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How Steve-O Got Sober … and Stayed Sober

11 Years and Counting – August 13, 2019 - #Jackass legend #SteveO tells @grahamwire how he got #sober, got through uncomfortable times and what those struggling can do. Full Story @ YouTube.com ... Read More...

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AA MEETS CLIMATE CHANGE

Powerless Over Everything – August 16, 2019 - Grounded in the healing power of ritual, Schmidt’s peer-to-peer support group, Good Grief, mirrors the format of Alcoholics Anonymous. Schmidt, whose parents... Read More...

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We Put “Sin Tax” on Cigarettes & Alcohol. Why Not Meat?

Please Sir, Can I Have Some More? – August 11, 2019 - “The person who eats 400 pounds of animal meat every year is treading on the environment for others, and so a meat tax could be implemented as a matter of ... Read More...

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How Getting Sober Finally Made Me Cool

The Party Never Stops – August 16, 2019 - I KNOW. Drinking doesn’t make you cool is exactly what PSAs told us when we were kids, and it was an idea I railed against for 28 years of my life. Anyone who said that obvio... Read More...

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America’s War on Drugs Has Treated People Unequally Since Its Beginning

Good Morning Heartache – AUGUST 12, 2019 - When Prohibition ended in 1933, drug enforcers finally had a new agency they could call their own, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics. This launched the career of its first com... Read More...

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FDA Pushes for Graphic Warning Labels on Cigarettes

Removing the Smoke Screen – August 15, 2019 - Other color illustrations would warn smokers that cigarettes can cause heart disease, impotence, and diabetes. The labels would take up more than half of the front... Read More...

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Rock Cocaine Makes a Paris Neighborhood ‘Hell’

Paris is Burning...Crack! – Aug. 18, 2019 - “We had our share of burned cars, weed trafficking and prostitution,” said Rafia Bibi, a 59-year-old Tunisian woman who has lived in the area for the past 15 years, and who... Read More...

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The Brazen Way a Chinese Company Pumped Fentanyl Ingredients Into U.S.

Exporters of Death – AUG 18, 2019 - Over a period of a year, posing as an interested customer, I messaged with or spoke to 17 Yuancheng salespeople, sometimes for hours at a time. These were wide-ranging conve... Read More...

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U.S. Panel Recommends Screening Adults For Illicit Drug Use

Finally, A Solution? – AUGUST 13, 2019 - The task force defined illicit drug use as both taking illicit drugs and using prescription drugs for nonmedical purposes — meaning for reasons, durations, frequencies,... Read More...

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Quote of the Week

"Sobriety is not a limitation - it's a superpower” —Brene Brown ... Read More...

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“Easy Rider” Peter Fonda has died at 79

Riding Into The Sunset – Aug. 16, 2019 - That movie tells the story of two hippie bikers on a cross-country trip fueled by drugs and the thrill of youth and freedom. It came to be seen as emblematic of the freewheeli... Read More...

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From Woodstock to Betty Ford to 25 Years Clean & Sober: What a Long strange trip it’s been…

A Look Back by Leonard Buschel – August 6, 1969 – “Do you want to go to Woodstock?” Joe asks. “Well, we sure can’t go back to Atlantic City to do our radio show, might as well get out of Philly. It starts ... Read More...

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A Safe Space

Ocala Style Magazine – July 31, 2019 - Everyone’s story starts before treatment. The deep emotional injuries we receive often go unwitnessed and unacknowledged. The hurt and the shock embedded by these painful memori... Read More...

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Filmmaker DA Pennebaker Dies Aged 94

Obituary - Do Look Back – August 3, 2019 - Pennebaker made his first film, Daybreak Express, in 1953. In 1960, he worked on Primary, which captured John F Kennedy’s run in the presidential primary against Hube... Read More...

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I Was a Drug Addict For Nearly 20 Years. There Was Nothing Dignified or Cool About It

Telling It Like It Was – August 4, 2019 - There is no shortage of drug memoirs in bookshops. We’ve all read examples of the genre. I’m convinced that, most of the time, the main thing that drugs can teach us a... Read More...

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Overdose Eclipses Suicide as Biggest Killer of English Middle-Aged Men

Chemical Catastrophes – August 6, 2019 - Suicide was previously the leading cause of death for males in this age group for the past three years running. In 2018 there were 1,336 deaths attributed to accidental poison... Read More...

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“Human Impact: Stories of the Opioid Epidemic” – Art Exhibit Opens

Art Saves Lives – August 9, 2019 - Museum Director Denise Lebica hopes that the exhibit can raise awareness and start dialogue about the opioid crisis. It can also be a way to destigmatize addiction and foster compas... Read More...

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Quarterback Arrested After Cops Mistook Bird Poop For Cocaine

Sh#%*y Police Work – August 9, 2019 - An officer then asked Werts, “What’s the white stuff on the front of your hood, man?” Werts quickly responded, “Bird shit.” The officer didn’t believe him, repeating agai... Read More...

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The Art of Healing Childhood Trauma: Lessons From SNL’s Darrell Hammond

Cracked Up at Reel Recovery Film Festival – Aug. 9, 2019 - Walking to the elevator, I feel ill from being so tired. But something is missing. I’m not plagued by a familiar question. It’s the same question that ... Read More...

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‘I Want to Kill Them’: Big Tobacco’s Worst Enemy Is Coming for JUUL

So How Much is a New Lung? – Aug. 7, 2019 - The context here is, well, complicated. In response to a mounting number of state and federal investigations, Juul last year made it more difficult to buy some flavor... Read More...

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From Prison to Stanford Postdoc — a Journey In Recovery

Twisted Journey Straightens Out – July 24, 2019 - “That was a turning point,” Vest said. “It was the first time I thought I could seriously attain a career beyond being a drug and alcohol counselor.” Vest e... Read More...

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Body-Shaming: More Than Skin Deep

All Creatures Great and Small – August 11, 2019 - Celebrities such as Ashley Graham, Jameela Jamil and Ashley Tisdale have all spoken out on the toxicity that emerges when your body is in the public eye and und... Read More...

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Plant Based Diet Can Reduce Cardiovascular Death

Does Meat Kill? – Aug. 19, 2019 - Now, a new study appearing in the Journal of the American Heart Association strengthens these findings, as researchers find that eating more vegetables, legumes, nuts, and whole grai... Read More...

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Can Opiates Get Addicts Off Opiates?

Crazy Question – AUGUST 11, 2019 - Opioid agonist therapy involves using long-acting opioid drugs such as methadone or Suboxone to replace other opioid drugs such as heroin or fentanyl. Because the repla... Read More...

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Jameela Jamil Shows Her ‘Back Fat’ as a Call to Stop Airbrushing Photos

Baby Got Back – August 11, 2019 - Jameela Jamil is urging celebrities and public figures to stop airbrushing their photos. In a series of tweets on Sunday, the activist and actress, 33, shared a new poste... Read More...

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RIP David Berman — Indie Singer-Songwriter Dead at 52

Ask For Help, No Matter How Often – August 10, 2019 - David Berman was born January 4, 1967 in Williamsburg, Virginia. His parents divorced when he was seven. His mother moved to Ohio. Berman moved with his father to... Read More...

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How a Beloved HIV Doctor Became One of New York’s Top Opioid Distributors

Good Natured? or Downright Greedy? – August 10, 2019 - According to court documents, the doctor, 72, was one of New York state’s 15 most prolific prescribers of opioids. The worst, Dr. Dante Cubangbang of Quee... Read More...

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She Freed 17 Prisoners Facing Life

Mass Decarceration – August 9, 2019 - The sweet tea and trap music lover’s goal today is to dredge up pro bono lawyers who are willing to work with some of the 1,600 people in the federal justice system who are servi... Read More...

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8th NYPD Officer Has Died By Suicide in 2019

When Will It End? – AUGUST 13, 2019 - If you or someone you know is considering suicide, contact the U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255). It’s a free, 24/7 service that offers suppo... Read More...

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Can Short Term Stress and Anxiety Be Good for You?

Good News For...Everyone? – August 10, 2019 -“It’s important for psychologists to share our knowledge about stress with broad audiences: that stress is a given in daily life, that working at the edge of our abilities... Read More...