Dangerous Side of Xanax and Lorazepam SLEEP COMES...FOREVER? – March 17, 2025 - Of the over 30 million adults who reported using benzodiazepines in the last year, over 5 million misused them (described as “any way a doctor did not direct”), per 2019 data... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
Man Sentenced to Prison for Paying Nearly $2.9 Million in Kickbacks for Drug Addiction Patient Referrals 14th STEP? – March 21, 2025 - Casey Mahoney, 48, was sentenced by United States District Judge Josephine L. Staton, who also fined him $240,000. A Hollywood Hills man was sentenced today to 41 months in federal... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionintervention
Meth Rampant For California’s Homeless: Treatment Elusive SOCIETY’S CHILD – March 13, 2025 - The mean age of the homeless people who participated in the survey was 46. Thirty-seven percent reported regular drug use in the prior six months. A quarter of the homeless pe... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionhomelessmeth
Sober Living House Founder’s Trial Set for September VIDEO – OUT ON BAIL – March 12, 2025 - Dawn Holland, the founder and former executive director of the sober living rehabilitation facility DAWNS House in Bend, will go on trial in September for charges related to all... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘Addiction swallowed up 15 years of my life’ SHE’S A WINNER NOW – March 20, 2025 - Tanya started drinking. It began a downward spiral of drug and alcohol addiction that took 15 years for her to escape. Now 45, Tanya, from Cambridge, says she has never been happ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehab
Alarming Heart Risks for Marijuana Users EVEN THE STONED DIE YOUNG – March 18, 2024 - The retrospective study found that cannabis users under 50 were more than six times as likely to experience a heart attack compared to non-users. Meanwhile, th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured Articlesmarijuana
Sobriety For Profit VIDEO – KEEP IT $IMPLE – March 13, 2025 - Unlike non-profit sober living homes in Bloomington such as Amethyst House and Courage to Change, Malibu House is registered with the state as a Domestic Limited Liability P... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured ArticlesRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
“Heroin Heroine” Overcoming Addiction and Co-dependency VIDEO – SINGING LOUD AND PROUD – March 20, 2025 - Central Valley Today is joined by artist, MMA fighter, and author, Chelzzz. In her book, “Heroin Heroine” Chelzzz sheds light on addiction and co-dependency issues. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionSlider
Weed Use During Pregnancy Triples Risk Of Behavioral Problems In Kids AUDIO – CREATE BAIL MONEY FUND? – March 13, 2025 -“Cannabinoid ingredients can cross the placenta and enter breast milk, potentially affecting brain development,” senior researcher Rosa Alati, head of population hea... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 18 2025marijuanaweed
‘Legal Morphine’ Being Sold at Smoke Shops STILL A SLIP – March 10, 2025 - The Scientific Association for Botanical Education and Research (SABER) is sounding the alarm over the public health risks associated with products labeled as 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-O... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 18 2025
Day Care Worker Dosed Toddlers with Benadryl At Nap Time CVS MAKING COIN – March 11, 2025 - According to the dosing chart on Benadryl’s website, the medication is not to be given to kids under 2 and should only be given to kids ages 2 to 5 with the guidance of a doctor. Th... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 18 2025
Film ‘Shuffle’ Reveals How Rehab Facilities Prey on Addicts for the Sake of Profit NEW DOCUMENTARY – March 12, 2025 - Benjamin Flaherty spent three years shooting “Shuffle,” a documentary that follows three addicts who are trying to stay alive in rehab facilities that are scamming insurance c... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 18 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Deadliest Phase of Fentanyl Crisis Eases AUDIO – LOST AND FOUND – March 10, 2025 - (Elena and Vadim live on the street) “This is not a blip. We are on track to return to levels of overdose before fentanyl emerge.” Overall drug deaths in the U.S. are... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylMar 18 2025
Generation Xanax: The Dark Side of America’s Wonder Drug WONDER WHEEL – March 13, 2025 - Two years after she started taking Xanax, Dana Bare began having panic attacks like never before. Her memory started slipping. Her husband had to remind her how to make a sandwich. Bar... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 18 2025
Aryan Prison Gangs Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison REDUNDANT? – March 3, 2025 - The stash house property also contained 23 firearms, including a shotgun kept where the drugs were stored, and the pills manufactured. In his car, Slocumb kept several firearms incl... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 11 2025
Jax Taylor’s Cocaine Addiction Reveal IT’S HOLLYWOOD FOLKS – March 4, 2025 - “I just want to let people know this is a really, really tough disease and it’s a really tough sickness,” Jax added. “I’ve been doing it for so long and you can say hiding... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 11 2025
Teenage Player and NHL Legend Share Similar Addiction Struggles THE PUCK IS ALWAYS ROUND – Feb. 28, 2025 - It all began with a bad decision at a Manhattan bar in 1993. Fresh off back-to-back Stanley Cup championships and a first-team all-star nomination, Pittsburgh Pengu... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 11 2025
New School for Teens Struggling with Addiction AUDIO – HELP IS HERE – March2, 2025 - Spurred by a teacher who has seen the issues wrought by substance use among local teens, the proposal hinges on getting funding from the state’s pool of opioid settlement money. ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 11 2025teenagers
5 OD’s – 4 Dead In 2 Days VIDEO – DRUGS MIGHT KILL YOU – March 3, 2024 - Watch Now CONTINUE@WILX ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 11 2025Overdose
Opioid Overdoses Increase TOO SAD – March 6, 2025 - Tears welled in Rich Scheib’s eyes as he thought of his son, Wade, who died of a drug overdose on Dec. 7. Scheib said the first time he realized his son was using drugs was when he ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 11 2025opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
‘Cocaine Queen of Europe’ Arrested! LADY SINGS THE BLUES – Feb. 28, 2025 - To outsiders, Tania Gomez was the glamorous 33-year-old owner of a dog rescue centre in Stockholm, who had moved to Lanzarote for a quieter life. Now, after four years on ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 11 2025
Why Addiction is a Growing Problem in Today’s Society ANSWERS – March 4, 2025 - Stigmatization of addiction can hinder individuals from recognizing their suffering and pursuing necessary treatment. People may feel isolated and shamed for their addiction so they re... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 11 2025
What’s driving the permanent crisis of drug addiction? EDITORIAL – March 4, 2025 - Contrary to popular rhetoric, drug addiction is not the cause of poverty but one of its chief consequences. Studying the dynamics of crack houses in New York and open-air drug market... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 11 2025
The Rich Pay Top Dollar to Get Clean. What If They Don’t? QUANTITY NOT QUALITY – Feb. 16, 2025 - THE ACTRESS was drunk. Again. She was trying to live sober after leaving Passages Malibu, a tony rehabilitation center nestled into the hills overlooking the Pacific Ocean... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 11 2025RecoveryRehab
‘Body Brokers’ Take Advantage of Lack of Care in Hawaii VIDEO – HULU HUSTLE – Feb. 29, 2025 - Hawaii’s chronic shortage of treatment resources may be one reason mainland drug rehab recruiters, known as “body brokers,” are working to lure patients to unregulated trea... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 11 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Opioid Settlement | on 60 Minutes WATCH – NEVER ENOUGH – March 9, 2025 - With Ryan Hampton! Cecilia Vega investigates how the Purdue Pharma opioid settlement— potentially one of the largest opioid settlements ever— will compensate victims of the opio... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 11 2025opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
USA Sues CVS and Walgreens for So Many Deaths DANGER AT YOUR DOOR – March 7, 2025 - The CSA states that narcotics can only be used for “a useful and legitimate medical purpose.” By filling prescriptions that were invalid, the pharmacies “made choices that ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 11 2025
The Other AA FAMILY FRIENDLY – March 6, 2025 - This is all a hacky way to introduce Al-Anon — a program that has helped to improve my life and the lives of many others. Al-Anon is not the same program as AA, and it’s not just a s... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 11 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
False Beliefs About Drug Use, Users, and Addiction THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE – Feb. 20, 2025 - Myths and misconceptions increase stigma and decrease the likelihood that someone with an addictive illness will receive prompt, effective treatment. We need early... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 04 2025
Exploitative Marketing Practices on Social Media Target Addicts ONLINE PIRATES – Feb. 24, 2025 - Among people trying to quit or reduce their use of alcohol or other substances, engagement with clinical treatment remains low. More typically, people with alcohol use disorder ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMar 04 2025