Drug Abuse and Addiction

Matthew Perry Was Brave to Speak About Sobriety Without Full Recovery

OPINION: TIME WILL TELL –   Nov. 1, 2023 - I can’t stand moral puritans who sniff about free will…

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Learning to Live Life in Recovery

VIDEO – NUDGE FROM THE JUDGE – Oct. 25, 2023 - McEwen lives in eastern Ohio along the West Virginia…

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News Anchor Tells His Story of Addiction To Students

GIVING BACK –   Oct. 25, 2023 - “Hopefully, they can relate and be able to see how he overcame…

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L.A. Model Nichole Coats’ Cause of Death: “cocaine and ethanol toxicity”

INSANELY SAD – Oct. 24, 2023 - The drug-related death of a Los Angeles model has been ruled accidental after…

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From Drug Addiction to Graduation

VIDEO – BEAUTIFUL VISION – Oct. 25, 2023 - The high school dropout earned her GED and enrolled at Honolulu…

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‘Love U 4-Ever’ — Lives Broken by Drug Addiction

AUDIO – ANN FARABEE –   Oct. 18, 2023 - She and I spent much of the next day at…

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Pharmacist and Clinic Owner Get Prison for $6M Pill Mill Scheme

BUSINESS AS USUAL – Oct. 26, 2023 - Sokari “Momma” Bobmanuel, 63, was sentenced to 14 years in prison following…

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Man Shares Getting Off Drugs Road to Recovery

VIDEO – LOVING THE SOBER LIFE – Oct. 24, 2023 - His dreams of being a United States Marine and…

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White Patients More Often Than Black Patients to be Given Opioids for Pain in ER

FAVORITISM? –   Oct. 27, 2023 - We examined more than 200,000 visit records of patients treated for pain, taken…

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Government Warns of Hidden Ingredients in Arthritis, Pain Products

DANGER IN THE USA – Oct. 25, 2023 - “It is interesting that these products have hidden ingredients that are…

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NYPD Officer Allegedly Sold Fentanyl and Heroin While On Duty

NEFARIOUS MULTI-TASKING – Oct. 21, 2023 - A female NYPD officer who boasted about how much she loved her job…

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Program Encourages Drug Treatment Over Arrest is Success

VIDEO – TREAT DON’T COMMIT – Oct. 23, 2023 - Branch was arrested last summer on drug possession charges. When…

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Opioid Crisis Is Worse Despite Congress’ $20 Billion Effort To Stop It

DO THEY EVEN CARE? – Oct. 22, 2023 - When that option ended on Sept. 30, the two states which…

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Rite Aid, CVS & Walgreens To Close More Than 1,500 Stores Due to Crime. Whose Crimes?

WHO’S CRIME? –   Oct. 23, 2023 - The nation’s largest drugstore chains, Rite Aid, CVS and Walgreens, will shutter…

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The True Story and Criminal Case Behind ‘Pain Hustlers’

THAT’S A TRUE STORY –   Oct. 27, 2023 - The article detailed the various techniques that the pharmaceutical company…

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Why Drug Abuse Treatment Is Never ‘one size fits all’

NPR AUDIO – IT’S ALWAYS COMPLICATED –   Oct. 24, 2023 - Whether it be opioids, alcohol or other drugs,…

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Jeffrey Epstein Survivor Dies in Florida of Overdose

ACCIDENTAL? – Oct. 17, 2023 - Carolyn Andriano, 36, was found dead in a hotel room in West Palm Beach,…

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How To Support Employees Overcoming Addiction

AUDIO – WITH A PROFESSIONAL –   Oct. 19, 2023 - The first key step is to educate yourself and…

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Lil Yachty & Lucki Discuss Sobriety

VIDEO – STRAIGHT OUTTA 12 STEPS –   Oct. 20, 2023  -   On the latest episode of A Safe…

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Why is Treatment an Essential Step in the Addiction Recovery?

SURRENDER TO WIN – Oct. 15, 2023 - Addiction treatment offers many benefits that are pivotal in the recovery process.…

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Treatment Center Is Magnet for Drug Users

VIDEO ONLY – MOTHS TO A FLAME –   Oct. 17, 2023 - Homeless people who camp nearby said that…

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Involuntary Drug Treatment Offered as Solution to ‘Misery and Squalor’

GOOD IDEA? – Oct. 19, 2023 - The process grants legal immunity from prosecution if a person undergoes voluntary or…

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Arts Program Helps Addiction Recovery

VIDEO – ART HEALS ALL – Oct. 19, 2023  - “We got to look at each other like we’re human.…

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Lala Kent: Without ‘My Sobriety I Wouldn’t Be Here’

VIDEO – LA WOMAN – Oct. 15, 2023 - “I believe that my obsession with my sobriety is what keeps…

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Cities Ponder Opiate Friendly Facilities for Drug Use

LET THEM EAT CAKE – Oct. 23, 2023 - The sites employ medical and social workers who guard against overdoses…

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The Life and Death Fight for Control of Methadone

THEY DON’T HAVE TO DIE –   Oct. 20, 2023 - While methadone is easily the most effective drug currently…

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West Virginia has Nation’s Worst Drug Problem, But Fewer Homeless than LA

AUDIO – A DISCONNECT? – Oct. 12, 2023 - “People conflate these crises,” said Dr. Margot Kushel, a UC San…

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Actor Michael K. Williams’ Dealer Gets 5 Years for His Death

VIDEO – F**KING BE CAREFUL –   Oct. 11, 2023 -  A member of a New York City drug-dealing crew…

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Snapchat on Trial For Murder

HORRIBLE –   Oct. 18, 2023 - Soon, the sheriff arrived and immediately administered Naloxone, a nasal spray that reverses…

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Cops Use Opioid Settlement Cash for More Cop Cars

AUDIO – NO MONEY FOR ADDICTS –   Oct. 20, 2023 - What’s clear is that each decision — whether…

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