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Book Review: A Sweeping History of Addiction

MEDIA: BOOKS MAKE SENSE – Feb. 25, 2022 - “The Urge” ultimately unfolds as far more than an addiction memoir. Arriving at a time when the so-called opioid epidemic has become a defining crisis of our time, it ... Read More...

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‘Crack pipes’ Are Not the Problem — Stigmatizing Harm Reduction Is

NO MORE SHAME – Feb. 17, 2022 - I know that safer use supplies keep people safe, that’s why I was so disgusted to see misdirected outrage in response to the federal government finally providing funding to harm ... Read More...

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Euphoria Holds Up a Mirror to My Addiction Experience. This show quite literally saves me. By Natalie Alcala

IS HOLLYWOOD, AGAIN, GLAMORIZING DRUG ABUSE IN EUPHORIA? OR IS IT TRUTH TELLING? – Feb 21, 2022 - TV and film elevate storylines by incorporating interesting people, exciting visuals, brilliant dialogue, and a... Read More...

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When Heroin Came to the Projects – a Memoir

REMEMBRANCE OF TIMES PAST – Feb. 21, 2022 - There were pre-announcements that something big was coming. Wondering what it was got everyone’s curiosity. I did not know the guys who brought it in. The one I saw w... Read More...

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One More Drink Will Kill Me – Says James ‘Arg’ Argent After ‘bad relapse’

THE ENGLISH RELAPSE TOO – Feb. 21, 2022 - Arg broke his silence for the first time since we revealed paramedics rushed to save him, claiming he is full of regret for putting his life in danger and vowed it wil... Read More...

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Patrick Kennedy Marks 11 Years of Sobriety

ADVOCATE FOR SOBRIETY – Feb, 22, 2022 - Patrick Kennedy is marking a major milestone in his journey from addiction as he celebrates 11 years of sobriety. Kennedy, 54, the son of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy an... Read More...

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Amid a Surge in Deaths, a Safe Place to Get High

HARM REDUCTION SAVES LIVES – Feb. 23, 2022 - Kristina Peterson anxiously tapped the heels of her boots on the tile floor inside the brightly lit lobby. Moments earlier, she had given her date of birth to an int... Read More...

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Navigating Grief As A Result of Substance Abuse

HEART ACHE FOREVER – Feb. 24, 2022 - But on December 19th Jenna received a phone call that her sister was cold and unresponsive on the floor ... “I also knew that she had that watch on but it didn’t alwa... Read More...

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Teen Girls With Eating Disorders Doubled During Pandemic

IF FOOD BE THE MUSIC OF LIFE – Feb. 25, 2022 - Covid-19 remained the predominant reason for ER visits among kids – particularly among children too young to be vaccinated during the Omicron wave, when visits for... Read More...

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Can Retail Therapy Actually Be Helpful?

SHOPAHOLICS UNITE! – Feb. 25, 2022 - “Retail therapy” can get confused with “shopping addiction,” but these terms have different meanings. During retail therapy, you are in control of your spending and feel ... Read More...

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Woman Uses Life Experience To Help Women Tackle Sobriety

A FOUR LEAF CLOVER – Feb. 25, 2022 - Having grown up familiar with alcoholism, binge-drinking and using recovery coaches in her own life, Joanne wanted to add to the chain of recovery by forming a specialised p... Read More...

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Habit or Addiction?

HALF A DOZEN OF ONE, SIX ... – Feb. 26, 2022 - Before I begin though, to explain the automatic thing my legs do most mornings, I’d like to ask “What is your biggest dream?” A doctor acquaintance of mine rec... Read More...

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Kit Harington Opens Up About Sobriety and ‘Exorcising Demons’

VIDEO – GAME OF GROANS – Feb. 24, 2022 - Harington says that when some people find out that he’s playing the role of Henry V, their first thought is of his Game of Thrones character Jon Snow. While he admits t... Read More...

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Michael Keaton’s Emotional Speech After Winning His SAG Award for Dopesick

TEARFUL ACCEPTANCE – Feb. 28, 2022 - Michael Keaton was teary-eyed as he accepted the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Award for best male actor in a television movie or limited series. He won the award for “Dopesic... Read More...

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4 U.S. Companies Will Pay $26 BILLION To Settle Claims For Opioid Crisis

AUDIO – WHEN? – Feb. 25, 2022 - “This settlement represents real accountability,” said North Carolina state Attorney General Josh Stein, who helped negotiate the deal. Stein noted that most of the funds are ... Read More...

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Seeing Addiction as a Disease

WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET – Feb. 24, 2022 - “We’re in what is now becoming known as the fourth wave of the opioid epidemic. The first wave was the over-prescription of analgesics like oxycodone, morphine and... Read More...

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Amphetamine Use Linked to Heightened Risk of Psychosis Among Women

ISN’T REAL LIFE IS SCARY ENOUGH? – Feb. 19, 2022 - These psychotic episodes usually subside after a few days, but may persist for years in up to 15% of users. While the link between amphetamine misuse and ps... Read More...

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Elton John Is Eminem’s Unofficial Sponsor

GOING THE EXTRA 8 MILES – Feb. 25, 2022 - Elton John has been living sober for over 30 years. And in that time, the Grammy-winning artist has been able to reflect on his life before and after he found his sobr... Read More...

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Gaming Addiction Is Now a Globally Recognized Illness

VIDEO – NO TIME FOR MANICURES – Feb. 24, 2022 - Among gamers and parents and even within the medical community, there’s disagreement about whether gaming addiction is real. Either way, the WHO’s designation cou... Read More...

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Bitcoin, Recovery and an Addiction to Debt

A GLOBAL OBSESSION – Feb. 23, 2022, - Many people’s lives are characterized by similar obsessive-compulsive behaviors. People can be addicted to work, sex, food, power, wealth, possessions and so on. Any extern... Read More...

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Lottie Moss sings about drugs and dances to the Euphoria theme song in bizarre videos filmed at rehab – after revealing she has a cocaine addiction

VIDEO – ON THE EDGE – Feb. 17, 2022 - In another video with a kaleidoscope style filter, Lottie danced around to the theme song for Euphoria. The HBO drama stars Zendaya and follows a group of high school stud... Read More...

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Portrait of Meth Addiction in the Czech Republic

VIDEO – DOCU ROCK-U – Feb. 15, 2022 - An intimate portrayal of methamphetamine addiction in the Czech Republic, Europe’s largest producer, through the life of Lenka, an addict of over 20 years. Lenka’s elde... Read More...

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West Palm Beach Doctor Convicted of $31 Million Health Care Fraud

VIDEO – MONEY IS ADDICTIVE – Feb. 11, 2022 - A doctor known for his expertise in treating alcoholism and drug abuse faces decades behind bars after he was convicted of helping bilk insurance companies out of mi... Read More...

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CDC To Soften Opioid Prescription Guidelines

VIDEO – GOING BACKWARDS? – Feb. 12, 2022 - Opioids can be an important tool in treating severe pain from cancer, surgery and serious injuries. But they also can be addictive — even when used under doctors’ ord... Read More...

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Woman Beats Addiction

VIDEO – LIVES TO HELP OTHERS – Feb. 15, 2022 - “Pain pills, cocaine ... the one that took me the furthest down was meth,” said Dykes. Dykes continued to struggle with addiction even after her son Addison wa... Read More...

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US Could Ease Restrictions On Prescribing Opioids

WHAT A RELIEF, FOR SOME – Feb. 15, 2022 - Drugmakers in the 1990s marketed new opioids as less addictive and pushed for wider use among patients. “We overdid it with prescription medications – we were kind o... Read More...

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‘Lisa’s Light’: Couple Aim to Illuminate Addiction

CATHARSIS – Feb. 16, 2022 - Her parents, Gary and Judy Stoefen, have written a book detailing her successes and challenges in hopes that it will steer others from a similar path. The couple, who met while gr... Read More...

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Signs of Porn Addiction and When to Get Help

AUDIO – POWERFUL – Feb. 12, 2022 - “At this point in time, there is no recognized diagnosis of ‘pornography addiction,’ and there is no evidence that pornography is inherently ‘addictive’,” Joshua Grubbs, asso... Read More...

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Delilah Hamlin Celebrates 6 Months of Sobriety After Accidental Overdose

VIDEO – ALIVE AND WELL – Feb. 18, 2022 - “I found a psychiatrist and he over-prescribed me,” she said. “He over-prescribed me with one medication that one of my friends takes for 10 milligrams and he gave me 2... Read More...

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Lifesaving Addiction Treatment Out of Reach for Many Americans

NOT ALL EQUAL – Feb. 17, 2022 - These gaps in care put patients struggling with OUD at risk, and many need effective treatment now more than ever. Understanding these disparities can help state policymakers imp... Read More...

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