Drug Abuse and Addiction

National Meth Awareness Day

POOR MAN’S COKE? –  Nov. 30, 2022 - National Meth Awareness Day is observed to educate more people about the…

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Noah Cyrus on LP “The Hardest Part,” Recovery From Addiction

VIDEO – FAMILY MATTERS –  Dec.1, 2022 - Noah Cyrus Talks Debut Album “The Hardest Part”, Addiction, Losing Her Grandma…

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Robert Downey Jr. on Addiction: “It took me 20 years to become person again.”

BOYS TO MEN –    Nov. 30, 2022 - Robert was aware of what his father was doing from a…

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Lust For Life: The Dopamine Addiction

PAINT FASTER –    Nov. 29, 2022 - In the age of social media, online shopping and unlimited streaming, we…

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Marijuana Use Soars Among Young Adults

THE WORLD HAS GONE TO POT –    Nov. 28, 2022 - Other states, such as Florida and Pennsylvania, have…

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Fentanyl’s Scourge Visible in Los Angeles (warning: graphic images)

IT’S NOT A DISASTER MOVIE! –    Nov. 28, 2022 - The federal government says the highly addictive and lethal…

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Brilliant Documentary Shows Recovery Process of Family of Drug Addicts

VIDEO – THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOUS (Philly accent) FREE –    Dec. 1, 2022 - “Our American Family” shines…

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Drugs Killed 8 Friends, One by One

AUDIO – WHERE DOES IT END? –    Dec. 2, 2022 - In a nation that suffered more than 107,000…

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As Overdoses Soar in America, Clinicians are Prescribing More Addiction Medicine

VIDEO – BIG PHARMA BIG HAPPY –  Nov. 30, 2022 - The central Iowa clinic, owned by the nonprofit agency…

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How Hospice Became For-Profit Hustle

Hospice Hustle –  Dec. 5, 2022 - At AseraCare, a national chain where Marsha Farmer worked, she solicited recruits regardless…

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Glenn Hughes Celebrates 25 Years Of Sobriety

IT GETS BETTER AND BETTER –    Nov. 23, 2022 - Asked if he went to rehab for alcohol abuse…

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‘Running girl’: Former Public Defender With Three Years Sober

RUNNING UP THE HILL, TO MAKE A DEAL WITH GOD –    Nov. 21, 2022 - She struggled after treatments…

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Jodi Gordon Speaks Bravely About Rehab Stint

EVERY DAY IS SPECIAL –  Nov. 20, 2022 - The mother of one, who is living life to the fullest…

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Celebrating Sobriety During The Holidays

VIDEO ONLY – ONE DAY AT A TIME –    Nov. 21, 2022 - One recovering addict shares her story…

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These 10 Facts Can Change How You Think About Addiction

COMPASSION IS THE KEY –  Nov. 25, 2022 -  Show them how much you love them and also help them…

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I Tried Ibogaine, the Psychedelic Anti-Addiction Drug

BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY –    NOV. 25, 2022 - Soon the trip starts: images of the solar system punctuated…

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Florida Rejects New Opioid Guidelines

AND HUMANITY –    Nov. 21, 2022 - Opioid use disorder is a chronic life-threatening disease that people contract through…

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Teva’s $6.6 Billion Opioid Settlements

TEVA, JUST DOING THE DEVIL’S WORK –  Nov. 22, 2022 - Teva and AbbVie did not admit wrongdoing. The two…

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Sleep Medicine Linked to Increased Risk of Overdose in Teens

TO SLEEP PERCHANCE TO DREAM –    Nov. 24, 2022 - Researchers found young people using benzodiazepines for common sleep…

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Taking Advil Makes Arthritis WORSE

IT COULD BE EXERCISING TOO –  Nov. 21, 2022 - A team from the University of California recruited 277 participants…

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Wealthy LA Woman Looking For To Cure Addiction

VIDEO – IS THAT POSSIBLE? –  Nov. 26, 2022 - If there is a cure for addiction … a Los…

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How Meth Worsened Fentanyl Crisis. ‘We Are in Different World.’

DEATH BY MISTAKES –  Nov. 14, 2022 - The drug combination put him at the center of a deepening complication…

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Marijuana More Deadly In Cigarette Smokers

LUNGS—YOU ONLY HAVE TWO –  Nov. 17, 2022 - Over 3 million people in the United States have been diagnosed…

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New Research Examines Risks Linked To The Ancient Psychedelic Brew

BEWARE THE MYSTIC CONSCIOUSNESS? –    NOV. 16, 2022 - An international team of scientists says they have examined the…

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Antidepressants Don’t Work the Way Many People Think

IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD –  Nov. 8, 2022 - “I worry that patients who are really struggling, especially now,…

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Addiction Exists Everywhere Expert Says

AUDIO – EVEN RIGHT UNDER YOUR NOSE –    Nov. 15, 2022 - “What’s important is how do we accommodate…

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Opioid Epidemic Is Surging Among Black People

UNEQUAL CARE –    Dec. 1, 2022 - The reasons for this dramatic change come down to racial inequities. Research…

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FDA Authorizes Overdose-Reversing Medicines for Over-the-Counter Sale

UN-DRUG STORE –    Nov. 15, 2022 - Nationwide, other solutions to reduce overdose deaths are being tested at the…

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The Player-Coaches of Addiction Recovery Work Without Boundaries

BEING TOUGH ON THE FRONT LINES –  Nov. 16, 2022 - Norton works for the Hornbuckle Foundation, which provides peer…

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Recovering Alcoholic Finds Strength Serving Others

VIDEO – THANKSGIVING EVERY DAY –    Nov. 16, 2022 - He had everything – a college education, a loving…

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