Drug Abuse and Addiction

Dr. Explains what happens when person uses cocaine or heroin for the first time

THEY GAMBLE BIG –    Oct. 9, 2022  - Around 100 million people consume illicit drugs such as cocaine or…

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High School Ball Player Dies After Suspected Fentanyl Overdose

VIDEO – WHEN WILL THEY EVER LEARN –  Oct. 7, 2022 - “It is with great sadness that I inform…

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I was drug, alcohol and gambling addict – I lost everything, now I’m a bestselling author

GOOD FOR YOU –    Oct. 6, 2022 - Obviously, I couldn’t go to the police about the threats from…

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Zed Kenzo: Inspiration, Sobriety and New Music

CHECK HER OUT—SOBER –    Oct. 7, 2022 -  I sat down with Zed Kenzo for an open, honest, fun…

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Dedee Pfeiffer Opens Up About Battling Addiction

REBIRTHING HAS MERIT –    October 3, 2022 - “When you’re active in your disease, you’re the identified problem. The…

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Biden Pardons Thousands of Convicted Marijuana Users

IT TOOK LONG ENOUGH –  Oct. 8, 2022 - The pardons will clear about 6,500 people who were convicted on…

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6 Drugs That Are A Challenge To Overcome

NOT TO MENTION DENIAL –  Oct. 2022 - Prescription drugs can be very challenging to overcome. This is because they…

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John Stamos opens up about why rehab was ‘the hardest thing ever’

VIDEO – AND MOST WORTHWHILE –    Oct. 2, 2022 - Stamos admitted that he had “Peter Pan syndrome,” something…

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Family, Friends Advocate to End Drug-Induced Homicides

VIDEO – MORE WILL BE REVEALED –  Oct. 6, 2022 - Rumley was a recovering drug addict who went to…

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A Story of Addiction and Recovery

NPR AUDIO – INTELLIGENT CONVERSATIONS ARE RARE –    Oct. 6, 2022 - Southern Illinois native Shane Hassler battled addiction…

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Documentary ‘Our American Family,’ Addiction is in the Blood

BEST DOC OF THE YEAR –    Oct. 7, 2022 - “I believe that I was an addict from birth,”…

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Today’s Marijuana Can Lead to Addiction and Psychotic Episodes

VIDEO – TOO HIGH! –  Sept. 28, 2022 - “Whenever I was induced psychosis by cannabis, I had thoughts of…

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Voters Support Treatment Over Criminal Prosecution

IT’S THE MAINE WAY –  Sept. 27, 2022 - A new survey from University of Maine researchers finds that a…

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14 Years Online of IN THE ROOMS

BEFORE THERE WAS ZOOM... –  Sept. 30, 2022 - 14 years ago, Ken Pomerance and Ron Tannebaum came up with…

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‘I have escaped death so many times’

HAVEN’T MOST OF US? –    Sept. 28, 2022 - There was the time, a few years later, when her…

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Backstreet Boys’ AJ McLean: How He Lost 32 Pounds Amid Sobriety Journey

VIDEO – NO FAST FOOD –  Sept. 28, 2022 - With his sobriety, his family by his side—including his wife…

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Hospitals have specialists on call for lots of disorders – but not addiction

DUH, GOOD IDEA, YA THINK? –  Sept. 30, 2022 - At many hospitals in Massachusetts and across the country, Marie…

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Construction Company Owner Embraces Sobriety With ‘Joy Hour’

HAPPY, JOYOUS AND WORKING –    Sept. 30, 2022 - Lyman grew up in “a church school setting,” he said,…

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TikToker Celebrates 5 Years of Sobriety

ANYBODY CAN STAY SOBER –    Sept. 29, 2022 - At the end of his video, Chris sent a message…

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LAMB OF GOD’s RANDY BLYTHE to Celebrate 12 Years of Sobriety

A LAMB OF HIS UNDERSTANDING –    Sept. 29, 2022 - Blythe discussed his battle with alcoholism and how he…

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Police Warn Fentanyl Disguised as Candy at Halloween

VIDEO – REALLY SCARY –  Sept. 27, 2022 -  Fentanyl is still flooding the streets of Kentucky. The deadly drug…

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Big Drop Seen in Treatment Admissions During Pandemic

THERE’S ALWAYS AA and HARM REDUCTION –    Sept. 26, 2022 - For the study, his team looked at admissions…

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Las Vegas Police See 6 Deadly Overdoses in 1-1/2 Days

VIDEO – LEAVING LAS VEGAS ... FOREVER –  Sept 26, 2022 - Police said the people unknowingly took fentanyl. The…

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Experts Say It’s Nonsense When DEA says “rainbow” fentanyl pills are being marketed to children

WHICH IS IT? –  Sept. 6, 2022 - Dasgupta says the DEA’s framing “was so divorced from any reality of…

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Medical Cannabis Could Replace Addictive Opioids

AUDIO – AND RESURRECT CHEECH AND CHONG’S CAREER –  Sept. 28, 2022 - Nearly 86% said it helped reduce pain,…

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Doctors Rush to Escape Opioid Charges

SAVING THE PILLMILLIONAIRES –  Sept 19, 2022 - Previously, lower courts had not considered a prescriber’s intention. Until now, doctors…

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Can Dogs Help People Stay Sober?

FEED THEM, NOT YOUR ADDICTION –    Sept. 20, 2022 - “Over the years, my patients explained how much their…

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Country Singer Luke Bell Dies from Fentanyl Intoxication

TOO MUCH DEATH –  Sept. 20, 2022 -  According to Saving Country Music, Bell was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and…

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Chris Dale and Patty Li – A Marriage Saved in Spite of Addiction

AUDIO – HAPPILY EVER AFTER –  August 2022 - Christopher Dale is an experienced public relations professional, writer and recovering…

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Could Monoclonal Antibodies Work For Treating Meth Addiction?

AUDIO – GOD WILLING –  Sept. 15, 2022 - Nearly one million Americans are addicted to methamphetamine, or meth as…

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