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Gov. Tom Wolf learns how to administer Narcan

Government at Work – May 22, 2019 - In Pennsylvania, the opioid epidemic has hit hard in recent years, with 5,456 drug-related overdose deaths reported by coroners and medical examiners for 2017 — a rate of 42... Read More...

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I Chose Functional Heroin Use

Yeah, you and William Burroughs – May 23, 2019 - Opioids made me truly happy for the first time in my life. Ever since preschool I’ve suffered from insomnia, fits of depression and the occasional meltdown. The s... Read More...

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FDA May Block New Addiction Drug

FDA = Feds Don’t Abide – May 24, 2019 - More than 130 people in the U.S. die of an opioid overdose every day. One of the most effective ways to save lives is to get those struggling with addiction treated with... Read More...

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Executive Corner with Renee Baribeau

Stick with the Winners! – Renee Baribeau is an Award Winning Hay House author of Winds of Spirit: Ancient Wisdom Tools for Navigating Relationships, Health, and the Divine. She is a wind whistler, soul coach, i... Read More...

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These psychiatrists bring mental health care to those who need it most

Takin’ it to the streets – May 16, 2019 - “I was at my wit’s end. I was tired of getting high. I was tired of not being on my medication, not being normal,” he said. Alvin had become a dark statistic: one of n... Read More...

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Capitalism Camp for Kids

Drug Dealing 101? – May 22, 2019 - Biznovator, a company in South Florida, offers a slew of camps, academies and programs that are designed to teach students about how to be businesspeople and innovators (bizno... Read More...

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Don’t give up on anyone’: says Former Mets great Darryl Strawberry

A Message That Hits Home – May 24, 2019 - Strawberry, who played professional baseball for 17 years with the Mets, Giants, Dodgers and the Yankees, led an honest dialogue and Q&A segment with an audience at... Read More...

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June Dobbs Butts, Sex Therapist Who Preached Frankness, Dies at 90

Putting It Out There – May 24, 2019 - Dr. Butts advocated honest discussion of topics like masturbation, bisexuality and gender reassignment. She hosted a short-lived radio call-in show in Washington and wrote ... Read More...

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Mama June Continues to Show Signs of Drug Addiction

Mama Who? Mama Why? Mama Don’t – May 26, 2019, Author – June and boyfriend Geno Doak were arrested on drug and drug paraphernaliapossession charges. The arrest appears to have left the reality television star ... Read More...

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The big business of loneliness

Finding Our Tribe – May 6, 2019 - This conversation — this warmth — is what Ben Smith is in the business of selling. Smith is the CEO and co-founder of Tribe, a co-living space with seven locations in Brooklyn ... Read More...

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Middle-Aged Women Are Fastest Growing Segment of Addicts

Women Suffer, Too – MAY 25, 2019 - Her addiction started after major surgery. Wolfe said she had undergone gastric bypass surgery and was told a small amount of alcohol could really affect her body.During her ... Read More...

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Smoking Weed Increases Your Chances of Developing Psychosis

is - DOPE – MAR 20, 2019 - “High-potency cannabis contributes to incidence of psychotic disorder but doesn’t explain it completely,” said lead author Dr. Marta Di Forti. In other words, these scientists and pre... Read More...

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Sober memes are thriving in addiction and sobriety communities

Rule 62 – May 26, 2019 - Out of context, the post just sounds like a crude punchline to justify binge drinking. But on the Fat Jewish’s page, which is 10.4-million followers strong, it struck a relatable note ... Read More...

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Lawyers Who Write – Lawyers to Read

Attorneys at Laptop – May 20, 2019 - Lisa Smith Book @ Amazon.com Brian Cuban Book @ Amazon.com ... Read More...

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$85 Million Settlement in Oklahoma Opioid Case

A Drop in the Coffin – May 26, 2019 - The state had alleged Teva persuaded doctors to boost prescriptions of the powerful medications to treat ailments for which they weren’t approved, causing overdose deaths a... Read More...

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Rehab employee sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling heroin

Playing Both Sides – May 20, 2019 - Kristy Blalock, the acting regional director at Gaudenzia, said the organization was unaware of the federal investigation until Broxton’s arrest and had not received any comp... Read More...

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A Drug User Gets Help From Police To Get Sober

To Protect and Survive – May 26, 2019 - “I explained who I was and what my role in the police department was,” Yarkut said, and she gave Shannon a business card. “ said, ‘Hey, if there’s something that we can do fo... Read More...

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Teens still commonly prescribed opioids at high rates

Teens Given Opioids Like Candy – May 27, 2019 - “Adolescents and young adults are such a high-risk population for opioid misuse and future addiction,” said the study’s lead author, Dr. Joel Hudgins, a clinical ... Read More...

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Can CBD Really Do All That?

If You Think It Can – May 14, 2019 - After meeting David and reading through the small body of published work on CBD, Jacobson changed postdoctoral directions once again, from primary research to the study of t... Read More...

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Four Pennsylvania Opioid addicts on how they got hooked

Extraordinary Tales – MAY 24, 2019 - That was the moment when the opioid epidemic became personal for me. I could talk about how opioid addiction is a hot-button political issue, and how as a resident of ... Read More...

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FIGHTING FENTANYL

DISGRACE – May 22, 2019 - The medical exam room, used to treat minor ailments, is tucked into a broom closet beneath a concrete stairwell. With few drug treatment options, prisoners strung out on fentanyl go t... Read More...

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Drug addiction: separating myth from reality

Neuroscientist Carl Hart – May 23, 2019 - Columbia University Professor and neuroscientist Carl Hart explores the myths and social forces that shape our views on drugs and drug policy. Full Story @ News.Yahoo.com ... Read More...

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Sackler family accused of ‘corrupting’ World Health Organization to boost opioid sales

Evil Genius – May 22, 2019 - “The WHO appears to be lending the opioid industry its voice and credibility, and as a result, a trusted public health organization is trafficking dangerous misinformation that cou... Read More...

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Kevin Hunter and Wendy Williams to ‘Dissolve’ Hunter Foundation

No Good Deed... – May 22, 2019 - “Since launching in early-March, the hotline has received over 13,000 phone calls and has connected nearly 900 individuals to some level of treatment and care,” he continued. “We wil... Read More...

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Florence (+ the Machine) Welch on sobriety, ‘High as Hope’

Singing on the ‘natch – May 23, 2019 - Q. “High as Hope” is, gorgeously so, this articulation and exploration of struggle. It’s also the first album you’ve made fully sober. As a musician, you’ve seen how ... Read More...

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Quote of the Week

“It is not heroin or cocaine that makes one an addict, it is the need to escape from a harsh reality.” —Shirley Chisholm ... Read More...

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Recovery Shop

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The Rise of the Sober Bar

Schmooze NOT Booze – May 13, 2019 - A bar without booze sounds like an oxymoron, like an aquarium without fish or a bakery that doesn’t serve bread. But in cities like New York and London, where bars often function as se... Read More...

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There really is no safe opioid’: Tramadol isn’t a less addictive painkiller

Doctors Know? – May 14, 2019 - Along with his team, lead author Cornelius Thiels, chief resident in general surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., combed through prescription records of more than 444,000 patient... Read More...

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Video Shows State Rep. Steve Reick’s DUI Arrest

He should know better! – May 18, 2019 - The trooper informed Reick his blood alcohol level measured at .146, and Reick said he wasn’t sure what the legal limit was in Illinois. The trooper told him the legal limit i... Read More...