Faces From a Meth Surge METHICATED – April 16, 2025 - John once fielded customer complaints for a telecommunications company. Now he usually hangs out with friends in the courtyard of a center offering services to help people who use ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionmeth
Rehab Clinic Doctor Gets Sentenced for Opioid Scheme BAD BOY – April 16, 2025 - A former Grantham physician was sentenced to eight months in federal prison and ordered to pay $20,000 in restitution for unlawfully distributing opioid medication to clients at drug ... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsRehab
Health Seekers Say Microdosing Psychedelics Helps Them BETTER THAN MICRO-PLASTICS – April 17, 2025 - “I started microdosing and within a couple of months, I had a general sense of well-being that I hadn’t had in so long,” said Marine Corps combat veteran Matt Metzger. He... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionPsychedelics
Psilocybin Gives Man 2nd Chance After 10-year Opioid Addiction WHATEVER WORKS – April 16, 2025 - Over 10 years, Schaefer had tried recovering from what began with dependence on a prescription for the pain killer Percocet and later spiraled into an all-consuming heroin addi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNews Boxesopioid crisisopioidsPsychedelics
Salvation Army Denys Addiction Medications To Clients ‘largest provider of residential treatment’ – April 16, 2025 - A federal judge has given the go-ahead for a class-action lawsuit that could radically expand Americans’ access to lifesaving addiction medications. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured ArticlesRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Lawyer’s Ties to ‘Corrupt’ Drug Clinics VIDEO – LAWYER TO JAIL? – April 17, 2025 - When Brett Ryan was arrested for DUI in 2023, the Lakewood defense lawyer he hired quickly referred him to a substance abuse treatment clinic. … we were just trying to make ... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionSlider
U.S. Fentanyl Deaths Plunging LIFE MATTERS – April 10, 2025 - Federal spending cuts instigated by the White House threaten to reverse a steep decline in American overdose deaths and are jeopardizing other gains in the battle against synthet... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 15 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanyl
Doctors Prescribing Heroin? VIDEO – INNOVATION – April 8, 2025 - A complementary but no less controversial harm reduction strategy, heroin-assisted treatment involves administering pharmaceutical-grade heroin under medical supervision. It stabi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 15 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionMental Health
Johnson & Johnson’s Threats and Lies LISTEN – J&J Knew They Were Killing People – April 10, 2025 - J&J recently lost a bid to settle lawsuits that claimed its talc powder products, including baby powder, caused cancer. Author Gardiner Harris say... Read More...Apr 15 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
VIAL: A New TV Series About Big Pharma WATCH – COMING SOON – April 15, 2025 - A dark comedy that sheds light on Big Pharma is in the works. VIAL goes behind the scenes to show how drug reps promote their products to doctors, hospitals and nursing homes b... Read More...Apr 15 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
Judge Rejects J&J’s $10 billion Baby Powder Settlement VIDEO – BIG PHARMA FELONS – March 31, 2025 - J&J said in a statement that it would not appeal, but also that it had no intention of settling the claims and would instead “return to the tort system to litigate an... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 15 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
‘Rhino Tranq’ Linked to Overdose Death SYNTHETIC COUNTRY – April 10, 2025 - A powerful street drug that began showing up alongside “tranq” (xylazine) and fentanyl in Philadelphia and other cities last year, medetomidine or “rhino tranq,” may be making its... Read More...Apr 15 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanyl
Antidepressant Use Causes Substantial Increase in Sudden Cardiac Death AUDIO – DRUGS – March 31, 2025 - Researchers divided the group into those who used antidepressants and those who didn’t. Of the 6,002 sudden cardiac deaths—an unexpected death caused by a heart-related issue—in the p... Read More...Apr 08 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and Addiction
Judge Halts JFK Jr.’s Plan to Withhold $11 Billion in Govt. Health Grants MAJOR DOUCHE – April 4, 2025 - A federal judge in Rhode Island froze a Trump administration plan to cut more than $11 billion in public health grants to state and local health departments that Congress allocate... Read More...Apr 08 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediainterventionlife expectancy
Splenda in Diet Drinks Changes Your Brain and Makes You Hungry MAKES YOU FATTER? – March 29, 2025 - Artificial sweeteners, therefore, appear to confuse the brain, Page said, by sending signals of sweetness without delivering the needed calories the brain requires. Scientists hav... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 08 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addiction
Four Women on Life After Fentanyl VIDEO – IT’S COMPLICATED – March 30, 2025 - CNN “Fentanyl in America: A Way Out” on “The Whole Story presented by Anderson Cooper” “I was asked to give an update of myself for this documentary, and I wanted to throw ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 08 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanyl
The Illegal Drug is at Every Corner Store AUDIO – WHIP IT GOOD: DEVO – April 3, 2025 - Walk into any vape store or sex shop, and you’ll find canisters of nitrous oxide showcased in window displays—ostensibly to catch the eye of bakers and baristas, who use ... Read More...Apr 08 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
‘Hooked’ – The Science of Addiction VIDEO – WIT AND WISDOM – April 2, 2025 - Neuroscientist Dr Brian Pennie and his sister Anne spoke to Oliver Callan about the role of family and community in addiction and recovery; and the new documentary series ‘Hoo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 08 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
Jelly Roll in Tears: Addiction Is Impacting My Family SORRY TOOTSIE – March 27, 2025 - Jelly Roll is extending the conversation around addiction one topic at a time. The singer recently opened up about how addiction impacted his family, especially his daughter, Ba... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 01 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addiction
‘Pill mill’ Doctor Linked to 16 Deaths Still Working? DOCTOR OF DYING – March 27, 2025 - A doctor the state suspended from practicing medicine for nearly a decade has again had his license pulled for not complying with requirements after his license was reinstated last ... Read More...Apr 01 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
Woman Highlights Importance of Narcan First Hand VIDEO – BACK FROM THE DEAD – March 26, 2025 - This alarming trend is personal for one Billings woman, Dawn Carter, who is now making the most of her second chance at life after surviving an overdose. Carter’s j... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 01 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reduction
Getting Away from Psychiatric Medications POISONING PATIENTS? – March 17, 2025 - Ms. Delano is not a doctor; her main qualification, she likes to say, is having been “a professional psychiatric patient between the ages of 13 and 27.” During those years, when... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 01 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental Health
Artificial Sweeteners Cause Heart Attacks and Strokes? NATURAL IS BETTER – March 20, 2025 - Sugar substitutes and artificial sweeteners show up in many diets and “low-calorie” products, promoted as a way to help people enjoy sweet flavors without the usual calories... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 01 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addiction
Soda Disrupts Human Organ Functions AUDIO – DYING FOR A DRINK? – March 21, 2025 - We’ve been warned repeatedly that sugary beverages are bad for us and are associated with a variety of diseases. But the hows and whys have perhaps not been communicated... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 01 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addiction
Convicted Felon Denies $11 Billion Dollars for Addiction & Mental Health Care CRUELTY KILLS – March 27, 2025 - “Services will be dropped in the middle. Bang, the clinic is closing. It’s a brutal way to make these cuts.” The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is being mer... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 01 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Medialife expectancyMental Health
Dangerous Side of Xanax and Lorazepam SLEEP COMES...FOREVER? – March 17, 2025 - Of the over 30 million adults who reported using benzodiazepines in the last year, over 5 million misused them (described as “any way a doctor did not direct”), per 2019 data... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 25 2025
12 Reasons To Stop Eating Added Sugars HOW SWEET IT ISN’T – March 25, 2025 – 1. High sugar intake leads to frequent insulin spikes, which can eventually make cells less responsive to insulin, increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes. 2. Fruct... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerdiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictionMar 25 2025
Man Sentenced to Prison for Paying Nearly $2.9 Million in Kickbacks for Drug Addiction Patient Referrals 14th STEP? – March 21, 2025 - Casey Mahoney, 48, was sentenced by United States District Judge Josephine L. Staton, who also fined him $240,000. A Hollywood Hills man was sentenced today to 41 months in federal... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 25 2025
Are Slushies Making Kids Sick? OF COURSE! – March 13, 2025 - The affected children exhibited similar clinical and biochemical signs, including decreased consciousness, a sudden and severe drop in blood sugar (hypoglycemia), and an accumulation of ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictionMar 18 2025
‘Legal Morphine’ Being Sold at Smoke Shops STILL A SLIP – March 10, 2025 - The Scientific Association for Botanical Education and Research (SABER) is sounding the alarm over the public health risks associated with products labeled as 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-O... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 18 2025