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5 Differences Between Binge Drinking & High-Functioning Alcoholism

Good to Know – June 6, 2018 - On the surface, the behavior of alcoholics and binge drinkers appears very similar: excessive drinking and the inability to control their drinking,” Kristin Wilson, MA, LPC, Vice President ... Read More...

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Poker great Greg Merson Celebrates 6.5 Years of Sobriety!

Not Bluffing Anymore – June 11, 2018 - The world of poker is replete with stories of great success and massive failure, the game bringing riches and ruin in equal measure, and Greg Merson has tasted both, but today the ... Read More...

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Toddlers are eating more sugar than the maximum amount recommended for adults

Sugar Babies – June 11, 2018 - We’ve long known that processed sugar is bad for kids. And yet new data presented this week (June 10) at the American Society for Nutrition’s annual meeting show that American infants are ... Read More...

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Local church opens doors for recovered addicts looking to baptism

Splash Mountain? – June 10, 2018 - The center helps men turn their lives around through a 6-12 month program. Cory Johnson, Michael Byrd, and Mark Parrett say though addiction is something few can understand, they appre... Read More...

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Apps bring mental health care into your hands

Tap Here – June 11, 2018 - This digital age is changing the way people reach out for help. There’s an app for that and “that” means your mental health. Apps for meditation and counseling are letting people literally tak... Read More...

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Suicide Rates Rising Faster Among Women

Female Troubles – June 14, 2018 - The number of people dying by suicide in the United States has risen by about 30 percent in the past two decades. And while the majority of suicide-related deaths today are among boys a... Read More...

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Where the brain processes spiritual experiences

It’s an Inside Job – June 1, 2018 - Yale scientists have identified a possible neurobiological home for the spiritual experience - the sense of connection to something greater than oneself. Activity in the parietal cort... Read More...

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9-year-old daughter sent to rehab after she became addicted to playing ‘Fortnite’

For 2 Weeks? – June 4, 2018 - A nine-year-old girl living in the UK was sent to an addiction rehabilitation program after becoming addicted to “Fortnite,” the wildly popular video game with more than 125 million players... Read More...

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The Creative Arts Comfort and Heal During Chaotic Times by Ericha Scott, Ph.D

Beauty Saves Lives – May 2018 - We are living in complicated and difficult times. We are all affected by what is happening on the world stage, regardless of nationality, political affiliation, gender, age, race or relig... Read More...

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Dad Overcame a Heroin Addiction. Then His Son Started Taking Painkillers.

All in the Family – June 14, 2018 - Decades ago, Rick Dyer, 66, was using 48 to 50 bags of heroin a day. When he finally got sober, it was after experiencing the agonies of withdrawal in a Massachusetts jail cell. Rick,... Read More...

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Why the rise in cannabis addiction treatment for women?

Because They’re Smarter Than Men? – June 14, 2018 - Rising numbers of women and over 40s are seeking treatment for cannabis addiction in England and Wales. The number of women entering drug addiction treatment for the u... Read More...

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Neighbors push back against proposed psychiatric hospital

Crazy – June 13, 2018 - A proposed psychiatric hospital in Clive is getting some pushback from potential neighbors who don’t want the facility in their backyard. But mental health advocates are pushing back, too, saying... Read More...

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Great Summer Reads

MEDIA: Summer Books – June 1, 2018 - Even the most modest mystery novel has the dignity of its lineage. It runs from an echt genius, Edgar Allan Poe, through Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett, downriver in time to K... Read More...

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New strategy in suing opioid maker blamed for addiction crisis: Target the family who runs it

The American Holocausters – June 16, 2018 - Now the Sackler name is front and center in a lawsuit accusing the family and the company they own and run, Purdue Pharma, of helping to fuel the deadly opioid crisis that has... Read More...

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Feds: Woman ran buprenorphine treatment clinics as ‘cash business’

The Business of Treatment? – June 11, 2018 - A federal grand jury indicted a Washington County woman on charges of unlawfully dispensing drugs and health care fraud. Federal prosecutors said Monday that Jennifer Hess, t... Read More...

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Ariana Grande’s Brother Marks One Year of Sobriety with Powerful Letter

Clean and Supreme – June 16, 2018 - After the tragic events of Manchester, with the senseless loss of life and the fear that came from knowing my family was unsafe and that I was completely powerless to protect them, I ... Read More...

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Nan Goldin Survived an Overdose to Fight the Opioid Epidemic

Grabbing Them By The Cojones - PHOTO ESSAY – June 11, 2018 - ON A RECENT April morning, the artist Nan Goldin and around 100 protesters entered the Smithsonian Institution’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery on the south side o... Read More...

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Major Study of Drinking Will Be Shut Down

Corruption on the Rocks – June 15, 2018 - The extensive government trial was intended to settle an age-old question about alcohol and diet: Does a daily cocktail or beer really protect against heart attacks and stroke? ... Read More...

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Massachusetts Sues Oxy Maker, Say it ‘Peddled Falsehoods’

Killers on Trial – June 13, 2018 - The state of Massachusetts is taking a new step in the fight against the opioid epidemic, filing a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma that also names the OxyContin maker’s executives. The s... Read More...

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Lady Gaga Shared an Important Message About Mental Health

Wonder Wonder – June 12, 2018 - She went on to address her own experiences surrounding mental health. “I have struggled for a long time, both being public and not public about my mental health issues or my mental illnes... Read More...

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Meet 60 Minutes’ DEA whistleblower

A Hero for Our Times – June 17, 2018 - “People are dying.” That’s what whistleblower Joe Rannazzisi told 60 Minutes over and over again. “People are dying.” This week, the broadcast airs Bill Whitaker’s interview with ... Read More...

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Sex and Drugs Decline Among Teens, but Depression and Suicidal Thoughts Grow

Good News, Bad News – June 14, 2018 - One in seven high school students reported misusing prescription opioids, one of several disturbing results in a nationwide survey of teenagers that revealed a growing sense of fear... Read More...

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Patrick Melrose gets to the painful, sickening truth about addiction – it all starts with the parents

TV is Addictive Too – June 11, 2018 - Which is the truest portrait of addiction on screen? There is Nick Cage in Leaving Las Vegas dying in the arms of a prostitute – but I didn’t believe in the prostitute. There is Ric... Read More...

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Man sentenced to drug treatment for killing man in deadly hit-and-run

That Disease Sure Comes in Handy – June 13, 2018 - A man who pleaded no contest in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in a North Hills crosswalk and an ensuing police pursuit that ended in Paci... Read More...

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Psychedelic Drugs May Change the Structure of Brain Cells

Tripping the Lights Fantastic – June 13, 2018 - It’s no surprise that psychedelic drugs such as LSD and ecstasy alter brain function, leading to the drugs’ “trippy” effects and possible hallucinations. But now, researc... Read More...

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Veteran fights another battle, helping others with addiction

Betrayal of a Dream – June 15, 2018 - We hear it all the time, the horrible stories of the addiction: the overdoses, the pain, and the suffering. It’s just one aspect ABC57 News has shown you during “Addicted America” s... Read More...

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The Filmmaker Wringing Truth — And Comedy — From Addiction

A Little Web Will Do Ya – June 13, 2018 - Seventeen years ago, Tess Sweet wanted to disappear. Suicidal, addicted to heroin and consumed by shame and rage following a sexual assault, she couldn’t see how she might somed... Read More...

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Fathers Pose Naked to Raise Awareness for Men’s Mental Health

Letting It ALL Hang Out – JUNE 14, 2018 - Ahead of Father’s Day on Sunday, The Dad Network has launched a campaign to tackle the stigma surrounding men’s mental health. The Dad Network’s #FatherFigures campaign aims to ... Read More...

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More than a third of American adults take prescription drugs that can cause depression

Catch 22 – June 12, 2018 - More than one-third of American adults may be using prescription medications that can potentially cause depression or increase the risk of suicide, according to a study published Tuesday in t... Read More...

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Party Girl’s journey to sobriety: ‘I don’t think about alcohol at all now’

From Drinker to Darling – June 4, 2018 - Maz Compton is a self-confessed party girl, or at least she used to be. The former 2DayFm breakfast radio host and MTV VJ never considered herself to be an alcoholic, in fact, sh... Read More...