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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...

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Chris Herren, a recovering drug addict, addresses students

He 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...

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Go sober for October – sobriety diaries

Seek 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...

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Viewers absolutely loved Jamie Lee Curtis’ honest chat about drug addiction

Like 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...

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A Star Is Born

It’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...

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Olympic Great Ryan Lochte To Seek Treatment For Alcohol Addiction

Sink 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...

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Patient deaths bring scrutiny to addiction treatment centers

Disgraceful – 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...

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Memory Research Offers Promise for a Meth Addiction Treatment

Remember 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...

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Addiction Treatment Gap Is Driving A Black Market For Suboxone

Getting 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...

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Marijuana caused more damage to teens’ brains than alcohol

Smoke 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...

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Tom Petty’s death is still a hard reminder for aging rockers

The 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...