Opioid treatment may reduce contact with law enforcement So Would Decriminalization – July 12, 2019 - “Contact with the criminal justice system – both in terms of crime and imprisonment – among opioid-dependent people is associated with a significant economic b... Read More...July 16 2019
Police warn not to flush drugs down toilet for fear of creating ‘meth-gators’ First the Squirrel, Now This? – July 15, 2019 - That’s the warning coming out of the Loretta Police Department in Tennessee after investigators said they caught someone “attempting to flush methamphetamine alon... Read More...July 16 2019
Juul CEO tells parents ‘I’m sorry’ And I’m Rich – JUL 13 2019 - “First of all, I’d tell them that I’m sorry that their child’s using the product,” said Burns, who joined Juul in late 2017. “It’s not intended for them. I hope there was nothing that we ... Read More...July 16 2019
‘Carried him out in a body bag’: Woman says man overdosed, died on airplane D.O.A. Where's the NARCAN?– July 15, 2019 - “Appreciate @lynnelyman sharing this tragic experience. Flight Attendants are aviation’s first responders and we need the proper tools to respond and save lives. In the air... Read More...July 16 2019
Florida cop planted meth on drivers. One lost custody of his daughter. War of Decency – July 11, 2019 - It was October 2017 and Bowling was on his way to the store to pick up diapers with his friend Shelly Smith when they saw the flashing lights swirl in the rearview mirror. He ha... Read More...July 16 2019
Addiction Costs Employers $100 Billion Every Year Stockholders Up In Arms? – July 9, 2019 - Substance use disorder is a mental health disorder that has expensive and destructive effects on both the person who is suffering, and the people around them. The loss... Read More...July 16 2019
REEL Recovery Film Festival Partners with National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) RRFF Partners with NAMI – July 11, 2019 - Films accepted for the REEL Recovery Film Festival Week will be shown on NAMI Day, Sunday, October 13th, from 1pm to 9pm. A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit N... Read More...July 16 2019
Executive Corner with Ryan Hampton Stick with the Winners! – July 15, 2019 - Over four years into recovery from a decade-long opioid addiction, Ryan Hampton has been rocketed to the center of America’s rising addiction recovery advocacy movemen... Read More...July 16 2019
Motorcycle Crash Shows Bioethicist The Dark Side of Quitting Opioids NEW BOOK: In Pain – July 8, 2019 - Interview highlights On what happened when he tried tapering opioids after an ill-advised consultation with a plastic surgeon, who recommended abruptly redu... Read More...July 16 2019
Canadian singer who quit drinking calls for booze-free options at music venues More Than Just Diet Coke – July 11, 2019 - Before you quit, how much did drinking feel like a part of your job? I would say it felt like a huge part of my job. As musicians, I mean, it would be a shocking situ... Read More...July 16 2019
Le’andria Johnson Talks Alcoholism and Her Journey to Sobriety Singing a Soul Song – JULY 14, 2019 - Do you feel like alcohol impeded on your relationship with God? I feel like alcohol impeded on my life other than just God, my family, my children, my ca... Read More...July 16 2019
A Peek Into Opioid Users’ Brains as They Try to Quit NA or CVS? – July 9, 2019 - One reason: “People say you’re just changing one drug for another,” said Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, who is leading that first-of-its-kind study. “Th... Read More...July 16 2019
Study finds psychiatric diagnosis to be ‘scientifically meaningless’ Pick a Card, Any Card! – JULY 8, 2019 - The main findings of the research were: • Psychiatric diagnoses all use different decision-making rules • There is a huge amount of overlap in symptoms between diagnoses ... Read More...July 16 2019
Even Heroes Can Struggle With Addiction Freeing the Slave Within – July 12, 2019 - William Wilberforce, the parliamentarian known for leading the legislative fight to end the British slave trade, struggled with opioid use over 45 years. That biographers re... Read More...July 16 2019
Francine Shapiro, Developer of EMDR, Dies at 71 Left right, left right, left right... – July 11, 2019 - The sting of the memory quickly faded, and the student, Francine Shapiro, glimpsed her future. In the ensuing years she developed a popular, if contro... Read More...July 16 2019
Hello, Therapy Cows. Udderly Effective – July 12, 2019 - From a lush, secluded pasture on the Mountain Horse Farm, a 33-acre bed-and-breakfast in the Finger Lakes region of New York, 3-year-old Bella and 2-year-old Bonnie are the highlan... Read More...July 16 2019
Why are intelligent people more likely to abuse drugs? We’re Geniuses – June 30, 2019 - When Ronald Graham, a concerned friend and fellow mathematician, bet him $500 that he couldn’t stay off his drug of choice for a month, Erdos accepted and easily won the challe... Read More...July 16 2019
Quote of the week “Smile from your heart; nothing is more beautiful than a woman who is happy to be herself.” —Kubra Sait ... Read More...July 16 2019
Suboxone Maker to Pay $1.4 BILLION in Largest Opioid Settlement in US History Medication Assisted Conspiracy – July 11, 2019 - “Opioid withdrawal is difficult, painful, and sometimes dangerous; people struggling to overcome addiction face challenges that can often seem insurmountable,” ... Read More...July 16 2019
Grace is the Most Powerful Antidote for Addiction Amazing Grace – JULY 11, 2019 -A study of more than 1,300 injecting drug users in Baltimore from 1988 to 2000 examined this problem. Researchers examined demographic factors, drug use patterns, and even whether the ... Read More...July 16 2019
Minute by minute, how cocaine wreaks havoc on your body – and its deadly long-lasting effects End of the Line – July 1, 2019 - It creates a euphoric high, but this is short-lived, lasting between 20 to 30 minutes - leaving users desperately chasing the same high. The more you use it, the more your brai... Read More...July 9 2019
Sober bars offer social connections without peer pressure to drink Clean and Serene – July 2, 2019 - “We evolved as social creatures. This is a good trend if you want the experience of companionship and social culture but don’t want the negatives,” said William Stoops, a Unive... Read More...July 9 2019
Mitchell Feigenbaum, physicist pioneered chaos theory R.I.C. Orderly Obituary – July 2, 2019 - Mitchell J. Feigenbaum, a mathematical physicist whose groundbreaking work on deterministic chaos influenced fields ranging from cardiology to cartography, died in New York City on J... Read More...July 9 2019
From the Brink of the Drink: A personal story of tribulations and triumphs of alcoholism MEDIA: BOOK REVIEW – JULY 2019 - REVIEW: “I have never read a more heartfelt account of a women’s battle with alcohol and its devastation. Karla is deeply blunt and brutally honest in her account of addiction ... Read More...July 9 2019
Man jumps off boat in Shasta Lake to avoid sobriety test Diver’s License Suspended – July 6, 2019 - Meanwhile, deputies say the boat’s owner 31-year-old Rylie Hogue was too intoxicated to care for his own safety or operate the boat and was was arrested for being int... Read More...July 9 2019
Addiction Nation: Writer shares hope amid the opioid crisis MEDIA: BOOK REVIEW – July 6, 2019 - I also learned a ton about the numbers of addicted individuals in New Hampshire as well as other states. This is an epidemic. The so-called War on Drugs is a fail... Read More...July 9 2019
Presidential candidates plans to combat the opioid crisis Platform Bullshi* – July 5, 2019 - Addiction doesn’t discriminate. No matter the race, gender, age or political stance, anyone is susceptible to the pull opioids have. That’s why the candidates running for president ... Read More...July 9 2019
Global Addiction Treatment Industry Sales, Growth Rate, and Market Size Analysis ADVERTISEMENT – July 6, 2019 - The global Addiction Treatment market belongs to one of the sectors that contribute to the highest shares in international economic development. The market is witnessing rapid gr... Read More...July 9 2019
Drug cop loses daughter to overdose, builds sober living house in her honor Wisdom The Hard Way – July 3, 2019 - “Brooke’s House,” which opens its doors soon Hagerstown, Md., is named after his late daughter, who after a years-long battle with drug addiction, ended up dying from a drug... Read More...July 9 2019
David Cale’s ‘We’re Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time’ MEDIA: NEW YORK Theater Review – July 3, 2019 - David’s father is described as being the polar opposite of his mother: Ron’s alcoholism is entrenched. One sequence describes a disastrous evening when father and son w... Read More...July 9 2019