Albany cafe serves up second chances to people in recoveryThey Already Know How to Make Coffee – July 29, 2018 - Hiring managers at Burger King refused to take a risk on Holly King. She realized her history of drug use overshadowed her qualifications and sobriety, she said. “W... Read More...Aug 7 2018
Opioid addiction: People can see growing threatOverdose Reality – July 30, 2018 - Thank you for Jeff Barker’s reporting and your front page photo describing the recent hearing on the opioid addiction crisis that is rampant throughout Maryland and across our nation (... Read More...Aug 7 2018
The Facebook Page That Led to 30 Drug-Rehab ArrestsOne Big “LIKE” – August 3, 2018 - While Facebook may no longer be the most relevant social media platform, with young users quitting it in droves, it has become more and more important in the work of law enforcement. Fo... Read More...Aug 7 2018
When mental illness leads to an arrest, this court steps inCompassion Not Contempt – July 28, 2018 - When Charles Chesney’s bipolar disorder is left untreated, the energy surging from sleepless, nonstop, manic days and nights takes over his life. “Boy, does it make you feel goo... Read More...Aug 7 2018
Artist’s Corner with Cliff BrodskyStick with the Winners - Addiction advocate, philanthropist, musician, author and entrepreneur Cliff Brodsky, has dedicated the last 25 years to sobriety and Sober Living/Rehabilitation Community with countless battles ... Read More...Aug 7 2018
Students With Drug and Alcohol Addiction No Longer Have to Choose Between Their Recovery and EducationOnly High Marks – August 1, 2018 - During her senior year at Rutgers University, Jessica (name changed for privacy) spent a lot more time drinking than going to class. Once a promising student, she now saw her grades dr... Read More...Aug 7 2018
What They Don’t Tell You About Being Young and SoberIt’s the Bomb – August 2, 2018 - Nearly nine years later, at 31, I’m grateful that I made my way toward sobriety But in the beginning, the thought of being young and living without alcohol terrified me. How exactly was ... Read More...Aug 7 2018
Anti-anxiety drugs — often more deadly than opioids — are fueling the next drug crisis in USCan It Get Worse? – August 3, 2018 - It is little wonder that stress levels today are higher than ever across the United States. Overloaded work schedules, juggling family and a career and making ends meet financially c... Read More...Aug 7 2018
Veteran’s life of addiction reflects evolution of methStill at War? – August 4, 2018 - Robert Carter returned from four years in the Navy in 2003 to his hometown of Portsmouth a broken man. He had two to three nightmares each time he slept, many about his time while enlis... Read More...Aug 7 2018
Mayor: Vancouver records ‘ghastly’ death count from suspected overdosesWhy So Much Death – August 4, 2018 - The suspected overdose deaths of 11 people last week in Vancouver has set what the mayor calls a “ghastly” death-count record for 2018. The city says the week of July 23 was the wors... Read More...Aug 7 2018
How Racism Gave Rise to Acupuncture for Addiction TreatmentIt’s Complicated – August 3, 2018 - Black Panthers and other activists brought the ancient Chinese practice into addiction medicine in New York in the 1970s. Despite a lack of firm evidence, it’s still popular in some c... Read More...Aug 7 2018
Demi Lovato Breaks Her Silence After Drug OverdoseTalk Therapy – August 5, 2018 - Demi Lovato is speaking her truth. The singer broke her silence on Sunday, August 5, after she was hospitalized for a drug overdose. “I have always been transparent about my journey with ... Read More...Aug 7 2018
The Great God of DepressionWilliam Styron Essay – August 3, 2018 - Nearly 30 years ago, the author William Styron outed himself in these pages as mentally ill. “My days were pervaded by a gray drizzle of unrelenting horror,” he wrote in a New Yor... Read More...Aug 7 2018
Huge clinical trial collapses, and research on alcohol remains befuddlingWHOOPS – August 5, 2018 - Research on alcohol consumption is in a pickle. There’s no question that pounding one drink after another is bad for your health. Things get murkier when it comes to “moderate” drinking. What d... Read More...Aug 7 2018
Addiction in America: Why Whitney Houston’s Story MattersAmazing Film – 2018 - The new documentary on Whitney Houston, “Whitney,” begins with the voice of the late pop star recounting a recurring nightmare. In this dream, Houston is running from the devil. As exhausted as she... Read More...Aug 7 2018
“It’ll Melt Your Organs” Dragon’s Breath trend sees teens swallow sweets dipped in ‘deadly’ LIQUID NITROGENWant a New Burning Sensation? – August 3, 2018 - Several people have already been hospitalised in the US after the sweets have become popular shopping malls and fun fairs. The frosty dessert has sparked a flurry of YouT... Read More...Aug 7 2018
How Losing a Parent Can Impact Your Brain...And Your Heart – July 31, 2018 - People tend to assume that the loss of a parent is more traumatic for a young child, and neglect to support adults experiencing it. But the reality is virtually everyone will experien... Read More...Aug 7 2018
Beacon Point Recovery Center opens 120-bed addiction treatment facility in PhiladelphiaBrotherly Love – Jul 27, 2018 - Beacon Point Recovery Center opens a new high quality, evidence-based, treatment facility offering individualized care where it’s needed most. Located in the heart of the Port Richmond ar... Read More...Aug 7 2018
David Charkham: The Experience That Altered His DestinyGrateful Actor Looks Back – August 1, 2018 - Actor David Charkham talks about his own addiction and recovery. Filmed in Battersea Park, London. In 1965, David Charkham played a schoolboy in the original London cast of W... Read More...Aug 7 2018
State shuts down Pasadena-based ‘Celebrity Rehab’ center over death, repeated violationsCelebrity Rehab's Rehab SHUT – August 4, 2018 - State health regulators are moving to revoke the license of a well-known Pasadena drug rehabilitation center made famous by the reality television show “Celebrity Rehab wi... Read More...Aug 7 2018
New Netflix Doc Exposes Huge Problems With Medical ImplantsPatient Beware – August 3, 2018 - Their latest project, titled The Bleeding Edge, targets the $400 billion medical device industry and its cult of innovation—pitting promising new devices against older, more proven trea... Read More...Aug 7 2018
The Worst Intentional Drug Crisis in American HistoryNEW BOOK RECOMMENDATION – August 5, 2018 - By Beth Macy In 2000, a doctor in the tiny town of St. Charles, Va., began writing alarmed letters to Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin. The drug had come to market... Read More...Aug 7 2018
California company says it created instant marijuana breath test deviceAltoid Sales Set to Skyrocket – August 4, 2018 - As legalization of recreational and medical marijuana continues to expand, police across the country are more concerned than ever about stoned drivers taking to the nati... Read More...Aug 7 2018
Radio host Art Bell died of prescription overdoseNo Mystery Here – August 1, 2018 - Art Bell, a former syndicated AM radio host best known for nightly shows in the 1990s featuring paranormal themes and conspiracy theories, died of an accidental overdose of prescriptio... Read More...Aug 7 2018
Michael Douglas Talks on Cameron’s ‘Nightmare’ Battle With Drug AddictionIt’s a Family Affair – July 31, 2018 - Michael Douglas is getting candid about his son Cameron’s public struggle with drug addiction. Cameron was released from jail in August 2016 after serving almost seven years for d... Read More...Aug 7 2018
Google Lets Addiction Treatment Ads Back Onto Its Search Results PagesGoogle Hired LegitScript – July 30, 2018 - More than 100 addiction treatment centers have been cleared to join Google’s AdWords service, David Khalaf, a spokesman for LegitScript, told Behavioral Healthcare Executive, a... Read More...Aug 7 2018