April 2 2019

The war on opioids is … also killing people like me.

It Hurts – March 27, 2019 - I am not alone. Victims of tragic accidents, disease onset, combat wounds, complicated…

6 years ago

As patients tell apps they’re suicidal, digital health startups scramble to respond

Not Just Another App – March 25, 2019 - Digital health apps, which let patients chat with doctors or health…

6 years ago

Fentanyl Myth Peddled by Police Chief is “Patently False”

Exaggerations from a Cop? – March 25, 2019 - Foster and Boyer compare the panic stirred around fentanyl to the…

6 years ago

Depressed and Anxious? These Video Games Want to Help

Gaming For Your Life – March 28, 2019 - “Sea of Solitude,” which Electronic Arts will publish this year, is…

6 years ago

Nicholas Cirio found guilty of patient brokering sentenced to 3 years

Get In Line – March 25, 2019 - In February, Circuit Judge Laura Johnson made a ruling in a separate…

6 years ago

Las Vegas vending machines offer opioid OD reversal drug for free

HALLELUJAH! – March 25, 2019  - “The vending machine provides easy access that does not require a medical appointment,” the…

6 years ago

Colton Haynes Comes Out About His Struggle With Drugs and Alcohol

All In and All Out – March 28, 2019 - “I used to blame it on my anxiety or depression…

6 years ago

As nation struggles with opioid crisis, workers bring addiction to the job

Career Highs and Lows – March 29, 2019 - And restaurants are just one of the many businesses where employees…

6 years ago

Mental Health Awareness Means Talking About All Types of Mental Illness

Happy World Bipolar Day, or Are We? – March 29, 2019 - Bipolar disorder is one of the most misunderstood…

6 years ago

Millions of dollars in West Virginia drug treatment at stake in ACA repeal fight

Health Care for None – Mar 30, 2019 - Under the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, West Virginia…

6 years ago

Jana Kramer Says She’s “So Proud” of Husband Mike Caussin After Revealing Sex Addiction

Now This is Sexy – Mar. 31, 2019 - The former NFL player explained that Kramer “gave me an ultimatum”…

6 years ago

House approves plan for overdose treatment at libraries

Where Knowledge Lives – Mar. 30, 2019 - “Every second matters during an overdose. Having medication on hand that reverses…

6 years ago

‘Alaskan Bush People’: Matt Brown Proudly Displays Sobriety Coin Post-Rehab

Cool To Be Sober – March 30, 2019  - “Matt your journey of not giving up or surrendering gives so…

6 years ago

‘Congress is owned by pharma’

OMG – March 13, 2019  - OpenSecrets, a website operated by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, tracks money in…

6 years ago

How the American opioid crisis got so big- Dopesick and American Overdose

BOOK REVIEWS - Read - It’s Healthy – March 19, 2019 - Journalists must impose narrative coherence on mountains of…

6 years ago

Chicago woman dies of fentanyl overdose at Cook County jail

CHICAGO! What Is Going On? – Mar 31, 2019 -  Authorities say a 51-year-old woman died of a fentanyl overdose…

6 years ago

This Boosts Your Happiness

So Glad We Metta – March 29, 2019 - “Walking around and offering kindness to others in the world reduces…

6 years ago

Samantha Ronson celebrates five years of sobriety

oh happy dAAy – March 30, 2019 - “I’ve spent most of my time in meetings trying to blend into…

6 years ago

How does an overdose affect the brain?

It’s Complicated – March 29, 2019 -  To get more information on prevention and treatment, researchers need to understand how…

6 years ago

We Need More Focus on How the Drug War Attacks Parents of Color

In Every Way – Mar. 28, 2019 - If you take the time to spend a day in any family…

6 years ago

Lawsuits Lay Bare Sackler Family’s Role in Opioid Crisis

The Faces of Evil – April 1, 2019 - The two lawsuits are part of a burst of recent litigation…

6 years ago

New York Targets Billionaire OxyContin Family

Untouchable? – March 28, 2019 - New York’s lawsuit echoes the other cases, alleging the Sacklers’ and Purdue’s aggressive marketing…

6 years ago

Here’s What Legal Market for Cocaine Could Look Like

Ain’t Nobody’s Business But My Own – MARCH 26, 2019 - That isn’t stopping Steve Rolles, a senior policy analyst…

6 years ago

Making Peace with the Heroin Addict I Used to Be

It’s an Inside Job – Mar. 28, 2019 - I came to Thailand eight months ago with a heroin habit…

6 years ago

NBC News looks at allegations of abuse at residential facility for at-risk kids

Children as Commodities  VIDEO ONLY  – Full Story @ NBCNews.com

6 years ago

OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma to Pay $270 Million Legal Settlement

45 Minute VIDEO REPORT – March 27, 2019 - The state of Oklahoma has reached a $270 million agreement with…

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