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‘Kensington Blues’ gives devastating portrait of addiction in Philly

Not a Pretty Picture – March 16, 2019 - The 2017 toll was a record for opioid deaths in the city. Although overdose deaths may have dropped last year, Philadelphia is still grappling with how to tackle opioid use. City ... Read More...

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Demi Lovato Speaks Out About Apparent Overdose for the First Time on What Would Have Been Her 7-Year Sobriety Anniversary

Keep Coming Back – March 15, 2019 - he Grammy-nominated singer, 26, would have celebrated seven years of sobriety on Friday but instead, she looked back on her relapse. In emotional Instagram posts, Lovato details her o... Read More...

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Addiction specialist urges Japan to treat over-gaming as a mental disorder

Tetris Forever – MAR. 14, 2019 - “This isn’t just about Japan, it’s happening all over the world,” Higuchi said in a recent interview. “We deal with patients every day and see how gaming addiction is only getting worse.... Read More...

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How Plunging into Sobriety Makes You a Better Person

The Water’s Fine! – March 15, 2019 - You’ll see Your Health Improve! When you’re wrapped up in the throes of your addiction, everything else goes to the wayside – food, sleep, self-care, everything. This is why so many ... Read More...

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These Tech Companies Aim to Cure Pain Without Pills

Better Living Through Technology – March 16, 2019 - A Jeep accident in Yemen at age 19 left him in a wheelchair and in such intense pain that he was rarely able to sleep, he recalls. Prescription drugs, even morphine, l... Read More...

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Legalizing Marijuana, With a Focus on Social Justice, Unites 2020 Democrats

The Candidate I’d Most Like to Do a Bong Hit With – March 17, 2019 - Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey last month introduced the pointedly named Marijuana Justice Act, which would remove the drug from the federal list o... Read More...

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Is Pain A Sensation Or An Emotion?

Feelings Aren’t Facts, or Are They? – March 16, 2019 - With more than 47,000 Americans dying of opioid overdoses in 2017 and hundreds of thousands more addicted to them, it was recently reported that, for the first time... Read More...

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A look back at the Obama administration’s handling of the fentanyl epidemic

Nodding on the job? – March 13, 2019 - The 11 experts pressed the officials to declare fentanyl a national “public health emergency” that would put a laserlike focus on combating the emerging epidemic and warn the count... Read More...

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The IRS Targets Drug Policy Reformers

4/15’s a Bummer for 4/20 – March 17, 2019 - (T)hat language arguably covers organizations that advocate legalization of marijuana (or any other prohibited substance) or favor looser restrictions on certain prescription ... Read More...

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Macklemore is latest Seattle star honored for addiction recovery work with MusiCares award

Singing a Sweet, Sweet Song – March 13, 2019 - Macklemore is set to become the latest Seattle musician honored by the Recording Academy for their addiction recovery work. On Tuesday, the academy announced that the homeg... Read More...

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Teens and Young Adults More Depressed Now Than in the Mid-2000s

Not Enough Play Time? – March 14, 2019 - Lead author Jean Twenge, a 47-year-old professor of psychology at San Diego State University, has spent much of her career studying the attitudes and beliefs of younger generati... Read More...

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A new drug based on ketamine could help treat depression

Things are looking up – Mar. 16, 2019 - Hence the interest in a recent announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in America that it had approved a new drug for patients with “treatment-resistant” depression... Read More...

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Trump’s new FDA chief must wage fierce fight to stop the opioid epidemic. Gottlieb didn’t.

RYAN HAMPTON: OPINION – March 14, 2019 - Gottlieb’s tenure was marked by slight successes and major missteps. One example of the former: In December 2018, the FDA approved a mobile medical app to aid individuals with su... Read More...

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Why haven’t major institutions cut ties with the Sackler family?

CRIME PAYS? – March 15, 2019 - They are the founding family behind (and have long constituted the majority of the board of) Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, the prime accelerant of the opioid epidemic. Since its i... Read More...

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Joe Walsh, Ringo Starr and the Mission to Save 45 Million Addicted Americans

Men and Women Alike – MARCH 16, 2019 - After checking into rehab for the final time in 1995, Walsh had to put his guitar down — possibly for good — in order to put his life back together. He didn’t think he’d ever play... Read More...

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Trump budget guts opiate crisis office

Let Them Eat Horse – March 13, 2019 - Trump has proposed moving two major grant programs out of ONDCP and sharp cuts to Medicaid, the core program providing health care for people suffering from substance-abuse disorder... Read More...

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American Addiction Centers reports problems getting clients in the door, takes out a loan to cover costs

Going For Broke? – March 13, 2019 - New admissions — excluding several new facilities the company purchased in 2018 — fell by almost 20 percent in the last few months of 2018, compared to the same period last year. Outp... Read More...

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Scammers preying on addicts trying to get clean

Patients for Rent? – Mar 7, 2019 - Drug treatment centers are warning about an alarming trend happening across the country called patient brokering. Patient brokering is when a shoddy treatment center pays someone to ge... Read More...

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Executive Corner with Mike Gerstein

Stick with the Winners! – Mike Gerstein is the CEO and owner of Freedom Treatment Centers of California. He and his business partner, David Silberberg, started Freedom Treatment Center 2 years ago. Mike brings over 30 ... Read More...

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E-cigarettes linked to heart attacks, coronary artery disease and depression

Be Still My Heart – March 7, 2019 - This study found that compared with nonusers, e-cigarette users were 56 percent more likely to have a heart attack and 30 percent more likely to suffer a stroke. Coronary artery disea... Read More...

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Mental Health Treatment Denied to Customers by Giant Insurer’s Policies

In a scathing decision – March 5, 2019 - U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero found that United Behavioral Health, the insurer’s unit that administers treatments for mental illness and addiction in private health... Read More...

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Gwyneth Paltrow Says Psychedelics Are The Next Wellness Craze

A little tab will do ya – March 6, 2019 - Just like Paltrow didn’t invent yoga, she also didn’t invent psychedelic drugs. Since the 1960s, people have contested their use for treating depression and anxiety. But promisi... Read More...

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“Junkie” Caricatures Make Us All More Vulnerable to Addiction

Shattered Stigma – March 5, 2019 - “It’s definitely an interesting psychological process that evolves over time in terms of people’s sense of how drug use relates to their identity or sense of self,” says Kimberly Sue,... Read More...

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Johann Hari’s Journey of Discovery About Depression

Once upon a time – March 1, 2019 - British journalist and author Johann Hari investigated this question in his best-selling book Lost Connections. He believes that cultural disconnect is to blame for a pervasive drift t... Read More...

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Former ABC4 News Anchor talks about addiction

Recovery is Possible – Mar. 8, 2019 - “I have been clean, like I said, for seven years and I just wanted to give a message of hope to people that they can then convey to their clients saying ‘It doesn’t matter where you... Read More...

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Indiana using Lyft to offer free rides to drug treatment

No More Excuses – Mar. 8, 2019 - Residents who are on Medicaid or have access to Medicaid’s transportation program don’t qualify. The program is a partnership between the state Family and Social Services Administration ... Read More...

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Bessom hoping ‘Strong Wings’ app can make a difference for addicts

App-ropos or App de jour? – Mar. 9, 2019 - “I hope we can build 600,000 beds for addicts by 2020,” said Bessom, a former St. John’s Prep defensive tackle on the powerhouse 2002 team who grew up in Lynn and now lives in ... Read More...

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Couple hiking Appalachian Trail to raise overdose awareness

1,000 Steps At A time – March 9, 2019 - He went into treatment for addiction. Massey had lost two close friends to overdoses, but he would lose more people who touched him during treatment. “There’s a choice at some po... Read More...

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Marti Noxon On ‘Sharp Objects’ Season 2, Sobriety

On Point – March 9, 2019 - ...Noxon went on to talk about her journey of sobriety, showing clips from her shows to enrich her very personal experience. She feels that care and attention to addiction should be available ... Read More...

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How addiction treatment falls short

Drug Advertisement? – MARCH 09, 2019 - Many treatment programs were founded on a philosophy of total abstinence, insisting that sobriety means being free of all drugs. That attitude has filtered down to patients, who so... Read More...