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Mark Vallas, Son Of Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Dies At Rehab In California

So Sad: More Will Be Revealed – February 26, 2018 - According to the Orange County Coroner’s office, Mark Vallas, 24, died at 1p.m. Saturday at New Existence Recovery, a substance abuse treatment facility in Huntington ... Read More...

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All teens should be screened for depression

It’s Not Easy Out There – Feb. 26, 2018 - Depression is a growing threat to American children and teens. As many as 1 in 5 teens experience depression at some point during adolescence, but parents often miss the clues, ... Read More...

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Letting American Kids Die

New York Times – Feb. 17, 2018 - Guns are a big part of the callousness, but only a part of it. They are one of three main reasons the United States has become “the most dangerous of wealthy nations for a child to be bo... Read More...

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‘One Day at a Time’ actress shares story of addiction and recovery

Telling It like it Is – Feb. 23, 2018 - Mackenzie Phillips, the actress from the TV show One Day at a Time, was in Horry County Thursday night sharing her story of addiction and recovery. She spoke at Horry Georgetown T... Read More...

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Mothers of Babies Born Addicted to Drugs Could Lose Parental Rights

Then Auctioned Off? – Feb. 23, 2018 - A change in Kentucky law could mean that children born addicted to drugs would be labeled as neglected and abused at birth. In addition, mothers could have their parental rights ter... Read More...

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Let Cities Open Safe Injection Sites

Let There Be Life – Feb. 24, 2018 - the face of this emergency, dedicated public health officials and policymakers have suggested some vital solutions. One important, rigorously tested harm-reduction method, however, i... Read More...

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CONVICTED ‘Rehab Mogul’ raped women, dealt drugs

DON’T DROP the SOAP – February 26, 2018 - LOS ANGELES — A self-dubbed “Rehab Mogul” who operated more than 13 drug treatment centers in Southern California was convicted Monday of rape and drug dealing. In all, Christop... Read More...

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Recover From Addiction and THRIVE Podcast

Evolving Man PODCAST – Feb. 21, 2018 - Jordan is a sex and relationship coach who helps his clients zero in on whats holding them back, and at lightning speed. He is a no BS coach who gets straight to the root of an iss... Read More...

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Trump privately talks up executing all big drug dealers

With an Injection of Fentanyl? – Feb. 25, 2018 - In Singapore, the death penalty is mandatory for drug trafficking offenses. And President Trump loves it. He’s been telling friends for months that the country’s policy t... Read More...

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Addiction Recovery in the Lap of Luxury

Sober, and the Living is Easy – Feb. 23, 2017 - In 2015, he opened the Lighthouse, a luxury sober-living home in Darien for executives. Last year, he opened a second branch in New Canaan. With rates of $10,500 to $17,50... Read More...

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3 Books to Help You Understand Millennials

Children of the Corn? – Feb. 14, 2018 - KIDS THESE DAYS Human Capital and the Making of Millennials By Malcolm Harris 261 pp. Little, Brown. $25. THE SELFIE GENERATION How Our Self Images Are Changing Our Notions o... Read More...

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Jodie Sweetin: “I’ve Been Sober For Six Years From Drugs”

No Artificial Sweeteners – Feb. 24, 2917 - Sweetin, 36, revealed: “I have not had any alcohol in at least eight years, and I have been sober from illegal substances for at least six years. “I take my sobriety very serio... Read More...

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The Show Goes On for Arrested ‘Housewife’

Married to Recovery? – Feb. 23, 2018 - Ms. de Lesseps says she has quit smoking, been practicing yoga, regularly attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and rehearsing rigorously. A few months ago, she moved to the Upp... Read More...

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WATCH: Gabriel Byrne’s speech on alcoholism … brings nation to tears

The Rooms to the Rescue – Feb. 16, 2018 - The Irish actor spoke candidly about his past demons. International actor Gabriel Byrne joined Ryan Tubridy on this week’s Late Late Show following his recent win at the Irish F... Read More...

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Meet the Murderers: Family Feud over Opioid Crisis

Pill Pushers – Feb. 13, 2018 - The Sackler family, a sprawling and now feuding transatlantic dynasty, is famous in cultural and academic circles for decades of generous philanthropy towards some of the world’s leading i... Read More...

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Scan environment for a bouquet of happiness daily

Seek and Ye Shall Find – FEBRUARY 12, 2018 - It’s a choice, not occasion. 1. Being happy doesn’t mean everything’s perfect, it means you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections: You may never have everything that’s... Read More...

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Can We Ever Replace Alcohol?

Science May One Day Do So... – Feb 9, 2018 - David Nutt is the director of the neuropsychopharmacology unit in the Division of Brain Sciences at Imperial College London. He claims to have invented a viable alcohol subst... Read More...

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Disease Definition of Addiction Does More Harm Than Good

True? – Feb. 9, 2018 - Among other problems, it has obstructed other channels of investigation, including the social, psychological and societal roots of addiction … Definitions point us to strategies of investigation, ... Read More...

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How to Talk With Teenagers About Vaping

A Bad OMEN – Feb. 14, 2018- Instead of leading with facts, consider starting with genuine curiosity. Setting judgment to the side, ask, “What’s your take on e-cigarettes?” or “Do you know kids who are vaping?” or someth... Read More...

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Former addict whose overdose photo went viral reveals the real story behind the pic

And Lives to Tell the Tale... Feb. 17, 2018 - “Eventually, I was snorting it in the bathroom of my high school. And I knew it wasn’t good, but I couldn’t stop.” Adderall is an oral medication - but crushing and snorting... Read More...

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Colorado’s largest drug treatment provider shut down: What went wrong at Arapahoe House?

Management? – Feb. 18, 2018 - In the months before the abrupt shutdown of Colorado’s largest alcohol and drug treatment provider, others in the substance abuse field worried Arapahoe House’s new leadership lacked experi... Read More...

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Opioid makers gave $10M to drug advocacy groups amid epidemic

Payoff to Pain players – Feb. 18, 2018 - Fourteen nonprofit groups, mostly representing pain patients and specialists, received nearly $9 million from the drugmakers, according to investigators. Doctors affiliated with ... Read More...

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Investigation by Crime Reporter

Call Center or Non-Profit? – Jan. 25, 2018 - “We did have a name change,” confirmed Wendy Hart, Secretary of the National Addiction Foundation. “We were first called the National Assessment Foundation, but the new name ... Read More...

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Chelsea Handler announces her own marijuana brand

Can You Handler It? – Feb. 13, 2018 - Another celebrity has announced plans to enter into the retail marijuana industry. Comedian Chelsea Handler announced to her 3.3 million Instagram followers todaythat she plans to g... Read More...

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A $17,850 urine test

Urine the Money – February 19, 2018 - Her bill shows that Sunset Labs LLC charged $4,675 to check her urine for a slew of different types of opioids: $2,975 for benzodiazepines, a class of drugs for treating anxiety, an... Read More...

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Johann Hari: What causes drug addiction?

2:25 min. VIDEO – Feb. 16, 2018 - Ishmael Daro talks to Johann Hari, journalist and author of ‘Chasing the Scream’, about what we’re getting wrong with our approach to treating drug addiction. Full Story 2 YouTube.com... Read More...

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Why Are We Tranquilizing Our Brightest Children?

So They Don't Take Over? – Feb. 12, 2018 - Smart Kids Are More Likely to Be Misdiagnosed I was on to something. Some scientists believe that kids with IQs in the top 5 to 10 percent of the population are especially at... Read More...

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Rehab sued over fraud, exploitation, neglect, wrongful death

Investigation – Feb. 16, 2018 - RIVERVIEW, Fla. — A widow is seeking justice tonight against a drug treatment center that’s part of an ongoing I-Team investigation. “There is an absolute lack of oversight, there’s a lac... Read More...

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Finding Jackie Wallace: When great journalism goes viral

Riches to Rags – Feb. 18, 2018 - One of the great and humbling things about journalism in the digital age is being able to see at any given moment exactly how many people your journalism is reaching. Humbling because so... Read More...

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Frances Bean Cobain Celebrates 2 Years of Sobriety

Best Wishes – Feb. 15, 2018 - The model called getting sober the “best decision” she’s ever made. She says without drugs or alcohol she’s more in touch with her emotions and the world around her. “I am constantly evolvi... Read More...