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Technology Is Rapidly Advancing OD-Resistant Bathrooms

Life Saving Toilets – MAY 14, 2019 - A lifelong tinkerer, King went to work developing a bathroom that would alert staff if an individual inside needed help. King acknowledges that his system could apply to a number of p... Read More...

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Onetime skid row addict has something to say about the homeless problem

Wisdom of the Streets – MAY 15, 2019 - chick invited me to meet up with him at the Impact Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center in Pasadena. It was there, in 2010, that he got sober after decades of drug abuse that beg... Read More...

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Demi Lovato Celebrates Sobriety With Bikini Pics!

Great Meetings on Bora Bora? – May 15, 2019 - Lovato recently returned from a vacation to Bora Bora with two of her closest friends. On Instagram, she’s been gushing about the experience non-stop, calling the French Poly... Read More...

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Attraction to smell of coffee may help addiction treatment

Aroma Therapy? – MAY 18, 2019 - Describing caffeine as the “most widely consumed psychoactive drug,” Stafford said the findings suggest that changes in the ability to detect smells could be a useful index of drug depende... Read More...

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Victory Over Addiction Is Story of Becoming Better Mother

Which Came First? – May 18, 2019 - “I’m more grateful for my kids today and don’t take them for granted,” said Rhodes, who recently celebrated four years of sobriety as she now works as a tech and counselor in training a... Read More...

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Woman who got arrested offered free treatment by rehab

A Good Deed – May 17, 2019 - Hildebrandt said she attempted to get clean in the past, but the withdrawal symptoms were too much to handle on her own. With some inpatient rehab centers charging $6,000 for a 30-day program... Read More...

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Nine overdose deaths reported over two days

Nine Dead in Ohio – May 17, 2019 - The deaths were in the 43223, 43016, 43204, 43224, 43085 and 43207 zip codes. The coroner’s office says it is conducting testing to confirm if the deaths are fentanyl-related. Franklin ... Read More...

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A Conference Like No Other

Self Help Comes to Life – Tuesday, May 21, 2019 – Imagine walking into a bookstore looking for information about pain management sans drugs––trauma and its effects on addictive behavior—co-dependency—psycho-drama—ado... Read More...

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Leah’s Legacy: spreading hope

Helping Others – May 17, 2019 - Two years ago, Leah was at a sober-living home in Ephrata, Pa. It was Christmastime, and a church group brought gifts for women in the home. Most were carefully wrapped, but Leah spotted a... Read More...

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A Neuroscientist’s Journey From Addiction To Recovery

MEDIA: A Nothing Conversation – May 17, 2019 - To add to this, Grisel says that some of us are wired to be more susceptible to drug addiction, including herself. She raises a red flag on the increasing legalization of ma... Read More...

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Police arrest recovery center’s founder for pill possession

Lead Us Not Into Temptation – May 15, 2019 - The officer stated in a police report, “This area is known to me as a high drug area… this behavior is conducive to the sale of elicit narcotics.” Sweeney told the officer she... Read More...

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Former Clinton aide shares his story for people recovering from addiction

Ryan Hampton On Fire! – MAY 17, 2019 - Eventually he sought treatment and lived in a long-term recovery house, leaning on that support system to kick his habit. Today, he’s using his political knowledge to organize peopl... Read More...

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Colorado could allow doctors to recommend medical marijuana instead of painkillers

Higher Ground – May 17, 2019 - Gov. Jared Polis (D-Colorado) is reviewing a Senate bill focused on fighting the opioid epidemic that would allow doctors to recommend medical marijuana in many of the same situations... Read More...

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Herman Wouk, Perennially Best-Selling Author, Dies at 103

The Caine Mutiny – May 17, 2019 - A whipping boy for reviewers who at best grudgingly acknowledged his narrative skill, Mr. Wouk (pronounced woke) enthralled millions of readers in search of a good story, snappy dialogue... Read More...

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CBD effective in treating heroin addiction

Too Liberal? Too Natural? – May 21, 2019 - The available medications for opioid addiction, such as buprenorphine and methadone, act in a similar way, curbing cravings. But they are still not widely used. Accord... Read More...

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FDA Fraud in Generic Drug Industry

Poisoning America – May 20, 2019 - Generic drugs amount to 90% of all prescriptions filled in the U.S., most of them made in plants in India and China. Generic drugs can be more affordable, but in her new explosive book ... Read More...

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Austin Eubanks, Injured Columbine Survivor And Addiction Recovery Speaker: Dead

Free Will – May 20, 2019 - Doctors had prescribed Eubanks an assortment of pills, including opiates, for the injuries he sustained during the shooting and, as he told WTHR-TV in April, “almost immediately, I started ... Read More...

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Artie Lange: Arrested For Drug Court Violation After 100 Days of Sobriety

Arrested for having a disease? – May 20, 2019 - “He will be returned to the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark.” The representative added that reports of Lange’s progress and commitment to sobriet... Read More...

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Executive Corner with Cerves T. McNeill

Stick with the Winners! – Beginnings: Born in Jamaica, New York, grew up in Flushing where Monday through sundown Friday I was not Jewish enough and on weekends visiting cousins I was not quite Black enough, but eventual... Read More...

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Kelly Osbourne@2 Years Sober: ‘It’s Completely Changed My Life’

Daughter Turns Two – May 16, 2019 - This is a far cry from Kelly’s past as a hell-raising TV star. Back in August 2018 — shortly after the overdose of friend Demi Lovato – she revealed just how dark her life had become b... Read More...

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Heroin Is Disappearing In Cities Where It Once Reigned

LEGALIZE IT! – May 18, 2019 - BALTIMORE — Heroin has ravaged this city since the early 1960s, fueling desperation and crime that remain endemic in many neighborhoods. But lately, despite heroin’s long, deep history here,... Read More...

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Investors unswayed by AAC Holdings’ 10-year plan

Rehab Money – May 15, 2019 - As Nashville Post reports, analysts on Monday’s conference call were less interested in Cartwright’s 10-year plan for the company and more interested in the company’s immediate future. The Po... Read More...

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Why an Indonesian Rehab Center Doesn’t Insist on Abstinence

Staying Sober With Drinking – May 16, 2019 - The center is in Bogor, a city about an hour south of the capital Jakarta, with views of the nearby mountains. It’s located in a big peach-colored house, with a tile walkway t... Read More...

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Not Talking About Mental Health Is Literally Killing Men

Stay Sensitive – MAY 2, 2018 - Your mental health is inseparable from your physical health. Not a revolutionary concept, but what is astounding is the stigmatization that still surrounds men who dare to talk about their ... Read More...

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Lamar Odom used fake penis…

A Huge Revelation – May 18, 2019 - Odom reportedly wrote that, after making the team, USA Basketball gave him a few days’ notice that he would be tested.There was absolutely no way I was going to pass,” Odom wrote, accor... Read More...

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‘I hope it inspires people to come off drugs’ – Elton John

We All Do! – May 18, 2019 - Speaking after watching the movie at the Cannes Film Festival, Elton told The Sun newspaper: “That’s all bulls**t, I’m sorry. If people don’t like it, review-wise, or it doesn’t make one dolla... Read More...

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Illinois Bill Seeks to Legalize Syringe Exchanges Statewide

Wonder Woman – May 17, 2019 - “I realized how difficult life is for someone (who uses drugs) and how difficult it is for their family, and the lack of resources and support,” she said. “It broke my heart my partner could... Read More...

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Pennsylvania sues Oxycontin maker says it targeted elderly and vets

They shall reap what they sow – May 14, 2019 - “Even when Purdue knew people were addicted and dying, Purdue treated patients and their doctors as ‘targets’ to sell more drugs,” the suit says. “Tragically, each part of P... Read More...

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Elton John Opens Up About His Sobriety

30 Years and No Blow – MAY 17, 2019 - “I am a survivor,” John said. “I’ve survived a lot of things. Life is full of pitfalls, even when you’re sober. I can deal with them now because I don’t have to run away and hide.” ... Read More...