New $1,600 a month heroin-fighting medicine a ‘game changer’INTRODUCING Sublocade – July 24, 2018 - Users often say they want to quit but the withdrawals are so intense that it pulls them back to the streets looking for another fix. That’s why a new opioid medication is being d... Read More...July 31 2018
Demi Lovato: Singer Remains In Hospital Five Days After OverdoseKeep Coming Back – July 27, 2018 – Demi Lovato is reportedly still in the hospital five days after she was found unconscious by paramedics at her L.A. home on Tuesday, July 24. A source confirmed to Us Weekly that the s... Read More...July 31 2018
Boston presents plan for battling youth substance usePrevention Works – July 25, 2018 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh presented a new plan Tuesday to prevent youth substance use that he said he hopes marks a “historical turning point” in Boston. The 62-page document highlights th... Read More...July 31 2018
Now Hiring: Company Offers Drug Treatment and a Job to Addicted ApplicantsClean Cup - New Job – July 27, 2018 - It’s hard enough for employers to find workers to fill open jobs these days, but on top of it, many prospective hires are failing drug tests. The Belden electric wire factory in Ric... Read More...July 31 2018
Old Club Drug Is Repurposed Into Depression TreatmentSpecial-K Hope – July 24, 2018 - A North Texas woman said a popular club drug and animal tranquilizer saved her from a life of depression and suicidal thoughts. You may have heard of the drug before, as Special K on the... Read More...July 31 2018
Sir Anthony Hopkins says his alcoholism was so bad he ‘should have died’Knighted and Sober – July 27, 2018 - Speaking to about 500 students at the University of California, he said: “I believe that we are capable of so much. “From my own life, I still cannot believe that my life is what it ... Read More...July 31 2018
Departing prisoners with drug-addiction histories to get naltrexone injectedBrave New World NOW – July 27, 2018 - Under a new pilot program, some Virginia probationers and inmates nearing release who have a history of opioid addiction are receiving an injection of naltrexone, a drug that blocks... Read More...July 31 2018
Please Stop Merchandising Mental IllnessNew York Times Essay – July 28, 2018 - I was seeing a guy from London, and he told me Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald were his favorite couple. He was charming, exciting and “got” me. His choice sounded so romantic, so like ... Read More...July 31 2018
‘Recovering addict’ secretly treats a table of EMTs to breakfast, bringing them to tearsReal Maple Syrup & Love – July 23, 2018 - As they ate breakfast after a long night shift, a group of EMTs was brought to tears by a heartwarming surprise: Their meal had been paid for. The six volunteers were dining... Read More...July 31 2018
Happy Beginnings with Lou Gossett, Jr.Gentleman and a Scholar – July 31, 2018 - Full Audio @ TheHappyPod... Read More...July 31 2018
The Truth About the Days Leading Up to Demi Lovato’s OverdoseThanks Narcan – July 26, 2018 - Just months into her recovery, Demi Lovato stumbled onto a hard truth. Initially, after exiting rehab in early 2011, she felt she held all the answers. Her three months in treatment had l... Read More...July 31 2018
RUSSELL BRAND – The Altar Series: Part #2 VIDEORussell Rinpoche VIDEO – July 19, 2018 - Some more simple spiritual tips... Full Video at Twitter.com... Read More...July 24 2018
Liver Disease Deaths Among Young Adults Fueled By AlcoholDying Under the Influence – July 18, 2018 - Dr. Elliot Tapper has treated a lot of patients, but this one stood out. “His whole body was yellow,” Tapper remembers. “He could hardly move. It was difficult for him to brea... Read More...July 24 2018
Patrick Kennedy Opioid Advocacy Group Secretly Funded by Pharmaceutical CompanyFrom Last Year – March 6, 2017 - Boston Globe Last week, NPQ covered a research study that showed that eight out of ten patient advocacy groups were funded by pharmaceutical companies, raising questions of conflict of ... Read More...July 24 2018
Executive Corner with Brandon WelshStick with the Winners – Brandon Welsh was born in 1987 in Redwood City, CA, the halfway point between Silicon Valley and the City of San Francisco. Brandon offers a vast skill-set applicable in business, however he is ... Read More...July 24 2018
New pill hopes to end meth addictionSure Hope So – July 17, 2018 - Perth researchers are trialling a pill which could help those addicted to methamphetamine. The world-first trial of N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) being taken by drug addicts aims to reduce the c... Read More...July 24 2018
Focus12 – charity that ‘saved’ Russell Brand – closesBloody Sad News – July 18, 2018 - A drug and rehabilitation charity that treated comedian Russell Brand for substance abuse is to close after 21 years because of financial issues. Focus12, based in Bury St Edmunds, Suff... Read More...July 24 2018
Cory Monteith’s mom says he was on pain medication for dental work before overdose deathVico-doomed – July 18, 2018 - Cory Monteith’s mother revealed the “Glee” actor was taking pain medications for “massive” dental work before he died of a heroin overdose in 2013. Ann McGregor told People she believes the... Read More...July 24 2018
$2 million gift establishes addictions research center at University of KansasTo Find Out What, Drugs are Addictive? – July 18, 2018 - The opioid crisis has brought heightened attention to the effects of addiction on individuals, families and communities. As health practitioners, politicians and ... Read More...July 24 2018
Seven ways to deal with post-traumatic stress disorderInformational – July 23, 2018 - What is PTSD? Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after being involved in, or witnessing, traumatic events. A wide range of experiences can caus... Read More...July 24 2018
Having a Beer Can Now Land You in JailThat’s a Crime – July 21, 2018 - MANILA — When six plainclothes policemen, hands gripping their holstered guns, charged down the winding alleys of the slum where Edwin Panis lives, he didn’t imagine they could be coming... Read More...July 24 2018
Jersey wants to expand medical marijuana program to treat opioid addictionMarijuana Assisted Treatment – July 17, 2018 - The New Jersey Department of Health wants to expand its medical marijuana program to include opioid addiction treatment. “Right now the consideration is adding it as an add... Read More...July 24 2018
Rising temperatures from climate change linked to rise in suicidesMea Culpa – July 23, 2018 - Rising temperatures linked to human-caused climate change could lead to increasing suicide rates in the U.S. and Mexico, a study released Monday suggests. By comparing historical temperature ... Read More...July 24 2018
Hot Dogs and Beef Jerky Linked to Mania in StudyMaybe It’s the Mustard – July 18, 2018 - A chemical used to cure meat has been linked to a symptom of mental illness, according to a study. Nitrates, which are used to cure products such as hot dogs, beef jerky, salami ... Read More...July 24 2018
‘Like a busy emergency room’: Calls to suicide crisis centers double since 2014Please Ask for Help – July 18, 2018 - The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline saw calls double from 2014 to 2017, an increase that coincides with rising suicide rates in the USA. The lifeline answered more than 2 milli... Read More...July 24 2018
Is Forcing People With Substance Use Disorder Into Drug Treatment a Good Idea?Anything is Possible – July 19, 2018 - LESLIE AGANS WAS desperate. Her teenage son, Michael, had once been a good student and terrific ice hockey player in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. But he’d become a deceitful, unmoti... Read More...July 24 2018
Restaurant Takes On the Opioid Crisis, One Worker at a TimeCleaning Up One Way or Another – July 10, 2018 - Five years ago, Rob and Diane Perez found a spoon and a ramekin in the trash at a branch of their Saul Good Restaurant & Pub, and realized that their top server was d... Read More...July 24 2018
More Americans are drinking themselves to deathSlowly but Surely – July 19, 2018 - The Great Recession continues to take a grim toll: Since 2009, a growing number of Americans have died from liver disease and liver cancer. The increase among 25- to 34-year-olds is e... Read More...July 24 2018
Robin Williams Quit Drugs After John Belushi’s Death: ‘Cocaine for Me Was a Place to Hide’Giants Gone Too Soon – July 17, 2018 - Before his death by suicide in 2014, Robin Williams had a well-documented history of alcohol and cocaine dependence — a habit he kicked in 1982 after friend John Belushi’s overdose... Read More...July 24 2018
Symptoms of ADHD in teens linked to heavy screen timeYou’re Kidding – July 17, 2018 - Teens who spend a lot of time using digital media show an uptick in symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new study reports. That doesn’t mean parents should pan... Read More...July 24 2018