Addiction Recovery

Danny Trejo opens up about being typecast — and close call with Mexican Mafia

CHICO MALO OF RECOVERY –    JUNE 29, 2021 -  An assistant director stopped him that day on the set.…

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My Sister Died of an Overdose. Defunding Police Might Have Saved Her

FAMILY MEMBERS DIE TOO –  June 28, 2021 - Fatal overdoses like Keeley’s have increased steeply in recent years. During…

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Conservatorship: Mental Health Care’s Last Resort

TOXIC –  June 29, 2021 - “As troubling and extreme as Britney’s circumstances may seem,” Erica Schwiegershausen wrote in The…

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U.S. sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson out of event at Tokyo Olympics after failing drug test

RUNNING ON INDICA –    July 2, 2021 - “I want to take responsibility for my actions,” Richardson told NBC…

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Law mandates social media influencers disclose photo editing

INSTA-FILTERED BEAUTY –  JULY 1, 2021 - Norway has passed a law targeting photo editing in an attempt to address…

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My Lonely Quest to Change How We See Addiction by Stanton Peele

A SCIENTIST ON THE EDGE –    June 9, 2021 - But he also opposes the ostensibly humane but actually…

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500 people in South Carolina overdosed on counterfeit Xanax

WATCH – FAKE PILLS = REAL DEATH –  June 30, 2021 - The agency says many of the deaths are…

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The War Within Drug Treatment

JUST STAY ALIVE –  June 23, 2021 - Now, some are embracing a new approach to treatment – harnessing the…

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Mom faces felony for filling prescription while pregnant

INSANITY OR TODAY’S REALITY –  June 21, 2021 - In 2016, after an investigation by ProPublica and AL.com, Alabama lawmakers…

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Contest to Find “5 New Practices to Prevent Substance Misuse”

SAVE LIVES, WIN MONEY –    June 21, 2021 - With drug use rising, society requires new prevention approaches. The…

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Does more Narcan equal more opioid deaths?

WATCH – LIVED TO TELL –    June 23 - PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Roxxanne Newman is in a good…

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Ending Racist Sentencing Disparity

IT’S ALL IN CRACK AND WHITE –  June 24, 2021 - The Biden administration has again voiced support for ending…

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Jamie Lee Curtis Revealed the Saddest Contradiction

SHE’S A SCREAM –  June 25, 2021 - “I’m the child of movie stars. I watched my parents get face…

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Comfortably Numb: China has an opium problem and the Sackler Oxycontin Cartel American family is to blame.

DEATH FOR SALE –  June 24, 2021 - Patrick Radden Keefe, who provides the quote above, explains the whole epic…

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Addiction treatment needs more empathy for LGBTQ+ community

WATCH – BE KIND TO HUMANKIND –  June 24, 2021 - The National Institutes of Health says people who identify…

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Goodbye happy hour? Changing workplace culture to support recovery

LAST CALL? –    June 23, 2021 - And while other populations of employees — such as LGBTQ or BIPOC…

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Grandmaster Flash – White Lines

MUSICAL INTERLUDE – “White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It)” is a song by Melle Mel, released in 1983 on Sugar…

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Book Review – Kicking & Screaming: A Memoir of Madness & Martial Arts by Melanie Gibson

KICKS YOU IN THE GUT –  June 22, 2021 - So, like you just said, this book deals with a…

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Ryan O’Connell’s life improved 100% after one year sober

EVERY DAY IS SPECIAL –  June 24, 2021 - “One year ago today I quit drinking,” O’Connell wrote, in a…

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Years of Smoking Weed May Leave You Gasping…for Words

IF YOU CAN STILL EVEN SPEAK –    June 21, 2021 - During the follow-up, participants were given standard cognitive…

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The Opioid Addiction Crisis and Racism: A Long, Troubled History

HISTORY CONTINUES –  June 23, 2021 -  The alarming parallels between the 19th- and 21st-century opioid crises in the United…

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Kids In Mental Health Crisis Languish For Days In ERs

DESPERATE –    June 23, 2021 - Emergency rooms are not typically places you check in for the night. If…

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Lisa Kudrow felt like ‘mountain of a woman’ while filming Friends

YOU CAN BE TOO THIN –    June 24, 2021 - “Unfortunately for a woman, if you’re underweight, you look…

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Mental health, Addiction & COVID-19

WATCH – CO-OCCURING SOLUTIONS –    June 23, 2021 - Mental health cases have grown in recent months: 41.5 percent…

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Walmart’s top executive to be deposed in Opioid scheme

ROTTEN AT THE TOP –    June 24, 2021 - During that time, Special Master Cohen said, “The Delaware litigation…

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Parents at Highest Risk for Using Drugs & Alcohol to Cope

MOMMY AND DADDY’S LITTLE HELPER –  June 24, 2021 - “American parents have struggled with professional and family-related strain, disruption…

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Hold the Tequila. The Sunrise Is All Some Travelers Need.

HANGING OUT WITHOUT THE HANGOVER –  June 24, 2021 - One year into the coronavirus pandemic, after months of gaining…

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Cannabis Use May Be Linked with Suicidal Thoughts, Plans, Attempts in Young Adults

DYING TO STOP –    June 24, 2021 - Cannabis use has been associated with a higher likelihood of thinking…

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Johnson & Johnson promises to end sale of opioids in $230 million settlement

CHUMP CHANGE –    June 26, 2021 -  “Johnson & Johnson helped fuel this fire, but today they’re committing to…

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Eating poppy seeds can lead to positive drug test

BEWARE OF BAGELS –    June 25, 2021 - Poppy seeds have provided drug testing challenges for decades. That’s because…

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