019 - Unlike in the United States, where these pills are commonly dispensed after surgeries and medical procedures, opioids have never emerged as a front-line medical treatment in Germany... Read More...Oct 22 2019
One Man’s Path to Sobriety After Nearly 30 Years of Struggling With a Heroin Addiction The Heroin Journey – Oct. 19, 2019 - His addiction led him to the some of the shadiest parts of Eureka where he saw young girls strung out and preyed upon by older men. He bought drugs in horrifying situations ... Read More...Oct 22 2019
Current advances in research on Nicotine addiction Death Match – Oct. 16, 2019 - Tobacco smoking causes about half a million U.S. deaths annually, of which 50,000 are among nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke (3, 4). More than half of all long-term smokers die fro... Read More...Oct 22 2019
Film Review: ‘Rocketman’ Soars to Great Heights In New York, Nov. 7. Village East Cinema – October 16, 2019 - Taron Egerton may not have been the obvious choice to play the pop star, but through movies like “The Kingsmen,” he has proven he has a particular ... Read More...Oct 22 2019
Azure Acres celebrates 60 years of addiction treatment Longevity Counts – Oct. 16, 2019 - Jen Carvalho, the CEO of Azure Acres, said the field of addiction treatment has undergone significant transformation over the past two decades. “There have been such dramatic change... Read More...Oct 22 2019
Nick Tosches, Fiery Music Writer and Biographer, Dies at 69 He Wrote His Own Story – Oct. 20, 2019 - “Recordings, movies, radio, television: He would cast his presence over them all, a mob-culture Renaissance man,” he wrote of Martin. “And he would come to know, as few ... Read More...Oct 22 2019
New York community celebrates state’s move to block planned treatment center No Rehab For You – Oct 19, 2019 - A community in Throgs Neck is celebrating a decision by the state to shut down a plan for a drug treatment facility that people had been protesting for years. Miracle City — a provid... Read More...Oct 22 2019
Why Aren’t We Curious About the Things We Want to Be Curious About? OPINION Curious? – Oct. 18, 2019 - Note that your brain calculates what you might learn in the short term — your long-term interests aren’t a factor. That’s why a cardiac surgeon who is passionate about her job will ... Read More...Oct 22 2019
Boston Lawyer Writes ‘Serenity Song’ Amen. – October 18, 2019 - Interview Highlights Pat St. James on the origins of the Serenity Song and Serenity ProjectI wrote it for a client who wrote a play called Recovery, which was going to play off-Bro... Read More...Oct 22 2019
Four drug companies reach last-minute $260 million opioid settlement Pat on the Head – Good Dogs – OCT. 21 2019 - Four large drug companies reached a last-minute $260 million legal settlement on Monday over their role in the U.S. opioid addiction epidemic, striking a deal with t... Read More...Oct 22 2019
Wrabel Talks Sobriety and Working with Pink The Promises – October 18, 2019 - Earlier this year, Pink released his song “90 Days” as a duet with Wrabel, and the pair performed the ballad together on her Beautiful Trauma World Tour while he was on t... Read More...Oct 22 2019
Eden Sassoon is Living Sober With Style Honest Conversation – OCTOBER 16, 2019 - Eden Sassoon ended up in her closet hearing the voice of her dead father telling her to stop drinking. She’s now coming up on 7 years sober. In this episode, Eden discusses he... Read More...Oct 22 2019
Inside Michael Douglas’ Family History of Addiction A Family That Heals Together... – October 16, 2019 - Addiction has touched the Douglas family in many ways over the years, and as Cameron shares in an upcoming memoir, Long Way Home, excerpted exclusively in this wee... Read More...Oct 22 2019
Opioid addiction can be overcome with mindfulness And Desire – OCT. 17, 2019 - Compared to research subjects who discussed their pain and opioid use in group sessions for eight weeks, those who focused on their breathing, bodily sensations and emotions showed ... Read More...Oct 22 2019