Drug Abuse and Addiction

Cocaine Overtakes Cannabis As Drug of Choice For Hong Kong Youth

PERU MUST BE HAPPY – Feb. 25, 2024 - “Cocaine abuse will not only cause physical and mental harm, but…

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RuPaul’s Memoir: ‘stoned daily since I was 10’

AND SOBER SINCE 1999 – Feb. 25, 2024 - The 63-year-old drag queen and reality competition host revealed that he…

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Lucy Hale Celebrates 2 Years Sober

CARRYING THE MESSAGE – Feb. 24, 2024 - The beloved actress and former star of “Pretty Little Liars,” marked a…

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Anxiety Drug Killed My Son and So Many Are Dying From It

HOW MANY MORE? – March 3. 2024 -  The drug that helped Alex Cottam turn his life around was also…

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22-year-old spends 62% of her budget on vaping addiction

WHERE THERE IS SMOKE... –   Feb. 23, 2024 - Aracely is addicted to electronic cigarettes.  Not only has this…

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Can You Overdose on Shrooms?

ONLY IF YOU DO TOO MANY – Feb. 26, 2024 - Are you curious about the buzz around magic mushrooms…

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Mother Says ‘gas station heroin’ Killed Her Son

VIDEO – TAKING A WRONG TURN –   Feb. 29. 2024 - Tianeptine doesn’t actually contain heroin, and is often…

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Cannabis Use Yields Risk of Heart attack and Stroke

AND CANCER TOO? –   Feb. 24, 2024 - For daily cannabis users, for example, odds of a heart attack…

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Three Women Create Podcast About Addiction

VIDEO – ALWAYS ON –   Feb. 23, 2024 - Nicole, Cathy, and Jennifer all have different backgrounds. Something the…

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‘Tranq’ Mixed with Fentanyl in Phoenix

VIDEO – EVEN IN ARIZONA – Feb. 28, 2024 - “It’s so scary, like we’re actually carrying triage kits. I…

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John Phillips’ 5 Children: The Musical Family’s Ups and Downs

A FAMILY AFFAIR –   Feb. 23, 2024 - John Phillips had a complicated relationship with his five children as…

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Cannabis May Be Gateway OUT of Drug Addiction

COULD BE, WHO KNOWS... –   Feb. 19, 2024  - New research has found that daily users of crystal methamphetamine…

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Can Only Caucasians Get Opioid Addiction Drug?

Do-Re-Mi –   Feb. 28, 2024 - Americans addicted to opioids who need the anti-addiction med buprenorphine are far more…

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Opioid Epidemic Continues to Crash Ashore, Surfing on Fentanyl and Meth

WILL IT NEVER STOP? – Feb. 21, 2024 - The United States is knee-deep in what some experts call the…

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The Fentanyl in the Coke Killed Her Sister

VIDEO – NOT FAIR –   Feb. 21, 2024 - I’m angry at what happened to them. I’m angry at…

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The Ripple Effects of Overdose Deaths

FAMILIES NEED LOVE – Feb. 21, 2024 - When someone overdoses and dies, surviving loved ones can feel as if…

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Is Marijuana Bad for Health?

YOU’LL FIND OUT – March 2024 - In addition to minor side effects that many users joke about—such as short-term…

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Napa Recovery Homes Sold…AGAIN

AUDIO – BUSINESS IS BUSINESS –   Feb. 23, 2024 - Mentis, a Napa County mental health nonprofit, announced that…

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She was Arrested and it Saved Her Life

IT’S NEVER TOO LATE – Feb. 18, 2024 - Jill Cichowicz, who founded the group 2 End The Stigma, smiles…

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Mother Arrested After Harrowing Tale of Opiate Exposure and Negligence

FAMILY DISFUNCTION –   Feb. 15, 2024 - In the quiet of an ordinary day, a distressing revelation unfolded as…

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How One Mom Overcame Opioids to Help Others

VIDEO – FROM HELL TO HEALER – Dec. 20, 2024 - When meeting Jodi Borrelli, it’s hard to believe that…

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Rescue Dog Saved Him From Addiction

GOD = DOG – Feb. 23, 2024 - The dog that saved Mike Favor’s life was a German shepherd puppy…

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Drug Deaths Have Devastating Impact on Loved Ones

COUNTRY IN CONSTANT MOURNING –   Feb. 21, 2024 - 125 million American adults know at least one person who…

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The New Definition of Sober

SEMANTICS SHMANTICS –   Feb. 19, 2024 - We’ve seen multiple societal changes in our lifetime, from fashion trends to…

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Treatment For Teens Inacce$$ible As Opioid Deaths Rise

VIDEO – WHY? –   Feb. 9, 2023 - “People are desperate,” said Pattie Vargas, a California mother who took…

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Lots of Young People on Lots of Psychiatric Drugs

THEY’RE CUSTOMERS FIRST AND FOREMOST – Feb. 16, 2024 - Growing numbers of children and adolescents are being prescribed multiple…

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Kids Overdose! Can Pediatricians Help?

MALPRACTICE? –   Feb. 17, 2024 - Pediatricians responded to the survey by saying they don’t have enough patients to…

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NJ Overdose Deaths Fell Sharply in 2023!!!

GOOD NEWS – Feb. 15, 2024 - With the encouraging decline as a backdrop, Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday announced…

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NY to Distribute $95M to Expand Safe-Syringe Sites

LIKE SEAT BELTS FOR USERS –   Feb. 15, 2024 - “While we are flattening the curve for some, we…

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Biden’s Drug Czar Shares Vision for Tackling Overdose Crisis

BETTER START SOON! –   Feb. 115, 2024 - Gupta: When we look at these types of epidemics across the…

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