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The Hidden Pandemic: Addiction

NO VACCINE ‘CEPT GOD – August 20, 2021 - Because many who are already addicts are having to self-isolate or remain at home during a lockdown, there is also great risk of overdose. Emergency services are ... Read More...

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Lisa Riley ‘so bloody happy’ celebrating six years of sobriety

LIVING THE SOBER LIFE ONE ARTICLE AT A TIME – August 19, 2021 - Well done young lady,’ a Twitter user replied. Another posted: ‘Well done x I’m at 8 years x you are a lovely and beautiful lady x.’ ‘Congratula... Read More...

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10 Things Marlee Matlin Suggests Doing Now

NOW AND FOREVER – August 9, 2021 - 6. Get good sleep I used to go to bed at 2 or 3 a.m. and sleep till noon. Now I like going to bed at 9:30. I need my energy to do the things I have to do during t... Read More...

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ERs New Approach To Those Who Struggle With Addiction

LOVE THEM – August 21, 2021 - For years, Kayla West watched the opioid epidemic tear through her eastern Tennessee community. As a psychiatric nurse practitioner, she treated people with mental illness but f... Read More...

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The CIA Helped Export Opium From Afghanistan

WATCH – BIG PHARMA’S BIG PARTNER – Sept. 19, 2015 - In the same month, it was reported that opium production is stronger than ever in Afghanistan, which now produces 90 percent of the world’s supply of t... Read More...

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Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Claims 6 Lives in 8 Days

FATAL LINE – August 17, 2021 - “We collectively urge that anyone who has purchased cocaine, or other narcotics, recently on the North Fork or Shelter Island, or know of a family member or friend that has purchased,... Read More...

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Stevie Nicks on Drug addiction: ‘I survived by myself’

YOU CAN GO YOUR OWN WAY – August 18, 2021 - Nicks added that the concept of publishing her life story has taken her years to think about. If she ever did, she added, it would need to be chopped up into four di... Read More...

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Rebel Wilson’s Advice for Anyone Struggling with Body Image

NO LONGER “REBELLING” AGAINST GOOD HEALTH – August 18, 2021 - Last year Rebel Wilson embarked on what she dubbed her ‘Year of Health’. Tasked with overhauling her fitness and nutrition habits, Rebel set hersel... Read More...

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A Departure From The Dogma Of Depression

A BRIGHTER OUTLOOK – August 16, 2021 - The stubbornly high, and steadily increasing, rate of suicides in the U.S. is one factor driving the shift. In April, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) award... Read More...

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Russia says US Turned Afghanistan Into Global Illicit Drug Lab In 20 Yrs

TALIBAN JUNKIES – August 19. 2021 - The production of opiates has increased more than 40 times,” he said. According to Patrushev, the West has never been able to train the army, police and security services of A... Read More...

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Addiction Rehab CEO Dead at 51

SAD ENDING – August 16, 2021 - Last year, Greiss pleaded not guilty to federal charges of conspiracy and paying for patients at two addiction rehabs where was chief executive, South Coast Counseling and Elite ... Read More...

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In the Opioid Epidemic, More Reasons for Hope Than Despair

NOT THE ONION – August 8, 2021 - That picture won’t change much on Monday, when one of the nation’s biggest opioid settlements is set to be effectively resolved. A federal judge is expected to certify Purdue’s... Read More...

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Man charged in woman’s death approved to enter rehab program

EVERYONE DESERVES RECOVERY? – August 2, 2021 - During the investigation, officers were able to quickly connect Tyler Anglin, 33, as a person of interest connected to Hinkle’s death. According to... Read More...

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Formerly homeless woman given furniture, TV, gift cards after finding housing

WATCH – SHE’S IN HEAVEN – August 11, 2021 - Mallard has only spent a week in the new apartment. She said she’s still getting accustomed to sleeping in her own bed. NewsChannel5 viewers donated a TV and stan... Read More...

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Stay Sober but Party Hard With Secret Dance Addiction

GETTING TURNT WITHOUT GETTING TURNT – AUGUST 13, 2021- Secret Dance Addiction – the brainchild of husband and wife duo Mike and Amber Handby – has taken Denver by storm with a Waking Up The Summer Dance Party ... Read More...

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How Much Phone Time Is Too Much?

LISTEN – IT’S LESS THAN YOU THINK – August 13, 2021 - STACEY VANEK SMITH, BYLINE: There is this question looming, right? So is there even such a thing as a digital addiction? This is a big controversy right no... Read More...

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Judge encourages new mom’s sobriety efforts

THE PROMISES COMING TRUE – AUGUST 13, 2021 - A new mom is being encouraged in her efforts to stay sober after assaulting her partner the last time she was intoxicated. Lissa Manning pleaded guil... Read More...

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‘Kimber would be dead’: How an overdose safety hotline saved her life

HARM REDUCTION = DEATH REDUCTION – August 13, 2021 - “I know the people who ended up dying are the people who come out of rehab and use,” King said. “I just wanted to be safe.” She called the number. If she... Read More...

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Addiction Rehab in 2013: The Last days of That ‘70s Show’s Lisa Robin Kelly

ALWAYS TOO SOON – August 14, 2021 - Lisa had voluntarily checked herself into a treatment facility early this week where she was battling the addiction problems that have plagued her these past few years... Read More...

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She Died of Opiate Use and Her Parents Open a Recovery Center

THE FAMILY AFTERWARDS – August 10, 2021 - The parents of a Vermont woman who died from an opioid overdose in 2019 are holding an open house this weekend at a recovery center created in her memory. Gre... Read More...

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The Connection Between Addiction And Mental Health

WE’RE ONLY HUMAN – August 14, 2021 - From depression and anxiety to drug and alcohol use, mental health struggles are common. In fact, nearly 44 million Americans are affected by mental health conditions each ... Read More...

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Doctor Arrested on Federal Narcotics Charges

WHO’S THE TARGET NOW? – August 13, 2021 - The DEA investigation was prompted by multiple reports in February 2020 of suspicious prescriptions issued by Malikian. The indictment alleges specific inc... Read More...

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Kit Harington Reveals Most Beautiful Thing About Sobriety

PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION – August 8, 2021 - “You get to a place where you feel like you are a bad person, you feel like you are a shameful person, and you feel that there’s no way out, that’s just who you... Read More...

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Governor Cuomo and His Shameful Legacy on Overdose

DON’T LET THE DOOR... – August 12, 2021 - “All of us are relieved,” Biz Berthy, a drug policy organizer with VOCAL-NY, told Filter. “Those of us fighting to end overdose in New York have long known the t... Read More...

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Macklemore and KT Tunstall at Addiction and Recovery Concert

LIVING (SOBER) OUT LOUD – August 13, 2021 - Macklemore, KT Tunstall, Evvie McKinney, Daphne Willis and The Residency will perform at a concert next month to help raise awareness around addiction and reco... Read More...

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Her Son Is Addicted To Drugs. She’s Against SAFE Consumption Sites

MAMA KNOWS BEST? – August 12, 2021 - She would rather see money spent on treatment facilities to improve wait times, which at times can be months. “He needs the support group. He needs people who are ... Read More...

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Finding a Way Back from Suicide

LISTEN – SHOCKED BACK FROM THE DEAD – August 9, 2021 - Dr. P. was an ECT specialist at the institute. Electroconvulsive therapy, once known as shock therapy, sends an electric current to the brain, which produ... Read More...

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Psychiatry Is the Cause, Not the Solution

CHEMICALS THINKING – August 8, 2021 - Despite the details, the general theme is the same: someone starts having “psychiatric symptoms,” they are diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder and prescribed medic... Read More...

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Alcohol Linked To Cancer, Coffee Offers Some Protection

THERE IS A GOD – August 9, 2021 - The research has come with this interesting fact that coffee can help one improve the overall medical condition which may be damaged by the use of liquor. Furthermore, eati... Read More...

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Toxicology experts say they don’t believe deputy suffered fentanyl overdose

WATCH – FENTANYL MADNESS – August 9, 2021 - Gore said he, not a doctor, concluded that Deputy David Faiive suffered an overdose from incidental contact with fentanyl in the July 3 incident featured in the video. It... Read More...

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