Opioids after wisdom teeth removal nearly triple risk of long-term usePulling a Fast One – AUGUST 7, 2018 - Taking opioids after having wisdom teeth removed may set the patient up for more long-term drug use. Full Story @ Philly.com... Read More...Aug 14 2018
Real Housewife Bethenny Frankel’s on-off boyfriend found dead in ‘suspected overdose’ at Trump TowerReal ... Tragedy – August 11, 2018 - The 51-year-old was found dead at his apartment in Trump Tower, New York City on Friday. While the New York Police Department did not confirm Shields’ name, a spokesperson confirmed... Read More...Aug 14 2018
People deliberately harm pets to get prescriptions for opioidsAll Time Low for Addicts – AUGUST 11, 2018 - It’s an all-time low for people trying to get high. (for CC) For WS (website) AUGUST 11, 2018 - It’s an all-time low for people trying to get high. Some are deliberately and... Read More...Aug 14 2018
Abby, the German Shepard exposed to heroin in jail is administered NarcanDog Day Afternoon – August 9, 2018 - A K-9 officer in Oregon was administered an overdose reversal drug on Tuesday after she was exposed to heroin. Abbie, a German Shepherd-Belgian Malinois mix, was conducting a routine... Read More...Aug 14 2018
Plan to Turn $4.3 million dollar Harlem Building Into Treatment Facility Is ThwartedThere Goes The Neighborhood? – August 10, 2018 - After weeks of heated protest, a Harlem community has convinced the city and the state to block a drug treatment clinic from opening in a multi-million dollar brownstone.... Read More...Aug 14 2018
These States Have the Most Opioid Abuse in AmericaNo Badge of Honor – August 10, 2018 - What once might have been the drug of choice for hardcore addicts is all too common these days, unfortunately. Tom Petty had the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl in his system whe... Read More...Aug 14 2018
Port Jervis inspires film about drug addictionLights, Camera, Addiction – August 10, 2018 - “The Sixteen” is a feature film about opiate addiction and split-second individual decisions that lead to despair, death and the heartbreaking struggles of addicts, friends ... Read More...Aug 14 2018
Pitbull opens up about his parents’ addictionGreat Alanon Share – August 10, 2018 - • Pitbull opens up about his parents’ addiction to cocaine, crack and heroin • The singer reveals in a new episode of OBJECTified that his mother, Alysha Acosta, used cocaine whi... Read More...Aug 14 2018
Attorney sets up ‘opioid trusts’ for beneficiaries with addictionDeath Can Be Imminent? – August 12, 2918 - The American Family Survey, commissioned annually by the Deseret News and conducted by YouGov, found that 12 percent of families in 2017 reported having an opioid-addicted rela... Read More...Aug 14 2018
Suspended police chief accused of buying cocaine onlineWHAT, You Can Buy Coke Online? – August 10, 2018 - Authorities say a suspended police chief in New Jersey has been buying cocaine online. Prosecutors say Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Chief Michael Coppola went to... Read More...Aug 14 2018
Pennsylvania center allegedly made millions from addictsQuitting Can Cost a Fortune – AUGUST 11, 2018 - Because O’Shea was worried about jeopardizing her career and she had a child to raise, she left Liberation Way in early March. “It was a great business model, but an awful... Read More...Aug 14 2018
New Mother Failed a Drug Test After Eating a Poppy Seed BagelLox Her Up! – August 8, 2018 - As a result, her daughter, Beatrice, was required to stay in the hospital for five days, and a case worker was assigned to monitor Eden’s behavior. The case worker eventually closed Eden’s... Read More...Aug 14 2018
Treating Teen Depression Might Improve Mental Health of Parents TooListen to the Experts – August 12, 2018 - An estimated 12.8 percent of adolescents in the U.S. experience at least one episode of major depression, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. According to prev... Read More...Aug 14 2018
When the Reality of Addiction Meets the Fantasies of Pop StardomIt’s Complicated – August 9, 2018 - “What I’ve learned is that this illness is not something that disappears or fades with time,” Demi Lovato recently said in a statement after being hospitalized for a drug overdose. “I... Read More...Aug 14 2018
Everyone Dealing With Addiction Deserves The Support We’re Showing Demi LovatoAll You Need Is Love – August 8, 2018 - The tidal wave of compassion and support for Demi Lovato in the wake of her apparent drug overdose last month is indicative of society’s long overdue, shifting views on addiction.... Read More...Aug 14 2018
Albany cafe serves up second chances to people in recoveryThey Already Know How to Make Coffee – July 29, 2018 - Hiring managers at Burger King refused to take a risk on Holly King. She realized her history of drug use overshadowed her qualifications and sobriety, she said. “W... Read More...Aug 7 2018
Opioid addiction: People can see growing threatOverdose Reality – July 30, 2018 - Thank you for Jeff Barker’s reporting and your front page photo describing the recent hearing on the opioid addiction crisis that is rampant throughout Maryland and across our nation (... Read More...Aug 7 2018
The Facebook Page That Led to 30 Drug-Rehab ArrestsOne Big “LIKE” – August 3, 2018 - While Facebook may no longer be the most relevant social media platform, with young users quitting it in droves, it has become more and more important in the work of law enforcement. Fo... Read More...Aug 7 2018
When mental illness leads to an arrest, this court steps inCompassion Not Contempt – July 28, 2018 - When Charles Chesney’s bipolar disorder is left untreated, the energy surging from sleepless, nonstop, manic days and nights takes over his life. “Boy, does it make you feel goo... Read More...Aug 7 2018
Artist’s Corner with Cliff BrodskyStick with the Winners - Addiction advocate, philanthropist, musician, author and entrepreneur Cliff Brodsky, has dedicated the last 25 years to sobriety and Sober Living/Rehabilitation Community with countless battles ... Read More...Aug 7 2018
Students With Drug and Alcohol Addiction No Longer Have to Choose Between Their Recovery and EducationOnly 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...Aug 7 2018
What They Don’t Tell You About Being Young and SoberIt’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...Aug 7 2018
Anti-anxiety drugs — often more deadly than opioids — are fueling the next drug crisis in USCan 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...Aug 7 2018
Veteran’s life of addiction reflects evolution of methStill 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...Aug 7 2018
Mayor: Vancouver records ‘ghastly’ death count from suspected overdosesWhy 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...Aug 7 2018
How Racism Gave Rise to Acupuncture for Addiction TreatmentIt’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...Aug 7 2018
Demi Lovato Breaks Her Silence After Drug OverdoseTalk 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...Aug 7 2018
The Great God of DepressionWilliam 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...Aug 7 2018
Huge clinical trial collapses, and research on alcohol remains befuddlingWHOOPS – 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...Aug 7 2018
Addiction in America: Why Whitney Houston’s Story MattersAmazing 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...Aug 7 2018