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A push to cut costs and boost profits at surgery centers led to a trail of death

Greedy Bastards – March 2, 2018 - In desperation, a nurse did something that would not happen in a hospital. She dialed 911. By the time an ambulance delivered Tam to the emergency room, the 58-year-old mother of three ... Read More...

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Dennis Rodman: Sobriety’s a Struggle

OK it’s TMZ – FEB. 26, 2018 - DENNIS RODMAN SAYS HE’S 38 DAYS BOOZE-FREE -- BUT ADMITS HE STILL THINKS ABOUT ALCOHOL ALL THE TIME AND NOW REALIZES STAYING SOBER IS A SERIOUS “STRUGGLE.” The good news ... Rodman seemed ... Read More...

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New Hampshire Passes Bill to Prohibit Sobriety Checkpoints

Honor System? – Feb. 28, 2018 - On February 22nd, New Hampshire’s House of Representatives passed HB 1283,a Republican-led bill that would prohibit police from conducting sobriety checkpoints in the state. The bill’s te... Read More...

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Academics Rebuke WHO’s Video Game Addiction Classification

Label THIS! – March 1, 2018 - The 36 “internationally renowned and respected mental health experts, leading social scientists and academics from research centers and universities” in publishing a new research paper argu... Read More...

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Ben Affleck’s Father Speaks About His Son’s Addiction & Recovery

Is Filmmaking Hazardous to Your Health? – Feb. 27, 2018 - “Hollywood is a disgusting place,” Timothy said. “I think that’s been a major factor in Ben’s drinking. You’re forced to develop a persona that is hard to shed a... Read More...

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No One Is Immune

Sober Living Death – March 1, 2018 - Jamie, still under his father’s health insurance, went to Palm Beach County, Fla., for treatment. He first spent a month at the Beachway Therapy Center, then moved on to a sober livi... Read More...

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Largest study of its kind finds alcohol use biggest risk factor for dementia

Sometimes Quitters Win – February 20, 2018 - Alcohol use disorders are the most important preventable risk factors for the onset of all types of dementia, especially early-onset dementia. This according to a nationwide ... Read More...

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Trump advocates ‘the ultimate penalty’ during opioid summit

Public Executions? – March 1, 2018 - the President commented on “some countries” that have much stricter punishments for drug dealers. This came after a riff on the “drug dealers and drug pushers” who Trump says are “re... Read More...

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Celebrity Highlights of 9th Annual Experience, Strength and Hope Awards

Honoring Jane Velez-Mitchell – Feb. 27, 2018 – “The ESHA awards are crucial for the recovery community in that they provide a fun way for addiction experts to come together and celebrate sobriety while, at the same time... Read More...

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Millennials ‘set to be fattest generation’

The Weight is Over – Feb. 26, 2018 - Based on population trends, more than seven in every 10 people born between the early 1980s and mid-90s will be too fat by the time they reach middle age. In comparison, about half o... Read More...

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Fibromyalgia is Linked to Childhood Stress and Unprocessed Negative Emotions

Thoughts are Things – Feb. 22, 2018 - Vera found it easier to focus on the fibromyalgia pain than her scary emotions. As she ate breakfast, flashbacks of her early family file flooded Vera’s vision. She relived the ten... Read More...

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Food addicts find answers

Nutrition Counts – Feb. 23, 2018 - A recovery program akin to Alcoholics Anonymous helps people overcome food addiction Danielle (not her real name) knew she had a problem with food. At 5 foot, 5 inches tall her weight... Read More...

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Overdose deaths dropped in 14 states, prompting cautious optimism

Fingers Crossed – Feb. 22, 2018 - In Alaska, where deaths declined more than 11 percent between the 12-month period ending July 2016 and the 12-month period ending July 2017, the state’s public health chief, Jay Butler,... Read More...

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American Addiction Centers Releases Findings from First Patient Outcome Studies

Success – Feb. 20, 2018 - NASHVILLE, TN, Feb. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - American Addiction Centers (AAC) is breaking new ground in addiction treatment with the release of its first patient outcome studies. AAC is joining ... Read More...

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Ex-heroin addict on the reality of opioid epidemic

He Knows From Whence He Came – Feb. 22, 2018 - Data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the country may be making progress fighting the opioid epidemic. The number of overdoses dropped in 1... Read More...

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Doctor Arrested for Illegal $ale of Drugs

Money Addiction? – Feb. 24, 2018 - The doctor, who specialized for nearly 40 years in anesthesiology and pain medicine, was accused of selling Oxycodone and Alprazolam, also known as Xanax, without a legitimate medical ... Read More...

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Recovery App Can Now Predict Relapses with Artificial Intelligence

How About Next Year’s Super Bowl? – FEBRUARY 19, 2018 - Sober Grid is widely known as being a leader in the addiction space, and has managed to gather the largest user base in the mobile peer support recovery community.... Read More...

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Addiction recovery center plans to shut down 4 of 5 locations

NO Funding? Feb. 20, 2018 - MANCHESTER, N.H. — Addiction recovery center Hope for New Hampshire Recovery is shutting down four of its five locations because of funding issues. The organization said Tuesday it was shutti... Read More...

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Toxic Levels Of Lead And Other Metals Found In E-Cigarette Vapor

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes – Feb. 23, 2018 - While the study is small—evaluating devices in a random sample of 56 users—it revealed that a significant number of the devices produced aerosols with potentially dangerous leve... Read More...

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Mark Vallas, Son Of Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Dies At Rehab In California

So Sad: More Will Be Revealed – February 26, 2018 - According to the Orange County Coroner’s office, Mark Vallas, 24, died at 1p.m. Saturday at New Existence Recovery, a substance abuse treatment facility in Huntington ... Read More...

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All teens should be screened for depression

It’s Not Easy Out There – Feb. 26, 2018 - Depression is a growing threat to American children and teens. As many as 1 in 5 teens experience depression at some point during adolescence, but parents often miss the clues, ... Read More...

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Letting American Kids Die

New York Times – Feb. 17, 2018 - Guns are a big part of the callousness, but only a part of it. They are one of three main reasons the United States has become “the most dangerous of wealthy nations for a child to be bo... Read More...

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‘One Day at a Time’ actress shares story of addiction and recovery

Telling It like it Is – Feb. 23, 2018 - Mackenzie Phillips, the actress from the TV show One Day at a Time, was in Horry County Thursday night sharing her story of addiction and recovery. She spoke at Horry Georgetown T... Read More...

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Mothers of Babies Born Addicted to Drugs Could Lose Parental Rights

Then Auctioned Off? – Feb. 23, 2018 - A change in Kentucky law could mean that children born addicted to drugs would be labeled as neglected and abused at birth. In addition, mothers could have their parental rights ter... Read More...

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Let Cities Open Safe Injection Sites

Let There Be Life – Feb. 24, 2018 - the face of this emergency, dedicated public health officials and policymakers have suggested some vital solutions. One important, rigorously tested harm-reduction method, however, i... Read More...

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CONVICTED ‘Rehab Mogul’ raped women, dealt drugs

DON’T DROP the SOAP – February 26, 2018 - LOS ANGELES — A self-dubbed “Rehab Mogul” who operated more than 13 drug treatment centers in Southern California was convicted Monday of rape and drug dealing. In all, Christop... Read More...

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Recover From Addiction and THRIVE Podcast

Evolving Man PODCAST – Feb. 21, 2018 - Jordan is a sex and relationship coach who helps his clients zero in on whats holding them back, and at lightning speed. He is a no BS coach who gets straight to the root of an iss... Read More...

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Trump privately talks up executing all big drug dealers

With an Injection of Fentanyl? – Feb. 25, 2018 - In Singapore, the death penalty is mandatory for drug trafficking offenses. And President Trump loves it. He’s been telling friends for months that the country’s policy t... Read More...

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Addiction Recovery in the Lap of Luxury

Sober, and the Living is Easy – Feb. 23, 2017 - In 2015, he opened the Lighthouse, a luxury sober-living home in Darien for executives. Last year, he opened a second branch in New Canaan. With rates of $10,500 to $17,50... Read More...

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3 Books to Help You Understand Millennials

Children of the Corn? – Feb. 14, 2018 - KIDS THESE DAYS Human Capital and the Making of Millennials By Malcolm Harris 261 pp. Little, Brown. $25. THE SELFIE GENERATION How Our Self Images Are Changing Our Notions o... Read More...