Drug Abuse and Addiction

Drug Abuse and Addiction

The Rise of the “Sunshine State Shuffle”

BY CHRISTOPHER DALE — REVOLVING DOOR OF DEATH – Jan. 25, 2022 - “Rehab facilities have a financial incentive to keep patients in rehab for as long as possible,” said Alan Johnson, Chief Assistant Stat... Read More...

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Brennan Ward: Addiction, Sobriety and Starting Over

AUDIO – IT’S HARD TO FIGHT YOUR WAY OUT OF A PLASTIC BAG – Jan. 20, 2022 - The conversation went on for a while before it was time for another consultation. Ward was going through his lifelines. The next numbe... Read More...

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Young Writer’s Road to Sobriety and a New Addiction Novel

A NOVEL IDEA, A NOVEL – Nov. 17, 2022 - And he wrote about what drugs do to your soul, about letting yourself be molested for a hit, about stealing a woman’s purse in desperate pursuit of the next high. Sanche... Read More...

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With 12 Years of Sobriety, Elsa Hosk Flaunts New Outfits

MODEL SOBER CITIZEN – Jan. 16, 2022 - The CAA Fashion model is a natural athlete who spent two years playing professional basketball for the Swedish women’s league. Elsa proudly announced her 12-year sobrie... Read More...

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Opioid Addiction Treatment in Jail Could Change Lives

YES, GREAT IDEA – Jan. 19, 2022 - Not offering treatment to people with opioid use disorder in jails and prisons can have devastating consequences, including a return to use and heightened risk of overdose and... Read More...

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Radio Host Vic Vela on Sobriety, Living With HIV, and Betty White

WALKING THE TALK – Jan. 18, 2022 - For queer people, especially, it’s almost impossible to separate Rose—uh, Betty, we mean—from episodes of The Golden Girls that were slyly revolutionary for taking on ’80s-ve... Read More...

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“I Think I Have a Problem With Drugs…Now What?”

CALL ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS? – Jan. 18, 2022 - One viable option is to seek professional help in the form of counseling. By definition, counseling is a “professional relationship that empowers diverse individual... Read More...

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EMT’s Revive 9 People Who Overdosed in 48 hour Period

FENTANYL KILLS – Jan. 20, 2022 - Emergency medical providers in Helena have successfully treated at least nine people facing life-threatening drug overdoses in a 48-hour period, Lewis and Clark County Sheriff ... Read More...

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Lena Dunham: ‘Getting off Klonopin was the hardest’

VIDEO – GIRLS IS GREAT – Jan. 20, 2022 - Back in 2017, at the time, Dunham faced criticism for defending Girls executive producer Murray Miller, who had been accused of rape by actor Aurora Perrineau. Miller d... Read More...

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Perry Gaidurgis – Shattering the Silence

43 YEARS IN THE MAKING – Jan. 20 2021 - Perry Gaidurgis (oldest of eight children) was released in 1979 from the Southern Maryland Correctional Camp after serving three years of an eight year sentence for an ei... Read More...

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Treating Serious Bacterial Infections in Drug Users

A NEW ABCESSION – Jan. 2022 - This was initially reported with infective endocarditis (IE), of which there was a more than 12-fold increase over a 6-year period (2010 to 2015) in North Carolina, from 0.2 to 2.... Read More...

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BOOK REVIEW – Unstitched: My Journey to Understand Opioid Addiction

LIBRARIANS KNEW EVERYTHING – Jan. 22, 2022 - Unable to let it go, she comes to believe seeking knowledge and understanding about opioid addiction, how to overcome addiction and the nature of the disease itself,... Read More...

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Q&A with Clinical Director of The Foothills, Bridget Camacho

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Jan. 21, 2022 - Bridget Camacho is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who specializes in adolescent and family treatment, experiential therapy, and animal assisted interventions. She re... Read More...

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X Factor’s Janet Devlin – Transformation, Alcoholism & Health Battle

STAR FACTOR – Jan. 18, 2022 - Back in 2011, then-16-year-old Janet Devlin peered out at the judges from underneath a mass of hair, looking utterly terrified. Her voice trembling, she explained she was... Read More...

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Orange County Ordered Up a Way to Battle Fraud, Abuse & Death in Rehabs, NOTHING Has Happened in 3 Years

AUTHORITIES CORRUPT, OR JUST ON THE TAKE? – Jan. 14, 2022 - If the state wouldn’t crack down, local leaders said, Orange County would. County supervisors — save one — embraced the idea. Hopes were high. But... Read More...

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Calling Addiction a Disease is Misleading

AND OLD FASHIONED? – Jan. 15, 2022 - I found little help from my own field, which is divided into sometimes clashing schools of thought about how addiction works. As a result, I looked beyond medicine and scie... Read More...

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Dr. Drew Applauds “Euphoria” for Its Portrayal of Drug Addiction

VIDEO – GOOD CONVERSATION – Jan. 17, 2022 - If your not a drug addict or kicked the stuff or tried it then you shouldn’t have a say on how it is, they say mental health but you had to get to that space somehow... Read More...

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Rob Lowe Recalls The Moment He Hit Bottom

ON A NATURAL HIGH – Jan. 19, 2022 -Up until I turned 26, I spent all my time investing in my career,” the 57-year-old shared. “From 26 on, I’ve invested in me; my spirituality, my recovery, my marriage, my fam... Read More...

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Understanding The Effects of Drugs on the Brain

VIDEO – DOPAMINE ANYONE? – Jan. 20, 2022 - There are 100 billion neurons to map, that’s 10-times the amount of stars in the sky. But Kasthuri and his team started their mission in a smaller model: A mouse. ... Read More...

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Chrissy Teigen Celebrates 6 Months of Sobriety

VIDEO – SIX MONTHS GETS A CHIP – Jan. 20, 2022 - I prob won’t be excited til a larger milestone like at leasssst 5 years, and sometimes I don’t even know if I necessarily won’t ever drink again? I have no idea... Read More...

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Overdose Rates Higher for Older Black Men

THE BLUES – Jan. 12, 2022 - Ripple effects of institutionalized racism, such as disparate access to substance use disorder treatment, racist drug policies, and bias in pain treatment, may also offer answers to... Read More...

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7 Common Misconceptions about a Prescription Drug Addiction

PRESCRIBING DISASTER – Jan. 12, 2022 - Drug addiction is a serious and dangerous condition that can lead to many negative consequences if left untreated. When it comes to prescription drug addiction, one of th... Read More...

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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 have also thwarted the opening of such facilities. Treatment advocates say the resi... Read More...

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Sold Car to Buy Cocaine – Ex-addict Now Activist

DRIVING TOWARDS RECOVERY – Jan. 9, 2022 - He, however, stressed that the best way to beat a drug addiction is never to start. According to the 2018 National Drug Use Survey reported by the United Nations Of... Read More...

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Forgotten Approach To Recovery May Help Today

COMMUNITY – Jan. 9, 2022 - In its early days Synanon ran on a dime and depended on a ‘pay-it-forward’ model, where recovering addicts helped others through withdrawal pains and shepherded them into the flow of... Read More...

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Non-profit with ZERO Track Record Awarded $10 million Dollars to Fight Opioid Crisis

VIDEO – NO CORRUPTION HERE – Jan. 10, 2022 - State filings showed the organization was founded in July 2020 and the address was the same as a church in a strip mall off of Interstate 95 in Lumberton, called Gr... Read More...

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To End Opioid Scourge, Rethink Sober Home Rules by Mae Baltz

IT’S FLORIDA JAKE – Jan. 23, 2022 - In 2015, Gov. Rick Scott created a voluntary certification system for sober homes through the Florida Association of Recovery Residences. Concern lies in the word “voluntary... Read More...

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Woman Helps Women Toward Recovery

ONE ON WON – Jan. 13, 2022 - “I had tried so hard to get to that spot and finally be there,” Pola, 45, said. “Every day before that’s just been this vicious cycle of just trying to get my basic needs met while... Read More...

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A Good Life After Being an Addict or Alcoholic Is the Norm

AUDIO – WE DO RECOVER – Jan. 15, 2022 - Americans often see the more destructive side of addiction, drug crime, people slumped in doorways and family members who are spiraling downward. Less visible are the pe... Read More...

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