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Scientists Uncover Mechanism Behind Opioid Addiction – Could Revolutionize Treatment

IT’S NOT THE DOPAMINE – Aug. 16, 2024 - In the journal Science, his team found that an understudied brain region responsible for aversion, the dorsal peduncular nucleus, is highly responsive to opioids. Surprisingly,... Read More...

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This Popular Sugar Substitute Triggers Heart Issues

ARE YOU ENJOYING POISON? – Aug. 9, 2024 - Erythritol and other artificial sweeteners are common replacements for table sugar in low-calorie, low-carbohydrate, and “keto” products. “This research raises some co... Read More...

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The Pill That Could End the Opioid Epidemic

AUDIO – VERY IMPORTANT – Aug. 8, 2024 - This approach of broadening access has worked elsewhere. In the ’80s and ’90s, France pushed this treatment to address its heroin crisis and saw overdose deaths drop by 79 pe... Read More...

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N.J. County Sees 40% Drop in OD Deaths in 2024

VIDEO – COMPASSION AND LOVE – Aug. 8, 2024 - The county opened a shelter with more than 20 beds and social and medical services on offer and launched a program to offer addiction treatment to people brought to muni... Read More...

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FDA Approves Purdue Pharma’s Overdose-Reversal Device

THE NERVE – Aug. 7, 2024 - Purdue Pharma, the company best known for fueling the opioid crisis by misleadingly marketing the infamous painkiller OxyContin, received approval on Wednesday for a new auto-injecto... Read More...

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Jersey Doctor Busted in Oxycodone Scam

BAD DOCTOR – July 25, 2024 - Federal officials reported that 32-year-old Jasmine McGregor and 35-year-old Jhenelle Lewis of Paterson admitted to conspiring with Dr. Lisa Ferraro to illegally prescribe oxycodon... Read More...

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Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fentanyl That Killed Infant

PRISON BOUND – July 30, 2024 - Federal investigators said Mendez cut, capped and packaged the drugs blamed for the baby’s death. Mendez, unlike his girlfriend, is represented by the federal public defender’s o... Read More...

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Owner Makes First Public Appearance at Camp Since Suspected Overdose

GOSSIP or REALITY? – July 28, 2024 - Colts owner Jim Irsay appeared at his team’s training camp practice Sunday, marking his first public outing since a suspected overdose at his Indiana home in December. He h... Read More...

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Med Students Begin Their Careers With a White Coat and Narcan

FINALLY – July 26, 2024 - For first-year medical students in Philadelphia, the beginning of their career in health care is often marked with ceremony, sacred oaths and, more recently, tools to combat the addic... Read More...

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Acne Medication Set Off Rare Chain Reaction That Killed

DRUGS ARE DANGEROUS – July 17, 2024 - Izzy McKinney was a healthy teenager who wrote poetry, played the mandolin and took pride in her flair with an eyeliner pencil. She also had acne. She tried topical med... Read More...

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Disturbing Footage Shows Zombies Swamp Bus Station

VIDEO – REAL HORROR FILM – July 30, 2024 - Disturbing new video has emerged of zonked-out drug addicts stumbling like zombies inside a Canadian bus station — with many suggesting it was the flesh-rotting drug ... Read More...

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San Francisco Could Pay Cash to Stay Clean

VIDEO – WEEKLY STIPEND – July 29, 2024 - The proposal, called “Cash Not Drugs,” would create a voluntary sobriety incentive for eligible residents on public assistance, offering up to $100 a week for those who test... Read More...

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Physicians Just Don’t Feel Comfortable Treating Addiction

IF NOT YOU, WHO? – July 18, 2024 - “Prior research has been describing that physicians don’t feel comfortable actually treating people with substance use disorder because they don’t feel that the setting... Read More...

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Could This Van Help People Quit Fentanyl?

YES? – July 21, 2024 - Methadone has been used for decades to treat opioid addiction. It is also difficult to come by, a problem health providers hope to ease with a new fleet of vans that can provide the drug... Read More...

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Johnson & Johnson’s Ketamine-Based Drug Treats Depression

SO THEY SAY – July 22, 2024 - Close to 30 percent of the estimated 280 million people in the world living with major depressive disorder have treatment resistant depression. Sales of Spravato soared 60% to $27... Read More...

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Dopamine Disruption Impairs Mentalizing Abilities

BRAINS MATTER – July 22, 2024 - “The main implication of our work is that in disorders with dopamine dysfunctions, in addition to producing the primary symptoms associated with these disorders (such as motor s... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJuly 30 2024Mental Health

$86 Million Opioid Settlement

NOT ENOUGH! – July 26, 2024 - Indivior reached an $86 million settlement with 16 U.S. states over the drug manufacturer’s alleged role in spreading opioid addiction across the United States, New York Att... Read More...

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RFK Jr. Wants to Send People Addicted to Antidepressants to “Wellness Farms”

FREE OVERNIGHT CAMP – July 24, 2024 - RFK Jr. suggests creating “wellness farms” to “reparent” those struggling with addiction by growing organic food and taking away screens. He says it’ll also be a place for... Read More...

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Full-Length Documentary on the Early Release of Convicted Murderer Pharmacist

DILUTED – July 21, 2024 - The Robert Courtney case impacted at least 4,000 patients across Kansas City. He was a trusted pharmacist who diluted life-saving medication for extra money. An FBI sting revealed Cou... Read More...

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The Opioid Crisis: A Silent Killer Lurking

WILL IT EVER END? – July 26, 2024 - Dr. Louise Stanger, a noted interventionist, stresses the need for compassion. “Only through meeting individuals where they are at with empathy and care can we build pathway... Read More...

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Energy Drinks Pulled After Dire Warning

WORSE THAN COKE? – July 25, 2024 - Energy drinks with as much caffeine as nine cans of Coca-Cola have been removed from store shelves in a major crackdown blitz About 700 drinks were seized from South Australian re... Read More...

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Nurse Says Mucinex Overdose Sparked Satanic Hallucinations

WAY OVER THE COUNTER – July 11, 2024 - Child-protective workers would later allege the evidence showed Tagge not only held onto the child while hallucinating, but shook the child while screaming, “Jesus is the... Read More...

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Why Fentanyl Users Are Bent Over

GRAVITY – July 17, 2024 - He has used fentanyl for about a year and a half and has found himself in that extreme bent-over position countless times. For him the drug was the only way he could get relief for hi... Read More...

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3-Year-Old Twins DEAD from Fentanyl-Laced Drugs

HELL ON EARTH – July 16, 2024 - “These innocent boys reportedly came into contact with fentanyl, an opioid that has wreaked havoc across our communities.” “The deadly capabilities of fentanyl cannot be o... Read More...

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Scientist Takes Psychedelic – Watches His Brain ‘Fall Apart’

AUDIO – DON’T BLAME ALBERT HOFFMAN – July 18, 2024 - Dr. Nico Dosenbach had scanned his own brain dozens of times. But this was the first time he’d taken a high dose of psilocybin, before sliding into the MRI... Read More...

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Benzos and Xanax May Shrink the Brain

SMALL SIDE EFFECTS – July 5, 2024 - Benzodiazepines, also known as “benzos,” are sedative drugs commonly prescribed to treat numerous conditions, including insomnia, anxiety and seizure disorders. They work by... Read More...

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Overdose Deaths in Rhode Island Down 7.3%

LIFE IS PRECIOUS – July 10, 2024 - “The needle is moving in the right direction, but we must continue to build upon our multi-faceted approach to save lives because we know that addiction is a disease and reco... Read More...

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Acupuncture Can Shorten Methadone Treatments

EAST MEETS WEST – July 10, 2024 - Eight weeks of acupuncture was found to reduce the dose of methadone needed to control opioid cravings, which could make patients likelier to stick with their treatment. ... Read More...

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North Carolina Bans ‘gas station heroin’

IT’S ABOUT TIME! – July 10, 2024 - It is sold under brand names such as ZaZa, Pegasus, Neptune’s Fix and Tianna Red. Gas station heroin has also been the subject of false claims of health benefits, accordin... Read More...

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Defendant Sentenced in Pill Mill Case Spanning Multiple States

VIDEO – GREED IS NOT GOOD – July 8, 2024 - Clyde Christopher Tipton, 63, from Tazewell, was sentenced to 50 months in prison for his role in the operation of the East Tennesee pill mills. CONTINUE@WBIR ... Read More...

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