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Rejection by an ex-girlfriend changed my life – Now I’ve been sober for 27 years

FLASKBACK – Feb. 3, 2019 - I’ll tell another story with an unhappy ending. When I first became sober, in Boston back in 1992, I became friends with another newly sober guy, whom I’ll call Aaron. Bright guy, good guy. I ... Read More...

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The high cost of the opioid epidemic

The Weight of a Feather – February 3, 2019 - Now Hacker Araoz seeks to share her experience in “The Weight of a Feather, A Mother’s Journey Through the Opiate Crisis”. The book describes the heartache, despair and confu... Read More...

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Trump’s border wall won’t solve addiction crisis — but targeting big pharma can

OPINION: Ryan Hampton – Feb. 5, 2019 - Cartels have been synonymous with the illegal drug trade originating from Southern and Central America. Some 800,000 federal employees did not receive their paychecks because of th... Read More...

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Sackler’s Explored Profiting Off People Addicted To Opioids

Vicious People Doing Vicious Things – January 31, 2019 - The team measured the US substance abuse market in billions of dollars, and noted that opioid addiction other than heroin had grown about 20% from 2000 to 2010. I... Read More...

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Why are Americans in so much pain?

Quality of Lifelessness – Jan. 30, 2019 - The overprescription and pervasive abuse of opioids has become well-worn news, as the nation grapples with millions addicted to both legal and illicit opioid drugs (mostly heroi... Read More...

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California Doctors Alarmed as State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths

Damned if you do, damned if you don’t – January 23, 2019 - Investigators are going back three years to identify any doctors who may have prescribed the drugs inappropriately, even if it was not the fatal dose, and send ... Read More...

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Purdue Used World Famous Consulting Firm to Sell Even More Opioids

Always Be Closing (coffins) – January 31, 2019 - Purdue’s strategy for selling opioids was summed up with the tagline “We sell hope in a bottle,” The consultant (from McKinsey & Company) told Purdue that it could ... Read More...

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Management-Consulting firm, McKinsey & Company Assists in Deaths of Our Children

When the Bottom Line is Death – February 1, 2019 - Purdue Pharma helped plant the seeds of the opioid epidemic through its aggressive marketing of OxyContin. Even when the company knew patients were addicted and dying,... Read More...

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For NFL Retirees, Opioids Bring More Pain

Super Bong – Feb. 2, 2019 - For decades, players have justified taking painkillers because the medication helped them earn big N.F.L. paychecks. Now, a growing number are saying the easy access to pills turned them int... Read More...

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Super Bowl Commercial Makes Light of Porn Addiction

Sex or Food Addiction - NO LAUGHING MATTER – FEBRUARY 2, 2019 -plashing shamefully obvious double entendres onto millions of screens watched by children, Devour’s commercial treats porn addiction like a game. Worse, sin... Read More...

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NEW APP – Real Connections Community. Dating. Friends.

An App a day keeps the relapse away – 2019 - The Loosid App connects you with a community of like minded individuals and gives you access to tailored experiences. Get access to dating, events, groups, travel and a suite... Read More...

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Stripper turned pharma exec gave doctor lap dance to get him to prescribe fentanyl

Sunrise Sunset – January 30, 2019 - Prescribing a highly addictive opioid in any but the most dire cases should spark concern in any doctor’s mind. To quiet those Hippocratic alarm bells, prosecutors and court document... Read More...

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What’s Taking So Long for Naloxone to Be Made Available Over the Counter?

OTC or DOA? – January 18, 2019 - The FDA has developed a model Drug Facts Label (DFL) with “easy-to-understand pictograms on how to use the drug” ... “FDA’s development work here is extraordinary, and reflects their lo... Read More...

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Humanizing Portraits of Mentally Ill Inmates at Cook County Jail

A Look Inside – January 17, 2019 - In late 2015, photographer Lili Kobielski began visiting inmates in Cook County Jail. Her new book, I Refuse for the Devil to Take My Soul: Inside Cook County Jail, is a powerful exa... Read More...

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‘These People Didn’t Have a Longing to Become Addicted’

Chief Administrator – January 25, 2019 - Decker deftly administers Narcan, an overdose-reversing medicine, and soon the woman comes to. “In my first 15 or 20 years of service, I bet I didn’t administer Narcan no more t... Read More...

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Trump demanded ‘horrifying’ anti-opioid ads

Sadism Works? – Jan. 24, 2018 - Sims, a former White House communications aide, writes about the episode in his new book, “Team of Vipers: My extraordinary 500 days in the Trump White House,” a copy of which was obtaine... Read More...

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Mentally Ill Inmates in NY Held Past Their Release Dates

Free Housing – January 24, 2019 - A lack of community-based mental health housing facilities have left mentally ill inmates incarcerated months past their release dates — including some in solitary confinement, a new la... Read More...

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Ruston Kelly Gives a Musical TED Talk on Art and Sobriety

Drug-Free Country – JANUARY 26, 2019 - “It’s been since I was like 19 that I’ve had a clear outlook mentally on my life and perception wasn’t muddied by something,” he said, and noted he’s committed to sobriety but doe... Read More...

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As Problem Drinking Rises In Older Americans, doctor offers advice to seniors.

Older Not Wiser – January 25, 2019 - “For most people, alcohol misuse starts young: they may begin drinking in college and struggle with it thereafter. But for a smaller number of people, problems with alcohol don’t st... Read More...

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Woman drunk on vanilla extract during DUI arrest

Someone left the cake out in the rain... – Jan. 25, 2019 - Police also allegedly found “several empty bottles of pure vanilla extract” in the car. After she failed field sobriety tests, she was arrested but later refuse... Read More...

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Demi Lovato celebrates 6 months of sobriety: ‘Best day ever’

Too hard to eat a 6-month chip? – January 26, 2019 - Before the hospitalization, Lovato had celebrated six years of sobriety. But in her song “Sober,” released last June, Lovato opened up about a relapse. “Mama, I’m so ... Read More...

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Just One Night of Sleep Loss Can Affect Body and Mind

Dream On – Jan. 26, 2019 - “The interesting thing about this study is that it suggests that real-life factors such as sleep might affect how fast the disease spreads through the brain,” said study author David Holtzman ... Read More...

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Internet addiction spawns U.S. treatment programs

Advertised on the Internet. Where else? – Jan. 27, 2019 - We’re all mildly addicted. I think that’s obvious to see in our behavior,” said psychiatrist Kimberly Young, who has led the field of research since founding the... Read More...

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Alcoholic credits swimming for saving his life

Different Strokes – JANUARY 26, 2019 - But after years of trying to get better, the 44-year-old from Sandringham in Victoria was finally able to have his last drink on February 8, 2013. He recalled the first five days o... Read More...

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How addict Jesus survived drug epidemic

Rehab South African Style – Jan. 27, 2019 - A drug cocktail called nyaope is destroying young lives in South Africa’s townships. It is a heroin-based drug, often mixed with antiretroviral medication or rat poison, and c... Read More...

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Marine vet with PTSD held by ICE for 3 days

We are PTSD’d off – January 19, 2019 - Ramos-Gomez served in the Marines from 2011-14, during which time he received accolades including a national defense service medal, a global war on terrorism service medal, an Afgh... Read More...

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Vicious Cycle Emerges With Opioid And Suicide Epidemics

Mobius Strip – JAN. 17, 2019 - “I think we’re all wondering about the connection between suicide deaths and opioid deaths. And it’s likely that there are some connections for some of the deaths, and then for other death... Read More...

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Aetna fined $190,000 over opioid addiction coverage

A Drop in the Bucket – January 8, 2019 -“Making sure Pennsylvanians receive the substance use disorder benefits to which they are entitled under their health insurance coverage is a key part of Gov. Wolf’s battle agains... Read More...

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Therapist sees rise in marijuana addiction

There is Always MA – January 25, 2019 - Links to psychosis Dr. Erik Messamore is a psychiatrist who specializes in psychotic disorders. He has more than 20 years of experience treating patients with schizophrenia, the ... Read More...

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Why Crystal Meth Has Made a Big Comeback in Philadelphia

Higher and Higher – January 22, 2019 - A year ago this exchange would have been inconceivable on the streets of Kensington—even though they have echoed for decades with the shouts of dealers hawking branded heroin and a... Read More...