Artie Lange Is Not Ready to Die: ‘F*ck ’Em All’Radio Star – Jan. 23, 2018 - Sixty-nine days later, I heard the news, like anyone else who follows Lange: that he was near death after stabbing himself in the stomach nine times with a 13-inch kitchen knife. Mandy: Whe... Read More...Jan 30 2017
For Recovery Journalists and Los Angeles PressFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: January 22, 2018 Madison Hill Public Relations Rachel Madison Hill Madisonhillpr@gmail.com (323) 445.0425 EMMY AWARD WINNER AND NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING AUTHOR JAN... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Adderall on campus: Students turn to prescription stimulantEvelyn Wood Approved – Jan. 22, 2018 - About 10 hours had passed – and she felt like she could still keep going. Her focus and alertness were aided by a small orange pill – Adderall, a prescription stimulant prescribed ... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Radio forum explores human side of addiction crisisRadio Radio – January 25, 2018 - Kali McConnell, a drummer who has played alongside musicians such as Willie Nelson and Pete Seeger, said he lost everything to opioid addiction. He was prescribed the pills to treat chro... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Rehab bills patient’s insurance nearly $1,000 a day for drug testingBusiness is Whizzness – Jan 23, 2018 - Residential drug treatment centers are doing big business as the opioid epidemic continues to grows. Facilities routinely charge patients’ insurance thousands of dollars a day for ... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Uncle’s Overdose Spurs Medicaid Official To Change CourseFamily Focus – January 26, 2018 - Dr. Andrey Ostrovsky’s family did not discuss what killed his uncle in 2015. The man was young, not quite two weeks past his 45th birthday, when he died and had lost touch with loved on... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Executive Corner with Leonard BuschelStick with the Winners – Leonard Buschel is a Philadelphia native, and a very happy Los Angeles transplant. He is a California Certified Substance Abuse Counselor with years of experience working with people struggling ... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Cracking down’ on pregnant addictsMommy Dearest – Jan. 19, 2018 - The threat of jail may already be having harmful effects by discouraging pregnant Big Horn County women from seeking prenatal medical care … Harris announced last week that he will begin ... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Meet a runner who overcame her addictions to alcohol and foodMegyn Kelly Show – Jan. 24, 2018 - Continuing our Run for TODAY series, Megyn Kelly TODAY welcomes Shelley Leone, who shares her struggles with alcohol and drug addiction and overeating, and reveals that she has lost 70... Read More...Jan 30 2017
‘Money, Greed, Drugs’She had been shot twice. – JAN. 26, 2018 - She had been shot twice. The door to the house had been left unlocked. In Linwood, an affluent suburb outside Atlantic City, some had to strain to remember the last time there ... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Inside Philadelphia’s heroin hubHumans Being – January 26, 2018 - PHOTO ESSAY Full Story @ NYPost.com... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Opioid crisis is serious because drugs aren’t ‘ghetto’ nowBlack Tar Goes Suburban – January 25, 2018 - “It’s not a ghetto drug. It’s happening to doctors’ kids,” the Brooklyn Republican and ex-NYPD cop told the Brooklyn Daily Eagle in an article published Tuesday … That rankle... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Drug treatment center had more than 400 calls to 911 in 2 yearsWhat’s the Emergency? – Jan. 23, 2018 - The I-Team reported how River Oaks Residential Treatment Center in Riverview billed patients’ insurance policies tens-of-thousands of dollars for frequent drug tests, potentially ... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Rehab Riviera, Part OneEXPERTS In Conversation – Jan. 22, 2018 - Southern California is a mecca for drug and alcohol treatment centers – coastal retreats that cater to the rich and famous fighting addiction, but also a haven for insurance sca... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Darryl Strawberry discusses his new book, facing addictionThe Hero’s Journey – January 22, 2018 - After a 17-year major league career that featured a much-publicized battle with substance abuse, Strawberry said he’s been clean for “over 14 years.’’ ... “It has nothing to do wi... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Vaping Can Be Addictive and May Lure Teenagers to SmokingTo Replace the Customers Who Died? – Jan. 23, 2018 - The new report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is the most comprehensive analysis of existing research on e-cigarettes. It concluded t... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Addict Dies in a School Restroom. He Was the Teacher.Roil Model – Jan. 26, 2018 - Mr. Azimi had texted her just that morning: “These next few months will probably be difficult because I know you’re sick. Everything is going to work out and we’re going to have a good futur... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Don’t Call Her a Victim: After Surviving Opioids, Nan Goldin Goes After the MakersBig Pharma KILLS, and She knows it! – Jan. 22, 2018 - The celebrated photographer was sitting in the press room of the Manhattan Criminal Courts Building, a spot that she suggested because of her love of crime dramas an... Read More...Jan 30 2017
TRUMP’S 24-YEAR-OLD PICK FOR SENIOR DRUG POLICY JOB STEPS DOWNAN OUTRAGE – Jan. 25, 2018 - Taylor Weyeneth’s only professional experience before assuming the position of Deputy Chief of Staff for the ONDCP was working on the Trump 2016 presidential election campaign. Before that, ... Read More...Jan 30 2017
New York City Announces Lawsuit Against Nation’s Largest Opioid ManufacturersBuilding a Prison on Wall Street? – Jan. 23, 2018, NEW YORK — Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray announced a the City had filed a lawsuit today in New York State Supreme Court to hold manufacturers and ... Read More...Jan 30 2017
Opioid commission member: Our work is a ‘sham’Fooled You! – Jan. 23, 2018 - (CNN) “Trump gave great speech, then did ‘nothing’ The Republican-led Congress has turned the work of the president’s opioid commission into a “charade” and a “sham,” a member of the panel... Read More...Jan 23 2017
Young women using ADHD medicine up 700 percentDoctors Prefer Thin Women? – Jan. 19, 2018 - The findings, published today in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, highlight the need for more research to be done on how these medications could potentially a... Read More...Jan 23 2017
Author responds to opiate crisisHooked on Good Advice – Jan. 18, 2018 - Author Clyde Mighells, of Howard, has released a new book called Curbing the Opiate Crisis; A Call to Action, a rallying cry against the systems he says have allowed the crisis to... Read More...Jan 23 2017
Addiction is a symptom of illnessThat We All Have? – Jan 22, 2018 - Doctors may over-prescribe medications that are known to be addictive, such as Xanax, Valium or opiates in general. Even when choosing to avoid drugs that aren’t prescribed by a profes... Read More...Jan 23 2017
WWE star Eva Marie pens emotional essay about her battle with alcoholismGetting Off the Mat – Jan. 17, 2018 - The WWE Diva, 33, who recently celebrated five years of sobriety, has been known to speak candidly on the debilitating disease which she revealed left her at ‘rock bottom’ in her 20... Read More...Jan 23 2017
Tom Petty’s Cause of Death: Accidental OverdoseMedicine Cabinet Cannon – Jan. 19, 2018 - The Hall of Fame musician had taken several pain medications, including Fentanyl, oxycodone and generic Xanax. Other medications included generic Restoril (a sleep aid) and gene... Read More...Jan 23 2017
Cranberries’ Dolores O’Riordan Dies of Fentanyl Poisoning in LondonOBITUARY – Jan. 18, 2018 - Lead Singer of the Cranberries Dolores O’Riordan died of Fentanyl poisoning Monday, said a source in the London Police Department. Authorities found counterfeit fentanyl near the 46 years old ... Read More...Jan 23 2017
Ex-Patient Sues Malibu Rehab Center For Sexual AssaultMaking a Passages – Jan 18, 2018 - MALIBU, CA – A Malibu-based rehabilitation center was sued Thursday by a former patient who alleges he was sexually assaulted in 2017 by another patient while he was under sedation. Th... Read More...Jan 23 2017
McShin controversy hits close to home for mayor who lost son to heroinNo One Is Immune – Jan. 17, 2018 - The McShin Foundation had applied for a special-use permit to operate a 28-day, 14-bed residential-treatment program inside the building, which they have used since August for daytime ... Read More...Jan 23 2017
Recovery Experts Warn Against Sending Addicts to JailIncarceration Mistake – Jan. 15, 2018 - Lori Criss is with the Ohio Council of Behavioral Health and Family Service Providers, which advocates for behavioral health services. She says the bill that proposes 30 days in j... Read More...Jan 23 2017