The 10 Best Books for Understanding the Opioid Crisis READING MAKES YOU SMARTER – Oct. 18, 2024 - The opioid crisis and the punitively high cost of insulin seem like two sides of the same terrible coin: when healthcare is more about profit than healing. We are barely be... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaOct 22 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdose
Former Ohio Doctor’s Part In Opioid Epidemic Detailed In New Book DO NO HARM INDEED – Oct. 18, 2024 - Paul Volkman operated two pain clinics in southeastern Ohio and was eventually convicted of drug offenses and is currently in federal prison. His story is outlined in the book “Pre... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 22 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Drug Overdose Deaths Fall For 6 Months Straight GOOD NEWS – Oct. 18, 2024 - “This is the largest recorded reduction in overdose deaths,” White House officials said in a statement. “And the sixth consecutive month of reported decreases in predicted 12-month total n... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 22 2024Overdose
Cops Say Fentanyl, Heroin Seized in LA Enough to Kill 11 Million People VIDEO – NOT WITHOUT YOU – Oct. 17, 2024 - More than 50 pounds of powdered fentanyl and nine pounds of black tar heroin was seized in South Los Angeles. Narcotics investigators were working a case near downtown LA on ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin AddictionOct 22 2024
Weight Loss Drugs Could Help With Alcohol and Opioid Addiction CBS VIDEO – WHO NEEDS AA ANYMORE – Oct. 17, 2024 - “These drugs are working on the brain, and we don’t know what the long term effects of having this kind of hormone impacting your brain would be. We don’t know... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 22 2024
Froot Loops Is The Worst Cereal in US POISONING KIDDIES – Oct. 17, 2024 - The morrning snack contains 12.35g of sugar per serving (one cup. Dr Detwiler says the worst offending dye in Froot Loops is Red 40, which has been banned in several European count... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictionOct 22 2024
Mom Pleads Guilty In Fentanyl Death of 3-Year-Old Daughter TRAGIC TRAGEDY – Oct. 15, 2024 - Authorities said a small plastic bag that contained two blue round pills with a monogram “M” and half of an oval pill were discovered on the bed. An analysis of the pills determined t... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylOct 22 2024Trauma
‘Dr. Death’ Ran Pill Mill Left 2 Dead VIDEO – MONEY FOR NOTHING – Oct. 9, 2024 - Michael Belfiore, who was dubbed “Dr. Death” by the DEA, was busted for illegally distributing opioids, which led to the overdose deaths of two of his patients. CONTINUE@... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 15 2024
Ex-Houston Drug Cop Gets 60 Years for His Deadly Lies HE SHOULD’VE KNOWN BETTER – Oct. 9, 2024 - That amounts to a life sentence for Gerald Goines, who instigated the no-knock raid that killed Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas by falsely accusing them of selling heroin... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 15 2024Trauma
The Human Face of Addiction TIME CREATES WISDOM – Oct. 9, 2024 - In a recent New York Times essay, Patti Davis, daughter of former president Ronald Reagan, reflects on the destructive power of addiction in her life. She describes waiting with o... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 15 2024
Woman Helps Those Struggling With Fentanyl Abuse VIDEO – FROM SADNESS TO SERVICE – Oct. 8, 2024 - Ce’gon Shoeleh spoke about her struggles with addiction at Light of Hope’s Fentanyl Awareness Town Hall to help spread awareness of the dangers of fentanyl and to offe... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylOct 15 2024
Opioid Overdoses Are Down Nationwide! WHY? AUDIO – STILL TOO MANY – Oct. 9, 2024 - Drug overdose deaths nationwide are down 10% compared to last year, according to federal data. That’s a big drop in contrast to the skyrocketing overdose death rates seen over ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 15 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdose
Newborn Days from Dying Because Fentanyl-Addicted Mom Gave Birth At Home To Avoid Detection LEGALIZE IT – Oct. 10, 2024 - The baby weighed less than 4.5 pounds and had a gray skin tone, a “severe festering diaper rash” and infections in his mouth, eyes and thumb, according to a probable cause affidavit. Pol... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylOct 15 2024
Senator Katie Britt Speaks On Opioid Crisis VIDEO – TALK LOUDLY, HURRY – Oct. 10, 2024 - According to the American Addiction Recovery Association, the addiction epidemic is the number one cause for Americans 18-45. During her time in office, Senator Britt h... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 15 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Lisa Marie Presley Was Taking 80 Opioids Pills a Day SAD BUT TRUE – Oct. 8, 2024 - "It escalated to 80 pills a day," she writes. "It took more and more to get high, and I honestly don't know when your body decides it can't deal with it anymore. But it does at some poi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 15 2024
1 Dead and 7 Hospitalized After Overdose Incident at LA Central Jail VIDEO – JAILS AREN’T SAFE! – Oct. 8, 2024 - The incident was reported at about 8:40 a.m., and the Los Angeles Fire Department found seven people, ages 18 to 35, at the scene, according to LAFD spokesperson. The Los A... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 15 2024Overdose
Matthew Perry’s Doctor Pleads Guilty VIDEO – DIME DROPPER – Oct. 2, 2024 - Chavez agreed to cooperate as the U.S. Attorneys Office pursues more serious charges against Dr. Salvador Plasencia, who prosecutors say gave ketamine directly to Perry. The othe... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 08 2024
Why Is Gabapentin Controversial? ASK THE ADDICTS – Oct. 1, 2024 - Gabapentin is a prescription medication that was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1993 as a treatment for epilepsy. It works by binding to a type of calcium channe... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 08 2024Recovery
DOJ Announces Largest-Ever $1.3B Pharmaceutical Opioid Bust BIG PHARMA BIG CRIMES – Oct. 3, 2024 - The DOJ unsealed charges against five pharmaceutical distributor executives, sales representatives, and brokers. Three Houston-based pharmacy operators were also charged in the ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 08 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Dirty Doctor Charged with Matthew Perry’s Death in Federal Court DO NO HARM – Oct. 1, 2024 - Mark Chavez, a former doctor for “Dreamscape Ketamine - the Heath MD” clinic in San Diego, who confessed to writing fake prescription to profit with another physician friend from actor Mat... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 08 2024Trauma
Is California’s Oversight of Addiction Treatment That Bad? AUDIO – ASK THE PATIENTS – Sept. 29, 2024 - Brandon Nelson, discharged from a Laguna Beach psychiatric facility and went to an unlicensed Sovereign Health “sober living home mental health facility” in San Clemente. N... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionOct 08 2024RecoveryRehab
Leah’s Legacy Supports Women In Recovery SAY HER NAME – Oct. 2, 2024 - Leah Renee Straley’s cause of death was listed as fentanyl poisoning. Her family says her struggles with addiction began more than a decade earlier and persisted through 12 stays in deto... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 08 2024Recovery AdvocateTrauma
Fentanyl Nation: Toxic Politics and America’s Failed War on Drugs F**KED UP NATION – Sept. 24. 2024 - In Fentanyl Nation, recovery advocate Ryan Hampton separates the facts from the fiction surrounding Fentanyl, and shows how overdose deaths are ultimately policy failures. Instead ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylOct 1 2024
“They die too quickly:” Reversing a fentanyl overdose with naloxone 60 MINUTES VIDEO – SAVING GRACE – Sept. 22, 2024 - This week on 60 Minutes, Bill Whitaker reported on fentanyl … Last year, mor... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylOct 1 2024Overdose
Mother Guilty of 2nd-Degree Murder of Son After Fentanyl Overdose VIDEO – NO MORE EXCUSES – Sept. 17, 2024 - Reporting by our 9News I-Team exposed that this was not the first time Robinson overdosed on fentanyl, but his third. The two other times, he was revived with Narcan at a ho... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylOct 1 2024OverdoseTrauma
Up The Dose of Anti-Opioid Drug to Curb Addiction! WHEN IN DOUBT - TAKE MORE! – &... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionOct 1 2024
Less Than Half of Jails Provide Life-saving Medications for Opioid Use Disorder 100% WRONG – &nb... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionOct 1 2024
Positive Drug Test? It’s Not Just Drugs…or Poppy Seeds POSITIVELY FALSE? – Sept. 27, 2024 - You may have heard that poppy seeds in your salad dressing or on your bagel can mess up a drug test–triggering a positive result for opiates in your system. Though there are some ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 1 2024opioids
Secret Bedroom Found in Arrested Pain Pill Doctor’s Office VIDEO – WILL HE GET LIFE? – Sept. 28, 2024 - A 78-year-old doctor with a clinic in Taylor is accused of allegedly overprescribing painkillers, and medication, as well as committing insurance fraud. The doctor is now ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 1 2024Trauma
How Narcan Reverses Opioid Overdoses VIDEO – PICK SOME UP TODAY – Sept. 23, 2024 - Narcan, also known as Naloxone, is a critical tool to fight overdoses. It rapidly reverses the potentially fatal effects of opioids in the body, but how does it do that? ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionOct 1 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecovery