Billy Idol Almost Died From Heroin Overdose AUDIO – REBEL YELLED HELP – June 13, 2025 - Punk icon details $75,000 hotel rampage, unexpected family revelation in ‘Billy Idol Should Be Dead’ documentary. “I was coming back in triumph, and I nearly ruined it,” he... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addiction
The Brain’s Reward Network Could Explain Addiction IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD – June 11, 2025 - In the case of addiction, memories of rewarding experiences, like using drugs, are often tightly tied to spatial locations. “Someone who first uses drugs at a concert might alw... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionintervention
Truth Behind Energy Drink ‘flagged as cocaine’ In Drug Tests AIN’T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING – The controversy began when a Detroit Tigers sports reporter tweeted on June 8 that Major League Baseball (MLB) teams are advising players to avoid the popular drink. Celsius bevera... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaDrug Abuse and AddictionEating Disorderfood addiction
Michigan Losing $93M for Drug Treatment DEFUNDING HEALING – June 13, 2025 - Michigan health officials fear cuts to drug prevention, treatment and recovery programs could stymie recent success fighting the opioid epidemic. Michigan has lost $93 millio... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Hooked on Escape: Unpacking Psychology Behind South African’s Addiction Crisis INTERNATIONAL ISSUE – June 12, 2025 - Many forms of addiction include escapism in significant measure. People search for brief solace from emotional suffering, stress, or discontent with their lives, whether it... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addiction
$50 Million: Texas Launches Largest Publicly Funded Psychedelic Research in History HOW HIGH TEXAS? – June 11, 2025 - Ibogaine is an illegal drug that has found itself in a unique position where Republicans champion it. This comes as some of them, led by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, have made it a mi... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionPsychedelics
Laredo, Texas, Sees No Overdose Deaths In April or May VIDEO – GOOD NEWS – June 12, 2025 - The number of overdoses and overdose deaths in Laredo has gone down compared to past years. At the city’s Drug and Alcohol Commission meeting, staff said that public vending machin... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured ArticlesOverdose
$7.4 Billion Opioid Settlement vs. Purdue VIDEO – NEVER ENOUGH – June 16, 2025 - Purdue introduced OxyContin, a brand name of oxycodone, in the 1990s and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2019 after the company was sued thousands of times ... CONTINUE@... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaSlider
Tijuana Rehab Not All It’s Cracked Up To Be OVER THE BORDER – June 11, 2025 - One of the less publicized effects of the drug cartel issue in Tijuana is the lack of governmental infrastructure for rehab projects. This environment encourages business... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSlider
Kennedy Is Shrinking the Agency that Helps The Mentally Ill and Addicts GOODBYE SAMHSA – June 6, 2025 - The country’s main mental health agency, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, commonly known as SAMHSA, is in the process of being dissolved. It has lost more th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 10 2025life expectancyMental HealthRecovery
Researchers Got Fruit Flies Addicted to Cocaine … for Science CAN THEY FASTER? – June 5, 2025 - For the first time, researchers have created genetically modified fruit flies that can become addicted to cocaine. The flies will self-administer cocaine if given the option. The new... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 10 2025
Why Are SYNTHETIC Opioids So Dangerous? THEY KILL YOU – June 5, 2025 - Overdoses and drug poisonings are now the third leading cause of death in people under age 20, behind firearms and motor vehicle crashes. As a parent, I wanted to know more about ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 10 2025opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
The Pleasures of Addiction Keep People Hooked − But Altering The Neurons… VIDEO – SCIENCE MAY ONE DAY DO SO... – June 4, 2025 - People rely on memories of rewards to function and survive. Associated with positive experiences, these memories provide context for evaluating present and future... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 10 2025
Addiction Treatment Services Selling Recovery Homes VIDEO – IN THE MARKET? – June 3, 2025 - As the non-profit celebrates 50 years of service, CEO Paula Lipinski explained staff need to make decisions that will keep the organization going for another 50 years. One ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 10 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
We’ve slowed the surge in overdose deaths. The Trump regime may undo it all. MISSION IMPOSSIBLE – June 5, 2025 - Overdose deaths have decreased every single month. That very same day, the new Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in testimony before Congress, m... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 10 2025Overdose
Birmingham’s Most Prolific Shoplifter NOT ANYMORE – June 4, 2025 - For decades Keeley Knowles’ life consisted of shoplifting thousands of pounds worth of goods to fuel her heroin addiction. Previously known as “Birmingham’s most prolific shoplif... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 10 2025
SUPER BODY BROKER Tonmoy Sharma of Sovereign Health Arrested for $149 Million Fraud & Accepting $21 Million in Illegal Kickbacks for Referrals to Other Rehabs WATCH – BREAK NEWS – May 31, 2025 - The founder/former CEO made an initial court appearance. The federal investigation into Sovereign Health which ran multiple addiction treatment centers in Southern California has b... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 10 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Top 7 Teen Substance Use SAVE THE CHILDREN – June 2025 - Teen substance use trends are always changing, and staying informed can help parents have better conversations with their kids. The good news? Teen substance use is at an all-time low!... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 10 2025Recoveryteenagers
New York Locals Blast Church’s Plans to Build Mission for Addicts & Vagrants NOT VERY NEIGHBORLY – May 27, 2025 - West Villagers are up in arms over a church’s plan to build a new $11 million mission at a historic NYC street corner, arguing it would lure even more junkies and vagrants to the ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 03 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Chris Farley Biopic Movie Gets A Major Update COMING SOON – March 28, 2025 - Paul Walter Hauser offers news on the upcoming Chris Farley biopic, where he's set to portray the comedy legend. The SNL standout died from a drug overdose in 1997 at the age of 33. Bas... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 03 2025
Her Son Died From Heroin – Under Trump The Crisis Gets Worse MORE KINDNESS NEEDED – May 19, 2025 - On May 11, 2015, our 25-year-old son Alex died of a heroin overdose in a vacant lot in Newark. It was every parent‘s worst nightmare, the worst case among many moments in Alex’s ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionJune 03 2025
Barry Keoghan Details His Addiction Struggles After the Deaths of His Parents LIFE ON LIFE’S TERMS – May 26, 2025 - The actor, 32, shared in a Hollywood Authentic profile that he battled drug addiction during his rise to stardom in the early 2020s, when he appeared in films like The Bans... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 03 2025
Daughter Finds Mother Dead: Was it an Overdose? HEARTBREAKING – May 27, 2025 - The daughters of a U.S. Army veteran whose body was found in a homeless encampment are raising concerns about the LA Police Department’s handling of their mother’s case. Lucrecia Macias... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessJune 03 2025Overdose
Soap Star Paul Danan Found Dead After Lethal Drug Overdose NO ONE KNOWS WHY – May 28, 2025 - Danan reportedly died while watching TV at his home. A postmortem examination determined that Danan’s death was caused by a combined toxicity of heroin, cocaine, methadone, codeine, ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 03 2025Overdose
Want to Quit Alcohol? Stay Away From THC! NO MARIJUANA MARTINIS? – March 19, 2025 - Swapping one addictive, mind-altering substance for another isn’t harm reduction; it is exploitation and a tried-and-true marketing tactic of the addiction-for-profit i... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 03 2025marijuana
CEO Grew up with Smack Addict dad – now runs a multimillion-dollar agency SUCCESS AND THEN SOME – May 25, 2025 - This millennial founder got his start working alongside Diary of a CEO’s Steven Bartlett, before launching a rival multimillion-pound marketing agency of his own. But befo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionJune 03 2025
Puppy Revived After Overdose – Owner Charged BASTARD – May 28, 2025 - Hospital workers revived a puppy with Narcan after an apparent overdose in St. Louis. The puppy’s owner now faces criminal charges. The Attorney’s Office has charged Ashley Harris, 3... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 03 2025Overdose
Brother’s Struggles Inspire Woman to Help Addicted Homeless GOD BLESS HER – May 27, 2025 - Equipped with clothing, food and medical supplies, Lisa Lipyanic of Wind Gap tries to help people who live on the streets like her brother had been doing for many years. Randy Lipyanic ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessJune 03 2025
Drug Prevention That Actually Works for Today’s Youth NOW MORE THAN EVER – May 25, 2025 - Forget the outdated slogans. “Just say no” doesn’t cut it anymore. Today’s teens and young adults live in a world of pressure, performance, and constant scrolling — and they ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 03 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabteenagers
The Gateway Drug Is Alcohol VIDEO – NOT ILLEGAL ANYWHERE – March 2, 2025 - For many young people, alcohol is the first substance they try, according to Chris Tuell, a clinical psychotherapist and a chemical and behavioral addiction specialist ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 03 2025