Drug Abuse and Addiction

Horrors of opioid addiction explored in LA writer’s memoir

The Heart And Other Monsters – July 17, 2020 -The voice speaking above serves as a narrator throughout her sister’s…

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Psychiatric nurse pens book on surviving homelessness and drug abuse

WATCH – Park Bench to Park Avenue – July 15, 2020  - Brown shares his raw journey out of homelessness…

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Overdoses skyrocket: states slash treatment budgets

Death Wish? – JULY 16, 2020 - The budget cuts — many spurred by state budget shortfalls wrought by the…

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Opioids Are Still The King For Many Doctors

NPR LISTEN – Loving Pills – July 17, 2020 - DR. GERY GUY: There’s still three times the amount of…

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Ex-Rehab Mogul Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting Patients

From slime, to time - 53 years in State rehab – JULY 14, 2020 - Bathum was convicted in February…

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Johnny Depp diagnosed with ADHD, depression and chronic substance abuse

We care because we love him! – July 8, 2020 - Depp told the court: “I was quite addicted to…

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Increase in indecent exposure cases related to drug activity, police say

Streaking Nnot Streaming – July 10, 2020 - Detectives watched one man in quick succession walk into and out of…

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Jonathan Sackler, Co-owner of Purdue Pharma, Dies

Please send flowers to hell – July 6, 2020 - STAMFORD, Conn. — Jonathan Sackler, one of the owners of…

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15 deadly overdoses in 72 hours reported in one county

American Nightmares Continue – July 12, 2020 - COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Franklin County Coroner’s Office has reported on Sunday…

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Popular diabetes medication recalled

Whoops! ... may contain a carcinogen – July 9, 2020 - Two more pharmaceutical companies have issued a recall for…

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Gov. Cuomo cuts aid for recovery services

“treatment programs are reeling with the news” – July 11, 2020 - Treatment providers say they were given no notice,…

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Trial Confirms Antipsychotics Damage the Brain

WATCH – Duh! – July 6, 2020 - “This randomized study in humans controls for confounders present in previous observational…

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Center on Addiction Changes Name to…

A rose by any other name... – July 10, 2020 - “Partnership to End Addiction is a name that reflects…

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3 things Amazon Prime series ‘ZeroZeroZero’ gets right about the cocaine trade

WATCH – International Trade Dealers – July 11, 2020 - The U.S. government’s assumption wasn’t always wrong. A generation ago,…

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Elon Musk’s ‘Terrifying’ MINI Brain Chip Cures Addiction?

It’s all in your head – July 11, 2020 - Mental disorders are diseases that are still incurable by medicine…

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Why Mexican Cartels Are Shooting Up Drug Rehabs

Legalize it! – July 10, 2020 - This latest macabre chapter in Mexico’s brutal crime wars shows how drug users…

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Heroin addict reaches out to News 4 for help

WATCH – Reality – July 10, 2020 - When Trouble Shooter, April Molina met Gina and Miguel, they were both…

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Coronavirus disrupts Addiction treatment

Never Stop Quitting! – JULY 6, 2020 - Shared spaces, double-occupancy bedrooms and group therapy are common in rehabs. People…

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Woman’s suspected overdose spotlights hidden deaths of the COVID-19 pandemic

She could have been a contender... – June 28, 2020 - The virus knocked down all the supports she had…

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FDA again declines to approve non-opioid painkiller

What’s really going on? – JUNE 29, 2020 - The FDA has been pushing drugmakers to develop alternatives to opioid-based…

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How Attorneys Can Help As Addiction Cases Rise Post-Pandemic by Sue Bright

When will it end? – June 28, 2020 - In establishing a solid defense for legal cases, take time to…

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Art exhibit removes the stigma of addiction

WATCH – Celebration time is now – July 2, 2020 - This is a disease condition. This isn’t just a…

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Involuntary treatment for the addicted is unconstitutional?

Coercion or Compassion? – July 1, 2020 - On Wednesday morning, Cameron and local leaders and advocates gathered in overwhelming…

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North America to Hold the Lion’s Share in Addiction Treatment Market, 2020 to 2025

America’$ Rehab Dream – July 3, 2020 - Recent developments in the COVID-19 pandemic have led to increased drug addiction…

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‘Left with nothing’: Funding shortfall cancels opioid response grants

What’s more important? – JULY 4, 2020 — Change the Outcome was one of more than two dozen programs that…

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The Opioid Crisis and America’s Addiction to Prohibition

Lock up 'dem addicts Now! – June 29, 2020 - For individuals addicted to opioids or suffering from chronic pain,…

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The Seattle journalist talks addiction and sobriety in memoir

Report from the Great Northwest – July 1, 2020 - In Quitter, Barnett exercises the trademark candor people have come…

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‘Real-life Frankensteins’ $52M scheme involving sober living patients undergoing surgery for cash & prizes

Faces of Greed – July 3, 2020 - A Beverly Hills surgeon, his girlfriend and four others were charged in…

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End the War on DRUG Addicts by JOHN STOSSEL

WATCH – Free Treatment Instead? – July 1, 2020 - But “one problem kept cropping up,” CARL HART says in…

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Western addicts head to Thailand to detox

Seeking Help Overseas – July 1, 2020 - Chiang Mai, Thailand (CNN) — Kneeling beside a gutter within a walled…

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