Are We Sure We’re Using Fentanyl Test Strips the Right Way? NOT JUST FOR ADDICTS – Nov. 12, 2025 - The obvious places to stock FTS are school bathrooms and locker rooms. Bars, nightclubs, festivals, dormitories—all the places frequented by people who don’t identify as drug us... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylNov 18 2025
‘The White Lotus’ sparked Interest in Risky Anxiety Pill PARKER POSEY – Nov. 14, 2025 - The latest season of “The White Lotus” delivered big ratings for HBO — and fueled a surge of Google searches for a risky antianxiety prescription drug featured on the show. Sedative dru... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthNov 18 2025
Judge Orders Sackler Family to Pay $7.4 Billion in Opioid Settlement MURDERERS ROW – Nov. 14, 2025 - In thousands of lawsuits, Purdue and members of the Sackler family were later accused of aggressively marketing OxyContin, while misleading doctors and patients over its addiction and ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 18 2025opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaTrauma
Dancing Can Be More Powerful Than Antidepressants STEPS NEVER TAKEN MEMORIAL – Sept, 26, 2025 - The bass hits 128 beats per minute. On a crowded dance floor, bodies ripple in sync. To an outsider, it may seem like a hedonistic party. To a neuroscientist, however, it... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadepressionlife expectancyMental HealthNov 18 2025
New Process Blocks Pain Without Opioids SCIENCE AT ITS BEST – Nov. 13, 2025 - Scientists have uncovered a hidden mechanism in the human body that can naturally silence pain without the risks of addiction or sedation. This discovery could redefine how chron... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 18 2025opioid crisisopioids
Melatonin Could Be Harming Your Heart “To sleep, perchance to dream” – Nov. 5, 2025 - People who regularly used melatonin supplements for at least a year were found to have a higher likelihood of being diagnosed with heart failure, being hospitalized for... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 11 2025
Over-the-counter Pain Pills Outperform Opioids After Tooth Pulled CHEAPER TOO! – Nov. 6, 2025 - We wanted to determine whether the pain medication’s effects were consistent in males and females separately. And what we found is that in both subgroups (males and females), the non-opi... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 11 2025
FDA Becomes “clown show” Amid Latest Scandal BOZO MAKES A COMEBACK – Nov. 4, 2025 - An alleged extortion attempt, a petty yearslong grudge, shocking social media posts, and ominous text messages make up the latest scandal at the Food and Drug Administration, an... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 11 2025
Sucralose Damages Human DNA HOW SWEET IT ISN’T – Oct. 28, 2025 - Regulators approved sucralose decades ago. Those studies predated modern toxicogenomics, the study of how genes respond to chemical exposure. The new findings suggest the tests us... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictionNov 04 2025
Cincinnati: One Day Sees 30 Horrifying Heroin Overdoses SHOULD BE LEGAL AND REGULATED? – August 23, 2025 - Cincinnati emergency crews responded to 30 heroin overdoses in the course of one day Tuesday, August 23. Officials said most of the overdoses were located in the we... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionNov 04 2025Overdose
Trump Regime Cuts Decimate Federal Addiction/Mental Health Agency WHO NEEDS HEALTH CARE – Oct. 30, 2025 - Since January, layoffs and funding cuts at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration have ground much of the agency’s work to a halt. At the Center fo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental HealthNov 04 2025RecoveryRehab
Cocaine Kingpin Living Large in Dubai FASCINATING – Oct. 20, 2025 - In the late seventies, heroin began ravaging Dublin’s inner-city projects. A man named Larry Dunne was the city’s first godfather of heroin importers, but he was jailed in 1985. Kinahan,... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured ArticlesOct 28 2025
4 Softball Team Members Found Dead After Overdose SOFTBALL TRAGEDY – October 22, 2025 - Four members of the same softball team were found dead from apparent drug overdoses inside a Fullerton apartment. The Fullerton Police Department’s Communication Center received ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaOct 28 2025OverdoseTrauma
Antidepressant Side Effects WHICH SIDE? – OCT. 23, 2025 - Doctors have long known that antidepressants come with side effects for cardiovascular and metabolic health. The end result is something akin to a “sports league table” for 30 different ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionOct 28 2025
‘It’s scary to think I could have died’ LONG STRANGE TRIP – Oct. 17, 2025 - Coming back from fentanyl addiction. Kayla first tried fentanyl as a troubled 18-year-old, growing up in the US state of North Carolina. ”I felt like literally amazing. The voices ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylOct 28 2025
Fewer Than Half of Drug Overdose Survivors Go to the Hospital INDEPENDENT ADDICTS – Oct. 23, 2025 - The researchers found that 25.7 percent of participants had experienced at least one NFOD in the prior year. During the most recent NFOD, use of naloxone was reported by 82.1 per... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 28 2025Overdose
Antidepressant Craze Won’t Cure Gen Z Sadness WHAT WILL? – Oct. 20, 2025 - The author G.K. Chesterton once said that “meaningless does not come from being weary of pain; meaningless comes from being weary of pleasure.” This truism seems particularly apt in the a... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionOct 28 2025
Connecticut Residents Debate Hillbilly Heroin / Kratom Ban AUDIO – NOT GOOD – Oct. 16, 2025 - The vast majority of the more than 100 testifiers during Wednesday’s marathon seven-hour hearing agreed that 7-OH, which researchers have estimated could be 15 times as potent as mo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionOct 21 2025
Medications Prescribed to Millions ‘raise your risk of cancer’ CAVEAT EMPTOR – Oct. 14, 2025 - The medicines get rid of the “good” bacteria in the gut which boosts the digestive system’s protective barrier. Antidepressants and heartburn tablets are among the drugs that can wreak... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaOct 21 2025
The Drug That Took Away Her Appetite and Cocaine Addiction BRING IT ON – Oct. 14, 2025 - She began taking a drug similar to Ozempic while living at a Rhode Island nonprofit for formerly incarcerated and homeless people. She gets the medication, called a GLP-1, free thr... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaOct 21 2025
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