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Morgan Wade on Hitting Rock-Bottom

VIDEO – SHE’SOBER – Aug. 23, 2023 - “I drank more than I’ve ever drank in my life,” she says of the fateful night in this week’s issue of PEOPLE. “I remember a hangover that lasted for a couple weeks. I was so depr... Read More...

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Surprising Demographic Now Using Weed The Most

EVERYONE NEEDS A GIGGLE – Aug. 19, 2023 - The numbers of older Americans trying pot increased further to 35% in 2021, the researchers noted, because the survey methodology changed during the pandemic. In the slight... Read More...

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Aspartame Safety Panel Linked to Coca-Cola Front Group

THEY LIED JUST TO MAKE BILLION$? –Aug. 17, 2023 - A few months later, WHO declared aspartame, a key ingredient in Diet Coke, to be a “possible carcinogen”, then quickly issued a third report that seemed to contradic... Read More...

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Brain Injection Helps You Drink 90% Less, If You Are A Monkey

AUDIO – IT’S ALL RELATIVE –Aug. 19, 2023 - According to the CDC, more than 140,000 Americans are dying each year from alcohol-related causes, and the rate of deaths has been rising for years, especially during the p... Read More...

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Eggo Sells Alcoholic Breakfast Cocktail

NOW GET WAFFLED AT BREAKFAST – August 20, 2023 - This Eggo beverage isn’t for the kiddos, but parents are welcome to indulge.“Between the juggle of constantly changing schedules, household errands, family ... Read More...

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Can Acupuncture Help With Addiction?

ONE NEEDLE AT A TIME? – Aug. 17, 2023 - In Chinese medical theory, the human body is considered a network of complex and interconnected processes, which are governed by the complements of yin and yang. These o... Read More...

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Therapeutic Potential of Hallucinogens Risky and Overhyped?

ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN –Aug. 19, 2023 - But Hyatt did not experience relief; instead, her mental health worsened. Three months later, she described being in “some sort of psychotic break” and feeling as if her brain wa... Read More...

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Massive 8-Story Rehab Proposed for Downtown San Francisco

CALIFORNIA DREAMING – Aug. 17, 2023 - Part of the nonprofit’s the Way Out program, a fundraising initiative and treatment apparatus with the goal of expanding drug treatment access in San Francisco, the planne... Read More...

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Famous Ambien Addict Thought He Was ‘Going to Die’

HAVEN’T WE ALL – Aug. 21, 2023 - “Nothing was good enough in ‘09. We would win a game by 14 points and I’d be so angry at our team because I thought we should’ve beat them by 30 points,” Urban Meyer said. “We’... Read More...

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Your Brain Plays Critical Role in Addiction Recovery

IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD – Aug. 24, 2023 - “One of the biggest challenges for patients with addiction is preventing relapse,” Ma said. “We know they need medication, community involvement, psychological support a... Read More...

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Danny Trejo celebrates 55 years ‘clean & sober’

SPIRITUAL GANGSTER – Aug. 24, 2023 - Fans rushed to the comment section to congratulate him for making it this far, with one penning: ‘Wow! Congratulations’ Another said: ‘Just started my sober journe... Read More...

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Lily Allen: On Pre-Sobriety Drug & Alcohol Daze

IT’S BETTER NOW – Aug. 24, 2023 - It’s been four years since Lily Allen got sober, and the British singer-songwriter is opening up about what contributed to her substance use.In a new interview with The Ne... Read More...

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McKinsey & Co. Got Thousands of Veterans Addicted to Opioids, with our Tax Dollars

WALL STREET RULES –Aug. 24, 2023 - At one point, nine out of every 10 opioid prescriptions in the United States were manufactured by McKinsey’s clients. The report by the Wall Street Journal found that within those ... Read More...

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The EU Wants to Cure Your Teen’s Smartphone Addiction

BUT YOU BOUGHT IT FOR THEM –Aug. 16, 2023 - China wants to limit screen time to 40 minutes for children aged under eight, while the U.S. state of Utah has imposed a digital curfew for minors and parental consent to ... Read More...

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Thursday is International Overdose Awareness Day

END OVERDOSE –August 31 we observe International Overdose Awareness Day, a day to remember those we’ve lost to overdose, acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind, and renew our commitment to end ... Read More...

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Recovery from Alcohol Addiction: Highs and Lows of Pooja Bhatt

SHE’S BIG IN INDIA –Aug. 12, 2023 - Mahesh Bhatt’s entry in the family week to meet daughter Pooja was one of the biggest highlights. Among many things they talked about, one of them was his new found respect for Po... Read More...

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Potent Marijuana Makes Teens Sick

NO LONGER A SACRAMENT – Aug. 14, 2023 - But despite these dangers, the potency of the products currently on the market is largely unregulated. In 1995, the average concentration of THC in cannabis samples seiz... Read More...

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Marijuana Is Getting Out of Hand

IT’S A DRUG –Aug. 17, 2023 - Whenever attention is paid to these problems, marijuana advocates reflexively swat them away. This is understandable: It took decades to dispel stereotypes about the drug and to persuade... Read More...

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“I’m a meth addict mum – this is why I couldn’t stop.”

COMING CLEAN—NOT GETTING CLEAN – Aug. 14, 2023 - This is common for the thousands of babies born in Australia to mothers who used ice late in their pregnancies, with agonising withdrawal symptoms leading to fe... Read More...

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Anhedonia: You Won’t Like This

EVERYONE LOVES DUCK SOUP –Aug. 14, 2023 - While anhedonia may be complex, that doesn’t mean there’s no hope for those who are affected by it.For instance, research shows that talking therapies which focus on rew... Read More...

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We Can Prevent Overdose Deaths if We Change How We Think About Them

OPINION: Ryan Hampton –Aug. 15, 2023 - I’ve been living in recovery from opioid use disorder for eight and a half years, and this might be a weird thing to say about addiction, but I feel lucky—like I dodged a bulle... Read More...

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Serve a Drink, Save a Life: This Is Restaurant Work!

LIFE: THE BEST DESSERT OF ALL – Aug. 16, 2023 - Kevin Foehrkolb was tending bar on a routine Saturday night last September at Kent House Irish Pub in Towson, Md., when he heard a commotion from the corner boot... Read More...

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Is Addiction Driven by the Gut Microbiome?

DIVERSITY MATTERS –Aug. 15, 2023 - With addiction, we normally think of hard drugs, but people can be addicted to alcohol, cigarettes, and even sugary food. Addictive drugs pump up levels of dopamine and serotonin i... Read More...

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Leanne Hainsby Celebrates One Year of Sobriety: ‘Best Decision I Made for Myself’

HIGHER POWER WORKING OUT –Aug. 16, 2023 - “Today marks the day before the day I was told I most likely have breast cancer. It marks the day before I went for my second opinion and was then sent on to have various sc... Read More...

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“I was addicted to booze & cocaine and thought I was going to die” says Bradley Cooper

VIDEO – STAR IS REBORN –Aug. 16, 2023 - But it wasn’t until 2009, when Bradley played the lead role in The Hangover that he became a household name.He recalls: “I felt like I had a breakthrough when I was in a ... Read More...

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I’m a Sober Dietitian

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT – Aug. 13, 2023 - You’d think all the health and nutrition classes I was taking to become a dietitian may have swayed me away from alcohol as a college student, but alas, they did not. Eve... Read More...

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Davina McCall Gets Candid About Heroin Habit

VIDEO – CLEAN and INSPIRING – Aug. 15, 2023 - She adds: “I phoned this woman who I knew was clean and it was if she was expecting my call. She goes ‘Oh hi Davina’. And i was like, ‘I was just wondering if you were ... Read More...

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Gray Matter Loss Linked to Teenage Smoking and Nicotine Addiction

YOUNG PEOPLE ARE AT RISK! –Aug. 15, 2023 - They found that, on average, teenagers who started smoking by 14 years of age had markedly less gray matter in a section of the left frontal lobe linked to decision-making ... Read More...

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Teenage Smokers Grow Dispersant Brains

VIDEO – DON’T BECOME YOUR GRANDPARENTS – Aug. 16, 2023 - A new study suggests that the brains of teenagers who take up smoking may be different from those of adolescents who don’t take up the habit — dat... Read More...

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