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Students With Drug and Alcohol Addiction No Longer Have to Choose Between Their Recovery and Education

Only High Marks – August 1, 2018 - During her senior year at Rutgers University, Jessica (name changed for privacy) spent a lot more time drinking than going to class. Once a promising student, she now saw her grades dr... Read More...

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What They Don’t Tell You About Being Young and Sober

It’s the Bomb – August 2, 2018 - Nearly nine years later, at 31, I’m grateful that I made my way toward sobriety But in the beginning, the thought of being young and living without alcohol terrified me. How exactly was ... Read More...

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Anti-anxiety drugs — often more deadly than opioids — are fueling the next drug crisis in US

Can It Get Worse? – August 3, 2018 - It is little wonder that stress levels today are higher than ever across the United States. Overloaded work schedules, juggling family and a career and making ends meet financially c... Read More...

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Veteran’s life of addiction reflects evolution of meth

Still at War? – August 4, 2018 - Robert Carter returned from four years in the Navy in 2003 to his hometown of Portsmouth a broken man. He had two to three nightmares each time he slept, many about his time while enlis... Read More...

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Mayor: Vancouver records ‘ghastly’ death count from suspected overdoses

Why So Much Death – August 4, 2018 - The suspected overdose deaths of 11 people last week in Vancouver has set what the mayor calls a “ghastly” death-count record for 2018. The city says the week of July 23 was the wors... Read More...

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How Racism Gave Rise to Acupuncture for Addiction Treatment

It’s Complicated – August 3, 2018 - Black Panthers and other activists brought the ancient Chinese practice into addiction medicine in New York in the 1970s. Despite a lack of firm evidence, it’s still popular in some c... Read More...

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Demi Lovato Breaks Her Silence After Drug Overdose

Talk Therapy – August 5, 2018 - Demi Lovato is speaking her truth. The singer broke her silence on Sunday, August 5, after she was hospitalized for a drug overdose. “I have always been transparent about my journey with ... Read More...

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The Great God of Depression

William Styron Essay – August 3, 2018 - Nearly 30 years ago, the author William Styron outed himself in these pages as mentally ill. “My days were pervaded by a gray drizzle of unrelenting horror,” he wrote in a New Yor... Read More...

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Huge clinical trial collapses, and research on alcohol remains befuddling

WHOOPS – August 5, 2018 - Research on alcohol consumption is in a pickle. There’s no question that pounding one drink after another is bad for your health. Things get murkier when it comes to “moderate” drinking. What d... Read More...

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Addiction in America: Why Whitney Houston’s Story Matters

Amazing Film – 2018 - The new documentary on Whitney Houston, “Whitney,” begins with the voice of the late pop star recounting a recurring nightmare. In this dream, Houston is running from the devil. As exhausted as she... Read More...

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“It’ll Melt Your Organs” Dragon’s Breath trend sees teens swallow sweets dipped in ‘deadly’ LIQUID NITROGEN

Want a New Burning Sensation? – August 3, 2018 - Several people have already been hospitalised in the US after the sweets have become popular shopping malls and fun fairs. The frosty dessert has sparked a flurry of YouT... Read More...

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How Losing a Parent Can Impact Your Brain

...And Your Heart – July 31, 2018 - People tend to assume that the loss of a parent is more traumatic for a young child, and neglect to support adults experiencing it. But the reality is virtually everyone will experien... Read More...

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Beacon Point Recovery Center opens 120-bed addiction treatment facility in Philadelphia

Brotherly Love – Jul 27, 2018 - Beacon Point Recovery Center opens a new high quality, evidence-based, treatment facility offering individualized care where it’s needed most. Located in the heart of the Port Richmond ar... Read More...

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David Charkham: The Experience That Altered His Destiny

Grateful Actor Looks Back – August 1, 2018 - Actor David Charkham talks about his own addiction and recovery. Filmed in Battersea Park, London. In 1965, David Charkham played a schoolboy in the original London cast of W... Read More...

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State shuts down Pasadena-based ‘Celebrity Rehab’ center over death, repeated violations

Celebrity Rehab's Rehab SHUT – August 4, 2018 - State health regulators are moving to revoke the license of a well-known Pasadena drug rehabilitation center made famous by the reality television show “Celebrity Rehab wi... Read More...

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New Netflix Doc Exposes Huge Problems With Medical Implants

Patient Beware – August 3, 2018 - Their latest project, titled The Bleeding Edge, targets the $400 billion medical device industry and its cult of innovation—pitting promising new devices against older, more proven trea... Read More...

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The Worst Intentional Drug Crisis in American History

NEW BOOK RECOMMENDATION – August 5, 2018 - By Beth Macy In 2000, a doctor in the tiny town of St. Charles, Va., began writing alarmed letters to Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin. The drug had come to market... Read More...

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California company says it created instant marijuana breath test device

Altoid Sales Set to Skyrocket – August 4, 2018 - As legalization of recreational and medical marijuana continues to expand, police across the country are more concerned than ever about stoned drivers taking to the nati... Read More...

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Radio host Art Bell died of prescription overdose

No Mystery Here – August 1, 2018 - Art Bell, a former syndicated AM radio host best known for nightly shows in the 1990s featuring paranormal themes and conspiracy theories, died of an accidental overdose of prescriptio... Read More...

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Michael Douglas Talks on Cameron’s ‘Nightmare’ Battle With Drug Addiction

It’s a Family Affair – July 31, 2018 - Michael Douglas is getting candid about his son Cameron’s public struggle with drug addiction. Cameron was released from jail in August 2016 after serving almost seven years for d... Read More...

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Google Lets Addiction Treatment Ads Back Onto Its Search Results Pages

Google Hired LegitScript – July 30, 2018 - More than 100 addiction treatment centers have been cleared to join Google’s AdWords service, David Khalaf, a spokesman for LegitScript, told Behavioral Healthcare Executive, a... Read More...

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In a Hearing about Treatment Companies’s Sketchy Advertising Practices, CEOs Ask for More Regulation

No More Empty Beds – July 26, 2018 - This hearing focused on call centers, which refer callers to treatment facilities, and which people frequently find by searching for addiction help online. News investigations have f... Read More...

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Governor profits from Hep C drug tied to state prisons, opioid crisis

Profit Off The People – July 22, 2018 - Scott’s Gilead investment appears to have begun in 2013, when the company’s stock began soaring after the groundbreaking Solvadi drug treatment was launched at a price of $1,000-a... Read More...

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Two alcoholic drinks a month during pregnancy raises a child’s risk of having a low IQ and ADHD

Little Lambs – July 23, 2018 - Due to alcohol also being present in products such as mouthwashes, the researchers set a cut off meconium EtG level that has previously reflected two alcoholic drinks a month. Between seve... Read More...

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This Kid Single-Handedly Ignited the Plastic Straw Ban Movement

Everyone Can Make a Difference – July 24, 2018 - When Milo Cress was 9 years old, he was at a neighborhood cafe, Leunig’s Bistro and Cafe in Burlington, Vermont. He’d noticed that whenever he’d be at restaurants with hi... Read More...

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How to Be Perfect Like Me

MEDIA: Book Recommendation – July 2018 - Dana Bowman can’t escape the lure of perfectionism, trying to be a flawless wife, mother, and person in recovery. When Dana experiences a short-lived relapse during the Christma... Read More...

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Teen’s Gallbladder Removed, Mom Blames Too Many Hot Cheetos

Believe It or Rot – July 25, 2018 - A Memphis teen had to go through gut-wrenching surgery to remove her gallbladder, and her mom is blaming it all on spicy snacks. Rene Craighead said her 17-year-old daughter, also nam... Read More...

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Dennis Quaid Tells Megyn Kelly That He Did Cocaine “Pretty Much On A Daily Basis”

Cokefessional – July 23, 2018 - Dennis Quaid is finally ready to come clean about his cocaine addiction. This morning, Megyn Kelly Today aired a taped interview with Quaid, who discussed his drug addiction, his marriage... Read More...

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Opioid Crisis: California needs legislators who will be real leaders

SOAPBOX by Pete Nielson – July 26, 2018 - Addressing the growing opioid epidemic in California will require our state elected officials to do more than author bills in Sacramento. While legislation is important, we need... Read More...

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Comedian Russell Kane: I’m being treated for internet addiction

Screening for Help – July 27, 2018 - Russell Kane, the comedian, has disclosed that he is receiving treatment for internet addiction and likened the lure of social media to cocaine. Kane said his use of a smartphone to ... Read More...