Mental Health Warnings Women Should Take Heed DON’T IGNORE THE SIGNS – Aug. 20, 2023 - Life is full of ups and downs, but when your mood swings become more like an unpredictable roller coaster, it might be time to pause and reflect. While hormonal changes... Read More...Aug 29 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental Health
Massive 8-Story Rehab Proposed for Downtown San Francisco CALIFORNIA DREAMING – Aug. 17, 2023 - Part of the nonprofit’s the Way Out program, a fundraising initiative and treatment apparatus with the goal of expanding drug treatment access in San Francisco, the planne... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 29 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Famous Ambien Addict Thought He Was ‘Going to Die’ HAVEN’T WE ALL – Aug. 21, 2023 - “Nothing was good enough in ‘09. We would win a game by 14 points and I’d be so angry at our team because I thought we should’ve beat them by 30 points,” Urban Meyer said. “We’... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 29 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
The Face Of Rural Addiction Is Not What You Think AMERICANS NEED HELP – Aug. 22, 2021 - Hollywood execs took notice of these trends and began to invest in America’s newest pain points, with Emmy-winning TV series like Breaking Bad and Hulu’s Dopesick reinforc... Read More...Aug 29 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
My Gas Station, My Drug Dealer OVER THE COUNTER – AT THE ER – Aug. 24, 2023 - It’s called kratom (pronounced kră-tum), a product that is derived from a tree in Southeast Asia that, when ingested, can produce anything from a burst of energy to a ty... Read More...Aug 29 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionintervention
Ecuador is Hooked on Dangerous Drugs BORDERLINE – Aug. 24, 2023 - Teenage drug users play games and sports to improve social and behavioural skills. The Puyo centre has 42 beds with separate wings to treat boys and men. Some of the teenagers, many from ... Read More...Aug 29 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionmarijuanaopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinsmokingteenagersTrauma
Your Brain Plays Critical Role in Addiction Recovery IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD – Aug. 24, 2023 - “One of the biggest challenges for patients with addiction is preventing relapse,” Ma said. “We know they need medication, community involvement, psychological support a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 29 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Danny Trejo celebrates 55 years ‘clean & sober’ SPIRITUAL GANGSTER – Aug. 24, 2023 - Fans rushed to the comment section to congratulate him for making it this far, with one penning: ‘Wow! Congratulations’ Another said: ‘Just started my sober journe... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 29 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Lily Allen: On Pre-Sobriety Drug & Alcohol Daze IT’S BETTER NOW – Aug. 24, 2023 - It’s been four years since Lily Allen got sober, and the British singer-songwriter is opening up about what contributed to her substance use. In a new interview with The Ne... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 29 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietygrammy winnerinterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Rite Aid Preparing For Bankruptcy To Avoid Opioid Lawsuits GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER – Aug. 25, 2023 - In the early 2000s, fatal overdoses from prescription drugs, particularly opioids, skyrocketed, with popular painkillers like OxyContin at the center of the problem, ... Read More...Aug 29 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
McKinsey & Co. Got Thousands of Veterans Addicted to Opioids, with our Tax Dollars WALL STREET RULES – Aug. 24, 2023 - At one point, nine out of every 10 opioid prescriptions in the United States were manufactured by McKinsey’s clients. The report by the Wall Street Journal found that within those ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 29 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Despised Sackler Clan Bribing The Hamptons? CRIME FAMILY – Aug. 22, 2023 - That negative publicity stepped up this month with the new, fictionalized Netflix film “Painless,” starring Matthew Broderick as Richard Sackler. And a blow was dealt by a Supreme Co... Read More...Aug 29 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
‘Painkiller’ Director: “This Story Is a Tragedy” ALWAYS IS WHEN 400,000 DIE – Aug. 21, 2023 - much to them the medical schools that meant so much to them,” Berg said. “The name now is becoming synonymous with evil greed, and a bunch of other things, and we w... Read More...Aug 29 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
Dead Ringers Has TV’s Best Take on the Sackler Family VILLAINY FOR REAL – Aug. 18, 2023 - From the outset, the hook of Dead Ringers was reimagining David Cronenberg’s sinister 1990 film by gender-flipping the twin gynecologist characters, played by Jeremy Irons in the o... Read More...Aug 29 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionPurdue Pharma
Mallinckrodt Bankruptcy Cuts $1.9 Billion from Their Opioid Settlement CAPITALISM REIGNS – Aug. 23, 2023 - Mallinckrodt failed to make a $200 million payment to the opioid trust due in June, prompting the company to launch a negotiation with its stakeholders. The agreement and... Read More...Aug 29 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Netflix’s Painkiller and Hulu’s Dopesick DEVIOUS FAMILY EXPOSED – Aug. 18, 2023 - As the most dangerous drug introduced by this institution to the American public was Oxycontin, these combating miniseries tread the history of the overwhelming abuse a... Read More...Aug 29 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
Drugs in America: Prohibition to 21st-Century Binging BOOK REVIEW – Aug. 23, 2023 - Quick Fixes is organized into brief essays, each nominally about a specific drug—alcohol, cocaine, meth—and its social significance. Fong dwells little on the pharmacological effects of ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 29 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinpotRecoveryRehabsmokingTrauma
Thursday is International Overdose Awareness Day END OVERDOSE – August 31 we observe International Overdose Awareness Day, a day to remember those we’ve lost to overdose, acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind, and renew our commitment to end ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 29 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOverdoseRecoveryRehab
Follow the Money: How to Track Opioid Settlement Dollars In Your State VIDEO – JACKPOT OR JACKED? – Aug. 21, 2023 - In 2023, one of the biggest stories journalists across the country will be covering is the millions of dollars being distributed from settlements of lawsuits against opi... Read More...Aug 29 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
Quote of the Week – Bob Barker “Come on down!” – Bob Barker, Dec. 12, 1923 - Aug. 26, 2023 ... Read More...Aug 29 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediaquote of the week
NY Psychiatric Institute: Human Research Drug Trials Suspended after Man Commits Suicide TRIAL & ERROR – Aug. 10, 2023 - The research study into the drug was then fully terminated in May 2023 - just weeks before the federal order to shut down all human trials on June 12. According to ... Read More...Aug 22 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionsuicide
More Patients Suing Mishawaka AUDIO – GOT GOOD INSURANCE? – Aug. 9, 2023 - When he first filed the lawsuit July 25, attorney Trevor Crossen said he didn’t realize that Praxis Landmark Recovery was a qualified medical provider under Indiana malpra... Read More...Aug 22 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental Health
San Jose Doctor Busted for Opioid Prescription Scheme THEIR STILL AT IT – Aug. 11, 2023 - When a bad actor exploits their position for personal gain, they not only shatter our trust, they harm vulnerable patients,” Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a news release Frida... Read More...Aug 22 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Meet The Man Who Fought The Sacklers VIDEO – WITH COURAGE AND MORALS – Aug. 15, 2023 - Quinn had helped Goldin form a grassroots group called P.A.I.N. (Prescription Addiction Intervention Now), which brought attention to the Sacklers’ pivotal role in ... Read More...Aug 22 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
What’s Behind Addiction in Minneapolis? POVERTY? POVERTY OF SPIRIT? – Aug. 11, 2023 - Coco said if there were people around her, people she could spend time with and do activities with, there would be fewer chances for her to continue using. “You... Read More...Aug 22 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanylopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecovery
Recovery from Alcohol Addiction: Highs and Lows of Pooja Bhatt SHE’S BIG IN INDIA – Aug. 12, 2023 - Mahesh Bhatt’s entry in the family week to meet daughter Pooja was one of the biggest highlights. Among many things they talked about, one of them was his new found respect for Po... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 22 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionRecoveryRehab
Potent Marijuana Makes Teens Sick NO LONGER A SACRAMENT – Aug. 14, 2023 - But despite these dangers, the potency of the products currently on the market is largely unregulated. In 1995, the average concentration of THC in cannabis samples seiz... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 22 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanylmarijuanapotsmokingteenagers
Marijuana Is Getting Out of Hand IT’S A DRUG – Aug. 17, 2023 - Whenever attention is paid to these problems, marijuana advocates reflexively swat them away. This is understandable: It took decades to dispel stereotypes about the drug and to persuade... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 22 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionmarijuanapotsmoking
Anhedonia: You Won’t Like This EVERYONE LOVES DUCK SOUP – Aug. 14, 2023 - While anhedonia may be complex, that doesn’t mean there’s no hope for those who are affected by it. For instance, research shows that talking therapies which focus on rew... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 22 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionMental Health
We Can Prevent Overdose Deaths if We Change How We Think About Them OPINION: Ryan Hampton – Aug. 15, 2023 - I’ve been living in recovery from opioid use disorder for eight and a half years, and this might be a weird thing to say about addiction, but I feel lucky—like I dodged a bulle... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 22 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecovery