Investigation by Crime ReporterCall Center or Non-Profit? – Jan. 25, 2018 - “We did have a name change,” confirmed Wendy Hart, Secretary of the National Addiction Foundation. “We were first called the National Assessment Foundation, but the new name ... Read More...Feb 20 2018
Chelsea Handler announces her own marijuana brandCan You Handler It? – Feb. 13, 2018 - Another celebrity has announced plans to enter into the retail marijuana industry. Comedian Chelsea Handler announced to her 3.3 million Instagram followers todaythat she plans to g... Read More...Feb 20 2018
A $17,850 urine testUrine the Money – February 19, 2018 - Her bill shows that Sunset Labs LLC charged $4,675 to check her urine for a slew of different types of opioids: $2,975 for benzodiazepines, a class of drugs for treating anxiety, an... Read More...Feb 20 2018
Johann Hari: What causes drug addiction?2:25 min. VIDEO – Feb. 16, 2018 - Ishmael Daro talks to Johann Hari, journalist and author of ‘Chasing the Scream’, about what we’re getting wrong with our approach to treating drug addiction. Full Story 2 YouTube.com... Read More...Feb 20 2018
Why Are We Tranquilizing Our Brightest Children?So They Don't Take Over? – Feb. 12, 2018 - Smart Kids Are More Likely to Be Misdiagnosed I was on to something. Some scientists believe that kids with IQs in the top 5 to 10 percent of the population are especially at... Read More...Feb 20 2018
Rehab sued over fraud, exploitation, neglect, wrongful deathInvestigation – Feb. 16, 2018 - RIVERVIEW, Fla. — A widow is seeking justice tonight against a drug treatment center that’s part of an ongoing I-Team investigation. “There is an absolute lack of oversight, there’s a lac... Read More...Feb 20 2018
Finding Jackie Wallace: When great journalism goes viralRiches to Rags – Feb. 18, 2018 - One of the great and humbling things about journalism in the digital age is being able to see at any given moment exactly how many people your journalism is reaching. Humbling because so... Read More...Feb 20 2018
Frances Bean Cobain Celebrates 2 Years of SobrietyBest Wishes – Feb. 15, 2018 - The model called getting sober the “best decision” she’s ever made. She says without drugs or alcohol she’s more in touch with her emotions and the world around her. “I am constantly evolvi... Read More...Feb 20 2018
The Marriage Junkie: Kick Your Obsession with Relationships and Learn to Love Living with YourselfMEDIA: Book Review – February 7, 2018 - by Sherry Gaba. After Rihanna and Alanis Morissette and Amber Smith and Rachel Uchitel, we've all heard about love addiction people who feel they can only be happy when they are d... Read More...Feb 20 2018
Good Samaritan Law offers treatment, few takersWant Help? No Thank You. – Feb. 12, 2018 - A year ago, local police responding to drug overdoses started handing out treatment information instead of making arrests for drug possession. The change was in line with Ohio’... Read More...Feb 20 2018
Quarterback Johnny Manziel addresses sobrietyIt Ain’t Easy – Feb. 12, 2018 - Former quarterback Johnny Manziel said he hopes to return to the National Football League following what he calls his “huge downfall,” and opened up about how he has turned his life aroun... Read More...Feb 20 2018
Sober living apartments open in ChattanoogaRenting a Safer Life – Feb. 16, 2018 - There’s a new living option for those facing addiction, CADAS opened a 24-unit sober living apartment complex on the North Shore. The goal is to help those in the process of recove... Read More...Feb 20 2018
Drug companies accused of being ‘cheerleaders’ for opioidsWin One for the Dealers – Feb. 13, 2018 - The five biggest companies making prescription opioids have been accused by a US Senate committee of spending $10m on patient advocacy and medical groups to encourage use of the... Read More...Feb 20 2018
After 4th DWI, man argues legal limit discriminates against alcoholicsWe Are a Clever Bunch – Feb. 9, 2018 - After his fourth driving while intoxicated conviction in 2016, a San Antonio man tried to overturn his four-year prison sentence by arguing that Texas’ legal limit on drunken drivi... Read More...Feb 13 2018
Jim Carroll for ‘drug czar’Jim Carroll – Feb. 9, 2018 - President Donald Trump’s first choice for the post, Rep. Tom Marino, withdrew from consideration in October … White House deputy chief of staff Jim Carroll will be nominated as President Don... Read More...Feb 13 2018
Women at Greater Risk for Alcohol AddictionWomen’s Lives Matter – Free Seminar February 21, 2018 - Audrey A. Klein, PhD, MBA, is executive director of the Butler Center for Research at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation in Center City, Minnesota, where she overs... Read More...Feb 13 2018
International Criminal Court Will Investigate Duterte Over Drug WarThe Company You Keep – Feb. 8, 2018 - The International Criminal Court said on Thursday that it was opening a preliminary investigation into accusations that President Rodrigo Duterte and other Philippine officials had ... Read More...Feb 13 2018
Mysterious supplement has been officially declared an opioidBIG Pharma Rules... – Feb. 9, 2018 - A pill that’s been credited with delivering super-human strength, feelings of euphoria, powerful pain relief, and better focus … When ingested, the drug taps into some of the same b... Read More...Feb 13 2018
Homeless. Addicted to Heroin. About to Give Birth.Born in the USA – Feb. 5, 2018 - The risks are compounded by the fact that many of the women come from poverty, have burned bridges with family and friends, and lack basics such as housing, transportation, regular meals... Read More...Feb 13 2018
Documents reveal subversive campaign to defeat legislationGENIUS – Feb. 9, 2018 - A Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group funded by pharmaceutical interests is spending big money to drum up a secretive citizen letter-writing campaign in Oregon to help kill a drug pricing tr... Read More...Feb 13 2018
FDA ramps up warnings calling kratom an ‘opioid’Is it or Isn’t it? – February 6, 2018 - The substance, which is imported from Southeast Asia and marketed as a supplement, has become increasingly popular among consumers looking for relief from pain, anxiety and depres... Read More...Feb 13 2018
Clinician’s Corner with Dr. Mel PohlMel Pohl, MD, DFASAM is a Board Certified Family Practitioner. He is the Chief Medical Officer of Las Vegas Recovery Center (LVRC). Dr. Pohl was a major force in developing LVRC’s Chronic Pain Recovery Program. He is cer... Read More...Feb 13 2018
Uruguay Legalized Marijuana and the Crime Rate Has PlummetedLock NO ONE Up! – Feb. 6, 2018 - Canada gets the headlines for its plan to legalize marijuana nationwide in 2018. So does anti-marijuana rhetoric from some officials in the Trump Administration. Meanwhile, in the South ... Read More...Feb 13 2018
GETTING OFFMEDIA: Book Review – Feb. 7, 2018 - One Woman’s Journey Through Sex and Porn Addiction - Is sex addiction real? I was never particularly convinced, until one afternoon spent in a dark theater in Si Racha, Thailand, chan... Read More...Feb 13 2018
Major Psychiatric Disorders Have More In Common Than We ThoughtSelves Discovery – Feb. 9, 2018 - Major psychiatric disorders like autism, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder appear to have more in common than scientists thought they did. A new study finds that they have important si... Read More...Feb 13 2018
4/20 holiday a dangerous time on the roadDefensive Driving Day – Feb. 12, 2018 - America’s highways are decidedly less safe on April 20, a day when stoners publicly celebrate marijuana use. Why? Researchers report there’s an uptick in fatal traffic crashes on ... Read More...Feb 13 2018
At Home in the Dark: #8 – A NEW MODEL FOR ADDICTIONDiseased Model – Feb. 2018 - Ending the reign of the “Disease Model.” feat. Andrew Tatarsky, Julie Holland, Gabor Mate. Full Story @ YouTube.com... Read More...Feb 13 2018
Tandospirone Could Reverse Brain Deficits From Chronic AlcoholismWet Brain No More? – Feb. 10, 2018 - Excessive alcohol use can cause severe effects on the brain, leading to impaired cognition and thiamine deficiency. But in a study of five-week-old mice, researchers have uncovered a... Read More...Feb 13 2018
Drug Industry Wages Opioid Fight – Using an Anti-Addiction Ally!Follow The Money – Feb. 8, 2018 - “Stephen J. Ubl, the trade group’s chief executive, said in an interview that it was in the “tens of millions,” over multiple years, a heady influx of cash for a nonprofit group whose a... Read More...Feb 13 2018
To Cut Deaths, New York Considers Sanctioned Places to InjectCarry On Nurse – FEB. 9, 2018 - In 2016, the opioid epidemic claimed 1,374 lives in New York City. That’s roughly four drug overdose deaths each day. One death every seven hours. It’s a harrowing statistic that continue... Read More...Feb 13 2018