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Medications taken by HALF Americans raise risk of colorectal cancer years after taking them…

OPERATIONS NOW – Oct. 14, 2025 - Beta-blockers, commonly prescribed for high blood pressure and heart conditions, were linked to changes in gut bacteria that were detectable. The same held true for anti-anxiety me... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerOct 21 2025

Deadly Mix Drives Staggering Rise in Overdose Deaths of Seniors

MARKETING MATTERS – Oct. 17, 2025 - Among adults 65 and older, overdose deaths from fentanyl mixed with stimulants — like cocaine and methamphetamines — have surged 9,000% in the last eight years, which matches rates... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 21 2025Overdose

See Inside the Rehab Program For Addicted Doctors

VIDEO – PRIVILEGE MATTERS – Oct. 8, 2025 - In an exclusive “CBS Mornings Plus” report, a unique program is giving doctors battling substance abuse a second chance. The initiative allows physicians to keep treating pa... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaOct 14 2025RecoveryRehab

Common Opioid Doesn’t Do Shit For Easing Chronic Pain

MIND OVER MATTER? – Oct. 8, 2025 - Tramadol, a potent synthetic opioid, has been widely used to treat moderate to severe pain, but a new study suggests that the medication’s potential risks outweigh its “limited” ben... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaOct 14 2025

Drinking A Coke Will Take 12 Minutes Off Your Life

QUALITY NOT QUANTITY – Oct. 1, 2025 - Every gulp of fizzy pop might remind you of your youth, but it’s actually nicking precious time from your adult years. A study that scrutinised over 5,800 foods in the American d... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictionOct 14 2025

Blood-Sharing Drug Trend Fuels Alarming Global H.I.V. Surge

DEATH DON’T HAVE NO MERCY – Oct. 8, 2025 - A dangerous drug trend called “bluetoothing,” in which people inject themselves with the blood of other drug users to get a cheap high, is contributing to spikes in H.I.V. r... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 14 2025

‘Amazon for Drugs’: Recovery Leader Warns About Dangers on Social Media

VIDEO – NO HIDING ANYMORE – Sept. 28, 2025 - Austin Varipapa, Director of Long-Term Care at Discovery Place, shared his firsthand experience with TV17 News. As a former user himself, he says the drug market has shift... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 07 2025

Las Vegas Distributes Free Narcan Kits

DON’T GAMBLE WITH YOUR LIFE – Sept. 27, 2025 - Volunteers spread out across the Strip, Downtown Las Vegas, and nearby neighborhoods to hand out free Narcan kits and show people how to use them. “Nevada was one of ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionOct 07 2025

Ultra-processed Ultra-dangerous

EATING CHEMICALS EVERY MEAL – Sept. 27, 2025 - People consuming the most UPFs were far more likely to show elevated hs-CRP levels, especially older adults, smokers, and those with obesity. Scientists warn that UPFs m... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaEating Disorderfood addictionOct 07 2025

Bottled Water Deadly?

TAP WATER BETTER? – Sept. 30, 2025 - The Journal of Hazardous Materials, looks at the science around the health risks posed by single-use plastic water bottles. They are serious, she says, and seriously understudied.... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerlife expectancyOct 07 2025

Why Are More Young People Getting Cancer?

NEW STUDY – Oct. 1, 2025 - We are less physically active. We consume more processed foods and sugar. We encounter plastics and forever chemicals everywhere we turn. We’re even sleeping less. Any of these factors may... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerOct 07 2025

Poppy Growing Shifts to Pakistan

SO BEAUTIFUL – Sept. 30, 2025 - Afghanistan used to have the distinction of producing the opium for 95 per cent of the heroin on the European market, and about 80 percent of the world’s illicit supply. But since the ... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 07 2025opioids

Thousands of Tombstones on National Mall Mark Overdose Deaths

DYING FOR A FIX – Sept. 28, 2025 - Nearly 4,000 hand-painted tombstones were placed on the National Mall, stretching from 7th St. SW to 12th Street SW this weekend. The tombstones featured the names, pictures and ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 07 2025OverdoseTrauma

Hillbilly Heroin Sweeping the Royal Kingdom

EXPORTING HORROR – Sept. 21, 2025 - The herbal extract from the evergreen tree called Mitragyna speciosa can be chewed in the form of its leaves, ground to powders and taken as a supplement. It can also be added to a... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionSept 30 2025

Flavored Marijuana Vapes New Face of Teen Drug Use

POT HEADS HEADED NOWHERE – Sept. 25, 2025 - The overall percentage of marijuana users who chose to vape the drug also grew over the study period. Among eighth graders who had used marijuana in the past 12 months, the... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionmarijuanaSept 30 2025

I used medication to overcome alcohol addiction. I’ve built my business on it.

MANY PATHS TO GOD – Sept. 21, 2025. - I was addicted to alcohol for more than 15 years. What started as binge drinking in high school and college became a pattern of blackouts, emergency room visits, regret and shame... Read More...

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How a Doctor Went from Treatment Pioneer to Window Washer in Prison

BECAUSE HE’S GUILTY – Sept. 24, 2025 - Doctors could prescribe methadone for pain but needed special permission from the Drug Enforcement Administration to prescribe the medication for opioid use disorder. S... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinSept 30 2025

McDonald’s Fries are Made with 19 Ingredients!

VIDEO – FOOD LIKE PRODUCT – Perpetual - Introduced in 1949, the French fries were cooked in a mixture of 93% beef tallow and 7% cottonseed oil. - Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Canola Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediafood addictionSept 30 2025

Three Californians Dead From Ingesting Synthetic Kratom

WHO’S NEXT? – Sept. 13, 2025 - The Los Angeles Department of Health is warning the public to not use a powerful synthetic drug sold at gas stations after three otherwise healthy people died recently from the drug. Th... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionSept 23 2025

Forgotten Opioid Resurfaces As Lethal Street Drug

COMEBACK TIME – Sept. 16, 2024 - Nitazenes—a class of highly potent synthetic opioids—are rapidly emerging as a major contributor to the overdose crisis. Originally developed in the 1950s but never approved for clini... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsSept 23 2025

Prescription Drugs Linked to Rise in Fall-related Deaths Among Seniors

MEDS MATTER – Sept. 11, 2025 - For older adults, minor falls can pose major threats, as their risk of death after a fall has tripled in the U.S. over the last 30 years. Some experts believe that certain medication... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaSept 23 2025Trauma

Her Son Took Kratom for 6 Weeks. It Killed Him.

WHO DO YOU KILL? – Sept. 17, 2025 - Wyatt Wheeler was looking for an alternative to alcohol when he found kratom. The 27-year-old was attending the rigorous Neely School of Business at Texas Christian University, ... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionSept 23 2025

Seniors Get Poor Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

WHY? – Sept. 3, 2025 - Opioid use is a growing health problem for older adults in the U.S. Drug overdose deaths for people age 65 and older increased 11.4% between 2022 and 2023, per Centers for Disease Control and P... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinSept 16 2025

One Dose of LSD Provides Anxiety Relief

VIDEO – BACK AGAIN – Sept. 4, 2025 - Once a symbol of 1960s counterculture, LSD, is emerging from research labs as a possible treatment for anxiety. Preliminary trial results published in the medical journal sugge... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthSept 16 2025

Drug 13 Times More Potent Than Morphine Sold In Gas Stations

NOW WHAT? – Sept. 4, 2025 - Imagine walking through a convenience store and seeing a bright red package filled with small, strawberry cream-filled waffle cones. Next to it are single-serve fruit-flavored drink mixes ... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionSept 16 2025

Inmates Less Likely To OD After Release If Provided Methadone

HARM REDUCTION WORKS – Sept. 12, 2025 - County jail inmates who receive medication to treat their opioid addiction have a lower risk of overdose after their release. “These findings demonstrate the importance o... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionOverdoseSept 16 2025

Exposed! U.S. Special Forces’ Involvement in Drug Trafficking & Murder

VIDEO – REAL KILLER ELITES – August 2025 - As President Trump threatens to use U.S. special forces against drug cartels abroad, a new book, The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces, re... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionSept 16 2025

Splenda Might Sabotage Cancer Treatment

NO KIDDING – Aug. 29, 2025 - Individuals with melanoma or non-small cell lung cancer who consumed large amounts of sucralose responded less effectively to immunotherapy and had lower survival rates compared with thos... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerdiet sodaSept 09 2025

Doctor Responsible for Fatal Overdoses Has To Give Up Properties

LOCK HIM UP – Sept. 2, 2025 - The pill scheme happened between at least April 2019 and January 2024. According to prosecutors, Allingham would write prescriptions for opioids and amphetamines without properly assessi... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinSept 09 2025

Ozempic Could Reduce Cocaine Addiction

VIDEO – SO COULD NA – Sept 5, 2025 - “Semaglutide’s superiority is further supported by studies on alcohol and alcohol use disorder (AUD). Specifically, it profoundly reduces alcohol intake in animals and patients wi... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaSept 09 2025

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