Father Shares Emotional Post About Daughter’s Heroin Overdose The Family Afterwards — December 28, 2017 - An Ohio father made a Facebook post about losing his daughter to a heroin overdose, opening people’s eyes up to the harsh reality of opioid addiction. Ti... Read More...Jan 2 2018
Judge finds McKees Rocks rehab operator is a danger; keeps him locked up Double Agent — Dec. 27, 2017 - Prosecutors say accused heroin dealer David Francis delivered drugs to overdose victims, vouched for his alleged New York suppliers in order to get them released from... Read More...Jan 2 2018
2 Addiction Recovery Centers Under Investigation in Oklahoma Slave Labor is Back — Dec. 28, 2017 - A sign marks the entrance to the Faith Based Therapeutic Community Corporation recovery program in Fort Gibson. The program is under investigation for alleged fo... Read More...Jan 2 2018
Massachusetts prosecutors to throw out 8,000 convictions in second drug lab scandal Evil Woman — Dec. 28, 2017 - “Foster and Kaczmarek piled misrepresentation upon misrepresentation,” Superior Court Judge Richard J. Carey wrote last June, “to shield the mental health work sheets fro... Read More...Jan 2 2018
Kickstarter’s Yancey Strickler Announces Support For Five NonProfits Help for the Addiction Services — Dec. 28, 2017 - On Thursday, Kickstarter Co-Founder and current CEO, Yancey Strickler, took to Twitter to announce his support for five nonprofits after reading pred... Read More...Jan 2 2018
5 Ways to Get Sober in the New Year Many Paths, One Destination — Dec. 31, 2017 - New Year’s resolutions come and go, but a resolve to get sober is accessible and sustainable throughout the year. Experts working in addiction treatment ... Read More...Dec 25 2018Jan 2 2018
A Doctor with a Phone and a Mission Call Centers Connect – Dec. 27, 2017 - More than 200,000 people seek addiction treatment on the phone or online every month. Few of them realize that their pleas for help are a valuable commodity —... Read More...Jan 2 2018
Philadelphia’s Overdose Epidemic Philly Photo Essay – Dec. 28, 2017 - Seth Ditizio, an investigator for nine years in the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office and before that a veteran of the Army infantry in Iraq, knows death.... Read More...Jan 2 2018
Do You Have Video “Gaming Disorder,” A Newly Recognized Mental Health Condition? Wasted Minds – DEC. 24, 2017 - Amazon listed as one of the most common items purchased along with the video game Call of Duty 4? A brand of adult diapers. Yes, apparently some video gamers are we... Read More...Jan 2 2018
Governor Launches Campaign to Warn New Yorkers About Fraudulent Addiction Treatment Referral Services GREAT IDEA – Dec. 27, 2017 - “Vulnerable New Yorkers struggling with addiction are being targeted and falsely promised life-saving treatment services and then are given inadequate and ineffective t... Read More...Jan 2 2018
Rehab Riviera: Are drugs for drug addicts a solution or a crutch? Anything Goes — Dec. 28, 2017 - “There are people in the 12-step community who tell their own, ‘You have a sponsor, don’t listen to your doctor. Don’t take that medication. Don’t take anything,’ ” sa... Read More...Jan 2 2018
How one woman became a local hero of the opioid Doing a Life Saving Deed — Dec. 29, 20167 - As the opioid crisis worsens, Lori Erion is finding success fighting it just outside Dayton, Ohio. Her organization “Families of Addicts” focuses on cele... Read More...Jan 2 2018
Staring Down Addiction and Fending Off Harmful Voices AA Not the Only Way... — DEC. 28, 2017 - “I went to war with addiction,” Mr. Wilson said. There, he encountered a woman who told him about an Alcoholics Anonymous program held in the basement of a ... Read More...Jan 2 2018
Drug and alcohol treatment facility proposed at Aspen Institute site in Maryland The Right Side of History — Dec. 30, 2017 - Recovery Centers of America is in negotiations with the Aspen Institute to purchase the River House and a portion of the Houghton House parcel … The conf... Read More...Jan 2 2018
Dr. Phil’s Show Denies Claims That Guests Were Encouraged to Use Drugs and Alcohol All for Higher Ratings? – Dec. 29, 2017 - STAT and The Boston Globe published an exposé on Thursday, which includes accounts from multiple guests who say their substance addictions were enabled by me... Read More...Jan 2 2018
Industry struggling to get clean Most Rehabs Practice Best Practices — Dec. 29, 2017 - California’s notoriously hands-off approach to regulating the industry — still predominantly non-medical even as other states push hard for a mor... Read More...Jan 2 2018
How Proust Can Change Your Life Recommended Book for the Year – Dec. 2017 - This is a genius-level piece of writing that manages to blend literary biography with self-help and tongue-in-cheek with the profound. The quirky, early 19... Read More...Jan 2 2018
Opioid Policy Becomes Personal After Husband’s Death Death Doesn't Take a Holiday — Dec. 29, 2017 - Joe Thompson’s struggle with opioids started in 2004. After he was in a serious car accident, Thompson says her husband was likely overprescribed medication... Read More...Jan 2 2018
What Does Tyler Perry, the 12-Steps of AA & Bhutan Have In Common? We're All Connected – 12/24/2017 - Angela Davis was on her game, focused, attentive and present in the room and there was a spirit greater than any of us present as we joined together clapping hand... Read More...Dec 26 2017
Dr. Phil says he rescues people from addiction. Some say his show puts guests’ health at risk Ratings Mean More Than Anything? – DECEMBER 28, 2017 - TV viewers, however, didn’t see the setup for this shocking scene. Herzog, who was battling alcoholism, told STAT and the Boston Globe that h... Read More...Dec 26 2017
Teens and Antidepressants: The Case for Holistic Treatment Naturally – Nov. 16, 2017 - In some cases, antidepressants are a necessary tool. They address the physical and mental health of a teenager. This is particularly true if a teen is considering self-h... Read More...Dec 26 2017
Alcohol level in air at frat party registers on Breathalyzer Amstel House – Police say there was so much alcohol being consumed at a college fraternity party in Maryland the air inside the house registered a .01 on a Breathalyzer ... They say eight people l... Read More...Dec 26 2017
Advanced Sober Living Partners with Local Content Marketing Firm Center on Calls – Dec. 21, 2017 - BizIQ assists its clients by using a series of complex techniques to elevate their social media presences. The firm employs advanced search engine optimization (SE... Read More...Dec 26 2017
‘Booze ripped my family apart and nearly killed me’ Sobriety to the Rescue? – Dec. 21, 2017 - Three years ago she decided it was time to take control of her drinking behaviour and today she is a Peer Mentor for the service and helps others to beat t... Read More...Dec 26 2017
Acting chief of staff and general counsel for drug czar suddenly dismissed He's Fired – Dec. 21, 2017 Sources familiar with the shake-up at the agency question whether the administration is truly putting its muscle behind the opioid crisis. About 60 to 70 employees work f... Read More...Dec 26 2017
Drug recovery center placed in receivership due to finances Too Many Addicts? – Dec. 20, 2017 - Over the past three years, their budget has more than doubled,” said Tom Donovan, Director of Charitable Trusts at the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office .... Read More...Dec 26 2017
‘pill mill,’ Pa. doctor prescribes millions of opioids, 5 patients die Do No Pharma – Dec 21, 2017 - “My office will relentlessly pursue medial professionals who divert prescription drugs from their intended purpose, especially when that diversion results in death,”… ... Read More...Dec 26 2017
Hi-tech treatment now possible for opiate addiction Pharma to the Rescue – Dec. 22, 2017 - It’s an implant – inserted in the fatty tissue of the abdomen - that kills the craving for opiates. Once in the bloodstream, the Naltrexone blocks the recepto... Read More...Dec 26 2017
The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober and A Short History of Drunkenness MEDIA: Book Review – Dec. 20, 2017 - She writes about her addiction with admirable honesty, and in a tone that is light, bubbly and remarkably rarely annoying. It is impossible to disagree with he... Read More...Dec 26 2017
In Praise of William James MEDIA: Book Review – The Enthusiast, By JOHN WILLIAMS - DEC. 20, 2017 - I began to verbally annotate everyday life to friends by referring to things he had done or said, with the same frequency w... Read More...Dec 26 2017