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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...

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Black Celebs Suffering From Drug Addiction Deserve The Same Support as Demi Lovato

So Do Non-Celebrities Too! – July 26, 2018 - What was your initial reaction when you first heard that Demi Lovato was checked into a hospital after a suspected heroin overdose? Public opinion seemed to be split between ... Read More...

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‘I went down the rabbit hole’: Steven Tyler details the depths of his drug addiction

Coming Clean – July 23, 2018 - Tyler went on to compare his descent into the depths of addiction by referencing Lewis Carroll’s famed female protagonist. ‘I went down the worst path. I went down the rabbit hole,’ says T... Read More...

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Genetic Selfie – a Real Time HD Snapshot of Your Addictive Self

Know Thyself – July 1, 2018 - What is it about a good selfie that we find so endearing to our hearts? Thousands of tiny pixels, drawing from a palate of hundreds of different colors, coordinated on a smartphone screen i... Read More...

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Sober Living: Lawsuits pile up; drive couple out of business

Sober Beds for Sale – July 27, 2018 - After Joseph and Rebecca Scolari turned their former home on Via Lampara into a sober living house, complaints piled up at their Talega homeowners’ association. Dead plants in the p... Read More...

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Demi Lovato’s honesty on mental illness is a rare gift

Peace and Blessings – July 28, 2018 - Drug addiction and mental illness are real, constant struggles for millions of Americans, and Demi Lovato has long been forthcoming about the fact that she is among them. Her honest... Read More...

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The Extreme Alcoholism on ‘Sharp Objects’ Doesn’t Actually Go Far Enough

Bigger Bottles! – July 24, 2018 - There’s a scene in the first episode of HBO’s Sharp Objects that hits a little close to home: Camille Preaker, played by Amy Adams, makes her way to her car from a dive bar. Not ready t... Read More...

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Rising benzo prescriptions: Next drug crisis?

The Anxious Americans – July 27, 2018 - When Christy Huff developed a painful eye problem that led to insomnia, her doctor had a common solution — Xanax. She took the medication as directed. One pill at night offered he... Read More...

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Clean, Sober and $41,000 Deep in Out-of-Pocket Addiction Recovery Costs

Help Is Available – July 26, 2018 - Tess Henry’s family paid $12,000 for 30 days of rehab from opioid addiction. She had done two more cycles of treatment without achieving sobriety. So her family agreed to pay $20,000 ... Read More...

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Young People in Recovery seeks to help those struggling with addiction

Generation Gone Good – July 28, 2018 - For Lemke, a member of Young People in Recovery, he has been breaking free from the drug addiction that haunted his life for 20 years. He said one of the most empowering things is ... Read More...

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A quarter of adults with sprained ankles were prescribed opioids in the ER

One in Four Potential Addicts – July 27, 2018 A quarter of the adults who went to hospital emergency departments with sprained ankles were prescribed opioid painkillers, a new study shows, in another sign of how commonl... Read More...