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Massachusetts prosecutors to throw out 8,000 convictions in second drug lab scandal

Evil Woman — Dec. 28, 2017 - “Foster and Kaczmarek piled misrepresentation upon misrepresentation,” Superior Court Judge Richard J. Carey wrote last June, “to shield the mental health work sheets fro... Read More...

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Kickstarter’s Yancey Strickler Announces Support For Five NonProfits

Help for the Addiction Services — Dec. 28, 2017 - On Thursday, Kickstarter Co-Founder and current CEO, Yancey Strickler, took to Twitter to announce his support for five nonprofits after reading pred... Read More...

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5 Ways to Get Sober in the New Year

Many Paths, One Destination — Dec. 31, 2017 - New Year’s resolutions come and go, but a resolve to get sober is accessible and sustainable throughout the year. Experts working in addiction treatment ... Read More...

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A Doctor with a Phone and a Mission

Call Centers Connect – Dec. 27, 2017 - More than 200,000 people seek addiction treatment on the phone or online every month. Few of them realize that their pleas for help are a valuable commodity —... Read More...

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Philadelphia’s Overdose Epidemic

Philly Photo Essay – Dec. 28, 2017 - Seth Ditizio, an investigator for nine years in the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office and before that a veteran of the Army infantry in Iraq, knows death.... Read More...

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Do You Have Video “Gaming Disorder,” A Newly Recognized Mental Health Condition?

Wasted Minds – DEC. 24, 2017 - Amazon listed as one of the most common items purchased along with the video game Call of Duty 4? A brand of adult diapers. Yes, apparently some video gamers are we... Read More...

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Governor Launches Campaign to Warn New Yorkers About Fraudulent Addiction Treatment Referral Services

GREAT IDEA – Dec. 27, 2017 - “Vulnerable New Yorkers struggling with addiction are being targeted and falsely promised life-saving treatment services and then are given inadequate and ineffective t... Read More...

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Rehab Riviera: Are drugs for drug addicts a solution or a crutch?

Anything Goes — Dec. 28, 2017 - “There are people in the 12-step community who tell their own, ‘You have a sponsor, don’t listen to your doctor. Don’t take that medication. Don’t take anything,’ ” sa... Read More...

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How one woman became a local hero of the opioid

Doing a Life Saving Deed — Dec. 29, 20167 - As the opioid crisis worsens, Lori Erion is finding success fighting it just outside Dayton, Ohio. Her organization “Families of Addicts” focuses on cele... Read More...

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Staring Down Addiction and Fending Off Harmful Voices

AA Not the Only Way... — DEC. 28, 2017 - “I went to war with addiction,” Mr. Wilson said. There, he encountered a woman who told him about an Alcoholics Anonymous program held in the basement of a ... Read More...

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Drug and alcohol treatment facility proposed at Aspen Institute site in Maryland

The Right Side of History — Dec. 30, 2017 - Recovery Centers of America is in negotiations with the Aspen Institute to purchase the River House and a portion of the Houghton House parcel … The conf... Read More...

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Dr. Phil’s Show Denies Claims That Guests Were Encouraged to Use Drugs and Alcohol

All for Higher Ratings? – Dec. 29, 2017 - STAT and The Boston Globe published an exposé on Thursday, which includes accounts from multiple guests who say their substance addictions were enabled by me... Read More...

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Industry struggling to get clean

Most Rehabs Practice Best Practices — Dec. 29, 2017 - California’s notoriously hands-off approach to regulating the industry — still predominantly non-medical even as other states push hard for a mor... Read More...

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How Proust Can Change Your Life

Recommended Book for the Year – Dec. 2017 - This is a genius-level piece of writing that manages to blend literary biography with self-help and tongue-in-cheek with the profound. The quirky, early 19... Read More...

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Opioid Policy Becomes Personal After Husband’s Death

Death Doesn't Take a Holiday — Dec. 29, 2017 - Joe Thompson’s struggle with opioids started in 2004. After he was in a serious car accident, Thompson says her husband was likely overprescribed medication... Read More...

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What Does Tyler Perry, the 12-Steps of AA & Bhutan Have In Common?

We're All Connected – 12/24/2017 - Angela Davis was on her game, focused, attentive and present in the room and there was a spirit greater than any of us present as we joined together clapping hand... Read More...

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Dr. Phil says he rescues people from addiction. Some say his show puts guests’ health at risk

Ratings Mean More Than Anything? – DECEMBER 28, 2017 - TV viewers, however, didn’t see the setup for this shocking scene. Herzog, who was battling alcoholism, told STAT and the Boston Globe that h... Read More...

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Teens and Antidepressants: The Case for Holistic Treatment

Naturally – Nov. 16, 2017 - In some cases, antidepressants are a necessary tool. They address the physical and mental health of a teenager. This is particularly true if a teen is considering self-h... Read More...

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Alcohol level in air at frat party registers on Breathalyzer

Amstel House – Police say there was so much alcohol being consumed at a college fraternity party in Maryland the air inside the house registered a .01 on a Breathalyzer ... They say eight people l... Read More...

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Advanced Sober Living Partners with Local Content Marketing Firm

Center on Calls – Dec. 21, 2017 - BizIQ assists its clients by using a series of complex techniques to elevate their social media presences. The firm employs advanced search engine optimization (SE... Read More...

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‘Booze ripped my family apart and nearly killed me’

Sobriety to the Rescue? – Dec. 21, 2017 - Three years ago she decided it was time to take control of her drinking behaviour and today she is a Peer Mentor for the service and helps others to beat t... Read More...

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Acting chief of staff and general counsel for drug czar suddenly dismissed

He's Fired – Dec. 21, 2017 Sources familiar with the shake-up at the agency question whether the administration is truly putting its muscle behind the opioid crisis. About 60 to 70 employees work f... Read More...

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Drug recovery center placed in receivership due to finances

Too Many Addicts? – Dec. 20, 2017 - Over the past three years, their budget has more than doubled,” said Tom Donovan, Director of Charitable Trusts at the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office .... Read More...

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‘pill mill,’ Pa. doctor prescribes millions of opioids, 5 patients die

Do No Pharma – Dec 21, 2017 - “My office will relentlessly pursue medial professionals who divert prescription drugs from their intended purpose, especially when that diversion results in death,”… ... Read More...

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Hi-tech treatment now possible for opiate addiction

Pharma to the Rescue – Dec. 22, 2017 - It’s an implant – inserted in the fatty tissue of the abdomen - that kills the craving for opiates. Once in the bloodstream, the Naltrexone blocks the recepto... Read More...

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The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober and A Short History of Drunkenness

MEDIA: Book Review – Dec. 20, 2017 - She writes about her addiction with admirable honesty, and in a tone that is light, bubbly and remarkably rarely annoying. It is impossible to disagree with he... Read More...

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In Praise of William James

MEDIA: Book Review – The Enthusiast, By JOHN WILLIAMS - DEC. 20, 2017 - I began to verbally annotate everyday life to friends by referring to things he had done or said, with the same frequency w... Read More...

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Will Blacks Also Get Treatment Not Jail For Opioid Addiction?

Opinion by Earl Ofari Hutchinson – Dec. 23, 2017 - The truth that Trump and Sessions would never admit is that the top-heavy drug use by whites has never stirred any public outcry for mass arrest... Read More...

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Why Netflix’s ’13 Reasons Why’ Is One Of The Worst Shows of 2017

MEDIA: Suicide Cable – Dec. 21, 2917 - It’s certainly easy to be seduced by the suave tempo of 13 Reasons Why - especially with the accompaniment of a well-furnished soundtrack that captures the e... Read More...

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Who forced cigarette companies to run anti-smoking ads?

That Remind People to Smoke? – Dec. 24, 2017 - In the end, the industry succeeded in avoiding the statements that they “deceived” the public about the “truth.” The statements that were first publi... Read More...