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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...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaSept 30 2025

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

‘Ketamine Queen’ Sold Fatal Dose to Matthew Perry – Pleads Guilty

PERRY CASE – September 3, 2025 - A woman branded as the “Ketamine Queen” pleaded guilty Wednesday to selling Matthew Perry the drug that killed him. Jasveen Sangha pleaded guilty to five federal charges, and her tria... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionSept 09 2025Trauma

Ibuprofen Could Be Fueling a Global Health Threat

USERS BEWARE!!! – Aug. 28, 2025 - Ibuprofen and acetaminophen are among the most widely used pain and fever remedies, but new findings from the University of South Australia suggest they may be contributing to a glob... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaSept 02 2025

New Drug Could Block Pain Without Addiction Risks

NO PAIN, MORE SANE – Aug. 22, 2025 - Pain management providers use a combination of evidence-based treatment options that involve medications, therapy, injections, and specialized procedures to improve pain. But some... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAug 26 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction

At Caron Treatment Centers – Everyone is on Ozempic

WEIGHT NOT - WANT NOT – Aug. 21, 2025 - “I don’t think of this as doing anything wild west. We’re using something off-label under the umbrella of addiction, whether that be food, sex, alcohol, or opioids.” — Steven K... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAug 26 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab

Overdose Deaths Decrease 27% in 2024

LET THE SLIDE CONTINUE – May 2025 - Annual drug overdose deaths are projected to reach their lowest level since 2019. Almost all states across the nation saw decreases; Louisiana, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, Vi... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAug 26 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOverdose

Meth Addict Declares SF Needs to Ban Torch Lighters

AND GLASS PIPES – Aug. 19, 2025 - In the heart of our vibrant city, a subtle yet destructive force is fueling the drug epidemic so evident on San Francisco’s streets: the widespread availability of disposable torch l... Read More...

Aug 19 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionmeth

Vape Store Tosses All 7-OH Products Following Statewide Ban

VIDEO – KRATOM BE GONE – Aug. 13, 2025 - According to Dr. Dawn Sollee, a toxicologist with the Florida Poison Control Center, 7-OH has opioid-like effects, which can make it seem attractive to those seeking pain reli... Read More...

Aug 19 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionVaping

Americans Get 55% of Their Calories from Non-foods

WATCH YOUR WEENY – August 7, 2025 - Americans on average get more than half of their calories from ultra-processed foods. Young people, aged 1 to 18 consumed even higher amounts at 61.9%, compared to adults aged 19 a... Read More...

Aug 19 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addiction

Scott Cochran Was Snorting 50 Fentanyl Pills a Day

STILL HAS A NOSE? – Aug. 10, 2025 - “I was the worst of the worst addicts,” Cochran said. Doctors first prescribed him blood thinners before moving him up to Vicodin after they proved ineffective. But after the Vicod... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryAug 19 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanyl

Nasal Spray Shows Rapid Antidepressant Effects

THE NOSE KNOWS – Aug. 16, 2025 - Roughly one in three individuals with major depressive disorder does not respond adequately to at least two oral antidepressants, placing them in the category of having treatment-resi... Read More...

Aug 19 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadepression

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