Drug Abuse and Addiction

Former NFL Center Randy Grimes Speaks to Recovering Addicts

HIKING THE WORD – Nov. 15, 2024 - “I just want to get the message out. There’s so much stigma…

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Addiction Treatment In Prison Improving

AUDIO – ADDICTION IS A PRISON – Nov. 20, 2024 - Treatment options for opioid use disorder in Pennsylvania jails…

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Dawn Holland Pleads Not Guilty of $300,000 Embezzlement Charges

AUDIO – EVIDENCE? – Nov. 15, 2024 - Ms. Holland, the founder and former executive director of the sober living…

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Tulsa Woman Celebrates 3.5 Years of Recovery with Heartfelt Photo Shoot

PRETTY PICTURES – Nov. 15, 2024 - The light didn’t come instantly. Crystle Moore had to fight to get away…

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Deadliest Drug Harder To Detect Than Fentanyl

AUDIO – KEEP TRYING – Nov. 15, 2024 - A new synthetic opiate that’s even deadlier than fentanyl is showing…

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The Delicate Path of Treating Doctors

ROMANCE IMBALANCE – NOV. 11, 2024 - THE DARKEST moment in Courtney Barrows McKeown’s path to recovery came when she…

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Pete Davidson Admitted To Rehab Again In ‘bad shape’

VIDEO – AT THE GATES OF SALVATION – Nov. 18, 2024 - “He checked into rehab in Florida fairly recently,”…

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Momma Overcoming Addiction and Homelessness

SAVE THE CHILDREN – Nov. 20, 2024 - Harlow Babbitt looks over her shoulder at her mother as she waits…

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He Thought He Knew Horses. Then He Learned to Really Listen.

LESSONS FROM THE ANIMAL KINGDOM – Nov. 12, 2024 - In the roughly 5,500 years since their domestication, horses have…

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Anxiety Drug Recalled for ‘Possible Life-threatening’ Error

MORE ANXIOUS NOW? – Nov. 21, 2024 - The Pennsylvania-based drug maker Endo announced this week that it is expanding…

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‘Full circle’: Man Opens Recovery Center After Struggling With Addiction

VIDEO – GIVING BACK – Nov. 20, 2024 - ‘Full circle’: Fresno man opens recovery center after struggling with addiction.…

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Vending Machines Offer Clean Free Needles and Narcan

NPR AUDIO – STICK WITH THE WINNERS!  – Nov. 14, 2024 - “I don’t shoot up that much,” said Brian,…

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This Book Will Save Your Life: The New Medical Cure for Opioid Addiction

NEW BOOK! READING MATTERS – Nov. 15, 2024 - “This is a pointed and urgent challenge not just for those…

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U.S. Overdose Deaths Down

STUNNING DECLINE – Nov. 13, 2024  -  The decline in U.S. drug overdose deaths appears to have continued this year,…

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New Plans For The Mentally Ill, Addicts and Homeless Americans

NPR AUDIO – USA USA USA – Nov. 12, 2024 -  In a short video on his campaign website, Trump…

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After Decades of Addiction – Juanita Rises

EVERYONE IS A PHOENIX – Nov. 13, 2024 - On September 11, 2023, Juanita spent the entire day getting high. …

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Some Addicts Use Suboxone To Get High

WHY NOT? – Nov. 14, 2024 - Officer Keith Graves said he’s watched addicts on the streets of San Francisco…

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‘I was 30 and high-functioning cocaine addict’

WEREN’T WE ALL? – Nov. 15, 2024 - You can get coke quicker than a takeaway in some cities, says…

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Exposure to Weed in the Womb Can Increase Addiction to Opioids Later in Life

HIGH MODERN FAMILY  – Nov. 13, - 2024 - As many as 1 in 5 pregnant women in the U.S.…

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San Francisco Launches ‘Living Proof’ Campaign to Encourage Addiction Treatment

VIDEO – CITY AS INTERVENTIONIST – NOV. 14, 2024 - The fentanyl crisis has redefined drug overdoses in a way…

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More Layoffs at Addiction Recovery Care Cuts Nearly Quarter of its Workforce

86ed AGAIN? – NOV. 4, 2024 - Two previous rounds of employee cuts in September and October bring to 323…

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Medicaid Funding Hasn’t Curbed Overdose Deaths

WHAT WOULD? – Nov. 4, 2024 - Stephan Lindner, Ph.D., is lead author on a new study from OHSU that…

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Zapping the Brain with Ultrasound Might Be Key to Curing Addiction

WE’LL TRY ANYTHING – Nov. 4, 2024 -  That’s according to new research of a $1 million helmet-like device that…

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What Happens When Sober Influencer Relapses?

KEEPS COMING BACK? – Nov. 3, 2024 - Our culture produces influencers for every imaginable product and lifestyle, and recovery…

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Unconventional Program Helps Pregnant Mothers Struggling With Addiction

VIDEO – WOMEN NEED CARE – Nov. 3, 2024 - In Minnesota, around 290-thousand people are in need of treatment…

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Panelists On Importance of Covering Alcohol Like Other Drugs

BECAUSE ALCOHOL IS A DRUG – Nov. 7, 2024 - A women’s health issue! In all age groups, the percentage…

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Urgent Need for Addiction Treatment for Women Down Under

CARE & KINDNESS – Nov. 8, 2024 -  We discussed how women escaping domestic violence often turn to alcohol or…

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Three Arrested/Charged in Connection with Liam Payne’s Death

VIDEO – WAY TOO YOUNG – Nov. 7, 2024 - The prosecutor’s statement said that during the investigation, “illicit conduct…

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Stubbornly Glamorous Cocaine Lures Us Into Addiction

RIGHT IN YOUR NOSE – Nov. 3, 2024 - Cocaine remains a stubbornly glamorous and seductive drug and for many…

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The Agony of Ketamine Addiction: ‘I felt like I was peeing glass’

AND IT’S LEGAL – Nov. 5, 2024 - Nick had never even heard of ketamine. But when his friend pulled…

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