San Fransisco is Losing a Generation of Black Men SLAVES TO ADDICTION – Dec. 20, 2024 - Black men in this group have represented 12% of all overdose deaths in the past four years, despite making up less than 1% of the population. They are nearly 32 times more likely... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionOverdose
Protonitazene: New Synthetic Drug Kills VIDEO – USE MORE NARCAN! – Dec. 19, 2024 - “The prospect of nitozines being out in the community drug supply is certainly worrisome because that increases the risk of overdose, when you have a very potent chemical th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaDec 24 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionOverdose
CVS Knowingly Dispensed Controlled Substances CORPORATE DRUG PUSHERS – Dec. 2024 - The drug store chain knowingly filled prescriptions for controlled substances that lacked a legitimate medical purpose, were not valid, and/or were not issued in the usual course ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024Drug Abuse and Addiction
Six Adults Charged with Murder of Infant Girl Who Died of Overdose F**KING TRAGIC FOR EVERYONE – Dec. 21, 2024 - A sheriff’s deputy rushed into a trailer home last summer north of Troy to find a newborn girl not breathing. “Fentanyl caplets and buttons were throughout the enti... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionTrauma
Study Links Cancer and Ten Ultra-processed Foods ONLY 10? – Dec. 13, 2024 - Chronic inflammation can cause cell mutation and rapid growth—the ideal environment for the development of cancer. “If your body is living daily off of ultra-processed foods, its ability... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024diet sodaEating Disorderfood addiction
170 Million Americans Learn Deadly Toxin is Toxic NOT JUST IN PENCILS – Dec. 8, 2024 - Americans born before 1966 experienced “significantly higher rates of mental health problems as a result of lead, and likely experienced changes to their personalities that would ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 17 2024Trauma
Doctor Convicted of Selling Oxycodone IF LOOKS COULD KILL... – Dec. 11, 2024 - A Great Neck doctor has been convicted of selling patients oxycodone, a highly addictive prescription opioid, for cash out of her office. A jury found Dr. Roya Jafari-Hassa... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 17 2024Drug Abuse and Addictionoxycontin
Homeless Man Gets 5 Years in Prison for $30 Drug Delivery INJUSTICE ANYONE? – Dec. 12, 2024 - For $30, Kaream Moore pedaled his bicycle at the request of a man he had not previously met to deliver a baggie containing 40 grams of fentanyl. The price for the homeless man, who... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 17 2024Drug Abuse and Addictionhomeless
Kratom: “Blessing and a curse” JUST LIKE LOVE – Dec. 14, 2024 - For Andy, kratom produces a similar effect to the opioids he was once addicted to, giving him enough energy to get through the day. Kratom, a plant from Southeast Asia with stimulant ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 17 2024Drug Abuse and Addiction
SUD Execs Say Ozempic & MAT Injectables & AI Likely to Shape 2025 EVERYONE MAKES MONEY – Dec. 11, 2024 - John Driscoll, president and CEO of Caron Treatment Centers “In 2024, we’ve seen payers evolve reimbursement models away from fee-for-service and towards value-based structures ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 17 2024
Overdose Survivors: Medical and Mental Challenges LIFE GOES ON – Dec. 4, 2024 - Surviving overdose is a major sentinel event with significant short- and long-term consequences, depending on the substance involved, severity of the overdose, and timeliness and effecti... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 10 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionOverdose
Vermont’s Largest Rehab No Longer Accepts Patients on Methadone TOO MUCH TROUBLE? – &nb... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 10 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionmethRehab
Scientists Learn from Coked Up Rats RAT RACE – Dec. 5, 2024 - A new study of lab rats who were given cocaine is shedding new light on the cognition of addiction. Rats that initially overindulged eventually reduced their consumption. CONTINUE@NYPos... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 10 2024Drug Abuse and Addiction
The “Reemergence” of Carfentanil AVOID AT ALL COST – Dec. 6, 2024 - ...for the most part fentanyl analogs are sometimes a bit more potent than fentanyl and sometimes a bit less, which is a boring explanation with no shock value. For that you’d want ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 10 2024Drug Abuse and Addiction
Many View Substance Abuse as a Health Issue – But In Many States It’s a CRIME JAIL’S CHEAPER THAN REHAB – Dec. 6, 2024 - The American Medical Association’s annual report on the overdose crisis, released last month, repeatedly accused insurance companies of violating federal laws that require t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 10 2024Drug Abuse and Addiction
Life-Saving Opioid Treatments Lacking in NC Rehabs VIDEO – A SHAME – Nov. 27, 2024 - Chelsea Moore never imagined she’d be advocating for better addiction treatment options. Three years ago, she hit rock bottom after overdosing while pregnant. “I was with very exp... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 03 2024Drug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionRecovery
Local Pharmacist Sentenced For Selling 500,000 Opiate Pills VIDEO – MONEY MONEY MONEY – Nov. 26, 2024 - Ifeanyi Vincent Ntukogu, 49, of Fresno, pleaded guilty to distributing more than 450,000 oxycodone and hydrocodone pills based on fraudulent prescriptions, prosecutors said... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 03 2024Drug Abuse and Addiction
RFK Jr. Says Heroin Made Him a Top-of-Class Student SO DID HIS MILLIONS – Nov. 27, 2024 - “I did very, very poorly in school, until I started doing narcotics,” Kennedy, 70, said on the podcast. “Then I went to the top of my class because my mind was so restless and tu... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 03 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addiction
“War on Cartels” and Harm Reduction in Peril DELEGALIZE IT? – Nov. 14m 2024 - President-elect Donald Trump wants drug traffickers to be executed, and could soon have the authority to make that happen. “These cartels are animals. And that’s why Trump’s gonna tak... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 03 2024Drug Abuse and Addictionharm reductionWar On Drugs
Jimmy Kimmel Mocks “Mr. Anti-Pharmaceutical” RFK Jr.’s Heroin Use: “He Believes In Every Drug Except The Ones That Keep You Alive” STILL SO HIGH? – Nov. 26, 2024 - Jimmy Kimmel has been roasting Donald Trump’s cabinet picks on Live, but with Matt Gaetz withdrawing from consideration for Attorney General, it looks like Kimmel has set his sights o... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 03 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addiction
Can Using Singulair For Asthma Make You Kill Yourself? HEALTH WARNING – Nov. 24, 2024 - A new study on a drug widely prescribed for asthma is binding itself to receptors in the brain and is linked to severe mental health issues and suicide. The following are some of the ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental HealthNov 26 2024suicide
Anxiety Drug Recalled for ‘Possible Life-threatening’ Error MORE ANXIOUS NOW? – Nov. 21, 2024 - The Pennsylvania-based drug maker Endo announced this week that it is expanding its recall of clonazepam tablets because some cartons bear the incorrect drug strength and wrong dru... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthNov 26 2024
This Book Will Save Your Life: The New Medical Cure for Opioid Addiction NEW BOOK! READING MATTERS – Nov. 15, 2024 - “This is a pointed and urgent challenge not just for those suffering addiction, but for all of us who care about the dignity of the human person and sacredness of human lif... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 19 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
U.S. Overdose Deaths Down STUNNING DECLINE – Nov. 13, 2024 - The decline in U.S. drug overdose deaths appears to have continued this year, giving experts hope the nation is seeing sustained improvement in the persistent epidemic. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 19 2024Overdose
Ozempic Better at Treating Alcoholism Than Leading Meds? VIDEO – BUY STOCK – NOV. 14, 2024 - Only three medications are currently approved for the treatment of AUD, and expert opinion maintains these options are not suitable for all patients, and relapse is commonplace. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaEating Disorderfood addictionNov 19 2024
Some Addicts Use Suboxone To Get High WHY NOT? – Nov. 14, 2024 - Officer Keith Graves said he’s watched addicts on the streets of San Francisco use a spoon to melt down Suboxone, “stick a syringe into that orange, goopy mess, and then inject it into thei... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 19 2024
Exposure to Weed in the Womb Can Increase Addiction to Opioids Later in Life HIGH MODERN FAMILY – Nov. 13, - 2024 - As many as 1 in 5 pregnant women in the U.S. are now using the drug to help with morning sickness, lower back pain or anxiety. Evidence has been growing, however, to sugge... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionmarijuanaNov 19 2024opioidspot
San Francisco Launches ‘Living Proof’ Campaign to Encourage Addiction Treatment VIDEO – CITY AS INTERVENTIONIST – NOV. 14, 2024 - The fentanyl crisis has redefined drug overdoses in a way never before seen with other opioids. And, San Francisco has thrown money, resources, time and energy to ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 19 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Ozempic and Wegovy May Curb Alcohol Addiction ONE STEP WONDER – Nov. 13, 2024 - Weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy are enormously popular for people with diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular risk. So, health professionals wondered: Could these dr... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 19 2024
Medicaid Funding Hasn’t Curbed Overdose Deaths WHAT WOULD? – Nov. 4, 2024 - Stephan Lindner, Ph.D., is lead author on a new study from OHSU that found a state Medicaid waiver resulted in no overall benefit in terms of increased treatment or decrease in nonfatal o... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 12 2024Overdose