Her Son Died From Heroin – Under Trump The Crisis Gets Worse MORE KINDNESS NEEDED – May 19, 2025 - On May 11, 2015, our 25-year-old son Alex died of a heroin overdose in a vacant lot in Newark. It was every parent‘s worst nightmare, the worst case among many moments in Alex’s ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionJune 03 2025
Soap Star Paul Danan Found Dead After Lethal Drug Overdose NO ONE KNOWS WHY – May 28, 2025 - Danan reportedly died while watching TV at his home. A postmortem examination determined that Danan’s death was caused by a combined toxicity of heroin, cocaine, methadone, codeine, ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 03 2025Overdose
Over-the-Counter Medication Used by Millions Linked to CANCER FREAKY PHARMA – May 27, 2025 - Used for urinary tract infections Azo, Pyridium, Prodium, Pyridiate, Baridium, and Uricalm — available over the counter (OTC) in the US and UK at lower strengths and by prescripti... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerJune 03 2025
How San Francisco is Changing Response to Drug Addiction TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGING – May 28, 2025 - Last week, Mayor Daniel Lurie signed District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey’s “Recovery First” ordinance to guide the city’s response to addressing substance abuse with an ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 03 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Only 1 Out of 4 Sunscreens are Safe and Effective VIDEO – BIG PHARMA AT WORK – May 23, 2025 - “We want people to wear sunscreen and at the same time recognize there are other ways to protect their skin as well — seeking shade, wearing wide-brimmed hats, lightweight... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 27 2025
FDA says Allergy Meds May WORSEN Symptoms for Millions GOD BLESS YOU – May 23, 2025 - FDA warning over a new crippling side effect of allergy drugs taken by more than 60 million people worldwide. The FDA says it has received complaints from patients who suffered from sev... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 27 2025
Overdose Deaths Fell 27% Last Year PRAISE THE LORD – May 17, 2025 - There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded. Experts say several things could be driving the decline. T... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductionMay 27 2025OverdoseRecoveryRehab
Recovery.com Acquires RedFox AI LESS EMPLOYEES? MORE PROFITS? – May 21, 2025 - Recovery.com has been actively weaving AI into its products and internal workflows, and this acquisition is poised to significantly advance these efforts. RedFox A... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 27 2025RecoveryRehab
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