Books, Memoirs, Films, and Media

Mayor Tells Premier: “Build and fund drug rehab centre.”

OH CANADA! –   July 25, 2023 - Morgan, Deputy Mayor Shawn Lewis and Coun. Susan Stevenson are asking for…

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He Shouldn’t Have Died In Jail

NEW JERSEY TRAGEDY –   July 27, 2023 - Somewhere along the line at Boston College, Odom’s not sure exactly…

1 year ago

19 Celebrities Totally Candid About Their Addictions

VIDEO – SHARING THE GOLD – July 23, 2023 - Tom Felton turned to alcohol during the years after the…

1 year ago

Kyle Richards: Sobriety Is A ‘Win-Win’

REAL WINNERS OF 90210 – July 19, 2023 - “Sitting outside reading all your DM’s regarding my last post,” Richards…

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Legalized Weed Forces Canine Cops Into Retirement

INNOCENT FOR INDICA – July 24, 2023 - The legalization of marijuana in Minnesota marked the end of an era…

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Arizona Investigating Treatment Centers

VIDEO – PROFITEERS OUT WEST, AGAIN –   July 26, 2023 - Residential homes, short-term rentals, and motels are fair…

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Praxis Landmark Recovery Gets Licenses Revoked

PRESS RELEASE FROM LANDMARK – July 27, 2023 - And earlier this week, a lawsuit was filed by former patients…

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Many Clinical Trials are Faked or Flawed

STOCKHOLDERS SAY SHUSH – July 18, 2023 - How many clinical-trial studies in medical journals are fake or fatally flawed?…

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How Bachelorette Zac Clark Got Addicted to Heroin

PRESCRIPTIONS RUN OUT –   July 21, 2023 - As so often happens, Zac’s surgery to remove the tumor introduced…

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Doctors Hesitate to Prescribe Suboxone

WTF? –   July 21, 2023 - The research, published Friday in JAMA Health Forum, underscores two major challenges: allowing…

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Stop WASTING Your Life by Dr. Gabor Maté

VIDEO – START REJOICING EVERYDAY –   May 2023 - Dr. Gabor Maté is a renowned speaker and bestselling author…

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Ultra-processed Foods May Be Ultra-Unhealthy

EAT YOUR HEART FAILURE – July 20, 2021 - “If the problem with ultra-processed foods turns out to be their…

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Wealthy Sackler Family Avoids Civil Lawsuits Over Opioid Deaths

THE 3 FACES OF EVIL – July 25, 2023 - Under a deal reached last year with thousands of state…

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Most Emergency Call Centers Understaffed

PAY THEM MORE –   July 27, 2023 - While the survey did not do a census of every 911…

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Bobby Lee Reveals How Filming With Sarah Jessica Parker Inspired His Sobriety

BEING A TEAM MEMBER –   July 25, 2023  - “The 51-year-old soon learned that the driver who picked him…

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Quote of the Week – Sinead O’Connor

“When you live with the Devil you learn there’s a God very quickly.” – Sinead O’Connor, b. Dec. 8, 1966…

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MUSICAL INTERLUDE – R.I.P. SINEAD O’ Connor

Nothing Compares 2 Her – July 26, 2023 - In a statement, the singer’s family said: “It is with great sadness…

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To Jessica Simpson,”Sober looks great on you.”

AUDIO – MAKE UP-FREE? –   July 14, 2023 - Jessica Simpson is no stranger to blowing fans away with…

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988 Line Gets 5 Million Calls and Texts in 1st Year

AUDIO – TALK ABOUT IT! –   July 15, 2023 - Last July, the cumbersome 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline…

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AA Helps Many. For others, alternatives exist.

NOT EVERYONE IS AFRAID OF GOD –   July 14, 2023 - Whenever a movie or television show depicts a…

1 year ago

Research Explains Neural Basis of Cocaine Addiction

BRAIN SCIENTISTS ONLY – July 15, 2023 - These individual differences in neuronal sensitivity may have implications for understanding addiction…

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“in recovery”? We Need Better Definition

GETTING BACK SANITY? – July 11, 2023 - It came up with this definition after assembling unidentified “leaders in the…

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‘There is hope’: Speakers Share Stories of Recovery

WONDERFUL AUDIO –   July 16, 2023 - Bush, a peer advocate for people in recovery, recounted his “rock bottom”…

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New York Launches Overdose Prevention Campaign

STOP THE DYING – July 13, 2023 - New York health officials on Tuesday launched a public service campaign highlighting…

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Ozempic Could Cure Drug Addiction

CAN YOU SHOVE IT? –   July 15, 2023 - Ozempic, the diabetes drug that went viral for its ability…

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How Buprenorphine Works to Overcome Opioid Addiction

SOUNDS LIKE A MIRACLE DRUG –   July 7, 2023 - The drug works by binding to the same opioid…

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Harsher Drug Penalties Don’t Help Addicts Recover

LEGALIZE IT – July 9, 2023 - While the bill claims to go after high-level dealers and “drug kingpins,” it…

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Antipsychotics Work Differently Than Scientists Thought

WHO KNEW? –   July 18, 2023 - A new finding from Northwestern Medicine scientists provides a new avenue to…

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Leaders Speak Against Safe Syringe Programs

VIDEO – LET THEM EAT DEATH – July 18, 2023 - “Simply flooding the community with paraphernalia, making it easier…

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The Department of Health & Human Services Distributes $47.8 Million For Drugs, For Addiction and Other Facets of Overdose Prevention & Substance Abuse

GOVERNMENTAL FUNDING –   July 19, 2023 - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Substance Abuse…

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