Making drug addicts feel needed would help solve opioid crisisLove 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...Oct 16 2018
Nile Rodgers says woeful performance led to sobrietyStanding 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...Oct 16 2018
Beautiful Boy review: Timothee Chalamet and Steve Carell shineFather 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...Oct 16 2018
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...Oct 16 2018
How Bradley Cooper’s ‘A Star Is Born’ handled substance abuse and addictionRomantically – 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...Oct 16 2018
‘American Idol’ Star Arrested for Heroin DistributionLegalize 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...Oct 16 2018
Viagra in vape liquid has FDA hot & botheredHard 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...Oct 16 2018
‘Walmart of Heroin’ They left needles in the holy-water basinThe 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...Oct 16 2018
Harvard Study: Big Pharma, US Gov. Behind Opioid EpidemicProfits 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...Oct 16 2018
Antisocial behaviors in children linked to parentingMisguidance 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...Oct 16 2018
5 New York doctors prescribed 8.5 million ‘heroin’ pillsDo 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...Oct 16 2018
Beautiful Boy ReviewsIt’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...Oct 16 2018
FDA Barges In on Vape Maker Juul, Seizes ‘Thousands’ of DocumentsHow 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...Oct 9 2018
After years of denial and addiction, rehab has given me my life back28 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...Oct 9 2018
GOOD NEWS RADIO: Another Long Term Success StoryWe 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...Oct 9 2018
Spermageddon: Fears over human survival – study finds quality of men’s sperm plunging due to junk foodFaster 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...Oct 9 2018
More Birds Are Getting Drunk This Year, Town Advises ResidentsAnd 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...Oct 9 2018
NAATP Releases Treatment Center Salary SurveyNews 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...Oct 9 2018
Harlem Residents Push Back Against Influx of Drug-Treatment ProvidersNeighborly 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...Oct 9 2018
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...Oct 9 2018
Chris Herren, a recovering drug addict, addresses studentsHe Got Game – October 5, 2018 - “At 13 years old I would be drinking my father’s beer with my friends, thinking I was tougher than you,” Herren said. He said that he had originally tried some of his father’s beer becaus... Read More...Oct 9 2018
Go sober for October – sobriety diariesSeek Professional Help – Oct. 5, 2018 - Almost 63,000 people in England will die over the next five years from liver problems linked to heavy drinking unless ministers tackle the scourge of cheap alcohol, some doctors a... Read More...Oct 9 2018
Viewers absolutely loved Jamie Lee Curtis’ honest chat about drug addictionLike a Champ – Oct. 5, 2018 - Aside from this, the Golden Globe-winning actress was extremely frank about her addiction to opioids, how she’s not interested in what she looks like, and the parallels between her characte... Read More...Oct 9 2018
A Star Is BornIt’s a musical love story – Oct. 8, 2018 - But back to the beginning. Jack (Bradley Cooper) discovers Ally (Lady Gaga) in a drag bar, where she performs live vocals that upstage the lip-synching drag queens. Her literal... Read More...Oct 9 2018
Olympic Great Ryan Lochte To Seek Treatment For Alcohol AddictionSink or Swim? – October 6, 2018 - Lochte made international headlines in 2016 for fabricating a story about a robbery that happened in Rio. He apologized on Instagram for that incident, but lost endorsements with compa... Read More...Oct 9 2018
Patient deaths bring scrutiny to addiction treatment centersDisgraceful – Oct. 3, 2018-Madison Cross, 22, traveled from her home outside Columbus, Ohio, last Oct. 7 to check into Serenity Care Center, a state-licensed drug detoxification center in suburban Phoenix. Her family sa... Read More...Oct 9 2018
Memory Research Offers Promise for a Meth Addiction TreatmentRemember to Remember – October 5, 2018 - Miller tells Addiction Professional, a sister brand of Psych Congress Network, that among the many potential triggers to relapse to drug use, memories associated with use are par... Read More...Oct 9 2018
Addiction Treatment Gap Is Driving A Black Market For SuboxoneGetting Off! – October 5, 2018 - But about a year ago, Daryl had an experience that made him realize he might be able to stay away from heroin and opioids. For several days, he says, he couldn’t find drugs. He spent tha... Read More...Oct 9 2018
Marijuana caused more damage to teens’ brains than alcoholSmoke Gets in Your IQs – Oct. 6, 2018 - The study found some of marijuana’s negative effects were short-term, while others were lasting. A particularly troubling finding: Young cannabis users may cause long-term damage ... Read More...Oct 9 2018
Tom Petty’s death is still a hard reminder for aging rockersThe Music will never die – Oct. 5, 2108 - Petty, then 66, slipped during a rehearsal and cracked his hip just as the Heartbreakers’ tour was getting under way last spring. He went out anyway. “He was very stubborn,” Dan... Read More...Oct 9 2018