Drug Abuse and Addiction

Brooklyn Emergency Medical Technician found dead of suspected ‘huffing’ overdose

So Incredibly Sad – May 2, 2020 - A union representative said the city was dealing with the early onslaught…

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Don’t Forget the Other Pandemic Killing Thousands of Americans

Thank God only one is contagious –  May 3, 2020 - Helen Jones-Kelley, the executive director of Montgomery County Alcohol,…

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How Bars and Nightclubs Can Help Prevent Fentanyl-Involved Deaths

Cocaine should not be deadly! –  APRIL 28, 2020 - In New York City, nearly four in 10 deaths related…

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Amazon Prime launch for documentary into Scots surgeon’s ‘miracle cure’ for drug addiction

Electrifying – May 1, 2020 - “In one of the states in America the police were told by the authorities…

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Former reporter fights addiction

Rigorous Honesty –  April 17, 2020 - This show is a place to regularly showcase courage and what it takes…

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Syringe access programs still illegal in Arizona

Letting The Infection Proceed? – April 16, 2020 - Ortega also said that when looking at syringe access programs, a…

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Now is the time to listen to science, especially when it comes to addiction

Still No Silver Bullet –  April 23, 2020 - The National Institutes of Health found that buprenorphine and methadone reduce…

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Michael Jordan remembers Bulls ‘traveling cocaine circus’

Send In The Clowns –  April 20, 2020 - The six-time NBA champion went on to tell a story from…

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Addiction Crisis Looms As Most Vulnerable Fall Through Pandemic Cracks

Catch Them If You Can – April 25, 2020 - She said  while the funding for prevention and early intervention…

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Philadelphia Horror Show

Rocky Road –  April 13, 2020 - One long-established source of mine, who uses heroin and crack cocaine,described watching a…

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Pop Singer Drea Jeann’s Battle with Addiction

Papa don't preach... –  April 15, 2020 - I couldn’t continue living the way I was. I was either going…

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“Reclaiming My Life,” New Book on Addiction, Recovery, & Healing

When a son dies too young –  March 2, 2020 - Maryland mother and wife, Tammy Lofink, experienced a parent’s…

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Good Morning Destroyer of Men’s Souls: memoir

When romance and substance abuse collide –  April 17, 2020 - But, as Oakland writer Nina Renata Aron points out…

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How America’s ‘Bedlam’ Became Jails and Streets

From Bad to Worse to the Streets –  April 17, 2020 - Over the course of the late 20th century,…

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Walmart Under Criminal Investigation for Opioid Sales

Blue Coated Drug Dealers –  April 13, 2020 - In her letter to Special Master David Cohen, Singer cited a…

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Struggling With Addiction During COVID-19? You’re Not Alone

It only feels that way –  April 8, 2020 -  Substance use is going to skyrocket during this pandemic. During…

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Ex-Vikings DE Everson Griffen Lived in Sober House

Always room for one more –  APRIL 10, 2020 - In late September 2018, the Vikings ordered Griffen to undergo…

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Cowboys’ Aldon Smith on substance-abuse: ‘I was in really dark place,’ slept under cars

Seeing the light of recovery –  April 9, 2020 - “I would say 2018 was a tough year,” Smith told…

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‘Tiger King’ opens up about struggle with drug addiction

No, you’re kidding? –  April 10, 2020 - Finlay left the relationship and the zoo behind and is now engaged…

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Telehealth for addiction during pandemic

Dr. Watson, Come Here, I want you –  April 11, 2020 - The rules were revised in order to promote…

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Chynna Rogers, Philadelphia rapper, dies of overdose at 25

Hard Drugs Down a Dead End Street –  April 11, 2020 - The Philadelphia native signed with the agency Ford…

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For Miami addicts, recovery is tough enough. Then came the virus

Pray for the newcomers –  MARCH 29, 2020 - Getting clean is challenging enough in regular times, and the coronavirus…

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NIDA Director outlines risks to people who smoke and do drugs during pandemic

Another GOOD Reason to Quit! – April 2, 2020 - The Ideas and Opinions piece raises several important concerns regarding…

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DOJ unleashes $163 million to fight drug addiction

Unleashes wild dogs? –  April 3, 2020 -  • Adult Drug Court and Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program, $1.75…

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Why Coronavirus is making people hoard illegal drugs?

So They Don’t Run Out –  April 5, 2020 - UK drug policy and crime experts told CNN they were…

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Potential of using psychedelic drugs in psychiatry

Eight hours to salvation –  April 2, 2020 - Brain imaging over the past 20 years has taught scientists a…

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Quarantining patients at PA. drug treatment centers could pose risk, but many have nowhere else to go

Damed if you do... –  March 24, 2020 - “We have people who do not have a home to go…

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During COVID-19, L.A.’s Rehab Centers Are Still Addressing the Drug Crisis

Still Working Hard – March 25, 2020 - More recently, overdose deaths from stimulants have surged, potentially representing the next…

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Ben Cousins opens up on drugs and prison in new ‘explosive, emotional’ interview

Once We Were Giants –  March 21, 2020 - “I’m close to the Ben Cousins story and have been for…

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How smoking cigarettes, vaping and drug use may worsen symptoms of COVID-19

Even More Deadly –  MARCH 22, 2020 - “When someone’s lungs are exposed to flu or other infections the adverse…

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