Drug Abuse and Addiction

Doctors Hesitate to Prescribe Suboxone

WTF? –   July 21, 2023 - The research, published Friday in JAMA Health Forum, underscores two major challenges: allowing…

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Wealthy Sackler Family Avoids Civil Lawsuits Over Opioid Deaths

THE 3 FACES OF EVIL – July 25, 2023 - Under a deal reached last year with thousands of state…

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Most Emergency Call Centers Understaffed

PAY THEM MORE –   July 27, 2023 - While the survey did not do a census of every 911…

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Research Explains Neural Basis of Cocaine Addiction

BRAIN SCIENTISTS ONLY – July 15, 2023 - These individual differences in neuronal sensitivity may have implications for understanding addiction…

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“in recovery”? We Need Better Definition

GETTING BACK SANITY? – July 11, 2023 - It came up with this definition after assembling unidentified “leaders in the…

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‘There is hope’: Speakers Share Stories of Recovery

WONDERFUL AUDIO –   July 16, 2023 - Bush, a peer advocate for people in recovery, recounted his “rock bottom”…

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New York Launches Overdose Prevention Campaign

STOP THE DYING – July 13, 2023 - New York health officials on Tuesday launched a public service campaign highlighting…

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Ozempic Could Cure Drug Addiction

CAN YOU SHOVE IT? –   July 15, 2023 - Ozempic, the diabetes drug that went viral for its ability…

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Leaders Speak Against Safe Syringe Programs

VIDEO – LET THEM EAT DEATH – July 18, 2023 - “Simply flooding the community with paraphernalia, making it easier…

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The Department of Health & Human Services Distributes $47.8 Million For Drugs, For Addiction and Other Facets of Overdose Prevention & Substance Abuse

GOVERNMENTAL FUNDING –   July 19, 2023 - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Substance Abuse…

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Employee at Landmark Recovery Talks About Drug Use at Facility

VIDEO – STAFF OR CLIENTS? – July 14, 2023 - The employee says he’s been tasked with responsibilities that he…

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COVID Was Hiding Another Epidemic

THE DISEASE OF MORE? –   July 18, 2023 - That same day on the medical wards, an overhead speaker…

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Inside Grim Fentanyl Plague that Runs Rampant in NYC & Kills Celebs

THE SILENT KILLER – July 14, 2023 - Rapper Lil Peep, a friend of Post Malone, died in 2017 from…

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History of Imperial Valley’s Century-Long Drug Crisis

HEROIN WASN’T BORN YESTERDAY – July 10, 2023 - n 1944, Baja California governor, Gen. Juan Felipe Rico declared open…

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Demi Lovato says Vision and Hearing Damage from Overdose Reminder ‘to stay on the right path’

DAMAGE CONTROL –   July 14, 2023 - Lovato previously revealed in their 2021 docuseries “Demi Lovato: Dancing With the…

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5 Most Popular Addiction Treatment Centers for the Wealthy

QUITTING FOR A PRICE –   2023 - The Pursuitist, the ultimate luxury insider, has explored the world and brought…

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Nan Goldin vs. The Powers of the Opioid Death Cash Grab

ARTISTS SAVE LIVES – July 17, 2023 - Nan Goldin’s photography is a lesson in capturing life; its raw brutality…

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NJ Teams “Wrestle for Recovery”

VIDEO – PINNING ADDICTION –   July 15, 2023 - That’s where Rob Nucci comes in. He’s the head coach…

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Sheriff’s Homeless Outreach Finds Mental Illness & Addiction

AUDIO – IT’S COMPLICATED – July 12, 2023 - Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper on Wednesday announced the results of…

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What Holds Us Back From Breaking Chains of Addiction?

BAD HABITS –   July 9, 2023 - What holds us back from recovery? Externals or things outside ourselves —…

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Antidepressants, Antipsychotics & Benzos All Increase Suicide Attempts

SAD BUT TRUE – July 10, 2023 - The diagnosis of borderline personality disorder is a contested construct that many…

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Substance Abuse Is Climbing Among Seniors

BOOMERS STILL BONGING? –   July  9, 2023 - Until a few years ago, even as the opioid epidemic raged,…

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Controversy Involving Sober Living House

AUDIO – SYSTEM FAILURE? –   July 13, 2023 - Reporter Craig Monger on “News & Views” with Joey Clark…

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Club House Looking For New Home

VIDEO – FELLOWSHIP NEEDS TO CONTINUE –   July 12, 2023 - “A little over four years ago, I hit…

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Movie ‘Surviving the Hill’ features Battle With Addiction

MOVIES MATTER – July 13, 2023 - The movie will premier Saturday at 6 p.m. at The Maryland Theatre, 21…

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Khalil Rafati’s Journey from Homeless Heroin Addict to Millionaire

HE DID IT GOD’S WAY –   July 13, 2023 - For his purpose in life, he chose to inspire…

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Nam Taehyun Confesses To Checking Into Rehab

STARDOM’S LIGHT –   July 13, 2023 - Nam Taehyun confesses to his drug addiction past, his current debt, and…

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White House Lays Out Effort Against Xylazine

NOT Leprosy –   July 11, 2023 - WASHINGTON -- Federal officials on Tuesday called for more testing and research…

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Philadelphia’s New Public Restrooms Include Narcan

VIDEO – WHERE PISSING CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE –   July 11, 2023 - Public restrooms are important for all…

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San Francisco’s Open-Air Drug Mart

THE CITY BUY THE BINDLE – July 10, 2023 - Dervin Amado Arteaga Ervir, a 15-year-old boy from the Honduran…

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