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Opioid Overdose Deaths to ‘grow exponentially’

HOW MANY MORE PLOTS? –  2/2/2022 - As long as the status quo stands, “We will continue to have these…

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Is COVID Depression Driving Labor Shortages Around The World?

WATCH – NO REASON TO GET OUT OF BED –  Jan. 21, 2022 - While companies struggle to find employees…

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Life After Drinking Offers More Joy and Fulfillment

AND SMILES TOO –   Jan. 21, 2022 - ERIN FLAVIN Age 43, owner of Honeycomb Salon My dad owned…

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Lawsuit Highlights Dis-ease With Addiction Centers

NOT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD –   Jan. 11, 2020 - Elsewhere, including in Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Michigan, communities…

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DJs And Ravers Are Embracing Sobriety

DANCING THE NIGHT AWAY HEALTHY –   Jan. 14, 2022 - A quarter of people surveyed by charity Action on…

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Fentanyl Causes More Deaths in Americans Ages 18-45

USA USA USA –   Jan. 4, 2022 - In the year ending in April 2021, fentanyl claimed the lives…

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The Rise In Gambling Addiction

LAS VEGAS BLUES –   Jan. 8, 2022 - “That’s the date I protect,” Remillard said on a recent afternoon…

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Overdose Deaths at Historic High. Could These Strategies Save Lives?

SOMETHING NEW? –   Jan. 23, 2022 - As evidence-based drug treatment and interventions became increasingly difficult to obtain during…

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How Did COVID Change Addiction Treatment?

PIVOT NOT DIVOT –   Jan. 3, 2022 - “They are always told to go get help, usually at a…

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Addiction Programs Struggle With Staffing

LISTEN – VACANCY –   Jan. 7, 2022 - “High Point’s admissions team provides all callers with the BSAS hotline,…

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Why Mindfulness is the Most Important Skill of 2022

ORDER, DESIGN, TENSION, BALANCE, HARMONY –   Dec. 30, 2021 -  Some people use the breath as a physiological tether…

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700,000 US Teens Navigate School Without Family Support or Permanent Housing

EDUCATION IS NOW A LUXURY ITEM –   Jan. 3, 2022 - Others, like Ruby, were booted out when they…

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I Am A Non-Drinker. Here’s Why I Quit.

EVOLVING –   Dec. 2021 - Over the past year, I slowly but radically changed my mind about alcohol’s place…

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These High-Achievers Share Mental Health Struggles

‘That’s making me better’ –   Dec 31 2021 - Last month, five-time NBA All-Star Kevin Love told CNBC Make…

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Why Young People Are Drinking Less Than Their Parents?

WEED? –   Dec. 24, 2021- During COVID lockdowns, some surveys indicate this fell even further. Our research suggests this…

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What 1,320 Therapists Are Most Worried About Regarding Our Mental States

AS THE WORLD TURNS NUTTIER –   Dec. 17, 2021 - “All the therapists I know have experienced a demand…

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Surge of Mental Health Issues for Kids Back In-School

LISTEN – NO SAFE SPACE TO LEARN? –   Dec. 23, 2021 - RHITU CHATTERJEE, BYLINE:  When Millis Public Schools…

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Heeding the Distress Signals in Modern Addiction by Alex Olshonsky

IT’S LIKE 1984 ON STEROIDS –   Dec. 19, 2021 - Today, addiction is more pervasive than it’s ever been.…

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Fentanyl Deaths Now #1 Killer of Adults Ages 18-45

AMERICAN NIGHTMARE CONTINUES –   Dec. 16, 2021 - Comparatively, between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 15, 2021, there were…

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Drugs were Katie Mack’s connection to the world.

LISTEN— WHEN DRUGS ARE LOVE –   Dec. 16, 2021 - And in a world of fraying social bonds, economic…

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Therapists Deluged by Emerging Mental Health Crisis

TSUNAMI OF PAIN –   Dec. 16, 2021 - Nine out of 10 therapists say the number of clients seeking…

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Henry Cavill says his dog, Kal, has saved his mental health

THIS PHOTO IS SAVING MY MENTAL HEALTH –   Dec. 6, 2021 - Dogs really are life-savers. On Monday, Henry…

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As Drug Overdoses Climbed the State Failed to Inspect Residential Treatment Programs

SAY IT ISN’T SO SANTA –   Dec. 3, 2021 - “The COVID pandemic wreaked havoc in the lives of…

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Opioid Addiction Is Getting Worse

IS LOVE THE ONLY SOLUTION? –   Dec. 9, 2021 - Maia Szalavitz writes for the New York Times about…

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WARNING! Young People Face ‘Devastating’ Mental Health Crisis According to Surgeon General

WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO SAVE OUR CHILDREN? –   Dec. 7, 2021 - Although blame for adolescent distress is…

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Australia is the Drunkest Country In the World

NOTHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT –   Dec. 3, 2021 - The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education chief executive,…

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How Do We Stop Them Overdosing?

DECRIMINALIZE ALL DRUGS –   Dec. 2, 2021 - While some drug users actively seek out fentanyl, many die without…

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Luann De Lesseps Opens Up About Her Sobriety

THE SOUL KNOWS –   Nov. 29, 2021 - The road to sobriety hasn’t been an easy one for de…

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This Strip of Paper Can Save Lives

PEOPLE DON’T WANT TO DIE, THEY JUST WANT TO GET HIGH –   Dec. 1, 2021 - “We’re at a…

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‘It’s Scary’: Fentanyl Mixed With Other Drugs

WHAT’S NEXT? BABY FORMULA? –   Nov. 27, 2021 - Behind that 100,000 figure, they said, is an ongoing surge…

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