Drug Crackdowns Results? Arresting More Addicts! VIDEO – ALL LIVES MATTER – Sept. 6. 2023 -With all the resources going into reducing the open-air drug markets in San Francisco, NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit has been looking into the data to find out if the ste... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOverdoseSept 12 2023
Fake ‘SOBER HOMES’ Scam Millions From Taxpayers AUDIO – TRIBES STILL UNDER ATTACK – Sept. 2, 2023 - FORDHAM: Then last year, a cousin of hers back on the Navajo Nation in New Mexico was approached by a similar van. She was struggling with alcoholism, and the dri... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 12 2023
Sackler Family Doc Shows Different Side of ‘Painkiller’ & ‘Dopesick’ Series THE REAL HORROR STORY – Sept. 7, 2023 - All the Beauty and the Bloodshed is a gripping documentary that focuses on Nan Goldin’s activism against the powerful Sackler family, who profited from the opioid crisis. Goldi... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaSept 12 2023
Anxiety in the Age of Barbie VIDEO – GIRLS SHOULD WANNA HAVE FUN – Sept. 2, 2023 - It is a major topic among moms: daughters struggling with anxiety or the effects of anti-anxiety medications, which can include weight gain and loss of lib... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental HealthSept 12 2023
‘Gamechanger’ in Opioid Crisis: Narcan Available for Purchase in Drug Stores VIDEO – ADDICTS STOCK UP – Sept. 8, 2023 - For the first time ever, you can buy Narcan without a prescription. The drug will be available in stores like CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid this week. Many are calling it a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehabSept 12 2023
Scottish Museum Removes Mentions of Opioid-Linked Murderous Sackler Family A LEGACY OF DEATH – Sept. 1, 2023 - The V&A Dundee has become the latest UK museum to remove a reference to the money it received from the Sackler family amid continuing anger over its central role in the opioid ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaSept 12 2023
The AMAZING POWER of Drug-Assisted Recovery WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU – Sept. 4, 2023 - As a clinician practicing at a local community health center, I cannot overstate the importance of the resources we provide in combating addiction. Our multidisciplinar... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoverySept 12 2023
Fentanyl And Heroin Vaccines Set For Human Trials LET’S PRAY THEY WORK – Sept. 7, 2023 - “We anticipate testing our vaccines in humans in early 2024,” Dr Jay Evans, study author and director of the University of Montana’s Center for Translational Medicine, sa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin AddictioninterventionRecoverySept 12 2023
Dr. Hyla Cass – Using Amino Acids and CBD for Mental Health VIDEO – DR. FEELGOOD LIVES! – Sept. 2, 2023 - Dr. Cass shares her early observations during her residency, where she noticed the limited effectiveness and side effects of medications. This led her to explore alternat... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewlife expectancyMental HealthRecoverySept 12 2023
Xylazine Test Strips to be Distributed DON’T BECOME A ZOMBIE – Sept. 7, 2023 - he Howard Center in Burlington, which offers help to people experiencing drug addiction, has been using a limited supply of xylazine test strips for about three months. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRehabSept 12 2023
Quote of the Week – Van Morrison “I understood jazz, I understood how it worked. That’s what I apply to everything.” – Van Morrison ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winnerquote of the weekSept 12 2023
Bradley Cooper, Brad Pitt and More Celebs Get Candid About Their Sobriety Journeys EVERYONE DESERVES RECOVERY – Aug. 26, 2023 - Demi Moore While accepting the 2018 Woman of the Year Award by the Peggy Albrecht Friendly House, a residential program for women recovering from substance and alcohol ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionSept 5 2023
Kate Middleton Graciously Visits Kitchen Staff During Action on Addiction’s Gala ROYAL GESTURE – Aug. 25, 2023 - The royal made the surprising move of heading to the kitchen to meet those who had a hand in preparing the evening’s meal. Kate shook hands and chatted with Action on Addiction clients... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 5 2023
Former Star Swimmer Died of Fentanyl Poisoning THE DAILY MADNESS – Aug. 27, 2023 - The boyfriend and a friend then took Cail to Myrah Keating-Smith Clinic, where doctors attempted to perform CPR before she was pronounced dead. Police previously said the ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylSept 5 2023
Former Boston Celtics Chris Herren Speaks NOTHING BUT NET – Aug. 26. 2023 - Herren struggled with substance abuse during his basketball career. At an event hosted by Tobacco-Free Amarillo in 2022, he recounted how he first tried cocaine at the age of ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 5 2023
Christopher Fry on his Father’s Alcoholism NO DENIAL HERE – Aug. 26, 2023 - Over the past 15 years or so he’s taken a downward spiral deeper into depression, self-loathing, and denial. In that time, he’s managed to alienate friends and family members. ... Read More...Alcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaInterviewSept 5 2023
Why Is Our Mental Health Getting Worse? VIDEO – SCREAM TIME? – Aug. 28, 2023 - Trends are going in the wrong direction, even as more people seek care. “That’s not true for cancer , it’s not true for heart disease , it’s not true for diabetes , or almost an... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionMental HealthSept 5 2023
Pro-Pharma Publication Hides Suicide Risk of Antidepressants SELLING PIILS TO ONE AND ALL – Aug. 28, 2023 - Critics sometimes argue that study quality is the main factor in publication—that it just so happens that all the favorable studies conducted by pharma are of good... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionSept 5 2023suicide
Davina McCall Says Drugs Filled The Hole In Her Heart FILLED WITH AA NOW – Aug. 26, 2023 - Davina McCall has spoken about dealing with addiction. Photo: PA Archive/Ian West. “I don’t want to slag her off. She was my mum, warts and all. She wasn’t perfect. And ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionSept 5 2023
Scientists Find Cure for Alcoholism? VIDEO – NO MEETINGS REQUIRED – July 31, 2023 - his is largely to do with what’s known as mesolimbic dopamine (DA) signalling – meaning how the central nervous system circuit communicates the feelgood neurotransmitt... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaSept 5 2023
Global Methamphetamine Market Projected to Reach $881.32 million by 2030 CAPITALISM – Aug. 26, 2023 - The Methamphetamine Market has exhibited remarkable shifts over the years, shaped by a blend of long-term market drivers and the unexpected influence of external factors like the C... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionmethSept 5 2023
Ozempic Seems to Curb Cravings for Alcohol CURB NOT ELIMINATE – Aug. 28, 2023 - “There’s really been a large number of clinical and anecdotal reports coming in suggesting that people’s drinking behaviors are changing and in some instances pretty substa... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaSept 5 2023
Fentanyl Addiction Fuels Underground Shoplifting Economy EARTH SWALLOWS MAN – Aug. 28, 2023 - For someone with no phone, no home, no job and no more possessions than can fit into a backpack, this is no easy task. So Elliot, like many others battling addiction, makes... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylSept 5 2023
City Official Resigns After Creating ‘Doom Loom Walking Tour’ of San Francisco VIDEO – SATIRE OR SALACIOUS? – Aug. 28, 2023 - The sold out weekend tour was canceled and on Monday Ludlum resigned, saying it was all satire and, “the causes of the conditions we witness daily are not individual a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionMental HealthOverdoseSept 5 2023Trauma
A Family’s Triumph: From Addiction to Living Indoors Again MAN MADE MIRACLE – Aug. 27, 2023 -“It was awesome,” the 29-year-old said, beginning to choke up and then pausing as a tear streamed down her cheek. “We had nothing. We slept on the floor.” The apartment in ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionRecoveryRehabSept 5 2023
Shelter Manager Embraces Those Suffering from Addiction and Homelessness AUDIO – HE REALLY CARES ABOUT OTHERS – Aug. 28, 2023 - Now, he’s starting a support group dubbed Real Talk with Al Green to support and give hope to people with the same struggles. “I love these people. I love to ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 5 2023
Millie Mackintosh Marks 1 Year Sober GOOD START – Aug. 26, 2023 - “It was hard work at first and sometimes it does still feel difficult especially with the social pressure to drink, in our society it almost felt impossible not to, but a big shift happen... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietySept 5 2023
Aaron Neville Reveals How He Became Addicted to Heroin at 16 NO MORE BLUES – Aug. 30, 2023 - In this week’s issue of PEOPLE the 82-year-old New Orleans native shares an exclusive excerpt from his gripping book, out Sept 5, and reveals when and how his devastating heroin... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRehabSept 5 2023
Here’s Why Danny Trejo Is a Great American IT’S HIS CHARM – Aug. 27, 2023 - Staying sober in Hollywood is like wrapping yourself in a meat suit, jumping into an alligator pit—and not getting bit. Hollywood is pressure, and pressure makes alcoholics dri... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionExperience Strength and HopeExperience Strength and Hope AwardsInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 5 2023
School sues Facebook, TikTok, other Social Media Owners for Addictive Products AUDIO – TECK NECK FOREVER – Aug. 25, 2023 - The social media “addiction” has led to the district to provide more mental health resources to its student body, amid rising rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal tho... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetinterventionMental HealthSept 5 2023Smartphone Addictionteenagers