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Musicians Battle Another Epidemic: Addiction

LISTEN – RIP Cady Groves –  Dec. 28, 2020 - Groves had a difficult upbringing, losing two older brothers to…

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Behind the Historic Numbers of Drug Deaths Under COVID-19

Stay close to those you love –  Dec. 28, 2020 - Earlier during the COVID-19 pandemic, stay-at-home orders were put…

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Chrissy Teigen: ‘I was done making an ass out of myself’

WATCH – We’ve all been there –  Dec. 31, 2020 - “I was done with making an a-- of myself…

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Coping With COVID

Carefully –   Dec. 28, 2020 - With the pandemic monopolizing government time, energy and resources, treatment programs with limited…

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How Mental Healthcare and Rehab Changed During Pandemic by Mike Bayer

It’s complicated... –  Dec. 23, 2020 - Second, there’s been a noticeably larger percentage of individuals that come to us…

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Pandemic Blamed for Oregon’s 40% Increase in Drug Deaths

The most horrible time... –   Dec. 23, 2020 - “Many people who are using substances, they may be hanging…

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Struggling With Addiction? Here’s NYE Lifeline

Start 2021 SOBER –   Dec. 23, 2020 - Last year, Garcia launched the Dallas Sober New Year’s Eve party,…

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Dr. Jennifer Wood, Guiding Patients with Addiction Through Pandemic

No relapses please –  Dec, 25, 2020 - “Patients who were previously well-established in addiction treatment, for example, their clinics…

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GIVING GRIEF MEANING, A Method for Transforming Deep Suffering into Healing & Positive Change

by Lily Dulan, MFT MEDIA: Book Recommendation –  DEC. 2020 - “...In a world where so many people are hurting,…

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Overdose Deaths Outpace COVID-19 Deaths in SF

Heaven’s Overcrowding... –   Dec. 19, 2020 -  The crisis fueled by the powerful painkiller fentanyl could have been far…

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Unmasking Mental Illness and Addiction in Pandemic World

Madness of America –   Dec. 18, 2020 - New York City struggled and then regained its footing after becoming…

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Take The ACE Quiz — And Learn What It Does And Doesn’t Mean

Holiday Fun –  2015 - So, you’ve got your score. Now what? First, remember that the ACE score isn’t a…

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Elton John On NPR’s Fresh Air

LISTEN – Great share! –   Dec. 18, 2020 - Sir Elton John spoke with Terry Gross after the publication…

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Danny Trejo, 52 Years Sober, Urges Those Fighting Addiction to Seek Treatment During Pandemic

What a wonderful way to live! –  Dec. 13, 2020 - The spot — part of CRI-Help’s “Fight” campaign —…

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Prison ‘aha’ moment leads to research into mental health and addiction

It works if you work it... –   Dec. 10, 2020 - For a study funded by the U.S. Department…

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Philadelphia Nearing Record for Fatal Drug Overdoses

Death Marches On –   December 6, 2020 - In a study published in JAMA Psychiatry this week, researchers monitoring…

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24-Hour Hotline Launched for People Using Alone

Medically Assisted Telephone –  December 10,  2020 - New Yorkers who are using drugs alone, and who would like someone…

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Woman’s Overdose Death Shocks Family

Not another statistic –   December 11th, 2020 - After getting clean, she started working there and helped other women…

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A Safer Psychedelic Drug to Treat Depression and Addiction

Psychedelics For Addicts? –  Dec. 9, 2020 - A chemically tweaked version of the psychedelic drug ibogaine appears to relieve…

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How to Talk to Loved Ones About Their Mental Health

WATCH – From the Heart –   Dec. 1, 2020 - The year 2020 has exacted a psychological toll on…

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‘People Are Having very Hard Time Maintaining Recovery’ in Pandemic’

WATCH – When the going gets tough... –  Dec. 4, 2020 - Addiction specialists are encouraging employers to understand that…

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Moms Are Speaking Out on Drug Laws That Tear Families Apart by Gretchen Burns Bergman

Is America a penal colony? –   DEC. 4, 2020 - The holidays are always difficult for those who must…

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Has Diana’s Bulimia Taught Us Nothing?

Weighing the Alternatives –  December 3, 2020 - That’s when she started the binge-purge cycle; uncontrollably eating large quantities of…

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Weirdest Mental Health Tips For Winter

Freezing My Depression Off –  November 27, 2020 - Immerse Your Head In Water  "Feeling anxious? Bend over, hold your breath,…

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The childhood drug addiction that inspired The Queen’s Gambit

Here comes the knight –   Nov. 27, 2020 - Tevis, originally from San Francisco, learned to play chess as…

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Man finds hope, gratitude and sobriety

WATCH – From way down, to marriage, work and sobriety –  Nov. 26, 2020 - “I got sober right before…

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The Moms Aren’t Alright

Next it’s the “Kids” –  November 21, 2020 - Mothers are also facing a financial reality that becomes more strained…

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Overcoming addiction with the help of ayahuasca

Plant Medicine Magic? –   Nov. 21, 2020 - Rory’s ayahuasca experience reflects broader research on ayahuasca and addiction. A…

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Pandemic taking toll on parents

Mommy Merlot and Daddy Doobie –   Nov. 9, 2020 - In a May survey conducted by the Research Triangle…

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Types of Teen Addictions parents should be on the lookout for

LISTEN – Check their phones daily –   Nov. 9, 2020 -  Screen Addiction While almost every parent stresses over…

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