Drug Abuse and Addiction

Why the stigma of addiction is detrimental to recovering addicts

Recovery Film Festivals can help! –   Oct. 16, 2020 -  Educate ourselves – There are many ways to break…

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‘Game-changer’ drug to tackle addiction

Inject This – Oct. 15, 2020 - More than 100 people in Glasgow are now being prescribed the drug, which…

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Major Anti-Vaping Scientific Study Retracted

Whoops! – Oct. 17, 2020 - During peer review, the reviewers identified the important question of whether the myocardial infarctions…

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Lena Dunham Hosts Friendly House Annual Gala on Oct. 31

Everyone is a guest, no tickets needed! – Oct. 19, 2020 - Guests worldwide can access the gala by logging…

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Meet Ahbra Kaye of REEL Recovery Film Festival

A Star is Re-Born – Oct. 15, 2020 - Sobriety, not property and prestige, has given me the most meaningful…

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Why Is Amazon Tracking Opioid Use in the United States?

Because they can? –   Oct 2, 2020 - Amazon’s human resources team is tracking opioid usage among the American…

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Doctors funneled opioids in Texas pill mill

LISTEN – Do no harm and or get caught – Oct. 5, 2020 - Two doctors and five pharmacists are…

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Heart Infection Projected to Kill One in Five Who Inject Opioids

Collateral Damage –   Sep. 30, 2020 - The study authors behind the model projected mortality risks based off of…

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‘I don’t want my legacy to be White Boy Rick.’

32 years in prison for non-violent drug offense – Oct 2, 2020 - During the days of the interview, Wershe…

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Upstate NY grandparents kidnapped to Canada, ransomed for $3.5M in cocaine

O Canada –   October 7, 2020 - James Helm, 76, and his wife, Sandra, 70, were kidnapped by four…

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How chat with Mother Teresa and Jesus helped Jim Wahlberg

WATCH – What about the Pope? – Oct. 2020 - Jim joined Matt Austin and Ginger Gadsden from his Fort…

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Gabapentin Misuse Inside of Treatment and Recovery Settings

Freelapse anyone? –   Oct. 8, 2020 - OBJECTIVE: Gabapentin, an anti-convulsant medication used to treat seizures and neuralgia, is…

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Philadelphian beats drug addiction and earns doctorate degree

Higher Education... – Oct 9, 2020 - “A power greater than ourselves can restore sanity in our addicted lives,” she…

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John Drake changed his life after battling addiction

WATCH – Life Changing – Oct. 8. 2020 - “I ended up doing a bunch of heroin, a bunch of…

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Darryl Strawberry … I’ll Help You Beat Drug Addiction

WATCH – What goes around...  –   OCT 5, 2020 -”DELONTE WEST IS JUST LIKE ANYONE ELSE THAT PROBABLY HAS…

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What this doctor learned about addiction after 40 years in medicine

Treat people with care and respect – Oct 8, 2020 - What happened in Pittsburgh is instructive because the steel…

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Two fentanyl deaths day in San Francisco

Golden Gate Deaths – Oct 10, 2020 - Paramedics revive an overdose victim in the Tenderloin in July. San Francisco…

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United States Chamber of Commerce does not support $465M Oklahoma opioid judgment

Business as Usual –   Oct 9, 2020 - Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman last summer ordered Johnson &…

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FDA says anti-anxiety medications highly addictive: But is the warning too late?

Asleep at the wheel – Oct. 7, 2020 - The FDA estimates that 92 million benzodiazepine prescriptions were dispensed from…

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Toni Cornell Aims to End Stigma of Mental Health and Addiction

Love Never Dies –   Oct 9, 2020 - Toni Cornell — armed with a mission to end the stigma…

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Zuckerberg Donates Half Million to Decriminalize All Drugs…

So we stay online longer? – Oct 7, 2020 - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have…

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Mother who lost son to overdose hopes to raise awareness about drug addiction

WATCH – Moms are the saddest –   Sep 27, 2020 - On Sunday, Coleman’s family held a birthday party…

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DEBUNKED: Intersections of Addiction, Homelessness and the COVID-19 Pandemic

LISTEN – Public Radio – Sep. 28, 2020 - For those experiencing homelessness, navigating life during coronavirus brings some unique…

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Mark Cuban Helps Homeless NBA Player Check Into Rehab

Doing the right thing – Sep. 30, 2020 - When images of Delonte West emerged online showing the former NBA…

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Cuomo Calls for Arrests of Public Drug Users

Lock them up! – Sep. 30, 2020 - "We need to stabilize the city now and there is a lot…

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Spain seizes 30 tonnes of hashish hidden in sailing boats

Remember Hash? –   Sep.30, 2020 - LAS PALMAS, Spain (Reuters) - Spanish authorities have seized about 30 tonnes of…

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Virtual fitness classes strengthen those battling addiction

WATCH – Time to stretch... –   Oct. 1, 2020 - The organization has provided free athletic activities and a…

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Jab on Hunter Biden’s Drug Addiction Horrifies Treatment Advocates

Stigma in high places –   Oct. 1, 2020 - “Addiction is a medical condition that affects millions of Americans…

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Lou Johnson, Dodgers’ home run hero dies at 86

Safe at Home –   Oct. 2, 2020 - Later that season, Johnson hit a solo homer off Jim Kaat…

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Purdue Pharma Family to Keep Its Billions

Billions and Billions – Oct. 4, 2020 - With the launch of OxyContin, in 1995, Purdue unleashed an unprecedented marketing…

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