Drug Abuse and Addiction

Tea Shop Creates Safe Place for LGBTQ Recovering Addicts

VIDEO – GREEN TEA, BLACK TEA, RED TEA, GAY TEA –   June 5, 2023 -  tea shop creates safe…

11 months ago

Addicts Struggle to Get Treatment Because of Stigma

BACK OF THE BUS – June 7, 2023 - Substance use disorder has long been classified as a disease, but…

11 months ago

$42M for Ibogaine Research Is Wrong For Fighting Opioid Addiction

WHY NOT TRY –   May 31, 2023 - The $42 million being allocated for ibogaine research is coming from…

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Committee Considers Moratorium on Addiction Centers

VIDEO – SOUNDS LIKE STIGMA? –   June 6, 2023 - “You know, get a little legislation going - see…

11 months ago

Experimental Drug for Marijuana Addiction Shows Promise

NO MORE BONGS? –   June 8, 2023 - As marijuana use in the United States reaches record highs among…

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How Opioids Changed What We Thought About Addiction

ESSAY OF NOTE –   June 9, 2023 - This was particularly evident when opioid use disorder, which started roughly…

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From Addiction to Ironman: Journey of Transformation

VIDEO – SOBRIETY AS SUPER POWER – June 8, 2023 - As a child, Crandell lost his mother, aunt, and…

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Nonprofit Offers Hope for Addicts

HEALING FROM THE HEART –   June 7, 2023 - While Tingue said “housing in early sobriety is key,” it’s…

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GOOD NEWS! 27 Community Groups in Philadelphia Receive Opioid Settlement Funds

PREVENTION PLEASE – June 8, 2023 - The awards are part of Philadelphia’s larger spending plan for its share of…

11 months ago

Bam Margera Transfered from Psych Ward to Lamar Odom

VIDEO – CRAZY TIMES – June 7, 2023 - Lamar’s been insistent on helping Bam for weeks, and even visited…

11 months ago

Where the Pills and the Money Kept On Flowing

FLORIDA – June 8, 2023 - The pill mills were run by Jeff and Chris George, twin brothers whose desire…

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Narcan, Crackpipe, Tampons, Lip Balm in Vending Machine

IN EVERY SUBWAY STATION! –   June 5, 2023 - Commissioner Ashwin Vasan just unveiled a vending machine that dispenses…

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‘El Chapo’ Guzman’s Wife Transferred to Halfway House in Long Beach, CA

VIDEO – IMAGINE THE PILLOW TALK – June 8, 2023 - The BOP official told ABC News it’s typical for…

11 months ago

Are Antidepressants Addictive?

IS DEPRESSION ADDICTIVE? – June 8, 2023 - Treatment for depression and any mental condition isn’t a one-size-fits-all experience. Each…

11 months ago

Drug Use Kills 300 Americans Day

VIDEO – BRILLIANT SACKLER TAKE-DOWN – June 8, 2023 - Inside the Sackler dynasty and the company, Purdue Pharma, that…

11 months ago

Substance Abusers Mistreated by Doctors?

AUDIO – STIGMA CAN KILL – June 6, 2023 -  STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Drug overdose deaths in this country are…

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Recovery From Addiction Is Journey

NOT TAKEN ALONE –   June 5, 2023 - Willard Sexton, a staff member and former Allen House patient, says…

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Drug Court Honors Graduates

SOBRIETY DIPLOMA –   May 26, 2023 - Dallas LeBlanc never considered himself an addict. In his mind, it was…

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FDA Warns About Herbal Drug Kratom

GOOD, BAD OR WHO KNOWS? – May 27, 2023 - Kratom is extracted from the leaves of Mitragyna speciosa, a…

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Natasha Spencer Opens Up on Sobriety

SHE’S BIG IN THE UK –   May 28, 2023 - “I want to write this in hopes it will…

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Man Walks 24 Hours Handing Out Care Packages to Those Struggling With Addiction

VIDEO – GIVING BACK LOVE –   May 28, 2023 - “Anything that can connect me to the guy that…

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‘I yelled, “I’m putting this up your nose”’: what it’s like to use Narcan

JUST SAY YES – May 30, 2023 - Naloxone, better known by the brand name Narcan, reverses overdoses by binding…

11 months ago

Elton John Answers the Proust Questionnaire

FROM THE HEART – June 2, 2023 - The music legend, whose farewell concert, “Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger…

11 months ago

LA Comedians Prove ‘Sober Comedy’ Isn’t An Oxymoron

NEITHER ARE WE –   June 1, 2023 - The first “Party On” show was in May, with about 40…

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James Gunn Reflects on His Drug Addiction

HE IS THE SUPER HERO – May 28, 2023 - In a new interview with EL PAÍS, James Gunn revealed…

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Forcing Drug Users Into Treatment is Violent Policy

RENDITION? –   May 25, 2023 - But after years of housing unaffordability, an increasingly poisonous drug supply and inaccessible…

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Perspectives in City Plagued with Overdose Deaths

THERE IS A SOLUTION? –   May 30, 2023 - Joining MORI took Molinski out of the office, where she…

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Visualizing Recovery from Addiction

AUDIO – SEEING IS BELIEVING –   May 30, 2023 - Inside the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech…

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JUST IN! Super Wealthy Sackler Family Shielded from Opioid Lawsuits, Court Rules

HE WHO HAS THE GOLD MAKES THE LAW – May 30, 2023 - The second US circuit court of appeals…

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NEW Nasal Spray Reverses Fentanyl Overdoses

LIFESAVER – May 22, 2023 - The Food and Drug Administration endorsed Opvee, a nasal spray update of the drug…

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