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Global ‘war on drugs’ a failure

Human Fodder – Oct. 21, 2018 - The United Nations’ drug strategy of the past 10 years has been a failure, according to a major report by the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC), which has called for a major reth... Read More...

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The Neuroscience of Addiction – with Marc Lewis

Does This Give You Dis-Ease? – Dec. 10, 2016 - Awesome talk. I have been addicted to various drugs through out my life. I was a complete mess until I decided on my own that it wasn’t a disease but a habit. I still do dr... Read More...

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ABC’s Spotlights Drug Addiction with Death of Roseanne Barr’s Character

A Star is Gone – Oct. 16, 2018 - The misuse of prescription medications has been rightly referred to as a national public health crisis and includes opioids, including prescription pain relievers, heroin and synthetic o... Read More...

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Recovery Today Codependency and Addiction Series

Everyone’s a Star AUDIO – Free Sign Up October 15 - 19, 2018 - Sherry Gaba, Russell Brand, Laura Silverman, Marianne Williamson, Lisa Garr, Debra Poneman, Karen Abrams, Leonard Lee Buschel and more... Full Story @ Re... Read More...

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Drug treatment program shows promising results

Treatment NOT Prison – Oct. 11, 2018 - “I feel like we’re on the right track,” Kaltenbach said. “Sometimes people do drop off. ... We need to be working much closer, the case management workers and law enforcement offic... Read More...

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Narcan used to revive 50-year-old man from drug overdose

Father Time Take Your Time – Oct 13, 2018 - Officer Harold Compton gave Smith, who was unresponsive, but breathing, a dose of Narcan and seconds later Smith came around. In the ambulance, Smith was given more Narcan an... Read More...

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Rural Americans Are Worried About Addiction

Country Living – October 16, 2018 - Even as opioids and drug addiction have risen to essentially the same level of economic concerns, our poll shows clearly that rural America is far from a monolith. In fact, the poll a... Read More...

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MEDIA: “Gosnell: Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer”

Mind Blowing – Oct. 14, 2018 - On April 11, 2013, I was in the courtroom with three other local reporters listening to the horrifying testimony of Ashley Baldwin, a Gosnell employee. I looked over at rows of empty seats... Read More...

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Recovering addicts find support at sober gym

Exercising Sobriety – October 11, 2018 - “At first I didn’t think I fit in, but all of my coaches, everybody here welcomed me with open arms,” Dresden said. “They listened to my story. They were here when I needed a hug... Read More...

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Newly developed fentanyl strips help alert drug users of a hidden danger

NBC Special VIDEO REPORT – Oct. 14, 2018 - The strip detects fentanyl, the cheap synthetic opioid, mixed with street drugs – that’s been blamed for the surge of overdose deaths. It’s controversial because helping drug u... Read More...

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Making drug addicts feel needed would help solve opioid crisis

Love Makes the World Go ‘Round – October 12, 2018 - Brooks seized on the quote. He asked himself if he needs people on the margins of society, eventually landing on this insight: “If we truly want to help people, we sho... Read More...

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Nile Rodgers says woeful performance led to sobriety

Standing Ovations Now – Oct 14, 2018 - The 66-year-old musician - who rose to prominence as a member of the band Chic - has revealed he decided to kick his self-destructive habits after he listened back to a performance... Read More...

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Beautiful Boy review: Timothee Chalamet and Steve Carell shine

Father Knows Best – October 13, 2018 - Transcending its own grim subject matter, the film deals in sensitive and subtle fashion with the plight of the father. It is never judgmental about the son either. Belgian directo... Read More...

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Jason Biggs celebrates 1 year of sobriety: ‘I’m as proud of it as anything in my life’

Feels amazing, doesn’t it? – Oct. 12, 2018 - Congratulations are in order for Jason Biggs. The “American Pie” and “Orange Is the New Black” star celebrated one year of sobriety on Thursday in an Instagram post in which ... Read More...

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How Bradley Cooper’s ‘A Star Is Born’ handled substance abuse and addiction

Romantically – October 13, 2018 - When we first meet Maine, he is a train set to derail at any minute. He’s taking large gulps of gin and swallowing 4-5 pills before taking the stage for a show. When he gets into his ri... Read More...

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‘American Idol’ Star Arrested for Heroin Distribution

Legalize It! – OCT. 13, 2018 - The gossip site reports that Barba was arrested on the morning of October 11 in Norfolk, VA. She’s being charged with heroin distribution of more than 100 grams, a felony in the state that... Read More...

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Viagra in vape liquid has FDA hot & bothered

Hard to believe... – Oct. 13, 2018 - “E-Cialis HelloCig E-Liquid” contained sildenafil (active in Viagra) and tadalafil (active in Cialis), and “E-Rimonabant HelloCig E-Liquid” contained sildenafil, the FDA said a lab a... Read More...

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‘Walmart of Heroin’ They left needles in the holy-water basin

The City of Brotherly Love is Heartbroken – Oct. 13, 2018 - Philadelphia County has the highest overdose rate of any of the 10 most populous counties in America. The city’s Department of Health estimates that 75,000 res... Read More...

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Harvard Study: Big Pharma, US Gov. Behind Opioid Epidemic

Profits or Population Control? – Oct. 3, 2018 - The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) initially rejected Purdue’s patent request for extended-release oxycodone, citing the combination as “obvious.” But P... Read More...

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Antisocial behaviors in children linked to parenting

Misguidance Counselors – Oct 11, 2018 - “The study convincingly shows that parenting—and not just genes—contributes to the development of risky callous-unemotional traits,” said Luke Hyde, U-M associate professor of psy... Read More...

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5 New York doctors prescribed 8.5 million ‘heroin’ pills

Do No Harm in PRISON mofo – Oct. 11, 2018 - Five New York doctors were charged Thursday with running illegal prescription drug mills that flooded the state with more than 8.5 million oxycodone pills. The opioid pills re... Read More...

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Beautiful Boy Reviews

It’s a Family Affair – OPENS FRIDAY Oct. 12, 2018 - Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, rel... Read More...

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FDA Barges In on Vape Maker Juul, Seizes ‘Thousands’ of Documents

How Impolite – Oct. 2, 2018 - In a statement emailed to Gizmodo, Juul CEO Kevin Burns said his company plans to work with the FDA and other parties to prevent underage vaping and characterized the FDA’s surprise inspect... Read More...

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After years of denial and addiction, rehab has given me my life back

28 Days – Oct. 3, 2018 - Addiction doesn’t care about class, race, status or age. As some completed their programme and others arrived, new associations and possibilities emerged. Those who left for secondary or tertia... Read More...

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GOOD NEWS RADIO: Another Long Term Success Story

We Can All Use Some AUDIO – Oct. 6, 2018 - In spite of what you may believe, not all the news surrounding substance abuse is grim. In fact there is the good news of recovery. Millions of people are living in long term ... Read More...

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Spermageddon: Fears over human survival – study finds quality of men’s sperm plunging due to junk food

Faster Faster – Oct. 7, 2018 - Its authors say the findings could be a ‘public health warning’ and that junk food, lack of exercise and pollution may be fuelling the crisis. Only last year experts warned that the human ... Read More...

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More Birds Are Getting Drunk This Year, Town Advises Residents

And running for office – October 4, 2018 - Police say the reason behind this is the fact that certain berries in the area have fermented earlier than usual due to an early frost. That, plus the fact that many birds have... Read More...

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NAATP Releases Treatment Center Salary Survey

News You Can Use? – OCTOBER 05, 2018 - “We are pleased by the unprecedented response to this year’s report,” said NAATP Executive Director, Marvin Ventrell. “Participants significant contribution of time and data have a... Read More...

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Harlem Residents Push Back Against Influx of Drug-Treatment Providers

Neighborly Shove – Oct. 4, 2108 - “It’s crazy; people are afraid. And they should be,” she said. So when details began trickling out about plans by Mount Sinai Health System to build a facility one block north on West 1... Read More...

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Lost to addiction and homelessness, this Valley woman was still ‘somebody to somebody’

We Live in Sadness, America – Oct. 6, 2018 - On Saturday, friends and some family gathered at Woodley Avenue Park in Van Nuys to celebrate the joy she brought into their lives. It seemed fitting that Baker’s friends cal... Read More...