He Won $3.3M – Then Set Up a Huge Pill Mill SCHMUCK – Jan. 29, 2026 - Lottery winner John Eric Spiby gets more than 16 years behind bars. An 80-year-old lottery winner who once took home $3.3 million has been jailed for helping run what a judge called one of t... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
Methadone Treatment for Opioid Use Rising MORE INJECTIONS TO COME – Feb. 4, 2026 - Methadone treatment for opioid use – which cuts the risk of death by overdose in half -- among individuals insured by Medicaid-insured increased substantially after 2010... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionopioidsRecovery
Rethinking Drug Policy Through a Public Health Lens LEGALIZE ALL OF THEM – Jan. 29, 2026 - These lived realities reveal substance use; whether cigarettes, alcohol, or illegal drugs as a response to trauma, exhaustion, or exclusion. Yet our legal framework continues to... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateSlider
Social Media Challenge Led Children to Overdose & Hospitalizations VIDEO – CRIMINAL!!! – Jan. 22, 2026 - A mother of one of the children who participated in the so-called “challenge” is sharing her story while warning others about what turned into a scary situation. According to ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 10 2026
Did a Celebrated Researcher Obscure a Baby’s Poisoning? SOUL SACRIFICE – Jan. 26, 2026 - On April 18, 2005, a Canadian woman named Rani Jamieson gave birth to a healthy boy. It was an unremarkable pregnancy but a painful delivery; a doctor had to use surgical scissors to ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 10 2026Trauma
Experts Warn About Possibly Deadly Kratom VIDEO – DEATH IS LEGAL – Jan. 17, 2026 - “It’s terrifying. How highly addictive this is,” said Michelle Leopold, whose son Trevor died of an accidental opioid overdose in 2019 while a freshman at Sonoma State Univers... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 03 2026
Yoga Speeds Opioid Withdrawal and Recovery VIDEO – READ AND WATCH (in English) – Jan. 12, 2026 - Yoga could cut opioid withdrawal recovery time by over four times, turning agony into manageable relief. A groundbreaking randomized clinical trial from researche... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 27 2026opioid crisisopioidsRecovery
Las Vegas Program Celebrates 80 Graduates Overcoming Homelessness and Addiction VIDEO – ALL HEROES – Jan. 17, 2026 - (Brent Nowak, a representative from Shine A Light) Eighty individuals celebrated a significant milestone in Las Vegas as they graduated from the Shine A Light organization’s 18-mo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessJan 27 2026RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
CDC Is Funding Deadly Studies on Babies SAVE THE CHILDREN – Jan. 15, 2026 - The CDC is funding a horrific hepatitis experiment on babies. “We are allowing children, infants, to be exposed to Hepatitis B when we could prevent it, and then follow them ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJan 27 2026life expectancyTrauma
Meth Inflames and Stimulates Your Brain INSANE – JAN. 9, 2026 - Methamphetamine doesn’t just spike levels of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine in the reward pathways of the brain – it also provokes damaging brain inflammation through similar mechanism... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 20 2026meth
Doctor Accused of Writing 50 Scripts a Day IT TAKES ALL KINDS – Jan. 8, 2026 - A Hudson County doctor was indicted on 58 counts including charges of exchanging opioids for sexual favors, medical fraud and running a drug-involved premises, federal prosecutors ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 20 2026
Report Shows Pennsylvania Overdose Program REVERSED 9000 Overdoses GO JOSH SHAPIRO – Jan. 8, 2026 - The program is run by the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs and focused on preventing fatal overdoses in PA. It does this by distributing supplies to local organizations, provid... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJan 20 2026Overdose
Leading Overdose Killer is Cocaine. How do we treat it? COKE IS BACK – Jan. 6, 2026 - For the first time in decades, cocaine is killing more people in Cuyahoga County than opioids – including fentanyl – and the drug is going to require a different type of treatment and pr... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 20 2026Overdose
Man Who Ran Sober Homes Sentenced to Prison for Fraud Schemes BIG PIECE OF SILT – Jan. 9, 2026 - A 39-year-old man who ran sober homes across Massachusetts and insulation companies that received state assistance was sentenced to six years in prison for his role in a variety of ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 20 2026RecoveryRehab
What Would You Do Alone in a Cage with Nothing but Cocaine? WHAT INDEED? – Jan. 9, 2026 - Why do people with addiction use drugs self-destructively? Why don’t they quit out of self-concern? Why does the rat in the experiment, alone in a cage, press the lever again and again f... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 20 2026
How Big Pharma Mixed Addiction With Social Justice A TOXIC COMBINATION – Jan. 9, 2025 - One of America’s most infamous corporate characters just made its final curtain call. The $7 billion bankruptcy deal approved over the holidays for Purdue Pharma and its billionai... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetJan 20 2026Purdue Pharma
Inside the Battle for the Future of Addiction Medicine BIG CONTROVERSY – JAN. 8, 2026 - Elyse Stevens had a reputation for taking on complex medical cases. People who’d been battling addiction for decades. Chronic-pain patients on high doses of opioids. Sex workers and p... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJan 13 2026Recovery
In Montana a Crow Community Works to Rebuild From Meth’s Destruction IS THE PLAGUE OVER? – Jan. 8, 2026 - Brothers Lonny and Teyon Fritzler walked amid the tall grass and cottonwood trees surrounding their boarded-up childhood home near the Little Bighorn River and daydreamed about wa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 13 2026meth
‘Absolutely frightening’: Surge In Ketamine Cases Hits Urology Wards HOW IS IT DOWN THERE? – Dec. 30, 2025 - Few places have felt the effects of that increase more than urology departments. Chronic ketamine use can cause irreversible damage to the bladder and urinary tract, and depart... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 06 2026
Naloxone Boxes: OD Antidote Accessible 24/7 for Free NO ONE HAS TO DIE – Dec. 30, 2025 - “Naloxone is such a safe, easy-to-use, lifesaving tool, and it’s often treated like, ‘Oh, this is a medicine—we have to safeguard it, we have to restrict it,’” co-author Shelley Fa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJan 06 2026OverdoseRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Weight Loss Drug – Semaglutide – Shows Promise for Treating Alcohol Addiction VIDEO – ASK NORA VOLKOW – Jan 2, 2026 - Mounting evidence suggests the drug could address alcohol use disorder, a condition that contributes to an estimated 178,000 deaths annually in the United States. “This stuff ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 06 2026
Ketamine Addiction Left Me Peeing Out Flesh – “one use got me hooked” VIDEO – STOP THE MADNESS – Jan 2, 2026 - Erin, 22, first took the drug when she was offered it at a rave aged 18 and got hooked as she said it calmed her anxiety. At the height of her addiction, Erin was taking seven... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 06 2026
Top 2025 Addiction Research Articles FACTS AND STUDIES – Dec. 22, 2025 - Each year, I review the most important addiction science in medical, neuroscience, and public health journals. In 2025, research addressed questions experts grapple with daily: Wha... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 30 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Overdose Crisis is Turning Around LESSONS LEARNED? – Dec. 25, 2025 - Overdose deaths are falling at a pace the United States has not seen in decades. Centers for Disease Control projections show a nearly 25% decline for the twelve months ending in Ap... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 30 2025Drug Abuse and AddictionOverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Evaluating Treatment for PTSD in People Receiving Buprenorphine or Methadone NEW INFORMATION – Dec. 23, 2025 - Dr. Kelly Peck is the lead author on a recent article looking at the prevalence of current posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) than in ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDec 30 2025interventionmethRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Stimulant ADHD Meds Work Differently Than Thought OH SHIT – Dec, 24, 2025 - Brain areas affected by the drugs control reward and wakefulness, not attention. In the U.S., about 3.5 million kids ages 3 to 17 take an ADHD medication, a number that has increased as more... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 30 2025Mental Health
Powerful New Drug Creating a ‘Withdrawal Crisis’ in Philadelphia BROTHERLY LOVE? – Dec. 15, 2025 - Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative, mixed into fentanyl has sent thousands to hospitals, not only for overdose but for life-threatening withdrawal. It is spreading to other cities. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 23 2025Drug Abuse and Addiction
Caron Treatment Centers’ CEO Wants to Remove the ‘Number One Barrier’ to Addiction Treatment STIGMA SUCKS – Dec. 18, 2025 - From a business perspective, the gap is staggering. “Fifty-four million Americans today suffer from substance use disorder,” Driscoll says. “But there’s only about 12 million that are a... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 23 2025Drug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Cardiologist’s Warning If You Are on Omeprazole or Ibuprofen DANGER OVER THE COUNTER – Dec. 18, 2025 - Dr Aurelio Rojas, who boasts over 1.1 million followers on Instagram, posted a video explaining what people must be wary of when it comes to Omeprazole, ibuprofen, othe... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 23 2025
What It’s Like For Some Parents of Adults With Addiction IT WASN’T DRUGS! – Dec. 19, 2025 - Unlike other diseases where a treatment can reliably keep someone stable, it’s difficult to know what will work with drug addiction. There are a variety of approaches and no simple ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 23 2025Drug Abuse and Addiction