Coronavirus

Pandemic Changes Young People’s Relationship to Substances

CLOSER? –   August 18, 2021 - By the end of 2020, Tan said she was finishing multiple bottles in…

3 years ago

Why We Missed Hugs

WARMTH AND AFFECTION –    August 16, 2021 - Similar to regular hunger, touch hunger serves as an alert that…

3 years ago

Hazelden Betty Ford Sets Pace on Employee Vaccinations

PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR –    August 29, 2021- “Vaccinations are especially important to us because people with substance use disorders are…

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The Hidden Pandemic: Addiction

NO VACCINE ‘CEPT GOD –    August 20, 2021 - Because many who are already addicts are having to self-isolate…

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Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Claims 6 Lives in 8 Days

FATAL LINE –   August 17, 2021 - “We collectively urge that anyone who has purchased cocaine, or other narcotics,…

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Stevie Nicks on Drug addiction: ‘I survived by myself’

YOU CAN GO YOUR OWN WAY –   August 18, 2021 - Nicks added that the concept of publishing her…

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U.S. Is Facing Naloxone Shortage Amid Record Overdose Deaths

BUT THERE’S PLENTY OF VIAGRA –   August 11, 2021 -  Unfortunately, drugmakers are seeing a shortage of the medication…

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87 Ways to Feel Healthier at Home

NOT ONE OF THEM IS HAND SANITIZER –    July 26, 2021 - Thankfully, you can leverage your living space…

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Psychology Director gives mental health warning signs for kids

WATCH – WATCH FOR KIDS AT PLAY –    August 4, 2021 - “We’ve seen an increase still in ingestion…

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What every U.S. employer can do to help end the overdose epidemic

RECOVERY IS GOOD BUSINESS –   August 4, 2021 - The evolving epidemic, which is now being fueled largely by…

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For Philadelphians in recovery there are ‘worse things in life than being isolated’

HUNGER AND A COLD DEATH –  July 28, 2021 - “During the pandemic, they wouldn’t let us leave the house,…

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Hospitals see rise in alcohol-related liver disease

WATCH – NOW THAT’S A DISEASE! –  July 17, 2021 - White is not an outlier. The number of Americans…

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Losing My Brother to Opioids During the COVID-19 Pandemic

NO VACCINE FOR THIS EPIDEMIC –    July 20, 2021 - If you had told me at any point in…

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Memoir recounts author’s journey through addiction, relapse, and recovery

WATCH – BOOK REVIEW: QUITTER: A MEMOIR –  July 20, 2021 - With the pandemic came isolation and with isolation…

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How Business Can End the Addiction Epidemic by Leslie Glass

HONEST, OPENMINDED AND WORKING – July 13, 2021 - The extraordinary effort to combat and end the COVID pandemic included a…

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NY OASAS launches “Connections” Campaign to combat addiction

BOOTS ON THE GROUND? –  July 16, 2021 - The campaign is designed to empower individuals impacted by addiction to…

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Drug Overdoses Killed 93,000 Americans In 2020, Up By 30%

DEATH, DEATH AND MORE DEATH –  July 14, 2021 - Ten states are predicted to have at least a 40%…

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Open your doors to alcoholics

LET MY PEOPLE GO...IN –    July 9, 2021 - Many venue owners are, simply, refusing to follow the science…

3 years ago

Opioid crisis is the setting of thriller ‘Crisis,’ sober look at the drug epidemic

ONE DREADFUL FILM –  June 30, 2021 - Jarecki’s densely plotted thriller could just as well have been titled “Déjà…

3 years ago

Post-Pandemic Stress is Real

FEAR OF UNMASKING –    June 30, 2021 - That’s not all. Violent crime is up, historic heat waves are…

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Mental health, Addiction & COVID-19

WATCH – CO-OCCURING SOLUTIONS –    June 23, 2021 - Mental health cases have grown in recent months: 41.5 percent…

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Parents at Highest Risk for Using Drugs & Alcohol to Cope

MOMMY AND DADDY’S LITTLE HELPER –  June 24, 2021 - “American parents have struggled with professional and family-related strain, disruption…

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Hold the Tequila. The Sunrise Is All Some Travelers Need.

HANGING OUT WITHOUT THE HANGOVER –  June 24, 2021 - One year into the coronavirus pandemic, after months of gaining…

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Opioids rip through U.S. workforce, deaths at record High

NODDING OFF AT THE OFFICE? WHO ME? –  June 18, 2021 - Before the COVID-19 pandemic was the drug epidemic.…

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Illicit drug sales moved online during lockdowns

AMAZON PRIME? –    June 9, 2021 - European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson said “the highly pure and…

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Overdose Deaths Skyrocket During The War On Drugs

SANITY IN SHORT SUPPLY –    June 19, 2021 -Under the drug war model that has shaped the country’s response…

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If Not You, Then Who?: Harness Your Strengths to Shift from Addiction

BOOK RECOMMENDATION –  June 2021 - JESSE HARLESS is a leader and facilitator in the addiction recovery and mental health…

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Text Alert Program Aims To Send Warnings Of Overdose Spikes

HOLD THE PHONE –    June 7, 2021 - The health department hopes the program, which was developed by the…

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4 health problems daily Zoom meetings can cause

ZOOM GLOOM –    June 9, 2021 - The International OCD Foundation states that about 1 in 50 people have…

3 years ago

The AA Reopening Two-Step – We’re Baaaack!

REAL ROOMS - REAL HEALING –   June 1, 2021 - This is a call to prioritization rather than prominence.…

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