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Contaminated heroin putting users at risk in Los Angeles

Your Next High Could Be Your Last – August 22, 2018 - LOS ANGELES — Health officials have identified three more cases of botulism associated with black tar heroin in Los Angeles County. The county Department of Public H... Read More...

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Construction workers are uniquely at risk for heroin OD’s

Get Them Early Treatment – August 24, 2018 - A study released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one of the few analyses of its kind in the country, backs up what Dougherty and others say t... Read More...

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America’s Invisible Pot Addicts

Plants Anonymous – AUG 20, 2018 - The proliferation of retail boutiques in California did not really bother him, Evan told me, but the billboards did. Advertisements for delivery, advertisements promoting the substance ... Read More...

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Singer Jonathan Davis Breaks Silence After Wife Deven, 39, Found Dead

Love Story – August 24, 2018 - The star ended with a message to his late wife, “Deven, I love you bebe. I’ll never love anyone the way I loved you and I’ll never get over losing you. I promise I’ll do everything in my p... Read More...

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Comic strip shouldn’t make fun of alcoholism

Letter to the Editor – August 26, 2018 - Week after week we see episodes of the dim-witted neighbor Thirsty not doing work or angering his wife because he needs a drink. Recently, when asked about dinner the previous ni... Read More...

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Danny Trejo speaks about his sobriety and acting career

No BS Here – August 23, 2018 - Danny Trejo has starred in dozens of films like Spy Kids, Heat, Machete, Desperato and television shows like Breaking Bad and many more ... He says he dealt with drugs and went to jail at ... Read More...

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Meth-Addicted Mothers and Child Abuse

The World of Meth Addiction on VIDEO – August 24, 2018 - Newman’s short documentary, Motherhood and Meth, focuses on the drug’s frequently overlooked and arguably most vulnerable victims: children. Although no scientifi... Read More...

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‘America’s Got Talent’ Judge Mel B Headed to Rehab for Alcoholism, Sex Addiction

Admittedly Salacious – August 26, 2018 -She attributed her decision to the creative process behind her new book, which involved her diving into the alleged abuse she faced in her marriage to Stephen Belafonte and other ... Read More...

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Alabama ‘pill mill’ doctor gets 12 years in prison

Enjoy Your Free Vacation – August 25, 2018 - “To ensure that his scheme was a profitable one, Dr. Sanchez required his patients to return to his office each month and undergo physical examinations before receiving presc... Read More...

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Hazelden Betty Ford CEO calling for opioid reforms

Help Is Available – August 22, 2018 - If you need help with drug or alcohol abuse and begin your search for treatment on the web like 65% of people do, you need to be very careful. That’s the message from Mark Mishek, t... Read More...

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Is addiction a disease or a choice? Answers are not black and white

Spontaneous Admission? – August 24, 2018 - Renee Ratliff, the clinical coordinator for Mountain Comprehensive Care Center’s drug rehab facility, Mountain Center for Recover and Hope, said studies prove addiction is a d... Read More...

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How a Young War Veteran Became a Serial Bank Robber, Then a Novelist

MEDIA: Book Rave – August 10, 2018 - Tracing the arc of Mr. Walker’s descent into addiction and crime, “Cherry” is a raw coming-of-age story in reverse — a young man drops out of college, enlists in the Army and goes to... Read More...

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Ben Affleck rehab: Star’s relapse offers yet another important reminder about addiction

Stay Safe Big Guy – August 24, 2018 - More importantly, all the money and support in the world cannot buy a lifetime of guaranteed abstinence. In her statement, both Lovato and Affleck acknowledged this, with Lovato no... Read More...

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Dispatches From A ‘Dopesick’ America

Heartbreaking: I Dare You to Listen – August 21, 2018 - Beth Macy takes a ground-level look at the crisis in Dopesick, a new book focusing on central Appalachia. Macy has spent three decades reporting on the region, foc... Read More...

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Photojournalism Project Shines New Light – Chasing Nirvana Clean

Use Clean Lenses – August 25, 2018 - “When you have a child struggling with addiction, it’s a fight to the last breath. But when you come through the other side, it’s a fight to help others,” Ochrym said. “I don’t want ... Read More...

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2 Years After Prince’s Accidental Overdose, His Family Sues Doctor Who Prescribed Pain Pills

Courtroom Drama Coming – August 24, 2018 - In the lawsuit filed in Hennepin County District this week, obtained by the Associated Press, the family alleges that Schulenberg “and others had an opportunity and duty during... Read More...

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There’s “no safe level of alcohol,” major new study concludes

Unsafe at Any Bar – August 23, 2018 - Regular alcohol consumption can have negative impacts on the body’s organs and tissues, while binge drinking can lead to injuries or alcohol poisoning. Alcohol dependence can lead t... Read More...

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N.J.’s biggest drug treatment program turns 50

Job Well Done – August 25, 2018 - “They didn’t want nothing from me but to be better,” said Keegan, who still has his certificate after 47 years of sobriety. The retired tugboat operator was with his family to be a par... Read More...

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Mom speaks out about son’s death at detox center after doc found guilty of sober-home scam

Not Just a Statistic – August 21, 2018 - A police report showed Jason admitted to staff that he had taken other medications - two pills of the narcotic suboxone from a box of so-called “dead meds,” which is medication ... Read More...

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Vaping ‘can damage vital immune system cells’

Plume in Love – August 14, 2018 - Vaping can damage vital immune system cells and may be more harmful than previously thought, a study suggests. Researchers found e-cigarette vapour disabled important immune cells in t... Read More...

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Painting Portsmouth, by Sam Quinones

Painting the Town Clean – August 12, 2018 - With the town blasted by this huge supply, and the sense of community shredded by job loss and more, widespread pain-pill addiction was a fact of life in Portsmouth by the end... Read More...

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HMP Acquires Vendome Group’s Behavioral Healthcare Unit

Progress and Perfection? – July 10, 2018 - HMP’s third acquisition in 18 months as part of a pivot toward an events-focused strategy under CEO Jeff Hennessy, the deal includes the quarterly magazines Addiction Professio... Read More...

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Johnny Kline, dead at 86, Harlem Globetrotter Turned Drug Abuse Counselor

A Real Mensch – August 17, 2018 - “I was a stinking, drugged-out dope fiend,” Kline wrote in “Never Lose” (1996), his autobiography. “People who knew me would cross the street to avoid seeing me.” His daughter Sharon sa... Read More...

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American Fix: Inside the Opioid Addiction Crisis – and How to End It by Ryan Hampton

MEDIA: Book of the Month – August 2018 - Nearly every American knows someone who has been affected by the opioid crisis. Addiction is a trans-partisan issue that impacts individuals from every walk of life. Millions of ... Read More...

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Elvis’ addiction was the perfect prescription for an early death

Even the Good Die Young – August 16, 2018 - But on this day 41 years ago, millions of music lovers wept to the news that Elvis Presley, the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, was dead. He was only 42 years old and a bloated, fading... Read More...

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DEA Wants More Marijuana Grown and Fewer Opioids Produced In 2019. Really.

Who’s Smoking What? – August 16, 2018 - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a longtime opponent of marijuana legalization, added that “the opioid epidemic that we are facing today is the worst drug crisis in American h... Read More...

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Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas

MEDIA: BOOK for Gamblers – 2014 - Drawing on fifteen years of field research in Las Vegas, anthropologist Natasha Dow Schüll shows how the mechanical rhythm of electronic gambling pulls players into a trancelike state t... Read More...

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What is synthetic marijuana?

It’s Garbage – AUGUST 16, 2018 -No deaths were reported, but two people suffered life-threatening symptoms. Synthetic marijuana — also known as “K2,” “spice,” “crazy monkey,” and “Scooby snacks” — is a designer drug. It... Read More...

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Deep brain stimulation might one day treat the worst cases of alcohol addiction

Science May One Day... – August 17, 2018 - That’s because once alcohol hooks you in, it becomes extremely difficult to break free. To make matters even worse, even existing therapies are rather ineffective and bear a hi... Read More...

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Fighting drug addiction in teens: What parents should know

Talking Helps – August 14th 2018 - The stress of school and pressures from friends might be factors that could lead them to use and become addicted to drugs and substances. “Typically what we’re seeing in terms of stat... Read More...