Ozempic and Wegovy May Curb Alcohol Addiction ONE STEP WONDER – Nov. 13, 2024 - Weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy are enormously popular for people with diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular risk. So, health professionals wondered: Could these dr... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 19 2024
Medicaid Funding Hasn’t Curbed Overdose Deaths WHAT WOULD? – Nov. 4, 2024 - Stephan Lindner, Ph.D., is lead author on a new study from OHSU that found a state Medicaid waiver resulted in no overall benefit in terms of increased treatment or decrease in nonfatal o... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 12 2024Overdose
Three Arrested/Charged in Connection with Liam Payne’s Death VIDEO – WAY TOO YOUNG – Nov. 7, 2024 - The prosecutor’s statement said that during the investigation, “illicit conduct was discovered from which three people were charged with the crimes of abandonment of a person fo... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 12 2024
Stubbornly Glamorous Cocaine Lures Us Into Addiction RIGHT IN YOUR NOSE – Nov. 3, 2024 - Cocaine remains a stubbornly glamorous and seductive drug and for many people its highly addictive qualities lie hidden in plain sight. Many are the “casual” or “occasional” users ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 12 2024
The Agony of Ketamine Addiction: ‘I felt like I was peeing glass’ AND IT’S LEGAL – Nov. 5, 2024 - Nick had never even heard of ketamine. But when his friend pulled out a bag of white powder, “I did what anybody else would do at 20 years old. I tried it,” he says. “And I found it re... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 12 2024
Woman’s Death Linked to Kratom VIDEO – DANGER ZONE – Oct. 30, 2024 - A lethal dose of Kratom discovered during a toxicology report prompted the St. Tammany Parish coroner to speak out about its potential dangers as an over-the-counter supplement. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 05 2024
What a Teen In Recovery Wants You To Know LISTEN UP – Oct. 29, 2024 - In my sophomore year, I was attending a relatively large alternative high school in Seattle. It was April 2022, and a friend had taken fentanyl and was actively overdosing directly across ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylNov 05 2024Overdoseteenagers
Pregnant Women & Babies Face ’TERRIFYING’ Threat NPR AUDIO – DRUGS CAN F##K YOU UP – Oct. 31, 2024 - During her pregnancy, Megan Norris struggled with addiction to fentanyl. Dur... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 05 2024
Fatal Overdoses Linked to ‘ZOMBIE DRUG’ Skyrocketing in NYC AUDIO – ON THE STREET WHERE YOU DIE – OCT. 26, 2024 - A powerful animal tranquilizer-turned-dangerous street drug, xylazine — also known as “tranq” — is increasingly being mixed into New York City’s narcotics supply ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 05 2024
Matthew Perry’s Sister Breaks Silence THE LOSS LINGERS – Oct. 24, 2024 - Perry's younger sister, Caitlin Morrison, 43, and his stepfather Keith Morrison, 77, have broken their silence nearly one year after the star's tragic passing. The 'best thing' M... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyOct 29 2024
Therapist Tells How to Help Loved Ones Battling Addiction VIDEO – IT’S EASY AND HARD – Oct. 24, 2024 - It’s National Addiction Treatment Week. According to the American Hospital Association, only 6% of the 46 million Americans with substance abuse issues get the treatment t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 29 2024RecoveryRehab
Virginia Filmmaker’s New Take On Opioid Epidemic AUDIO – A KILLER PILL – Oct. 26, 2024 - The film begins with attorney Paul Farrell Junior giving a tour of his hometown – Huntington, West Virginia. “There’s been a slow decay. The jobs have dried up,” he says. “C... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 29 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
This is what happens on Kensington Avenue, EVERY DAY! VIDEO – HELL IN PHILADELPHIA – TODAY: 2024 The scourge of Addiction in broad daylight. Philadelphia is home to one of the country’s most notorious open-air drug markets, but a new mayor is proposing solutions that tu... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 29 2024
Drugmakers Kill Volunteers in Alzheimer’s Trials AUDIO – NO PENALTIES – Oct. 23, 2024 - Eisai told everyone that they would be given a genetic test. But the results, the company added, would remain secret. An autopsy determined that the drug’s side effects... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaOct 29 2024Trauma
Eddie Van Halen’s Prescription Pill Addiction: Made Him ‘Feel Like Superman’ SAD ENCORE – Oct. 18, 2024 - Alex Van Halen is shedding light on his brother Eddie Van Halen’s addiction to prescription pills. In his first interview since Eddie’s death, he explained that his late brother, the V... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 29 2024
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day NEXT SATURDAY OCT. 26 – Oct. 16, 2024 - If you have any old or unused prescriptions, there’s an opportunity to safely dispose of them on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The event is crucial in preventing... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 22 2024RecoveryRecovery Advocate
17 Students Treated at Middle School in Studio City Over ‘Possible Overdoses’ VIDEO – SHARING – Oct. 17, 2024 - As she stood outside her school, sixth-grader Ariana Arcos was near tears, and with her lip quivering as she said, “I don’t know what’s going on right now.” Meanwhile, seventh-gra... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOct 22 2024teenagersTrauma
The $5 Miracle Pill Hailed As ‘Ozempic for drinking’ WHAT ABOUT THE OBSESSION? – Oct. 15, 2024 - It’s praised for helping people cut down their alcohol consumption. The medication in question is naltrexone, which is primarily used to manage alcohol use or opioid use di... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaOct 22 2024
Mother Sues Dayton Police After Daughter Dies of Overdose NOWHERE IS SAFE – Oct. 9, 2024 - Her mother claims police did not properly investigate her daughter’s death. But police reports suggest a detective spent months speaking to witnesses and staking out the home... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylOct 22 2024Overdose
Tapering Off Methadone in Just Two Years and 13 Rehabs NOW SUBOXONE – Oct. 15, 2024 - Since early 2023, I’ve been surfing my way across what feels like every New Jersey substance use disorder treatment facility that takes Medicaid. In that time I’ve worked my way down fr... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 22 2024Recovery
The 10 Best Books for Understanding the Opioid Crisis READING MAKES YOU SMARTER – Oct. 18, 2024 - The opioid crisis and the punitively high cost of insulin seem like two sides of the same terrible coin: when healthcare is more about profit than healing. We are barely be... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaOct 22 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdose
Former Ohio Doctor’s Part In Opioid Epidemic Detailed In New Book DO NO HARM INDEED – Oct. 18, 2024 - Paul Volkman operated two pain clinics in southeastern Ohio and was eventually convicted of drug offenses and is currently in federal prison. His story is outlined in the book “Pre... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 22 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Drug Overdose Deaths Fall For 6 Months Straight GOOD NEWS – Oct. 18, 2024 - “This is the largest recorded reduction in overdose deaths,” White House officials said in a statement. “And the sixth consecutive month of reported decreases in predicted 12-month total n... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 22 2024Overdose
Cops Say Fentanyl, Heroin Seized in LA Enough to Kill 11 Million People VIDEO – NOT WITHOUT YOU – Oct. 17, 2024 - More than 50 pounds of powdered fentanyl and nine pounds of black tar heroin was seized in South Los Angeles. Narcotics investigators were working a case near downtown LA on ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin AddictionOct 22 2024
Weight Loss Drugs Could Help With Alcohol and Opioid Addiction CBS VIDEO – WHO NEEDS AA ANYMORE – Oct. 17, 2024 - “These drugs are working on the brain, and we don’t know what the long term effects of having this kind of hormone impacting your brain would be. We don’t know... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 22 2024
Froot Loops Is The Worst Cereal in US POISONING KIDDIES – Oct. 17, 2024 - The morrning snack contains 12.35g of sugar per serving (one cup. Dr Detwiler says the worst offending dye in Froot Loops is Red 40, which has been banned in several European count... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictionOct 22 2024
Mom Pleads Guilty In Fentanyl Death of 3-Year-Old Daughter TRAGIC TRAGEDY – Oct. 15, 2024 - Authorities said a small plastic bag that contained two blue round pills with a monogram “M” and half of an oval pill were discovered on the bed. An analysis of the pills determined t... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylOct 22 2024Trauma
‘Dr. Death’ Ran Pill Mill Left 2 Dead VIDEO – MONEY FOR NOTHING – Oct. 9, 2024 - Michael Belfiore, who was dubbed “Dr. Death” by the DEA, was busted for illegally distributing opioids, which led to the overdose deaths of two of his patients. CONTINUE@... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 15 2024
Ex-Houston Drug Cop Gets 60 Years for His Deadly Lies HE SHOULD’VE KNOWN BETTER – Oct. 9, 2024 - That amounts to a life sentence for Gerald Goines, who instigated the no-knock raid that killed Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas by falsely accusing them of selling heroin... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 15 2024Trauma
The Human Face of Addiction TIME CREATES WISDOM – Oct. 9, 2024 - In a recent New York Times essay, Patti Davis, daughter of former president Ronald Reagan, reflects on the destructive power of addiction in her life. She describes waiting with o... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionOct 15 2024