Drug Abuse and Addiction

Florida High School Principal Fired for Going to Rehab

UNFAIR –   Jan. 12, 2021 - The psychiatrist, Dr. Naomi Jones, reportedly said she was unable to determine whether…

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Goats, Soaps and Candles Help Pay Bills and Build Skills

It takes all kinds –  Jan. 10, 2021 - Stopped at the gate by Zuzana Poláčková, one of the staff…

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Rescued By Kindness, Now She Shares Hope in Philly

What goes around... –   Jan. 10, 2021 - For years, Cohen lived in a perpetual state of hunger, trauma…

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N.Y. Drug Reform Activist Anthony Papa Gets Pardon

Barbaric prison system victim –   Jan. 9, 2021 - “He is a living example of the inequities in the…

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Overdose Concerns Following Latest Round of Stimulus Checks

WATCH – What we worry –  Jan. 13, 2021 - “When you give them $600 they’re going to really take…

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Marijuana Shops Report Brisk Business Despite Pandemic

WATCH – High profits –   Jan. 9, 2021 - “Despite all the market challenges, everything from COVID to supply…

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Parents Organizing to Save Kids From Drug Addiction Dangers

WATCH – Teach Your Children Well –  Jan. 12, 2021 - Taylor’s family said this summer two former classmates overdosed…

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Demi Lovato Addresses 2018 Overdose in New Docu-series

The healing has begun –   Jan. 13, 2021 - “For the first time, you’ll be able to see my…

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“Free Yourself From Yourself” Book Offers Strategic Approach to Addiction Recovery

Good book –  Jan. 13, 2021 - Stewart is no outsider when it comes to addiction and recovery. At the…

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Author Shares Stories of Addiction in New Book

No one is too small to grow –   Jan. 13, 2021 -  So, do the same for a human…

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Q&A with Dr. Allen Berger

Stick with the Winners! - January 15, 2021 - Dr. Allen Berger’s professional career spans over 49 years, since 1971.…

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Drug Rehab For Women – What You Should Know

WATCH – The Steps Are the Same –   Jan. 11, 2021 - Keep in mind that addiction does not…

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Neighbors Complain About DRUG REHAB HOTEL-19

Covid Wing Available –   Jan. 13, 2021 - According to State Epidemiologist Dr. Benjamin Chan, on Dec. 3, there…

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Addiction Recovery Providers Call On Biden To Address Opioid Crisis

LISTEN – More Must Be Done! –  JAN 11, 2021 - Two health crises will confront President-elect Joe Biden when…

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Rob Lowe Reflects On Sobriety: ‘You Have To Want To Do It’

WATCH – Getting More Out of Life –  Jan. 17, 2021 - Rob Lowe is Willie Geist’s virtual guest on…

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Psychiatrist Sentenced in Federal Pill Mill Case

WATCH – Shrinking from Responsibility –  Jan. 14, 2021 - A federal prosecutor explained this case was different than other…

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As Overdoses Compete with Covid-19 Deaths, Feds Make It Easier to Prescribe Addiction Drugs

While we all gently weep –  Jan. 16, 2021 - On Thursday, HHS officials did just that: physicians are no…

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DRUG USE FOR GROWN-UPS: Chasing Liberty in Land of Fear

Dr. Feelgood –  Jan. 12, 2021 - Hart knows this. He knows about the discomfort his readers might feel when…

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New Law Requires Faster Treatment for Addiction

WATCH – Not fast enough –  Jan. 1, 2021 - “You’re talking about really sick people with a chronic progressive…

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Prozac Withdrawal, Side Effects, Addiction and Treatment

Read the fine print –   Jan. 2, 2021 - Alternative to Meds Center been tackling antidepressant withdrawal for over…

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2,000 Arizonans Overdosed on Fentanyl in 2020

WATCH – OD Ideation? –  Jan. 1, 2021 - That’s the grim, unfortunate reality of the drug, that Roy and…

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COVID Is Killing the Cocaine Market, So People Are Smoking More Weed

Rolling joints, not hundreds –  Jan. 4, 2021 - Aware of earlier findings that social isolation triggered spikes in drug…

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Doctor’s Secret Pill Ring Leaves His Patients Dead

Prisoner of greed –  Jan. 2, 2021 - Li would later become known as a notoriously reckless supplier of lethal…

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How President Biden Can Save Lives By Slowing America’s Overdose Crisis

OPINION by Ryan Hampton –   Dec. 31, 2020 - Recovery works — I’m living proof — but it requires…

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Report Calls for More Access to Take-Home Meds for Opioid Addictions

Pandemic relief –   Jan. 5, 2021 - “To get methadone, you have to show up in person every day…

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County Offering Treatment to Inmates Dealing with Addiction

WATCH – What a good idea –  Jan. 6, 2021 - Cumberland County Jail has now hired Medication Assisted Treatment…

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‘Deadliest Catch’ Star Mahlon Reyes Succumbs to Accidental Overdose

Too much –   Jan.6, 2021 - According to Heino, the manner of the death was ruled as being accidental. …

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Addiction Risk Rises For Female Employees

But not wages –   Jan. 7, 2021 - The findings “reinforce the complex and bidirectional relationship between physical and…

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Q&A with Jeannie Rabb-Marshall, publisher of Keys to Recovery

Stick with the Winners! –  January 5, 2021 - Many of you will remember Jeannie from the Steps for Recovery…

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James Argent Celebrates Year After Overdosing

Happy to be alive –  Jan. 2, 2021 - The 33-year-old sought help and weeks before Christmas 2020 he told…

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