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Dummy Pills Reveal Hidden Power of Human Expectation in Addiction Recovery

AUDIO – MIND OVER MATTER – July 31, 2026 - Patients being treated for addiction routinely experience a reduction in substance cravings simply from taking an inactive dummy pill, particularly those dealing with alcoho... Read More...

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Less Protein Linked to Healthy Aging

WHAT ABOUT TOFU? – August 3, 2026 - A review of more than 350 studies published in Cell Press Blue suggested that reducing protein intake may slow aging and improve metabolic health, particularly for sedentary adults... Read More...

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Can Artificial Sweeteners Make You Lose Your Memory

THAT YOU ARE A HUMAN BEING – Aug. 2, 2026 - The study found a significant link between artificial sweeteners and memory issues, experts say this is still only a correlation, not causation. Several widely used artific... Read More...

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Mindfulness Offers Cost-effective Alternative for Treating Opioid Addiction

IT’S ALL ABOUT MONEY TO THESE ANIMALS – Aug. 7, 2026 - An epidemic of opioid addiction costs the United States as much as $4 trillion per year in health care, criminal justice and lost productivity costs. But an evid... Read More...

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Why Doctors and Nurses Would Rather NOT Treat Patients with Addiction

AUDIO – THAT’S F**KED UP – Aug. 8, 2026 - In the US, about a quarter of a million people die each year from alcohol and drug-related illness, despite proven medical treatments for addiction. So why aren’t do... Read More...

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Addiction Recovery Care Agrees to Pay $16.2 Million Judgment For Medicaid Fraud

BUSINESS AS USUAL? – July 27, 2026 - The judgment, announced today by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Office of the Kentucky Attorney General, is part of a civil settlement resolving allegations that ARC and its a... Read More...

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Trump Fired the Team Tracking Teen Addiction

PUNK ROCK CRACK – July 28, 2026 - There was some uncertainty about the future of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health last year, when the entire 17-member team responsible for it was laid off by the Trump admin... Read More...

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NYC Cop Honored for Saving Overdose Victim

SAVE-A-LIFE – July 11, 2026 - Sgt. Police Sergeant Flores heroically turned a life-threatening situation into a life-saving mission by administering Narcan to an overdosing patient and coordinating a swift medical re... Read More...

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Emily Willis Still ‘Nonverbal’ – ‘Communicates With Her Eyes’ – Film Star Continues to Recover From Devastating Brain Injury

EYES DON’T LIE – July 31, 2026 - The former adult film star’s mom, Yesenia Cooper, sued Malibu Lighthouse Treatment Center in 2024, claiming Willis was left permanently disabled and in a vegetative state while she wa... Read More...

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Governor Andy Beshear Wanted to Make Treatment More Available – Sadly Fraud and Abuse Followed

THE BASTARDS – July 30, 2026 - By the end of 2020, Kentucky’s newly elected Gov. Andy Beshear had one goal above all others: Keep people alive. The state was battling two merciless threats. COVID-19 was killing hundr... Read More...

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THE CITIES THAT SAID YES TO DRUGS

REGRETS, THEY HAD A FEW – July 30, 2026 - An open-air drug market stretched along the intersection of 12th and Jackson: about 250 people, many smoking fentanyl or bent over in the thrall of the drug, tilting as if mi... Read More...

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Woman Blows Whistle on Fake Sober Living Homes

AUDIO – UNBELIEVABLE – July 17, 2026 - A Navajo advocate who has blown the whistle on fraudulent “sober living” homes in Arizona says she began shining a light on the Medicaid scam targeting Native Americans af... Read More...

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Most Commercial Childhood Drinks Can Raise Blood Pressure In Later Life

SAVE THE ADULT – July 23, 2026 - A 25-year study found that frequent consumption of soda, sports drinks, and fruit juice beginning in childhood was linked to a higher risk of high blood pressure in adulthood. Drinkin... Read More...

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78-year-old Georgia Woman Overdoses on Fentanyl After Prescription Mix-up at Pharmacy

VIDEO – BUYER BEWARE VERY AWARE – July 21, 2026 - Betty Thomas, 78, said she unknowingly used fentanyl patches for nearly three weeks after a Publix pharmacist in Decatur, Georgia, allegedly gave her another customer... Read More...

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Overdose Rates Soar After Incarceration

SAD WAY TO GO – July 24, 2024 - On their way out the door, corrections officers offer people getting released from the Aroostook County Jail in Houlton a bag with the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone, dru... Read More...

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Emily Willis Was Porn’s Biggest Star. A $3M Settlement Won’t Answer What Happened to Her at Summit Malibu

AUDIO – MYSTERY ABOUNDS – July 24, 2026 - On July 15, a Santa Monica judge approved a $3 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by former adult performer Emily Willis’ mother and legal guardian against Malibu Lighth... Read More...

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Was Company Liable for Worker’s Cocaine-Fueled Driving that Killed Motorist?

YES? – July 17, 2026 - What Do You Think? Can an employer become liable for an employee’s negligence when he’s driving to work? The family of a man who was killed by a waterproofing company employee’s erratic driv... Read More...

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Health Insurers Use Vast Arsenal of Tools to Deny You Care – and Make More Money

ONLY IN AMERICA – July 22, 2026 - This is how the denial of care business model works: The commercial health insurance float is the cash a company holds onto during the time gap between collecting premium payments fr... Read More...

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Doctor Arrested for Dumping Bloody Syringes & Anesthetic in Subway Station Toilet

PRISON OR REHAB? – July 25, 2026 - According to police, Dr. Mitsuki Kimura, who lives in Edogawa Ward, is suspected of leaving eight used syringes and three bottles of anesthetic — weighing approximately 174 grams in... Read More...

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Man Survives Being Shot then Dies of an Overdose

IRONIC and TRAGIC – July 10, 2026 - A man who was shot during an officer-involved shooting in downtown Albuquerque last weekend has died of an apparent overdose after he was released from the hospital, Juan Ortega, 4... Read More...

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Saint Leo Supports Students Recovering from Addiction

SCHOOL SUPPORT – July 11, 2026 - An estimated 600,000 college students in the United States identify as being in recovery from substance use disorders, yet fewer than 200 colleges and universities offer formal colleg... Read More...

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Lots of Additives in Popular Snacks and Drinks

VIDEO – BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY – July 6, 2026 - Consumer Reports found that one-quarter of the products tested contained concerning amounts of additives. When contaminants were added to the analysis, that ro... Read More...

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You May Dislike the Most Effective Way To Treat Drug Addiction

REWARD SYSTEM – July 15, 2026 - Stanford team’s examination of 157 clinical trials of treatments for cocaine, including both psychotherapy and medications, found little clinical benefit with one notable excepti... Read More...

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How OxyContin and the Opioid Epidemic Reshaped American Communities

GREEDY CAPITALISM KILLS – July 17, 2026 - In 1996, Purdue Pharma launched OxyContin, a potent and addictive narcotic, with a deliberate commercial strategy. OxyContin would enter through the cancer-pain market, where... Read More...

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Nashville Police Report 6 Fatal Overdoses in One Day

VIDEO – ONLY SAD MUSIC – July 16, 2026 - More than 300 overdose reversal kits were handed out to affected neighborhoods Wednesday by Neighborhood Safety Unit Sergeant Anthony Cucci and partnering Metro agencies. “... Read More...

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She Lost Her Son to Fentanyl and Blames a Broken Rehab System

BLAME GAME – July 17, 2026 - When Diana Estep’s teenage son Drew became addicted to drugs, she spent hours researching rehabilitation methods and sent him to therapy-focused centers around the country. Looking back, ... Read More...

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Yummy Ultra-processed Foods Cause Heart Disease & Deaths

BUYER BEWARE – July 15, 2026 - Thousands of people could avoid dying of heart disease by reducing ultra-processed foods experts said, as a modelling study suggests junk food may be driving up to a third o... Read More...

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Florida County Sees 56% Drop in Opioid Deaths — Biggest Decrease in the Confederacy

MORE CARE- LESS DEATHS – July 6, 2026 - The county is being recognized as Florida’s top performer, after cutting opioid-related deaths by more than half in just one year. “There were several years, back around 201... Read More...

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AJ Daulerio Lost a $100 Million Due To Addictive Behaviors

VIDEO – WORTH A WATCH – March 20, 2025 - AJ Daulerio is a journalist, writer, and former editor-in-chief of Gawker and Deadspin. He made a name for himself with his bold, unfiltered approach to digital media, helping... Read More...

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Germany Reports ‘shocking’ Rise in Drug Deaths Under 30

NOWHERE IS IMMUNE – July 8, 2026 - Lorant, 46, said he turned to drugs as a form as ‘self-medication’ to cope with depression .In 2025, 2,150 people died as a result of taking drugs, up from 2,137 in 2024 and just un... Read More...

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