Recovery Is Possible VIDEO – TO ANYONE! – MAY 15, 2024 - A message of hope from the depths of darkness. Elmore Smith, a recovered drug addict, said. “When you see me, you see hope, you see a miracle, because I was the one... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 21 2024RecoveryRehab
Walgreens Offering Cheaper Version of Opioid Reversal Drug SAVE-A-LIFE CHEAPLY – May 15, 2024 - Walgreens’ version of the drug is $34.99, according to the release, which the parent company says is “a lower price than the comparable national brand product at Walgreens ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 21 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
OPINION: Providing Safe Supply Would Reduce Overdoses GOOD IDEA – May 13, 2024 - It seems very cruel to me to recognize how many people are visibly struggling with drug addiction in our state and, essentially, to think that punishment will be a more effective mot... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductionMay 21 2024Overdose
‘Wizard of Oz’ Star Judy Garland Fought Crippling Drug Addictions STILL THE GREATEST – May 5, 2024 - 15 years after she was discovered by Hollywood, Garland was spat out by the star factory. As a child, she was put on extreme diets to please studio executives who would... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 14 2024
I Didn’t Understand Opioid Addiction Until My Son Died SUCH A SAD MAN – May 7, 2024 - Over many years, I have resuscitated countless numbers of patients dying from a drug overdose while working as an emergency physician. I knew I had to stop everything else I was ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 14 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Faster Approach for Starting Extended-release Injectable Naltrexone BIG PHARMA FOREVER – May 8, 2024 - Starting people with opioid use disorder on injectable, extended-release naltrexone (XR-naltrexone) within five to seven days of seeking treatment is more effective tha... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionMay 14 2024Recovery
Is Addiction Treatment the Next Frontier for Ultrasound Technology? TIME WILL TELL – May 6, 2024 - Nestled inside a giant MRI machine, the woman wears a helmet with special probes. Peering through high-tech goggles, she sees images designed to trigger the awful, familiar cravi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 14 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
How a Trial Treatment for Heroin Addiction is Changing Lives CHANGING MEANS SAVING – May 4, 2024 - Robbie Mason started using heroin when he was a child. His hands are dotted with pinprick scars. He used for so long he stopped being able to inject into the veins in his ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionMay 14 2024
Police Dismantle Drug-Ridden Homeless Encampment WILL IT HELP? – May 10, 2024 - Police in Philadelphia have moved to dismantle a homeless encampment in Kensington, an area of the city that is described as the largest open-air drugs market in America. Fentany... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessMay 14 2024
‘A Call to All’ rally held in Brevard to combat ongoing opioid epidemic VIDEO – FAMILIES MOURN – May 5, 2024 - Raising awareness about the dangers of illicit fentanyl and other deadly drugs, the event “A Call to All” on Friday, May 3, was created to combat the synthetic drug epidemic i... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 14 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
L.A. Deputy Arrested for Smuggling Heroin Into Jail UBERSMACK – May 7, 2024 - Michael Meiser, 39, was arrested April 30. Jail records show he was booked on suspicion of an unspecified felony on May 1. L.A. County Sheriff’s Department records show Meiser worked ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionMay 14 2024
Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Early Death FOOD-LIKE SUBSTANCES – May 8, 2024 - The study of 115,000 people found that those who ate large amounts of ultra-processed foods, especially processed meats, sugary breakfast foods and sugar and artificially s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerdiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictionMay 14 2024
Philly Mayor Switching Tactics on Open Air Drug Market AUDIO – IS ACCEPTANCE THE KEY? – May 7, 2024 - A number of major cities are changing the way they address addiction and homelessness. In Philadelphia, the city’s new mayor, Cherelle Parker, is employing an agg... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductionMay 14 2024
More Addiction Patients Can Take Methadone at Home STILL NOT ENOUGH – May 8, 2024 - Despite methadone’s effectiveness, a labyrinth of state and federal rules keeps it inaccessible to many people who desperately need it. “What kind of normal person with a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductionMay 14 2024methRecoveryRehab
Amazingly Beautiful Family Is Expanding Access to Free Narcan VIDEO – ONE FROM THE HEART – May 9, 2024 - The Whittington family launched Med Kwik, vending machines filled with over-the-counter pharmacy items. Their daughter, 15-year-old Avery Whittington, who is s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductionMay 14 2024RecoveryRehab
Amneal Pharmaceuticals Cops to $270 Million U.S. Opioid Payment MEASLY AMOUNT – May 3, 2024 - Amneal Pharmaceuticals reached an agreement to pay $92.5 million in cash and provide $180 million worth of naloxone nasal spray, an overdose treatment medication, to resolve lawsu... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 7 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Man Found in Boss’ Bathroom 9 Hours After Fentanyl Overdose VIDEO – ONE LAST SHOT – May 1, 2024 - His family says he struggled with addiction for years, but they continue to ask why he went unnoticed for so long after his death. “I was supposed to meet him that night at 10:... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylMay 7 2024Overdose
50 Drug Overdoses in One Day In Austin, Texas AND 4 DEAD – April 30, 2024 - Christa Steadman, ATCEMS public information officer, said officials suspect the “outbreak” is due to “a new batch in town” likely from the same source or same couple of sources du... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 7 2024OverdoseTrauma
FDA Approves Over-the-Counter Sales of Narcan IT’S ABOUT TIME – May 1, 2024 -In a move that health experts say may reduce the number of fentanyl deaths, the FDA has approved over-the-counter sales of Narcan nasal spray -- a medication that rapidly reverse... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionMay 7 2024
How Ozempic Left This YouTuber In ‘absolute agony’ BUYER BEWARE – May 3, 2024 - An influencer revealed that she suffered a diarrhea ‘storm’ and ‘absolute agony’ while taking the blockbuster weight loss drug Ozempic. Jaime French, a 33-year-old interne... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaEating Disorderfood addictionMay 7 2024
How I Learned to Safely Taper off Psychiatric Drugs IN SPITE OF BIG PHARMA – May 3, 2024 - When I was able to fully grasp the situation I was in, a feeling of overwhelming panic immediately set in. It was not a desperate need for narcotics I felt, but exclusive... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 7 2024
Women Reporting ‘Ozempic Breasts’ CH-CH-CHANGES – May 1, 2024 - Ozempic has already been linked to a host of bizarre bodily changes — including sagging skin and sunken-in cheeks. But now women are reporting a side effect dubbed ‘Ozempic bre... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMay 7 2024Trauma
Johnson and Johnson to Pay $6.5 Billion for Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Lawsuits BUSINESS AS USUAL – May 1, 2024 - The company announced that it still intends to defend itself amid the ongoing lawsuits, while simultaneously working to garner approval and support for the proposed settlement... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerMay 7 2024
Aspartame and Sucralose May Promote Diarrhea & Damage Your Gut SUGER FREE POOP – April 24, 2024 - Common artificial sweeteners may be causing serious damage to your gut, scientists have warned. Not only that, but according to new research these additives could be transfor... Read More...April 30 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addiction
Two-Drug Combo Curbs Drinking for Alcoholics DOUBLE, DOUBLE TOIL AND TROUBLE – April 18, 2024 - A combo of an allergy drug and a blood pressure med appears to lower daily drinking in folks battling severe alcoholism, French researchers report. The two... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 30 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Man Goes to Prison for Rehab Kickback Scheme MISTAKES WERE MADE – April 25, 2024 - Kevin M. Dickau, 35, was sentenced on Tuesday to 15 months in federal prison. He and Dr. Akikur Mohammad of West Hills. CA pleaded guilty to the scheme in 2020, and at tha... Read More...April 30 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRehab
The Polysubstance Use Epidemic Has Arrived MORE IS NOT BETTER – April 23, 2024 - The Millennium Health report is based on 4.1 million urine samples collected from people receiving drug addiction care between 2013 and 2023. A key finding: Of the fent... Read More...April 30 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanyl
Professor Overcame Opioid Addiction AND HELPS OTHERS – April 19, 2024 - “My dad is a doctor, I grew up in the suburbs and kind of had every advantage. That mattered; it mattered in terms of my addiction and my recovery.” Today, Elswick is an ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 30 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Gift Cards Can Be a Tool to Stop Meth Addiction AND THE GIFT OF A BETTER LIFE – April 16, 2024 - Clyde Davis battled a methamphetamine and heroin addiction for over nine years. Contingency management uses positive reinforcement as a behavioral treatment for... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 23 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionmethRecoveryRehab
Reports of Depression and Suicide After Taking Weight Loss Drugs VIDEO – SMALLER COFFINS? – April 16, 2024 - “I have zero doubt that this drug caused me to be suicidal and I almost lost my life from it,” Etheridge said, referring to semaglutide, the active ingredient in the... Read More...April 23 2024Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionsuicide