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Opioid Addiction Knows No Color, but It’s Treatment Does

Drinking or Dropping, It’s All the Same – Jan. 12, 2018 - On the street, methadone is sometimes referred to as the “liquid handcuffs.” … The limited data recently made available by the New York City health department hi... Read More...

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Grope, Dope, and HIV

Living Good is the Best Revenge – Jan. 11, 2018 - It Took Me Years to Realize That My Drug Use and HIV Diagnosis Were Linked to Childhood Sexual Abuse. But Once I Made the Connection, Change Began ... “But you’re still ... Read More...

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Write for Recovery: Exercises for Heart, Mind and Spirit

Write More, Write On – Jan. 2018 - Looking for inspiration? Would a more positive perspective on your life be beneficial? Would you like to rediscover empowering memories and clarify your dreams? And how about saying go... Read More...

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Physicist and Artist Find Formula to a Long Marriage

Relationships - Jan. 7, 2018 - “He’s technical, and my abilities are much more hands-in-the-dirt kind of thing,” Ms. London said. “I’m the one bringing home the animals, adding more pets, much to his consternation. He’l... Read More...

6-year-old tries to jump out window after taking Tamiflu

Side Effects Not Mentioned – Jan. 15, 2018 - A 6-year-old Texas girl suffered shocking side effects from flu medication — and her parents are urging people to be better informed about the common antiviral drug and other... Read More...

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Dennis Rodman arrested for DUI

Too Much Kimchee? – Jan. 14, 2018 - Officers say he then failed a field sobriety test and a breathalyzer. He was released from jail Sunday morning and given a court date. Police say he was cooperative with officers. Rod... Read More...

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Needle exchange advocates ask PA governor to do more

More Lives Saved - Jan. 13, 2018 - Syringe exchange programs Prevention Point Pittsburgh and Prevention Point Philadelphia operate openly under local laws in their cities, but the practice is illegal in the rest of the ... Read More...

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Google is pulling addiction treatment center ads worldwide

WHAT HAS HAPPENED? – Jan. 13, 2018 - As addiction rates for illicit drugs has skyrocketed in the United States, many turned to Google to try and find places where they can find help — only to run into new issues. An ent... Read More...

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Entrepreneurs providing know-how to bolster fight against drug abuse

Money in Recovery – Jan. 13, 2018 - Neuros Medical Inc., a nerve stimulation company in Willoughby, has been able to measure the impact of its technology though studies. The most recent study showed that patients using ... Read More...

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What is patient dumping?

Not Just Rehabs — Jan. 11, 2018 - The University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown in Baltimore is the latest hospital across the country accused of patient dumping after discharging a woman one cold night this week dr... Read More...

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Former advertising executive reveals junk food-pushing tactics

Profits Before People – Jan. 2, 2018 - Parker’s life changed when he was diagnosed with obesity-related type 2 diabetes, the disease that killed his father. In a “lightbulb moment”, he realised he could help save people... Read More...

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Capitalism and Addiction: The Opioid Epidemic AUDIO @30 mins.

BEST CONVERSATION EVER – Jan. 14, 2018 - (STARTS at 30 minutes) Interview with Dr. Harriet Fraad on US opioid epidemic: psychology and capitalism. Hosted by Economics Professor Richard D. Wolff and guests discuss the cu... Read More...

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“Too much of a coincidence:” Senator calls for scrutiny of treatment clinic VIDEO

Not Kosher - Jan. 11, 2018 - It’s an Orthodox Jewish village more than 800 miles from Milwaukee. Despite the distance, Engel says Freund kept a close eye on the business, either in person or over his network of cameras... Read More...

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This New Sobriety Event is Anything but a BuzzKill

Fun Without Booze? Amazing... – Jan.12, 2018 - You can be sober and social. That’s the idea behind Club Soda, an event series and community for “sober curious” people who want to drink less, or not at all not, while sti... Read More...

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Opioid makers should pay for anti-addiction efforts VIDEO

For Funerals TOO! – Jan. 13, 2018 - Estimates of the societal cost of opioid addiction and related deaths put the figure at $193 billion. In our state alone, opioids have claimed the lives of 2,400 Marylanders just this... Read More...

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Confessions of a Gaslighter

It Happens to Men Too! – Jan. 11, 2018 - Greg, a Canadian lawyer, is 28 but he’s already had 11 serious relationships. He says each of those relationships ended with infidelity, on his part, and sev... Read More...

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Technology is Playing a Huge Role in Addiction Recovery

More Harm Than Good? – Jan. 6, 2018 - Technology can be addictive, and when devices are everywhere, it’s no wonder. However, tech also has the potential to help us cure our own addictive behavior ..... Read More...

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May I Be Frank a ‘heart-opening experience’

Transformational Traveler – Jan. 2, 2018 - The documentary follows Frank as he transforms himself from a miserably obese drug addict to a man who not only learns to love himself but also gets new body a... Read More...

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Alcohol Can Damage DNA and Increase Cancer Risk

Better to Abstain – Jan. 6, 2018 - Scientists think they know how alcohol damages DNA and increases the risk of cancer. Researchers in England conducted the study in mice, however, experts say that t... Read More...

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Is Your Child Lying to You? That’s Good

Children Say the Darndest Things – Jan. 5, 2018 - Lying is not only normal; it’s also a sign of intelligence. Kids discover lying as early as age 2, studies have found. In one experiment, children we... Read More...

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Benedict Cumberbatch Struggles With Sobriety in ‘Patrick Melrose’ Trailer

TV is Addictive Too – Jan. 6, 2018 - In the trailer which Showtime dropped during their Television Critics Association panel on Saturday, the dark dramedy takes jabs at the upper class as it tracks ... Read More...

Russell Brand Takes Us Inside His Recovery After Battling Heroin and Alcohol Addiction (EXCLUSIVE)

Still Sober & Loving It – Jan. 1, 2018 - “I feel awakened and peaceful and connected and less in need of other people’s approval changed everything,” he explained. “With drugs and alcohol, the ... Read More...

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How I let drinking take over my life

The Sober Englishman – Jan. 5, 2018 - I had my last drink five years ago, in the early hours of the morning on 1 January 2013. I think it might have been around 2am. I wouldn’t have described myself ... Read More...

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Permits for sober facilities await Costa Mesa Planning Commission

It's a Community Service – Jan. 5, 2018 - Jan. 5, 2018 - In their first meeting of 2018, Costa Mesa planning commissioners Monday will wade through a flood of requests for city permits from operator... Read More...

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Maine mourns an advocate

Local Hero – Jan. 5, 2018 - “He thought just because you happen to be drunk, you didn’t have to go to jail,” said McAleney. “He recognized that alcoholism is a disease.” By many accounts, Conley stru... Read More...

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The Failed War on Drugs by George Shultz, yes, that George Shultz

It's a Cash Cow for so Many... – Dec. 31, 2017 - The prohibitions on drugs have also created perverse economic incentives that make combating drug producers and distributors extremely difficult. The ... Read More...

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The Many Faces Of The Country’s Addiction Crisis

If It Didn't Feel so Good... – Dec. 31, 2017 - If the nation is going to change, we need to start listening to those on the front lines … It’s that relief from suffering that appealed to many America... Read More...

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Cumberland Heights Designated an Aetna Institute of Quality

Tradition – Jan. 5, 2018 - Nonprofit treatment center Cumberland Heights has been designated an Aetna Institute of Quality® for Behavioral Health – Substance Abuse. Aetna makes information about the qua... Read More...

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Moms United to end the war on drugs

Lost Children in American War – Jan. 8, 2018 - Moms United to End the War on Drugs campaign is re-launching their #momsresolutions campaign for the New Year, showcasing what we will resist and defend... Read More...

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US is ‘the most dangerous of wealthy nations for a child to be born into’

USA USA USA – Jan. 8, 2018 - But there’s plenty of evidence that things were bad already. Babies born in the United States have a lower life expectancy than their counterparts in other countries ... ... Read More...