Oregon Lawmakers Ready to End Decriminalization ‘experiment’ VIDEO – WAR ON DRUG ADDICTS BACK ON – March 3, 2024 - “About four Oregonians a day are dying because of overdoses,” state Sen. Tim Knopp, a Republican and minority leader in the upper chamber, said” on Sunday. “The... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionWar On Drugs
College Students Thrive in Substance-Free Living on Campus GOOD GRADES WITHOUT GIN – Feb. 29, 2023 - There’s enormous pressure at college to drink and not everybody wants to feel that pressure. Substance-free dorms are a tool that can help support and build healthy ha... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Trump’s White House Was Awash in Uppers and Downers JUST LIKE THE OLYMPICS – March 3, 2024 - . One former official tells Rolling Stone, the White House at that time was “awash in speed.” The anti-anxiety medication Xanax was also a popular, easy-to-get drug dur... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured Articles
Single Dose of LSD Provides Immediate & Lasting Relief from Anxiety UNLESS YOU SWALLOW IT – March 7, 2024 - Professor David Nutt, director of the Neuropsychopharmacology Unit at Imperial College London’s division of brain sciences, who researches psychedelics, said in an email that t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeatured ArticlesinterventionMental HealthPsychedelics
I Wanted a Diet Pill to Lose Weight and Was Hooked in 4 Days ELIXIR MY ASS – March 2, 2024 - When Emma first found tianeptine, she had just had her second baby six months earlier and was looking for something to help her lose weight. “I had just started vaping and I went to th... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured ArticlesHeroin Addiction
Ibogaine Enthusiast Explores Economic Benefits LEGALIZE IT – March 3, 2023 - Ibogaine By David Dardashti, an organization focusing on providing ibogaine treatment to those afflicted with opiate addiction, recently visited Ohio to explore the potential economic be... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionPsychedelicsRecoverySlider
Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to 32 Physical and Mental Health Problems INCLUDING PROTEIN BARS – Feb. 29, 2024 - Research involving almost 10 million people has found a direct association between eating too many ultra-processed foods — those breads, cereals, snacks and frozen meal... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictionSlider
‘Black Balloon Day’ Remembers Those Lost to Overdose AND THOSE LEFT BEHIND – March 6, 2024 - “The black balloon is a symbolism of death, and today is Black Balloon Day,” said Tahira Malik, founder of Samad’s House. “Historically, when you go to a funeral, you’re wearin... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancyOverdoseSliderTrauma
Pills Sold Nationwide @ Amazon & Walmart Contain Poison WARNING! – Feb. 24. 2024 - Dietary supplement products sold across the nation are being recalled as they have been found to contain a poisonous plant, posing a serious health risks to those who’ve purchased the pil... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 5 2024
Portugal Decreased Its Opioid Crises – America Increased Theirs CHARITY vs. GREED – Feb. 24, 2024 - Municipal Police in Porto, Portugal regularly patrol areas used by drug consumers. Police in Portugal don’t arrest people who use drugs. Instead they have a strong track record ref... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 5 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Stopping Fentanyl Deaths by Knocking on Doors and Giving Out Overdose Kits THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE – Feb. 25, 2024 - On a narrow North Philadelphia street lined with row houses and a busy auto body shop, Marsella Elie climbs the front steps of a private residence and knocks hard o... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionMar 5 2024OverdoseRecovery
Overcoming Poverty He Passed the Bar; Then His Suboxone Screwed Him NON-GUILTY AS CHARGED – March 2, 2024 - Buprenorphine had changed Scott’s life — it gave him a sense of normalcy, he said, and set him on the path to law school. His future, however, would come to hinge on a c... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMar 5 2024Recovery
Cocaine Overtakes Cannabis As Drug of Choice For Hong Kong Youth PERU MUST BE HAPPY – Feb. 25, 2024 - “Cocaine abuse will not only cause physical and mental harm, but will also cost abusers their life savings, and burden them with enormous debts since they cannot get rid of the ad... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 5 2024
Anxiety Drug Killed My Son and So Many Are Dying From It HOW MANY MORE? – March 3. 2024 - The drug that helped Alex Cottam turn his life around was also the one that ended up killing him. Alex, a 27-year-old software engineer, had been prescribed pregabalin to help h... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancyMar 5 2024Mental HealthTrauma
Mother Says ‘gas station heroin’ Killed Her Son VIDEO – TAKING A WRONG TURN – Feb. 29. 2024 - Tianeptine doesn’t actually contain heroin, and is often sold as a dietary supplement in gas stations, convenience stores, smoke shops and online. It can produce a... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionMar 5 2024
‘Tranq’ Mixed with Fentanyl in Phoenix VIDEO – EVEN IN ARIZONA – Feb. 28, 2024 - “It’s so scary, like we’re actually carrying triage kits. I mean, it sounds crazy, but we’re trying to carry some bandages we’re carrying gauze tape. If you could see the wou... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylMar 5 2024
Can Only Caucasians Get Opioid Addiction Drug? Do-Re-Mi – Feb. 28, 2024 - Americans addicted to opioids who need the anti-addiction med buprenorphine are far more likely to find it if they live in a predominantly white neighborhood. When you move to areas ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 27 2024harm reductioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecovery
Opioid Epidemic Continues to Crash Ashore, Surfing on Fentanyl and Meth WILL IT NEVER STOP? – Feb. 21, 2024 - The United States is knee-deep in what some experts call the opioid epidemic’s “fourth wave,” which is not only placing drug users at greater risk but is also complicating effort... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 27 2024fentanylmethopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
The Fentanyl in the Coke Killed Her Sister VIDEO – NOT FAIR – Feb. 21, 2024 - I’m angry at what happened to them. I’m angry at the people who sold them those drugs,” Casey told ABC10 at a community vigil for her sister. Keely Pereira was visiting her hometo... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 27 2024fentanyllife expectancyOverdoseTrauma
The Ripple Effects of Overdose Deaths FAMILIES NEED LOVE – Feb. 21, 2024 - When someone overdoses and dies, surviving loved ones can feel as if they’ve been thrown into a crater of grief. Athey, a clinical psychologist and suicide prevention expert, said... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 27 2024interventionlife expectancyOverdosesuicideTrauma
TV Chef: McDonald’s Big Burger Needs Health Warning VIDEO – WARNING – Feb. 23, 2024 - Celebrity chef Curtis Stone says McDonald’s Double Big Mac should have a health warning. WATCH@Fox ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating DisorderFeb 27 2024food addiction
She was Arrested and it Saved Her Life IT’S NEVER TOO LATE – Feb. 18, 2024 - Jill Cichowicz, who founded the group 2 End The Stigma, smiles on Saturday as she talks to guests during the seventh annual “A Night For Scott” at the John Marshall Ballrooms in ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 27 2024fentanylinterventionInterviewRecoveryREEL Recovery Film Festival
Mother Arrested After Harrowing Tale of Opiate Exposure and Negligence FAMILY DISFUNCTION – Feb. 15, 2024 - In the quiet of an ordinary day, a distressing revelation unfolded as two young children were rushed to the hospital, their systems coursing with opiates. This grave discov... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 27 2024interventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinTrauma
How One Mom Overcame Opioids to Help Others VIDEO – FROM HELL TO HEALER – Dec. 20, 2024 - When meeting Jodi Borrelli, it’s hard to believe that several years ago, she was addicted to heroin, living on the streets and was wanted by the Sheriff’s Department. Her... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 27 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRehab
Drug Deaths Have Devastating Impact on Loved Ones COUNTRY IN CONSTANT MOURNING – Feb. 21, 2024 - 125 million American adults know at least one person who died by overdose. For many, it was a devastating loss. 40% of Americans know someone who died of a ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 27 2024life expectancyMental HealthOverdoseTrauma
Bigger Scandal Than Thalidomide! BABIES DEFORMED AGAIN – Feb. 22, 2024 - Since the 1970s, it has been known that sodium valproate can harm babies in the womb. So why was it prescribed to pregnant women? “My kids are fabulous, but I’d known for years... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 27 2024interventionlife expectancyTrauma
Treatment For Teens Inacce$$ible As Opioid Deaths Rise VIDEO – WHY? – Feb. 9, 2023 - “People are desperate,” said Pattie Vargas, a California mother who took out a second mortgage to pay for a spot at a facility for her son Joel, who was addicted to meth as a teen and ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 20 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehabteenagersTrauma
Lots of Young People on Lots of Psychiatric Drugs THEY’RE CUSTOMERS FIRST AND FOREMOST – Feb. 16, 2024 - Growing numbers of children and adolescents are being prescribed multiple psychiatric drugs to take simultaneously. The phenomenon is increasing despite warnings... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 20 2024interventionlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryteenagersTrauma
Kids Overdose! Can Pediatricians Help? MALPRACTICE? – Feb. 17, 2024 - Pediatricians responded to the survey by saying they don’t have enough patients to justify learning about this type of care, or don’t think it’s a pediatrician’s job. “It’s seen ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 20 2024interventionOverdoseRecoveryteenagers
NJ Overdose Deaths Fell Sharply in 2023!!! GOOD NEWS – Feb. 15, 2024 - With the encouraging decline as a backdrop, Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday announced a $95 million plan over the next three years to increase services for addicts. The drop is a welcome reli... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 20 2024OverdoseRecoveryRehab