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Opioid Reckoning’ Calls Out the Twelve Steps in an Age of Fentanyl

IS SHE CALLING BILL WILSON A MURDERER? – Dec. 4, 2021 - That’s the thorny question raised in “Opioid Reckoning,” a new book published last month by University of Minnesota Press by independent scholar and Maca... Read More...

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Former Alcoholic Targets 70 Triathlons in 70 Days

WHY WOULDN’T HE? – Dec. 3, 2021 - Before the pandemic, Mr Stone worked as a scuba instructor overseas, but had to return to Staffordshire when tourism dried up. He has taken a year off to focus on his lates... Read More...

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Drug Overdose Strategy Pushes Treatment for Some, Prison for Others

WHO DECIDES WHO GETS HELP? – Dec. 8, 2021 - A class-wide scheduling of fentanyl-related substances may sound wonky, but you don’t have to be a doctor to know the dangers of this policy. As a medical professio... Read More...

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As Drug Overdoses Climbed the State Failed to Inspect Residential Treatment Programs

SAY IT ISN’T SO SANTA – Dec. 3, 2021 - “The COVID pandemic wreaked havoc in the lives of many New Yorkers, including those vulnerable to addiction,” said DiNapoli. “Skyrocketing substance abuse over the past 1... Read More...

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Opioid Addiction Is Getting Worse

IS LOVE THE ONLY SOLUTION? – Dec. 9, 2021 - Maia Szalavitz writes for the New York Times about her experience being hooked on heroin. In her case, it wasn’t the happiness that sucked her in; it was the “relief from... Read More...

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Decreasing Opioid Deaths, Not With Abstinence, But Harm Reduction

THE EASIER, SANER WAY? – Dec. 10, 2021 - “It doesn’t address the underlying condition. It’s not preventing ongoing conditions, it’s just allowing life to be saved and reducing harm.” Harm reduction workers, su... Read More...

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Marijuana May Make Sleep Worse

BUT ONLY IF YOU’RE AWAKE TO BEGIN WITH – Dec. 6, 2021 - Moderate consumption — using weed less than 20 days during the past month — didn’t create short sleep problems, but people were 47% more likely to snooze... Read More...

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Injectable Drug To Treat Opioid Addiction Now

PERFECT! – Dec. 8, 2021 - Dr. Nathaniel Day, medical director for the Virtual Opioid Dependency Program administered by AHS, says people should realize that fentanyl and carfentanil contaminate most street dru... Read More...

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Blood Tribe Showcasing Sobriety Success Stories

WATCH – ‘IT’S NOT EASY, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE’ – Dec. 8, 2021 - Four members are a part of the official PWLE team, with community nominations put forward as well. “There has been a tremendous amount of support... Read More...

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How to Avoid the Toxic Drinking Culture this Christmas…without missing out

UBER – Dec. 4, 2021 - “Because alcohol is a depressive, it might make you feel down and cause anxiety symptoms. Heavy drinking can also make medicines less effective, causing feelings of depression to increase... Read More...

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Former Browns’ Safety Jordan Poyer’s Battle With Alcoholism

WHEN HONESTY BECOMES THE GOAL – Dec. 3, 2021 - “A big part of my sobriety is to lean into the truth. To be comfortable with who I am. And I’m actually surprised by how easy it’s been to open up to people,” Poyer sa... Read More...

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Drew Barrymore’s “quiet, confident journey” to Sobriety

WATCH – FROM E.T. to FINDING HER WAY HOME – Dec. 9, 2021 - The actress is known for her bright and bubbly personality, but she told “CBS Mornings” that she did not talk to people about her sobriety for years b... Read More...

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When Star Sharon Gless Realized She Was An Alcoholic on ‘Cagney & Lacey’

LIFE IMITATING ART? – Dec. 9, 2021 - But, as it turned out, playing an alcoholic wasn’t that much of a stretch for her. She later realized that she herself had a drinking problem and checked into rehab. She st... Read More...

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Gloria Harrison: A Story of Hope and Healing

SHE’S NEVER GIVEN UP – Dec. 6, 2021 - Gloria’s story, is shocking in the brutality of the reactions she received when she reached out for help. At every turn, as a girl and a young woman, she was knocked down,... Read More...

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Flavor Flav Gets A Taste for Sobriety

TIME’S UP – Dec. 8, 2021 - The 62-year-old former rapper, hip-hop and reality TV star, whose legal name is William Jonathan Drayton Jr., pleaded no contest in Henderson Municipal Court to a misdemeanor nonviol... Read More...

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UK Overhauls Drug Strategy to Focus on Recovery Not Prison

NOT THE AMERICAN WAY – Dec. 5, 2021 - The overhaul has been drawn together by at least six government departments, the BBC understands. It will form part of a wider week of law and order announcements for t... Read More...

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Drug Czar: It’s Time to Treat Addiction Like a Chronic Disease

AND NOT A CRIME – Dec. 8, 2021 - And that support means approaching addiction and substance use not as a moral decision, but as a chronic relapsing brain disease. “It’s no different than many of the other c... Read More...

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SAMHSA Announces Unprecedented $30 Million Harm Reduction Grants

MONEY CHANGES EVERYTHING? – Dec. 8, 2021- SAMHSA will distribute $10 million per year over the next three years. Grant recipients must use the funds to support harm reduction services. Harm reduction service p... Read More...

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Young Adults Struggle More with Alcohol Misuse

NO AGE LIMIT – Nov. 29, 2021 - Burton Burt, owner of Recovery Awareness counseling center in Gainesville, said aside from the recognizable health signs, like having a fatty liver or cirrhosis, there are other ... Read More...

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Australia is the Drunkest Country In the World

NOTHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT – Dec. 3, 2021 - The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education chief executive, Caterina Giorgi, said the statistics were “concerning”, and that a clear picture of the impact of... Read More...

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How Do We Stop Them Overdosing?

DECRIMINALIZE ALL DRUGS – Dec. 2, 2021 - While some drug users actively seek out fentanyl, many die without knowing that a different drug they had consumed — cocaine, for example — was laced. “It’s not that fe... Read More...

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Alcoholism Within the Black Community

LISTEN – MUSIC AND TALK – Dec. 1, 2021 - Tonight I will be speaking on Alcoholism in the black community. For two hours we will be listening to brave soldiers speak on their experience with dealing with alcoho... Read More...

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Kathy Griffin Details How Living With Drug Addiction Led to Her Attempted Suicide

WATCH – TRUTH AND CONSEQUENCES – Dec. 2, 2021 - Griffin was referring to the 2017 photo of her holding a bloody effigy of then-President Donald Trump’s head. She lost her job at CNN over the photo and was inve... Read More...

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Elton John ‘You learn to pass the message on’

ONE DRUNK TO ANOTHER – Dec. 3, 2021 - Elton John has explained why he feels compelled to try and help fellow musicians struggling with drugs and alcohol abuse. Appearing on The Jonathan Ross Show, whi... Read More...

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Recovery Community Mourns Loss of Recovery Coach Laurie Quinn

WATCH – SHE WILL BE MISSED – Dec. 2, 2021 - Courtney Lovell was her long-time friend, and co-founder of Our Wellness Collective in Columbia County. As part of Morgan’s recovery from drug addiction, together th... Read More...

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The Real Substance of Addiction

REQUIEM FOR AMERICA – Dec. 2, 2021 - The junkie narrative tends to reduce addiction to the substance or behavior the addiction revolves around, and/or the aims and griefs that drive it. For the junkies of “Requiem ... Read More...

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Injectable Pellet, Fentanyl Vaccine

BIG PHARMA STRIKES AGAIN? – Dec. 1, 2021 - Studies show naltrexone has few side effects that are typically not long-lasting. The drug blocks brain receptors for the effects of heroin and even alcohol. “Ther... Read More...

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3 Dead in Nashville of Apparent Overdoses Involving White Powdery Substance

GOD HELP US – Dec. 4, 2021 - The MPHD surveillance system has detected an increase in fatal drug overdose activity over over the past 24 hours. We urge residents to check in on loved ones, do not use alone,... Read More...

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Shocking Effect Eating KFC for a Month Had on Aussie Fitness Guru!

WATCH – FINGER LICKIN’ GROSS – Dec. 2, 2021 - A fitness fanatic who challenged himself to only eat KFC for a month revealed he gained one kilogram of weight every three days. Conan Visser packed on eight ki... Read More...

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Men Struggling To Be Seen and Treated For Their Eating Disorders

SUFFERING BEHIND THE SMILES – Dec. 18, 2021 - Tommy’s eating disorder had already robbed him of his semi-professional football career. He’d played for West Brom and the Scottish national team, but serious nerv... Read More...

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