Drug Abuse and Addiction

Gen Z Drinking Less, Gen X Getting Higher

BRAVE NEW WORLD – Aug. 22, 2023 - Drinking rates among young adults in the United States have gradually decreased…

8 months ago

Schools Face Fentanyl Fiasco As More Teens Overdose

AUDIO – FLUNKING OUT FOREVER – Aug. 30, 2023 - “Fentanyl’s infiltration into schools is certainly something that cannot be…

8 months ago

The Pope Says: ‘We Cannot Be Indifferent’ to People Caught in Drug Addiction

WWJD? – Aug. 27, 2023 - Francis underlined in his message that it is often teens and young adults who…

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Synthetic Opioids 10x More Potent Than Fentanyl

HELL GETS HOTTER –   Aug. 29, 2023 - Nitazenes are a synthetic opioid, like fentanyl, although the two drugs…

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Docs Struggling as Flesh-Rotting ‘Zombie Drug’ Grips NY

VIDEO – MODERN LEPROSY? – Aug. 28, 2023 - “There was a change in his behavior when he started using…

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How Smoking Weed Affects Your Health

VIDEO – IT AIN’T GOOD –   July 29, 2023 - Beyond the relief and euphoria that cannabis can offer,…

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Fentanyl Has New Mexico in Death Grip

VIDEO – SAVE OUR COUNTRY – Aug. 21, 2023 - ALBUQUERQUE, NM— It’s in our communities, it’s found wherever we…

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Can Acupuncture Help With Addiction?

ONE NEEDLE AT A TIME? –   Aug. 17, 2023 - In Chinese medical theory, the human body is considered…

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Therapeutic Potential of Hallucinogens Risky and Overhyped?

ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN – Aug. 19, 2023 - But Hyatt did not experience relief; instead, her mental health worsened. Three…

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Massive 8-Story Rehab Proposed for Downtown San Francisco

CALIFORNIA DREAMING –   Aug. 17, 2023 - Part of the nonprofit’s the Way Out program, a fundraising initiative and…

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Famous Ambien Addict Thought He Was ‘Going to Die’

HAVEN’T WE ALL –   Aug. 21, 2023 - “Nothing was good enough in ‘09. We would win a game…

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The Face Of Rural Addiction Is Not What You Think

AMERICANS NEED HELP –   Aug. 22, 2021 - Hollywood execs took notice of these trends and began to invest…

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My Gas Station, My Drug Dealer

OVER THE COUNTER – AT THE ER – Aug. 24, 2023 - It’s called kratom (pronounced kră-tum), a product that…

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Ecuador is Hooked on Dangerous Drugs

BORDERLINE – Aug. 24, 2023 - Teenage drug users play games and sports to improve social and behavioural skills. The…

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Your Brain Plays Critical Role in Addiction Recovery

IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD –   Aug. 24, 2023 - “One of the biggest challenges for patients with addiction…

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Danny Trejo celebrates 55 years ‘clean & sober’

SPIRITUAL GANGSTER –   Aug. 24, 2023 - Fans rushed to the comment section to congratulate him for making it…

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Rite Aid Preparing For Bankruptcy To Avoid Opioid Lawsuits

GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER –   Aug. 25, 2023 - In the early 2000s, fatal overdoses from prescription drugs, particularly…

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McKinsey & Co. Got Thousands of Veterans Addicted to Opioids, with our Tax Dollars

WALL STREET RULES – Aug. 24, 2023 - At one point, nine out of every 10 opioid prescriptions in the…

8 months ago

Despised Sackler Clan Bribing The Hamptons?

CRIME FAMILY – Aug. 22, 2023 - That negative publicity stepped up this month with the new, fictionalized Netflix film…

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‘Painkiller’ Director: “This Story Is Tragedy”

ALWAYS IS WHEN 400,000 DIE – Aug. 21, 2023  - much to them [and] the medical schools that meant so…

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Dead Ringers Has TV’s Best Take on the Sackler Family

VILLAINY FOR REAL – Aug. 18, 2023 - From the outset, the hook of Dead Ringers was reimagining David Cronenberg’s…

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Mallinckrodt Bankruptcy Cuts $1.9 Billion from Their Opioid Settlement

CAPITALISM REIGNS –   Aug. 23, 2023 - Mallinckrodt failed to make a $200 million payment to the opioid trust…

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Netflix’s Painkiller and Hulu’s Dopesick

DEVIOUS FAMILY EXPOSED –   Aug. 18, 2023 - As the most dangerous drug introduced by this institution to the…

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Drugs in America: Prohibition to 21st-Century Binging

BOOK REVIEW – Aug. 23, 2023 - Quick Fixes is organized into brief essays, each nominally about a specific drug—alcohol,…

8 months ago

Thursday is International Overdose Awareness Day

END OVERDOSE – August 31 we observe International Overdose Awareness Day, a day to remember those we’ve lost to overdose, acknowledge…

8 months ago

Follow the Money: How to Track Opioid Settlement Dollars In Your State

VIDEO – JACKPOT OR JACKED? –   Aug. 21, 2023 - In 2023, one of the biggest stories journalists across…

8 months ago

NY Psychiatric Institute: Human Research Drug Trials Suspended after Man Commits Suicide

TRIAL & ERROR –   Aug. 10, 2023 - The research study into the drug was then fully terminated in…

9 months ago

More Patients Suing Mishawaka

AUDIO – GOT GOOD INSURANCE? – Aug. 9, 2023 - When he first filed the lawsuit July 25, attorney Trevor…

9 months ago

San Jose Doctor Busted for Opioid Prescription Scheme

THEIR STILL AT IT – Aug. 11, 2023 - When a bad actor exploits their position for personal gain, they…

9 months ago

Meet The Man Who Fought The Sacklers

VIDEO – WITH COURAGE AND MORALS –   Aug. 15, 2023 - Quinn had helped Goldin form a grassroots group…

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