Drug Abuse and Addiction

The War on Drugs Has Failed! It’s Time to Decriminalize

AUDIO – NIXON WAS THE CRIMINAL – July 7, 2023 - Scottish ministers want to reform drug laws to enable…

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Israeli Scientists Can Activate Brain Cells To Inhibit Drug Addiction

BUZZ KILLERS? –   July 6, 2023 - In a study that could have significant implications for addressing the opioid…

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Dominic Fike: ‘I Was So F—ed Up While Shooting Euphoria. It Was Really Bad’

VIDEO – A METHOD ACTOR –   July 7, 2023 - He was cast as Elliot, a drug user who…

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‘The 13th Step’ Podcast

AUDIO – DO NO HARM – June 25, 2023 - Now for a story from New Hampshire with many twists…

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Beating Crack Cocaine as Mother

VIDEO – REMEMBER THIS DAY? –   June 30, 2023 - It was not always a smooth path, however, and…

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Taylor “Machine Gun” Duerr’s Struggles with Recovery in New Documentary

VIDEO – STAYING IN THE RING, NO MATTER WHAT – June 25, 2023 - “Addiction affects all members of a…

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Once Resistant Court Officials Embrace Drugs to Treat Addiction

LET THEM EAT LIFE –   June 28, 2023 - The relative unavailability in rural areas of medication treatment is…

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Can Facebook Predict Addiction Treatment Dropouts?

AND SO MUCH LESS –   June 24, 2023 - To improve treatment effectiveness, researchers are exploring ways to identify…

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Oregon Built New Addiction Treatment System—Does It Work?

AUDIO – IT’S COMPLICATED – June 17, 2023 - Earlier that morning, he had walked out of Umatilla County jail,…

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Your Past Doesn’t Define Your Future

VIDEO – SOBRIETY LENGTHENS LIFE – June 28, 2023 - West Virginia woman HIGH on Hope on WSAZ TV. WATCH@WSAZ

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Nonprofit Tackles Substance Abuse and Addiction

HELPING HANDS –   JUNE 28, 2023 - As Moore recalls, there was little in the way of in-house rehabilitation…

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‘I’m Recovering Addict. Will I Ever Recover, Financially?’

ONE THOUSAND AT A TIME – June 29, 2023 - While I’m relieved to be in a place of relative…

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Experts Proclaim: Stop Treating Back Pain With Opioids

THAT’S A GOOD IDEA –   June 29, 2023 - Complex problems such as opioid use need smart solutions, and…

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Pregnant Women on Suboxone Had Their Babies Taken Away

AUDIO – CRIMINAL & WRONG – June 29, 2023 - To help with her recovery, Dass had been taking Suboxone,…

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Longtime Coroner Sentenced for Illegally Prescribing Drugs

VIDEO – MONEY FOR SOMETHING –   June 29, 2023 - He also worked as a family physician for 45…

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Can Ozempic Cure Addiction?

AUDIO – DEFINITELY MAYBE – June 25, 2023 - Episode Notes Semaglutide, otherwise known as Ozempic, has been making headlines…

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Xanax, Ativan & Klonopin Linked to Suicide, Brain Damage Even After You Stop

THAT’S DEPRESSING – June 30, 2023 - The new research, published in PLOS One, includes a lengthy list of side…

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Facebook, Instagram Not Caring To Address Fentanyl Crisis

VIDEO – REAL DOOM SCROLLING –   July 2, 2023 - Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Anne Milgram said Sunday…

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Yes. Addiction is Disease…of Desire!

by Michael W. Clune OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES – June 29, 2023 - Addicts are enslaved by what…

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Emergency Rehab for Pete Davidson

TOO MUCH...? –   June 28, 2023 - Pete Davidson, 29, is said to be receiving in-patient therapy to address…

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Ex-Model Loni Willison: From Doing Drugs to Dumpster-Diving

VIDEO – DON’T SMOKE CRACK – June 28, 2023 - Former fitness model Loni Willison continues to live a less-than-glamorous…

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Russell Brand: Addicts Know The Real Truth

VIDEO – HE KNOWS OF WHAT HE SPEAKS –   June 29, 2023 -  02:54 Your early context09:05 What would…

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Is Tranq Safer Than Fentanyl?

IS DRIVING SAFER THAN WALKING? –   June 24, 2023 - U.S. regulators approved xylazine in 1971 to sedate animals…

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From Growing Up With Addicts To Yale Graduate

IT’S NOT GENETIC –   June 28, 2023 - She explained that she and her older brother had lived with…

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Navigating Recovery One ‘Jam Band’ Show at Time

MUSIC, ACID, RECOVERY!!! – June 21, 2023 - Wharf Rats apply to all derivatives of the Dead, including Phil Lesh…

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Opioid Crackdown Keeps Patients In Pain

VIDEO – SUFFERING IS NOT OPTIONAL – June 20, 2023 -  According to T&T Drugs Pharmacist Tori Marshall, it’s getting…

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It Takes Lot of Hard Work to Realize How Stupid Hard Work Is

SAM DELANEY – Jan. 19, 2023 - Giving up drink and drugs felt like a big sacrifice at first but,…

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20 Countries With Highest Drug Consumption

CAN YOU GUESS #1? –   June 21, 2023 - At the same time, the number of people that use…

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Not The Stereotypical Addict

NOT PREJUDICE –   July 1, 2023 - You’ve had a stressful few months: major surgery led to lingering pain…

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Sobriety Graduation Court

VIDEO – THE ULTIMATE DIPLOMA –   June 21, 2023 - Sobriety court graduation held at 55th District Court. WATCH@WILX

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