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Over 400 People Saved in Knox County With Narcan

VIDEO – LIVES MATTER – Dec. 31, 2024 - “Each number of those is a person,” said Jessica Stanley, regional overdose prevention specialist. “So that is initially 422 families.” Numbers from Tennessee show naloxone r... Read More...

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Mexican Cartels Test Fentanyl on Vulnerable People and Animals

AUDIO – FAILURE IS DYING – Dec. 26, 2024 - The cartel operatives came to the homeless encampment carrying syringes filled with their latest fentanyl formula. The offer was simple, according to two men living at the c... Read More...

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San Francisco Bans Welfare Cash for Drug Addicts Who Refuse Treatment

GAME CHANGER? Or CASH GRAB? – Jan. 3, 2025 - “San Francisco is a city of compassion, but also a city that demands accountability,” Breed said in a statement. “We fund a wide range of treatment and recovery services t... Read More...

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Make Hard-Drug Possession a Felony to Convince Homeless Addicts to Get Clean – by Marcia Kelbon

THEN WHAT? – Dec. 25, 2024 - As many of us prepare to enjoy the holidays in our snug homes, let’s pause to remember those without such amenities. And to review the approaches we have been taking to reduce the p... Read More...

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Couple Who Lost Their Son Helping Others Battling Addiction

JUST PLAIN SAD – Dec. 24, 2024 - The holidays are a particularly tough time for those living with addiction. After their own family tragedy, one mom and dad are working to provide a place for those who are struggl... Read More...

Alcohol AddictionBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 31 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionTrauma

County Team Member Reflects On the First Year

CLEANING DIRTY MONEY – Dec. 24, 2024 - (Valerie Mangskau has battled addiction and is nine years sober) Looking ahead to 2025, DART will spearhead efforts to keep low-level substance abuse offenders from receiving cr... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 31 2024Drug Abuse and Addiction

Hawaii Crime Boss Died of an Overdose in Federal Custody

WHAT GOES AROUND... – Dec. 24, 2024 - Michael Miske, 50, died of ‘’toxicity of fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl,’’ the medical examiner’s office said in a statement. The death appears to have been accidental but the ... Read More...

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The C.E.O.s Are Tripping

MANTRA - Make More Money – Dec. 12, 2034 - The first order of business was a microdose, 0.25 milligrams, of psilocybin (the main psychedelic substance found in hallucinogenic mushrooms), which was child’s play compar... Read More...

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Fatal Overdoses in Green Bay DROPPED 73% in 2024

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Justice Department $ues Dope Happy CV$

TOO BIG TO PROSECUTE – Dec. 26, 2024 - The U.S. Justice Department is suing pharmacy giant CVS, accusing it of putting profits over patient safety and thus fueling the opioid crisis. The accusations bear similarities... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 31 2024

Pain Medication for Dogs Linked to Illnesses and Death

WHO DO YOU SUE? – Dec. 18, 2024 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an alert to veterinarians about a popular medication used to control pain associated with osteoarthritis in dogs after numerous... Read More...

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There Are Microplastics In Everyone

PLASTIC FANTASTIC LOVER – Dec. 18, 2024 - It’s a disturbing thought: At this very moment, tiny crumbs of plastic are trickling through our bodies, a parade of unwelcome houseguests ready to take up residence in some ... Read More...

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Behind Bars – Pleas For Buprenorphine Go Nowhere

WHERE’S BIG PHARMA WHEN YOU NEED THEM? – Dec. 18, 2024 - For nine months, while incarcerated in a county jail in Portland, Maine, he pleaded for a medication called buprenorphine. Mannion, a barber, recreational fish... Read More...

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San Fransisco is Losing a Generation of Black Men

SLAVES TO ADDICTION – Dec. 20, 2024 - Black men in this group have represented 12% of all overdose deaths in the past four years, despite making up less than 1% of the population. They are nearly 32 times more likely... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionOverdose

Protonitazene: New Synthetic Drug Kills

VIDEO – USE MORE NARCAN! – Dec. 19, 2024 - “The prospect of nitozines being out in the community drug supply is certainly worrisome because that increases the risk of overdose, when you have a very potent chemical th... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaDec 24 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionOverdose

CVS Knowingly Dispensed Controlled Substances

CORPORATE DRUG PUSHERS – Dec. 2024 - The drug store chain knowingly filled prescriptions for controlled substances that lacked a legitimate medical purpose, were not valid, and/or were not issued in the usual course ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 24 2024Drug Abuse and Addiction

Six Adults Charged with Murder of Infant Girl Who Died of Overdose

F**KING TRAGIC FOR EVERYONE – Dec. 21, 2024 - A sheriff’s deputy rushed into a trailer home last summer north of Troy to find a newborn girl not breathing. “Fentanyl caplets and buttons were throughout the enti... Read More...

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Study Links Cancer and Ten Ultra-processed Foods

ONLY 10? – Dec. 13, 2024 - Chronic inflammation can cause cell mutation and rapid growth—the ideal environment for the development of cancer. “If your body is living daily off of ultra-processed foods, its ability... Read More...

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170 Million Americans Learn Deadly Toxin is Toxic

NOT JUST IN PENCILS – Dec. 8, 2024 - Americans born before 1966 experienced “significantly higher rates of mental health problems as a result of lead, and likely experienced changes to their personalities that would ... Read More...

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Doctor Convicted of Selling Oxycodone

IF LOOKS COULD KILL... – Dec. 11, 2024 - A Great Neck doctor has been convicted of selling patients oxycodone, a highly addictive prescription opioid, for cash out of her office. A jury found Dr. Roya Jafari-Hassa... Read More...

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Homeless Man Gets 5 Years in Prison for $30 Drug Delivery

INJUSTICE ANYONE? – Dec. 12, 2024 - For $30, Kaream Moore pedaled his bicycle at the request of a man he had not previously met to deliver a baggie containing 40 grams of fentanyl. The price for the homeless man, who... Read More...

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Kratom: “Blessing and a curse”

JUST LIKE LOVE – Dec. 14, 2024 - For Andy, kratom produces a similar effect to the opioids he was once addicted to, giving him enough energy to get through the day. Kratom, a plant from Southeast Asia with stimulant ... Read More...

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SUD Execs Say Ozempic & MAT Injectables & AI Likely to Shape 2025

EVERYONE MAKES MONEY – Dec. 11, 2024 - John Driscoll, president and CEO of Caron Treatment Centers “In 2024, we’ve seen payers evolve reimbursement models away from fee-for-service and towards value-based structures ... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 17 2024

Overdose Survivors: Medical and Mental Challenges

LIFE GOES ON – Dec. 4, 2024 - Surviving overdose is a major sentinel event with significant short- and long-term consequences, depending on the substance involved, severity of the overdose, and timeliness and effecti... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 10 2024Drug Abuse and AddictionOverdose

Vermont’s Largest Rehab No Longer Accepts Patients on Methadone

TOO MUCH TROUBLE? – &nb... Read More...

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Scientists Learn from Coked Up Rats

RAT RACE – Dec. 5, 2024 - A new study of lab rats who were given cocaine is shedding new light on the cognition of addiction. Rats that initially overindulged eventually reduced their consumption. CONTINUE@NYPos... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 10 2024Drug Abuse and Addiction

The “Reemergence” of Carfentanil

AVOID AT ALL COST – Dec. 6, 2024 - ...for the most part fentanyl analogs are sometimes a bit more potent than fentanyl and sometimes a bit less, which is a boring explanation with no shock value. For that you’d want ... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 10 2024Drug Abuse and Addiction

Many View Substance Abuse as a Health Issue – But In Many States It’s a CRIME

JAIL’S CHEAPER THAN REHAB – Dec. 6, 2024 - The American Medical Association’s annual report on the overdose crisis, released last month, repeatedly accused insurance companies of violating federal laws that require t... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 10 2024Drug Abuse and Addiction

Life-Saving Opioid Treatments Lacking in NC Rehabs

VIDEO – A SHAME – Nov. 27, 2024 - Chelsea Moore never imagined she’d be advocating for better addiction treatment options. Three years ago, she hit rock bottom after overdosing while pregnant. “I was with very exp... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 03 2024Drug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionRecovery

Local Pharmacist Sentenced For Selling 500,000 Opiate Pills

VIDEO – MONEY MONEY MONEY – Nov. 26, 2024 - Ifeanyi Vincent Ntukogu, 49, of Fresno, pleaded guilty to distributing more than 450,000 oxycodone and hydrocodone pills based on fraudulent prescriptions, prosecutors said... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 03 2024Drug Abuse and Addiction

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