Federal Cuts Put Addiction Treatment at Risk AUDIO – LIVES AT RISK – May 18, 2025 - I vividly remember growing up and my grandmother warning me to be careful with alcohol — because addiction “runs in our family.” She wasn’t wrong. For generations, both sides of... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 27 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Doctor’s ‘Pill Mill’ Scheme Results In Prison Sentence UNLUCKY 13 (Years) – May 15, 2025 - The doctor was sentenced to 13 years in prison for running a pill mill scheme out of an urgent care center. The scheme was tied to multiple fatal drug overdoses, according to feder... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 27 2025
Bristol Myers Squibb to Pay Hawaii $700 Million For Blood Thinner Suit BIG PHARMA FAIL – May 9, 2025 - The lawsuit, filed in 2014 alleged that Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi failed to disclose that their drug was less effective in patients with certain liver-enzyme mutations more preva... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 20 2025
‘I’m only 24 and will have no bladder’ KETAMINE – May 15, 2025 - A 24-year-old has opened up about how his party drug addiction destroyed his life. He was just a child when he was first introduced to the substance and now has life-changing health struggle... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionMay 20 2025
FDA Warns Seniors to Skip Vaccine for Travelers… BEWARE MOSQUITO – May 14, 2025 - In a health alert, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the FDA said people 60 years of age and older should skip getting Valneva-developed Ixchiq vaccine us... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Medialife expectancyMay 20 2025
Kanye to Sue Dentist For Addiction to Nitrous Oxide WHAT ABOUT PERCODANS? – May 2, 2035 - The letter, also claims that the dentist encouraged the rapper to use the gas unsupervised. West claims it caused adverse neurological and behavioral effects, in addition t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 13 2025
Miracle Drugs That Turned Into Horrors A SIN – May 6, 2025 - Nowadays, drugs go through extensive testing before being released to the public. It’s at least unlikely that anything you’re prescribed will result in an extremely awkward discussion with your ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 13 2025Trauma
Toddler On Narcan Drip to Help Keep Her Alive GUILTY! – May 6, 2025 - Parents were convicted of second-degree assault after their toddler had to be put on a Narcan drip to keep her alive after overdosing on fentanyl.’When she returned to the car, she... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 13 2025Trauma
Largest Fentanyl Bust in DEA History PROGRESS not PERFECTION – May 6, 2025 -Federal authorities have arrested 16 individuals and seized record-breaking quantities of fentanyl, cash, firearms, and vehicles across multiple states, dismantling one of the l... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylMay 13 2025
Vets Want to Legalize Ibogaine to Treat PTSD AUDIO – MEMORY LANE DREAMS – May 7, 2025 - U.S. vets and lawmakers are leading an effort to get clinical trials up and running for a potent psychoactive drug. Ibogaine is illegal in the U.S., but it’s proving to be ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediaharm reductioninterventionMay 13 2025Mental HealthTrauma
Sleeping Pills May Shorten Life Expectancy by 6 Years! VALIUMS TOO! – April 27, 2025 - While most side effects of sleeping pills are temporary, there now appears to be one that’s more...life-altering. “Our results are staggering to say the least. Many people rely on slee... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Medialife expectancyMay 06 2025
Animal Sedative Is In The US Illegal Drug Supply HUMANS DON’T WAKE UP – May 1, 2025 - Medetomidine, which is used to sedate pets and is somewhat similar to xylazine, was first detected in illegally manufactured opioids in North America in 2022. Investigators say th... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 06 2025
Pill Mill Kingpin Set To Walk Free VIDEO – A PARDON? – May 1, 2025 - Jeff George, convicted in the overdose death of a 24-year-old customer, is getting out of prison early. He apologized to the victim’s grieving family in a Palm Beach County courtroom... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 06 2025
Methadone Pioneer Who Freed People From the Cruel Clinic System LIFE SAVER – April 23, 2025 - Dr. Edwin Salsitz is a methadone OG. He was one of a coterie of New York City doctors who pioneered its use to treat opioid use disorder back in the 1980s. “God almighty. So many p... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 29 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductionintervention
Big Chief Supports Nora Volkow JOB SECURITY? – April 23, 2025 - Jay Bhattacharya, the director of the National Institutes of Health gave a ringing endorsement to the nation’s top addiction researcher, Nora Volkow, this week in his first publ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 29 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecovery Advocate
Trump Wants to End $56 Million Grant Giving Narcan to First Responders VIDEO – LET THEM DIE – April 25, 2025 - A preliminary budget document, obtained by The Washington Post, reportedly calls for deep cuts to federal health programs and targets multiple addiction prevention and treatme... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 29 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductionintervention
‘No More Tears’ Exposes Johnson & Johnson BOOK REVIEW – April 23, 2025 - The story of direct marketing to physicians — of drug reps offering doctors convenient free samples, fancy dinners and luxury trips — is never comfortable for a doctor to read. In... Read More...Apr 29 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
Why Has America Ignored Its Best Addiction Treatment? WHY INDEED? – April 12, 2025 - Mallory berry was ready to give up. It was 2019, and her addiction—prescription opioids had led her to heroin—had left her bedridden. An infection had eaten through parts of her pelvic ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 29 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDrug Abuse and Addiction
Faces From a Meth Surge METHICATED – April 16, 2025 - John once fielded customer complaints for a telecommunications company. Now he usually hangs out with friends in the courtyard of a center offering services to help people who use ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 22 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionmeth
Rehab Clinic Doctor Gets Sentenced for Opioid Scheme BAD BOY – April 16, 2025 - A former Grantham physician was sentenced to eight months in federal prison and ordered to pay $20,000 in restitution for unlawfully distributing opioid medication to clients at drug ... Read More...Apr 22 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsRehab
Health Seekers Say Microdosing Psychedelics Helps Them BETTER THAN MICRO-PLASTICS – April 17, 2025 - “I started microdosing and within a couple of months, I had a general sense of well-being that I hadn’t had in so long,” said Marine Corps combat veteran Matt Metzger. He... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 22 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionPsychedelics
Psilocybin Gives Man 2nd Chance After 10-year Opioid Addiction WHATEVER WORKS – April 16, 2025 - Over 10 years, Schaefer had tried recovering from what began with dependence on a prescription for the pain killer Percocet and later spiraled into an all-consuming heroin addi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 22 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsPsychedelics
Salvation Army Denys Addiction Medications To Clients ‘largest provider of residential treatment’ – April 16, 2025 - A federal judge has given the go-ahead for a class-action lawsuit that could radically expand Americans’ access to lifesaving addiction medications. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 22 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Lawyer’s Ties to ‘Corrupt’ Drug Clinics VIDEO – LAWYER TO JAIL? – April 17, 2025 - When Brett Ryan was arrested for DUI in 2023, the Lakewood defense lawyer he hired quickly referred him to a substance abuse treatment clinic. … we were just trying to make ... Read More...Apr 22 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionintervention
U.S. Fentanyl Deaths Plunging LIFE MATTERS – April 10, 2025 - Federal spending cuts instigated by the White House threaten to reverse a steep decline in American overdose deaths and are jeopardizing other gains in the battle against synthet... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 15 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanyl
Doctors Prescribing Heroin? VIDEO – INNOVATION – April 8, 2025 - A complementary but no less controversial harm reduction strategy, heroin-assisted treatment involves administering pharmaceutical-grade heroin under medical supervision. It stabi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 15 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionMental Health
Johnson & Johnson’s Threats and Lies LISTEN – J&J Knew They Were Killing People – April 10, 2025 - J&J recently lost a bid to settle lawsuits that claimed its talc powder products, including baby powder, caused cancer. Author Gardiner Harris say... Read More...Apr 15 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
VIAL: A New TV Series About Big Pharma WATCH – COMING SOON – April 15, 2025 - A dark comedy that sheds light on Big Pharma is in the works. VIAL goes behind the scenes to show how drug reps promote their products to doctors, hospitals and nursing homes b... Read More...Apr 15 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
Judge Rejects J&J’s $10 billion Baby Powder Settlement VIDEO – BIG PHARMA FELONS – March 31, 2025 - J&J said in a statement that it would not appeal, but also that it had no intention of settling the claims and would instead “return to the tort system to litigate an... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 15 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
‘Rhino Tranq’ Linked to Overdose Death SYNTHETIC COUNTRY – April 10, 2025 - A powerful street drug that began showing up alongside “tranq” (xylazine) and fentanyl in Philadelphia and other cities last year, medetomidine or “rhino tranq,” may be making its... Read More...Apr 15 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanyl