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‘I’m never drinking again’: Meet the sobriety influencer who actually meant it

Last Last Call – April 22, 2018 - And for 24 hours, that remains a steadfast commitment. The next week rolls around, however, and somehow we’re back in the same bar with the same round of tequila that lead to the previo... Read More...

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Executive Corner with Rynda Laurel

Rynda Laurel Q&A – Rynda Laurel has worked with hundreds of music artists from developing acts to multi-platinum, Grammy-winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. She also advises music based online platforms a... Read More...

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Prince’s Friends Fiercely Guarded His Privacy, Complicating Investigation

Enabling a Prince – April 20, 2018 - Mr. Johnson later told investigators that it was that emergency landing, after a concert on April 14, 2016, that made him realize that Prince had a serious problem. In subsequent day... Read More...

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Orthodox family speaks out about opioid abuse in religious community

Fiddler on the Roofie – April 20, 2018 - Drug addiction is a taboo topic that is rarely discussed in the Orthodox community, where family reputations are everything, and many fear that the stigma of an addict in the fam... Read More...

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J. Cole’s KOD Is a Thoughtful Meditation on Addiction

Art Shines a Light – April 20, 2018 - Most popular art about addiction tends to fall into two categories: wistful remembrances that elucidate the shocking ease of slipping into an unwanted habit, and the ghoulish rides ... Read More...

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‘Why was life such a barren tundra if I wasn’t drinking?’

MEDIA: Hot New Recovery Memoir – April 22, 2018 - But its main focus is on her subsequent sobriety, achieved with the help of the 12-step programme, better known as Alcoholics Anonymous; eventually, she turns her narrat... Read More...

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2 People Arrested After Hiding Body in Closet of Utah Home

My Disease Made Me Do It – April 22, 2018 - Investigators said 20-year-old Dallas Joe Juggert and 20-year-old Mary Loueze Mace are believed to have stowed the dead man there. Utah County documents state Juggert called a... Read More...

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Darryl Strawberry talks battles drug addiction with Epidemic of Hope

Sober Slugger – April 15, 2018 - Darryl Strawberry is known as being one of the great baseball players to play for the Mets. Eight-time All-Star, four-time World Series champion and New York Mets Hall of Famer; but just... Read More...

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Doctors treating teens for video game addiction

Over DOS – April 19, 2018 - The recommended treatment for patients with “Internet Gaming Disorder” is 90 days away from the devices or technology they developed an addiction to. After that time, doctors said patients ca... Read More...

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Now nine in ten teens at UK drug clinics are being treated for pot use

Real Reefer Madness for Real – April 22, 2018 - ‘The big danger for young people – particularly teens – is that their brains can be really messed up by this stuff because they are still developing biologically. If they ... Read More...

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Anguished Families Shoulder The Biggest Burdens Of Opioid Addiction

When Will It STOP? – April 18, 2018 - Last August, Destini Johnson practically danced out of jail, after landing there for two months on drug charges. She bubbled with excitement about her new freedom and returning home... Read More...

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Lawsuit Has Ended in TKO

The Results are in... – On September 21, I was informed that I was being sued by Sovereign Health of California for publishing a link on August 25, 2015’s edition of the Addiction Recovery eBulletin with a few sen... Read More...

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Why addicts desperate to kick the habit are turning to this risky treatment

Medically Assisted Tripping – April 21, 2018 - I’ve been running through a gauntlet of people for the past four hours, answering questions, laughing at jokes, getting spit on and hit on and molested. At every turn there... Read More...

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Phoenix Sets Regulations For Sober Living Homes

Dessert Inn – April 19, 2018 -The Phoenix City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to set new regulations and policies for sober living homes. They will include new licensing and a new zoning structure. Many neighborhoo... Read More...

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Prince’s doctor to pay $30,000 for illegally prescribing painkiller

When Doves Never Stop Crying – April 19, 2018 - A Minnesota doctor accused of illegally prescribing an opioid painkiller for Prince a week before the musician died from a fentanyl overdose has agreed to pay $30,000 to s... Read More...

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At Coachella Eminem Dedicated “Not Afraid” to his fans for helping him reach 10 years sober

Music and Love – April 16, 2018 - Today Eminem has performed at Coachella Festival and of course he dedicated his one of the three diamond songs, the Grammy winning single, “Not Afraid” to his fans: Eminem says: “I’m te... Read More...

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Americans Filling Far Fewer Opioid Prescriptions

It's a Good Thing, Right? – April 19, 2018 - (AP) — The number of prescriptions for opioid painkillers filled in the U.S. fell dramatically last year, showing their biggest drop in 25 years and continuing a decline amid... Read More...

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Ketamine could become first new depression drug in more than 30 years

It’s About Time – April 16, 2018 - Ketamine, which has been called “the most important discovery in half a century,” just got a step closer to becoming the first new drug for depression in 35 years. The compound has a r... Read More...

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Alcoholics are trialing MDMA therapy

X Marks the Spot – April 18, 2018 - Research has already been done in the US into using MDMA to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with the aim to get the drug licensed as therapeutic medicine by 2021. However,... Read More...

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Organs from drug overdoses could help transplant shortage

To Every Season... – Apr 16, 2018 - Fatal drug overdoses are increasing organ donations, and researchers reported Monday that people who receive those transplants generally fare as well as patients given organs from mor... Read More...

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Florida Atlantic University: SUD Talks

BEACONS OF HOPE - 360 Degrees of Empowerment – April 7, 2018 - Presentation by LEONARD BUSCHEL Full Story @ AREB... Read More...

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The US is entering an age of corporate medicine

One Nation Under – April 22, 2018 - A golden age of corporate medicine may be dawning. A slew of mergers and acquisitions looks set to transform American healthcare, drawing health insurance giants, pharmacy benefit man... Read More...

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Patrick Kennedy profits from opioid-addiction firms

How Many Faces? – April 18, 2018 - Kennedy also sits on the boards of eight corporations deeply invested in Washington’s response to the opioid crisis, from which he said he collects director fees and holds an equity st... Read More...

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Five drinks a week could shorten your life

So Can 50 – April 13, 2018 - A study published in a medical journal, The Lancet, revealed that drinking 100g of alcohol a week increases risk of mortality. Full VIDEO @ CNBC.com... Read More...

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iPad is Far Bigger Threat to Children Than Anyone Realizes

Here Come the ‘techno-tots’ – April 2018 - Ten years ago, psychologist Sue Palmer predicted the toxic effects of social media. Now she sees a worrying new danger … When the little girl pointed at the sweets at the check... Read More...

Artist’s Corner with Diana Raab

Artist's Corner – Diana Raab, PhD is a memoirist, poet, essayist, blogger, and speaker. She presents workshops in writing for healing and transformation. She has a PhD in Psychology with a concentration in Transpersonal... Read More...

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The Disappearing Doctor

Does CVS Do Transplants Now? – April 7, 2018 - Big corporations — giant retailers and health insurance companies — are teaming up to become your doctor … Is the doctor in? In this new medical age of urgent care centers ... Read More...

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Demi Lovato hits back at fan who questioned her sobriety: ‘I don’t have to defend anything’

She’s Back – April 13, 2018 - Demi Lovato has just celebrated six years of sobriety, however after a group picture including the star was posted online, she had fans questioning whether or not she was still sober. The 2... Read More...

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San Clemente Hires Law Firms to Tackle Producers

Sue the Bastards – April 5, 2018 - A contract was approved, by a vote of 3-2, by the San Clemente City Council at its Tuesday, April 3 meeting to hire Andrews & Thornton, Skikos Crawford Skikos & Joseph, and Rob... Read More...

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Women’s Stories of Assault, Fear, and Finding Friendship

Home Street Home – April 14, 2018 - A third of L.A.’s homeless population are women — and “once a shelter is full, it’s full.” … Every time Graciela Fernandez gets off the bus at Skid Row, she clutches her industrial-gr... Read More...