Drug Abuse and Addiction

Combating Addiction in California With Gov. Gavin Newsom

AUDIO – START MAKING SENSE – Oct. 3, 2023 - As a state legislator and a lifelong Sacramentan, I see…

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The War on Drugs Didn’t Work. How Do We Address Fentanyl Crisis?

GUESS WORK? –   Sept. 28, 2023 - In other words, our colleagues want to fight the opioid crisis by…

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Ozempic Burned Off My Genitals

CAVEAT EMPTOR –   Oct. 4, 2023 - At one point, she feared she would die from the excruciating pain…

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Addicted, Homeless and Running from the Cops: How High-Flying Event Planner Hid Out at the Waldorf Astoria

VIDEO – RICHES TO RAGS TO THE STEPS –   Sept. 30, 2023 - “I was headed downhill fast. If…

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Actress Jodie Sweetin Celebrates Recovery From the Heart

QUALITY NOT QUANTITY – Oct. 6, 2023 - “The freedom, gratitude and grace that I found in being able to…

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American Lung Association Suppresses Harm Reduction Information

WHO LET THE VAPES OUT? –   Oct. 2, 2023 - Its hypocrisy concerns—as many of us, unfortunately, have also…

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Sly Stone on Addiction and Aging

STILL ALIVE! – Oct. 6, 2023 - In fairness, this couldn’t have come as news. It was, he says, the…

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My Friend, the Heroin Addict

PHOTO ESSAY –   Sept. 25, 2023  - Despite his heavy drug use and history of physical illness, he was…

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Sober Homes Promised Shelter But Some Delivered Fraud

CRIMES OF GREED – Sept. 18, 2023 - Officials assert the schemes may have cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of…

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Decline of Non-Fatal Overdoses

GOOD NEWS (IS HARD TO FIND) – Sept. 15, 2023 - That is the good news, to be taken with…

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6 Traits That Will Help You Thrive as Counselor

YOU HAVE MONEY ALREADY – Sept. 29, 2023 -  Flexibility An effective counselor possesses the ability to adapt their worldview…

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Addiction Treatment Clinic on Wheels

ON THE ROAD...TO RECOVERY –   Sept. 15, 2023 - When asked why Addiction Treatment Services opted to add mobile…

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Testimonies Signal Strength of Recovery

VIDEO – TELLING IT LIKE IT IS and WAS –   Sept. 29, 2023 - Mountain Comprehensive Care hosted its…

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Addiction’s Common Ground: A Universal Brain Circuit Revealed

IT’S COMPLICATED –   Sept. 25, 2023 - One limitation to the study is because the data came from previous…

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Decriminalizing Drugs Does NOT Lead to More Overdoses

THE OPPOSITE? – Sept. 28, 2023 - Oregon’s drug decriminalization experiment isn’t popular at the moment. Measure 110, the citizen…

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Inside the Country’s First EVER Sober House for Women

VIDEO – FRIENDLY HOUSE – Sept. 29, 2023 - September is ‘National Recovery Month’ so California Live’s Lawrence Zarian visits…

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Celebrate Recovery Allows Addicts, Families to Share Positive Results

TOGETHER MAGIC CAN HAPPEN – Sept. 28, 2023 - The Community Paramedicine Program has been a stepping stone to recovery…

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Court Forces Sober Living Participants Out

VIDEO – OUT OF HERE –   Sept. 28, 2023 - TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - A judge has weighed…

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Governors Take Naloxone Training at State House

WITH JUDGMENT-FREE COMPASSION –   Sept. 28, 2023 - “Overdose has touched so many Maryland families, including my own,” said…

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US to Combat Opiates With Nuevo War on Drugs

VIDEO – WILL IT WORK? –   Sept. 19, 2023  - Primary elements of the strategy include: Reducing the international…

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FILTER’s RICHARD PATRICK Celebrates 21 Years of Sobriety

21 A VERY SPECIAL NUMBER –   Sept. 29, 2023 - Asked if this is a song that he has…

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Marijuana Use Elevates Risk of Heart Attacks and Strokes by 60%

VIDEO – THE ULTIMATE BOTTOM –   Sept. 28, 2023 - New research from the University of Calgary shows that…

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Pharmacist Convicted for Dispensing Over 100,000 Opioid Pills

CHAMPION PILL PUSHER –   Sept. 24, 2023 - Winfield-Gates allegedly filled large volumes of cookie-cutter prescriptions for the opioids…

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5 Lifesaving Items to Add to Any First Aid Kit

BE A HERO –   Sept. 28, 2023 - We spoke with Lisa Hendy, a canyon district ranger at Grand…

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IMPORTANT: Recognizing The Signs of Drug Overdose

IMPORTANT! – Sept. 28, 2023 - Changes in Consciousness  One of the first signs of a possible drug overdose is…

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Jeff Tweedy on Judaism and Staying Sober

MUCH TO SAY –   Sept. 13, 2023 - You were skeptical of religion growing up, but you converted to…

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‘Love is here to stay’: Author Talks Addiction Recovery

THE CRONE’S WISE WORDS –   Sept. 4, 2023 - Speaking at Brooks Memorial Library is a big deal for…

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Fentanyl Mixed with Cocaine and Meth Creates ‘4th Wave’ of the Overdose Deaths

AUDIO – IT’S HAPPENED BEFORE –   Sept. 14, 2023 - Another group of people who are affected are people…

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What Patients and Doctors Don’t Know About ‘Benzo’ Withdrawal

IT’S BRUTAL? –   Sept. 2, 2023 - After struggling to quit on my own, and unsure of where to…

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‘I just wanted to be good dad’ – Mr. Agnew Reflects on 20 Years Sober

VIDEO – FATHER KNOWS BEST – Sept. 5, 2023 - “My story actually is so huge, and the journey is…

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