Drug Abuse and Addiction

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SOBRIETY NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD –  May 12, 2022 - The 35-year-old shared a health update with his fans on…

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Strings Attached to State Funds For Treatment in Jails

YOU SHOULD CARE –  May 10, 2022 - The $2 million grant program included in the state budget late last…

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Medicated-Assisted Treatment Helped Man On His Road To Sobriety

DOGS AND DRUGS –   May 3, 2022 - He explained five keys to his journey to recovery and at…

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LA Skid Row – Overdose ‘Epicenter’ with Methadone Miles Away

BRING THE MOUNTAIN TO MOHAMED –  May 11, 2022 - “The hardest part is to get there,” Elias said. “Soma…

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“Tragic Magic” and the Power of Transformation

NO HOCUS POCUS HERE –  May 12, 2022 - Such a strange mixture really, because there are so many moments…

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Mother Knows Pain of Losing

VIDEO – MOURN THE MOURNING –   May 11, 2022 - She remembered the night she received the worst news…

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Jodi Galloway Is Champion of Addiction Prevention

IT TAKES COURAGE –   May 9, 2022 - “She develops leadership skills that help young women find their voice…

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What’s the Best Way to Treat Addiction?

THORNY FEEDBACK –  May 12, 2022 - To the Editor: Maia Szalavitz claims that forced treatment for addiction doesn’t work.…

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Addiction is Not Moral Failure

A HORRIBLE LOSS –  May 15, 2022 - Just weeks before her death, Lauren asked her father, Michael Cole, if…

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Inside Deadly Sales Juggernaut of the ‘Kingpin’ of Opioid Makers

SELLING, BUYING AND DYING –  May 10, 2022  - These doctors were among 239 medical professionals ranked by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals…

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The Must-Have Gear for Going Out This Summer!

SAVE AN ADDICT –   May 5, 2022 - Godvin sprang into action. With the help of a network of…

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‘They Were All Lawyered Up with Rudy Giuliani On Top’

THE CONSULTANT –  A LOOK BACK @AUGUST 5, 2018 - Two months after the news conference announcing the terms of…

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Tony Stark’s Substance Abuse Is Symptomatic of Much Scarier Problem

COMIC? –  May 9, 2022 - Ever since he could, Tony struggled with substance abuse as he has tackled alcoholism…

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Can Psychedelic Startups Solve Mental Health Crisis?

VIDEO – THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS –  May 11, 2022 - But recent studies showing great promise in psychedelics are…

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The Rolling Stones’ Journey to Sobriety

VIDEO – SISTER MORPHINE GO HOME –  May 13, 2022 - DeCurtis told the outlet that there was also a…

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How Film and TV Depict Alcohol Abuse

GO WATCH A GOOD FILM –  May 9, 2022 - Sofia Black-D’Elia’s performance as Sam is remarkable for capturing the…

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Paulo O’Brien talks with Leonard Buschel about his book, HIGH: Confessions of Cannabis Addict

VIDEO – ADDICTS’ LIVES MATTER –   2022 - Leonard Buschel is the author of the new book, HIGH: Confessions of…

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Pete Doherty On Managing “to get out of the addictive cycle”

VIDEO – BECAUSE ADDICTION IS LAME –  May 15, 2022 - Doherty explained more about how he had “managed to…

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Indigenous Americans See Five-Fold Increase in Fatal Overdoses in 20 Years

THE AMERICAN WAY? –  May 3, 2022 - The data showed deaths in which opioids were involved increased from 5.2…

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Can Monthly Injection Be the Key to Curbing Addiction?

IS IT COVERED BY INSURANCE? –  May 6, 2022 - Yet despite its promise, the use of injectable buprenorphine remains…

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Do You Still Believe in the “Chemical Imbalance Theory of Mental Illness”?

ANTI-ANTIDEPRESSANTS –   April 29, 2022 - Acceptance of the idea that a chemical imbalance causes depression transformed the public’s…

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Kirk Norcross Celebrates 1 Year Sobriety Milestone 15 Months After His Dad Died By Suicide

LIFE GOES ON –  May 5, 2022 - Taking to his social media grid, he joyously posted: ‘I DONE IT!!!…

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As Overdoses Soar, More States Decriminalize Fentanyl Testing Strips

THE TEST YOU WANT TO TAKE –   May 6, 2022 - “We hope all the states would come to…

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Will Lives Be Saved By ‘Bill of Rights’ For Addiction Treatment?

REHAB RESPONSIBILITY –   May 6, 2022 - So, specifically, this “bill of rights” will alert folks that they must…

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‘We’re done with dead kids’: US Bars Handing out Free Fentanyl Tests

VIDEO – HARM REDUCTION ON TAP –  April 20, 2022 - FentCheck staples the strips from Canadian company BTNX to…

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Sober Houses Fill The Gap

VIDEO – IT’S THE SUBOXONE –  May 6, 2022 - In 2021, Maine saw an estimated 636 people die from…

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Big Rise of Cocaine Processing in Europe

CROSSING THE LINE –   May 6, 2022 - While most cocaine manufacturing still occurs in Colombia, Peru and Bolivia,…

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Police Seize 1,000 lbs. of Cocaine at Nespresso Factory

THAT’S WHY IT’S SO EXPENSIVE! –  May 5, 2022 - Police analysis determined the substance was cocaine. A search of…

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12 Medical Professionals Charged with Fueling Opioid Epidemic In Appalachia

VIDEO – GREED: AMERICAN STYLE –   May 5, 2022 - Over a dozen defendants across eight federal districts have…

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Then Mommy Became Addicted To Oxycontin

REVERSE GENERATIONS –  May 7, 2022 - A week earlier, my phone buzzed as my husband and I waited on…

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