Drug Abuse and Addiction

Officials Push for Gov. Newsom to Approve Safe Consumption Sites

VIDEO – TIME FOR DEATH REDUCTION –    Aug. 10, 2022 - People would be able to bring drugs into…

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Fentanyl Overdose Murder Case is First of its Kind

OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD –    Aug. 8, 2022 - ndictments have been issued in similar overdose cases in Duval County and…

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Marijuana Can Be Addictive—But It’s Not Like Other Drugs. Here’s why…

PUFF THE MAGIC DRAG ON –    Aug. 11, 2022 - “The word addiction means so many different things to…

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Susan Downey and ‘The Miracle that saved Robert Downey Jr.’

VIDEO – A FAMILY AFFAIR – Aug. 15, 2022 - Ms. Levin added: “I think he saw what we had. There…

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Is There Really Such Thing as an ‘Addictive Personality’?

HOOKED ON BATS –  Aug. 10, 2022 - We now know some people who have problems with alcohol or other…

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Coolants in Puff Electronic Cigs Present Health Hazards

SO STOP? –  Aug. 2, 2022 - “Our data support the regulation of flavor chemicals and synthetic coolants in Puff…

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Secret Behind ‘nic-sickness’ Could Help Break Tobacco Addiction

MOST DEATHS ARE FROM SMOKING –  Aug. 10, 2022 - As a result, nicotine overdoses are rare, though the advent…

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Computer Algorithms Improve Timeliness of Overdose Data

NOW YOU KNOW NOW –  Aug. 10, 2022 - We found that for most substances evaluated, the performance of these…

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SpeakerTunity® Offers Lists 800 Recovery & Addiction Treatment Centers For Speakers and Authors

YOU HAVE A VOICE, USE IT! –    Aug. 3, 2022 - SpeakerTunity® is the Speaker and Leader Resource Company, providing…

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OPINION: Recovery is Beautiful, Recovery is Hard, Choose Life Over Addiction

SINGING A SOBER SONG –  Aug. 2, 2022 - For over 17 years, I not only struggled with an active…

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The Most Important Part of Recovery — The Most Difficult to Access

AUDIO – STICK WITH THE WINNERS –    Aug. 4, 2022 - One of the most important aspects of recovery…

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Doctor Prescribed Drugs with ‘reckless abandon’ Given 15-years

DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH THE DEVIL –  Aug. 30, 2022 - The daughter of one of the five people whose deaths…

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Sovereign Health Ordered to Pay $45 Million to Health Net

KARMA IS A BITCH –  Aug. 2, 2022 - Health Net, apparently not eager to gloat, said it wasn’t going…

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Big Pharma’s Crime: Profits From Addiction

CARTELS ON WALL STREET –    August 5, 2022 - Painkiller producers such as Purdue Pharma — the maker of…

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How the Pharmaceutical Industry Operates Like Deadly Drug Cartel

AUDIO – CVS, Walmart, Walgreens WIN BIG –  Aug. 2, 2022 - It’s estimated that more than 107,000 people in…

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Congress Should Pass Democratic Bill to Legalize Cannabis

THIS ISN’T RUSSIA! –    Aug. 1, 2022 - It’s time to stop pretending the war on drugs ever worked.…

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Scottish Prisons Aim To Get Prisoners Off Drugs including Methadone

VIDEO – ABSTINENCE MAKE THE HEART GROW FONDER –  July 22, 2022 - James - not his real name -…

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Vaping Causes Higher Risk of Severe COVID-19 Complications, Including Death

THE FLAVOR OF DEMISE –  July 26, 2022 - However, the robust and significant increase in the risk of severe…

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Recognize Pre-Addiction

WHEN ONE AIN’T ENOUGH –  Aug. 3, 2022 - The term consciously mimics “prediabetes,” a now-accepted term to describe people…

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The Most Brutally Honest Films About Addiction

AND BEAUTIFUL TOO –  Aug. 2, 2022 - Drug and alcohol addiction is a topic that has been explored in…

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Startup Wants to Use Magic Mushrooms to End Alcoholism

THE OMELETTE AT EVERY REHAB –    Aug. 6, 2022 - Alcohol use disorder—more colloquially known as alcoholism—tends to happen…

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‘BetterHelp is absolutely trying to destroy the mental health world’

WHO’S ZOOMING WHO? –    Aug. 7, 2022 - The TikToker, Alicia Murray (@therapywithmillenials) claims that folks who find the…

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‘Back from Broken’ Podcast Series

AUDIO – EVERYONE LOVES PODCASTS –  August 2022 - Vic Vela, a Colorado native, has been a professional journalist for…

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FDA’s Flawed Approach to Accelerated Drug Approvals

FOLLOW THE MONEY –  July 25, 2022 - NPR found that 42% of currently outstanding confirmatory studies – or 50…

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The Miracle of Sobriety with Mrs. Robinson

VIDEO – LIVE CONVERSATION –   July 25, 2022 - To support my show: https://www.patreon.com/hollyrandallu... To make a one time…

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Hollow Metropolis Films Announces Release of Addiction Documentary ‘Fall Fight Shine’

TEAM WORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK –  July 24, 2022 - Director and neuroscientist Charlotte Wincott collaborated with numerous addiction…

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Easy Online Access Fed Mum’s Benzo Habit

VIDEO – FROM CRAMPS TO AMPS –  July 28, 2022 - “It got really bad,” said Sara, now 47, from…

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Trump Calls for the Execution of Drug Dealers

THE FINAL SOLUTION –   July 27, 2022 - The former president’s claims contradict decades of research and data on…

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A Decisive Blow to the Serotonin Hypothesis of Depression

The Truth Hurts...BIG Pharma –   July 19, 2022 - “There is no such thing as a scientifically established correct…

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Residents Raise Money for Addiction Billboard

VIDEO – COMMUNITY HEARTACHE SHARED –  July 30 2022 - Video Only - Boonville residents raise money for addiction billboard.…

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