Back From Depths of Addiction – Andre Petroski Dominates FROM HEROIN TO HERO – July 14, 2024 - But for someone who battled heroin addiction and came out the other side, a fighting career hanging in the balance is small potatoes. “I really have been through so muc... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addiction
Housing First – Sober Living Next STREET LIFE SUCKS – July 14, 2024 - Every reasonable person agrees that addiction is a prevalent challenge among the homeless population, whether they base that judgment on scientific research or on the experi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictionhomeless
The Root Cause of Addiction and a Path Forward RULE 62, WE ARE NOT A GLUM LOT – July 14, 2024 - “There is so much more to see in a drop of water than can be seen by the naked eye. The heavens above have an immensity that cannot even be comprehended by the ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecovery
She Kept Digging – Literally! PAYDIRT – July 15, 2024 - Melody Marr likes to give her testimony with individuals in jail, and she has been invited to speak at churches and rehab facilities. She has a down-to-earth, conversational tone res... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRehab
The Soul Survivors Sober Home WE ARE FAMILY – July 16, 2024 - Soul Survivors Living Foundation is a home for veterans, the homeless, and those fighting addictions, turning women who are struggling into women who are survivors. “I realized ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessRecoveryRehab
Neil Young – Needle And The Damage Done VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 1972 - 25,099,259 views Neil Young is a singer-songwriter renowned for his hits “Harvest Moon,” “Needle And The Damage Done,” “Rockin’ In The Free World,” “Change Your Mind,” “Love And W... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerHeroin Addiction
Nurse Says Mucinex Overdose Sparked Satanic Hallucinations WAY OVER THE COUNTER – July 11, 2024 - Child-protective workers would later allege the evidence showed Tagge not only held onto the child while hallucinating, but shook the child while screaming, “Jesus is the... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
Why Fentanyl Users Are Bent Over GRAVITY – July 17, 2024 - He has used fentanyl for about a year and a half and has found himself in that extreme bent-over position countless times. For him the drug was the only way he could get relief for hi... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured Articlesfentanyl
Jewish Man Befriended Nazis in Jail During Addiction Battle VIDEO! – July 13, 2024 - Jared Klickstein wanted to go to jail. After years of experiencing homelessness and suffering from addiction, he says he thought time in a cage would help him kick his physical depende... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured ArticlesRecoveryRehab
Doctors Reluctant to Treat Addiction STIGMA! – July 17, 2024 - Around 66% of studies cited negative social influences – or beliefs about public and community acceptance of addiction care – while 56% of studies cited fear of harming the patient-ph... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured ArticlesRecoveryRehab
Scientist Takes Psychedelic – Watches His Brain ‘Fall Apart’ AUDIO – DON’T BLAME ALBERT HOFFMAN – July 18, 2024 - Dr. Nico Dosenbach had scanned his own brain dozens of times. But this was the first time he’d taken a high dose of psilocybin, before sliding into the MRI... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionPsychedelicsSlider
Overdose Deaths in Rhode Island Down 7.3% LIFE IS PRECIOUS – July 10, 2024 - “The needle is moving in the right direction, but we must continue to build upon our multi-faceted approach to save lives because we know that addiction is a disease and reco... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 16 2024Overdose
Chet Hanks Reveals “Cokeheads” Advised Him to “Chill” VIDEO – LIKE FATHER, UNLIKE SON – July 2, 2024 - “The drug I had the most problem with was just f--kingcoke, dude,”Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson’s son said on a recent episode of Bradley Martyn’s Raw Talk podcast. “I’m... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 16 2024
Acupuncture Can Shorten Methadone Treatments EAST MEETS WEST – July 10, 2024 - Eight weeks of acupuncture was found to reduce the dose of methadone needed to control opioid cravings, which could make patients likelier to stick with their treatment. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJuly 16 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
How Portland Police and Activists Teamed Up to Fight Addiction WITH HEART AND SOUL – July 10, 2024 - Mr. Schmautz is president of the Portland Police Association. He doesn’t want to incarcerate drug users, but he believes public drug use should qualify as a misdemeanor. D... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 16 2024
‘LA’s Crack House’ for the Homeless VIDEO – COPING – July 10, 2024 - Every day, dozens of people line up outside the nonprofit Homeless Healthcare Los Angeles to pick up crack pipes and other drug paraphernalia, then, they light up right there ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessJuly 16 2024
North Carolina Bans ‘gas station heroin’ IT’S ABOUT TIME! – July 10, 2024 - It is sold under brand names such as ZaZa, Pegasus, Neptune’s Fix and Tianna Red. Gas station heroin has also been the subject of false claims of health benefits, accordin... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionJuly 16 2024
Defendant Sentenced in Pill Mill Case Spanning Multiple States VIDEO – GREED IS NOT GOOD – July 8, 2024 - Clyde Christopher Tipton, 63, from Tazewell, was sentenced to 50 months in prison for his role in the operation of the East Tennesee pill mills. CONTINUE@WBIR ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 16 2024
An Addicts Journey Back to College VIDEO – ALWAYS A 2ND CHANCE – July 12, 2024 - William Brown, a single father in his 40s, overcame his opioid addiction and went back to college after a series of run-ins with the law. He considers it a blessing. Si... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 16 2024RecoveryRehab
Philly Jails Plagued with Overdoses REHAB NOT HANDCUFFS – July 7, 2024 - Since 2018, just over two dozen people have died from drug-related deaths in Philadelphia jails, where drugs are widely accessible, according to an Inquirer review of recor... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 16 2024Overdose
Motel Transformed into ‘forever home’ for Women FEMININE MYSTIQUE – July 10, 2024 - The Beacon, provides various programs such as counseling, career development and educational classes for women in crisis. The Beacon Village in Highland Park is a 32-u... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 16 2024Mental HealthTrauma
Getting Sober and Staying Sober are Two Different Animals ONE IS FOREVER – June 29, 2024 - Maree McLean has published her much-requested follow up to her first book, The No Bullshit Guide to Getting Sober. Now with the No Bullshit Guide to Staying Sober ( $29.99) she hope... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 9 2024RecoveryRehab
Coach Scott Cochran Reveals Opioid Addiction FREE AT LAST – June 29, 2024 - Cochran rose to a prominence in college football, he battled debilitating headaches. His doctors tried multiple medications until, in 2010, eventually landing on a solution: oxyc... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 9 2024opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
They Hand Out Overdose Reversing Meds at Festivals PHOTO GALLERY – June 30, 2024 - Columbus, OH, USA; This Must Be the Place founders Ingela Travers-Hawyard and William Perry distribute Kloxxado, a medication that can be used to reverse the effects of an opioi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductionJuly 9 2024
The Roller-Coaster of a Child’s Tragic Addiction THE GOOD ARE DYING YOUNGER – July 5, 2024 - The first time my son, Zack, died was just after his 18th birthday. The kind, funny, charming young man who never failed to light up a room, died slowly. Though his ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 9 2024life expectancy
Interest in Psychedelic Microdosing Has Surged ONE PILL MAKES YOU SMALLER... – July 1, 2024 - Public interest in microdosing marijuana and psychedelics has been spiking amid the reform movement in the United States. Google searches related to the dos... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 9 2024Psychedelics
Experimental Drug Supercharges Overdose Reversal Medicine YES! APPROVE IT FAST – July 3, 2024 - Now, researchers have found an approach that could extend naloxone’s lifesaving power, even in the face of ever-more-dangerous opioids. A team of researchers from Washington Un... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 9 2024Overdose
Large Marijuana Operation Busted by NYC Sheriffs VIDEO – CONFUSING – July 2, 2024 - Behind the unmarked doors of a small storefront was what NYC Sheriff Anthony Miranda described as a million-dollar illegal weed operation, one that included the packaging of marij... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 9 2024marijuanapot
New Haven Students Make Film about War on Drugs OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES – July 6, 2024 - This spring, a group of New Haven students documented the episode’s impact on the neighborhood where some of them live and have family in a 45-minute film. “It destr... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 9 2024War On Drugs
Shifty Shellshock Talked Sobriety Months Before Fatal OD VIDEO – REMEMBERING SETH BINZER – JULY 5, 2024 - Late Crazy Town frontman was sober and happy a few months before his accidental drug overdose ... and seemed committed to staying on the wagon. Shifty’s friend and s... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 9 2024Overdose