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Drug Abuse and Addiction

Mayor Says Sobriety Won’t Be Required at New Homeless Shelter

THANK GOD – June 9, 2026 - Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson said residents entering a new homeless shelter community in the city’s Interbay neighborhood will not be required to be sober, a policy she defended as part of th... Read More...

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‘What It Takes’ Documentary Tells Intimate Stories of Addiction Recovery

TAKES ALL KINDS – June 10, 2026 - “Addiction affects far more people than we know about because it’s a conversation that’s embarrassing and stays in the shadows,” Shulman said. He said he hopes The documenta... Read More...

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Addressing Youth Addiction & Recovery with Dr. John Kelly

VIDEO – WATCH and LEARN – June 10, 2026 - What does the latest science say about youth substance use prevention, adolescent treatment, recovery support services and the future of addiction recovery? In this episode, ... Read More...

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Highly Addictive Nicotine Pouches: Tobacco’s Latest Ploy

NO SURPRISES – June 10, 2026 - Nicotine pouches are small, microfiber satchels containing a pre-portioned powder doped with nicotine — a highly addictive chemical — flavorings and other ingredients. When held in the ... Read More...

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Company Must Stop Selling Kratom and 7-OH in Missouri

NO MORE FREE SAMPLES – June 4, 2026 - “We stepped in to shut down deceptive tactics that put public health in danger,” Missouri Attorney General said in a press release Thursday. “This resolution protects consumers b... Read More...

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Attorney General Objects To Trump Reclassifying Marijuana As Medicine

ME TOO! – June 4, 2026 - Days before President Donald Trump sparked the reorganization with an order late last year, the American Journal of Preventive Medicine published a study concluding that commercialization of ... Read More...

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Things We Don’t See: Addiction!

IT’S COMPLICATED – June 4, 2026 - Drug addiction in the US is a massive public health crisis, with nearly 49 million Americans or about 1 in 6 people aged 12 and older battling a diagnosable substance use disorder. D... Read More...

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Addiction Recovery Care Founder Tim Robinson INDICTED in Federal Court

SHREWD, SMART and GUILTY? – June 5, 2026 - The June 4 indictment charges Robinson with attempting to resell millions of dollars worth of tax credits. Robinson “knowingly, and with intent to defraud, devised and inten... Read More...

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U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Falling — But the Numbers Still Tell a Serious Story

TRACKING THE NUMBERS – May 26, 2026 - New federal data suggests the nation’s drug overdose crisis may be easing somewhat — at least compared to the devastating peaks seen in recent years. According to the la... Read More...

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Woman Says Trying Cannabis at 12 Led to 18-year Addiction

SMOKERS BEWARE – May 28, 2026 - Joanna Warner, 43, was taken on shoplifting trips by her alcoholic father from age seven and began drinking alcohol and smoking cannabis aged 12. Her father passed away when she was 17... Read More...

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Treating Addiction with an Addictive Drug: The Ketamine Paradox

GOOD OR BAD? – May 29, 2026 - Conclusions: Ketamine represents a promising but still experimental intervention for both refractory depression and selected SUDs. Its clinical use depends on careful patient selection, ... Read More...

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Limitations of Naloxone in Reversing Overdoses

DIER BEWARE – April 2026 - “Our study shows that the current doses of naloxone may not be sufficient to reverse overdoses caused by newer synthetic opioids,” said study lead author Maarten A. van Lemmen, Ph.D., of th... Read More...

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‘Shoot me up with a big one’: The Ketamine Timeline of the Last Days of Matthew Perry

MAGIC to TRAGIC – May 27, 2026 - The 2 1/2-year investigation and prosecution that followed came to a close Wednesday with the sentencing of his personal assistant Kenneth Iwamasa, who bought him the drugs, gave him ... Read More...

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WHO Urges Governments To Protect Youth From Addiction to All Nicotine Products

BUSINESS IS BUSINESS – May 29, 2026 - Worldwide, at least 40 million children aged 13–15 use tobacco products, and young people’s use of e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches continues to rise. World No Tobacco Day ... Read More...

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‘16 & Pregnant’ star woke up from heroin-induced coma to learn she was pregnant

DISCOVERING YOU’RE PREGNANT AFTER WAKING UP FROM HEROIN-INDUCED COMA – May 19, 2026 - “16 & Pregnant” star Jessica Danielle Cunningham is opening up about the struggles she faced after appearing on the reality se... Read More...

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‘Pill Mill’ Laws Cut Opioid Deaths and Overprescribing

REMEMBER LAWS? – May 19, 2026 - Overprescribing in problematic pain clinics is driven by profit motive, which increases when opioids are both prescribed and dispensed by the provider. Pill mills typically dispense op... Read More...

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Federal Cuts Harm ‘Harm Reduction’ Services

DEMON IN CHARGE? – May 19, 2026 - In April, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration notified states that the federal government is terminating financial support for some harm reduction approache... Read More...

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Joshua Bassett: It’s a ‘Miracle’ Ketamine Addiction ‘Didn’t Take My Life’

VIDEO – ALMOST LOST A GOOD ONE – May 15, 2026 - Bassett said he was “consuming six baggies of ketamine, all by myself, every single night,” and instead of just “snorting a line, I’d down a whole bag in one whiff.” He... Read More...

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Psilocybin Effective Treatment for Cocaine Addiction

TIMOTHY LEARY’S ALIVE – May 26, 2026 - Results from a new clinical trial show that a single dose of psilocybin could be an effective treatment for cocaine addiction. The mechanism that probably makes psilocybin work ... Read More...

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Overdose Deaths Fall for 3rd Straight Year

VIDEO – GREAT NEWS FOR ADDICTS – May 13, 2026 - About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data. It was the third straight an... Read More...

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Teen Depression Linked To Higher Substance Use Rates

AND NEVER ENDING WAR! – May 13, 2026 - Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. adolescents experienced depression between 2021 and 2023, and those teens were significantly more likely to use substances such as alcohol, marijuana and opio... Read More...

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140 Indicted in Massive Sober Living House Scheme

VIDEO – REAL LIVE VILLAINS – May 14, 2026 - Arizona officials are investigating a massive sober living fraud scheme that stole billions in taxpayer dollars and targeted vulnerable Native Americans. Attorney General K... Read More...

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New Mexico Has the Biggest Drug Problems — and Its Teens are Most Addicted

UNWANTED 1st PLACE FINISH – May 16, 2026 - Arkansas ranked second overall, with concerns centered around youth exposure to drugs, limited access to support services and a high number of opioid prescriptions. Alaska w... Read More...

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Erik Fleming Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Supplying Ketamine to Matthew Perry

KETAMINE SUPPLIER CHARGED – May 13, 2026 - Erik Fleming, one of five people charged in connection with the overdose death of actor Matthew Perry, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison and three years of superv... Read More...

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Kratom Use Rising Rapidly

POWDERS, LIQUID, PILLS & TEAS – May 14, 2026 - It is linked to addiction and mental health issues. This is the first known national study to examine the use patterns of kratom and its association with mental heal... Read More...

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Nicotine Pouches Targeting Youth Helps Sales Surge

VERY WOKE – May 15, 2026 - Nicotine pouches are small sachets placed between the gum and lip that release nicotine through the lining of the mouth. They typically contain nicotine, flavourings, sweeteners and other a... Read More...

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I’m Watching My Best Friend Downward Spiral Rapidly

HELP? – May 4, 2026 - This friend deals with a host of overlapping problems: bad sleep apnea, anxiety, paranoia, and, along with his alcohol dependence, he appears to need regular doses of kratom to function. Due to ... Read More...

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Man Was in a ‘Really Dark Place’ Before One Miraculous Moment Led Him to Rehab

VIDEO – THE PROMISE LAND – May 5, 2026 - In an Instagram Reel documenting 150 days without alcohol, Franky Bernstein opened up about drinking too much, feeling depressed and realizing he could not keep going the way ... Read More...

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FDA Authorizes Fruit-Flavored Vapes

FRUIT LOOPED – May 6, 2026 - The evidence on flavors makes this story bigger than one company. Fruit and sweet flavors are positively related to moving away from cigarettes, and helping people select a flavor can imp... Read More...

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What’s in that fentanyl? Plenty, including plastics.

AUDIO – DANGER STRAIGHT AHEAD – May 8, 2026 - There’s more medetomidine, a veterinary tranquilizer oft referred to as “rhino tranq.” It can lead to hallucinations and immobility and, like xylazine, it’s unfazed by Na... Read More...

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