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Articles of Interest

Wounded Marine Fights Back After Addiction

No Legs and Still Standing Tall – March 21, 2020 - I first caught up with Tomy Parker shortly after he was wounded in Afghanistan. He joined us recently on our statewide radio show - Montana Talks - to talk about h... Read More...

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Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Will Rise During Quarantines

Even More At-Risk – March 21, 2020 - A Florida social worker wrote of her panic for her developmentally disabled clients, who are shut in their homes, unable to even use the bathroom without help. What will ha... Read More...

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DIARY OF A SONG: How Grimes, the Ultimate D.I.Y. Pop Star, Made ‘Delete Forever’

Renaissance Women – MARCH 20, 2020 - “Delete Forever,” a standout track from the album, sounds simple at first. But, as Grimes describes in the latest episode of Diary of a Song, the track is one of the most vulner... Read More...

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Vaping additive ‘exceptionally toxic’

What Isn’t? – March 19, 2020 - In other words, heating up vitamin E acetate, on its own or in a mixture, provably produces a number of toxic and carcinogenic compounds. Other studies would have to establish the... Read More...

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Fiona Apple Says She Quit Cocaine After an ‘Excruciating’ Night with Quentin Tarantino

Is this what they call ‘Gossip’? – March 17, 2020 - During an in-depth interview with The New Yorker, the singer/songwriter said she was put off by the drug after listening to her then-boyfriend Paul Thomas Anderso... Read More...

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Sobriety a challenge amid coronavirus crisis: ‘The worst thing for an alcoholic is isolation’

No, drinking is worse – March 20, 2020 - “I had seven years of sobriety, stayed sober through college, and then I relapsed during Hurricane Sandy,” she told the Daily News Thursday. Reed, 32, was living in G... Read More...

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These Are The Most Addictive Substances In The World

Does Not Include Money – 2020 - Determining what the most addictive substance known to man is can be done if we decide on the parameters first. There are three main categories where we can sort the substances: Fir... Read More...

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Dept. of Drug & Alcohol Programs Reminds Residential Providers the Availability of Flex Beds to Meet Capacity Needs during COVID-19 mitigation

Good News From Pennsylvania – March 20, 2020 - “Providers may use flex beds to remove barriers to treatment and assist facilities in their efforts to effectively utilize resources to meet the needs of individua... Read More...

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Ben Cousins opens up on drugs and prison in new ‘explosive, emotional’ interview

Once We Were Giants – March 21, 2020 - “I’m close to the Ben Cousins story and have been for a long time now. I didn’t think anything he could say would surprise me, but even I was shocked,” Channel 7 reporter ... Read More...

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Virtual help for people battling addiction amid coronavirus concerns

Take Home Methadone – March 20, 2020 - “SAMHSA has revised the regulations to allow states to give folks take home medication, so people who meet the criteria are getting take home medication for their treatment,” sa... Read More...

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Our Bodies, Our Hell: Modern Sexism and Mental Health OPINION

Sometimes It’s Hard to be A Woman – March 22, 2020 - Physical pain from starving, plucking, injecting and cutting; emotional pain when we finally realize that no matter what we do (or don’t do), we are n... Read More...

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Exercise Your Body Needs Now

Get Moving – MARCH 20, 2020 - No matter where you live, whether walking, running, or cycling, if you come upon another person on your path, move away to maintain a distance of at least six feet as you pass... Read More...

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West Point football player got hooked on pain pills. Now he owes government $300K

Piling On – March 15, 2020 - “They made it seem like I’m at West Point selling cocaine,” Rogers said. “I was just addicted to opioids.” He struck a deal to resign from the academy to avoid the prospect of a mil... Read More...

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Russell Brand & Dr. Gabor Mate: Pandemics & Infodemics – Wisdom In Time of Covid-19

When Titans Collide – @YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FEoQOurpGo&fbclid=IwAR14L9TJnL2eVhuf4yTBAnT1x0vak4ZzfmoBK5Q6KKTT4LkLsGJ63lgTCVI ... Read More...

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Yale’s massively popular ‘happiness’ course is available free

Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy – March 23, 2020 - The course went online for free about two years ago under the name “The Science of Well Being,” according to the Yale Daily News. Anyone can audit the course for free,... Read More...

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‘Mindful sobriety’ is the booming wellness trend

No Better Time for Mindfullness – March 21, 2020 - “We are starting to become aware of our alcohol intake and the effect it is having on our overall equilibrium and questioning ‘is it really worth it?’. “Fr... Read More...

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Russell Brand’s sobriety challenged by self-isolation

Mr. Brand, welcome to ZOOM – Mar 19, 2020 - Russell has instead been having online meetings, where he can chat to his peers from the comfort of his home. He added: “Thankfully there are online hookup groups - not h... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Amma

“Only when human beings are able to perceive and acknowledge the Self in each other can there be real peace.”—Amma (the Hugging Saint) ... Read More...

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Dealing With Sobriety During Isolation

Excellent Advice! – March 19, 2020 - Though the centers are primarily closing, the hotlines are still open. There are volunteers available to talk to you over the phone if you are having a difficult time. The beauty... Read More...

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Teen develops a novel patent to prevent the spiking of drinks

The Last Straw – March 11, 2020 - So, at 16, while in her junior year at Oxbridge Academy, Benarde invented a product, cleverly titled the NightCap,... Read More...

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As opioid crisis grinds on, film offers insights into fighting addiction

Leave it in Park – March 13, 2020 - This hypothesis is the unifying theme of Rat Park, a documentary examining three vastly different approaches to drug policy: in the U.S., Portugal and the Philippines. Today, amid ... Read More...

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4 charged after pill mill scheme worth $2M busted in Philadelphia

Brotherly Love of Money – March 12, 2020 - One of the tenants who spoke to investigators said she did not receive treatment from Okolo, but that he wrote prescriptions for medications in her name without her p... Read More...

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