New Drug for Mitigation of Cannabis Withdrawal Symptoms AUDIO – HIGH-Ho – Feb. 14, 2025 - The CDC reports that among individuals who use cannabis, approximately 3 in 10 have cannabis use disorder. The risk of developing cannabis use disorder is even higher for individual... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 18 2025marijuana
12-Step Programs Have Pros – and Cons SO DOES WATER – Feb. 13, 2025 - With the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the US is heading into its next chapter of healt... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 18 2025
Patients Used as ‘Human Pin Cushions’ For Profits HORRIFIC COMPANY – Feb. 13, 2025 - The clinic claimed the injections were steroids that would relieve her pain, Shaw said, but with each shot her agony would grow. Shaw said she eventually tried to decline the shots,... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 18 2025interventionTrauma
Addicted: How the World Got Hooked HAPPY PILLS – Feb. 3, 2025 - Having spent most of my career researching the human toll of drug use at almost every stage of the supply and consumption chain, I believe a complete shift in the way we think about... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 11 2025
Pregnant Addict Turns Her Life Around VIDEO – BABIES MATTER – Feb. 4, 2025 - Thirty-year-old Lydia Kareha knows what it’s like to hit rock bottom. “My decisions led me down a really rough path,” Kareha said. “I had a lot of felonies. I thought I was g... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 11 2025RecoveryRehab
Treatment for Binge Eating Disorder Shows Mixed Results NO BUFFETS – Feb. 3, 2025 - The study explores the subjective experiences of individuals with binge eating disorder and prescribed lisdexamfetamine. Although many taking the medication reported reduced binge episodes... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaEating DisorderFeb 11 2025food addiction
Boy Dies After $500 Price Rise for Advair Asthma Inhaler GREED KILLS – Feb. 5, 2025 - A couple is suing Walgreens and a pharmacy benefits management company, alleging that their son died because he couldn’t afford a sudden $500 spike in his asthma medication. Shanon ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 11 2025Trauma
Emotional Lawmaker Describes Fentanyl Crisis VIDEO – MORE OUTRAGE PLEASE – Jan. 2025 - “I cannot tell you the amount of times I’ve had to listen to the screams on the other end of a phone when family members are notifying other family members about their sister... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 11 2025fentanyl
As Fatal Overdose Rates Fall – Black Drug Deaths Remain High NO OVERSIGHT – Feb. 4, 2025 - But a closer look reveals a dark cloud around that silver lining. Black people are still dying from drug overdoses in higher numbers than whites. That’s due in part to system... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 11 2025Overdose
Microplastics in Our Brains Rapidly Rising CROSSING THE BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER – Feb. 3, 2025 - It found a rising trend in micro-and nanoplastics in brain tissue from dozens of postmortems carried out between 1997 and 2024. The researchers also found the tiny pa... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 11 2025Mental HealthTrauma
Pumpkin Spice Lattes Harm Teenagers SPEED THE WOW – Jan. 28, 2025 - A venti-size pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks contains 150mg in the United States, exceeding the 100mg limit recommended for young people aged 12-18. Previous Governme... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 11 2025teenagers
Addict Gets Prison for OD Deaths of Two Sisters HELL ON EARTH – Feb. 4, 2025 - Prosecutors called Anthony Del Valle an “enemy of the public,” a man so greedy that he preyed on and poisoned two disabled, drug-addicted women who considered him a friend. His la... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 11 2025life expectancyOverdoseTrauma
Half of Online Pharmacies Unsafe VIDEO – 50/50 – Jan. 25, 2025 - “Not all online pharmacies or supplement stores are legit!” Customers have reported several issues with rogue online pharmacies, including unexpected subscriptions from free tria... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 04 2025
Trouble Sleeping? EYES WIDE OPEN? – Jan. 30, 2025 - Vitamin D might be known as the ‘sunshine vitamin’ but this nutrient could also play a key role in how well we sleep. According to recent studies, Vitamin D deficiency is linke... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 04 2025Mental Health
UnitedHealthcare Agrees to Pay Millions More GUILTY AS USUAL – Jan. 28, 2025 - The lawsuit, Samson v. UnitedHealthCare Services, Inc., originated from claims that UnitedHealthcare persistently called individuals with marketing messages without their consent bet... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 04 2025interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Will RFK Jr. Fix The Overdose Crisis? ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE – Jan. 29, 2025 -Kennedy now credits his faith; 12-step Alcoholics Anonymous-style programs, which also have a spiritual foundation; and the influence of a book by philosopher Carl Jung for helpi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 04 2025Overdose
Sam Quinones: The Stories Behind America’s Drug Epidemic VIDEO – LISTEN GOOD – Jan. 2025 - In this eye-opening episode of Finding New Waters*, we sit down with acclaimed journalist and author Sam Quinones, whose investigative work has redefined how we understand addiction... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 04 2025
Mothers Against Drug Addiction and Deaths Push for SF’s Fentanyl State of Emergency VIDEO – STOP THE MADNESS – Jan. 29, 2025 - Mayor Lurie’s ordinance aims to cut through the city’s red tape to address the fentanyl crisis. “People in San Francisco are suffering, every day that we don’t act is an... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 04 2025fentanyl
Antidepressants Harder to Quit than Heroin? DEPENDS – Jan. 30, 2025 - During his Senate confirmation hearing to serve as Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. suggested antidepressant drugs may be as addictive as heroin — a claim co... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 04 2025Heroin Addiction
New Painkiller Eliminates Risks of Addiction TIME WILL TELL – Jan. 30, 2025 - It’s the first new pharmaceutical approach to treating pain in more than 20 years, offering an alternative to both opioids and over-the-counter medications like ibuprofen and acetamin... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 04 2025
U.S. Gives $590 Million to Moderna Pharmaceutical to Speed Up Bird Flu Vaccine THIS IS HOW IT WORKS – Jan. 18, 2025 - The money will go to Moderna, the Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical company that previously developed a COVID-19 vaccine. Since 2023, Moderna has been working to create a... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJan 28 2025
Notorious Pill Mill Doctor Dead, But No One Mourns The Wicked VIDEO – DEATH HAS NO MERCY – Jan. 22, 2025 - Gayden, a disgraced former doctor, prescribed more oxycodone in six months from his beachside office than the entire state of California before his world came crashing dow... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 28 2025
The Gold Standard in Alcoholism Treatment VIDEO – NALTREXONE COMMERCIAL – Jan. 23, 2025 - Volpicelli said he thinks Naltrexone is the gold standard for medications to treat AUD, having been around for 30 years and proven to be safe and effective. Markers in ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJan 28 2025RecoveryRehab
Sackler Family to Pay $7.4 Billion for Addicting Americans VIDEO – January 23, 2025 - Purdue, under the leadership of the Sackler families, invented, manufactured and aggressively marketed opioid products for decades. States and cities across the country said it fueled waves... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 28 2025opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
Face Moisturizer Sold at Sephora & Amazon Recalled TURN THE OTHER CHEEK? – Jan. 23, 2025 - Before slathering on your moisturizer, you might want to take a second to check the jar. First Aid Beauty recently voluntarily ordered back more than 2,700 pots of its... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 28 2025Trauma
Walgreen’s Internal Emails Revealed VIDEO – GREED KILLS – Jan. 23, 2025 - Walgreens’ senior managers ignored staff concerns and urged them to keep working with “pill mill” doctors over-prescribing opioid drugs, emails uncovered by the Justice Dep... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 28 2025
Spravato Nasal Spray Approved for Major Depressive Disorder NEW NOSE CANDY – Jan. 23, 2025 - Regulators based their approval on the data culled from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Results showed the drug offered quick relief and much better efficacy tha... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 28 2025
Trump Falsely Triples Number of Reported Overdose Deaths STILL TOO MANY – Jan. 23, 2025 - “They’re killing our people. They’re killing 250,000, 300,000 American people a year, not 100, like has been reported for 15 years. It’s probably 300,000.” Trump often exaggerat... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 28 2025Overdose
Beer Glasses of Cocaine Were Going for $5 as Island Paradise Became Addicted to Drugs HEAVEN TO HELL – Jan. 22, 2025 - Telmo Mineiro, a fisherman from São Miguel, takes a heavy drag on his cigarette and points to where he found a brick of uncut cocaine on the shore. “We were hunting for sea urch... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 28 2025War On Drugs
8 Facts About Addiction and Recovery VIDEO – TO START – Jan. 15, 2025 - Yet, the reality is that the majority of people experiencing addiction—whether to alcohol, opioids, stimulants, or cannabis—don’t seek treatment. There are many reasons someone m... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 21 2025RecoveryRehab