Drug Abuse and Addiction

YoungBoy – Never Broke Again – Drug Addiction

WATCH – Musical Interlude –  Sept. 10, 2020 – YoungBoy - Never Broke Again - Drug Addiction more@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=138&v=QN4-PNNQ2rQ&feature=emb_logo

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Melissa Etheridge channels heartbreak

Foundation made of love – Sept. 10, 2020 - “It was a long journey. In the end, there’s a small…

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Q&A with LARA Recovery founder, Angelo Lagares

Stick with the Winners! – Sept. 4, 2020 - LARA’s mission is to create Recovery Community Organizations in Spanish that…

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The Opioid Crisis Has Intensified During Coronavirus Pandemic

WATCH – It’s M.A.T. or DIE says Wall Street Journal – Sept. 8, 2020 - When Covid-19 struck, the U.S.…

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A look at Matthew Perry’s journey who kicked his own addiction, helped others recover

You got to have... –  Sept. 6, 2020 - Then this year in July, he was spotted in public in…

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Marijuana use is on the rise in older adults

Act your age, not your THC level – August 31, 2020 - The researchers said one of the reasons they…

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Why did the justice department let Purdue off the hook for the opioid crisis?

Fortunes are at stake? – Sept. 8, 2020 - The opioid epidemic is not over. Even as Covid-19 rages, opioid-related…

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Family’s tragic destruction over $10 of heroin

As High as Death – Sept. 11, 2020 - “Your family is destroyed over $10 of heroin,” Mulford concluded. Assistant…

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8 Encouraging Apps for Overcoming Addiction

Tap before you pick up –  Sept. 12, 2020 - Pocket Rehab is filled with familiar tools, but all of…

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Hazelden Betty Ford CEO to be Stepping Away

Passing the First Lady’s baton – September 9, 2020 - Mishek, the third-longest-serving leader in the organization’s 71-year history and…

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Foundation works to put naloxone in recovery homes

Save-A-Life –   Sept. 1, 2020 - The U.S. surgeon general and state governments have encouraged wide distribution of the…

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Company to Launch LSD-MDMA Combination Clinical Trial

Purple Haze Rave? –   August 31, 2020 - As anyone who has been to Shakedown Street knows, the drug…

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Navigating sobriety as teen: ‘They told me I was going to die’

WATCH – No one has to die – Sept. 4, 2020 - This time was different, though. When Leahy was…

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11-Year-Old Boy Helping Others After Losing Mother

WATCH – And the young shall lead us –   Sept. 2, 2020 -“I didn’t really grow up with my…

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I Thought Jail Would Help Me Get Clean. I Was Dead Wrong.

Prisons are Dangerous –   Sept. 3, 2020 - This semi-normal life, combined with my White skin and the fact…

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Matt Brown Tells Fans Never ‘Give Up’ or ‘Surrender’ After Sobriety Update

Staying in the Groove – Sept. 2, 2020 - “Hey y’all guys, this is my newest piece, I hope you…

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Mural depicts journey from addiction to recovery

From the heART – Sept. 3, 2020 - The completed mural is 48 feet tall and 80 feet wide. It…

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Antioch Alumni Angie Bryan: Advocating for Young Adults In Recovery

Giving back - not giving in – Sept. 1, 2020 - For youth, experimenting with substances is often part of…

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Survivor of drug addiction speaks out

WATCH – She had to have something – Sept. 1, 2020 - Ms Owen was warned from a young age…

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LOCKDOWN: The Emotional Impact of COVID-19 and Quarantine – FREE! Watch at Home!

World Premiere! –   Sept. 4, 2020 - Wednesday, September 9 - Sign-up Now! Watch at home, office or facility.…

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MTV to premiere series on teenagers battling addiction

WATCH – A show showing the reality –   August 31, 2020 - That’s why she decided to let others…

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More than one person day died of an overdose in SF last year

American Horror Story –    Sep. 1, 2020 - According to a Department of Public Health report released Monday, 441…

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Al-Anon: Recognizing Abuse and Those Left Behind

Program of difficult options – August 30, 2020 - Societal judgments create shame when people attempt to receive addiction recovery…

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New Jersey Govenor signs ‘Overdose Awareness Day’ resolution

Hymn for the Dying –   Sept. 2, 2020 - “Every single life lost to an overdose is a tragedy…

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Addiction and overdose are dirty words. That only makes them more dangerous.

The truth shall set you free – Sept. 1, 2020 - I found out later that my parents had been…

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Walmart Sued Over Opioids

Everyone knew! –   August 24, 2020 - “Revelations concerning Walmart are not emerging because Walmart somehow chose to ‘come…

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Even with license to prescribe Buprenorphine many doctors are mum

Prejudice, Knowledge, or Ignorance? – August 28, 2020 - As of 2018, only about 5% of physicians had a license…

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Opioid crisis is ‘a product’ of U.S. health care

WATCH – Die Suckers Die –   August 29, 2020 - The pharmaceutical industry’s opportunism — enabled by the backing…

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Chem-Free Sobriety: natural recovery from substance use disorders

MEDIA: Book Recommendation –   April 28, 2020 -  Each story provides answers to the following questions: When did you…

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Overdose Awareness Vigil held Aug. 31

Community Caring –   August 29, 2020 - As he did at last year’s inaugural event, Father Neal Longe of…

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