Drug Abuse and Addiction

Finding Recovery and Staying Safe from New England Journal of Medicine

VIDEO – HELPFUL INFORMATION –   Jan. 25, 2024 - In this Double Take video from the New England Journal…

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Junkies Don’t Exist

PERSONAL ESSAY –   Jan. 25, 2024 - I’ll never forget the time a relative casually called me a “junkie,”…

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Hunter Mayhew Dedicated to Helping People Defeat Addiction

DON’T GIVE UP THE FIGHT –   Jan. 25, 2024 - Daniel Hand High School graduate Joe Deane lost his…

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Recovery Cafe Helping People Overcome

VIDEO – MORE THAN COFFEE –   Jan. 24, 2024 - Accepted. Loved. Worthy. Those are the feelings tied to…

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Did Popular 1892 Sedative Lead to Death of Alice O’Riley?

THE ’90s WERE DANGEROUS – Jan. 24, 2024 - Alice was given a room although it was evident to everyone…

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Jelly Roll Delivers Powerful Anti-Fentanyl Testimony at Senate Hearing

TRUTH TO POWER – Jan. 11, 2024 - Jelly Roll is not shy about his past as a drug dealer.…

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When America First Dropped Acid

LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS –   Jan. 22, 2024 -  “Timothy Leary and the Baby Boomers did not…

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Trump White House Pharmacy Handed Out Fentanyl, Ambien and Provigil Like Candy

SHOULD HAVE BEEN GUMMIES –   Jan. 24, 2024 - White House pharmacists reportedly distributed uppers and downers like candy…

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Indio Downey Vulnerably Explores Addiction and Newfound Sobriety

AUDIO – LIKE FATHER LIKE SON LIKE SON –   Jan. 24, 2024 - Indio Downey is an alternative-rock/grunge-punk-lover’s dream.…

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Zombie Drug Rumored To Contain Human Bones

VIDEO – IMAGINE THAT – Jan. 17, 2024 - The drug, known as “kush,” causes users to walk around like…

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Exhibit on Addiction At Harvard’s Sackler Museum, Yes, Those Sacklers!

AUDIO – IRONIC AND IDIOTIC –   Jan. 17, 2024 - As we left the second floor gallery, I looked…

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Colts Owner Jim Irsay In Suspected Overdose

NO ONE IS IMMUNE –   Jan. 17, 2024 - He said he’s been to rehab “at least 15 times”…

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A New 360-Degree Approach to Addiction

WE HAVE TO TRY SOMETHING – Jan. 17, 2024 - Current addiction treatment involves talk therapy, medication, and outside support. …

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Ukrainian Military Experimenting with Ibogaine

WAR IS HELL – Jan. 17, 2024 - Ukraine is working with a founder of the Yippie movement to provide…

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Man Finds Sobriety Through Recovery Program

VIDEO ONLY – IT WORKS IF YOU WORK IT – Jan. 16, 2024 - The Salvation Army is working to…

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Understanding the Brain’s Role in Addiction

I THINK THEREFORE I USE –   Jan. 18, 2024 - The researchers focused on the brain’s reward system, a…

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Faith-Based 12-Step Addiction Recovery Workbook Offers Wisdom

BOOKS CAN HEAL –   Jan. 17, 2024 - HB Publications today announced the release of The Old Testament 12…

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Disney Star Adam Hicks Pressured to Keep His Addiction ‘Secret’

BAD IDEA? – Jan. 16, 2023 - He struggled for years with substance abuse. He later had a string of…

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L.A. Musician Luis Vasquez, DJ Juan Mendez Found Dead of Possible Fentanyl Overdose

TOO SAD –   Jan. 21, 2024 - Jose “Luis” Vasquez, a California musician who found fame with the post-punk…

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“Pawn Stars” Rick Harrison Breaks Silence After Son Dies of Overdose at 39

SAD NEWS INDEED – Jan. 20, 2024 - Rick Harrison memorialized his son in a brief Instagram post after his…

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Hugh Hefner ‘Was so addicted to painkillers and Viagra’ – Friends Feared He Would Die From an Overdose

FEELING NO PAIN –   Jan. 19, 2024 -  A new memoir from his widow Crystal Harris, 37, whom he…

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First Responders Immediately Give Suboxone After Overdoses

THIS COULD HELP! –   Jan. 18, 2024 - The inability to access medication-assisted treatment is one of the main…

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San Francisco Blows Past Overdose Death Rate In 2023

VIDEO – LIFE ON THE STREETS –   Jan. 17, 2024 - San Francisco recorded 806 accidental drug overdoses in…

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Super Model Got Hooked On Cocaine and Two Eggs Week

VIDEO – CARRYING THE MESSAGE –   Jan. 16, 2024 - Beverly Johnson says she got hooked on drugs in…

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New Book Talks About Addiction and Forgiveness

VIDEO – THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE – Jan. 11, 2024 -  Local author and pastor, Anthony Torres, joined…

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Psychologist Reveals the Most Disturbing Symptoms of Vape Addiction

NIC-SICK –   Jan. 9, 2024 - According to the American Lung Association vapes and pure liquid nicotine contain higher…

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A Metaphysical Memoir of Heroin

READING MATTERS –   Jan. 8, 2024 - Michael Clune’s White Out is among the most intense and intellectually thrilling…

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No Longer ‘just say no’. New Approach to Addiction Offers nuance.

JUST SAY NOT NOW –   Jan. 11, 2024  - Americans may not say it aloud, but drug addiction has…

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What Is ‘California sober?’

NO COKE, NO VODKA, NO ACID –   Jan. 12, 2024 - Journalist and author Michelle Lhooq described getting “California…

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America’s Three Biggest Addictions

ROCK PAPER SCISSORS – Jan. 12, 2024 - Experts say the United States has a near-nationwide struggle when it comes…

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