Drug Abuse and Addiction

How Did Frankie Taylor Die in State-Licensed Addiction Center?

DRUGS –  April 23, 2023 - He was Peter Pan in the community play. Poured himself into original folk-rock songs…

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‘The reality of death is very present’

SO IS RECOVERY –  April 22, 2023 - A Colorado Springs mom is helping others navigate the heartache of drug…

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Doctor’s Opioid Arrest Prompts Warning For Fentanyl Risk

JUST ANOTHER DRUG DEALER – April 23, 2023 - According to court documents, Okafor distributed oxycodone to people outside the…

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Exercises May Help Addiction Recovery

IT CAN’T HURT – April 26, 2023 - “Exercise has so many benefits for those overcoming an addiction,” Weinstock said.…

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OPINION: Florida’s Marchman Act Works By Joe Considine

SAVING LIVES – April, 24, 2023 – Passage of California’s CARE Court law to reform California’s Mental Health Services Act,…

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OPINION: Compulsory Arrest Could Help Homeless Addicts

ONLY TO GET INDOORS –  April 15, 2023 - Los Angeles’ recently initiated “Mansion Tax,” for instance, specifically raises funds…

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Was Everyone at Chez Panisse on Cocaine

Ya’Think? –  April 10, 2023 - Jeremiah Tower is, by all accounts, a culinary legend. The chef is perhaps most…

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How Former Child Star Overcame Addiction

VIDEO – MORE FAMOUS NPW THAN EVER – April 16, 2023 - The 63-year-old California man became famous as a…

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Workers Say Opioid Crisis Driving Push to Unionize Ben & Jerry’s Shop

VIDEO – CAN DRUGS CAUSE SOCIALISM? – April 17, 2023 - “I think it would be nice to have better…

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Elementary Students Hospitalized From Eating Marijuana Gummies

VIDEO – STONED AT SCHOOL –  April 14, 2023 - The school said a rescue vehicle was immediately dispatched and…

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The Forgotten Drug Trips of the Nineteenth Century

HIGH ACHIEVERS –  April 24, 2023 - Coleridge’s hope was a characteristic expression of the drug culture he belonged to.…

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Black Pregnant Women Unfairly Tested for Drug Use By Roni Caryn Rabin

BIAS IN THE BABY WARD – April 14, 2023 - Hospitals are more likely to give drug tests to Black…

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These OTC Drugs Can Be Habit-Forming

SEE WHAT’S IN YOUR PURSE –  April 15, 2023 - A rebound effect, which generally comes from medication misuse, is…

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Sam Quinones on the Fentanyl Crisis

VIDEO – WATCH AND LEARN – April 16, 2023 - Jesse J. Holland: we are back and we are joined…

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Biden Promised Opioid Watchdog Billions, Then Feds Ghosted Him

IT’S COMPLICATED – April 20, 2023 - No federal employee holds the title of opioid crisis accountability coordinator. The Office…

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Mint Flavored Vape Damages Lungs the Most

BOTH OF THEM –  April 15, 2023 - “Just because something is safe to consume as food does not mean…

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John Mulaney Says He ‘Didn’t Know the Nasal Swab Hurt’ Until He Got Sober

VIDEO – HEIGHTENED FEELINGS ARE NATURAL – April 20, 2023 - “I didn’t know the nasal swab hurt until well…

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Harvard Students Call on University to Dename Sackler Buildings at Art Museum’s ‘Die-In’

AUDIO – REAL EDUCATION –  April 21, 2023 - More than 50 protesters called on Harvard to remove the Sackler…

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Most Americans Turn to Addictive Coping Methods During Crisis

VIDEO – CHOCOLATE OR WEED? – April 19, 2023 - “Many of my patients have struggled with depression and/or anxiety…

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6 Forms of Fentanyl Found on Ohio Streets

FLAVORS? –  April 14, 2023 - The Ohio Narcotics Intelligence Center released a public safety bulleting Friday alerting Ohioans tot…

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Teen Accidentally Bought Heroin-Laced Vape

VIDEO – VAPE BUYERS BEWARE –  April 13, 2023 - Her son was buying vape cartridges from kids at Stanwood…

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Poison Center Warns of ‘gas station heroin’

VIDEO – DON’T BUY FOOD AT A GAS STATION –  April 20, 2023 - While it’s legal to buy and…

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Some Treatment Centers Turn Big Profits by Scaling Back Care

SOME NOT MOST – April 20, 2023 - He was advised against the long-term use of Suboxone, a medication often…

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Local Students Take Up Fight Against Fentanyl

VIDEO – PROTECT YOURSELVES – April 16, 2023 - There are many illegal drugs sold on San Diego’s streets and…

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Mobilize Recovery Mobilizes iHeartMedia & Facebook to Support Ending Overdosing in America – Macklemore Performs Sept. 19, in D.C.

IT’S A MOVEMENT –  April 17, 2023 -  Unlike past years when recovery advocacy groups and concerned individuals could attend…

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Americans Spend More on Weed Than Chocolate

HOW SWEET IT IS – 4/20/23 - CNN Senior Data Reporter, Harry Enten, spends this April 20th looking at the amount…

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Exposing Methadone Clinics’ Cruelty

BETTER HARM REDUCTION –  April 14, 2023 - Swallow THIS makes an unapologetic case to abolish the methadone clinic system.…

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New Film’s Intimate Exploration of the Loneliness of Drug Addiction

VIDEO – HEROIN STARS AS THE VILLAIN –  April 10, 2023 -  The loneliness of addiction – and the toll…

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Remarkable Film of Life with Heroin-Addicted Mum

VIDEO – YOU ONLY HAVE ONE MUMMY – April 8, 2023 - This impressionistic British documentary collage, collectively made by…

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“I got up covered in blood!” Patrick Wolf on surviving addiction & hit and run covered in blood

VIDEO – THRIVING IN SOBRIETY – April 11, 2023 - The breakthrough came when he travelled beyond the London borders…

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