Drug Abuse and Addiction

Administration Eliminated Barrier To Medication For Opioid Addiction

ANOTHER BIG PHARMA VICTORY –  Feb. 8, 2023 - That requirement had been in place for two decades, and its…

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“I Help Mothers With Children Overcome Drug Addiction”

AUDIO – GOD BLESS YOU –  Feb. 4, 2023 - I  accumulated my most embarrassing professional moments during this first…

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Journey to Sobriety Inspires Sober 20-Something Podcast

VIDEO – CREATIVITY FOR ALL –  Feb. 6, 2023 -  Jenna Lawson is sharing her journey to sobriety through ‘The…

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Supreme Court Frees Pill Mill Operator

GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARD – Feb. 3, 2023 - He was at the center of a Supreme Court…

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1 Million Strong: ‘We can expand music culture to include sobriety!’

MUSIC OF THE SPHERES – Feb. 6, 2023 - The aim is to “destigmatize addiction and to support recovery” through…

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More Vending Machines With Narcan As Opioid Scene Gets Worse

ON EVERY CORNER? – Jan. 29, 2023 -  There is, on average, a death a week from opioids in Vine…

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Ringo Starr Found Sobriety After Years Of Addiction

VIDEO – ACT NATURALLY –  Jan. 22, 2023 - At the same time, he spent more time with friends such…

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The Reality of the Taliban’s War On Drugs

IT’S NOT WORKING EITHER –  Jan. 28, 2023 - The Taliban tried banning poppy cultivation in 2001, but it was…

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Muslim Leaders Helping People To Overcome Addictions

ALLAH POWER –  Jan. 27, 2023 - I’ve been running around dealing with these issues with families within our community…

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Bible Study, Work Without Pay: The Shadowy World of Sober Homes

AN ANOMALY? – Jan. 26, 2023 - The prosecutor on Kaitlyn’s case, the Jefferson county attorney Andrew Paul, argued for…

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Compassion, Not criminalization, Could Have Spared My Son

VIDEO – WHEN DOES IT END? EVER? –  Jan. 30, 2023 - When you lose a child, finding ways to…

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How Treatment Centers Turn BIG Profits By Scaling Back Care

VIDEO – ONE BAD APPLE? – Jan. 30, 2023 - RC did not respond to specific concerns raised by McKegney.…

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David Kerwin Explains Path To Recovery

AUDIO – WORTH A LISTEN? – Jan. 31, 2023 - David Kerwin is a life coach who specializes in addiction…

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He Brewed Poppy Tea For His Chronic Pain That Led To His Opioid Addiction

SHOULD HAVE STUCK TO ESPRESSO – Feb. 2023 - The authors of the case report noted that the man did…

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Taliban Confines Addicts in 5,000 Bed Facility

AMAZING VIDEO – NO PRIVATE ROOMS –  Kabul, Feb. 2, 2023 - The anti-narcotics deputy ministry, a department of the…

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Big Tobacco: Lighting the Law on Fire to Peddle Addiction

BUSINESS AS USUAL – Feb. 2, 2023 - It’s despicable, but it’s not enough to shake our fists. We must…

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How Wearables Could Reshape Addiction Treatment

USING TECH TO STAY SOBER –  Feb. 1, 2023 - Outside of research settings, wearables are not widely used in…

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200 People Take the Fight Against Addiction Crisis to the Statehouse

MARCHING FOR RELIEF – Feb. 2, 2023 - More than 200 people gathered outside the Capitol for a rally to…

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Olympic Diver Matthew Mitcham Talks of Chemsex Addiction

COMING UP FOR AIR – Feb. 23, 2023 - “Every single time, because it was so awful, I would just…

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Flavor Flav Spent Up to $2,600 Day Before Getting Sober

PUBLIC FRIEND –  Jan. 30, 2023 - Flavor Flav is opening up about how his drug addiction controlled his life.…

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Canada Province Decriminalizing Hard Drugs

IT WILL SAVE LIVES –  Jan. 31, 2023 - Sellers and traffickers of hard drugs, however, will continue to face…

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Mother Calls Pres. Biden To Say ‘NO’ To Safe Consumption Sites

VIDEO – IT’S COMPLICATED – Feb. 1, 2023 - The drug overdose crisis is killing on average 50 people a…

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How Treating Addiction as Disability Could Completely Transform Treatment

IF ONLY –  Feb. 1, 2023 - But unfortunately, following a phenomenon that’s been replicated throughout the country, SSPs have…

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Overdose Prevention Campaign Advocating Drug Use? ‘Do it with friends’

VIDEO – TRYING ANYTHING –  Jan. 31, 2023 - Another poster from the campaign, which features a gleeful group of…

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Venture Capital Investing Little in Addiction Treatment

ONLY DRUGS CAN SAVE LIVES – Feb. 2, 2023 - “There’s still a lot to be learned for identifying the…

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Concert In Manhattan To Benefit LGBTQ’s Struggling With Addiction

MUSIC CAN HEAL –  Jan. 26, 2023 - “In July of 2021, we lost our son Nic to a fentanyl…

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New Jersey Plans to Offer Free Narcan For All

SAVE-A-LIFE-FOR-FREE – Jan. 23, 2023 - New Jersey’s government has held naloxone “giveaways” in years past. Since 2018, the state’s…

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Overdose Kits Available at NYC Bars

VIDEO – SAVE-A-NEW YORKER’S LIFE –    June 24, 2022 - The NYC Office of Nightlife hosted a training session…

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Mindfulness As Effective As Anxiety Drugs

WHO CAN EVEN SIT STILL? –  Jan. 23, 2023 - A seven-point scale was used to assess anxiety among 208…

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Study: Promising Results to Fight Addiction

VIDEO – MONKEY OFF THE MONKEY’S BACK – Jan. 25, 2023 - They found that blocking an enzyme, called CA4…

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